HR 14793 · 94th Congress · Environmental Protection
Hazardous Waste Management Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1976-07-21)
Plain Language Summary
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Hazardous Waste Management Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and promulgate criteria for identifying the characteristics of hazardous waste and to list particular hazardous wastes which shall be subject to the provisions of this Act. Prohibits the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste identified or listed by the Administrator unless a permit is issued pursuant to this Act. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the issuance of such permits and authorizes the Administrator to issue the permits subject to such conditions as deemed necessary to assure compliance with this Act and to minimize any risk to the public health and the environment. Directs the Administrator, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to issue minimum criteria for the establishment of a transportation manifest system for hazardous waste whereby a manifest shall originate with the generator of hazardous waste and accompany each quantity, unit, or load of such waste from the point of generation through transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal. Requires the Administrator to authorize any State which has implemented…
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