Bill > HR7448

This bill directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to implement a restructuring plan for the federal anchorages in San Pedro Bay, California within 1 year. It also requires the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to conduct a study to identify any other anchorage grounds within 1 mile of a pipeline, and for the Commandant to submit a report on the results and recommendations. Additionally, the bill requires the Commandant to consult with vessel monitoring system providers to add audible and visual alerts when an anchored vessel is encroaching on a pipeline, and to develop procedures for vessel traffic services to notify pipeline and utility operators of potential pipeline incursions. The Commandant must also submit annual reports on the implementation of these pipeline proximity alert and notification measures.