Introduced
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To postpone for one year the imposition of new water ballast discharge regulations on ocean-going ships that enter Michigan waters. Note: The regulations went into effect on Jan. 1, 2007, and most shippers have announced that they will not dock in Michigan ports as a result, because the technologies available to meet the regulations have not been approved. The shippers would instead dock in Canadian ports, and the ballast water discharges would still enter Great Lakes waters.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
