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encouraged to use bulk dispensers of personal care prod-
ucts— 
‘‘(1) to reduce plastic waste; 
‘‘(2) to decrease the operating costs of the lodg-
ing establishments; and 
‘‘(3) in a manner that is mindful of the health 
and safety of individuals. 
‘‘SEC. 12213. PROHIBITIONS ON BLACK PLASTICS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITIONS.—Effective beginning on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
subtitle— 
‘‘(1) no food establishment shall sell, offer for 
sale, or otherwise distribute any disposable food 
service ware made using a black plastic; and 
‘‘(2) no retail establishment shall sell, offer for 
sale, or otherwise distribute— 
‘‘(A) any disposable food service ware 
made using a black plastic; or 
‘‘(B) any meat tray, fish tray, seafood 
tray, vegetable tray, or egg carton made wholly 
or partially using a black plastic. 
‘‘(b) EXEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Administrator may exempt a food establishment 
or retail establishment from an applicable prohibi-
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tion under subsection (a) for a period of not more 
than 180 days on receipt of a written application 
from the owner or operator of the food establish-
ment or retail establishment. 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED DETERMINATION.—The Admin-
istrator may not provide an exemption under para-
graph (1) unless the Administrator determines 
that— 
‘‘(A) strict enforcement of the prohibition 
for which the exemption is sought would cause 
an undue hardship described in paragraph (3); 
or 
‘‘(B) the applicable food establishment or 
retail establishment requires additional time in 
order to deplete an existing inventory of a spe-
cific item subject to the prohibition for which 
the exemption is sought. 
‘‘(3) DESCRIPTION OF UNDUE HARDSHIP.—An 
undue hardship referred to in paragraph (2)(A) is a 
situation— 
‘‘(A) that is unique to an applicable food 
establishment or retail establishment; 
‘‘(B) in which no reasonable alternative to 
the use of an item subject to a prohibition 
under subsection (a) exists; and 
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‘‘(C) due to which compliance with this 
section would create significant economic hard-
ship for the applicable food establishment or re-
tail establishment. 
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits an individual from personal use of a disposable 
food service ware or other item made using a black plastic. 
‘‘SEC. 
12214. 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
NONCOMPOSTABLE 
PRODUCE STICKERS. 
‘‘Effective beginning on the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subtitle, no retail establish-
ment shall sell or distribute any produce to which is af-
fixed a noncompostable sticker. 
‘‘SEC. 12215. ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) WRITTEN WARNING.—For the initial violation 
of an applicable prohibition under section 12213 or 12214, 
the Administrator shall issue to the applicable food estab-
lishment or retail establishment a written warning that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(1) a description of the violation; and 
‘‘(2) a notice that any subsequent violation may 
result in a fine or seizure as described in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(b) SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) FINES.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
(3), a food establishment or retail establishment that 
has received a written warning under subsection (a) 
with respect to a violation of an applicable prohibi-
tion under section 12213 or 12214, and that repeats 
the violation, shall be subject to a fine in an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(A) for the first repeat violation during 
the calendar year in which the written warning 
was received, $250; 
‘‘(B) for the second repeat violation during 
that calendar year, $500; and 
‘‘(C) for the third, and any subsequent, 
violation during that calendar year, $1,000. 
‘‘(2) SEIZURE.—On a third, or any subsequent, 
violation of an applicable prohibition under section 
12213 or 12214 by a food establishment or retail es-
tablishment during a calendar year, the Adminis-
trator may seize any products subject to the prohibi-
tion that are in the possession of the applicable food 
establishment or retail establishment. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—In the case of a food estab-
lishment or retail establishment the annual revenue 
of which is less than $1,000,000, a fine shall not be 
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imposed pursuant to this subsection more than once 
during any 7-day period. 
‘‘(c) STATE
ENFORCEMENT.—The Administrator 
may permit a State to carry out enforcement under this 
section, subject to the conditions that— 
‘‘(1) the Administrator shall determine that the 
State meets such requirements as the Administrator 
may establish; and 
‘‘(2) any fines collected by the State under this 
section shall be remitted to the Administrator. 
‘‘Subpart C—Advancing Reuse and Refill Systems 
‘‘SEC. 12221. GRANT PROGRAM TO EXPAND EQUITABLE AC-
CESS TO REUSABLE AND REFILLABLE PACK-
AGING. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator 
shall establish a competitive grant program under which 
the Administrator shall provide grants to eligible entities 
described in subsection (b) to carry out beverage container 
reuse and refill projects in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The following entities shall be el-
igible to receive a grant under this section: 
‘‘(1) An institution of higher education. 
