ELR Citation: ELR 20305
No(s). 81-3700 (9th Cir. Feb 3, 1984)

The court holds that an Alaska statute prohibiting the discharge into state territorial waters of any ballast water from the oil cargo tanks of vessels is not preempted by federal laws that also regulate ballast water discharges. Coast Guard regulations under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act as am...