the generator of the waste, or is lo-
cated on property owned by the gener-
ator or a company with which the
generator is affiliated.
‘‘(viii) Any medical waste referred to
in section 11002 that is segregated from,
or not mixed with, solid waste.
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.—The
term ‘qualified political subdivision’ means a govern-
mental entity or political subdivision of a State, as
authorized by the State, to plan for, or determine
the methods to be utilized for, the collection, trans-
portation, disposal or other management of munici-
pal solid waste generated within the boundaries of
the governmental entity or political subdivision.
‘‘(5) RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.—The term ‘recy-
clable material’ means any material (including any
metal, glass, plastic, textile, wood, paper, rubber, or
other material) that has been separated, or diverted
at the point of generation, from solid waste for the
purpose of recycling, reclamation, or reuse.
‘‘(6) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The
term ‘solid waste management plan’ means a plan
for 
the 
transportation, 
treatment, 
processing,
composting, combustion, disposal or other manage-
ment of municipal solid waste adopted by a State or
qualified political subdivision pursuant to and con-
forming with State law.
‘‘(7) WASTE
MANAGEMENT
FACILITY.—The
term ‘waste management facility’ means any facility
or facilities in which solid waste is separated, stored,
transferred, treated, processed, combusted, deposited
or disposed.
‘‘(8) COMMITTED TO THE DESIGNATION OF ONE
OR
MORE
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
FACILITIES.—The
phrase ‘Committed to the designation of one or more
waste management facilities’ as used in subsection
(a)(2)(B) means that the State or qualified political
subdivision, prior to May 15, 1994, was legally
bound to designate one or more existing or future
waste management facilities, or performed or caused
to be performed one or more of the following actions
for the purpose of designating one or more such fa-
cilities:
‘‘(A) Solicitation of proposals for designa-
tion of a waste management facility.
‘‘(B) Purchase of land on which the waste
management facility to be designated will be
located.
‘‘(C) Execution of a legally binding con-
tract or franchise agreement for waste collec-
tion services expressly for the delivery of waste
to a waste management facility to be des-
ignated.
‘‘(D) Other action since January 1, 1993,
that evidences recent significant financial com-
mitment for the continuing development of a
waste management facility for which a designa-
tion will be made unless such action has been
halted by a court order based upon a ruling
under the Constitution of the United States.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
such subtitle D is amended by adding at the end of the
items relating to such subtitle the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 4011. Congressional authorization of State control over transportation,
management, and disposal of municipal solid waste.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 29,
1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4683
AN ACT
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide
congressional authorization of State control over
transportation of municipal solid waste, and for
other purposes.