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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3306
To establish a microplastics pilot program, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr.
COONS, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works
A BILL
To establish a microplastics pilot program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Making Investments
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in Curbing the Ruinous Output of Plastics Act of 2020’’
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or the ‘‘MICRO Plastics Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. MICROPLASTICS PILOT PROGRAM.
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(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the En-
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vironmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section
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as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall establish a pilot program
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(referred to in this section as the ‘‘pilot program’’) to test
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the efficacy and cost effectiveness of tools, technologies,
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and techniques—
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(1) to remove microplastics from the environ-
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ment; and
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(2) to prevent the release of microplastics into
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the environment.
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(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
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gram, the Administrator shall include the testing of—
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(1) natural infrastructure;
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(2) green infrastructure (as defined in section
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502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
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U.S.C. 1362)); and
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(3) mechanical removal systems (such as
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pumps) and filtration technologies.
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(c) ELIGIBLE PILOT PROGRAM LOCATIONS.—In car-
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rying out the pilot program, the Administrator may carry
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out projects located in—
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(1) stormwater systems;
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(2) wastewater treatment facilities;
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(3) drinking water systems; and
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(4) ports, harbors, inland waterways, estuaries,
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and marine environments.
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(d) OUTREACH.—In determining selection criteria
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and projects to carry out under the pilot program, the Ad-
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ministrator shall conduct outreach to—
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(1) the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating
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Committee established under section 5(a) of the Ma-
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rine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1954(a)); and
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(2) stakeholders and experts in the applicable
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field, as determined by the Administrator.
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(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
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of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit
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to Congress a report describing the outreach conducted
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under subsection (d).
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(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
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are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
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essary to carry out this section.
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