46 U.S.C. § 15107 — National Navigation Safety Advisory

Page 250 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 15107 (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4284; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8331(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4702.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (c)(3)(C). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(1), substituted ‘‘operations’’ for ‘‘mineral and oil oper- ations, including geophysical services’’. Subsec. (c)(3)(D). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(2), struck out ‘‘exploration and recovery’’ before ‘‘facilities.’’ Subsec. (c)(3)(E). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(3), sub- stituted ‘‘providing diving services to the offshore in- dustry’’ for ‘‘engaged in diving services related to off- shore construction, inspection, and maintenance’’. Subsec. (c)(3)(F). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(4), sub- stituted ‘‘providing safety and training services to the offshore industry’’ for ‘‘engaged in safety and training services related to offshore exploration and construc- tion’’. Subsec. (c)(3)(G). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(5), sub- stituted ‘‘providing subsea engineering, construction, or remotely operated vehicle support to the offshore in- dustry’’ for ‘‘engaged in pipelaying services related to offshore construction’’. Subsec. (c)(3)(H). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(6), struck out ‘‘mineral and energy’’ before ‘‘industry.’’ Subsec. (c)(3)(I). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(7), inserted ‘‘and entities providing environmental protection, com- pliance, or response services to the offshore industry’’ after ‘‘national environmental entities’’. Subsec. (c)(3)(J). Pub. L. 116–283, § 8331(a)(8), sub- stituted ‘‘entities engaged in offshore oil exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to Alaska’’ for ‘‘deepwater ports’’. § 15107. National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Navigation Safety Advisory Com- mittee (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Com- mittee’’). (b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to maritime colli- sions, rammings, and groundings, Inland Rules of the Road, International Rules of the Road, navigation regulations and equipment, routing measures, marine information, and aids to navi- gation systems. (c) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con- sist of not more than 21 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109 of this chapter. (2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com- mittee shall have particular expertise, knowl- edge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. (3) REPRESENTATION.—Each member of the Committee shall represent 1 of the following: (A) Commercial vessel owners or opera- tors. (B) Professional mariners. (C) Recreational boaters. (D) The recreational boating industry. (E) State agencies responsible for vessel or port safety. (F) The Maritime Law Association. (4) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall, based on the needs of the Coast Guard, deter- mine the number of members of the Com- mittee who represent each entity specified in paragraph (3). Neither this paragraph nor any other provision of law shall be construed to re- quire an equal distribution of members rep- resenting each entity specified in paragraph (3). (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4285.) § 15108. National Towing Safety Advisory Com- mittee (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’). (b) FUNCTION.—The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety. (c) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall con- sist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109 of this chapter. (2) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the Com- mittee shall have particular expertise, knowl- edge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee. (3) REPRESENTATION.—Members of the Com- mittee shall be appointed as follows: (A) 7 members shall represent the barge and towing industry, reflecting a regional geographic balance. (B) 1 member shall represent the offshore mineral and oil supply vessel industry. (C) 1 member shall represent masters and pilots of towing vessels who hold active li- censes and have experience on the Western Rivers and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. (D) 1 member shall represent masters of towing vessels in offshore service who hold active licenses. (E) 1 member shall represent masters of active ship-docking or harbor towing ves- sels. (F) 1 member shall represent licensed and unlicensed towing vessel engineers with for- mal training and experience. (G) 2 members shall represent port dis- tricts, authorities, or terminal operators. (H) 2 members shall represent shippers and, of the 2, 1 shall be engaged in the ship- ment of oil or hazardous materials by barge. (I) 2 members shall represent the general public. (Added Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4285.) § 15109. Administration (a) MEETINGS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- graph (2), each committee established under this chapter or to which this chapter applies shall, at least once each year, meet at the call of the Secretary or a majority of the members of the committee. (2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The committee established under section 15102 shall— (A) meet in-person, not less frequently than twice each year, at the call of the Sec-