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S 608 112th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation

Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011

Introduced: March 17, 2011 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011 - Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing licenses (authorizing a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing), and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such licenses.

Specifies that a "fishing license" is governed solely by the state or federal law under which it was issued and is not included in the whole or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel.

What's happening now March 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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