To direct the Secretary of Transportation to demonstrate on vessels ballast water management technologies and practices, including vessel modification and design, that will prevent aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and spread in United States waters.
Ballast Water Management Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to direct the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to contract with the Marine Board of the National Research Council to evaluate ballast water management technologies that prevent aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and spread through ballast water discharged into U.S. waters. Requires the Task Force to submit to appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of such evaluation.
Directs the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to conduct a national ballast water management demonstration program to evaluate ballast water management technologies that prevent aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and spread through ballast water discharged into U.S. waters.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1995 and 1996.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf Sequentially for a Period not later than Feb. 23, 94.
Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-440.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 103-440.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 243.
Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1606-1607)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Executive Comment Received from DOT.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.