Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act

This bill would require the federal department that oversees the Coast Guard to issue a regulation for nearshore and offshore shipping safety fairways along the Atlantic coast within one year after the bill becomes law. The fairways would have to be at least as wide as those in a Coast Guard proposed rule published on January 19, 2024. This minimum width would not apply to connector, cut-across, or cutoff fairways, Traffic Separation Schemes, or precautionary areas. The regulation would cover the same geographic area as the 2024 proposed rule and would take effect on December 31, 2026.

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Sponsors

• David Rouzer Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors