BOATS Act

Bill: 114-hr-2700
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Government trust funds
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: 

Boating Occupancy and Teaching Safety Act or the BOATS Act

 
Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: 
 
 
establish maximum passenger capacity and maximum weight capacity standards for recreational vessels; and 
 
 require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display in a legible manner that is clearly visible, including on each flying bridge of the vessel, to vessel passengers such maximum capacity requirements and a notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing.
 
 
Defines &quot;flying bridge&quot; to mean an open deck above the main navigating bridge of a recreational vessel.
 
Amends federal shipping law to revise state recreational boating safety program requirements.
 
Allows a state to contract with a local government or private entity to provide boating safety education services under a state recreational boating safety program. 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make amounts in the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund available for expenditures to carry out the purposes of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (as in effect upon enactment of this Act).

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2015-06-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Introduced in House