House bill seeks ballast discharge standard

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Friday, October 14, 2011

LoBiondo The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would establish a uniform standard for vessel ballast water treatment. The 2011 Commercial Vessel Discharges Reform Act (H.R. 2840) was approved by voice vote. The bill, introduced in the House by Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J., amends the Clean Water Act to set a single nationwide performance standard, which ...

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