Recreational Boating Act of 2007

Recreational Boating Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (popularly known as the Clean Water Act) to redefine the term "pollutant" to exclude any deck runoff from a recreational vessel, any engine cooling water, gray water, bilge water effluent from properly functioning recreational marine engine, laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes from a recreational vessel, or any other discharge incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. Declares that such exclusion does not apply to rubbish, trash, garbage, or any other such materials discharged overboard by a recreational vessel.

Defines "recreational vessel" to mean a vessel that is: (1) manufactured for operation, or operated primarily for recreational purposes; or (2) leased, rented, or chartered to an individual for recreational purposes.

[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2550 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2550

     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
                         recreational vessels.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2007

  Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mrs. Miller of Michigan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
                         recreational vessels.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Recreational Boating Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Pollutant.--Section 502(6) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(6)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or (B)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``; or (C) any deck runoff from a recreational 
        vessel, any engine cooling water, gray water, bilge water 
        effluent from properly functioning recreational marine engines, 
        laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes from a recreational 
        vessel, or any other discharge incidental to the normal 
        operation of a recreational vessel; except that this 
        subparagraph does not apply to rubbish, trash, garbage, or 
        other such materials discharged overboard by a recreational 
        vessel''.
    (b) Recreational Vessel.--Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:
            ``(25) `recreational vessel' means a vessel--
                    ``(A) manufactured for operation, or operated, 
                primarily for recreational purposes; or
                    ``(B) leased, rented, or chartered to an individual 
                for recreational purposes.''.
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