[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4724 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4724

  To establish requirements with respect to the transfer of oil to or 
 from an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity of 
   over 250 barrels in United States waters, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2006

  Mr. Inslee (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish requirements with respect to the transfer of oil to or 
 from an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity of 
   over 250 barrels in United States waters, 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 ``Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER OF OIL TO OR FROM CERTAIN FACILITIES 
              AND VESSELS.

     The owner or operator of a tank vessel may not contract or agree 
to transfer oil to or from an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel 
with a capacity over 250 barrels in United States waters, unless--
            (1) a person in charge of the operations who meets the 
        qualifications required by section 155.710 of title 33, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, conducts and oversees the operation on the 
        barge; and
            (2) at least one other person who meets the qualifications 
        of a tankerman-assistant under part 13 of title 46, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, is on board to maintain an oil spill watch 
        during the transfer.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO DEPLOY BOOM.

     Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling and bunkering 
operations, or the lightering of petroleum products, and any person or 
facility transferring low flammability fuel oil between an onshore or 
offshore facility and a vessel with an oil capacity of over 250 
barrels, shall deploy a boom prior to the transfer of low flammability 
fuel oil that provides a completely contained area around the vessel 
that meets standards adopted by the Coast Guard by rule.

SEC. 4. OVERFILL CONTROL PANEL REQUIREMENT.

     Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling or bunkering 
operations, and any person or facility transferring fuel oil between an 
onshore or offshore facility and a tank barge fitted with a cargo tank 
liquid overfill protection system complying with section 39.20-9(b) of 
title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as the only means of overfill 
protection must have an overfill control panel on the dock capable or 
receiving an alarm and shutdown signal from the cargo tank overfill 
sensor system.

SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ANNUAL DOCUMENTATION OF ANY REPAIR OR 
              ALTERATIONS TO A CARGO TANK LIQUID OVERFILL PROTECTION 
              SYSTEM.

     The owner or operator of a tank vessel shall provide annual 
documentation of any repair or alterations to a cargo tank liquid 
overfill protection system to the Coast Guard Office of Marine 
Inspection.

SEC. 6. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF OPERATIONS FOR EVENING AND 
              NIGHTTIME REFUELING OPERATIONS.

     Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling and bunkering 
operations, or the lightering of petroleum products, and any person or 
facility transferring low flammability fuel oil between an onshore or 
offshore facility and a vessel with an oil capacity of over 250 
barrels, shall submit a plan of operations to the Coast Guard prior to 
commencement of any refueling operations to be conducted during evening 
or nighttime hours.
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