A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the reissuance of permits to certain landfills in densely populated areas.

Summary

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the reissuance of a permit for a landfill in a densely populated area if residents in the vicinity of such landfill were relocated before January 1, 1985, because of a release or threatened release of any hazardous substance and the landfill, at any time after January 1, 1985, would qualify for inclusion on the National Priorities List under the National Contingency Plan if the Hazard Ranking System were applied.

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Timeline

1. 5 March 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 March 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 March 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 March 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 March 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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