S. 3298 · Became law

Public Law 110-299

Official title: “To clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels, and to require the Administrator to conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.”

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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