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Senate

(Legislative day of Monday, May 15, 1995)

Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1995 No. 81

The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., on the

expiration of the recess, and was called

to order by the President pro tempore

[Mr. THURMOND].

PRAYER

The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John

Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

Gracious God, whose dwelling place

is the heart that longs for Your presence and the mind that humbly seeks

Your truth, we eagerly ask for Your

guidance for the work of this day. We

confess anything that would hinder the

flow of Your spirit in and through us.

In our personal lives, heal any broken

or strained relationships that would

drain off creative energies. Lift our

burdens and resolve our worries. Then

give us a fresh experience of Your

amazing grace that will set us free to

live with freedom and joy.

Now Lord, we are ready to work with

great confidence fortified by the steady

supply of Your strength. Give us the

courage to do what we already know of

Your will, so that You will give us

more for the specific challenges of this

day. In the debate of crucial issues,

help us to listen attentively to each

other. May we never think we have an

exclusive corner on the truth. Enable

us to be open to aspects of the truth

You will provide through the voices of

those who may differ with us. Our dominant desire is for Your best in the contemporary unfolding of the American

dream. Lead on, O King Eternal, Sovereign of this land. Amen.

RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING

MAJORITY LEADER

fThe PRESIDENT pro tempore. The

acting majority leader is recognized.

SCHEDULE

Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, the

leader time has been reserved, and the

Senate will immediately resume consideration of S. 534, the solid waste disposal bill. We will proceed under the

provisions of the consent agreement

reached on Friday. Senators should be

aware that rollcall votes are expected

this morning, possibly as early as 10:30

a.m., on or in relation to the amendments to the solid waste disposal bill.

Following the disposition of the solid

waste bill, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 395, the Alaska Power

Administration bill. A cloture motion

was filed on that measure yesterday,

and Senators will have until 2:30 p.m.

this afternoon to file first-degree

amendments to S. 395.

The Senate will recess between the

hours of 12:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. for the

weekly policy luncheons to meet.

Under the previous order, Mr. President, the Senator from Washington,

Senator MURRAY, has an amendment

and she has 1 hour on that equally divided in the usual form.

INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ACT

fThe PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr.

CAMPBELL). The Senate will now resume consideration of S. 534, which the

clerk will report.

The assistant legislative clerk read

as follows:

A bill (S. 534) to amend the Solid Waste

Disposal Act to provide authority for States

to limit the interstate transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other purposes.

The Senate resumed consideration of

the bill.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under

the previous order, the Senator from

Washington is recognized to offer an

amendment, on which there will be 1

hour equally divided. The Senator from

Washington is recognized.

AMENDMENT NO. 1079

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I send

an amendment to the desk and ask for

its immediate consideration.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The

clerk will report.

The assistant legislative clerk read

as follows:

The Senator from Washington [Mrs. MURRAY], for herself and Mr. GORTON, proposes

an amendment numbered 1079.

Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the reading of

the amendment be dispensed with.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

The amendment is as follows:

Title II, following section (f) State Solid

Waste District Authority, add the following

section (g) and reletter all the following subsections accordingly:

‘‘(g) STATE MANDATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING.—A political subdivision

of a State may exercise flow control authority for municipal solid waste, and for voluntarily relinquished recyclable material that

is generated within its jurisdiction, if State

legislation enacted prior to January 1, 1990

mandated the political subdivision to plan

for the management of solid waste generated

within its jurisdiction, and if prior to January 1, 1990 the State delegated to its political

subdivisions the authority to establish a system of solid waste handling, and if prior to

May 15, 1994:

‘‘(1) the political subdivision has, in accordance with the plan adopted pursuant to

such State mandate, obligated itself through

contract (including a contract to repay a

debt) to utilize existing solid waste facilities

or an existing system of solid waste facilities; and

(2) the political subdivision is currently

undertaking a recycling program in accordance with its adopted waste management

plan to meet the State’s solid waste reduction goal of fifty percent; and

(3) significant financial commitments have

been made, or, bonds have been issued, a

major portion of which, were used for the

construction of solid waste management facilities.

On page 65, line 10, strike ‘‘or (e)’’ and insert ‘‘(e) or (f).’’

Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I wonder if the Senator will yield for a quick

question. It is my understanding that

this amendment she filed is the same

as the one she previously circulated,

except the previous one had in it additional waste besides solid waste. I