(1) CONDUCT AND COMPLETE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT OF 1972 (33 U.S.C. § 1251 ET SEQ.) AND THE CLEAN
VESSEL ACT OF 1992 (PL. 102-587), A SURVEY OF:

(I) THE NUMBER AND LOCATION NUMBER LOCATION, AND
UTILIZATION OF OPERATIONAL PUMPOUT STATIONS AND WASTE RECEPTION
FACILITIES AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MARINAS, MOORING AREAS, DOCKS, AND OTHER
BOATING ACCESS FACILITIES IN THE STATE; AND

(II) THE NUMBER OF RECREATIONAL VESSELS OPERATING IN THE
WATERS OF THE STATE INCLUDING TRANSIENT VESSELS EQUIPPED WITH TYPE I.
TYPE II. OR TYPE III MARINE SANITATION DEVICES OR PORTABLE TOILETS, AND THE
AREAS OF THE WATERS OF THE STATE IN WHICH THOSE VESSELS CONGREGATE
INCLUDING AREAS OF OVERNIGHT ANCHORING AND MOORING; AND

(2) IDENTIFY WATERS OF THE STATE THAT SUPPORT LIVING
RESOURCES THAT ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO THE DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE
FROM BOATS, SHIPS, AND OTHER VESSELS, USING CRITERIA ESTABLISHED UNDER
THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT AND 40 C.F.R. § 140.1 140.4.

(B) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2000 APRIL 15, 2001, THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR THE SAFE AND
SANITARY REMOVAL AND TREATMENT OF SEWAGE FROM ALL VESSELS, AS
DETERMINED UNDER THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, ARE
REASONABLY AVAILABLE FOR THE SENSITIVE AREAS IDENTIFIED UNDER
SUBSECTION (A)(2) OF THIS SECTION.

(C) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT IN COMPLYING WITH SUBSECTIONS (A)(2) AND (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, IF
APPROPRIATE, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON ANY SUGGESTED
CHANGES TO EXISTING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
provisions of § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, the Department of Natural
Resources shall report on or before January 1, 2000 to the Senate Economic and
Environmental Affairs and House Environmental Matters Committees on the
Department's strategies, including cooperative efforts with the United States Coast
Guard, to improve boater compliance with State and federal laws governing marine
sanitation.

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1999.