,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,mr4   
,c>son ( ,indiana introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to implem5t recomm5dations     
relat$ to ! safety ( amphibi\s pass5g]  
vessels1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,duck   
,boat ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,requirem5ts = 
amphibi\s pass5g] vessels to rema9      
afloat & upright 9 ! ev5t ( flood+  7a7 
,res]ve buoyancy = amphibi\s pass5g]    
vessels ?r\gh passive means  7#a7       
,regulations requir$ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all prescribe
 9 regulations requirem5ts t op]ators ( 
amphibi\s pass5g] vessels provide res]ve
 buoyancy = su* vessels ?r\gh passive   
means1 includ+ wat]tight                
comp>tm5talization1 built-9 flotation1  
or su* o!r means z ! ,comm&ant %all     
specify 9 ! regulations1 9 ord] to      

ensure t su* vessels rema9 afloat &     
upright 9 ! ev5t ( flood+1 includ+ :5   
c>ry+ a full complem5t ( pass5g]s &     
crew4  7#b7 ,deadl9e = compliance ,!    
regulations requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7    
%all require compliance ) ! requirem5ts 
9 ! regulations by op]ators ( amphibi\s 
pass5g] vessels by su* date1 n lat] ?an 
#bd mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 z ! ,comm&ant %all specify 9 !   
regulations4  7b7 ,int]im requirem5ts   
,comm5c+ z ( ! date ! regulations       
requir$ by subsection 7a7 are prescrib$1
 ! ,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all       
require t op]ators ( amphibi\s pass5g]  
vessels t are n 9 compliance ) !        
requirem5ts 9 ! regulations d ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,remove ! canopies ( su* vessels = 
wat]borne op]ations1 or in/all 9 su*    
vehicles a canopy t does n re/rict ei!r 
horizontal or v]tical escape by pass5g]s
 9 ! ev5t ( flood+ or s9k+4  7#b7 ,if ! 
canopy is remov$ f any su* vessel       
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 require t all
 pass5g]s don a ,coa/ ,gu>d type-approv$

 p]sonal flotation device be=e ! onset (
 wat]borne op]ations ( su* vessel4  7#c7
 ,re5g9e] su* vessels to p]man5tly close
 all unnecess>y access plugs & to r$uce 
all ?r\gh-hull p5etrations to ! m9imum  
numb] & size necess>y = op]ation4  7#d7 
,in/all 9 su* vessels indep5d5tly p[]$  
electric bilge pumps t are capable (    
dewat]+ su* vessels at ! volume ( !     
l>ge/ rema9+ p5etration 9 ord] to       
supplem5t ei!r an op]able ,higg9s pump  
or a dewat]+ pump ( equival5t or great] 
capacity4  7#e7 ,in/all 9 su* vessels n 
few] ?an f\r indep5d5tly p[]$ bilge     
al>ms4  7#f7 ,inspect any su* vessel 9  
wat] aft] ea* "t a ?r\gh-hull p5etration
 ( su* vessel has be5 remov$ or uncov]$4
  7#g7 ,v]ify ! wat]tight integrity (   
any su* vessel 9 ! wat] at ! outset (   
ea* wat]borne dep>ture ( su* vessel4    
7#h7 ,o!rwise comply ) any o!r          
provisions ( ,navigation & ,vessel      
,inspection ,circul> #a-ja 9 !          
inspection1 configuration1 & op]ation ( 
su* vessels4  7c7 ,prohibition on       

op]ation ( noncompliant vessels ,!      
foll[+ amphibi\s pass5g] vessels may n  
op]ate on ,unit$ ,/ates wat]ways3 7#a7  
,comm5c+ z ( ! date ! regulations       
requir$ by subsection 7a7 are prescrib$1
 any amphibi\s pass5g] vessel ^:        
configuration or op]ation does n comply 
) ! requirem5ts 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7 
,comm5c+ z ( ! date specifi$ by !       
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d pursuant to   
subsection 7a77#b71 any amphibi\s       
pass5g] vessel ^: configuration or      
op]ation does n comply ) ! requirem5ts 9
 ! regulations "u subsection 7a77#a74