3.0.0 2067 2023-01-11T20:27:50Z 2023-01-11T20:27:50Z Senate S S 2007-09-18 110 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-18T22:56:17Z Recreational Boating Act of 2007 110 2550 HR 2007-05-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-09-18 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2007-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL N B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-09-18 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-09-18 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2007-09-18 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-09-18 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2007-09-18 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-09-18 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2007-09-25 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2007-10-01 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-10-17 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2007-12-03 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-12-07 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-01-22 False A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2008-04-10 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2008-05-01 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2008-05-15 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2008-06-26 False Environmental Protection Boats and boating Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Sports and Recreation Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. Waste disposal in the ocean Environmental Protection 00 2007-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-26T22:01:59Z Recreational Boating Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to redefine the term "pollutant" to exclude any deck runoff from a recreational vessel, any engine cooling water, gray water, bilge water effluent from a properly functioning recreational marine engine, laundry, shower, and galley sink waste from a recreational vessel, or any other discharge incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. Declares that such exclusion does not apply to rubbish, trash, garbage, or any other similar material discharged overboard by a recreational vessel.

Defines "recreational vessel" to mean a vessel that is: (1) manufactured for operation, or operated primarily for recreational purposes; or (2) leased, rented, or chartered to an individual for recreational purposes.

]]> Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2067is/xml/BILLS-110s2067is.xml 2007-09-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.