Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
Summary
Reducing Waste in National Parks Act This bill directs the National Park Service to establish a program for the National Park System to reduce disposable plastic products and, if applicable, eliminate the sale and distribution of disposable plastic products. Each regional office of the National Park Service must eliminate the sale of water in disposable plastic products and the sale and distribution of other disposable plastic products after consideration of several specified factors (e.g., the costs and benefits to overall operations). Each regional office must develop a proactive visitor education strategy to address visitor expectations of water availability and explain the rationale for the program and its implementation.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 8, 2021
Last action Oct 14, 2021
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Oct 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 62 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Quigley
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Albio Sires
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pappas
DDemocratic
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