,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,graham1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 
,mr4 ,coons1 and ,ms4 ,duckworth7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a      
microplastics pilot program1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,making        
,investments in ,curbing the ,ruinous   
,output of ,plastics ,act of #bjbj or   
the ,,micro ,plastics ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,microplastics pilot program  7a7   
,establishment ,the ,administrator of   
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
7referred to in this section as the     
,administrator7 shall establish a pilot 
program 7referred to in this section as 
the pilot program7 to test the efficacy 
and cost effectiveness of tools1        
technologies1 and techniques-- 7#a7 to  

remove microplastics from the           
environment2 and  7#b7 to prevent the   
release of microplastics into the       
environment4  7b7 ,requirements ,in     
carrying out the pilot program1 the     
,administrator shall include the testing
 of-- 7#a7 natural infrastructure2  7#b7
 green infrastructure 7as defined in    
section #ejb of the ,federal ,water     
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acfb772 and  7#c7 mechanical removal   
systems 7such as pumps7 and filtration  
technologies4  7c7 ,eligible pilot      
program locations ,in carrying out the  
pilot program1 the ,administrator may   
carry out projects located in-- 7#a7    
stormwater systems2  7#b7 wastewater    
treatment facilities2  7#c7 drinking    
water systems2 and  7#d7 ports1 harbors1
 inland waterways1 estuaries1 and marine
 environments4  7d7 ,outreach ,in       
determining selection criteria and      
projects to carry out under the pilot   
program1 the ,administrator shall       
conduct outreach to-- 7#a7 the          

,interagency ,marine ,debris            
,coordinating ,committee established    
under section #e7;a7 of the ,marine     
,debris ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aied7;a772 
and  7#b7 stakeholders and experts in   
the applicable field1 as determined by  
the ,administrator4  7e7 ,report ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report describing the outreach       
conducted under subsection 7d74  7f7    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section4