HR 3235 · 101th Congress · Environmental Protection

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to States and localities for the construction of solid waste management facilities and to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing certain regulations in the absence of Federal funding.

Introduced 1989-09-07· Sponsored by Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [R-AR-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.(1989-09-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize appropriations for financial assistance to States and localities for the construction of solid waste management facilities. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing specified regulations with respect to the closing or upgrading of open dumps for solid or hazardous waste disposal against any political subdivision of a State until sufficient Federal assistance has been provided to such subdivision to cover 100 percent of the cost of compliance with such regulations.…

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