SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT

Bills and resolutions

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (see S. 351), S1462 [15FE]

Petroleum: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (see S. 1850), S13700 [19DE]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 845), H623 [1MR] (see H.R. 1667), H1715 [1MY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1213), H1187 [27MR]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see S. 1194), S7878 [18JY]

———State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1214), H1187 [27MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 667), H396 [14FE]

Remarks in House

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste, H1066 [22MR], H3212 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Hazardous substances: reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (S. 351), S1491 [15FE]

Petroleum: require compliance with leak detection and prevention standards for underground storage tanks and provide funding for cleanup of sites contaminated by methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) (S. 1850), S13704 [19DE]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste (S. 1194), S7881 [18JY]

Texts of

S. 351, Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act, S1492 [15FE]

S. 1850, Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, S13705-S13707 [19DE]