H.R.5949: To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel.

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel. 7/22/2008--Reported to House without amendment.    (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Clean Boating Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to provide that no permit shall be required by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the national pollutant discharge elimination system for the discharge from a recreational vessel of graywater, bilge water, cooling water, weather deck runoff, oil water separator effluent, or effluent from properly functioning marine engines or for any other discharge that is incidental to the normal operation of such vessel.Defines a "recreational vessel"[...]

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