Bill Text: CT HB05224 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5224 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Requiring Carbon Monoxide Detection And Warning Equipment On A Motorboat With An Enclosed Accommodation Compartment.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-23 - Public Hearing 02/27 [HB05224 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05224-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 5224*
*February Session, 2018*		LCO No. 1298
		01298_______PS_
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)

AN ACT REQUIRING CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION AND WARNING EQUIPMENT ON A MOTORBOAT WITH AN ENCLOSED ACCOMMODATION COMPARTMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018) (a) For the purposes of this section, (1) "enclosed accommodation compartment" means one contiguous space surrounded by boat structure which contains a: (A) Designated sleeping accommodation, (B) galley area with a sink, and (C) head compartment; and (2) "marine carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment" means equipment that meets the requirements of the American Boat and Yacht Council Standard A-24 for carbon monoxide detection systems.

(b) No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat that has an enclosed accommodation compartment on the waters of this state unless such motorboat is equipped with a functioning marine carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.


This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2018	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit the operation of a motorboat with an enclosed accommodation compartment that is not equipped with marine carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]