S. 608 · 112th Congress
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lisa Murkowski
- Introduced
- 2011-03-17
- Latest action
- 2011-03-17 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Maritime Lien Reform Act of 2011 - Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing licenses (authorizing a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing), and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such licenses.
Specifies that a "fishing license" is governed solely by the state or federal law under which it was issued and is not included in the whole or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel.