To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit States and political subdivisions to control the disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste within their boundaries.

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Introduced

9 October 1997

Last action

27 October 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.

Summary

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to authorize State Governors to impose limitations or prohibitions on the receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste by landfills or incinerators. Permits a political subdivision: (1) notwithstanding such limitation or prohibition, to permit incinerators or landfills located in the subdivision to receive such waste; and (2) in the absence of such a limitation or prohibition, to impose a limitation or prohibition on the receipt of such waste by incinerators or landfills in the subdivision. Exempts the following from this Act's authorities: (1) solid waste identified as a hazardous waste under the SWDA; (2) solid waste resulting from a response action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or a comparable State law or from a corrective action under the SWDA; (3) recyclable materials that have been separated from waste destined for disposal; (4) materials and products returned from a dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer for credit, evaluation, and possible reuse; (5) specified solid waste that is generated by an industrial facility and is transported to a facility affiliated with the generator for purposes of treatment, storage, or disposal; and (6) medical waste that is not mixed with other solid waste.

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9 October 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
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9 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 October 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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27 October 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2654
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