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HB 164                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 164                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to reporting of vessel location by certain                                                                 
    commercial passenger vessels operating in the marine waters of                                                              
    the state, to access to vessels by licensed marine engineers for                                                            
    purposes of monitoring compliance with state and federal                                                                    
    requirements, and to the obligations of those engineers while                                                               
    aboard the vessels; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 164(FIN)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to reporting of vessel location by certain                                                                 
    commercial passenger vessels operating in the marine waters of                                                              
    the state, to access to vessels by a wastewater treatment operator                                                          
    for purposes of monitoring compliance with state and federal                                                                
    marine discharge and pollution requirements, to the obligations of                                                          
    that operator while aboard the vessels, and to the qualifications of                                                        
    the wastewater treatment operator; and providing for an effective                                                           
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Meyer and Chenault, Co-                                                                
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                

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Do pass (3):  Foster, Kelly, Hawker                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (1):  Gara                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (5):  Nelson, Joule, Thomas, Meyer, Chenault                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amend (2):  Crawford, Stoltze                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 164(FIN):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3. Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                                                           
4. Fiscal, House Finance Committee/Dept. of Environmental                                                                       
Conservation                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 164 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.