H.R. 1147 · 113th Congress
Maritime Lien Reform Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Don Young
- Introduced
- 2013-03-13
- Latest action
- 2013-03-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Summary
Maritime Lien Reform Act - Bars specified federal shipping laws related to maritime liability from: (1) establishing maritime liens on state or federal fishing permits (authorizing a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing), and (2) authorizing civil actions to enforce maritime liens on such permits.
Specifies that a "fishing permit" 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.