Anchorages Away Act

Bill: 115-hr-2619
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2017-05-24
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard

Congressional oversight

Endangered and threatened species

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Lakes and rivers

Marine and inland water transportation

New York State

Pollution liability
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Anchorages Away Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the U.S. Coast Guard from establishing any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, until it submits a report to Congress on the potential impact of increasing such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and to areas designated as critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2619 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the Coast Guard from establishing any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, until it reports to the Congress on the potential impact of such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List and to critical habitat.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anchorages Away Act . 2. Report on the potential impact of increasing anchorage grounds along the Hudson River, New York The Coast Guard may not establish any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, before the date on which the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating submits a report to the Congress on the potential impact of such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and areas designated as critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).