HR 4873 · 93th Congress · Environmental Protection
Hazardous Waste Management Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1973-02-27)
Plain Language Summary
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Hazardous Waste Management Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within eighteen months after the enactment of this Act, to: (1) identify hazardous wastes; (2) establish standards for treatment and disposal of such wastes; and (3) establish guidelines for State programs for implementing such standards. Requires the guidelines to provide that: (1) with respect to disposal sites for hazardous wastes, the State program requires that any person obtain from the State a permit to operate such site; (2) such permits require compliance with the minimum standards of performance acceptable site criteria set by the guidelines; and (3) the State have such regulatory and other authorities as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations establishing requirements for generators of hazardous wastes requiring such generators to: (1) maintain records indicating the quantities of hazardous waste generated and the disposition thereof; (2) package hazardous waste in such a manner so as to protect human health and other living organisms, and label such packaging so as to identify accurately such wastes; (3) …
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only