A bill to amend title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, to provide for the restoration of the New York Bight, and for other purposes.
New York Bight Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress, within three years, a New York Bight Restoration Plan to identify and control pollutant inputs affecting the Bight. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress a detailed schedule for completing such plan and a report on the technological and economic feasibility of establishing and implementing quality standards for the disposal of municipal sludge through ocean or land-based methods. Requires such standards to include permissible concentrations of specified pollutants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, EPA.
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Field Hearings Held in Ocean City, New Jersey.
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