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    Clean Boating Act of 2008

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    Short description: United States law
    Clean Boating Act of 2008
    Great Seal of the United States
    Long titleAn Act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel
    Acronyms (colloquial)CBA
    Enacted bythe 110th United States Congress
    Citations
    Public law110-288
    Statutes at Large122 Stat. 2650
    Codification
    Acts amendedFederal Water Pollution Control Act
    Titles amended33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters
    U.S.C. sections created33 U.S.C. § 1322(o)
    U.S.C. sections amended33 U.S.C. § 1342, 33 U.S.C. § 1362
    Legislative history
    • Introduced in the Senate as S. 2766 by Bill Nelson (D–FL) on March 13, 2008
    • Passed the Senate on 22 July, 2008 
    • Passed the House on 22 July, 2008 
    • Signed into law by President George W. Bush on 2008-07-29

    The Clean Boating Act of 2008 (CBA) is a United States law that requires recreational vessels to implement best management practices to control pollution discharges. The law exempts these vessels from requirements to obtain a discharge permit under the Clean Water Act (i.e. they are exempt from coverage under the EPA Vessels General Permit).[1][2]

    The CBA amended the Clean Water Act (CWA) and directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop performance standard regulations. The regulations will not apply to sewage discharges from recreational vessels, which are already regulated under the CWA. (See Marine sanitation device.)[3][4] The CBA designated the U.S. Coast Guard as the enforcing agency.[3]

    In 2011 EPA conducted public meetings to obtain public comment about developing CBA regulations.[5] As of 2020, EPA has not announced a schedule for issuing the regulations.[3]

    See also

    • Regulation of ship pollution in the United States

    References

    1. ↑ United States. Clean Boating Act of 2008, Pub.L. 110–288, approved July 29, 2008. Added sec. 312(o) to the Clean Water Act; 33 U.S.C. § 1322.
    2. ↑ "History of the Clean Boating Act". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2017-02-02. https://www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas-and-ports/history-clean-boating-act-cba. 
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "About the Clean Boating Act". EPA. 2019-04-15. https://www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas-and-ports/about-clean-boating-act-cba. 
    4. ↑ "Vessel Sewage Discharges". EPA. 2017-02-02. https://www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas-and-ports/vessel-sewage-discharges. 
    5. ↑ EPA. "Stakeholder Input: Listening Session to Provide Information and Solicit Suggestions for Regulations Forthcoming Under the Clean Water Act." Federal Register, 76 FR 11980. 2011-04-11.



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