S 1744 · 94th Congress · Environmental Protection

Resource Recycling and Conservation Act

Introduced 1975-05-14· Sponsored by Sen. Moss, Frank E. [D-UT]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.(1975-05-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Resource Recycling and Conservation Act - Declares the findings of Congress and purposes of this Act, including to promote the use of materials that can be used again through recovery, reuse, and recycling and to discourage the unnecessary use and depletion of virgin natural resource materials. Defines the terms used in this Act. Requires the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Maritime Commission to: (1) conduct an investigation, based upon the identification and examination of such rates as are significant to such investigation, of the rate structure for the transportation of recycled materials by transportation carriers subject to their respective jurisdiction and determine whether such transportation rate structure is in whole or in part unjustly discriminatory, or, in the case of interstate commerce, unreasonable; and (2) in all cases where the rate structure applicable to the transportation of recycled materials is found to be unreasonable or unjustly discriminatory, issue orders requiring the removal from such rate structure of such unjust discrimination or, unreasonableness. Provides, with regard to such rates, for the filing of complaints, investigation, proceed…

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Democrats