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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4724 

To establish requirements with respect to the transfer of oil to or from 

an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity of over 

250 barrels in United States waters, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2006 

Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. GILCHREST) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To establish requirements with respect to the transfer of 

oil to or from an onshore or offshore facility, or a vessel 

with a capacity of over 250 barrels in United States 

waters, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oil Spill Prevention 

5 Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER OF OIL TO OR 

2 FROM CERTAIN FACILITIES AND VESSELS. 

3 The owner or operator of a tank vessel may not con4 tract or agree to transfer oil to or from an onshore or 

5 offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity over 250 bar6 rels in United States waters, unless— 

7 (1) a person in charge of the operations who 

8 meets the qualifications required by section 155.710 

9 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, conducts 

10 and oversees the operation on the barge; and 

11 (2) at least one other person who meets the 

12 qualifications of a tankerman-assistant under part 

13 13 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, is on 

14 board to maintain an oil spill watch during the 

15 transfer. 

16 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO DEPLOY BOOM. 

17 Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling and 

18 bunkering operations, or the lightering of petroleum prod19 ucts, and any person or facility transferring low flamma20 bility fuel oil between an onshore or offshore facility and 

21 a vessel with an oil capacity of over 250 barrels, shall de22 ploy a boom prior to the transfer of low flammability fuel 

23 oil that provides a completely contained area around the 

24 vessel that meets standards adopted by the Coast Guard 

25 by rule. 
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1 SEC. 4. OVERFILL CONTROL PANEL REQUIREMENT. 

2 Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling or 

3 bunkering operations, and any person or facility transfer4 ring fuel oil between an onshore or offshore facility and 

5 a tank barge fitted with a cargo tank liquid overfill protec6 tion system complying with section 39.20–9(b) of title 46, 

7 Code of Federal Regulations, as the only means of overfill 

8 protection must have an overfill control panel on the dock 

9 capable or receiving an alarm and shutdown signal from 

10 the cargo tank overfill sensor system. 

11 SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ANNUAL DOCUMENTA12 TION OF ANY REPAIR OR ALTERATIONS TO A 

13 CARGO TANK LIQUID OVERFILL PROTECTION 

14 SYSTEM. 

15 The owner or operator of a tank vessel shall provide 

16 annual documentation of any repair or alterations to a 

17 cargo tank liquid overfill protection system to the Coast 

18 Guard Office of Marine Inspection. 

19 SEC. 6. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF OPER20 ATIONS FOR EVENING AND NIGHTTIME RE21 FUELING OPERATIONS. 

22 Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling and 

23 bunkering operations, or the lightering of petroleum prod24 ucts, and any person or facility transferring low flamma25 bility fuel oil between an onshore or offshore facility and 

26 a vessel with an oil capacity of over 250 barrels, shall sub-
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1 mit a plan of operations to the Coast Guard prior to com2 mencement of any refueling operations to be conducted 

3 during evening or nighttime hours. 

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