Ocean Dumping Ban Improvement Act

Summary

Ocean Dumping Ban Improvement Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the construction or operation of any facility for the land-based management alternative of sewage sludge before the issuance: (1) by State or local authorities of a valid permit for the facility; and (2) of a final environmental impact statement for the facility pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Bars the building of such a facility within a two-mile radius of a residential neighborhood. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish guidance to assist States and local governments in siting such facilities that: (1) are protective of human health and the environment; and (2) consider the cumulative impact of the siting of multiple facilities on the health and well-being of nearby residents and local property values. Makes the prohibition on building such facilities within a two-mile radius of a residential neighborhood effective January 1, 1992, and applicable to facilities for which construction is completed after such date.

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Timeline

1. 12 August 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 August 1992

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 August 1992

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 August 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.

   Source: Committee

5. 11 September 1992

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, HHS, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA.

   Source: Committee

6. 11 September 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.

   Source: Committee

7. 14 September 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 August 1992

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Sponsors

• Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-14] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hsmm00 · Standing
• · hspw00 · Standing

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