Environment

A bill entitled "Municipal Incinerator Act of 1988".

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1988

Title I: Municipal Incinerator Emissions - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate performance standards to control emissions of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, lead, cadmium, dioxins, dibenzofurans, hydrogen chloride, and mercury from municipal waste incineration units. Requires that such standards reflect the greatest degree of emission limitation achievable through application of the best available control technologies and practices. Deems specified practices and control technologies to be available. Requires that such standards be promulgated within one year of this Act's enactment, take effect within 18 months of enactment, and be reviewed and, if necessary, revised within three years of promulgation and every five years thereafter. Sets forth emission control standards which will be applicable should the EPA fail to promulgate standards. Requires the EPA to promulgate a timetable, within one year of this Act's enactment, for existing municipal waste incineration units to comply with emission control standards, taking into account the remaining useful life of the unit and the threat the unit poses to human health and the environment. Sets forth the maximum number of years which such timetable may allow for the compliance, providing more time as a unit's additional pollution control equipment costs represent a larger proportion of its capital costs. Requires owners or operators of municipal waste incineration units to monitor emissions at the point such emissions move into ambient air and at such other points as necessary to protect human health and the environment and to report the results of such monitoring. Sets monitoring standards, including ones for continuous and periodic monitoring. Sets a 20-year limit on unit permits. Provides for the termination of such a permit if: (1) the unit is not in compliance with permit terms and conditions; (2) compliance with additional conditions is necessary to protect human health and the environment, or will impose minimal costs on the unit owner or operator and reduce air emissions below levels specified in the permit; or (3) enforceable contracts for the treatment or disposal of the unit's ash for the succeeding five years do not exist. Requires that a permit be reviewed at least once every five years. Authorizes concurrent State enforcement of unit emission standards, provided such enforcement is equivalent to Federal enforcement under this Act. Requires that civil penalties imposed against municipalities pursuant to this Act be applied in support of public programs and activities that enhance the protection of the health and environment of their residents. Directs the EPA to establish a model State program, within 18 months of this Act's enactment, for the training and certification of municipal waste incinerator personnel. Requires that incinerator personnel be certified pursuant to a State or EPA training and certification program which is consistent with such program. Subjects any person engaged in the manufacture or sale of municipal waste incineration units or components who misrepresents the performance characteristics of incinerator technology or equipment to a civil monetary penalty plus costs and damages caused by such misrepresentation. Includes as major emitting facilities under the Clean Air Act municipal incinerators capable of charging more than 50 tons of refuse per day. (Currently, only incinerators charging more than 250 tons per day are included.) Title II: Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendment - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the EPA to promulgate regulations, within one year of this Act's enactment, for the safe management of municipal incinerator ash. Requires that landfills into which such ashes are disposed be monofills with groundwater monitoring, two synthetic liners, an additional lower liner, a leachate collection system above all liners, and a leak detection system between the two synthetic liners. Authorizes the disposal of ash in a landfill other than a monofill if requirements more stringent than those imposed on monofills apply. Authorizes the EPA to waive the applicability of this Act's landfill design requirements to solid waste management units receiving incinerator ash if an alternative design will provide at least as effective protection of human health and the environment as such requirements. Prohibits a State from issuing a permit to any new or modified municipal waste incineration unit after 18 months after this Act's enactment unless the State prepares a solid waste management plan which provides cost-effective maximization of resource conservation and the protection of human health and the environment through solid waste reduction, source separation or control, recycling, and other measures. Prohibits the issuance of a permit to a unit unless an ash management plan demonstrating compliance with this Act's requirements has been submitted for the ash from such unit. Requires that before a new or modified unit begins operations it have sufficient capacity to treat or dispose of its ash for the succeeding five years. Directs the EPA, in developing regulations for the management of municipal incinerator ash, to issue criteria and testing procedures for identifying the characteristics of such ash which may pose a hazard to human health or the environment. Authorizes the EPA to require the owner or operator of a municipal incinerator or any facility involved in ash management to test the ash in accordance with such criteria and testing procedures. Requires that any ash which is identified as posing a hazard to human health or the environment be: (1) disposed of pursuant to this Act's requirements; or (2) treated, in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the EPA, so as to remove the hazards associated with such ash, including the migration of hazardous constituents. Subjects facilities receiving municipal incinerator ash to a permit or other prior approval program and conditions in accordance with a State's solid waste management program. Provides public notice and the opportunity or an informal public hearing prior to the issuance of a permit to an ash management facility. Authorizes the EPA to issue a corrective action order or commence a civil action against the offending facility when there has been a release of a hazardous ash constituent. Directs the EPA to publish guidelines, within one year of this Act's enactment, identifying items or materials that should be removed from municipal waste prior to incineration in order to reduce air emissions.

A concurrent resolution expressing the support of Congress for the Dalai Lama and his proposal to promote peace, protect the environment, and gain democracy for the people of Tibet.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 1988

Expresses the findings of the Congress regarding the plan presented by the Dalai Lama for the restoration of peace and human rights in Tibet and the policies of the Chinese Government in Tibet. Commends the Dalai Lama for his peace efforts and calls on China to respond positively to the proposal. Calls on the President and the Secretary of State to support the Dalai Lama's proposal and to persuade Chinese leaders to enter into discussions with the Dalai Lama regarding Tibet.

Massachusetts Bay Protection Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1988

Massachusetts Bay Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to the inclusion of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, in the National Estuary program. Supplements program financing for Massachusetts Bay conservation efforts with funds derived from fines, penalties, or settlements paid in conjunction with Massachusetts' effort to comply with the Act.

