COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 889), H7862 [13SE], H7950, H7951, H7952, H7956, H7958, H7959 [14SE], H8036, H8041, H8045, H8046, H8047, H8050, H8051, H8052, H8053 [15SE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 889, provisions, H9605 [3NO]

H.R. 889, provisions, S12036 [27OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 889): consideration (see H. Res. 440), H7947 [14SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 889), H9568 [3NO]

Remarks in House

Alaska: adjust processing quotas for certain crab fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, H8046 [15SE]

Baltimore, MD: Coast Guard Yard shipbuilding and repair jobs funding, E1875 [15SE]

Buchanan, NY: require a security assessment of Indian Point nuclear powerplant, H8035 [15SE]

Coast Guard: authorize additional funding for operation and maintenance as a result of Hurricane Katrina, H8040 [15SE]

———expand scope of background checks for employment relative to terrorism-related crimes, H8041 [15SE]

———require Commandant to review capability of active duty personnel to carry out certain homeland security functions, H8052 [15SE]

———require notification regarding obstructions to navigation, H8034, H8040, H8042 [15SE]

———study ecological and health effects of 1978 oil spill in Newtown Creek in New York, NY, H8035 [15SE]

———transfer of land to Pacific Grove, CA, H8034 [15SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve port security by listing facilities in Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans that could be vulnerable to natural disasters or terrorist attacks, H8053-H8055 [15SE]

———reimburse State and local port authorities for additional costs associated with elevated threat levels, H8052, H8053 [15SE]

Dept. of State: Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs funding to purchase or lease a refueling vessel to support U.S. drug interdiction efforts in the Eastern Pacific maritime transit zone, H8046 [15SE]

Enact (H.R. 889), H8031-H8056 [15SE], H9568 [3NO], E1859, E1875 [15SE], E1899, E1905 [20SE]

———amendment process, H7790 [8SE]

———consideration (H. Res. 440), H7963-H7965 [15SE]

———motion to instruct conferees, H9568, H9569 [3NO]

Fishery Conservation and Management Act: clarify status of certain communities in the western Alaska community development quota program, H8046 [15SE]

Mackinaw (vessel): convey Coast Guard cutter, upon decommissioning, to the City and County of Cheboygan, MI, for purposes of a museum, H8034 [15SE]

Natural gas: require certain terms and conditions for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals, H8047-H8050 [15SE], E1905 [20SE]

Oil Pollution Act: increase liability limits for owners of vessels responsible for oil spills and adjust such limits for inflation, H9568, H9569 [3NO]

Ships and vessels: allow foreign workers to work on U.S. vessels on international voyages and to possess transportation security cards, H8045 [15SE]

———treat as a passenger vessel any vessel having berth or stateroom accommodations for more than 399 passengers and require that such a vessel be equipped with a voyage data recorder, H8051 [15SE]

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge: include land and facilities comprising St. Marks lighthouse, H8046 [15SE]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 889), S12036 [27OC]

———insert S. 1280 langage in lieu, S12036 [27OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 889, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 440) (H. Rept. 109-222), H7947 [14SE]

Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 109-204), H7556 [28JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 440, consideration of H.R. 889, provisions, H7963 [15SE]

H.R. 889, provisions, H8042-H8045 [15SE]