Clean Boating Act of 2008

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel.

5/1/2008--Introduced.
Clean Boating Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to provide that no permit shall be required by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for the discharge from a recreational vessel of graywater, bilge water, cooling water, weather deck runoff, oil water separator effluent, or effluent from properly functioning marine engines or for any other discharge that is incidental to the normal operation of such vessel.
Defines a "recreational vessel" as any vessel that is leased, rented, or chartered to a person for that person's pleasure or that is manufactured or used primarily for pleasure, excluding vessels that are subject to Coast Guard inspection and that are engaged in commercial use or that carry paying passengers.
Requires the Administrator to:
(1) develop management practices for recreational vessels to mitigate the adverse impacts on U.S. waters of discharges incidental to normal vessel operation (excluding sewage) in any case in which the Administrator determines that the use of those practices is reasonable and practicable; and
(2) promulgate federal standards of performance (which may distinguish among vessel types) for each discharge for which such a management practice is developed. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations governing the design, construction, installation, and use of management practices for recreational vessels as necessary to meet such standards. Prohibits the owner or operator of a recreational vessel from operating in U.S. waters if such owner or operator is not using applicable management practices in compliance with such regulations.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
• and 28 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY-20]
  • Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
  • Rep. Robin Hayes [R, NC-8]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. Joseph Knollenberg [R, MI-9]
  • Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
  • Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. James Walsh [R, NY-25]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
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Committees

• House Transportation and Infrastructure
• 1 more
  • House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5949

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 01, 2008

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• Jul 29, 2008: For Further Action See P.L. 110-288 (S. 2766).
• Added to calendar on Jul 22, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488..
• Jul 22, 2008: Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-765.
• Added to calendar on May 15, 2008: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote..
• May 15, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• May 15, 2008: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
• May 02, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
• May 01, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Introduced on May 01, 2008.

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Related Bills:

• S.2766

Related Issue Areas:

• Water pollution control
• Transportation
• Standards
• Sports
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• Marine resources
• Marine pollution
• Marine engines
• Licenses
• Law
• Executive departments
• Environmental protection
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Department of Homeland Security
• Coast guard
• Boats and boating
• Administrative procedure
• Water pollution

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July 30, 2008 President Bush Must Own A Boat !

In an unprecedented moment of lame ducked-ness, President Bush signed into law HR 5949/S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008 today ! President Bush’s signature of this important bill officially closes the door on a two-year battle to ...

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