DRAFT COUNCIL RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND ACTION TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMES IN THE COMMUNITY

European Union · European Commission · 21 June 1988

A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to immediately cease the dumping of sewage sludge and industrial wastes in the ocean waters of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 1988

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the ocean dumping of sewage sludge or industrial waste 30 days after this Act's enactment. Imposes civil monetary penalties against persons who violate such prohibition.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the seven major industrial nations of the world must take immediate action to protect the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer.

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 1988

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should call upon the leaders of the seven major industrial nations at the June Summit to take steps to protect the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer by agreeing to: (1) deposit, by October 1, 1988, all instruments of ratification, acceptance, and approval of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; (2) call for a meeting of the parties to the Protocol as soon as possible to consider the latest scientific evidence and the necessity for further measures; (3) identify and eliminate, within one year, institutional and legal barriers to encourage recycling and conservation to the maximum extent feasible of specified ozone-depleting substances; and (4) implement, within one year, such recycling and conservation domestically.

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the testing of motor vehicles at high altitudes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1988

Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish, within 180 days of this Act's enactment, at least one high altitude site for testing motor vehicles and engines for conformity with emission and fuel standards.

Ozone Layer Protection Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1988

Ozone Layer Protection Act of 1988 - Directs the President to establish a task force to conduct a comprehensive study to identify steps which can be taken to reduce the emission of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons and halons and prepare a smooth transition to safe substitutes for such substances. Requires the task force to report on the results of such study to the President and the Congress within 30 days of this Act's enactment.

A bill to provide that ocean dumping of dredged material from San Francisco Bay take place at a site which is beyond the edge of the Continental Shelf.

United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1988

Requires that the ocean dumping of dredged material from the San Francisco Bay or its connecting or tributary waters take place beyond the edge of the Continental Shelf.

Rechtsverordnung für den Transport von Tieren (G-SIG: 11002036)

Germany · German Bundestag · 8 June 1988

Erlaß einer Rechtsverordnung für den Tiertransport gem. § 2 Abs. 2 des Tierschutz-Änderungsgesetzes: EG-verbindliche Regelungen betr. Tierbesatz bei Transporten, artgerechte Versorgung und Einschätzung des Gesundheitszustands, Ergänzung der internationalen Transportbescheinigung durch ein Transportfähigkeitsgutachten eines amtlichen Tierarztes, bundeseinheitliche Regelung der Versorgungsstationen und Kontrollkriterien für Veterinäre, Transport von Schlachttieren nur zum nächstgelegenen Schlachthof

ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE - COMMUNICATION OF THE COMMISSION

European Union · European Commission · 8 June 1988

Safe Incinerator Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 27 May 1988

Safe Incinerator Act of 1988 - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate performance standards to control emissions of particulate matter, acid gases, sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, heavy metals, lead, cadmium, halogenated organic compounds, dioxins, and dibenzofurans from new or modified municipal waste incineration units. Requires that such standards reflect the greatest degree of emission limitation achievable through application of the best available control technologies and practices. Deems specified practices and control technologies to be available. Requires that such standards be promulgated within one year of this Act's enactment, take effect within 18 months of enactment, and be reviewed and, if necessary, revised within three years of promulgation and every five years thereafter. Requires jurisdictions served by the municipal incineration unit to have an enforceable solid waste management plan before a State program may issue a permit for a new or modified unit. Requires such plan to reflect the operation of the new or modified unit. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations and emission control standards, within one year of this Act's enactment, requiring existing units to meet such standards according to a timetable which requires compliance within at least six years. Requires the Administrator to review and, if necessary, revise such standards every five years. Establishes specific, minimum emission limitations for carbon monoxide, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen chloride emissions from new, modified, and existing units. Requires owners or operators of municipal waste incineration units to monitor emissions at the point such emissions move into the ambient air and at other points as necessary to protect human health and the environment and to report the results of such monitoring. Sets monitoring standards, including continuous and periodic monitoring. Authorizes the Administrator to require unit owners or operators to establish and operate or pay for a program to detect impacts of the unit on humans or the environment, including the testing for and reporting of significant levels of contaminants. Authorizes the Administrator or States to request the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to conduct health assessments, studies, or surveillance when exposure to municipal waste incinerator unit emissions may pose a potential health risk. Requires that unit permits be reviewed and, if necessary, revised every five years. Authorizes concurrent State enforcement of unit emission standards, provided such enforcement is equivalent to Federal enforcement under this Act. Directs the Administrator to publish guidelines, within one year of this Act's enactment, identifying items or materials that should be removed from municipal waste prior to incineration. Directs the Administrator to establish a model State program, within 18 months of this Act's enactment, for the training and certification of municipal waste incinerator personnel. Requires operators and management personnel to pass such training or be certified by an authorized State program. Includes as major emitting facilities under the Clean Air Act municipal incinerators capable of charging more than 50 tons of refuse per day. (Currently, only incinerators charging more than 250 tons per day are included.) Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator to promulgate regulations, within one year of this Act's enactment, for the safe management of municipal incinerator ash. Requires that landfills into which such ashes are disposed provide for groundwater monitoring and: (1) have two or more liners and a leachate collection system above and between such liners; or (2) place such ashes in a monofill having a single liner and designed to assure that there will be no future migration of any constituent into ground or surface water. Provides that such regulations may permit bottom ash or combined bottom ash and flue which has been treated to be placed in sanitary landfills meeting current criteria. Directs the Administrator, in developing regulations for the management of municipal incinerator ash, to issue criteria and testing procedures for identifying the characteristics of such ash which may pose a hazard to human health or the environment. Authorizes the Administrator to require the owner or operator of a municipal incinerator or any facility involved in ash management to test the ash in accordance with such criteria and testing procedures. Requires that any ash which is identified as posing a hazard to human health or the environment be disposed of in a landfill which has two or more liners and a leachate collection system above and between such liners. Subjects facilities receiving municipal incinerator ash to a permit, or other prior approval program and conditions in accordance with a State's solid waste management program. Provides public notice and the opportunity for an informal public hearing prior to the issuance of a permit to an ash management facility. Authorizes the Administrator to issue a corrective action order or commence a civil action against the offending facility when there has been a release of a hazardous ash constituent.

