HR 3547 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prohibit the use of solid waste as fuel for any incinerator being used for the destruction of polychlorinated biphenyls or other hazardous substances and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to review and research methods of disposal and storage of polychlorinated biphenyls.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.(1991-10-18)
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Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to prohibit solid waste from being used as fuel in any incinerator being used for: (1) the destruction of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or other hazardous substances from a facility subject to a response action under CERCLA; or (2) the implementation of a response action under CERCLA. Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) review methods for disposal and long-term storage of PCBs; (2) establish a research program on additional methods for disposal, long-term storage, and other means of containing and preventing the contamination of PCBs; and (3) report to the Congress on such review and research, with recommendations on legislative changes necessary to carry out the results of the review and research. Authorizes appropriations.…
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