To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish National Plastics Recycling Standards, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish National Plastics Recycling Standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H34B9EC2F748449F998E83CA1D4610920: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024. The table of...
- Section H08E1930181284AC5A69D29DA54DFFADA: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds the following: The Environmental Protection Agency has recognized that reusing and recycling materials conserves natural...
- Section HB38A030D30374090A52D9247FF804393: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term advanced recycling or advanced...
- Section HC7D50761AF514F8E88F495347E9E0C6E: 101. National Plastics Recycling Standards Advisory Committee Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish...
- Section HE2319579211640AAA2C2EE69E807D970: 102. National plastic recycling standards Not later than 18 months after the date on which the Committee issues a report under section 101(c), the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish National Plastics Recycling Standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish National Plastics Recycling Standards, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bucshon (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a pre-consumer recovered material or a post-consumer recovered material that— contains plastic derived from a residential, municipal, industrial, community, or commercial source
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