More detailed explanation of the bill:
3a ** Requires gambling vessels
operating in coastal waters to register with the
Department of Environmental Protection and gives
requirements for vessel registration:
- Vessel Owner's Business name and address
- A designated agent who lives in the state, domestic corporation, or foreign corporation autorized to do business in this state
- Name of vessel, port of registry, passenger and crew capacity
- Description of waste treatment systems - type, design, operation, location of all discharge pipes and valves, number and capacity of all storage areas and holding tanks
4a ** Requires ports to
establish procedures for the release of certain substances by gambling vessels at port facilities
- Procedures process to verify the contents released of blackwater, greywater, hazardous waste, biomedical waste, and oily bilge water
4b ** Requires ports to
establish and collect certain fees
- The fee is not to exceed the costs associated with disposal of the required releases
5 ** Requires the
reporting of the release of certain substances into
coastal waters (<3 miles) by gambling vessels to FDEP
- Date, time, location, volume, source, remedial actions taken
6a ** Provides civil
penalties for violations
- up to $50,000 for each violation plus civil penalty
6c ** Provides exemptions
- considers amount released and toxicity, extent of harm, ability to pay, voluntary cleanup efforts
7 - securing the safety of the vessel or life at sea
8a ** Requires
the department (FDEP) to adopt rules
8b ** Directs the department to
petition the Federal Government to prohibit certain
releases within the federal territorial waters off the
shores of this state.
8c ** Provides an effective date for implentation - July 1, 2007 |
