§342D-109 - Activities of the department.

     [§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]