[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5859 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5859

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that State grants under that Act 
  shall be given to States having consumer beverage container deposit 
           laws on a priority basis, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that State grants under that Act 
  shall be given to States having consumer beverage container deposit 
           laws on a priority basis, 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. STATE GRANTS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR ACT.

    Section 105(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7405(b)(1)) is 
amended by adding the following at the end thereof: ``Grants under such 
regulations shall be given to States that have enacted laws requiring a 
deposit on consumer beverage containers before any such grants may be 
given to other States.''.
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