[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 689 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 689

  To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act regarding the use of organic 
             sorbents in landfills, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 6 (legislative day, April 5), 1995

  Mrs. Murray 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 amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act regarding the use of organic 
             sorbents in landfills, 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 ``Landfill Technological Improvement 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. USE OF ORGANIC SORBENTS.

    Section 3004(c)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6924(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence following subparagraph (B) by 
        striking ``during'' and inserting ``in the anaerobic 
        environment of''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Until such time 
        as the Administrator issues final regulations concerning 
        anaerobic landfill conditions and the use of organic sorbents 
        in landfills, regulations implementing subparagraph (B) shall 
        not prohibit the use in a hazardous waste landfill of a sorbent 
        that is manufactured from processed organic material and is not 
        likely to degrade in an anaerobic environment.''.
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