[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 880 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 880

   To amend title 46, United States Code, to accelerate to 2007 the 
 application of the requirement that a tanker that carries oil in bulk 
 as cargo must be equipped with a double hull, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2003

     Mrs. Capps (for herself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Allen, Ms. Solis, Mr. 
 Blumenauer, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Woolsey, 
   Mr. Schiff, Mr. Towns, Mr. Engel, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
Norton, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Lee, Mr. Stark, and 
Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 46, United States Code, to accelerate to 2007 the 
 application of the requirement that a tanker that carries oil in bulk 
 as cargo must be equipped with a double hull, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Oil Spills Act of 2003'' or the 
``SOS Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ACCELERATION OF DOUBLE HULL REQUIREMENT FOR TANKERS THAT CARRY 
              OIL IN BULK AS CARGO.

    Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2015'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``2007''; and
            (2) in subsection (c) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
        follows:
    ``(4) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a 
vessel that has a single hull, double bottom, or double sides may not 
operate after January 1, 2007.''.

SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND FINANCING RATE 
              WITH RESPECT TO OIL TRANSPORTED ON SINGLE HULL OIL 
              TANKERS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 4611 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to application of Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund Financing Rate) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Restoration of tax with respect to oil transported on 
        single hull oil tankers.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
        (2), beginning on the expiration of the 180-day period 
        beginning on the date of the enactment of the Stop Oil Spills 
        Act of 2003, the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate 
        under subsection (c) shall apply to--
                    ``(A) crude oil and petroleum products entered into 
                the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing 
                if, at the time of entry, such oil or products are 
                being transported on a single hull tanker; and
                    ``(B) domestic crude oil exported from the United 
                States on a single hull tanker.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATION OF SINGLE HULL TANKERS TO TRANSPORT 
              OIL.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3720. Restrictions on operation of single hull tankers
    ``A tanker that has a single hull shall not be used to transport 
oil on navigable waters of the United States located within 100 miles 
of a coastline of the United States, unless--
            ``(1) the vessel is traveling in the first or last 100 
        miles of a voyage from or to a port; and
            ``(2) while departing from or arriving at such port, 
        respectively, the vessel is accompanied by oil spill response 
        vessels.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 37 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``3720. Restrictions on operation of single hull tankers.''.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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