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S. 2446 114th Congress Senate

Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and establish requirements for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and the environment.

Introduced: January 19, 2016 Introduced by: John Hoeven Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2016
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-349.
Jan 19, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 19, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 2, 2016

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-349.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016

This bill amends subtitle D (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a permit program for coal combustion residuals (coal ash) that states may elect to administer. The program outlines the criteria that a state must use if it chooses to adopt and enforce a permit program regulating the management and disposal of coal ash generated by electric utilities and independent power producers. The program applies to the disposal of coal ash into landfills or surface impoundments, sand or gravel pits, quarries, or lateral expansions of the structures. The structural criteria concern: (1) design, location, and integrity; (2) financial assurance; (3) groundwater and surface water protections; (4) closure procedures; and (5) air quality with respect to fugitive dust.

A state that chooses to adopt a coal ash program is given sole enforcement authority. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must implement a program for a state if: (1) a state's program fails to meet those criteria, or (2) a state does not implement a program.

The bill revises implementation of the EPA rule governing the disposal of coal ash, entitled "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities." The rule may be implemented only through the permit program established by this bill.

The agency implementing the permit program must ensure that certain information concerning the program is publicly available.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5788 Identical bill Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016
  • HR 1734 Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
  • S 1803 Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2446: Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2446/
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"S. 2446: Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2446/.
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