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To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains a high level of phosphorus, and for other... (Introduced in House)

HR 3946 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3946

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains a high level of phosphorus, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 27, 2009

Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains a high level of phosphorus, 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. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF CERTAIN DISHWASHING DETERGENT.

    Section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    `(j) Prohibition on Sale of Certain Dishwashing Detergent- Effective beginning July 1, 2010, the Administrator shall prohibit the sale of residential dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains phosphorus in any form in excess of 0.5 percent (by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus).'.

SEC. 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT.

    As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies (including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), States, and local government entities, shall--

      (1) conduct a review of available scientific information pertaining to nutrient excesses in the Great Lakes; and

      (2) submit to Congress a report that contains recommendations for action to be taken by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to address nutrient excesses in the Great Lakes.


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