[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 937 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 937

     To provide for a 1-year delay in the applicability of certain 
regulations to certain municipal solid waste landfills under the Solid 
                          Waste Disposal Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                May 11 (legislative day, April 19), 1993

  Mrs. Kassebaum (for herself and Mr. Dole) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for a 1-year delay in the applicability of certain 
regulations to certain 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 
Regulatory Extension Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN LANDFILLS FROM MEETING REVISED CRITERIA.

    (a) Exemption.--During the 1-year period beginning on October 9, 
1993, each municipal solid waste landfill that--
            (1) is in existence on October 8, 1993; and
            (2) meets the requirements of the criteria contained in 
        regulations issued pursuant to sections 4004(a) and 4010(c) of 
        the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6944(a) and 6949a(c), 
        respectively) as in effect on January 1, 1993,
shall not be required to meet any revised criteria that take effect 
after the date specified in paragraph (2).
    (b) Prior Criteria Applicable During Exemption Period.--During the 
period specified in subsection (a), a landfill referred to in such 
subsection shall be subject to the criteria referred to in paragraph 
(2) of such subsection.
    (c) Effective Date of Revised Criteria.--Beginning on October 9, 
1994, each municipal solid waste landfill shall be subject to the 
revised criteria applicable to the landfill issued pursuant to sections 
4004(a) and 4010(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6944(a) 
and 6949a(c), respectively), and any subsequent revision to the 
criteria.

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