REFUSE DISPOSAL related term(s) Recycled materials

Amendments

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), S8316 [5SE]

Articles and editorials

Critical Vote on Nuclear Waste, S6481 [9JY]

Crossroads in Nuclear Waste Storage, S6482 [9JY]

Further Delay Not an Option—Yucca Mountain Now Officially Declared Best Nuclear Waste Site, E132 [12FE]

How Safe Is It?, E1269 [16JY]

Nuclear Dump Site Will Leak, Scientists Say, H2197 [8MY]

Yucca Mountain Must Meet Rigorous Standards, S6488 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (see S. 2792), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 5244), H5993 [26JY]

———establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H4930 [18JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H2235 [8MY]

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (see S.J. Res. 34), S2413 [9AP] (see H.J. Res. 87), H1283 [11AP]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend relative to transportation of nuclear waste (see H.R. 4605), H1673 [25AP]

Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (see S. 2220), S3014 [22AP] (see H.R. 5210), H5453 [24JY]

Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 403), H2471 [14MY]

Solid waste: limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (see S. 2034), S2076 [19MR]

———State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 5159), H4930 [18JY]

South Carolina: disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site (see S. 2453), S3843 [2MY] (see H.R. 4648), H2100 [2MY]

Letters

Approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site: Edward C. Sullivan, AFL-CIO, H2196 [8MY]

———Thomas A. Vilsack, Governor of Iowa, S6474 [9JY]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, S6472 [9JY]

Renewable motor vehicle fuels standards: Bob Holden, John Hoeven, and Mike Johanns, Governors' Ethanol Coalition, S1809, S1820 [13MR]

———Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation, S2867 [17AP]

———Brian S. Appel, Changing World Technologies, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———Daryl E. Harms, Masada Resource Group LLC, S1819 [13MR]

———Dennis B. Griffin, Griffin Industries, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———John K. Hansen, Nebraska Farmers Union, S1818 [13MR]

———Mark F. Weber, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association, S1817 [13MR]

———Mark Schweers, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, S1818 [13MR]

———Roger Burken, Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc., S1819 [13MR]

———Tim Hume, National Corn Growers Association, S1820 [13MR]

———Todd C. Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board, S1818 [13MR]

———Trevor Guthmiller, American Coalition for Ethanol, S1818 [13MR]

Lists

Organizations opposed to Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S6456 [9JY]

States defining waste-to-energy systems as a renewable energy source, S3287 [24AP]

Poems

``Road Not Taken,'' Robert Frost, S6490 [9JY]

Remarks in House

Customs Service: inspection of trash coming into Michigan from Canada, H5250, H5251 [23JY], E1340 [24JY], E1400 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H1160 [10AP], H1293 [16AP], H1343 [17AP], H1495, H1496 [23AP], H1677 [29AP], H1691 [30AP], H1772 [1MY], H2112, H2114 [7MY], H2168, H2169, H2170, H2180-H2205 [8MY], E715 [3MY], E757, E766, E768, E770, E774 [10MY], E806 [15MY]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H41 [24JA], H113 [5FE], H204 [7FE], H660 [5MR], H689 [6MR], H910 [14MR], E132 [12FE]

———effect of approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site on local drinking water, H1691 [30AP]

———impact of unfunded mandates on State and local governments relative to approval of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2180-H2183 [8MY]

———Nevada Governor's veto of Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H1095 [9AP]

Nuclear energy: transportation of spent nuclear fuel, H2192-H2202 [8MY], E1269 [16JY]

Solid waste: State and local control over the flow of municipal solid waste, E1340 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

EPA: enforcement of Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Between the U.S. and Canada relative to importation of municipal solid waste (S. 2792), S7374 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), S6490 [9JY]

———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), S2403, S2416 [9AP], S2787 [17AP], S5396 [12JN], S5528 [13JN], S5725 [19JN], S5797-S5799 [20JN], S5883, S5886, S5893 [21JN], S5985, S5986 [25JN], S6053-S6056 [26JN]

———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), motion to proceed, S6444-S6491 [9JY]

———approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (S.J. Res. 34), unanimous-consent request, S5985 [25JN]

———designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, S840 [14FE]

———reduce quantity of mercury in the environment by limiting use of mercury fever thermometers and improving collection, recycling and disposal of mercury (S. 351), S8329-S8334 [5SE]

Mining and mineral resources: make receipts from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover certain environmental costs (H.R. 2187), S11793 [20NO]

Motor vehicles: enhance the use of motor vehicle fuels from renewable sources (S. 1006), S9415 [26SE]

———establish Federal renewable fuels standards, S1805-S1821 [13MR], S2320 [22MR]

Recycling: require implementation by brand owners of management plans that provide refund values for certain beverage containers (S. 2220), S3015 [22AP]

Solid waste: allow States to use municipal solid waste as a renewable energy source, S2235 [21MR]

———limit receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste (S. 2034), S2083 [19MR], S2175 [20MR]

———modify definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste, S3149 [23AP], S3285-S3287 [24AP], S3415 [25AP]

South Carolina: disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at the Savannah River Site (S. 2453), S3880 [2MY]

Reports filed

Approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.J. Res. 87) (H. Rept. 107-425), H2018 [1MY]

Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 351) (S. Rept. 107-243), S8091 [3SE]

Yucca Mountain, NV, Approval as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 34) (S. Rept. 107-159), S5285 [10JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2180 [8MY]

Summaries

National Energy Policy (S. 517): Daschle-Bingaman Substitute Amendment Provisions on Renewable Fuels Standards and MTBE (Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether), S2321 [22MR]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 87, approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H2180 [8MY]

S. 351, Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act, S8329-S8334 [5SE]

S. 2034, Municipal Solid Waste Interstate Transportation and Local Authority Act, S2084-S2090 [19MR]

S. 2220, National Beverage Producer Responsibility Act, S3016-S3018 [22AP]