[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7448 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7448

      To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to implement a 
      restructuring plan in San Pedro Bay, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2024

  Mrs. Steel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
      To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to implement a 
      restructuring plan in San Pedro Bay, 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. IMPROVING VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE MONITORING.

    (a) Proximity of Anchorages to Pipelines.--
            (1) Implementation of restructuring plan.--Not later than 1 
        year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
        the Coast Guard shall implement the November 2021 proposed plan 
        of the Vessel Traffic Service Los Angeles-Long Beach for 
        restructuring the Federal anchorages in San Pedro Bay described 
        on page 54 of the Report of the National Transportation Safety 
        Board titled ``Anchor Strike of Underwater Pipeline and 
        Eventual Crude Oil Release'' and issued January 2, 2024.
            (2) Study.--The Secretary of the Department in which the 
        Coast Guard is operating shall conduct a study to identify any 
        anchorage grounds other than the San Pedro Bay Federal 
        anchorages in which the distance between the center of an 
        approved anchorage ground and a pipeline is less than 1 mile.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
        submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
        results of the study required under paragraph (2). Such a 
        report shall include--
                    (A) a list of the anchorage grounds described under 
                paragraph (2);
                    (B) whether it is possible to move each such 
                anchorage ground to provide a minimum distance of 1 
                mile; and
                    (C) a recommendation of whether to move any such 
                anchorage ground and explanation for the 
                recommendation.
    (b) Proximity to Pipeline Alerts.--
            (1) Audible and visual alarms.--The Commandant of the Coast 
        Guard shall consult with the providers of vessel monitoring 
        systems to add to the monitoring systems for vessel traffic 
        services audible and visual alarms that alert the watchstander 
        when an anchored vessel is encroaching on a pipeline.
            (2) Notification procedures.--Not later than 1 year after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop 
        procedures for all vessel traffic services to notify pipeline 
        and utility operators following potential incursions on 
        submerged pipelines within the vessel traffic service area of 
        responsibility.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant 
        shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate a report on the implementation of paragraphs (1) and 
        (2).
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