3.0.0 3237 2023-01-11T13:30:24Z 2023-01-11T13:30:24Z House HR 2015-07-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ELLISON:H.R. 3237.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress shall have the power to make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H5590]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-31T20:49:24Z Referred to 2015-07-28T14:02:25Z 2015-07-31 hsif18 Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Committee 2015-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-09-08 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-09-29 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-10-28 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2015-11-30 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-12-08 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-04-20 False T000473 Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] Mark Takai D HI 1 2016-04-20 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2016-04-25 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 2016-04-26 False B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2016-04-27 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2016-04-28 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2016-05-13 False Environmental Protection Air quality Educational facilities and institutions Environmental health Environmental technology Infrastructure development Racial and ethnic relations Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2015-07-28 Introduced in House 2016-07-19T20:17:20Z Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act

This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations, which may include:

  • development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse;
  • capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs;
  • partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new technologies or processes to reduce or prevent waste in production or packaging; or
  • community outreach and public education programming.

Grants must be awarded to applicants who collectively represent a range of existing waste prevention, recycling, composting, and product reuse rates.

To be considered for an award, applicants must: (1) set specific waste prevention, recycling, composting, product reuse, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste; and (2) have a plan to use grant funds for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations.

]]> Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act Display Title Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for municipal solid waste prevention and recycling program development, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act Introduced in House 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3237ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3237ih.xml 2015-07-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. 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.