3.0.0 2446 2023-01-11T13:32:14Z 2023-01-11T13:32:14Z Senate S 2016-01-19 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2016-03-02T15:08:34Z Referred to 2016-01-19T21:49:50Z Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 114 1734 HR 2016-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 114 1803 S 2015-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 114 5788 HR 2016-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2016-03-02 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-349. Committee 2016-01-19 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2016-01-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2016-01-19 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2016-02-04 False Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Building construction Coal Electric power generation and transmission Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hydrology and hydrography Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Licensing and registrations Public participation and lobbying Soil pollution Solid waste and recycling State and local government operations Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2016-01-19 Introduced in Senate 2017-01-17T16:29:26Z Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016

This bill amends subtitle D (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a permit program for coal combustion residuals (coal ash) that states may elect to administer. The program outlines the criteria that a state must use if it chooses to adopt and enforce a permit program regulating the management and disposal of coal ash generated by electric utilities and independent power producers. The program applies to the disposal of coal ash into landfills or surface impoundments, sand or gravel pits, quarries, or lateral expansions of the structures. The structural criteria concern: (1) design, location, and integrity; (2) financial assurance; (3) groundwater and surface water protections; (4) closure procedures; and (5) air quality with respect to fugitive dust.

A state that chooses to adopt a coal ash program is given sole enforcement authority. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must implement a program for a state if: (1) a state's program fails to meet those criteria, or (2) a state does not implement a program.

The bill revises implementation of the EPA rule governing the disposal of coal ash, entitled "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities." The rule may be implemented only through the permit program established by this bill.

The agency implementing the permit program must ensure that certain information concerning the program is publicly available.

]]> Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Display Title Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and the environment. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2446is/xml/BILLS-114s2446is.xml 2016-03-02 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-349. 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.