S. 168: Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act

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Documentation

Date of Report

Wed February 22nd, 2017

Legislation Details

115th Congress

A bill to amend and enhance certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation.

Sponsor: Sen. Roger Wicker — R — MS

This bill requires the U.S. Coast Guard to address the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a commercial vessel into navigable waters, including ballast water discharges and aquatic nuisance species contained in the discharges. (Sec. 2) An aquatic nuisance species means a nonindigenous species (i...

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