Clean Water Assistance Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 25 May 1988

Clean Water Assistance Act of 1988 - Permits the use of State water pollution control revolving funds to make direct loans to support the non-Federal share of a project receiving grant assistance from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, including grants for the construction of waste treatment works under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Extends by one year, to July 1, 1989, the deadline by which fiscally distressed local governments must complete construction of waste treatment works meeting specified effluent limitations.

Magnetic Coal Separation Improvement Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 19 May 1988

Magnetic Coal Separation Improvement Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct research and development through the Department of Energy and enter into cooperative research and development agreements with public and private researchers to promote high temperature superconductivity technologies for magnetic coal separation technology. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993.

Magnetic Coal Separation Improvement Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1988

Magnetic Coal Separation Improvement Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to conduct research and development through the Department of Energy and enter into cooperative research and development agreements with public and private researchers to promote high temperature superconductivity technologies for magnetic coal separation and magnetic emissions control technology. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the seven major industrial nations of the world must take immediate action to protect the earth's stratospheric ozone layer.

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1988

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should call upon the leaders of the major industrial nations at the June summit to act to protect the earth's stratospheric ozone layer by agreeing to: (1) deposit, by October 1, 1988, all instruments of ratification, acceptance, and approval of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; (2) immediately call for a meeting of the parties to the Protocol to consider the necessity for further measures; and (3) implement, within one year, domestic prohibitions on all non-essential uses of ozone depleting substances specified in the Protocol.

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON PREVENTING ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MEASURES

European Union · European Commission · 5 May 1988

Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the contained use of genetically modified microorganisms#Proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the deliberate release to the environment of genetically modified organisms#(submitted by the Commission)

European Union · European Commission · 4 May 1988

PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ON THE DELIBERATE RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS

European Union · European Commission · 4 May 1988

Outer Continental Shelf Operations Indemnification Clarification Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 3 May 1988

Outer Continental Shelf Operations Indemnification Clarification Act of 1988 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 to authorize the owners and operators of nonpublic vessels or offshore facilities to obtain an indemnity, hold harmless, or similar agreement regarding their oil pollution liability, but prohibits such agreements from relieving them of primary statutory liability.

A bill to amend the provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act relating to asbestos in the Nation's schools to extend the deadline for submission of asbestos management plans and to provide financial assistance to States to carry out certain asbestos activities.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1988

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to extend the deadline for local educational agencies to submit school asbestos management plans to their State Governors to April 12, 1989. Authorizes appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY 1989 so that the EPA may provide grants to States to: (1) hire additional personnel to review asbestos management plans; (2) pay for the training of employees of schools or regional or intergovernmental educational entities to conduct school asbestos inspection and management activities; (3) reimburse local educational agencies or schools for excessive or unduly burdensome costs of contracts entered into before May 15, 1988, for asbestos inspection and management plan development services; and (4) reimburse each school for asbestos inspection and management plan development expenditures that exceed two percent of the school's total annual budget.

A bill to amend the provisions of the Toxic Control Act relating to asbestos in the Nation's schools by extending the deadlines for local educational agencies to submit asbestos management plans to State Governors and to begin implementation of those plans and by requiring a sufficient number accredited contractors and laboratories.

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1988

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to extend the deadlines by which local educational agencies must inspect school buildings for friable asbestos-containing materials, develop and implement operation and maintenance and management plans for such materials, and obtain State approval of such management plans. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that there are a sufficient number of accredited contractors and laboratories to conduct school asbestos inspection, management, and evaluation activities.

Recycling Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1988

Recycling Act of 1988 - Establishes the Center for Plastics Recycling Research of Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, in Piscataway, New Jersey, as the national center (Center) for plastics recycling. Requires that such Center: (1) establish and operate a clearinghouse of information relating to plastics; and (2) make grants to four other colleges and universities covering 50 percent of the funds required by each such college or university to assist the Center in conducting specified plastic recycling research activities, with the remaining funds being provided by the State in which such college or university is located. Authorizes appropriations for such activities for each of the first three fiscal years beginning after this Act's enactment. Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct a three-year public outreach program providing information to secondary school students, State and local governments, and the general public regarding: (1) the harmful environmental effects of the improper disposal of plastic and non-plastic wastes; (2) the importance of proper municipal waste disposal; (3) the benefits of recycling; and (4) methods to encourage voluntary recycling activities. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and operate the National Clearinghouse on Recycling to gather, catalog, and disseminate information on recycling-related issues and activities, including: (1) current and prospective recycling technologies; (2) the development and marketing of recycled waste products; and (3) intergovernmental arrangements for the public and private management of recycling activities. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study and report to the Congress within one year of this Act's enactment on the adverse effects of the improper disposal of paper, glass, aluminum, and other nonplastic articles on the environment and on waste disposal, and the various methods to reduce or eliminate such effects. Requires that the results of such study be integrated with the results of a plastic pollution reduction study required under the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987. Directs the EPA to make grants to State and local governments covering 50 percent of the costs of conducting demonstration projects related to recycling. Requires that at least one such grant each year be awarded to a State whose laws mandate the collection, for purposes of recycling, of two or more types of household or commercial wastes. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for three years.

