[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3478 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3478

To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal certain limitations of 
                   liability and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2010

Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Whitehouse) 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 amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal certain limitations of 
                   liability 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 ``Remuneration for Ecological and 
Societal Tolls Occasioned by Reckless Errors Act'' or the ``RESTORE 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking sections 30503, 30504, 30505, 30506, 30507, 30511, 
and 30512.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 30502 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``(except section 30503)''.
    (c) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections in chapter 
305 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the items 
related to sections 30503, 30504, 30505, 30506, 30507, 30511, and 
30512.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect as if enacted on 
April 15, 2010.
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