HR 2162 · 101th Congress · Environmental Protection

Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-05-01· Sponsored by Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1989-05-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Act of 1989 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish guidelines for identifying materials which should be removed from solid waste before its incineration in a municipal solid waste incinerator. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations applicable to the operation and management of municipal solid waste incinerators and to the disposal or recycling and reuse of municipal solid waste incinerator ash. Prohibits the disposal of ash in units that are created as a result of vertical expansion of an existing waste disposal facility unless it is demonstrated that there will be no settling of waste that would impair the integrity of the liners. Requires that landfills into which such ashes are disposed provide for groundwater monitoring and: (1) place such ashes in a monofill having a leachate collection system and a single liner designed and operated to prevent the migration of any constituent into such liner; or (2) have two or more liners and a leachate collection system above and between such liners. Provides that landfill design requirements shall not apply to altern…

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Cosponsors (5)

2 Democrats3 Republicans