Concerns Raised in Congress Over Ban On Foreign Ships Using Anti-Fouling Agent

摘要

A House subcommittee member expressed doubts at a June 10 hearing over how the Coast Guard would enforce a prohibition on foreign vessels using a toxic anti-fouling system from entering U.S. waters.rnLegislation that would prohibit vessels with hulls coated with tributyltin (TBT) from entering U.S. waters rnshould be introduced "within a few weeks," a subcommittee staff member told BNA. Once enacted, the law would bring U.S. law into compliance with provisions of International Maritime Organization's International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships.