A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct a joint study of the adverse effects that the pollution of the environment caused by discarding or dumping of plastics on land and in the waters have on the environment, including the effects on fish and wildlife, and to make recommendations for eliminating or lessening such adverse effects.
Plastic Waste Study Act of 1986 - Directs the Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to jointly study the adverse effects of dumping plastics on the environment, including fish and wildlife, within the United States and the oceans.
Requires the Administrators to report results and recommendations within 18 months.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment.
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, EPA, Commerce, Marine Mammal Comm.
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Favorable Executive Comment Received From Marine Mammal Comm.
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