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S 2067 110th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Boats and boating Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Sports and Recreation Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. Waste disposal in the ocean

Recreational Boating Act of 2007

Introduced: September 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 18, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recreational Boating Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to redefine the term "pollutant" to exclude any deck runoff from a recreational vessel, any engine cooling water, gray water, bilge water effluent from a properly functioning recreational marine engine, laundry, shower, and galley sink waste from a recreational vessel, or any other discharge incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. Declares that such exclusion does not apply to rubbish, trash, garbage, or any other similar material discharged overboard by a recreational vessel.

Defines "recreational vessel" to mean a vessel that is: (1) manufactured for operation, or operated primarily for recreational purposes; or (2) leased, rented, or chartered to an individual for recreational purposes.

What's happening now September 18, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3