Recycling Information Clearinghouse Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1988

Recycling Information Clearinghouse Act of 1988 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a clearinghouse for information about the recycling of municipal solid waste, to be administered by the Office of Solid Waste. Requires that the information collected and disseminated to the public by such clearinghouse include: (1) an annual estimate of the volume and rate of recycling of materials from the municipal solid waste stream; (2) an annual estimate of the balance of trade in recycled materials and products; (3) economic data comparing the costs and benefits of recycling various materials from the municipal solid waste stream; (4) a catalog of State and local laws that encourage or require the recycling of materials from the municipal solid waste stream; (5) a list of all purchases of recycled materials or products by the Federal Government, organized by agency and the type of recycled materials or products purchased; (6) a register announcing all solicitations by Federal agencies for the purchase of recycled materials or products; and (7) information about state-of-the-art recycling methods, programs, or technologies. Requires that a toll-free telephone hotline be established and made available to those seeking information from the clearinghouse. Provides that, to the extent feasible, such information should be computerized to facilitate its analysis and retrieval. Authorizes appropriations for such clearinghouse.

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with regard to the use of degradable products.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1988

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency should encourage the use of biodegradable plastic bags and other degradable plastic applications; and (2) the General Services Administration should implement, when possible, the use of biodegradable bags and other degradable plastic products in its operations.

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt sources of discharges into certain publicly owned treatment works from compliance with pretreatment requirements for pollutants that are adequately removed by such publicly owned treatment works.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1988

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt from pretreatment requirements industrial users that discharge wastes into certain publicly owned treatment works.

Omnibus Hazardous Waste Protection Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1988

Omnibus Hazardous Waste Protection Act of 1988 - Title I: PCB Management - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require that those who deal in the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls use a manifest system to assure that such substances are designated for, and arrive at authorized treatment, storage, or disposal facilities. Requires such persons to satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Prohibits an individual from arranging, on a commercial basis, for the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls owned by another person before obtaining the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval to engage in such intermediate activities. Title II: Toxic Chemical Data - Requires filings of the annual toxic chemical release forms required under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to include a toxic chemical waste reduction and recycling report for each listed toxic chemical for the preceding calendar year. Requires such report to include information on a facility-by-facility basis as to the amounts and disposition of each toxic chemical, including levels of waste reduction and recycling achieved and expected. Requires that toxic chemical waste reduction practices be delineated according to set categories, such as equipment, redesign, and substitution of raw materials. Requires the inclusion of a production index for each toxic chemical waste and a list of techniques used to identify waste reduction opportunities. Provides protection for trade secrets. Directs the Administrator to establish a central receiving facility at EPA for the storage and retrieval of waste management program information. Requires the Administrator to collect, coordinate, and consolidate data collection requirements under environmental statutes. Requires all such information to be compiled into a data base organized on an industry-by-industry basis according to Standard Industrial Classifications and on a waste stream basis. Directs the Administrator to establish a Waste Reduction and Recycling Clearinghouse Program to include information on approaches to waste reduction and recycling and information from States receiving grants for technical assistance programs. Requires the Clearinghouse to be actively involved in technology transfer and the development of waste reduction technologies. Requires the Administrator to make matching grants to States for innovative waste reduction programs. Requires such programs to make specific and targeted technical assistance available to businesses as well as for funding experts and research and providing training. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on the waste reduction information gathered pursuant to this Act. Requires such report to include a profile of waste reduction levels on an industry-by-industry basis and identify priorities as to industries, pollutants, and research. Establishes the Office of Waste Reduction within EPA to collect waste reduction plans and information from other EPA offices on an industry-by-industry basis, administer the clearinghouse and State grants programs, and carry out other related responsibilities including improving EPA's ability to evaluate multi-media waste management practices and the potential for waste reduction through information collection and retrieval. Authorizes appropriations.

Einstellung der Tiefflugübungen als Maßnahme zur Verringerung der Gefährdung der Bevölkerung (G-SIG: 11001792)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 April 1988

Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktion DIE GRÜNEN, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde

Bericht der Bundesregierung "Sport und Umwelt" (G-SIG: 11001835)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 April 1988

Interessenausgleich zwischen Sport und Umwelt; vorausschauende Planung: Information und Beteiligung aller Betroffenen; Bewertung von Geräuschen, Schallschutzmaßnahmen, mögliche Änderungen des Zivilrechts, Sport in Natur und Landschaft, Beurteilung von Wasser-, Motor- und Flugsport, Sport und Tourismus in der Bergwelt

A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish guidelines on priorities for local educational agencies to clean up asbestos in schools, to extend the deadlines for local educational agencies to comply with certain asbestos requirements, and to amend the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984 to authorize additional loans for such agencies to inspect for asbestos in schools and develop asbestos management plans.

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1988

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set priorities for asbestos cleanup in schools, giving first priority to situations which pose the most dangers to human health and the environment. Requires local educational agencies to submit asbestos in schools management plans to State Governors within six months after the Administrator establishes guidelines pertaining to such plans and to implement such plans within 15 months of such guidelines. Amends the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984 to authorize appropriations through FY 1993 for loans to local educational agencies for school asbestos inspections and the preparation of management plans.

Illegal Drug Laboratory Cleanup Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 1988

Illegal Drug Laboratory Cleanup Act of 1988 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) develop guidelines and provide counseling for law enforcement agencies in protecting the public and environment from illegal drug laboratories; and (2) conduct demonstration projects to clean up hazardous substances associated with illegal drug laboratories. Exempts law enforcement agencies from liability for removing substances from illegal drug laboratories, except in cases of gross negligence or intentional misconduct by such agencies. Subjects suppliers of chemicals to illegal drug laboratories to liability for damages and clean up costs caused by such chemicals, unless the supplier took reasonable steps to ensure that the chemicals were not being put to illegal use. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to require the use of forfeiture proceeds for demonstration projects cleaning up hazardous substances associated with illegal drug laboratories.

