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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3360
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to demonstrate on vessels ballast
water management technologies and practices, including vessel modifica-
tion and design, that will prevent aquatic nonindigenous specifies from
being introduced and spread in United States waters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 26, 1993
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. TAUZIN, Mr. MANTON, Mr. STUPAK, and Mr.
LAFALCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to demonstrate
on vessels ballast water management technologies and
practices, including vessel modification and design, that
will prevent aquatic nonindigenous specifies from being
introduced and spread in United States waters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ballast Water Control
Act’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act—
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(1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Trans-
portation;
(2) ‘‘ballast water’’ means water and sediments
taken into or expelled out of a vessel’s ballast sys-
tem;
(3) ‘‘Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force’’
means the task force established in section 1201 of
the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and
Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4721); and
(4) ‘‘nonindigenous species’’ has the meaning
given 
the 
term 
in 
section 
1003(9) 
of 
the
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and
Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4702(9)).
SEC. 3. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT STUDY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall study ballast
water technologies and practices that prevent aquatic
nonindigenous species from being introduced and spread
through ballast water in the Great Lakes and other United
States waters.
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND PRAC-
TICES FOR DEMONSTRATION.—Based on the study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify for demonstra-
tion under section 4 technologies and practices that—
(1) may be retrofitted on existing vessels or in-
corporated in new vessel designs;
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(2) are operationally practical;
(3) are safe for vessel and crew;
(4) are environmentally sound;
(5) are cost effective; and
(6) the vessel operator can monitor.
SEC. 4. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct an
18-month ballast water management demonstration pro-
gram to demonstrate technologies and practices, including
those the Secretary identifies under section 3, to prevent
aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and
spread through ballast water in the Great Lakes and other
United States waters.
(b) UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS AND SHIP REPAIR
FACILITIES.—Installation and Construction requiring a
shipyard or ship repair facility shall be performed in a
United States shipyard or ship repair facility.
(c) VESSEL SELECTION.—In demonstrating tech-
nologies and practices on vessels under this section, the
Secretary shall—
(1) use only vessels that—
(A) have ballast systems that test the tech-
nologies or practices;
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(B) are documented under the laws of the
United States; and
(C) are actively used for trade or other
maritime or public purposes during that dem-
onstration; and
(2) seek to use—
(A) vessels that call on ports in the United
States on the Great Lakes and vessels that are
operated along the other major coasts of the
United States and inland waterways; and
(B) a variety of vessel types.
SEC. 5. AUTHORITIES; CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION
WITH INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZA-
TION AND AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES TASK
FORCE.
(a) AUTHORITIES.—In conducting the study under
section 3 and the demonstration program under section
4, the Secretary may—
(1) enter into cooperative agreements with
other government agencies and private entities;
(2) accept funds, facilities, equipment, or per-
sonnel from other Federal agencies; and
(3) accept donations for property and services.
(b) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.—The Sec-
retary shall consult and cooperate with the International
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Maritime Organization and the Aquatic Nuisance Species
Task Force in carrying out this Act.
SEC. 6. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
The Secretary shall submit a report to the Con-
gress—
(1) no later than 18 months after the date this
Act is enacted on the results of the study conducted
under section 3, that specifies the technologies and
practices for demonstration under section 4; and
(2) no later than three years after the date this
Act is enacted on the findings for and recommenda-
tions resulting from the demonstration program con-
ducted under section 4.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $2,000,000 to carry out this Act.
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