HR 3965 · 103th Congress · Environmental Protection

Waste Export and Import Control Act of 1994

Introduced 1994-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Received from EPA.(1994-10-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Waste Export and Import Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to make it unlawful to export or import any hazardous or additional waste, except as provided by this Act. Defines "additional waste" as waste identified as such in regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to implement the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Exempts the import of used tire casings for retreading from such prohibition. Excludes from the provisions of this Act: (1) except for provisions concerning the Antarctic Treaty Area, reporting, and fees, specified waste exported or imported for incorporation into new products with recycled content; and (2) except for provisions concerning the Antarctic Treaty Area, source, special nuclear, or byproduct material or spent nuclear fuel. Makes the prohibition inapplicable to exports or imports made pursuant to and in compliance with: (1) an existing waste import or export agreement with another country if certain requirements of the SWDA governing hazardous waste are met and the agreement is amended to be consistent with requirements descr…

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