H.R.2550 - Recreational Boating Act of 2007
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.

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HR 2550 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to recreational vessels.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
This Act may be cited as the `Recreational Boating Act of 2007'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(a) Pollutant- Section 502(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (
(1) by striking `or (B)' and inserting `(B)'; andCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(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'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Recreational Vessel- Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(25) `recreational vessel' means a vessel--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(A) manufactured for operation, or operated, primarily for recreational purposes; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
`(B) leased, rented, or chartered to an individual for recreational purposes.'.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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