[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1205 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1205

To exempt guides for hire and other operators of uninspected vessels on 
   Lake Texoma from Coast Guard and other regulations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2009

Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Coburn) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To exempt guides for hire and other operators of uninspected vessels on 
   Lake Texoma from Coast Guard and other regulations, 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. EXEMPTION OF FISHING GUIDES AND OTHER OPERATORS OF 
              UNINSPECTED VESSELS ON LAKE TEXOMA FROM COAST GUARD AND 
              OTHER REGULATIONS.

    (a) Exemption.--
            (1) Exemption of state licensees from coast guard 
        regulation.--Residents or nonresidents who assist, accompany, 
        transport, guide, or aid persons in the taking of fish for 
        monetary compensation or other consideration on Lake Texoma who 
        are licensed by the State in which they are operating shall not 
        be subject to any requirement established or administered by 
        the Coast Guard with respect to that operation.
            (2) Exemption of coast guard licensees from state 
        regulation.--Residents or nonresidents who assist, accompany, 
        transport, guide, or aid persons in the taking of fish for 
        monetary compensation or other consideration on Lake Texoma who 
        are currently licensed by the Coast Guard to conduct such 
        activities shall not be subject to State regulation for as long 
        as the Coast Guard license for such activities remains valid.
    (b) State Requirements Not Affected.--Except as provided in 
subsection (a)(2), this section does not affect any requirement under 
State law or under any license issued under State law.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF BIOMETRIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD REQUIREMENT 
              FOR CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS MERCHANT MARINERS.

    Section 70105(b)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and serving under 
        the authority of such license, certificate of registry, or 
        merchant mariners document on a vessel for which the owner or 
        operator of such vessel is required to submit a vessel security 
        plan under section 70103(c) of this title'' before the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as 
        subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively.
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