HR 3403
101th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Environmental Protection
Fishery management
Freshwater biology
Freshwater ecology
Great Lakes
Marine transportation
Ships
Water pollution control
To require that vessels exchange their ballast before entering the Great Lakes.
Introduced: October 4, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 23, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Oct 23, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOT.
Oct 4, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Oct 4, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires vessels traveling from outside the Great Lakes bound for a U.S. port in the Great Lakes to exchange their ballasts prior to entering the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1