PUBLIC LAW 100-220—DEC. 29, 1987
101 STAT. 1467
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 1988, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall jointly commence and thereafter conduct for a period of at least 3 years, a public outreach program to educate the public (including recreational boaters, fishermen, and other users of the marine environment) regarding— (A) the harmful effects of plastic pollution; (B) the need to reduce such pollution; (C) the need to recycle plastic materials; and (D) the need to reduce the quantity of plastic debris in the marine environment. (2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A public outreach program under paragraph (1) may include— (A) workshops with interested groups; (B) public service announcements; (C) distribution of leaflets and posters; and (D) any other means appropriate to educating the public. (b) CITIZEN POLLUTION PATROLS.—The Secretary of Commerce,
Voluntarism.
along with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct a program to encourage the formation of volunteer groups, to be designated as "Citizen Pollution Patrols", to assist in monitoring, reporting, cleanup, and prevention of ocean and shoreline pollution.
Subtitle C—New York Bight
33 USC 2267 note.
SEC. 2301. NEW YORK BIGHT RESTORATION PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years after the effective date of this State and local section, the Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator governments. of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other Federal, State, and interstate agencies, shall prepare a New York Bight Restoration Plan. In preparing such plan, the Administrator shall seek the views and comments of interested persons and hold public hearings in States to be affected by the plan. The first such public hearing shall occur not later than 8 months after the effective date of this section. (b) SCOPE OF PLAN.—The New York Bight Restoration Plan prepared under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— (1) identify and assess the impact of pollutant inputs, such as treated and untreated sewage discharge, industrial outfalls, agricultural and urban runoff^ storm sewer overflow, upstream contaminant sources, atmospheric fallout, and dumping, that are affecting the water quality and marine resources of the New York Bight; (2) identify those uses in the New York Bight and other areas that are being adversely affected by such pollutant inputs; (3) determine the fate of the contaminants from such pollutant inputs and their effect on human health and the marine environment; (4) identify technologies and management practices necessary for controlling such pollutant inputs; (5) identify the costs of implementing such technologies and practices and any impediments to such implementation;
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