S.3570: Vessel Incidental Discharge Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about transportation and public works
  • Introduced Sept. 19, 2012
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 19, 2012

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Bill Summary

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating: (1) within 180 days, to establish and implement enforceable uniform national standards for the regulation of discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel into navigable waters; (2) within 180 days, to issue a final rule for the regulation of ballast water discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel; (3)...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sept. 19, 2012

Introduced in the Senate by Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

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