HR 3952 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection
Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.(1992-01-14)
Plain Language Summary
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Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit owners or operators of landfills, incinerators, or other waste disposal facilities in a State from receiving municipal solid waste generated outside of the State for disposal or incineration unless they obtain authorization from the affected local government. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) owners or operators of landfills that on November 26, 1991, met all State regulations relating to design standards, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure care and corrective action and before such date accepted municipal solid waste generated outside the State or obtained authorization to accept such waste from the affected local government; (2) persons who are planning to own or operate a landfill, incinerator, or other waste disposal facility and before such date obtained authorization from the affected local government to accept such waste; and (3) owners or operators of incinerators or other waste disposal facilities that before such date accepted such waste or obtained authorization to accept such waste from the affected local governm…
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Cosponsors (12)
8 Democrats3 Republicans1 Independent