S 2691
101th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Fees
Government paperwork
Landfills
Recycling of waste products
Refuse and refuse disposal
Transboundary pollution
Solid Waste Treatment and Disposition Fee Act of 1990
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 1990
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 24, 1990
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Solid Waste Treatment and Disposition Fee Act of 1990 - Authorizes States to collect fees for the disposal or treatment of solid waste. Permits such fees to be imposed: (1) on waste generated outside the boundaries of a State; and (2) against landfill operators, solid waste treatment facilities, or persons shipping or transporting solid waste for treatment or disposal. Allows States to delegate such authority to political subdivisions.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require persons transporting or shipping solid waste in excess of 100 pounds in interstate commerce to submit annual registration statements.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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