legislation: 106-hr-4917

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106-hr-4917 106 hr 4917 Recreational Waters Protection Act Environmental Protection 2000-07-20 2000-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] NJ R S000097 0 Recreational Waters Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to review the capabilities of existing marine sanitation technology and publish revised standards for marine sanitation devices pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.Provides that such standards shall require a baseline effluent water quality of not more than ten fecal coliform per 100 milliliters and a reduction in biological oxygen demand of at least35 percent.Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make State authority to prohibit the discharge of sewage (whether treated or not) inapplicable to vessels that operate a type I or II marine sanitation device that meets the revised standards pursuant to the Recreational Waters Protection Act. 2025-08-20T14:20:51Z  

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