2001-04-20                     House Journal                      Page 1083
HB 22                                                                                             
The Transportation Committee has considered:                                                        
                                                                                                    
    SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 22                                                        
    "An Act relating to certain passenger vessels operating in the                                  
   marine waters of the state; and providing for an effective date."                               
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                    
    22(TRA)                                                                                         
    "An Act requiring the owners or operators of certain passenger                                  
    vessels operating in the marine waters of the state to register the                             
    vessels; establishing information-gathering, record keeping, and                                
    reporting requirements relating to the vessels' graywater and the                               
    offloading or release of pollutants from the vessels; prohibiting                               
    the discharge of untreated sewage from the vessels; placing limits                              
    on discharges of treated sewage and graywater from the vessels;                                 
    establishing penalties for failure to comply with certain laws                                  
    relating to the vessels; requiring a report from the Department of                              
    Environmental Conservation concerning matters relating to the                                   
    vessels; and providing for an effective date."                                                  
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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The report was signed by Representative Kohring, Chair, with the                                    
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (3):  Kookesh, Kapsner, Scalzi                                                              
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (1):  Masek                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Amend (1):  Kohring                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSSSHB 22(TRA):                                               
                                                                                                    
1.  Fiscal, Dept. of Environmental Conservation                                                     
                                                                                                    
SSHB 22 was referred to the Resources Committee.