HR 3237
114th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Air quality
Educational facilities and institutions
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Infrastructure development
Racial and ethnic relations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act
Introduced: July 28, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Jul 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 28, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations, which may include:
- development or deployment of technologies or practices to increase rates of waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse;
- capital investment in infrastructure to start or expand waste prevention, recycling, composting, or product reuse programs;
- partnerships with local businesses interested in incorporating new technologies or processes to reduce or prevent waste in production or packaging; or
- community outreach and public education programming.
Grants must be awarded to applicants who collectively represent a range of existing waste prevention, recycling, composting, and product reuse rates.
To be considered for an award, applicants must: (1) set specific waste prevention, recycling, composting, product reuse, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste; and (2) have a plan to use grant funds for developing solid waste prevention and recycling tactics and operations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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