Introduced in the House on April 13, 2005, to specify that the discharge of ballast water by an ocean-going ship without a permit would be prima facie evidence of a violation of the law proposed by SB 332. Together, this bill and that one define ballast water discharges that contain harmful invasive or nuisance species as “pollution” subject to regulation; require ocean ships stopping in Michigan ports to get a permit; and require ships to demonstrate that they use environmentally sound methods to prevent these discharges
The vote was 109 in favor, 1 opposed and 0 not voting
(House Roll Call 104 at House Journal 37)
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