S 757 · 98th Congress · Environmental Protection

Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1983

Introduced 1983-03-10· Sponsored by Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1153.(1984-08-09)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 1984-07-25
Yea 93Nay 0

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1987 for: (1) general administration by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out such Act (including funds for Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels, hazardous waste management, and support for State, regional, local, and interstate agency solid waste plans); and (2) grants to State hazardous waste programs. Sets forth provisions for regulation and study of hazardous waste from small quantity (less than 1,000 kilograms per month) generators. Requires compliance with applicable rules promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act by each generator of hazardous waste identified on the basis of ignitability, reactivity, or corrosivity or listed under specified hazardous waste management provisions which generates such wastes during any calendar month in a total quantity less than 1,000 kilograms, when such waste is transported off the premises on which it is generated. Requires, if such rules are not applicable…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat