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HAMDT 394 (101st)

An amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 1056, the Federal Facilities Compliance Act, which passed the House by a vote of 380 to 39 on July 19, 1989. The amendment specifies that federal facilities shall be subject to the provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations, including administrative orders requiring corrective actions and the imposition of civil penalties and fines. The amendment clarifies that the federal government waive its sovereign immunity from EPA and state enforcement actions and empowers EPA to undertake administrative enforcement actions against federal departments and agencies to achieve compliance.