§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]