Amendments to Ocean Dumping Act. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, August 3, 1988

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OSTI ID:5517148

The amendment to the bill (H.R. 4338) recommended by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries prohibits the ocean disposal of sewage sludge and other industrial wastes by the end of 1992 and imposes special fees on such disposal beginning in 1989. Section 1 of the bill amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the dumping of sewage sludge or industrial waste into the ocean without having obtained from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a permit imposing a special disposal fee for each dry ton dumped. The bill provides that the administrator may waive the fee requirement for permittees who have entered into a compliance agreement with the Administrator which phases out and terminates ocean dumping of sewage sludge by 1993, and sets forth a schedule for the implementation of an alternate sludge disposal system. The bill directs the Administrator to report to the Congress at 6-month intervals on land-based disposal options for sewage sludge and the progress made by permittees toward the cessation of ocean dumping of such sludge, and requires congressional review of the reports. The Committee on Rules recommends passage.

• OSTI ID: 5517148
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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