3.0.0 346 2022-02-03T05:26:19Z 2022-02-03T05:26:19Z Senate S S 2005-02-10 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-10T19:00:19Z To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of municipal solid waste, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste, and for other purposes. 109 2109 HR 2005-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2005-02-10 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1274) IntroReferral 2005-02-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1273-1274) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Canada Environmental Protection Agency Environmental health Federal-state relations Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Import restrictions Incineration International Affairs International environmental cooperation Law Municipal solid waste Transboundary pollution Treaties Environmental Protection 00 2005-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-02T16:19:40Z Canadian Waste Import Ban Act of 2005 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the importation into any State, and acceptance by a solid waste management facility, of Canadian municipal solid waste for disposal or incineration until the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgates regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste between the United States and Canada.

Authorizes State Governors to opt out of such prohibition pending promulgation of regulations if notice is submitted to the Administrator.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) perform the functions of the Designated Authority of the United States described in the Agreement with respect to the importation and exportation of municipal solid waste; and (2) implement and enforce the Agreement.

Directs the Administrator, when making importation decisions under the Agreement, to obtain the consent of each State and to consider the impact of importation on homeland security, public health, and the environment.

]]> Canadian Waste Import Ban Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Canadian Waste Import Ban Act of 2005 Display Title Canadian Waste Import Ban Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the importation of Canadian municipal solid waste without State consent. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s346is/xml/BILLS-109s346is.xml 2005-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1274) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.