S 2094 · 113th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-304.(2014-12-10)
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Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating: (1) to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters; (2) within two years, to issue a rule establishing best management practices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel other than ballast water; (3) at least two years before January 1, 2022, to complete a review to determine the feasibility of achieving the ballast water performance standard; and (4) by January 1, 2022, to issue a rule to revise the standard so that a ballast water discharge will contain less than specified concentrations of living organisms, indicator microbes, and viruses. Deems the management requirements for a ballast water discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel to be those set forth in the final rule, "Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters" (March 23, 2012), as corrected (June 8, 2012) until the Secretary revises the ballast water performance standard or adopts a more stringent state stan…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
Oct 22, 2014As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 23, 2014
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Cosponsors (20)
10 Democrats10 Republicans