§342D-109 - Activities of the department.

[§342D-109]  Activities of the department.  Thedepartment may engage in the following activities relating to commercialpassenger vessels operating in the marine waters of the State:

(1)  Direct in-water monitoring of discharges orreleases of sewage and direct monitoring of the opacity of air emissions fromthose vessels;

(2)  Monitoring and studying of direct or indirectenvironmental effects of those vessels; and

(3)  Researching ways to reduce effects of thosevessels on marine waters and other coastal resources. [L 2005, c 217, pt of §1]