HR 843
105th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative procedure
Churches
Day care
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection Agency
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Hazardous waste disposal
Hazardous wastes
Housing and Community Development
Infrastructure
Landfill siting
Law
Parks
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Recycling of waste products
Refuse and refuse disposal
Religion
To prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties.
Introduced: February 26, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 26, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 26, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to add to standards applicable to hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities under the Act a requirement that a facility owner or operator be prohibited from locating the facility within 5,000 feet of any residential, day care, church, school, or park property.
Adds to the minimum requirements of State solid waste plans that owners or operators of facilities for the collection, storage, recycling, disposal, or other management of solid waste or recyclable materials be subject to the same location restrictions stated above.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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