46 U.S.C. § 3719
Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels
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- 46 U.S.C. § 3719, Reduction of oil spills from single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487530
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The Secretary shall, in consultation with the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee and taking into consideration the characteristics, methods of operation, and the size and nature of service of single hull non-self-propelled tank vessels and towing vessels, prescribe regulations requiring a single hull non-self-propelled tank vessel that operates in the open ocean or coastal waters, or the vessel towing it, to have at least one of the following:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018House: 239–173Senate: no recorded tally