The "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Amendments of 1991". IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 25, 1991 Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. CHAFEE and Mr. BURDICK) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL The "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Amendments of 1991". 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Resource 5 Conservation and Recovery Act Amendments of 1991". TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE I-GENERAL AMENDMENTS Sec. 101. Congressional findings. Sec. 102. Objectives and national policy. Sec. 103. General authorization. Sec. 104. Definitions. Sec. 105. Administrative Review of Regulations. 1 2 3 2 TITLE II-TOXICS USE AND SOURCE REDUCTION Sec. 201. Toxics use and source reduction data collection and technical assist ance. Sec. 202. Toxics use and source reduction plans. Sec. 206. Regulatory incentives. TITLE III-RECYCLING Sec. 301. National pollution prevention and recycling goals. Sec. 302. Commodity specific recycling standards. Sec. 303. Rural recycling demonstration programs and collection of secondary materials. Sec. 304. Federal procurement. Sec. 305. Market development. Sec. 306. Federal contracts. Sec. 307. Federal agency actions. TITLE IV-WASTE AND SECONDARY MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Sec. 401. Objectives of subtitle D. Sec. 402. State and regional planning. Sec. 403. Permits for disposal of solid waste. Sec. 405. Regulation of secondary materials. Sec. 406. Regulation of used oil. Sec. 407. Interstate waste transportation. Sec. 408. Federal enforcement. Sec. 409. Federal assistance. Sec. 410. Rural community assistance. TITLE V-UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS Sec. 501. Definitions. Sec. 502. Underground storage tank loan guarantee. Sec. 503. Pollution prevention projects. TITLE I-GENERAL AMENDMENTS CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS SEC. 101. (a) Section 1002(b) of the Solid Waste 4 Disposal Act is amended as follows: 5 6 7 8 (1) strike "and" at the end of paragraph (7); (2) strike the period at the end of paragraph (8) and insert in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) add the following after paragraph (8): 8 976 IS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 "(9) the Nation continues to generate substan tial and increasing volumes of both hazardous and solid waste each year which may pose a threat to human health and the environment if not properly managed; and "(10) new waste management facilities are not being sited and many communities are managing waste in existing facilities without the best available environmental controls, or are engaged in long-distance transportation of wastes to other management and disposal facilities in other States, or both.". OBJECTIVES AND NATIONAL POLICY SEC. 102. (a) Section 1003(a)(4) of the Solid Waste 14 Disposal Act is amended by inserting "and solid waste" 15 after "hazardous waste". 16 (b) Section 1003(a)(5) of the Solid Waste Disposal 17 Act is amended by inserting "and solid waste" after "haz18 ardous waste". 19 (c) Section 1003(a)(6) of the Solid Waste Disposal 20 Act is amended by inserting "and solid waste” after “haz21 ardous waste" each time it appears. 22 (d) Section 1003(a) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 23 is amended as follows (1) strike "and" at the end of paragraph (10); (2) strike the period at the end of paragraph (11) and insert in lieu thereof a semicolon; and 8 976 IS 1 2 3 4 5 6. 7 8 4 (3) add the following after paragraph (11)— "(12) establishing a Federal-State partnership that assures waste management practices protective of human health and the environment; and "(13) promoting interjurisdictional cooperation in the planning and provision of waste management services.". (e) Section 1003(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 9 is amended to read as follows: 10 "(b) NATIONAL POLICY.-(1) The Congress hereby 11 establishes a toxics use and source reduction and waste 12 management policy that gives highest priority: first, to 13 toxics use and source reduction; second, to recycling; 14 third, to waste treatment; and fourth, to contained dispos15 al and incineration, so as to minimize the present and fu16 ture threat to human health and the environment and to 17 maximize energy efficiency and to optimize the use of re18 sources. 19 "(2) The Congress hereby declares it to be the na20 tional policy of the United States that the most effective 21 means to protect human health and the environment is 22 through the elimination or reduction of hazardous sub23 stances used in production activities or generated as solid 24 or hazardous waste. 8 976 IS |