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HR 5950 97th Congress House Environmental Protection Hazardous wastes Landfills

Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1982

Introduced: March 24, 1982 See on congress.gov
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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 30, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Mar 24, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 24, 1982
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1982 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the landfill disposal of any hazardous waste in liquid form or having any liquid content, whether or not such waste is mixed with solid or partially solid hazardous waste, and whether or not such waste is placed in containers before disposal in the landfill.

Prohibits the landfill disposal of the following, except where there is no feasible alternative means of treatment, recovery, or disposal which will protect human health and the environment: (1) hazardous wastes that are known to possess the chemical or physical-chemical ability to penetrate the clay and synthetic membrane liners used at the landfill; and (2) acute hazardous wastes.

Sets forth the effective dates of the prohibitions contained in this Act.

What's happening now March 30, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1