To phase out the incineration of solid waste, and for other purposes.

Bill Number

HR 1548

Introduced

Apr 24, 2001

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the C ...

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Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Compost Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Environmental law enforcement Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Federal aid highway program Federal aid to air pollution control Federal aid to water pollution control Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Incineration Intergovernmental fiscal relations Interstate relations Landfills Law Planning Recycling of waste products Refuse and refuse disposal State-local relations Transboundary pollution Transportation and Public Works Waste reduction Water pollution control

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Summary

Requires each State to adopt and submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a three-year implementation plan to achieve: (1) increased recycling by at least 75 percent; (2) water source pollution reduction; (3) restriction of landfill dumping to materials that are not recyclable or compostable; (4) the phasing out of solid waste incineration within four years and six months after this Act's enactment; (5) a waste reduction rate of ten percent; and (6) an increase in composting of ten percent. Provides for Federal implementation plans for States that fail to meet plan submission requirements.

Authorizes the Administrator to impose a prohibition on the approval by the Secretary of Transportation of certain highway projects or awarding of highway grants applicable to a State that fails to submit a plan, has a plan submission disapproved, or fails to implement a requirement of an approved plan.

Provides for grants to States that phase out the incineration of solid waste prior to the deadline established under this Act.

Grants a State the authority to limit or restrict the importation of solid waste on the date the State phases out solid waste incineration.

Actions

May 4, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 25, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Apr 25, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 24, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 24, 2001

Introduced in House

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