S. 1464 · 114th Congress
Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015
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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 it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 22, 2015
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015
Latest action (May 22, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 22, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.