Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act

Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act

This bill permits the use of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to construct or improve municipal water treatment facilities to reduce and remove plastic waste, microplastics, and other post-consumer materials from wastewater. That fund provides low-cost financing to communities for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9608 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9608

   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain 
activities for the removal of plastic waste and post-consumer materials 
from wastewater eligible for assistance under the State water pollution 
            control revolving funds, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2022

 Mr. Jacobs of New York (for himself and Mrs. Peltola) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain 
activities for the removal of plastic waste and post-consumer materials 
from wastewater eligible for assistance under the State water pollution 
            control revolving funds, 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 as the ``Reducing Plastics in Wastewater 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF PLASTIC WASTE AND POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS.

    (a) Projects and Activities Eligible for Assistance.--Section 
603(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(c)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) for the construction of improvements to treatment 
        works owned and operated by a municipality to reduce and remove 
        plastic waste and post-consumer materials, including 
        microplastics and microfibers, from wastewater.''.
    (b) Additional Subsidization.--Section 603(i)(1) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), by striking ``; or'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) for an activity described in subsection 
                (c)(13).''.
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