,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,udall introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency to promulgate certain           
limitations with respect to             
pre-production plastic pellet pollution1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited the       
,plastic ,pellet ,free ,waters ,act4    
#b4 ,effluent limitations for           
wastewater1 spills1 and runoff from     
plastic polymer production facilities1  
plastic molding and forming facilities1 
and other point sources associated with 
the transport and packaging of plastic  
pellets or other pre-production plastic 
materials ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,administrator of the ,environmental   

,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 section as the ,administrator7 shall   
promulgate a final rule to ensure that--
 7#a7 the discharge of plastic pellets  
or other pre-production plastic         
materials 7including discharge into     
wastewater and other runoff7 from       
facilities regulated under part #dad or 
#dfc of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations 7as in effect on the date  
of enactment of this ,act71 is          
prohibited2  7#b7 the discharge of      
plastic pellets or other pre-production 
plastic materials 7including discharge  
into wastewater and other runoff7 from a
 point source 7as defined in section    
#ejb of the ,federal ,water ,pollution  
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb77    
that makes1 uses1 packages1 or          
transports those plastic pellets and    
other pre-production plastic materials  
is prohibited2 and  7#c7 the            
requirements under paragraphs 7#a7 and  
7#b7 are reflected in-- 7,a7 all        
wastewater1 stormwater1 and other       

permits issued by the ,administrator and
 ,state-delegated programs under section
 #djb of the ,federal ,water ,pollution 
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdb7 to  
facilities and other point sources 7as  
defined in section #ejb of that ,act    
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb77 that make1 use1  
package1 or transport plastic pellets or
 other pre-production plastic materials1
 as determined by the ,administrator1 in
 addition to other applicable limits and
 standards2 and  7,b7 all standards of  
performance promulgated under section   
#cab7p7 of the ,federal ,water          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acbb7p77 that are applicable to point  
sources 7as defined in section #ejb of  
that ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb77 that   
make1 use1 package1 or transport plastic
 pellets or other pre-production plastic
 materials1 as determined by the        
,administrator4