2001-05-01                     House Journal                      Page 1437
HB 260                                                                                            
The Speaker stated that, without objection, the following, which was                                
on the April 30, 2001, calendar and not taken up (page 1415), 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                                 
    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."