H.R. 5533 · 117th Congress · House

Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Introduced
Oct 8, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 14, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

  2. OCT 08, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. OCT 08, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. OCT 08, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Committees

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 14, 2021

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Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Oct 8, 2021

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