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Legislation Created To Form

Maritime Industry

Review Commission

U.S. Senator Ernest F.Hollings (D-S.C.) has introduced legislation,

S. 1432, The Maritime Competitive- ness Act of 1993, to create a "Na- tional commission to ensure a strong and consecutive United States mari- time industry."

The Commission would be charged to make a complete investi- gation of the U.S. maritime indus- try and to recommend specific poli- cies which should be adopted to re- vitalize the fleet of U.S.-flag vessels and achieve the national goal of a strong and competitive U.S. mari- time industry.

Specifically, the Commission would address the current condi- tion of the maritime industry, the industry's contribution to national defense, the adequacy and neces- sary level of America's maritime labor supply, the nature of U.S. international maritime policy, and whether our policy hurts or helps the industry in international com- petition.

The Commission would be com- posed of 15 voting members and 11 nonvoting members and would be required to submit its report no later than 60 days after the appointments of members of the Commission.

Passenger Vessel

Association Works To

Resolve Legislative Issues

The Passenger Vessel Associa- tion (PVA), a nationwide associa- tion of more than 500 companies that own, operate and supply U.S.- flag passenger vessels, is currently working to resolve various legisla- tive issues pertinent to the mari- time industry.

The PVA's premise is that gov- ernment regulation of the passen- ger vessel industry should flow from a demonstrable public safety need, and be appropriate to the PVA's business. A few issues the PVA are currently focusing on are: • The Passenger Vessel Safety

Act of 1993. This bill was passed by the House of Representatives in early June, and closes a loophole in the passenger vessel safety laws by restricting bareboat charters to 12 or fewer passengers. This will be a boon to PVA members who have battled this competition for years.

The bill is awaiting action in the

Senate, where it is part of Senate

Bill 1052. • The Merchant Mariner Docu- ment bill. This bill would require crews on all large passenger vessels in river or lake service (H boats) to carry merchant Mariner Documents (Z cards) for the first time. PVA was successful in excluding small pas- senger vessels from the scope of the bill (and initially had secured an exclusion for H boats as well). A coalition of inland tug and barge operators, passenger vessel opera- tors and others have formed to fight the bill. • Passenger Vessel Construction

Standards. U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) passenger vessel construc- tion standards, particularly the regulation imposing new damaged stability standards, was the subject of a joint hearing before the House

Subcommittees on U.S. Coast Guard and Merchant Marine on July 17.

PVA is urging that the regulation on damaged stability be withdrawn pending a second public comment period. Discussions have been held with the House Coast Guard Sub- committee in an effort to expedite a resolution of this issue. • The Maritime Trust Fund Act.

This bill would increase the exist- ing $3.00 per passenger head tax that now applies to foreign destina- tion passenger cruises. The tax would be increased to five percent of the ticket price, the revenue from which would go to fund a new sub- sidy program for the international liner fleet.

To obtain more information on these and other legislative issues the PVA is concentrating, contact

The Passenger Vessel Association, 808 17th Street NW, Suite 200,

Washington, D.C. 20006. Tel: (202) 785-0510; fax: (202) 785-0540.

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