110 HR 2550 IH: Recreational Boating Act of 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-24 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2550 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2007 Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mrs. Miller of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Recreational Boating Act of 2007 .

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Definitions

(a)

Pollutant

Section 502(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(6)) is amended— (1)by striking or (B) and inserting (B); and (2)by inserting before the period at the end the following: ; or (C) any deck runoff from a recreational vessel, any engine cooling water, gray water, bilge water effluent from properly functioning recreational marine engines, laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes from a recreational vessel, or any other discharge incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel; except that this subparagraph does not apply to rubbish, trash, garbage, or other such materials discharged overboard by a recreational vessel. (b)

Recreational vessel

Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following: (25)recreational vessel means a vessel— (A)manufactured for operation, or operated, primarily for recreational purposes; or (B)leased, rented, or chartered to an individual for recreational purposes. .