REFUSE DISPOSAL see also Recycled materials; Sewage Disposal

Amendments

EPA: simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), H104, H106, H107 [9JA]

——— simplify the solid waste disposal process by eliminating unnecessary deadlines and overlapping regulations and allow for the review and revision of regulations as appropriate (H.R. 2279), consideration (H. Res. 455), H94 [9JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), H8854 [8DE]

Bills and resolutions

Canada: ensure that the Canadian government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin (see S. Res. 565), S5783 [18SE] (see H. Res. 716), H7296 [8SE]

EPA: clarify and confirm authority to deny or restrict the use of a defined area as a dredged or fill material disposal site (see S. 2156), S1731 [25MR]

——— prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see S. 2090), S1365 [6MR]

Government regulations: establish national goals for the reduction and recycling of municipal solid waste, address growing problem of marine debris, and require the EPA to promulgate regulations to attain those goals (see H.R. 5283), H7125 [30JY]

Taxation: modify credit for production of electricity from renewable resources for certain open-loop biomass and trash facilities placed in service before date of enactment (see S. 2856), S5782 [18SE]

World Plumbing Day: designate (see S. Res. 390), S1653 [13MR]

Letters

Simplify EPA solid waste disposal process deadlines and regulations and amend CERCLA relative to State involvement in site remediation and applicability to Federal facilities: R. Steven Brown, Environmental Council of the States, H101 [9JA]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H97 [9JA]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H97 [9JA]

Motions

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy: allow closure of Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, H6031, H6032 [9JY]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs, H5191 [10JN], H6225 [15JY]

EPA: prohibit expansion of State waste disposal sites eligible for National Priorities List and preserve ‘‘highest priority facilities’’ listings for cleanup, H106, H107 [9JA]

——— prohibit implementation of provisions to simplify solid waste disposal process that increase litigation, reduce funding for cleanup, or delay cleanup of contaminated sites, H107, H108 [9JA]

——— prohibit implementation of provisions to simplify solid waste disposal processes that result in fewer cleaned-up sites, do not preserve polluter pays principle, and do not limit toxic chemical exposure, H110 [9JA]

Fountain Valley, CA: anniversary of Orange County Sanitation District, E1059 [24JN]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, H6019, H6020 [9JY]

NOAA: provide certain funds to eligible entities for activities to address marine debris impacts of 2011 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami, H2775 [1AP]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), H174 [13JA], H2370 [13MR], H5191 [10JN], H6225 [15JY], H8848–H8856 [8DE], H8870 [9DE], E1760, E1765 [9DE], E1832 [12DE]

World Plumbing Day: observance, H2263 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate

Coal: encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal ash and establish requirements for management and disposal of coal ash that are protective of human health and the environment, S1511 [11MR]

Courts: decision regarding Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site, S641–S644 [30JA]

DEA: issuance of final rule implementing the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act, S1905 [1AP]

Developing countries: make access to safe water and sanitation a specific policy objective of U.S. foreign assistance programs, S1866 [31MR]

Hazardous substances: Yucca Mountain, NV, nuclear waste disposal site funding, S641–S644 [30JA]

Water for the Poor Act: enhance implementation (H.R. 2901), S6867 [15DE], S6911 [16DE]

World Plumbing Day: designate (S. Res. 390), S1669 [13MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2279, Simplify EPA Waste Disposal Process Regulations and Amend CERCLA Relative to State Involvement in Site Remediation and Federal Facilities: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 455) (H. Rept. 113–322), H72 [8JA]

NOAA Funding to Eligible Entities for Activities To Address Marine Debris Impacts of 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Subsequent Tsunami: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1491) (H. Rept. 113–399), H2853 [2AP]

Remove EPA Authority To Retroactively Disapprove Corps of Engineers Permits To Discharge Dredged or Fill Material Into Navigable Waters: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 524) (H. Rept. 113–485), H5596 [20JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 455, consideration of H.R. 2279, simplify EPA solid waste disposal process deadlines and regulations and amend CERCLA relative to State involvement in site remediation and applicability to Federal facilities, H87 [9JA]

H.R. 2279, simplify EPA solid waste disposal process deadlines and regulations and amend CERCLA relative to State involvement in site remediation and applicability to Federal facilities, H104 [9JA]

H.R. 2901, Water for the World Act, H8848–H8854 [8DE]

S. Res. 390, World Plumbing Day, S1664 [13MR]

S. Res. 565, ensure that the Canadian government does not permanently store nuclear waste in the Great Lakes Basin, S5797 [18SE]