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
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 5, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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