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Bill113th CongressFiled Nov 20, 2014Environmental Protection
S. 2963

A bill to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels.

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What it doesSummary 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.)

What just happenedDec 4, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.

Who’s behind it

Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA](D-CA)Sponsor
14 cosponsors13 D1 R
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  • Reported to SenateDec 4, 2014
  • Introduced in SenateNov 20, 2014
  1. Dec 4, 2014Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.

  2. Dec 4, 2014Committee

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 113-284.

  3. Dec 4, 2014Committee14000

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 113-284.

  4. Dec 2, 2014Committee

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Nov 20, 2014IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  6. Nov 20, 2014IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Reported to Senate without amendmentDec 4, 201480

(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.)

Introduced in SenateNov 20, 2014

Makes permanent a prohibition exempting from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) a vessel under 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel for any discharge: (1) of effluent from properly functioning marine engines, or of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (2) that is incidental to the normal operation of those vessels.

(Currently, the prohibition is temporary, and the time period during which the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] and any state with a state permit program are prohibited from requiring a NPDES permit ends on December 18, 2014. This prohibition does not apply, however, 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.)

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