December 3, 2025
Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Ms. Gillen, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To establish navigation safety corridors for shipping safety fairways and complementary port approaches, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act
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Sec. 2. Port access routes
(a) Regulation
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a regulation for nearshore and offshore shipping safety fairways, to include a minimum appropriate width of not less than the width proposed in the proposed rule of the Coast Guard titled Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast
, issued on January 19, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 3587).
(b) Exception
The minimum appropriate width under subsection (a) shall not apply to connector, cut-across, or cutoff fairways, Traffic Separation Schemes, or precautionary areas.
(c) Applicability
In issuing the regulation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall apply the regulation to the geographic area covered by the proposed rule of the Coast Guard titled Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast
, issued on January 19, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 3587).
(d) Effective date
The regulation issued under subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2026.