3.0.0 1342 2019-11-15T21:18:57Z 2019-11-15T21:18:57Z House H HR 2009-03-05 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-06T16:37:07Z Referred to 2009-03-05T15:03:45Z 2009-03-06 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2009-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 N Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Government lending and loan guarantees Pollution liability Solid waste and recycling State and local finance User charges and fees Environmental Protection 00 2009-03-05 Introduced in House 2009-06-16T19:45:42Z Landfill Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require state or regional solid waste plans, to be approved, to: (1) provide for the collection of a fee of not less than $5 per ton to be imposed on all solid waste collected by, or generated by, a municipality (other than fly ash and bottom ash) received by each solid waste landfill; (2) require such fees to be remitted to the local government having jurisdiction over the area where the facility is located; (3) require facilities subject to such fees to report to the state and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the amount and type of waste received, the amount of fees collected, and measures in place to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) and to protect human health and the environment; (4) require a local government to use the revenues generated by such fees to undertake, or to provide financial assistance for entities to undertake, approved GHG reduction projects within its jurisdiction; and (5) require the Administrator to select projects that are identified as the most cost-effective means to reduce GHGs. Requires the Administrator to collect such fees in states that do not have approved plans.

Sets forth civil penalties for persons who fail or refuse to pay the full amount of any such fee.

]]> Landfill Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Short Titles as Introduced Landfill Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Display Title Landfill Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for the reduction of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1342ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1342ih.xml 2009-03-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. 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.