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HB 260                                                                                            
The Speaker stated, without objection, the following would be moved                                 
to the bottom of the calendar:                                                                      
                                                                                                    
     HOUSE BILL NO. 260                                                                             
     "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                                  
     sewage; prohibiting the discharge of untreated sewage from the                                 
     vessels unless exempted; placing limits on discharges of treated                               
     sewage and graywater from the vessels unless exempted;                                         
     establishing a commercial passenger vessel coastal protection                                  
     fund; establishing a fee on commercial passenger vessels, that are                             
     not exempt from the fee, for each voyage during which the vessels                              
     operate in the marine waters of the state based on the overnight                               
     accommodation capacity of the vessels determined with reference                                

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     to the number of lower berths; establishing penalties for failure to                           
     comply with certain laws relating to the vessels; authorizing the                              
     Department of Environmental Conservation to encourage and                                      
     recognize superior environmental protection efforts related to                                 
     commercial passenger vessels; authorizing exemptions from some                                 
     laws relating to discharges from the vessels and from the fee                                  
     requirements related to the vessels; requiring a report from the                               
     Department of Environmental Conservation concerning matters                                    
     relating to the vessels; and providing for an effective date."