HR 5949 · 110th Congress · Environmental Protection

Clean Boating Act of 2008

Introduced 2008-05-01· Sponsored by Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: For Further Action See P.L. 110-288 (S. 2766).(2008-07-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Clean Boating Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to provide that no permit shall be required by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for the discharge from a recreational vessel of graywater, bilge water, cooling water, weather deck runoff, oil water separator effluent, or effluent from properly functioning marine engines or for any other discharge that is incidental to the normal operation of such vessel. Defines a "recreational vessel" as any vessel that is leased, rented, or chartered to a person for that person's pleasure or that is manufactured or used primarily for pleasure, excluding vessels that are subject to Coast Guard inspection and that are engaged in commercial use or that carry paying passengers. Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop management practices for recreational vessels to mitigate the adverse impacts on U.S. waters of discharges incidental to normal vessel operation (excluding sewage) in any case in which the Administrator determines that the use of those practices is reasonable and practicable;…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5949, Clean Boating Act of 2008

Jun 3, 2008

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008</p>

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H.R. 5949, Clean Boating Act of 2008

Jun 3, 2008

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans