[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1135 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1135

 To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize Federal grants for 
          the development of innovative recycling techniques.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1993

      Ms. Slaughter (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
  Sangmeister, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Mink, 
    Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gordon Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
   Hinchey, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
Torres, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Valentine, and Mr. Mazzoli) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize Federal grants for 
          the development of innovative recycling techniques.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Recycling Initiatives Grant Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States buries more than 200,000,000 tons of 
        trash each year, and more than one-third of the landfills in 
        the United States have been shut down in the last five years.
            (2) Incineration of solid waste poses serious 
        environmental, health, and economic questions. The 
        Environmental Protection Agency considers incineration one of 
        the least desirable methods of managing solid waste.
            (3) Reducing waste during manufacturing and use is a vital 
        component of future waste management schemes, but such waste 
        reduction cannot eliminate all waste.
            (4) To manage the solid waste remaining after reduction 
        techniques are used, a high level of recycling waste at the 
        local level will need to be required in the future.
            (5) Markets need to be developed for the recycled products 
        resulting from the expected increased levels of recycling.
            (6) The Federal Government currently does not provide 
        grants to promote the development of innovative recycling 
        techniques that can reduce the waste stream and conserve 
        natural resources.
            (7) A program of grants to support research and development 
        of new recycling techniques, including development of markets 
        for recycled products, would help the Nation meet its recycling 
        goals and reduce the amount of waste that must be disposed of.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR INNOVATIVE RECYCLING TECHNIQUES.

    (a) Grant Program.--Subtitle G of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6971) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 7011. GRANT PROGRAM FOR INNOVATIVE RECYCLING TECHNIQUES.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Administrator is authorized to award grants for 
the purpose of creating and supporting innovative techniques for the 
recycling of solid waste. For purposes of this section, the term 
`recycling' includes separation, collection, reuse, market development, 
and production of goods using recycled materials.
    ``(b) Application.--Any person may apply for a grant under this 
section. An application for a grant under this section shall be 
submitted in such form and manner, and contain such information, as the 
Administrator prescribes by regulation.
    ``(c) Amount of Grant.--The amount of any grant under this section 
may not exceed $100,000 for a single grant recipient. No person may 
receive more than one grant under this section.
    ``(d) Report Requirement.--A person who is awarded a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Administrator a report on the 
activities carried out with the grant funds. Such report shall be 
submitted not later than 18 months after the date on which the grant is 
awarded. The Administrator shall submit to Congress periodically, but 
not less often than annually, a compilation of the reports received 
from grant recipients under this subsection.
    ``(e) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997 not more than 
$3,000,000 to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for subtitle G of 
such Act (contained in section 1001 of such Act) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7011. Grant program for innovative recycling techniques.''.

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