A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act (P. L. 94-480), as amended.

Summary

Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for criminal penalties against any person who: (1) knowingly generates, stores, treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise handles any hazardous waste (whether such activity took place before or takes place after the date of the enactment of this Act) and who disposes, alters, or conceals any record maintained with respect to the generation, storing, treatment, transportation, disposal, or other handling of hazardous waste; or (2) transports, treats, stores, or disposes of any hazardous waste identified or listed under specified provisions of such Act in reckless disregard of the fact of thereby causing or creating a substantial danger or risk to human life or health. Increases the maximum penalty for first convictions of specified violations of such Act to $50,000 per day of each violation and/or two years imprisonment. Defines "reckless" for purposes of specified violations of such Act.

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Timeline

1. 24 April 1980

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 April 1980

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 24 April 1980

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

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