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title: "46 U.S.C. § 15108"
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description: "National Towing Safety Advisory Committee"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "151"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEES"
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section: "15108"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 15108"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 15108 - National Towing Safety Advisory Committee
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## Text
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(a) Establishment.— There is established a National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the “Committee”).
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(b) Function.— The Committee shall advise the Secretary on matters relating to shallow-draft inland navigation, coastal waterway navigation, and towing safety.
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(c) Membership.— (1) In general.— The Committee shall consist of 18 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with this section and section 15109 of this chapter.
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(2) Expertise.— Each member of the Committee shall have particular expertise, knowledge, and experience in matters relating to the function of the Committee.
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(3) Representation.— Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows:
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(A) 7 members shall represent the barge and towing industry, reflecting a regional geographic balance.
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(B) 1 member shall represent the offshore mineral and oil supply vessel industry.
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(C) 1 member shall represent masters and pilots of towing vessels who hold active licenses and have experience on the Western Rivers and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
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(D) 1 member shall represent masters of towing vessels in offshore service who hold active licenses.
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(E) 1 member shall represent masters of active ship-docking or harbor towing vessels.
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(F) 1 member shall represent licensed and unlicensed towing vessel engineers with formal training and experience.
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(G) 2 members shall represent port districts, authorities, or terminal operators.
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(H) 2 members shall represent shippers and, of the 2, 1 shall be engaged in the shipment of oil or hazardous materials by barge.
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(I) 2 members shall represent the general public.
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(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title VI, § 601(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4285.)
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