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 12 2 STA T . 2 650PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 8 8 —J UL Y 2 9, 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–28 8 110 thCongres s A n Act Toamendth e F ede r a lW ater P oll u t i on C ontrol Ac t to addre s s certain dischar g es incidental to the normal o p eration o f a recreational v essel .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ Cl ea nBo atin g Act o f20 0 8’ ’ . SEC. 2 . D ISCH A R G ES INCIDENTAL TO THE NOR M ALO P ERATION O F RECREATIONAL V ESSELS. S ection 4 02 of the F ede r al W ater P oll u tion Control Act (3 3 U .S.C. 1 342 ) is amended by adding at the end the follo w ing

‘‘(r) DISCHARGE S IN CI D EN T A L T O THE N OR M AL OP ERATION O FR ECREATIONAL V ESSELS. — No p ermit shall be re q uired under this Act by the Administrator (or a State, in the case of a permit program appro v ed under subsection (b)) for the discharge of any graywater, bilge water, cooling water, weather dec k runoff, oil water separator effluent, or effluent from properly functioning marine engines, or any other discharge that is incidental to the normal operation of a vessel, if the discharge is from a recreational vessel.’’. SEC. 3 . DEFINITION. Section 5 02 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 13 6 2) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(25) RECREATIONAL V ESSEL.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘recreational vessel’ means any vessel that is— ‘‘(i) manufactured or used primarily for pleasure or ‘‘(ii) leased, rented, or chartered to a person for the pleasure of that person. ‘‘(B) EX CL U SION.—The term ‘recreational vessel’ does not include a vessel that is sub j ect to Coast G uard inspec - tion and that— ‘‘(i) is engaged in commercial use; or ‘‘(ii) carries paying passengers.’’. SEC. 4 . MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS. Section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(o) M ANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR RECREATIONAL VESSELS.— ‘‘(1) APPLICA B ILIT Y .—This subsection applies to any dis- charge, other than a discharge of sewage, from a recreational vessel that is— 3 3 USC125 1 note. C l e a n B oat i n gAc to f 2 0 0 8 . Ju l y 2 9, 2008 [ S.2 76 6 ]

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