H.R. 7543
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Sponsor: Mike Levin
66 cosponsors
- Mike Thompson
- Ritchie Torres
- Shri Thanedar
- Kim Schrier
- Raul Ruiz
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Lateefah Simon
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Adam Smith
- André Carson
- Chellie Pingree
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Delia C. Ramirez
- Doris O. Matsui
- Dwight Evans
- Hillary J. Scholten
- James P. McGovern
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jared Moskowitz
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- Judy Chu
- Kathy Castor
- Kevin Mullin
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Madeleine Dean
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Mike Quigley
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Salud O. Carbajal
- Sara Jacobs
- Seth Magaziner
- Seth Moulton
- Sharice Davids
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Steve Cohen
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Troy A. Carter
- William R. Keating
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Betty McCollum
- Dave Min
- Jasmine Crockett
- Sean Casten
- John B. Larson
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Steven Horsford
- Zoe Lofgren
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Joaquin Castro
- Jake Auchincloss
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Jared Huffman
- James R. Walkinshaw
- Juan Vargas
- Joe Neguse
- Melanie A. Stansbury
- Ted Lieu
- Jill N. Tokuda
- Andrea Salinas
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.
Text of the bill
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the Administrator) shall promulgate a final rule to ensure that—
(1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials (including discharge into wastewater and other runoff) from facilities regulated under part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), is prohibited;
(2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials (including discharge into wastewater and other runoff) from a point source (as defined in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that makes, uses, packages, or transports those plastic pellets and other pre-production plastic materials is prohibited; and
(3) the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) are reflected in—
(A) all wastewater, stormwater, and other permits issued by the Administrator and State-delegated programs under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) to facilities and other point sources (as defined in section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use, package, or transport plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator, in addition to other applicable limits and standards; and
(B) all standards of performance promulgated under section 312(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources (as defined in section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use, package, or transport plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator.