Consideration of marine debris in negotiating international agreements
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Title
33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter
CH55
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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In negotiating any relevant international agreement with any country or countries after December 18, 2020, the President shall, as appropriate—(1) consider the impact of land-based sources of plastic waste and other solid waste from that country on the marine and aquatic environment; and
(2) ensure that the agreement strengthens efforts to eliminate land-based sources of plastic waste and other solid waste from that country that impact the marine and aquatic environment.
(Pub. L. 116–224, title II, § 206, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1091.)
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