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Committee advances Marine Recovery Insurance Act to require insurance, surveys for long-anchored vessels
Summary
H.3771 would require vessels anchored in state coastal waters more than 14 days to carry marine recovery insurance and obtain a licensed survey within 21 days of anchoring; the committee adopted the bill and sent it to the House floor.
Representative Wooten presented House Bill H.3771, described by sponsors as a cleanup measure to address abandoned or derelict vessels in South Carolina waterways.
Wooten said the bill ‘‘creates a new section that requires boats to have marine recovery insurance if anchored in the state for more than 14 days.’’ He said the subcommittee met with the Department of Natural Resources and quoted the agency director’s concerns about vessels left to rot in waterways. The bill requires a licensed survey to be completed within 21 days of anchoring in coastal waters and would make the subcommittee report the bill.
Committee members voiced support. The panel adopted the subcommittee report and reported H.3771 favorably to the House floor.
What happens next: H.3771 will be considered next on the House floor; the transcript did not record further implementation detail or cost estimates.
