Cruise Ships -- Links
Maine
Waste Discharge Program. For statute, rules, and supplementary materials, see the Waste Discharge Page.
38 MRSA 417. Certain deposits and discharges prohibited.
38 MRSA 543. Pollution and corruption of waters and lands of the State prohibited
38 MRSA 552-A. Detention of vessels
Maine Pumpout Station Guide
Maine's Action Plan for Managing Invasive Aquatic Species
Federal
Cruise Ship Draft Generic Sampling & Analysis Plan Available for Review
CWA § 312 (go here, begins on page 68 and goes through page 78) (off-site).
33 CFR 159. Marine Sanitation Devices -- U.S. Coast Guard (off-site).
40 CFR 122.3. Exclusions (off-site).
40 CFR § 140. Marine Sanitation Device Standard (off-site).
Title XIV -- Certain Alaskan Cruise Ship Operations (off-site). Public Law 106-554-- Appendix D, 11 STAT. 2763A-315. See pages 317 - 325. (off-site)
MARPOL, Annex IV submitted to U.S. Senate (May, 2003).
Vessel Discharges (EPA web page)(off-site).
Decision of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Petition for Rulemaking to Repeal 40 C.F.R. 122.3(a), September 2, 2003.
Deisel boats and ships (air emission standards) (EPA web page)(off-site).
Final Regulatory Support Document: Control of Emissions from New Marine Compression-Ignition Engines at or above 30 Liters per Cylinder
National Invasive Species Act of 1996 (summary).
Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Ballast Management Program for U.S. Waters. June 2003; U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Portland, Maine
International
MARPOL 73/78
MARPOL, Annex IV (Sewage) (MARPOL text no longer available on-line)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Other states
Assessment of Cruise Ship and Ferry Wastewater Impacts in Alaska (Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 1/27/04).
Report to the Legislature -- Regulation of Large Passenger Vessels in California (99 pages) (August 2003). Attachment. (212 pages) In the Attachment:
