BOATS Act

Summary

Boating Occupancy and Teaching Safety Act or the BOATS Act Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: establish maximum passenger capacity and maximum weight capacity standards for recreational vessels; and require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display in a legible manner that is clearly visible, including on each flying bridge of the vessel, to vessel passengers such maximum capacity requirements and a notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing. Defines "flying bridge" to mean an open deck above the main navigating bridge of a recreational vessel. Amends federal shipping law to revise state recreational boating safety program requirements. Allows a state to contract with a local government or private entity to provide boating safety education services under a state recreational boating safety program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make amounts in the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund available for expenditures to carry out the purposes of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (as in effect upon enactment of this Act).

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Timeline

1. 9 June 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 June 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 June 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 10 June 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 June 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 June 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 June 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 June 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 June 2015

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Sponsors

• Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hspw00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015