[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1820 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1820

  To establish an Office of Recycling Research and Information in the 
 Department of Commerce, to require research on the recycling of scrap 
               automotive tires, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 1993

 Mr. Hochbrueckner (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Torres, 
 Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Neal of North Carolina, 
Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fish, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Andrews 
 of Maine, Mr. Blackwell, and Mr. Wise) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and 
                     Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish an Office of Recycling Research and Information in the 
 Department of Commerce, to require research on the recycling of scrap 
               automotive tires, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Tire Recycling Promotion Act''.

SEC. 2. OFFICE OF RECYCLING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall appoint 
a Director of Recycling Research and Information.
    (b) Functions.--The Director of Recycling Research and 
Information--
            (1) shall make grants under subsection (c) and under 
        section 3; and
            (2) shall collect, catalog, and disseminate information to 
        interested persons regarding waste disposal and recycling 
        technology.
    (c) Grants.--The Director of Recycling Research and Information 
shall make grants to public and private entities to support research 
and development by such entities relating to innovative recycling 
technology.
    (d) Pay.--The Director of Recycling Research and Information shall 
be paid at a rate, determined by the Secretary of Commerce, that is 
less than the rate of basic pay payable for positions under section 
5316 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. WASTE TIRE RECYCLING RESEARCH.

    (a) Waste Tire Research Grants.--The Director of Recycling Research 
and Information shall make grants to public and private entities for 
studies to determine the following:
            (1) The extent of problems created by waste tires in 
        landfills and waste tire piles.
            (2) The feasibility of requiring that all tires be shredded 
        before landfilling.
            (3) The feasibility of prohibiting landfilling of tires or 
        requiring shredding prior to disposal.
            (4) The adequacy of current systems for managing waste 
        tires.
            (5) The feasibility of innovative techniques for reclaiming 
        or recycling waste tires, including systems to create new tires 
        using waste tires and techniques to create other durable 
        products and material for construction and road building from 
        waste tires.
            (6) Possible tire manufacturing strategies that facilitate 
        recycling.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to Congress a 
report containing the results of the research conducted under 
subsection (a).
    (c) Availability of Information.--The Director of Recycling 
Research and Information shall collect, catalog, and disseminate to all 
interested parties information on tire reclamation technologies and 
markets for used tires.
    (d) Economic Opportunities.--The Secretary of Commerce shall work 
with tire manufacturers, State governments, conservation organizations, 
and the public to increase economic opportunities for the recycling of 
tires, including efforts to create markets for used tires.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of 
Recycling Research and Information appointed pursuant to section 2, for 
making grants and carrying out other activities authorized by this Act, 
not more than $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994.

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