‘‘(2) A nonprofit organization. 
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‘‘(3) A unit of county, municipal, or Tribal gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(4) A for-profit entity. 
‘‘(5) A public-private partnership. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity described in 
subsection (b) seeking a grant under this section shall sub-
mit to the Administrator an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Ad-
ministrator may require, including a description of the 
means by which the project proposed to be carried out by 
the eligible entity will— 
‘‘(1) expand 1 or more reuse and refill systems 
to replace single-use plastics, or single-use products 
containing or lined with plastic, currently used in 
consumer goods industries, including replacement 
with food service products and consumer food and 
beverage products that— 
‘‘(A) are affordable, convenient, scalable, 
nontoxic, and equitable; and 
‘‘(B) satisfy the requirements described in 
this part; 
‘‘(2) increase access to, and the capacity of, 
reuse and refill infrastructure within the State 
served by the eligible entity; 
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‘‘(3) expand consumer knowledge of reuse and 
refill programs, including through the development 
of accessible education and outreach programs and 
materials; and 
‘‘(4) install, and expand access to, sanitation in-
frastructure in public or community buildings to en-
able safe and hygienic reuse, including dishwashers 
and sanitation stations. 
‘‘(d) NONTOXIC REQUIREMENTS.—A material used 
as part of a reuse and refill project under the program 
under this section shall not— 
‘‘(1) contain a toxic substance; or 
‘‘(2) be made using prohibited plastic pack-
aging. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY; DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants 
under this section, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) give priority to any project that, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, will— 
‘‘(A) directly benefit a population of color, 
community of color, Indigenous community, 
rural community, or low-income community; or 
‘‘(B) achieve more than 1 objective de-
scribed in subsection (c); and 
‘‘(2) ensure that at least 1 grant is provided in 
each region of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
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‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this subtitle, and not less frequently than 
once every 3 years thereafter, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress, and publish, a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) an estimate of the current and projected 
consumption of beverage containers and covered 
products in each State; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of techniques and rec-
ommendations to minimize the creation of new mate-
rials for the manufacturing of beverage containers 
and covered products; 
‘‘(3) an assessment of the infrastructure and 
design needs required to establish a system for reus-
able and refillable beverage containers in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(4) a summary of— 
‘‘(A) the grants provided under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of those grants in 
increasing the proportion that— 
‘‘(i) the number of reusable and refill-
able beverage containers and covered prod-
ucts used by distributors during each cal-
endar year covered by the report; bears to 
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‘‘(ii) overall beverage container and 
covered product consumption during that 
calendar year. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028. 
‘‘SEC. 12222. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT WATER REFILL 
STATIONS AT AIRPORTS AND TRAIN STA-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 
the competitive grant program established under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall 
establish a competitive grant program under which the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 
provide grants for use in accordance with this section to— 
‘‘(1) publicly owned airports that— 
‘‘(A) host not less than 2,500 passenger 
boardings each calendar year; and 
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‘‘(B) receive scheduled passenger service; 
and 
‘‘(2) train stations located in metropolitan or 
suburban areas that provide for the transportation 
of individuals (other than employees or contractors 
of the station or individuals riding equipment to ob-
serve or monitor railroad operations) by railroad 
through— 
‘‘(A) intercity passenger service; or 
‘‘(B) commuter or other short-haul pas-
senger service. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant provided under the 
program may be used for— 
‘‘(1) purchasing and installing stations at which 
employees, passengers, and other guests may refill 
reusable beverage containers with drinking water; 
and 
‘‘(2) promoting the use of reusable beverage 
containers and water refill stations. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—An entity described in sub-
section (b) seeking a grant under the program shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, including a description of each project pro-
posed to be carried out using grant funds. 
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‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which the Secretary provides grants under the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report de-
scribing the effectiveness of the projects carried out under 
the program. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program 
$5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028. 
‘‘SEC. 12223. CLEAN COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Administrator shall establish a program, to be 
known as the ‘Clean Communities Program’, under which 
the Administrator shall leverage smart technology and so-
cial media to provide technical assistance to units of local 
government for purposes of cost-effectively— 
‘‘(1) identifying concentrated areas of pollution 
within the jurisdictions of the units of local govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(2) implementing source reduction solutions in 
response to that pollution. 
‘‘SEC. 12224. REPORT ON REUSE AND REFILL SYSTEMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, and not less frequently 
than once every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall 
make publicly available a report describing the feasibility 
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