A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing regulations under the Act, and for other purposes.
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the President, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other Federal agencies, in issuing or enforcing any regulation or interpretation or guideline relating to a fat, oil, or grease under any Federal law, to differentiate between: (1) animal fats and oils and greases and fish and marine mammal oils or oils of vegetable origin; and (2) other oils and greases, including petroleum. Requires the President, the Administrator, and the heads of Federal agencies, in differentiating between such classes, to consider differences in the physical, chemical, biological, and other properties and in the environmental effects of the classes.
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