To amend the Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988 to delay the effective date of the prohibition on the ocean dumping of sewage sludge.
Ocean Dumping Ban Extension Act - Makes it lawful for Nassau County, New York, to dump sewage sludge into ocean waters until December 31, 1992. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue an ocean dumping permit under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to Nassau County to authorize such activity until December 31, 1992.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
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