S 1879 · 93th Congress · Environmental Protection
Solid Waste Source Reduction and Recycling Incentives Act
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Introduced2
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House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.(1973-05-23)
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Solid Waste Source Reduction and Recycling and Incentives Act - Title I: Formal Provisions - Sets forth Congressional findings of fact, a declaration of purpose and the definition of the terms used in this Act. Title II: Transportation Rates - States that the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Maritime Commssion, shall, within twenty-four months after the date of enactment of this Act and on a continuing basis thereafter: (1) investigate and formally identify all rates charged by transportation carriers subject to their respective jurisdictions for the transportation of recyclable materials in order to determine in each case, whether the rate charged and the terms and conditions of transportation for each material is fair, reasonable, and not unjustly discriminatory as between recyclable materials and competing virgin natural resource materials and competing virgin natural resource materials; (2) issue appropriate orders in all cases in which such rates, terms, or conditions are found to be unfair, unreasonable, and unjustly discriminatory; (3) file annual reports on the 10 day of December of each year and such terminal reports as shall be necessary to reflect actions c…
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