Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act

Bill: 117-s-3683
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2022-02-17
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alaska

Canada

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Marine and inland water transportation

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Transportation safety and security

Travel and tourism

Washington State
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act</strong></p> <p>This bill extends for one year the authority for specified foreign-owned and -flagged cruise ships to transport passengers directly between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska without stopping in Canada. Under current law, these ships cannot transport passengers from one U.S. port to another without stopping in a foreign country.</p> <p>The bill applies to any foreign voyage that begins any date prior to February 28, 2023, on which Canada prohibits a vessel from berthing or docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3683 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 17, 2022 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act to revise the authority for voyages deemed to have made a stop in a port or place of Canada and deemed a foreign voyage for the purposes of the law of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Tourism Restoration Extension Act . 2. Voyages deemed foreign (a) Definitions Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act ( Public Law 117–14 ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered cruise ship (A) In general The term covered cruise ship means a vessel carrying passengers for hire that— (i) is listed in subparagraph (B); or (ii) only in the event that a vessel listed in subparagraph (B) experiences a mechanical or operational issue, is determined by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to take the place of such vessel as a direct substitute of such vessel. (B) List A vessel listed in this subparagraph is any of the following: (i) Queen Elizabeth (IMO number 9477438). (ii) Eurodam (IMO number 9378448). (iii) Koningsdam (IMO number 9692557). (iv) Nieuw Amsterdam (IMO number 9378450). (v) Noordam (IMO number 9230115). (vi) Westerdam (IMO number 9226891). (vii) Zuiderdam (IMO number 9221279). (viii) Crown Princess (IMO number 9293399). (ix) Discovery Princess (IMO number 9837468). (x) Grand Princess (IMO number 9104005). (xi) Majestic Princess (IMO number 9614141). (xii) Royal Princess (IMO number 9584712). (xiii) Ruby Princess (IMO number 9378462). (xiv) Seabourn Odyssey (IMO number 9417086). (xv) Carnival Miracle (IMO number 9237357). (xvi) Carnival Spirit (IMO number 9188647). (xvii) Carnival Splendor (IMO number 9333163). (xviii) L'Austral (IMO number 9502518). (xix) Le Boreal (IMO number 9502506). (xx) Le Commandant Charcot (IMO number 9846249). (xxi) Star Breeze (IMO number 8807997). (xxii) Norwegian Bliss (IMO number 9751509). (xxiii) Norwegian Encore (IMO number 9751511). (xxiv) Norwegian Jewel (IMO number 9304045). (xxv) Norwegian Spirit (IMO number 9141065). (xxvi) Norwegian Sun (IMO number 9218131). (xxvii) Regatta (IMO number 9156474). (xxviii) Seven Seas Mariner (IMO number 9210139). (xxix) Scenic Eclipse (IMO number 9797371). (xxx) SH Minerva (IMO number 9895240). (xxxi) Serenity (IMO number 9243667). (xxxii) Eclipse (IMO number 9404314). (xxxiii) Solstice (IMO number 9362530). (xxxiv) Millennium (IMO number 9189419). (xxxv) Ovation of the Seas (IMO number 9697753). (xxxvi) Quantum of the Seas (IMO number 9549463). (xxxvii) Radiance of the Seas (IMO number 9195195). (xxxviii) Serenade of the Seas (IMO number 9228344). (xxxix) Silver Muse (IMO number 9784350). (xl) Silver Shadow (IMO number 9192167). (xli) Silver Wind (IMO number 8903935). (xlii) Summit (IMO number 9192387). (xliii) Infinity (IMO number 9189421). (xliv) Spectrum of the Seas (IMO number 9778856). (xlv) Navigator of the Seas (IMO number 9227508). (xlvi) Grandeur of the Seas (IMO number 9102978). (xlvii) Brilliance of the Seas (IMO number 9195200). (xlviii) Rhapsody of the Seas (IMO number 9116864. (xlix) Vision of the Seas (IMO number 9116876). (l) Enchantment of the Seas (IMO number 9111802). (li) Viking Orion (IMO number 9796250). (lii) Roald Amundsen (IMO number 9813072). (liii) NG Endurance (IMO number 9842554). (liv) NG Orion (IMO number 9273076). (lv) NG Resolution (IMO number 9880685). (lvi) Ocean Victory (IMO number 9868869). (lvii) Hanseatic Inspiration (IMO number 9817145). (lviii) Heritage Adventurer (IMO number 9000168). (lix) Sylvia Earle (IMO number 9872327). (2) Passenger for hire The term passenger for hire has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code. . (b) Criteria Section 2(b)(2) of the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act ( Public Law 117–14 ) is amended by striking February 28, 2022 and inserting February 28, 2023 . (c) Applicability; duration Section 2 of the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act ( Public Law 117–14 ) is amended by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the following: (f) Applicability This section shall apply only during any period during which covered cruise ships are prohibited by the Government of Canada, any political subdivision of Canada, or any port or province of Canada, from berthing or docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due to the COVID–19 pandemic. .