Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2008
Latest action · May 22, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2008 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit a landfill or incinerator (facility) from receiving out-of-state municipal solid waste (MSW) for disposal or incineration unless the waste is received pursuant to a new or existing host community agreement or an exemption from this prohibition (which may be limited by the state). Establishes conditions for exemptions.
Authorizes states to establish limits on the amount of out-of-state MSW received annually for disposal at each facility. Sets the limitation amount for any facility that began receiving documented out-of-state waste before enactment of this Act at the amount received during 1993 (or first subsequent year of documentation). Prohibits state limits from conflicting with permits or host community agreements.
Authorizes states to require that a permit for a new or expanded facility include an annual limitation of not less than 20% on the total quantity of out-of-state MSW relative to the total waste received by the facility. Requires percentage limitations to be uniform and not discriminate against out-of-state MSW according to state of origin.
Allows states to limit the amount of out-of-state MSW received annually at each facility to the amount received during 1995 if the state has a comprehensive, statewide recycling program. Prohibits discrimination against shipments of such waste on the basis of state of origin.
Authorizes states to require inspectors to be onsite during operation of a facility that receives out-of-state MSW.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2008 to Sep 15, 2008, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | May 22, 2008 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 22, 2008 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | May 22, 2008 |
| D-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Jun 24, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Sep 15, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2008Introduced in House
- May 22, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 22, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 274 | Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Agriculture and Food
- Air pollution control
- Aluminum
- Beverage containers
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Contracts
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Fines (Penalties)
- Gifts
- Glass and glass industry
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Groundwater
- Health
- Incineration
- Interstate commerce
- Interstate relations
- Landfills
- Law
- Licenses
- Maps
- Medical wastes
- Methane
- Minorities
- Municipal solid waste
- Native Americans
- Paper recycling
- Plastics
- Pollution measurement
- Potable water
- Public meetings
- Radioactive wastes
- Recycling of waste products
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Road construction
- Sewage disposal
- Sewage sludge
- State laws
- State-local relations
- Steel
- Subsidies
- Transboundary pollution
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Trucking
- Trucks
- User charges
- Waste disposal sites
- Water pollution control
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2008Introduced in House
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