'TAGGED AND RELEASED' Boat Eyes US Passenger Routes
Published Date: 2/18/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Transportation is asking for your thoughts on letting a foreign-built small passenger boat, the M/V TAGGED AND RELEASED, operate in U.S. coastal waters carrying up to 12 paying passengers. This could affect U.S. boat builders and local businesses, so they want to hear from the public by March 20, 2026. If approved, it might shake up the small passenger vessel scene, but no costs or dates beyond the comment deadline are set yet.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Foreign-built 12-passenger boat review
MARAD received a request to allow the foreign-built vessel M/V TAGGED AND RELEASED to operate in U.S. coastwise trade carrying up to 12 paying passengers. MARAD is asking for public comments by March 20, 2026, to determine whether allowing this use would have an undue adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or coastwise trade businesses that employ U.S.-built vessels.
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