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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4681 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 

Mr. UDALL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited the ‘‘Plastic Pellet Free 

5 Waters Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR WASTEWATER, 

2 SPILLS, AND RUNOFF FROM PLASTIC POLY3 MER PRODUCTION FACILITIES, PLASTIC 

4 MOLDING AND FORMING FACILITIES, AND 

5 OTHER POINT SOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH 

6 THE TRANSPORT AND PACKAGING OF PLAS7 TIC PELLETS OR OTHER PRE-PRODUCTION 

8 PLASTIC MATERIALS. 

9 Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro11 tection Agency (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Admin12 istrator’’) shall promulgate a final rule to ensure that— 

13 (1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre14 production plastic materials (including discharge 

15 into wastewater and other runoff) from facilities reg16 ulated under part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of 

17 Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en18 actment of this Act), is prohibited; 

19 (2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre20 production plastic materials (including discharge 

21 into wastewater and other runoff) from a point 

22 source (as defined in section 502 of the Federal 

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

24 makes, uses, packages, or transports those plastic 

25 pellets and other pre-production plastic materials is 

26 prohibited; and 


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

2 (2) are reflected in— 

3 (A) all wastewater, stormwater, and other 

4 permits issued by the Administrator and State5 delegated programs under section 402 of the 

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

7 1342) to facilities and other point sources (as 

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

9 1362)) that make, use, package, or transport 

10 plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic 

11 materials, as determined by the Administrator, 

12 in addition to other applicable limits and stand13 ards; and 

14 (B) all standards of performance promul15 gated under section 312(p) of the Federal 

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

17 1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources 

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

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

20 transport plastic pellets or other pre-production 

21 plastic materials, as determined by the Admin22 istrator. 

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