Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10536 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10536

  To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to study the impacts of the dumping of certain waste in 
              the San Pedro Basin, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2026

 Mr. Carbajal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
    Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
  To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to study the impacts of the dumping of certain waste in 
              the San Pedro Basin, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND REMEDIATION OF SAN PEDRO BASIN.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) conduct status and trend monitoring of the dumping of 
        covered waste in and around the San Pedro Basin;
            (2) conduct research to characterize the scope, impact, and 
        potential for penetration into the marine food web of the 
        dumping of covered waste in the San Pedro Basin;
            (3) develop tools, technologies, and scientific approaches 
        that can serve as a foundation to characterize the disposition 
        and impact of waste disposal at other ocean locations; and
            (4) assess, analyze, and explore the potential of 
        bioremediation with respect to the dumping of covered waste at 
        the San Pedro offshore dump sites.
    (b) Grants.--The Administrator may provide grants to support the 
study of deep seafloor contamination from the dumping of covered waste 
off the coast of California, including the study of--
            (1) spatial and co-contaminant inventories;
            (2) transport and fate processes; and
            (3) ecosystem biomagnification.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report outlining the 
strategy for further research and bioremediation in the San Pedro 
Basin, and identifying any other locations used as offshore dump sites 
for the dumping of covered waste, to the following committees:
            (1) The Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
        the House of Representatives.
            (3) The Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
        Senate.
            (4) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives.
            (5) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
        Senate.
            (6) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the 
        House of Representatives.
            (7) The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2028 through 2034.
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
        the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
        the heads of other relevant agencies.
            (2) Covered waste.--The term ``covered waste'' means--
                    (A) dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, 
                dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane degradation products, 
                and byproducts of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane 
                manufacturing; and
                    (B) other industrial wastes including military 
                explosives, radioactive waste, refinery byproducts, and 
                associated chemicals.
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