,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bejj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ca1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,harder of ,california 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,garamendi7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a     
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to assign specified liability to a      
person who transfers title of a         
commercial vessel1 or former commercial 
vessel1 to a transferee for use as a    
recreational vessel if the transferee   
does not have applicable insurance at   
the time of the transfer and the vessel 
sinks1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,abandoned ,vessel ,prevention ,act4

  #b4 ,liability for specified expenses 
resulting from sinking of certain       
decommissioned commercial vessels  7a7  
,in general ,chapter #cja of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #cjajg4 ,liability for        
specified expenses resulting from       
sinking of certain decommissioned       
commercial vessels  7a7 ,liability for  
transferor ,except as provided in       
subsection 7b71 any person who transfers
 title of a covered vessel to another   
for use as a recreational vessel shall  
be liable for any specified expenses    
resulting from the vessel sinking on    
navigable waters of the ,united ,states4
  7b7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,vessel length2 
vessel age ,subsection 7a7 shall not    
apply to a vessel less than #ce feet in 
length or fewer than #dj years old4     
7#b7 ,insurance ,subsection 7a7 shall   
not apply to a person who transfers     
title of a covered vessel to a person   
who1 at the time of the transfer1 has   

insurance-- 7,a7 applicable to the      
vessel for the #ab-month period         
beginning on the date of the transfer2  
and  7,b7 that1 in the case the vessel  
sinks1 covers specified expenses4  7c7  
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,commercial vessel ,the term commercial 
vessel has the meaning given such term  
in section #ddfb7;a77#d7 of the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf  
,u4,s4,c4 #ddfb7;a77#d774  7#b7 ,covered
 vessel ,the term covered vessel means--
  7,a7 commercial vessel2 or  7,b7 a    
recreational vessel that was previously 
a commercial vessel4  7#c7 ,specified   
expenses ,the term specified expenses   
mean1 with respect to a sunken vessel-- 
7,a7 damages attributable to the sinking
 of the vessel2 and  7,b7 expenses      
relating to-- 7i7 removal of the vessel 
and any debris2  7ii7 clean-up of any   
pollution attributable to the sinking of
 the vessel2 and  7iii7 any shut down   
of1 or repairs or maintenance to1 a     
water intake pump as a result of        

pollution attributable to the sinking of
 the vessel4  7#d7 ,recreational vessel 
,the term recreational vessel has the   
meaning given such term in section #baja
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
sections for chapter #cja of title #df1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #cjajg4 ,liability for specified 
expenses resulting from sinking of      
certain decommissioned commercial       
vessels4  4