A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Control Act of 1972 to strengthen prohibitions on dumping into ocean waters, to provide for recovery of damages associated with dumping which affects ocean waters, and for other purposes.
Title I: Ocean Dumping of Medical Waste - Medical Waste Sanctions Act of 1988 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the dumping of medical waste into the ocean.
Increases the civil and criminal penalties imposed against persons who knowingly violate such Act's provisions, regulations, or permits pertaining to waste disposal in the ocean. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to utilize payments in lieu of civil monetary penalties for environmental improvement projects.
Makes any person involved in the unlawful disposal of material which affects ocean waters or the Great Lakes liable for the removal costs and damages caused by such disposal. Sets forth defenses to such liability.
Title II: Prohibition on Disposal of Medical Waste in the Great Lakes - Great Lakes Medical Waste Control Act - Prohibits the dumping of medical waste into the Great Lakes or along their shorelines. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of such prohibitions.
Became Public Law No: 100-688.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from EPA, Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers.
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee on Oceanography Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 100-1102.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 100-1102.
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Placed on Union Calendar No: 643.
See S.2030.