A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 for fiscal years 1989 and 1990.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988

Amends the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 to extend through FY 1990 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) reimbursements to States for development and implementation of conservation plans; and (2) administration of such Act.

Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 11 April 1988

Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Act of 1988 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish guidelines, within 18 months of this Act's enactment, identifying materials which should be removed from solid waste before its incineration in a municipal solid waste incinerator. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations, within two years of this Act's enactment, applicable to the operation and management of municipal solid waste incinerators, and to the disposal, or recycling and reuse of municipal solid waste incinerator ash. Requires that landfills into which such ashes are disposed provide for groundwater monitoring and: (1) place such ashes in a monofill having a leachate collection system and a single liner designed and operated to prevent the migration of any constituent into such liner; or (2) have two or more liners and a leachate collection system above and between such liners. Authorizes the regulations to waive such ash disposal requirements on the basis of site specific factors or in the case of existing facilities which have been demonstrated to provide human and environmental protection equivalent to that provided by such single or double liner landfills. Directs the Administrator to prescribe criteria and testing procedures for identifying the hazardous properties of municipal incinerator ash so that ash which does not exhibit such properties may be placed in sanitary landfills meeting current criteria. Requires that ash which is hazardous to human health or the environment be treated prior to recycling or reuse. Requires States to adopt and implement a permit program, within 18 months after the Administrator issues incinerator and ash management regulations, to ensure that municipal solid waste incinerators and persons who deal with such ash comply with the Administrator's regulations and this Act's requirements. Sets forth transitional provisions.

A bill to authorize the purchase of additional lands adjacent to or close to the Bayou Bodcau Wildlife Management Area.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to acquire specified lands adjacent or close to Bayou Bodcau Wildlife Management Area. Provides that such purchased lands shall go toward fulfilling the mitigation obligation of the Chief of Engineers for fish and wildlife losses on the Red River Waterway, Louisiana. Authorizes appropriations.

A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to impose special fees on the ocean disposal of sewage sludge, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit any person from dumping sewage sludge into the ocean without having obtained from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a permit imposing a special disposal fee for each dry ton dumped. Requires permittees to: (1) deposit 75 percent of such fees in a trust account for subsequent use on projects to eliminate ocean dumping after 1992; (2) pay 15 percent of such fees to the Administrator for sludge disposal research, reporting, and permit activities; and (3) pay ten percent of such fees to the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating for use by the Coast Guard in enforcing sewage sludge ocean dumping laws. Authorizes the Administrator to waive the fee requirement for permittees who have entered into a compliance agreement with the Administrator which phases out and terminates ocean dumping of sewage sludge by 1993 and sets forth a schedule for the implementation of an alternate sludge disposal system. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress at six-month intervals on land-based disposal options for sewage sludge and the progress made by permittees toward the cessation of ocean dumping of such sludge. Outlaws the ocean dumping of municipal sludge after 1992. Imposes a civil fine for each dry ton of sludge dumped in violation of this Act's requirements.

National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act - States that the conservation of biological diversity is a national priority. Requires Federal actions to be consistent with such goal. Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require that environmental impact statements on proposed Federal actions include any impacts on biological diversity. Directs the President's Council on Environmental Quality to: (1) establish guidelines for consideration of biological diversity in the preparation of environmental impact statements; and (2) identify those biotic communities, species, and populations that appear to be in decline, in imminent danger of loss of viability, or otherwise of special concern. Establishes a National Center for Biological Diversity and Environmental Research (Center) responsible for: (1) coordinating the collection of data pertaining to the national biota and supplementing and disseminating such information; (2) arranging and conducting surveys and supplementary research of the national biota; and (3) enhancing the application of biological data to the conservation of biological diversity. Requires the Center to report annually to the President and the Congress regarding its activities. Establishes an Interagency Working Committee on Biological Diversity responsible for preparing and implementing a coordinated Federal strategy for conservation of biological diversity. Sets forth the required contents of such strategy which must be completed within two years of this Act's enactment. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes each agency represented on the Interagency Committee to provide grants to public agencies, private individuals, and organizations for projects to maintain or restore biological diversity. Requires that such grants be matched on at least an equal basis by the grantee, except when the grantee is a State. Directs each agency, other than the Council on Environmental Quality, represented on the Interagency Committee to: (1) give high priority to research and personnel training directed towards implementation of the Strategy; and (2) assess the adequacy of its environmental research and training programs. Establishes, on a permanent basis, a National Scientific Advisory Committee on Biological Diversity which shall: (1) advise the Interagency Committee in the preparation of the Strategy; (2) assist in the coordination of interaction between the Interagency Committee and the Center; (3) assist in the evaluation of the impacts of proposed Federal activities on biological diversity; (4) review Federal progress toward implementing the Strategy; and (5) serve as a general reference and advisory resource for the Nation in matters relating to conservation of biological diversity. Authorizes appropriations for the activities of the Center and the grant program for FY 1989 through 1991.

