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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1740
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 to prohibit the use of solid waste as fuel for
any incinerator being used for the destruction of polychlorinated
biphenyls or other hazardous substances and to require the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to review and research methods of disposal
and storage of polychlorinated biphenyls.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 20, 1993
Mr. MCCLOSKEY introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to
the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Tech-
nology
A BILL
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prohibit the
use of solid waste as fuel for any incinerator being used
for the destruction of polychlorinated biphenyls or other
hazardous substances and to require the Environmental
Protection Agency to review and research methods of
disposal and storage of polychlorinated biphenyls.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SOLID WASTE AS
FUEL FOR CERTAIN INCINERATORS.
Section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42
U.S.C. 9604) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON USE OF SOLID WASTE AS
FUEL FOR CERTAIN INCINERATORS.—Solid waste may
not be used as fuel in any incinerator—
‘‘(1) being used for the destruction of poly-
chlorinated biphenyls or other hazardous substances
from a facility subject to a response action under
this Act; or
‘‘(2) being used in any other way in the imple-
mentation of a response action under this Act.’’.
SEC. 2. REVIEW AND RESEARCH ON DISPOSAL AND STOR-
AGE OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS.
Section 25 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15
U.S.C. 2624) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(c) PCB DISPOSAL AND STORAGE.—(1) Not later
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Administrator shall conduct a review of the
methods for disposal and long-term storage of poly-
chlorinated biphenyls. In conducting the review, the Ad-
ministrator shall analyze the safety of such methods and
determine whether the safest methods are being used or
authorized. Using the results of the review, the Adminis-
trator shall make revisions in the regulations under such
section to require use of the safest methods for disposal
of polychorinated biphenyls.
‘‘(2) Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall es-
tablish and begin implementing a research program on ad-
ditional methods for disposal, long-term storage, and other
means of containing and preventing the spread of contami-
nation of polychlorinated biphenyls. The research program
shall emphasize research on methods of disposal other
than incineration.
‘‘(3) Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the review conducted under
paragraph (1) and the research program established under
paragraph (2), with recommendations on legislative
changes that may be necessary to carry out the results
of the review and research.
‘‘(4) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator such sums as may be necessary for pur-
poses of carrying out the review and research program
under this subsection.’’.
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