,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bggd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjad ,mr4 ,schumer introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require all            
recreational vessels to have and to post
 passenger capacity limits and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,boating ,capacity  
,standards ,act of #bjac4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,passenger ,the term passenger includes 
any individual aboard a vessel4  7#b7   
,recreational vessel ,the term          
recreational vessel--  7,a7 means any   
vessel that is--  7i7 manufactured or   
used primarily for pleasure2 or  7ii7   
leased1 rented1 or chartered to a person
 for the pleasure of that person2 and   
7,b7 does not include a vessel that--   
7i7 is subject to ,coast ,guard         
inspection2 and  7ii7 7,i7 is engaged in

 commercial use2 or  7,,ii7 carries     
paying passengers4  #c4 ,capacity limits
 for recreational vessels  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,commandant of the ,coast ,guard    
shall--  7#a7 establish standards for   
determining the maximum passenger       
capacity for recreational vessels1 which
 shall be expressed in whole number of  
passengers and in pounds2  7#b7 require 
each manufacturer of a passenger vessel 
to post such maximum passenger capacity 
on the passenger vessel in accordance   
with subsection 7b72 and  7#c7 require  
each operator of a passenger vessel to  
ensure that--  7,a7 such maximum        
passenger capacity is posted in         
accordance with subsection 7b72 and     
7,b7 notice of the need to balance the  
weight carried by the vessel to avoid   
capsizing is posted in accordance with  
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,elements of       
display ,the maximum passenger capacity1
 maximum carrying capacity in pounds1   

and notice of the need to balance the   
carried weight for a passenger vessel-- 
7#a7 shall be permanently displayed in a
 legible matter2 and  7#b7 shall be     
located so as to be clearly visible to a
 passenger boarding the passenger       
vessel4  7c7 ,penalties ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commandant 
of the ,coast ,guard shall publish      
regulations that establish appropriate  
penalties for a manufacturer of a       
recreational vessel that does not comply
 with the requirements under this       
section4  7d7 ,application ,the         
requirements under this section shall   
apply to any recreational vessel        
manufactured after the date that is #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4