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S. 168, Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 115th
Date Requested Jan. 24, 2017
Requested By Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Date Sent Feb. 22, 2017
Description:

S. 168 would amend the environmental standards for water that is discharged from ships and would permanently exempt certain smaller vessels from those standards. Under current law, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set and enforce those standards.

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