Permit exemption for recreational boaters extended

Congress has voted to continue a recreational boat exemption from permit requirements that were being considered by the Environmental Protection Agency.

In the EPA’s latest permit-regulation draft for vessels, the agency wanted to lump smaller recreational boats in with bigger commercial tankers and container ships under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

Outdoors notebook: Permit exemption for recreational boaters extended | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

Published by Hank Sibley Bluewater Yacht Sales

Hank Sibley hsibley@bwys.com Sales Professional Bluewater Yacht Sales Hampton, VA 804.337.1945 (Mobile) 757.788.7082 (Office) 757.723.3329 (Fax)

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