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HR 2140 102th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Compost Environmental Protection Environmental research Federal aid highway program Highway beautification Recycling of waste products Refuse and refuse disposal Roads and highways Transportation research

To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct research on the management of waste found along Federal-aid highways, including the application of compost in landscaping and roadside…

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To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct research on the management of waste found along Federal-aid highways, including the application of compost in landscaping and roadside development of such highways.

Introduced: April 30, 1991 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Apr 30, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Apr 30, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct research on the advantages and disadvantages of: (1) recycling, reprocessing, and composting waste found along Federal aid highways; and (2) applying compost in landscape and roadside development and planting wildflowers along such highways.

Directs the Secretary: (1) in conducting such research, to analyze the relative merits of using various types and qualities of compost (including compost made with solid waste, sewage sludge, or both) and to consult with interested parties in Government and in the private sector; and (2) to report to the Congress on such research with recommendations for management of waste along Federal aid highways.

What's happening now May 9, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 30, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2140: To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct research on the management of waste found along Federal-aid highways, including the application of compost in landscaping and roadside development of such highways.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2140/
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"H.R. 2140: To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct research on the management of waste found along Federal-aid highways, including the application of compost in landscaping and roadside development of such highways.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2140/.
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H.R. 2140, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2140/.
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