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Senate committee approves technical changes to meet Coast Guard registration standards
Summary
The Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee voted to report out Senate Bill 2003 after adopting an amendment and a committee substitute to align state vessel-registration language with Coast Guard requirements to avoid loss of a $1.5 million annual grant.
Senate Bill 2003, a technical update to state vessel-registration language intended to meet U.S. Coast Guard standards, was reported out of the Mississippi Senate Ports and Marine Resources Committee after the panel adopted a committee substitute and a floor amendment.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Ladner, told the committee the change is intended to ensure the state “meet their standards because if we do not meet their standards, we have a chance of losing a grant for 1,500,000 a year.” He said the change is…
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