To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by the debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated.
Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act of 1997 (Introduced in
House)
HR 30 IH
nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by the debtor's
operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated.
January 7, 1997
Mr. EHLERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by the debtor's
operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
- This Act may be cited as the `Boating and Aviation Operation
Safety Act of 1997'.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.
- Section 523(a)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is amended
by inserting `, watercraft, or aircraft' after `motor vehicle'.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.
- (a) EFFECTIVE DATE- Except as provided in subsection (b), this
Act and the amendment made by section 2 shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
- (b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT- The amendment made by section 2
shall not apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the
United States Code before the date of the enactment of this Act.