[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 553 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 553

To authorize certain States to prohibit the importation of solid waste 
               from other States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize certain States to prohibit the importation of solid waste 
               from other States, 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 ``Solid Waste Compact Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT IMPORTATION OF SOLID WASTE.

    (a) Amendment.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

           ``authority to prohibit importation of solid waste

    ``Sec. 4011. A State whose State plan has been approved under 
section 4007 may prohibit the importation into that State of solid 
waste from outside that State.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for such subtitle D 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 4011. Authority to prohibit importation of solid waste.''.

SEC. 3. ALTERNATIVE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS.

    (a) Amendment.--Subtitle A of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

               ``alternative solid waste disposal methods

    ``Sec. 1009. The Administrator shall, in consultation with the 
States and other interested persons, identify innovative alternative 
solid waste disposal methods, and establish and publish technical 
guidance regarding the implementation of such methods. Within one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and from time to time 
subsequently as warranted by changing circumstances, the Administrator 
shall transmit to the Congress a report summarizing the Administrator's 
activities under this section.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for such subtitle A 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 1009. Alternative solid waste disposal methods.''.
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