US Congress House Bill 563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Domestic Energy Independence and Maritime Jobs Creation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessels LNG GEMINI, LNG LEO, and LNG VIRGO. Limits authorized coastwise trade for each vessel to the carriage of natural gas, as defined in the Deepwater Port Act of 1974. Prohibits a vessel transported in Dry Dock #2 (if, during such transportation, such dock remains connected by a utility or other connecting line to pierside moorage in Ketchikan, Alaska) from being considered merchandise for the purposes of certain coastwise trade requirements a vessel must otherwise meet before engaging in merchandise transportation.

Domestic Energy Independence and Maritime Jobs Creation Act

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. John Carney [D-DE]
Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2011-02-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

HB3321 (Related) 2011-11-29 - Became Public Law No: 112-61.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/563/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr563/BILLS-112hr563ih.pdf