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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 271
BY REPRESENTATIVE LOPINTO
GAMBLING/RIVERBOAT: Amends provisions of law regarding inspection of riverboats
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 27:44.1(D)(1)(a), relative to alternative inspections for2
riverboats; to provide with respect to inspection standards utilizing United States3
Coast Guard criteria; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 27:44.1(D)(1)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง44.1. Riverboat inspections; alternative inspections when certificate of inspection7
not issued; inspections for non-certificated vessels8
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D.(1) The third-party inspector shall certify to the Louisiana Gaming Control10
Board that the vessel is in compliance with the standards necessary to maintain11
either:12
(a) A United States Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection utilizing the13
inspection criteria in effect at the time of the vessel's original construction,14
applicable waivers approved by the United States Coast Guard, and subsequent15
modifications to the configuration and marine staffing recommended by an approved16
third-party inspector as approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board that are17
consistent with United States Coast Guard criteria for the current configuration and18
mooring of the vessel; or19
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DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Lopinto HB No. 271
Abstract: Provides with respect to inspection standards utilizing U.S. Coast Guard criteria.
Present law provides for gaming activities upon licensed riverboats.
Present law further provides that a riverboat shall be designated as a non-certificated vessel
as defined in R.S. 27:44 if either of the following occur:
(1)The U.S. Coast Guard discontinues its issuance of Certificates of Inspection for
riverboats.
(2) The U.S. Coast Guard declines to issue a Certificate of Inspection for riverboats
which are placed into service by the licensee and approved by the board after Aug.
15, 2005.
Present law provides that for such boats the La. Gaming Control Board may approve that the
non-certificated vessels be inspected by third-party inspectors.
Present law further provides that a third-party inspector shall certify to the La. Gaming
Control Board that the vessel is in compliance with the standards necessary to maintain
either:
(1)A U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection utilizing the inspection criteria in effect
at the time of the vessel's original construction; or
(2)A certificate of compliance utilizing a combination of applicable marine structural
and life safety standards, the National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code,
and the International Building Code as adopted in the state of La. and as accepted by
the La. Gaming Control Board, which are suitable to the vessel's present location and
configuration.
Proposed law provides that applicable waivers approved by the U.S. Coast Guard and
subsequent modifications to the configuration and marine staffing recommended by an
approved third-party inspector as approved by the La. Gaming Control Board that are
consistent with U.S. Coast Guard criteria for the current configuration and mooring of the
vessel may be used in evaluating the safety standards of licensed riverboats.
(Amends R.S. 27:44.1(D)(1)(a))