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.
Bill: S.1507 | Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL)
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
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.

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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited the ``Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act''.

SEC. 2. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR WASTEWATER, SPILLS, AND RUNOFF FROM 
              PLASTIC POLYMER PRODUCTION FACILITIES, PLASTIC MOLDING 
              AND FORMING FACILITIES, AND OTHER POINT SOURCES 
              ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSPORT AND PACKAGING OF PLASTIC 
              PELLETS OR OTHER PRE-PRODUCTION PLASTIC MATERIALS.

    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.
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