§ 3719. Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1996

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–324 title IX § 901(a) · 110 Stat. 3901

   Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 3719

   Added Pub. L. 104–324, title IX, § 901(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3946

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 104–324, title IX, § 901(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3946

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Chapter 37 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 3719. Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels “The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Towing Safety Advisory Committee and taking into consideration the characteristics, methods of operation, and the size and nature of service of single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels and towing vessels, prescribe regulations requiring a single hull non-self-propelled tank vessel that operates in the open ocean or coastal waters, or the vessel towing it, to have at least one of the following: “(1) A crew member and an operable anchor on board the tank vessel that together are capable of arresting the tank vessel without additional assistance under reasonably foreseeable sea conditions. “(2) An emergency system on the tank vessel or towing vessel that without additional assistance under reasonably foreseeable sea conditions will allow the tank vessel to be retrieved by the towing vessel if the tow line ruptures. “(3) Any other measure or combination of measures that the Secretary determines will provide protection against grounding of the tank vessel comparable to that provided by the measures described in paragraph (1) or (2).”.

2. 2018

   Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–282 title VI § 601(c)(6)(B)(i) · 132 Stat. 4192

   Inserted · 46 U.S.C. § 3719

   Pub. L. 115–282 inserted “National” before “Towing Safety” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–282 inserted “National” before “Towing Safety” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (i) Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels.— Section 3719 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting “National” before “Towing Safety”.

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