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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Local Government Interstate Waste
Control Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.

(a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

''SEC. 4011. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE.

''(a) Restriction on Receipt of Out-Of-State Waste.--
''(1) In general.--
''(A) Authorization.--Subject to subsections (b)
and (e), the owner or operator of a facility that is a
landfill or incinerator in a State may not receive for
disposal or incineration any out-of-State municipal
solid waste unless the owner or operator obtains
authorization to receive the waste from the affected
local government.
''(B) Requirements for authorization.--An
authorization granted pursuant to subparagraph (A)
shall be--
''(i) granted by formal action at a
meeting;
''(ii) recorded in writing in the official
record of the meeting; and
''(iii) final.
''(2) Information.--Prior to taking formal action with
respect to granting authorization to receive out-of-State
municipal solid waste pursuant to this subsection, an affected
local government shall require the owner or operator of the
facility seeking the authorization to provide the following
information (which the government shall make readily available
to the Governor of the State, each adjoining local government
and Indian tribe, and any other interested person for
inspection and copying):
''(A) A brief description of the facility,
including the size of, ultimate waste capacity of, and
the anticipated monthly and yearly quantities
(expressed in terms of volume) of waste to be handled
by--
''(i) the facility as in existence on the
date of provision of the information; and
''(ii) the facility, including any planned
expansion.
''(B) A map of the facility site indicating
location in relation to the local road system and
topography and hydrogeological features. The map shall
indicate any buffer zones to be acquired by the owner
or operator as well as all facility units.
''(C) A description of the environmental
characteristics of the site, as in existence on the
date of provision of the information, including
information regarding ground water resources, and a
discussion of alterations in the characteristics of the
site that may be necessitated by, or occur as a result
of, the facility.
''(D) A description of appropriate environmental
controls to be used on the site, including runon or
runoff management (or both), air pollution control
devices, source separation procedures (if any), methane
monitoring and control, landfill covers, liners or
leachate collection systems, and monitoring programs.
In addition, the description shall include a
description of any waste residuals generated by the
facility, including leachate or ash, and the planned
management of the residuals.
''(E) A description of site access controls to be
employed, and roadway improvements to be made, by the
owner or operator, and an estimate of the timing and
extent of increased local truck traffic.
''(F) A list of all required Federal, State, and
local permits.
''(G) Estimates of the personnel requirements of
the facility, including information regarding the
probable skill and education levels required for jobs
at the facility. To the extent practicable, the
information shall distinguish between employment
statistics for skill and education levels required
prior to operation of the facility, and the statistics
for the levels required on or after the first day of
operation of the facility.
''(H) Any information that is required by State law
to be provided with respect to any violation of
environmental laws (including regulations) by the
owner, the operator, and any subsidiary of the owner or
operator, the disposition of enforcement proceedings
taken with respect to the violation, and corrective
action and rehabilitation measures taken as a result of
the proceedings.
''(I) Any information that is required by State law
to be provided with respect to gifts and contributions
made by the owner and operator.
''(J) Any information that is required by State law
to be provided by the owner or operator with respect to
compliance by the owner or operator with the State
solid waste management plan in effect pursuant to
section 4007.
''(3) Notification prior to formal action.--Prior to taking
formal action with respect to granting authorization to receive
out-of-State municipal solid waste pursuant to this subsection,
an affected local government shall--
''(A) notify the Governor, adjoining local
governments, and any adjoining Indian tribes, of the
proposed action;
''(B)(i) publish notice of the action in a
newspaper of general circulation at least 30 days
before holding a hearing and again at least 15 days
before holding the hearing; or
''(ii) if State law provides for an alternate form
of public notification, provide such notification
concerning the action; and
''(C) provide an opportunity for public comment on
the action, including at least 1 public hearing, in
accordance with State law.
