HR 737
100th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Air pollution control
Environmental assessment
Hazardous waste disposal
Incineration
Licenses
Maryland
Ocean
Waste disposal in the ocean
Water and Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1987
Introduced: January 26, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 2, 1987
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From EPA.
Feb 5, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment.
Feb 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Feb 2, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Feb 2, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, DOT, EPA.
Jan 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jan 26, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jan 26, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ocean Incineration Research Act of 1987 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing a permit for the incineration of hazardous waste off the coast of Maryland until a hazardous waste reduction management feasibility report from the Office of Technology Assessment is completed and the Administrator promulgates final regulations.
Requires the submission of such report to the Congress within three years and requires public participation in the drafting of the regulations. Authorizes appropriations.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.