Links

Maine

Waste Discharge Program. For statute, rules, and supplementary materials, see the Waste Discharge Page.

  • 38 MRSA 413 et. seq.

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

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:

  • See beginning on page 35 for a copy of Hawaii's Memorandum of Understanding
  • See beginning on page 115 for a copy of Florida's Memorandum of Understanding

California bills on cruise ships. The three bills are AB 121, 471(air-held), and 906. They are available through http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/ Note the original bills and subsequent amendments.

Alaska -- Cruise ship waste disposal and management (web page from Alaska Dept. of Environmenal Conservation (off-site).

Other

A Shifting Tide -- Environmental Challenges and Cruise Industry Responses (Center for Environmental Leadership in Business)(off-site).

Cruise Control -- A Report on How Cruise Ships Affect the Marine Environment (the Ocean Conservancy) (off-site).

Cruise Industry Waste Management Practices and Procedures-- E-01-01 (Revision 1); Attachment to ICCL Standard E-1-01 (Revision 1) (off-site)

Cruising -- Out of Control: The Cruise Industry, The Environment, Workers, and the Maritimes (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) (3/03)(off-site).

Feasibility of on-shore ballast treatment at California ports. (off-site)

GAO Report. Marine Pollution: Progress Made to Reduce Marine Pollution by Cruise
Ships, but Important Issues Remain (Letter Report, 02/28/2000,
GAO/RCED-00-48). (off-site)

Global Strategy for Addressing the Problem of Invasive Alient Species (draft 2002) (off-site).

Memorandum of Understanding between the DEP and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association and the International Council of Cruise Lines (12/1/01) (off-site).

Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel (off-site)

Report from Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, including diagram/table on
handling methods for waste streams from their ships (2 pages)(off-site).