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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 

Mrs. STEEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to implement 

a restructuring plan in San Pedro Bay, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. IMPROVING VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE MONI4 TORING. 

5 (a) PROXIMITY OF ANCHORAGES TO PIPELINES.— 

6 (1) IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTRUCTURING

7 PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en8 actment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 

9 Guard shall implement the November 2021 proposed 

10 plan of the Vessel Traffic Service Los Angeles-Long 


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1 Beach for restructuring the Federal anchorages in 

2 San Pedro Bay described on page 54 of the Report 

3 of the National Transportation Safety Board titled 

4 ‘‘Anchor Strike of Underwater Pipeline and Even5 tual Crude Oil Release’’ and issued January 2, 

6 2024. 

7 (2) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Department 

8 in which the Coast Guard is operating shall conduct 

9 a study to identify any anchorage grounds other 

10 than the San Pedro Bay Federal anchorages in 

11 which the distance between the center of an ap12 proved anchorage ground and a pipeline is less than 

13 1 mile. 

14 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 

16 the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on 

17 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

19 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 

20 on the results of the study required under paragraph 

21 (2). Such a report shall include— 

22 (A) a list of the anchorage grounds de23 scribed under paragraph (2); 


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1 (B) whether it is possible to move each 

2 such anchorage ground to provide a minimum 

3 distance of 1 mile; and 

4 (C) a recommendation of whether to move 

5 any such anchorage ground and explanation for 

6 the recommendation. 

7 (b) PROXIMITY TO PIPELINE ALERTS.— 

8 (1) AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS.—The Com9 mandant of the Coast Guard shall consult with the 

10 providers of vessel monitoring systems to add to the 

11 monitoring systems for vessel traffic services audible 

12 and visual alarms that alert the watchstander when 

13 an anchored vessel is encroaching on a pipeline. 

14 (2) NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.—Not later 

15 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

16 the Commandant shall develop procedures for all 

17 vessel traffic services to notify pipeline and utility 

18 operators following potential incursions on sub19 merged pipelines within the vessel traffic service 

20 area of responsibility. 

21 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, and annually there23 after, the Commandant shall submit to the Com24 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

25 House of Representatives and the Committee on 


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1 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen2 ate a report on the implementation of paragraphs 

3 (1) and (2). 

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