The bill eliminates the waiver of department inspection and additional requirements and penalties for homeowners that choose to hire a private service contractor to maintain their overboard discharge. The bill also eliminates the fee reduction for owners who hire a service contractor.

The bill requires that, at the time of relicensing, all overboard discharge owners evaluate whether they have an alternative to the overboard discharge and install the alternative when possible. The bill provides that grant money to all owners required to remove overboard discharge must be based on their ability to pay and that, if no grant money is available, the installation may be postponed until grant money is available.

The bill eliminates the conditional permit provision in current law.

The bill clarifies the determination of flow volume and seasonal use and provides greater flexibility for the homeowner to prove year-round use.