3.0.0 980 2023-01-11T13:28:27Z 2023-01-11T13:28:27Z House HR 2015-02-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 25 (Friday, February 13, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUNTER:H.R. 980.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H1070]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-17T15:45:11Z Referred to 2015-02-13T14:04:40Z Vessel Incidental Discharge Act 114 373 S 2015-07-29 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 114 4909 HR 2016-05-26 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. 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Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2016-07-14 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 2015-02-13 Introduced in House 2015-10-27T14:51:12Z Vessel Incidental Discharge Act

This bill requires the Coast Guard to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters. The Coast Guard's existing rule for ballast water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel are adopted until those performance standards are revised or a more stringent state standard is adopted. Ballast water is water taken aboard a vessel to control stability or during the operation of a vessel's ballast water treatment technology.

Within two years, the Coast Guard must establish best management practices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel other than ballast water.

By January 1, 2020, the Coast Guard must complete a feasibility review to determine whether revising ballast water performance standards will result in a scientifically demonstrable and substantial reduction in the risk of introduction or establishment of aquatic nuisance species. The Coast Guard must establish a revised standard based on the ballast water treatment technology available. Further revisions to the performance standards are to be considered every 10 years.

This bill establishes a certification requirement for ballast water treatment technology. The Coast Guard may not approve a technology if it uses a biocide or generates a biocide that is a pesticide.

This bill establishes a petition process for a state seeking to enforce a state or local statute or regulation related to ballast water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel that is more stringent than federal performance standards.

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