3.0.0 5609 2023-01-11T13:25:33Z 2023-01-11T13:25:33Z House H HR 2014-09-18 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUNTER:H.R. 5609.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18[Page H7890]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2014-09-19T19:11:51Z Referred to 2014-09-18T13:05:45Z Vessel Incidental Discharge Act 113 2094 S 2014-12-10 By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 113-304. Related bill CRS 2014-09-19 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2014-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 N C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2014-09-18 True L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2014-09-18 True R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2014-09-18 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2014-09-18 True L000569 Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] Blaine Luetkemeyer R MO 3 2014-09-18 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2014-09-18 True J000296 Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL 13 2014-09-18 True H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2014-09-18 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2014-09-18 True E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2014-09-18 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2014-11-14 False C001047 Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2 2014-11-14 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2014-11-14 False C001075 Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] Bill Cassidy R LA 6 2014-11-14 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Aquatic ecology Coast guard Department of Homeland Security Environmental regulatory procedures Environmental technology Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Licensing and registrations Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Technology assessment Water quality Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in House 2015-03-20T13:58:48Z Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Sets forth provisions concerning standards for waste water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, including discharges of ballast water (water taken into the ship's ballast to maintain stability).

Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges from vessels into navigable waters and best management practices for discharges other than ballast water.

Sets as the national standard the Coast Guard's 2012 "Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters." Requires DHS to revise the ballast water performance standard so that those discharges will contain less than specified concentrations of living organisms, indicator microbes, and viruses if DHS finds that the standard would be feasible.

Requires ballast water treatment technology to be certified by DHS. Prohibits DHS from certifying a technology that uses certain biocides (substances or organisms introduced into or produced by the technology to reduce or eliminate aquatic nuisance species).

Sets forth exemptions from permit requirements, prohibitions of any other law, and discharge standards under this Act for specified discharges and vessels.

Authorizes DHS to establish alternative programs for compliance with ballast water discharge regulations for specified vessels. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate standards for the reception of ballast water from a vessel into a reception facility and the disposal or treatment of the ballast water.

Establishes this Act as the exclusive statutory authority for federal regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel to which this Act applies.

]]> Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Display Title Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of nationally uniform and environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Introduced in House 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5609ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5609ih.xml 2014-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. 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.