| D.__"Graywater" means galley, dishwasher, bath and laundry | wastewater.__"Graywater" does not include other wastes or | waste streams. |
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| E.__"Large commercial passenger vessel" means a commercial | passenger vessel that provides overnight accommodations for | 250 or more passengers for hire, determined with reference | to the number of lower berths. |
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| F.__"No-discharge zone" means an area within coastal waters | that has been designated by the United States Environmental | Protection Agency pursuant to 33 United States Code, Section | 1322, to be an area in which discharge of blackwater is | prohibited. |
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| G.__"Small commercial passenger vessel" means a commercial | passenger vessel that provides overnight accommodations for | fewer than 250 passengers for hire, determined with | reference to the number of lower berths. |
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| | 2.__Licensing exemptions.__ A license is not required pursuant | to section 413 prior to the discharge of graywater to coastal | waters from: |
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| A.__A small commercial passenger vessel; |
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| B. A commercial passenger vessel operated by the United | States or a foreign government; or |
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| C.__A commercial passenger vessel if the discharge is made | for the purpose of securing the vessel or saving life at | sea, and as long as all reasonable precautions have been | taken to prevent or minimize the discharge. A discharge as | described in this paragraph must be reported in accordance | with subsection 3. |
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| | 3.__Report of unauthorized discharge.__Discharges of | blackwater or graywater from a large commercial passenger vessel | to coastal waters must be reported to the department as provided | in this subsection. |
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| A.__The owner or operator of a large commercial passenger | vessel that discharges blackwater within a no-discharge zone |
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| or discharges blackwater in violation of federal law outside | a no-discharge zone shall immediately report that discharge | to the department. The owner or operator shall submit a | written report concerning the discharge to the department | within 30 days of the discharge. |
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