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S. 710 (112th)

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act

Original

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

31 March 2011

Last action

5 October 2012 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 112-195.

Sponsors

Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]

Subjects

Environment

Source updated

7 April 2025

Environment

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Summary

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system that may be used by a hazardous waste generator or transporter, an owner or operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, recycling, or disposal facility, or any other person that: (1) is required to use a manifest to comply with any federal or state requirement to track the shipment, transportation, and receipt of hazardous waste or other material shipped from the generation site to an off-site facility for treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling; and (2) elects to use the system to complete and transmit an electronic manifest format; or (3) submits to the system for data processing purposes a paper copy of the manifest (or data from such a paper copy). Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) impose service fees on users to pay for developing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading the system, including any costs incurred in collecting and processing data from any paper manifest submitted to the system after the date on which the system enters operation; (2) deposit the fees into the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund (established by this Act); and (3) enter into information technology contracts with appropriate entities for the provision of system-related services. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board; and (2) carry out this Act in each state unless the state program is fully authorized to do so. Requires a designated facility that receives waste, in cases in which the state in which waste is generated or transported to such facility requires that the waste be tracked through a hazardous waste manifest, to: (1) complete the facility portion of the applicable manifest, (2) sign and date the facility certification, and (3) submit to the system a final copy of the manifest.

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Timeline

  1. 31 March 2011

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 March 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 April 2011

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 7 June 2011

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 7 June 2011

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-20.

    Source: Committee

  6. 7 June 2011

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-20.

    Source: Committee

  7. 2 August 2011

    Passed

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5281-5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5281-5283)

    Source: Floor

  8. 2 August 2011

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5281-5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5281-5283)

    Source: Floor

  9. 3 August 2011

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  10. 5 August 2011

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  11. 5 August 2011

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  12. 24 July 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  13. 27 July 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

    Source: Committee

  14. 10 September 2012

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.

    Source: Calendars

  15. 10 September 2012

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-654.

    Source: Committee

  16. 10 September 2012

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-654.

    Source: Committee

  17. 11 September 2012

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 710.

    Source: Floor

  18. 11 September 2012

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  19. 11 September 2012

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5826-5827)

    Source: Floor

  20. 11 September 2012

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5826-5827)

    Source: Floor

  21. 11 September 2012

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5826-5828)

    Source: Floor

  22. 11 September 2012

    Floor

    Mr. Murphy (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  23. 12 September 2012

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

    Source: Floor

  24. 22 September 2012

    Passed

    Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6672-6673; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR 9/21/2012 S6673)

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  25. 22 September 2012

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6672-6673; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR 9/21/2012 S6673)

    Source: NotUsed

  26. 24 September 2012

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  27. 25 September 2012

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  28. 25 September 2012

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  29. 5 October 2012

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  30. 5 October 2012

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  31. 5 October 2012

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 112-195.

    Source: President

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