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Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015

Introduced: May 22, 2015 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015

Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to:

  • establish standards for determining the maximum passenger capacity for recreational vessels, expressed in the number of passengers and in pounds;
  • require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display such maximum capacity in a legible manner that is clearly visible to passengers; and
  • require operators to post notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing.

Defines a "recreational vehicle" as any vessel that is manufactured or used primarily for pleasure, excluding any vessel that is subject to Coast Guard inspection and engaged in commercial use.

What's happening now May 22, 2015

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

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