[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5573 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5573

   To prohibit cargo vessels from idling or anchoring in the coastal 
         waters of Southern California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2021

  Mrs. Steel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit cargo vessels from idling or anchoring in the coastal 
         waters of Southern California, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Hazardous Incidents in the 
Pacific Act of 2021'' or the ``SHIP Act''.

SEC. 2. IDLING OF CARGO VESSELS.

    (a) In General.--No covered vessel operating in the coastal waters 
of Southern California may idle or anchor in such waters during the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on--
            (1) the date that is 180 days after such date of enactment; 
        or
            (2) the date on which the President determines there is no 
        longer a backlog of vessels at the Port of Los Angeles and the 
        Port of Long Beach.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Coastal waters of southern california.--The term 
        ``coastal waters of Southern California'' means the waters of 
        the contiguous zone (as such term is defined in section 2.28 of 
        title 33, Code of Federal Regulations) of the Pacific Coast in 
        an area generally extending from latitude 3427'N. to 3345'N.
            (2) Covered vessel.--The term ``covered vessel'' means a 
        vessel transporting cargo and does not include a vessel that is 
        owned or operated by the armed forces (as such term is defined 
        in section 101 of title 10, United States Code).
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