HR 13176 · 93th Congress · Environmental Protection

Comprehensive Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act

Introduced 1974-02-28· Sponsored by Rep. Rogers, Paul G. [D-FL-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1974-02-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Comprehensive Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to propose guidelines, based on specified national objectives, for the adoption, submission, implementation, and enforcement of effective State waste management and resource recovery plans. Requires the adoption of such plans within 12 months of the promulgation of guidelines by the Administrator. Requires the acceptance or rejection based on specified criteria, of such a plan by the Administrator within six months of its submission by the State. Provides for modifications of a State plan, or plans developed by units of local government of a State, where the cost of such a plan would be greatly disproportionate to the benefit conferred on the State by such a system, or under other specified circumstances. Requires the Administrator to propose regulations establishing Federal standards of performance for new sources of waste generation. Requires the Administrator to issue, from time to time, information on processes or techniques which reduce or eliminate the generation or toxicity of wastes, or permit resource recovery in accordance with the provisions of thi…

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Cosponsors (8)

5 Democrats3 Republicans