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S 2924 113th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Fires Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health

A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual…

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A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

Introduced: November 13, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 13, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends federal shipping law to extend through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed of fire-retardant materials in order to be granted a certificate of inspection.

Continues to apply this exemption only to vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, which operate only within the Boundary Line (the dividing point between inland waters and high seas).

Requires the owner or managing operator of an exempt vessel to:

  • notify crew members that the vessel does not comply with applicable fire safety standards due primarily to the wooden construction of passenger berthing areas, and
  • make annual structural alterations to at least 10% of vessel areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

Requires any noncombustible material requirements prescribed by the Coast Guard (with which an exempt vessel is still required to comply) to be consistent with the preservation of a vessel's historic integrity in areas carrying or accessible to passengers or generally visible to the public.

What's happening now November 13, 2014

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

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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 13, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2924: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2924/
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"S. 2924: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2924/.
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S. 2924, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2924/.
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[S. 2924: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2924/)
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