H.R. 3969 · 116th Congress
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Introduced
- 2019-07-25
- Latest action
- 2019-08-29 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Summary
Save Our Seas 2.0 Act or the SOS 2.0 Act
This bill establishes requirements and incentives to reduce, recycle, and prevent marine debris (e.g., plastics), including requirements to establish a Marine Debris Response Trust Fund, a Marine Debris Foundation, a Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations, a strategy to improve waste management and recycling infrastructure, a Waste Management Revolving Fund for states, a Waste Management Infrastructure Grant program, a Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant program, a Wastewater Infrastructure Grant program, and a Trash-Free Water Grant program.