Acid Rain Abatement Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

Acid Rain Abatement Act of 1988 - Amends the Clean Air Act to phase-in, by 2004, a nationwide reduction in annual emissions of sulfur dioxide of 10,000,000 tons and a nationwide reduction in annual emissions of nitrogen oxides of 3,000,000 tons measured from 1980 emissions. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to allocate such reductions among States on the basis of each State's share of excess sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from fossil fuel fired steam generating units. Requires States to submit for the Administrator's approval State implementation plans establishing emissions limitations, compliance schedules, and other enforceable measures necessary for achieving required emission reductions. Provides for the coordination of State plans with respect to electric utilities which serve rate payers in more than one State. Requires State plans to require fossil fuel fired electric utility steam generating units to install and operate continuous emission monitoring for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Directs the Administrator to impose a noncompliance penalty against the owner or operator of a stationary source, based on the number of pounds of excess emissions from such source, if the State in which such source is located fails to: (1) submit an implementation plan to the Administrator which is approved; or (2) enforce any requirement of its approved plan against such source. Allows State plans to provide for trading of emission reduction requirements: (1) among major stationary sources within a State; (2) among electric utilities in more than one State which participates in the same power pool; and (3) among stationary sources owned or operated by a single electric utility operating in more than one State. Authorizes a State to extend for up to two years the date by which a stationary source which utilizes clean coal technology must meet emission reduction requirements for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Excuses State failures to meet emission reduction requirements when such failures are solely attributable to such extensions. Prohibits the early termination of any fossil fuel supply contract by reason of changed circumstances wrought by this Act or State implementation plans. Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator to enter into agreements with, or provide grants to, owners or operators of major sources of air emissions to test the effectiveness and feasibility of clean coal technologies. Requires that such demonstration projects utilize technology which would be appropriate for retrofit on a significant number of existing coal-fired emission sources and be no more costly in reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides than conventional technology. Limits Federal funding to 20 percent of project costs. Exempts projects which receive assistance for the implementation of clean coal technologies from the Clean Air Act's new source performance standards. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1992. Directs the Administrator to revise the performance standards for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from fossil fuel fired electric utility steam generating units which commence construction or modification after 1996 so that such standards reflect emission reduction improvements.

Recycling Markets Development Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1988

Recycling Markets Development Act of 1988 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish labeling requirements for all paper and cardboard products and all food and beverage containers manufactured in or imported into the United States which cannot be recycled and which are not made from at least ten percent recycled materials. Treats any product or container which does not contain such required label as in violation of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. Revises the Federal procurement provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to restrict certain agency decisions not to procure paper meeting minimum content requirements for recovered materials and to revise the guidelines issued by the Administrator with respect to Federal agencies complying with the requirements of such Act. Requires the Administrator, within two years of enactment of this Act, to prepare final guidelines for used oil and plastics. Requires the issuance of a uniform national standard for paper for procuring agencies with at least ten percent being the minimum content of the past consumer recovered materials. Makes a State eligible for certain Federal assistance under such Act only if the State has adopted procurement rules for paper which conform to Federal standards. Establishes an Office of Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling within Office of Solid Waste in EPA, to perform: (1) the responsibilities of the Administrator with respect to labeling requirements and mandatory uniform standards for paper; and (2) other related duties with respect to recycling programs. Directs the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to study: (1) the economic incentives and disincentives provided by Federal and State government which affect competition between recycled and virgin materials; and (2) foreign recycling operations which might be used in the United States. Requires EPA and the Secretary of Commerce to cooperate fully with OTA.

Incinerator Ash Amendments of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1988

Incinerator Ash Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations, within six months of this Act's enactment, for the safe management of municipal incinerator ash. Requires that landfills into which such ashes are disposed provide for groundwater monitoring and: (1) have two or more liners and a leachate collection system above and between such liners; or (2) place such ashes in a monofill having a single liner and are designed to assure that there will be no future migration of any constituent into ground or surface water. Provides that such regulations may permit bottom ash or combined bottom ash and flue which has been treated to be placed in sanitary landfills meeting current criteria. Directs the Administrator, in developing regulations for the management of municipal incinerator ash, to issue criteria and testing procedures for identifying the characteristics of such ash which may pose a hazard to human health or the environment. Authorizes the Administrator to require the owner or operator of a municipal incinerator or any facility involved in ash management to test the ash in accordance with such criteria and testing procedures. Prohibits any facility involved in the management of municipal incinerator ash from receiving such ash two years after issuance of the Administrator's regulations unless such facility has received a permit or prior approval under a State's solid waste management program and the State program requires facility compliance with such regulations or more stringent State requirements. Gives States which are making a good faith effort to effect such compliance an additional year to do so. Provides public notice and the opportunity for an informal public hearing prior to the issuance of a permit to an ash management facility. Authorizes the Administrator to issue a corrective action order when there has been a release of a hazardous ash constituent.

Marine Research Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1988

Marine Research Act of 1988 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize the establishment of Regional Marine Research Centers (Centers) to plan, coordinate, and support research, monitoring, and assessment activities concerned with the quality of the marine environment. Authorizes the Governors of a majority of States in a marine research region to develop and submit for approval to the Marine Research Coordination Board (Board) a combined, interstate proposal for a Center which identifies the research organizations which will participate in the Center and the goals of such Center. Identifies the marine research regions as the Gulf of Maine, Greater New York Bight, Mid-Atlantic Bight, Tropical, Gulf of Mexico, Southern California Bight, North Pacific, Gulf of Alaska and Arctic Seas, Insular Pacific, and Great Lakes Regions. Requires each Center to develop and submit for the Board's approval every three years a marine research plan which: (1) identifies research needs and priorities in the region over the next ten years; (2) inventories all federally-funded projects regarding the marine environment expected to be conducted in the region during the three-year term of the plan; (3) explains the means by which the Center will select and supervise projects to be funded under this Act; (4) describes each project expected to be assisted with appropriations authorized pursuant to this Act; and (5) lists the equipment and supplies used commonly for research projects in the region. Authorizes the Board to make annual administrative, research, and equipment grants to Centers which submit applications for such grants. Sets forth reporting requirements. Requires each Center to support baseline monitoring of fundamental marine environmental conditions and submit periodic reports on the status of marine environmental quality and resources in the region to the Board. Requires that such reports be made available to the public, State Governors, and local, State, and Federal agencies. Authorizes the establishment of the Marine Research Coordination Board at the Federal level to manage and coordinate the efforts of the Centers and report periodically to the Congress on the activities and findings of such Centers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993.

