HR 2791 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection
New York Bight Restoration Act of 1987
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Field Hearings Held in Ocean City, New Jersey.(1987-09-08)
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New York Bight Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to the Congress, within three years, a New York Bight Restoration Plan to identify and control pollutant inputs affecting the Bight. Requires the Administrator to submit to the Congress a detailed schedule for completing such plan and a report on the technological and economic feasibility of establishing and implementing quality standards for the disposal of municipal sludge through ocean or land-based methods. Requires such standards to include permissible concentrations of specified pollutants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988.…
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4 Republicans