Houseboat Safety Improvement Act of 2003

Summary

Houseboat Safety Improvement Act of 2003 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to prescribe rules for houseboat generator exhaust safety that: (1) set a standard that ensures that carbon monoxide from such exhaust is not expelled in a manner that would impair the safety of houseboat occupants or swimmers near the houseboat; (2) require a houseboat manufactured after a date specified by the Commandant to meet such safety standard; (3) require houseboat manufacturers that do not comply with such standard to issue a recall for such a houseboat to retrofit it to comply with the standard; and (4) require any person who commercially rents a houseboat, or commercially sells a used houseboat to another person, to inform such person of the potential hazards of carbon monoxide poisoning from houseboat generator exhaust (particularly for houseboat occupants or nearby swimmers), if the houseboat was manufactured before the date set for compliance with the safety standard under this Act and has not been retrofitted to comply with it.

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Timeline

1. 4 September 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 September 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 September 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 September 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 September 2003 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 September 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 September 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 September 2003

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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