3.0.0 1717 2023-01-11T13:30:10Z 2023-01-11T13:30:10Z Senate S 2015-07-08 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2016-10-27T16:32:08Z Markup by 2016-06-29T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-07-08T19:15:02Z S. Rept. 114-367 To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. 114 1248 HR 2015-03-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2016-10-27 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658. Calendars 2016-10-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-367. Committee 2016-10-27 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2016 without amendment. With written report No. 114-367. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2016-06-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2015-07-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-07-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2015-07-08 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2015-07-08 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2015-07-08 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-07-08 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2015-07-08 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2015-07-09 False C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2015-07-09 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2016-02-02 False 2016-07-28T17:14:00Z S. 1717, a bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51835 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 29, 2016 Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Fires Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2015-07-08 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-23T18:34:07Z Amends federal shipping law to extend through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed of fire-retardant materials in order to be granted a certificate of inspection.

Continues to apply this exemption only to vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, which operate only within the Boundary Line (the dividing point between inland waters and high seas).

Requires the owner or managing operator of an exempt vessel to:

  • notify crew members that the vessel does not comply with applicable fire safety standards due primarily to the wooden construction of passenger berthing areas, and
  • make annual structural alterations to at least 10% of vessel areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

Requires any noncombustible material requirements prescribed by the Coast Guard (with which an exempt vessel is still required to comply) to be consistent with the preservation of a vessel's historic integrity in areas carrying or accessible to passengers or generally visible to the public.

]]> 80 2016-10-27 Reported to Senate without amendment 2017-02-01T17:56:13Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill extends through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed of fire-retardant materials in order to be granted a certificate of inspection.

The bill continues to apply this exemption only to vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, which operate only within the Boundary Line (the dividing point between inland waters and high seas).

An owner or managing operator of an exempt vessel shall:

  • notify crew members (currently, only prospective passengers) that the vessel does not comply with applicable fire safety standards due primarily to the wooden construction of passenger berthing areas; and
  • make annual structural alterations to at least 10% of vessel areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials and provide advance notice to the Coast Guard of such alterations.

Any noncombustible material requirements prescribed by the Coast Guard (with which an exempt vessel is still required to comply) shall be consistent with the preservation of a vessel's historic integrity in areas carrying or accessible to passengers or generally visible to the public.

]]> A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Display Title A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1717rs/xml/BILLS-114s1717rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1717is/xml/BILLS-114s1717is.xml 2016-10-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 658. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.