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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oil Spill Prevention 
Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER OF OIL TO OR 
FROM CERTAIN FACILITIES AND VESSELS. 
The owner or operator of a tank vessel may not con-
tract or agree to transfer oil to or from an onshore or 
offshore facility, or a vessel with a capacity over 250 bar-
rels in United States waters, unless— 
(1) a person in charge of the operations who 
meets the qualifications required by section 155.710 
of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, conducts 
and oversees the operation on the barge; and 
(2) at least one other person who meets the 
qualifications of a tankerman-assistant under part 
13 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, is on 
board to maintain an oil spill watch during the 
transfer. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO DEPLOY BOOM. 
Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling and 
bunkering operations, or the lightering of petroleum prod-
ucts, and any person or facility transferring low flamma-
bility fuel oil between an onshore or offshore facility and 
a vessel with an oil capacity of over 250 barrels, shall de-
ploy a boom prior to the transfer of low flammability fuel 
oil that provides a completely contained area around the 
vessel that meets standards adopted by the Coast Guard 
by rule.
SEC. 4. OVERFILL CONTROL PANEL REQUIREMENT. 
Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling or 
bunkering operations, and any person or facility transfer-
ring fuel oil between an onshore or offshore facility and 
a tank barge fitted with a cargo tank liquid overfill protec-
tion system complying with section 39.20–9(b) of title 46, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as the only means of overfill 
protection must have an overfill control panel on the dock 
capable or receiving an alarm and shutdown signal from 
the cargo tank overfill sensor system. 
SEC. 5. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ANNUAL DOCUMENTA-
TION OF ANY REPAIR OR ALTERATIONS TO A 
CARGO TANK LIQUID OVERFILL PROTECTION 
SYSTEM. 
The owner or operator of a tank vessel shall provide 
annual documentation of any repair or alterations to a 
cargo tank liquid overfill protection system to the Coast 
Guard Office of Marine Inspection. 
SEC. 6. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF OPER-
ATIONS FOR EVENING AND NIGHTTIME RE-
FUELING OPERATIONS. 
Any person or facility conducting vessel refueling and 
bunkering operations, or the lightering of petroleum prod-
ucts, and any person or facility transferring low flamma-
bility fuel oil between an onshore or offshore facility and 
a vessel with an oil capacity of over 250 barrels, shall sub-
mit a plan of operations to the Coast Guard prior to com-
mencement of any refueling operations to be conducted 
during evening or nighttime hours. 
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