Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

House Bill 4236 - Reducing Waste in National Parks Act: Overview, Status, and Impact

Hozzl · 2022-11-01T13:50:08Z

Explore the details of House Bill 4236 Reducing Waste in National Parks Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Public Lands and Natural Resources. Stay informed on legislative developments.

11/1/2022, 1:50 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 4236

Reducing Waste in National Parks Act

This bill directs each regional office of the National Park Service (NPS) to establish a program to recycle and reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles within each NPS unit located in its region.

NPS regional offices may eliminate the sale of water in disposable plastic bottles within their NPS units after having considered several specified factors. Where, prior to enactment of this bill, an NPS unit does not offer water for sale in disposable plastic bottles, the unit may continue that practice if it submits to the regional office an evaluation of those factors.

NPS regional offices shall develop for each NPS unit a proactive visitor education strategy to address visitor expectations of water availability and explain the rationale for the program.

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Current Status of Bill HR 4236

Bill HR 4236 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 6, 2019. Bill HR 4236 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on September 6, 2019. Bill HR 4236's most recent activity was Subcommittee Hearings Held. as of February 27, 2020