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Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act

Introduced: June 10, 2008 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Sep 27, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 27, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 27, 2008
Received in the House.
Sep 26, 2008
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 26, 2008
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9874)
Sep 22, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1039.
Sep 22, 2008
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-478.
Jul 31, 2008
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 10, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jun 10, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5451)
Jun 10, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system that may be used by a hazardous waste generator or transporter, an owner or operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, recycling, or disposal facility, or any other person that: (1) is required to use a manifest to comply with any federal or state requirement to track the shipment, transportation, and receipt of hazardous waste or other material shipped from the generation site to an off-site facility for treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling; and (2) elects to use the system to complete and transmit an electronic manifest format; or (3) submits to the system for data processing purposes a paper copy of the manifest (or data from such a paper copy).

Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) impose service fees on users to pay for developing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading a manifest system, including any costs incurred in collecting and processing data from any paper manifest submitted to the system after the date on which the system enters operation; and (2) enter into one or more information technology contracts for system-related services.

Directs the Administrator to deposit user fees into the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund (established by this Act); (2) make adjustments in such fees to cover the cost of projected system-related costs; and (3) minimize the accumulation of unused amounts in the Fund, except during the initial period of operation. Sets forth investment, auditing, and reporting requirements for the Fund.

Requires the Administrator to establish the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Governing Board to assess the effectiveness of, and make recommendations for improving, the electronic manifest system.

Requires a facility that receives hazardous waste in states that require tracking through a hazardous waste manifest to: (1) complete the facility portion of the applicable manifest; (2) sign and date the facility certification; and (3) submit to the system a final copy of the manifest.

What's happening now September 27, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

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