Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2013
Latest action · Nov 14, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit a permit from being required under such Act for a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel.
Defines a "covered vessel" to mean every description of watercraft, or other artificial contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, that is engaged in commercial service and that is: (1) less than 79 feet in length; or (2) a fishing vessel, regardless of length.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) determine, within one year, the discharges incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel for which it is reasonable and practicable to develop best management practices to mitigate adverse impacts on the waters of the United States; and (2) review such determination every five years.
Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the Administrator, to promulgate regulations on the use of best management practices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a covered vessel that the Administrator determines are reasonable and practicable.
Prohibits, upon the promulgation of such regulation, the owner or operator of a covered vessel from operating in, or discharging such discharge into, navigable waters, if the owner or operator of the vessel is not using such practices.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2013 to Mar 6, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Nov 13, 2013 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Nov 19, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Nov 19, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Dec 9, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | Dec 19, 2013 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jan 14, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 10, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 6, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Nov 14, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Nov 13, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2013Introduced in House
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