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S.1578: A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel ballast water management requirements, and for other purposes.

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October 24, 2007 Status - S.1578 - Ballast Water Management Act of 2007

Sep 27, 2007 The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee approved S.1578, The Ballast Water Management Act of 2007, as amended, which strengthens the existing national ballast water management program for aquatic nuisance ...

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October 17, 2007 S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on September 27, 2007.

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September 30, 2007 Commerce Committee Approves Measure that Tempers Spread of ...

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved S. 1578, The Ballast Water Management Act of 2007, as amended, which strengthens the existing national ballast water management program for aquatic nuisance ...

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September 29, 2007 INVASIVE SPECIES: Ballast bill trucks through Senate Commerce...

The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday moved along legislation meant to combat invasive marine species in the ballast water of ships. The "Ballast Water Management Act," S. 1578, would require mandatory… skydiving.

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September 28, 2007 INVASIVE SPECIES: Ballast bill trucks through Senate Commerce ...

The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday moved along legislation meant to combat invasive marine species in the ballast water of ships. The "Ballast Water Management Act," S. 1578, would require mandatory…

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September 28, 2007 Ballast bill trucks through Senate Commerce, minus Boxer amendment

The “Ballast Water Management Act,” S. 1578, would require mandatory ballast water treatment technology on all ships that travel to US ports. It also would force the United States to adopt the International Maritime Organization ...

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September 27, 2007 wtf?

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) plans to introduce an amendment to S. 1578, the Ballast Water Amendment, that will add a provision to allow the US Coast Guard to review vessel classes and determine if their water discharges should be held to ...

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September 27, 2007 AWA Alert

Take Action Now: Call your US Senator, and ask them to support the Nelson Amendment to S.1578. Under this amendment, all normal discharges from all recreational vessels would remain exempt from federal permits. ...

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September 27, 2007 AWA Alert

Take Action Now: Call your US Senator, and ask them to support the Nelson Amendment to S.1578. Under this amendment, all normal discharges from all recreational vessels would remain exempt from federal permits. ...

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September 27, 2007 AWA Alert

Take Action Now: Call your US Senator, and ask them to support the Nelson Amendment to S.1578. Under this amendment, all normal discharges from all recreational vessels would remain exempt from federal permits. ...

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Source: Green Hulk PWC Performance Forums


September 26, 2007 Boaters Beware the EPA

Boaters Beware the EPA      If you have $800 in your pocket, hang onto it for a while ... Ammendment S.1578 which would basically exclude smaller recreational boaters and uphold the regulation

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September 26, 2007 Boaters Beware the EPA

Another hope come in the form of Democratic Florida Senator Bill Nelson who is also fighting to ammend the Ballast Water Ammendment S.1578 which would basically exclude smaller recreational boaters and uphold the regulation against ...

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August 31, 2007 Debate surrounding ballast water bill (S 1578) in Senate

When Congress returns after Labor Day, the Senate Commerce Committee hopes to move the Ballast Water Management Act (S. 1578) through Committee. The bill would amend and strengthen existing federal law regulating invasive species from ...

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Source: Ballast Water and Aquatic Invasive Species News


June 06, 2007 S. 1578, A bill to amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance ...

S. 1578 would amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish vessel ballast water management requirements....

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