Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5005-5006)

Funds studies to clean up ocean waste and protect marine life off California's coast.

This bill would set aside money for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA would study and explore ways to clean up harmful waste, like DDT, dumped in the San Pedro Basin off California. It would require NOAA to monitor the waste, research its impact on marine life, and look into natural cleanup methods. Right now, there isn't a specific federal plan for this kind of detailed study and cleanup effort.

What Would Change

Currently, there is no specific federal mandate for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct comprehensive monitoring, research, or cleanup assessments of harmful waste, like DDT, dumped in the San Pedro Basin. There are also no specific federal grants authorized for these types of studies. This bill would change that by requiring NOAA to actively monitor and research the waste, explore natural cleanup methods, and develop new scientific tools. It would also set aside $6 million each year from 2028 to 2034 to pay for these efforts and allow NOAA to provide grants to outside researchers.

Key Provisions

Sets aside $6 million each year from 2028 to 2034 to pay for ocean waste studies and cleanup efforts.
Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to track and monitor harmful waste, like DDT, dumped in the San Pedro Basin.
Requires NOAA to study how far this waste has spread, its impact on marine life, and if it's entering the ocean food web.
Requires NOAA to explore natural cleanup methods, called bioremediation, for the San Pedro offshore dump sites.
Allows NOAA to provide grants to researchers to study deep seafloor contamination off the coast of California.
Requires NOAA to develop new tools and scientific methods to understand waste disposal impacts in other ocean areas.

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Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act

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