,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bggd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjad ,mr4  
,s*um] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require all recreational   
vessels to h & to po/ pass5g] capacity  
limits & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,boat+  
,capacity ,/&>ds ,act ( #bjac4  #b4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,pass5g] 
,! t]m pass5g] includes any individual  
abo>d a vessel4  7#b7 ,recreational     
vessel ,! t]m recreational vessel--     
7,a7 means any vessel t is--  7i7       
manufactur$ or us$ prim>ily = pleasure2 
or  7ii7 leas$1 r5t$1 or *>t]$ to a     
p]son = ! pleasure ( t p]son2 &  7,b7   
does n include a vessel t--  7i7 is     
subject to ,coa/ ,gu>d inspection2 &    
7ii7 7,i7 is engag$ 9 comm]cial use2 or 
7,,ii7 c>ries pay+ pass5g]s4  #c4       
,capacity limits = recreational vessels 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 

! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all--  7#a7  
e/abli% /&>ds = det]m9+ ! maximum       
pass5g] capacity = recreational vessels1
 :i* %all be express$ 9 :ole numb] (    
pass5g]s & 9 p\nds2  7#b7 require ea*   
manufactur] ( a pass5g] vessel to po/   
su* maximum pass5g] capacity on !       
pass5g] vessel 9 accordance ) subsection
 7b72 &  7#c7 require ea* op]ator ( a   
pass5g] vessel to ensure t--  7,a7 su*  
maximum pass5g] capacity is po/$ 9      
accordance ) subsection 7b72 &  7,b7    
notice ( ! ne$ to balance ! weight c>ri$
 by ! vessel to avoid capsiz+ is po/$ 9 
accordance ) subsection 7b74  7b7       
,elem5ts ( display ,! maximum pass5g]   
capacity1 maximum c>ry+ capacity 9      
p\nds1 & notice ( ! ne$ to balance !    
c>ri$ weight = a pass5g] vessel--  7#a7 
%all be p]man5tly display$ 9 a legible  
matt]2 &  7#b7 %all be locat$ s z to be 
cle>ly visible to a pass5g] bo>d+ !     
pass5g] vessel4  7c7 ,p5alties ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (

 ?is ,act1 ! ,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d  
%all publi% regulations t e/abli%       
appropriate p5alties = a manufactur] ( a
 recreational vessel t does n comply ) !
 requirem5ts "u ?is section4  7d7       
,application ,! requirem5ts "u ?is      
section %all apply to any recreational  
vessel manufactur$ aft] ! date t is #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4