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Clean Vessel Act of 1992

Introduced: March 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1992
Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title V).
Sep 24, 1992
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703.
Sep 24, 1992
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 102-422.
Aug 11, 1992
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 27, 1992
Committee on Commerce. Hearings held in conjunction with the National Ocean Policy Study.
Oct 16, 1991
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Oct 15, 1991
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 15, 1991
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146.
Oct 15, 1991
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-251.
Oct 15, 1991
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 15, 1991
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 15, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 15, 1991
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 15, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 15, 1991
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 3, 1991
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Oct 3, 1991
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 18, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jul 18, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 21, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Apr 21, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, EPA.
Mar 6, 1991
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Vessel Act of 1992 - Requires coastal States that receive funding under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to conduct surveys to determine: (1) the number and location of all usable pumpout stations and waste reception facilities in the coastal waters; and (2) the number of recreational vessels in such waters with type III (as defined by the Coast Guard) marine sanitation devices or portable toilets and the areas of coastal waters where those vessels congregate.

Directs coastal States, on the basis of such surveys, to submit to the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: (1) a plan for construction and renovation of pumpout stations and waste reception facilities to ensure that such stations and facilities will be adequate to meet recreational vessel needs; and (2) a list of all stations and facilities which are usable on the date the plan is submitted.

Requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to indicate the locations of such stations and facilities on charts for the use of operators of recreational vessels.

Directs the Administrator to publish in the Federal Register: (1) guidance regarding the types of stations and facilities that are appropriate for construction or renovation and appropriate location of such stations and facilities within a marina or boatyard; (2) guidance defining what constitutes adequate stations and facilities in boating areas; (3) guidance on appropriate methods for disposal of vessel wastes received at such stations and facilities; (4) guidance on appropriate connector fittings to facilitate the sanitary and expeditious discharge of human body waste from the vessels; and (5) other information to promote the establishment of such stations and facilities.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to notify coastal States that funding is available for the construction and renovation of such stations and facilities.

Makes survey and plan requirements inapplicable to a coastal State if the Administrator certifies that the State is implementing a plan adequate to meet the needs of recreational vessels or has adequate stations and facilities.

What's happening now October 6, 1992

Text of Measure Incorporated in H.R.5617 (Title V).

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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