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H.R. 766 (103rd): To prohibit the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste outside the State in which the waste was generated.

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The text of the bill below is as of Feb 3, 1993 (Introduced). The bill was not enacted into law.

HR 766 IH

103d CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 766

To prohibit the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste outside the State in which the waste was generated.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 3, 1993

Mr. ENGLISH of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To prohibit the transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste outside the State in which the waste was generated.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT, STORAGE, OR DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OUTSIDE OF STATE IN WHICH WASTE WAS GENERATED.

    (a) AMENDMENT TO SUBTITLE C- Subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

‘SEC. 3021. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT, STORAGE, OR DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE OUTSIDE OF STATE IN WHICH WASTE WAS GENERATED.

    ‘Effective January 1, 1994, hazardous waste may not be transported, treated, stored, or disposed of outside the State in which the waste was generated.’.

    (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT- The table of contents for subtitle C of such Act (contained in section 1001 of such Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

      ‘Sec. 3021. Prohibition on transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste outside of State in which waste was generated.’.