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Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008

To establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.

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7/8/2008--Introduced.
Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008 - Prohibits cruise vessels calling on U.S. ports from discharging sewage, graywater, or bilge water into U.S. waters unless:
(1) the treated effluent meets specified effluent limits and management standards;
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March 20, 2009 Cruise Tourism and Its Impact on Ecology and Environment

The state of the cruise industry was recently examined and discussed by all the major players at the 2009 Annual Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami. The hot topic at the convention was, of course, the economy and how it has effected ...

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July 27, 2008 Friends of the Earth Environmental Round Up

Just last week, Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA) introduced the Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2008 (H.R. 6434), a bill that would finally put an end to the dumping of sewage and other pollutants by cruise ships within 12 miles of our coastlines. ...

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Source: Friends of the Earth Environmental Roundup


July 17, 2008 hr 6434: clean cruise ship act of 2008

hr 6434: clean cruise ship act of 2008. sponsor: farr (d - ca). official title: a bill to establish national standards for discharges from cruise vessels into the waters of the united states, and for other purposes. status: ...

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