S. 2963 · 113th Congress
A bill to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal…
Full title
A bill to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels.
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Wyden11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Makes permanent a provision which prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) for a vessel that is less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel for any discharge: (1) of effluent from…
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate without amendment · Dec 4, 2014
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Makes permanent a provision which prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) for a vessel that is less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel for any discharge: (1) of effluent from properly functioning marine engines; (2) of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (3) that is incidental to the normal operation of those vessels. (Currently, the prohibition is temporary and the time period in which the EPA is prohibited from requiring a NPDES permit ends on December 18, 2014. This prohibition does not apply with respect to garbage discharged overboard, other discharges when the vessel is operating in a capacity other than as a means of transportation, discharges of ballast water held in ships to increase stability, or any discharge that contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or poses an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels.
Latest action (Dec 4, 2014): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 20, 2014
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.