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HR 2034 99th Congress House Environmental Protection Alternative energy sources Biomass energy Energy Gases Landfills Methane Recycling of waste products Refuse and refuse disposal Refuse as fuel

Landfill Gas Collection and Reclamation Act of 1985

Introduced: April 15, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.
Apr 15, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Landfill Gas Collection and Reclamation Act of 1985 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish specific guidelines for landfill gas control which: (1) protect human health and the environment; (2) require facilities required to retrofit to also include gas collection devices in their pollution collection systems; (3) provide for the recovery of energy and materials from methane and other gas emitted from such facilities which are combustible; and (4) provide exemption standards where such guidelines would be inefficient and impractical.

Requires State solid waste management plans to comply with the landfill gas control guidelines.

Requires the Administrator to review State plans approved before these guidelines become effective, withdrawing approval if such plans do not conform with these requirements.

Requires sanitary landfills receiving putrescible waste to comply with such guidelines to retain such status.

Grants the Administrator enforcement authority against noncomplying States.

What's happening now April 22, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism.

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