Clean Hull Act of 2009
Latest action · Nov 18, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 22, 2009
- Passed HouseNov 17, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Hull Act of 2009 - Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Defines "antifouling system" as a coating, paint, surface treatment, surface, or device used on a vessel to control or prevent attachment of unwanted organisms.
(Sec. 102) Defines "covered vessel" to mean any vessel (except U.S. or foreign warships, naval auxiliary, or other government noncommercial service vessels) that is: (1) documented under U.S. laws; (2) authorized to operate on the Outer Continental Shelf; or (3) otherwise operating in U.S. internal waters or territorial seas, or is in a U.S. port.
Title II: Implementation of the Convention - (Sec. 201) Requires covered vessels of at least 400 gross tons that engage in one or more international voyages, upon entry into force of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, to carry an International Antifouling System Certificate, issued by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. Exempts from this requirement fixed or floating platforms, floating storage units (FSUs), and floating production, storage, or offloading units (FPSOs).
Authorizes such vessels of countries that are not a party to the Convention to comply with the Act's requirement through other appropriate documentation considered acceptable by the Secretary.
(Sec. 202) Requires covered vessels of at least 24 meters in length, but less than 400 gross tons, engaged on an international voyage (with the same exceptions as for vessels of at least 400 tons), to carry a signed declaration that the vessel's antifouling system complies with the Convention.
(Sec. 204) Sets forth a process for considering additional controls on antifouling systems.
(Sec. 205) Authorizes the Secretary, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to each undertake scientific and technical research and monitoring and promote the availability of information regarding: (1) scientific and technical activities undertaken in accordance with the Convention; (2) marine scientific and technological programs and their objectives; and (3) the effects observed from any monitoring and assessment programs relating to antifouling systems.
(Sec. 206) Directs the EPA Administrator to provide to any party to the Convention that requests information on which decisions to regulate are based or other information used to evaluate the antifouling system.
Title III: Prohibitions and Enforcement Authority - (Sec. 301) Makes it unlawful for a person to: (1) violate a requirement of this Act; (2) sell or distribute domestically or internationally organotin (biocide) or an antifouling system containing organotin; (3) manufacture or use organotin to formulate an antifouling system; (4) apply an antifouling system that contains organotin on a vessel; or (5) apply an antifouling system on a vessel in violation of the Convention.
Prohibits the hull of a vessel, with specified exceptions, from bearing an antifouling system that contains organotin, unless it bears an overcoating that forms a barrier to organotin leaching from the underlying antifouling system.
(Sec. 302) Authorizes the Secretary to investigate and enforce vessel compliance with the requirements of this Act or the Convention.
(Sec. 303) Authorizes inspections by officers or employees of the EPA or of any state designated by the EPA Administrator.
Title IV: Action on Violation, Penalties, and Referrals - (Sec. 401) Subjects a person who knowingly violates this Act or the Convention to specified criminal and civil penalties.
(Sec. 408) Repeals the Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1988.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 22, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Sep 22, 2009 |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Original | Sep 22, 2009 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Sep 22, 2009 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2009Markup Sep 24, 2009Reported Nov 7, 2009 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Sep 23, 2009Discharged Sep 24, 2009 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2009Discharged Nov 7, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Sep 23, 2009Discharged Nov 7, 2009 | |
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Nov 18, 2009 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Sep 22, 2010 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Nov 17, 2009Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 17, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13013-13018)
- Nov 17, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3618.
- Nov 17, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13013-13015)
- Nov 17, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 7, 2009Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-331, Part I.
- Nov 7, 2009Committee on Science and Technology discharged.
- Nov 7, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189.
- Nov 7, 2009Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Discharged.
- Sep 24, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 24, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 24, 2009Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
- Sep 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Sep 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Sep 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Sep 22, 2009Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Sep 22, 2009Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 22, 2009Referred to House Science and Technology
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H13013–H13018Text printed H13013–H13015 | Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Frank A. LoBiondo R-NJ, James L. Oberstar D-MN | Nov 17, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 19, 2009H.R. 3618, Clean Hull Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 24, 2009</p>
- Oct 19, 2009H.R. 3618, Clean Hull Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 24, 2009
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-1013 | RESPONSE EFFORTS TO THE GULF COAST OIL SPILL156 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | May 18, 2010 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for implementation of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clean Hull Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Clean Hull Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Clean Hull Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Aquatic ecology
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- International law and treaties
- Licensing and registrations
- Manufacturing
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Marine pollution
- Pollution liability
- Product safety and quality
- Retail and wholesale trades
- Trade restrictions
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2009Referred in Senate
- Nov 17, 2009Engrossed in House
- Nov 7, 2009Reported in House
- Sep 22, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
