A bill to eliminate Coast Guard responsibilities regarding marine sanitation devices on small vessels, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt vessels which are 65 feet or less in length from a requirement to have a marine sanitation device in operation. Prohibits any State or local government from prohibiting or regulating the discharge of sewage in waters of such State from any such vessel, with the following exception. Permits a State to prohibit the discharge of sewage which has not been treated with a marine sanitation device meeting specified Federal standards and regulations from such a vessel which is equipped with installed toilet facilities, but makes any such State prohibition inapplicable to a vessel registered in another State while such vessel is engaged in interstate travel.

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Timeline

1. 10 February 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 February 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 February 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 February 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.

   Source: Committee

5. 22 February 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, Interior, EPA.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 February 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.

   Source: Committee

7. 28 February 1983

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, EPA, OMB.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 October 1983

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 13 March 1984

   Committee

   Executive Comment Received From DOT.

   Source: Committee

10. 15 March 1984

    Committee

    Executive Comment Received From DOT.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 February 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• · hsmm00 · Standing
• · hspw00 · Standing

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