Bill > HR1452

This bill amends the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to provide certain data related to water quality upon request by any state, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territory. Specifically, the bill requires the Commandant to provide data on the challenge water quality characteristics, challenge water biological organism concentrations, post-treatment water quality characteristics, and post-treatment biological organism concentrations for ballast water management systems with a type approval certificate approved by the Coast Guard. This additional data sharing provision is intended to support efforts by state and local authorities to monitor and address water quality issues.