A bill to amend the provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act relating to asbestos in the Nation's schools by extending the deadlines for local educational agencies to submit asbestos management plans to State Governors and to begin implementation of those plans.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1988

Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to change to May 1, 1989 (or August 1, 1989, if no regulations have been promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency) the date by which a local educational agency (LEA) must submit an asbestos management plan developed pursuant to regulations under such Act to the Governor of the State. Changes to February 1, 1990, the date by which each LEA must begin the implementation of such plan. Changes to November 1, 1988, the date by which the LEA must inspect for asbestos-containing material in each school building under its authority. Changes to May 1, 1989, the date by which such LEAs must implement an operation and maintenance plan with respect to friable asbestos-containing material in school buildings. Changes to August 1, 1989, the date by which LEAs must develop an asbestos management plan for submission to the Governor of the State.

A bill to reauthorize the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 for fiscal years 1989 and 1990, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1988

Amends the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 to: (1) establish an Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Department of Commerce; and (2) eliminate the position of Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Substitutes the Under Secretary for the Administrator for purposes of the Act. Makes the Director of the National Ocean Pollution Program Office responsible for the administration of the National Ocean Pollution Program. Requires the National Ocean Pollution Policy Board to report simultaneously to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congress on all department and agency budget requests relating to the comprehensive Federal plan on ocean pollution. (Currently such report does not need to be submitted simultaneously to OMB and the Congress.) Extends through FY 1990 the authorization of appropriations to carry out the purposes of the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978. Requires that certain information regarding ocean pollution research activities associated with the Great Lakes be disseminated by June 1 annually to governmental agencies and other persons interested in such information. (Currently such information must be disseminated in a timely manner.)

A bill to reauthorize title II of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, for fiscal years 1989 and 1990, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1988

Amends title II (monitoring and research programs for ocean and coastal dumping) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to require the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that the comprehensive and continuing program of research into the long-range effects of pollution, overfishing, and man-induced changes of ocean ecosystems is consistent with the comprehensive plan relating to ocean pollution developed under the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978. Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress on October 31 of each year on the title II monitoring and research programs carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency and the amount of funds allocated to each of such programs. Authorizes appropriations under title II through FY 1990.

National Marine Sanctuaries Program Authorization Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1988

Amends title III (Marine Sanctuaries) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations through FY 1992.

A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 during fiscal years 1989, 1990, and 1991.

United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1988

Amends title I (regulation of ocean dumping) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations through FY 1991.

A bill to authorize a Western Center for Nuclear and Groundwater Research.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1988

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish the Western Center for Nuclear and Groundwater Research (Center) in Nevada which shall be directed by a nine-member board of directors chosen by Federal, State, and University of Nevada officials. Requires the Center to: (1) conduct, promote, and coordinate research into nuclear and hazardous waste containment and disposal; (2) study and evaluate the availability, usage, and management of groundwater in arid regions; (3) study and evaluate ways of increasing and coordinating research in monitoring the movement and concentration of contaminants in groundwater; and (4) serve as a forum for the consideration of problems involving the protection of groundwater from nuclear and hazardous substances. Directs the Center to report its findings and activities to the Congress, the President, and the Governor of Nevada within one year of this Act's enactment and thereafter upon the request of the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.

Verfahren der US-Streitkräfte zur Vernichtung des Festtreibstoffs für die in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland stationierten Pershing II-Raketen; Verhinderung von Schäden für Menschen und Umwelt (G-SIG: 11046555)

