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

(1)  Direct in-water monitoring of discharges or
releases of sewage and direct monitoring of the opacity of air emissions from
those vessels;

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

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