HR 4348 · 102th Congress · Environmental Protection
Waste Management Act of 1992
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.(1992-03-13)
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Waste Management Act of 1992 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1993 through 1996 to carry out the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Title I: Provisions Relating Primarily to Subtitles A and B of the Solid Waste Disposal Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to revise provisions concerning congressional findings and objectives. Declares it to be U.S. national policy that: (1) the creation of surplus and remnant material from production processes shall be reduced and residuals from post-consumer products shall be managed as material resources; (2) materials are to be managed at Federal, State, and local levels using specified waste reduction and management strategies; and (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the States shall not differentiate in the enforcement of this Act on the basis of whether an owner or person engaged in waste disposal activities is a public or private person, whether a facility is located on or off the premises where waste is generated, or whether an activity is carried out on or off the premises where the waste is generated. Sets forth as a national goal the recycling of at least 25 and 40 percent of municipal solid waste by 1995…
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