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S 2194 115th Congress Senate Environmental Protection Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Water quality

Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act

Introduced: December 5, 2017 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act

This bill extends until December 18, 2020, an exemption from permit requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The exemption allows certain incidental discharges from vessels that are either less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel.

What's happening now December 5, 2017

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

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