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2001 SESSION

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SB 1072 Reporting of ballast water discharge; penalty.

Introduced by: Bill Bolling | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Reporting of ballast water discharge; penalty. Requires that operators of certain commercial vessels file a Ballast Water Control Report form with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. The reporting requirements shall not apply to any vessel of the United States Department of Defense, the United States Coast Guard, or the Armed Forces. The reporting requirement may be satisfied for those vessels whose first port of call in United States waters is in Virginia by the filing of a copy of the form submitted to the National Ballast Water Information Clearinghouse. Any operator who knowingly fails to file a report form in a timely manner or knowingly makes a false statement on the report form shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.


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