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HR 3967 115th Congress House

TRASH Act

Official title: To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to restrict interstate waste imports and impose a higher fee on out-of-State waste.

Introduced: October 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Intergovernmental relationsSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsUser charges and fees
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Oct 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 5, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trash Reduction and Sensible Handling Act of 2017 or the TRASH Act

This bill amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize state solid waste management plans to restrict the importation of out-of-state waste at the state and local level by requiring out-of-state waste to be from states with waste handling and reduction standards that are equivalent to or more stringent than the standards of the state receiving the waste.

Those plans may impose a community benefit fee on out-of-state waste, which may be higher than, or in addition to, the fees for in-state waste. States may provide those fees to affected communities and may differentiate community benefit fees based on whether the imported waste was disposed of at a landfill, an incinerator, a resource recovery facility, a waste-to-energy facility, or other waste handling facility.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 746 Related bill TRASH Act
  • HR 5656 Reintroduction of TRASH Act
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3967: TRASH Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3967/
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