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Ch. 232
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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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[5-5A-03.
This subtitle applies to all vessels carrying ballast water into the waters of the
State from a voyage destined for a Maryland port, except:
(1) A vessel of the United States Department of Defense or United States
Coast Guard subject to the requirements of § 1103 of the National Invasive Species
Act of 1996, or any vessel of the armed forces, as defined in 33 U.S.C. § 1322(a)(14),
that is subject to the Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed
Forces under 33 U.S.C. § 1322(n); or
(2) A vessel:
(i) That discharges ballast water or sediments only at the location
where the ballast water or sediments originated, if the ballast water or sediments do
not mix with ballast water or sediments from areas other than open sea waters; or
(ii) That does not discharge ballast water in waters of the State.]
[5-5A-04.
(a) In order to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species
into any river, estuary, bay, or coastal area through the exchange of ballast water of
vessels before entering the Chesapeake Bay, the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal,
and other waters of the State, the Department shall adopt, by regulation:
(1) The federal guidelines, for vessels entering Maryland waters from
outside the United States Exclusive Economic Zone; and
(2) State guidelines for ballast water management that are consistent
with the federal guidelines, for other vessels entering Maryland waters.
(b) Nothing in the guidelines adopted under this section may be construed to
require a vessel to operate in a manner that may threaten the safety of the vessel or
its crew or passengers.]
[5-5A-05.
The Department shall:
(1) Adopt ballast water control report forms, consistent with the form
adopted by the United States Coast Guard, to monitor compliance with the federal
and State guidelines;
(2) Work cooperatively with the United States Coast Guard, the
Maryland Port Administration, and the shipping industry to assure distribution of
these forms to vessels; and
(3) Direct return of the forms to the Department and to the National
Ballast Water Information Clearinghouse of the Smithsonian Environmental
Research Center.]
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