Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act

Bill: 115-hr-4656
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2017-12-14
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Licensing and registrations

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Marine and inland water transportation

Marine pollution

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act</b></p> <p> This bill extends until December 18, 2020, an exemption from permit requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). The exemption allows certain incidental discharges from vessels that are either less than 79 feet in length or a fishing vessel.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2017 Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself and Mr. Kilmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To extend a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to the normal operation of certain vessels.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act . 2. Discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended by striking December 18, 2017 and inserting December 18, 2020 .