Public Law 106-32
Official title: “To declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States.”
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Version: Reported to House with amendment(s), April 27, 1999.
Declares the portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, between the Great Ship Lock on the east and the limits of the city of Richmond on the west, to be a non-navigable waterway of the United States for purposes of Federal vessel safety standards. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide such technical advice, information, and assistance as the city may request to insure that vessels operating on such waters are built, maintained, and operated in a manner consistent with protecting public safety. Allows the Secretary to terminate such declaration by publishing a determination that vessels operating on such waters have not been built, maintained, and operated in such a manner. Requires the Secretary, before making a determination, to: (1) consult with State and local officials regarding whether such a determination is necessary to protect public safety and will serve the public interest; and (2) provide to persons who might be adversely affected an opportunity for comment and a hearing.
Source: Congressional Research Service, from Congress's data service (api.congress.gov)
Passed House amended, April 27, 1999
Declares the portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, between the Great Ship Lock on the east and the limits of the city of Richmond on the west, to be a non-navigable waterway of the United States for purposes of Federal vessel safety standards. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to provide such technical advice, information, and assistance as the city may request to insure that vessels operating on such waters are built, maintained, and operated in a manner consistent with protecting public safety. Allows the Secretary to terminate such declaration by publishing a determination that vessels operating on such waters have not been built, maintained, and operated in such a manner. Requires the Secretary, before making a determination, to: (1) consult with State and local officials regarding whether such a determination is necessary to protect public safety and will serve the public interest; and (2) provide to persons who might be adversely affected an opportunity for comment and a hearing.
Source: Congressional Research Service, from Congress's data service (api.congress.gov)
Introduced in House, March 9, 1999
Declares the portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, between the Great Ship Lock on the east and the border of the city of Richmond on the west, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of U.S. maritime laws.
Source: Congressional Research Service, from Congress's data service (api.congress.gov)
The bill
Confirmed from the official record- Official title
- “To declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States.”
- Bill
- H.R. 1034, 106th Congress · H.R. 1034 on Congress.gov
- Sponsor
- Thomas J. Bliley, Virginia RRepublican
- Cosponsors
- 4 cosponsors
Names
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Owen B. Pickett
- Norman Sisisky
- Herbert H. Bateman
- Committees
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Subjects
- Administrative procedure; Canals; Department of Transportation; Federal-local relations; Federal-state relations; Government Operations and Politics; Inland water transportation; Law; Marine safety; Navigation; Rivers; Shipbuilding; Standards; Virginia; Water Resources Development
The dates
Confirmed from the official record- Congress presented the bill to the President on May 27, 1999.
- The President signed it on June 1, 1999.
Actions in Congress
Confirmed from the official record24 actions on the official list
- Became Public Law No: 106-32.
- Signed by President.
- Presented to President.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6153)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6153)
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
- Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator McCain without amendment. Without written report.
- Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2324)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2324)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1034.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2324-2326)
- Mr. Shuster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-107.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House
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How it passed
The House passed it by voice vote on April 27, 1999. A voice vote records no individual votes.
The Senate passed it without objection on May 26, 1999. No individual votes are recorded.
It became law on June 1, 1999.
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