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S. 2963 (113th)
A bill to remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels.
Introduced
20 November 2014
Last action
4 December 2014 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
Sponsors
Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
20 November 2014
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
20 November 2014
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
2 December 2014
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
4 December 2014
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
Source: Calendars
4 December 2014
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 113-284.
Source: Committee
4 December 2014
Reported
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 113-284.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Reported to Senate · 4 December 2014 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 20 November 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate without amendment
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Sponsors
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2963
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2963
- us · 113-s-2963 · source updated 7 April 2025