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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7634 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mrs. PELTOLA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. 

LEE of California, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

KILMER, Mr. NADLER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. SCHIFF, 

Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. COHEN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. 

SCHRIER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. 

RASKIN, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. CARSON, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, 

Mr. SOTO, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. 

DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. POCAN, and Mr. KIM of New Jersey) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plastic Pellet Free 

3 Waters Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR WASTEWATER, 

5 SPILLS, AND RUNOFF FROM PLASTIC POLY6 MER PRODUCTION FACILITIES, PLASTIC 

7 MOLDING AND FORMING FACILITIES, AND 

8 OTHER POINT SOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH 

9 THE TRANSPORT AND PACKAGING OF PLAS10 TIC PELLETS OR OTHER PRE-PRODUCTION 

11 PLASTIC MATERIALS. 

12 Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro14 tection Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Admin15 istrator’’) shall promulgate a final rule to ensure that— 

16 (1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre17 production plastic materials (including discharge 

18 into wastewater and other runoff) from facilities reg19 ulated under part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of 

20 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en21 actment of this Act), is prohibited; 

22 (2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre23 production plastic materials (including discharge 

24 into wastewater and other runoff) from a point 

25 source (as defined in section 502 of the Federal 

26 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that 


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1 makes, uses, packages, or transports those plastic 

2 pellets and other pre-production plastic materials is 

3 prohibited; and 

4 (3) the requirements under paragraphs (1) and 

5 (2) are reflected in— 

6 (A) all wastewater, stormwater, and other 

7 permits issued by the Administrator and State8 delegated programs under section 402 of the 

9 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

10 1342) to facilities and other point sources (as 

11 defined in section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 

12 1362)) that make, use, package, or transport 

13 plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic 

14 materials, as determined by the Administrator, 

15 in addition to other applicable limits and stand16 ards; and 

17 (B) all standards of performance promul18 gated under section 312(p) of the Federal 

19 Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 

20 1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources 

21 (as defined in section 502 of that Act (33 

22 U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use, package, or 

23 transport plastic pellets or other pre-production 


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1 plastic materials, as determined by the Admin2 istrator. 

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