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S 2943 113th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Water quality

A bill to amend Public Law 110-299 to extend the time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.

Introduced: November 19, 2014 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Nov 19, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends the time period during which both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and any state with a state permit program are prohibited from requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) for a vessel that is less than 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. Ends the prohibition on December 18, 2015, instead of December 18, 2014.

(This prohibition does not apply with respect to garbage discharged overboard, other discharges when the vessel is operating in a capacity other than as a means of transportation, ballast water [water held in ships to increase stability] discharges, or any discharge that contributes to a violation of a water quality standard or poses an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment.)

What's happening now November 19, 2014

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2943: A bill to amend Public Law 110-299 to extend the time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2943/
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"S. 2943: A bill to amend Public Law 110-299 to extend the time period during which permits are not required for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2943/.
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S. 2943, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2943/.
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