Germany · German Bundestag · 18 March 1988

Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Restoration and Management Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Restoration and Management Act - Title I: Federal Nuclear Facility Trust Fund - Establishes the Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Restoration and Management Trust Fund (the Fund). Authorizes appropriations for such fund for FY 1989 through 1991. Outlines a funding mechanism which includes transfers from general Treasury funds and penalties assessed under specified environmental statutes. Outlines Fund administration procedure. Authorizes Fund expenditures for specified hazardous waste response actions and other grant, research, and development programs under this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress on an annual fiscal year basis regarding the Fund's financial condition. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop within one year after enactment of this Act an allocation and cost recovery methodology; and (2) assess user fees on certain commercial and non-Federal entities. Title II: Compliance by DOE Facilities with Superfund and Solid Waste Disposal Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to enter into a compliance agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (the Administrator) (or with certain State delegatees) with respect to Federal nuclear facility compliance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Amends CERCLA to include within the definition of "hazardous substance" byproduct, source, or special nuclear material generated, stored, or released as either a waste product or in connection with an atomic energy defense activity at a site under the Secretary's jurisdiction. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to include within its purview any source, special nuclear, or byproduct material that is combined with certain hazardous waste. Places certain Federal nuclear sites under the concurrent authority of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and CERCLA. States that permits issued to contractors for the operation of Federal nuclear facilities shall be deemed to be issued and held jointly with the United States. Declares that no immunity applicable to the United States or its officers, employees, or agents shall apply to such contractors. Sets forth a mandatory notification and participation procedure under which the Secretary and the Administrator must consult with affected States and Indian tribes regarding Federal nuclear facility compliance with this Act. Requires the Administrator to make grants to such States and Indian tribes to participate in, and monitor, Federal activities under this Act. Title III: Compliance by DOE Facilities with Other Environmental Laws - Requires the Secretary to complete an environmental survey of each Federal nuclear facility site within one year of this Act's enactment. Requires the Administrator to review such surveys and issue environmental compliance plans for such sites within six months of survey completion. Outlines the compliance procedure. Requires the Administrator to report annually to the Congress regarding Federal nuclear facility site environmental compliance plans. Requires the Secretary to: (1) enter into an environmental compliance plan response agreement with the Administrator within six months of each Federal nuclear facility site's compliance plan completion; and (2) prepare a site management plan for each Federal nuclear facility within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Outlines the contents of such plan. Title IV: Special Environmental Counsel - Requires the Administrator to appoint a Special Environmental Counsel, as an independent instrumentality within the Environmental Protection Agency, to investigate alleged violations of Federal environmental law by any Federal facility or facility operated by a contractor under contract with the Federal Government. Sets forth enforcement procedures, including the assessment of civil penalties and suspension of permits. Requires such Counsel to report annually to the Congress. Provides for the waiver of sovereign immunity for purposes of enforcing any substantive or procedural Federal environmental statutory requirement against a U.S. agency or instrumentality. Title V: Research and Development for Environmental Restoration and Management of Federal Nuclear Facilities - Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to enter into a joint agreement to coordinate research and development technologies for Federal nuclear site activities regarding: (1) application of and compliance with Federal environmental requirements; (2) facility decontamination and decommissioning; and (3) hazardous nuclear material characterization, treatment, and stabilization. Requires the Secretary and Administrator to: (1) submit to the Office of Management and Budget annual Federal nuclear facilities environmental research and development budget requests; (2) fund the jointly established research and development program from the Trust Fund; (3) jointly establish an information and technologies transfer program for commercial application. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to enter into contracts and provide research grants.

Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Restoration and Management Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Restoration and Management Act - Title I: Federal Nuclear Facility Trust Fund - Establishes the Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Restoration and Management Trust Fund (the Fund). Authorizes appropriations for such fund for FY 1989 through 1991. Outlines a funding mechanism which includes transfers from general Treasury funds and penalties assessed under specified environmental statutes. Outlines Fund administration procedure. Authorizes Fund expenditures for specified hazardous waste response actions and other grant, research, and development programs under this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress on an annual fiscal year basis regarding the Fund's financial condition. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop within one year after enactment of this Act an allocation and cost recovery methodology; and (2) assess user fees on certain commercial and non-Federal entities. Title II: Compliance by DOE Facilities with Superfund and Solid Waste Disposal Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) to enter into a compliance agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (the Administrator) (or with certain State delegatees) with respect to Federal nuclear facility compliance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Amends CERCLA to include within the definition of "hazardous substance" byproduct, source or special nuclear material generated, stored, or released as either a waste product or in connection with an atomic energy defense activity at a site under the Secretary's jurisdiction. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to include within its purview any source, special nuclear, or byproduct material that is combined with certain hazardous waste. Places certain Federal nuclear sites under the concurrent authority of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and CERCLA. States that permits issued to contractors for the operation of Federal nuclear facilities shall be deemed to be issued and held jointly with the United States. Declares that no immunity applicable to the United States or its officers, employees, or agents shall apply to such contractors. Sets forth a mandatory notification and participation procedure under which the Secretary and the Administrator must consult with affected States and Indian tribes regarding Federal nuclear facility compliance with this Act. Requires the Administrator to make grants to such States and Indian tribes to participate in, and monitor, Federal activities under this Act. Title III: Compliance by DOE Facilities with Other Environmental Laws - Requires the Secretary to complete an environmental survey of each Federal nuclear facility site within one year after the date of enactment. Requires the Administrator to review such surveys and issue environmental compliance plans for such sites within six months of survey completion. Outlines the compliance procedure. Requires the Administrator to report annually to the Congress regarding Federal nuclear facility site's environmental compliance plans. Requires the Secretary to: (1) enter into an environmental compliance plan response agreement with the Administrator within six months of each Federal nuclear facility site's compliance plan completion; and (2) prepare a site management plan for each Federal nuclear facility within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Outlines the contents of such plan. Title IV: Special Environmental Counsel - Requires the Administrator to appoint a Special Environmental Counsel, as an independent instrumentality within the Environmental Protection Agency, to investigate alleged violations of Federal environmental law by any Federal facility or faculity operated by a contractor under contract with the Federal Government. Sets forth enforcement procedures, including the assessment of civil penalties and suspension of permits. Requires such Counsel to report annually to the Congress. Provides for the waiver of sovereign immunity for purposes of enforcing any substantive or procedural Federal environmental statutory requirement against a U.S. agency or instrumentality. Title V: Research and Development for Environmental Restoration and Management of Federal Nuclear Facilities - Requires the Administrator and the Secretary to enter into a joint agreement to coordinate research and development technologies for Federal nuclear site activities regarding: (1) application of and compliance with Federal environmental requirements; (2) facility decontamination and decommissioning; and (3) hazardous nuclear material characterization, treatment, and stabilization. Requires the Secretary and Administrator to: (1) submit to the Office of Management and Budget annual Federal nuclear facilities environmental research and development budget requests; (2) fund the jointly established research and development program from the Trust Fund; (3) jointly establish an information and technologies transfer program for commercial application. Authorizes the Secretary and the Administrator to enter into contracts and provide research grants.

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, in the National estuary program.

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1988

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to the inclusion of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, in the National Estuary program.