[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2189 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2189

  To provide for a delay in the effective date of certain regulations 
  applicable to municipal solid waste landfills under the Solid Waste 
                             Disposal Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 1993

 Mr. Slattery introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for a delay in the effective date of certain regulations 
  applicable to municipal solid waste landfills under the Solid Waste 
                             Disposal Act.

    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 ``Municipal Solid Waste Landfill 
Relief Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN EXISTING FACILITIES FROM MEETING REVISED 
              CRITERIA FOR LANDFILLS.

    (a) Exemption.--During the 6-month period commencing October 9, 
1993, all municipal solid waste landfills existing as of October 8, 
1993, which meet the requirements of the criteria applicable as of 
January 1, 1993, to such landfills under section 4004(a) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6944(a)) (as required by section 4010(c) 
of such Act) shall be exempt from any revised criteria established for 
such landfills.
    (b) Extension.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency may upon application by a State extend the exemption as provided 
in subsection (a) to landfills in such State for up to an additional 
12-month period but not beyond April 1, 1995, if the Administrator 
determines that the State has made a good faith effort in complying 
with the Solid Waste Disposal Act. In making this determination, the 
Administrator shall consider each of the following:
            (1) Whether the State has submitted its Subtitle D Program 
        for approval by October 1, 1993.
            (2) Whether counties within the State have completed 
        development of solid waste management plans.
            (3) Whether counties have begun implementation of their 
        solid waste management plans.
            (4) Whether counties within the State have negotiated or 
        begun negotiations for interlocal agreements for joint disposal 
        of waste generated within the counties.
    (c) Exceptions.--No extension under this subsection shall apply 
to--
            (1) any landfill at which total waste receipts exceed 100 
        tons per day on average over the term of the extension;
            (2) any landfill which accepts wastes other than municipal 
        solid waste;
            (3) landfills which have expanded laterally, or which place 
        the waste into a new unit that is not in compliance with the 
        liner standards established pursuant to regulations of the 
        Administrator under 40 C.F.R. 258.40 or with an approved State 
        alternative that meets the performance standard of 40 C.F.R. 
        258.40.
    (d) Prior Criteria Applicable During Exemption Period.--Landfills 
exempt from revised criteria as provided in this section shall, during 
the exemption period, be subject to the criteria applicable to such 
landfills as of January 1, 1993.
    (e) Effective Date of Revised Criteria.--After the expiration of 
the exemption under this section, all municipal solid waste landfills 
shall be subject to the revised criteria established for such landfills 
under section 4004(a) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6944(a)) or any subsequent revised criteria.

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