An Act To Address and Mitigate the Effects of Marine Debris

CONCEPT DRAFT SUMMARY

This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.

This bill proposes to enact measures to address and mitigate plastic pollution in the marine environment, including but not limited to microdebris pollution. For the purpose of this resolve, "microdebris" means particles of plastic approximately 5 to 10 microns in length that may be ingested by filter-feeding organisms in the marine environment.