[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 423 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 423

To amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish safety 
  zones around Federal prisons in which certain facilities may not be 
                               permitted.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1995

 Mr. Clinger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish safety 
  zones around Federal prisons in which certain facilities may not be 
                               permitted.

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

SECTION 1. PERMITS FOR TSD FACILITIES NEAR FEDERAL PRISONS.

    Section 3005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding 
the following new subsection at the end thereof:
    ``(k) Facilities Near Federal Prisons.--(1) After the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, no permit may be issued under this 
section for the operation of any new off site hazardous waste 
incinerator, or any other new off site hazardous waste treatment, 
storage, or disposal facility if--
            ``(A) such incinerator or other facility is located within 
        a 2-mile radius of the facility boundary of any Federal prison, 
        and
            ``(B) an accident, such as a spill, explosion, or 
        accidental release of hazardous substances, at such incinerator 
        or other facility could require evacuation of prisoners or 
        other nearby residents.
    ``(2) As used in this subsection, the terms `new off site hazardous 
waste incinerator' and `new off site hazardous waste treatment, 
storage, or disposal facility' mean an incinerator or hazardous waste 
treatment, storage, or disposal facility--
            ``(A) which accepts hazardous waste that is not generated 
        at the site at which such incinerator or other facility is 
        located, and
            ``(B) for which a permit under this section is issued after 
        the date of enactment of this subsection.
Such terms shall not include any facility existing on such date of 
enactment.''.
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