''(4) Notification of action.--The local government shall
notify the Governor, adjoining local governments, and any
adjoining Indian tribes of an authorization granted under this
subsection.
''(b) Limitations on Applicability.--
''(1) Landfills and incinerators in operation or under
construction.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an owner or
operator of a facility that is a landfill or incinerator with
respect to the landfill or incinerator if--
''(A)(i) during the 1-year period preceding the
date of enactment of this section, the owner or
operator received at the landfill or incinerator, in
accordance with State law (as in effect during the 1-
year period), documented shipments (within the meaning
of paragraph (2)) of out-of-State municipal solid
waste; or
''(ii) before the date of enactment of this
section, entered into a host agreement or otherwise
obtained legally binding, documented authorization from
the affected local government to accept out-of-State
municipal solid waste; and
''(B)(i) with respect to a landfill, the landfill
is in compliance with all applicable Federal and State
laws (including regulations) relating to design and
location standards, leachate collection, ground water
monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and
post-closure care and corrective action; or
''(ii) with respect to an incinerator, the
incinerator is in compliance with the applicable
requirements of section 129 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7429) and applicable State laws and regulations
relating to facility design.
''(2) Documentation of shipment.--For purposes of paragraph
(1)(A)(i), a shipment of municipal solid waste shall be
considered a documented shipment if the owner or operator of
the landfill or incinerator concerned provides documentation of
the shipment (including the quantity, time, and place of the
shipment) to the Governor of the State in which the landfill or
incinerator is located.
''(c) Authority of Governor To Restrict Out-of-State Municipal
Solid Waste Disposed of at Landfills.--
''(1) In general.--
''(A) Limitations on exempted landfills.--
''(i) In general.--In response to a written
request by each of an affected local government
and an affected local solid waste planning unit
(if the local solid waste planning unit exists
under State law), a Governor may limit the
quantity of out-of-State municipal solid waste
received for disposal, during a 1-year period,
at a landfill described in clause (ii) to a
quantity equal to the quantity of out-of-State
municipal solid waste received for disposal at
the landfill during the 1-year period preceding
the date of enactment of this section.
''(ii) Landfill.--The landfill referred to
in clause (i) shall be a landfill in the State,
the owner or operator of which is exempt, under
subsection (b), from the requirements of
subsection (a) on the basis of receiving
shipments as described in subsection
(b)(1)(A)(i).
''(B) Procedural requirements for request.--Prior
to submitting a request under this subsection to limit
the disposal of out-of State municipal solid waste, an
affected local government and the affected local solid
waste planning unit, if any, shall--
''(i) provide notice and an opportunity for
public comment concerning the proposed request;
and
''(ii) after providing the notice and
opportunity for public comment, take formal
action concerning the proposed request at a
public meeting.
''(2) Response by governor.--With respect to requests made
by affected local governments under paragraph (1)(A), the
Governor shall respond in a consistent manner that does not
discriminate against any--
''(A) particular landfill within the State; or
''(B) shipment of out-of-State municipal solid
waste on the basis of State of origin.
''(3) Limitation on authority of governor.--A Governor may
not exercise the authority granted under this subsection if the
action would be inconsistent with State law or would result in
the violation of or failure to perform any provision of a
written, legally binding contract for disposal of out-of-State
municipal solid waste at a landfill executed prior to the date
of enactment.
''(d) Existing Agreements.--
''(1) In general.--Nothing in this section is intended to
affect an agreement in effect on the date of enactment of this
section or other State law in effect on the date of enactment
of this section (except as expressly provided otherwise in this
section).
''(2) Availability of contracts.--The owner or operator of
a landfill or incinerator that is exempt, under subsection (b),
from the requirements of subsection (a), shall make available
for inspection by the public, in the affected local community,
a copy of each contract that the owner or operator has entered
into for the disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste at
that landfill or incinerator. The owner or operator may redact
any proprietary information contained in such a copy of a
contract, but shall ensure that at least information relating
to the volume of out-of-State municipal solid waste to be
received, the source of the waste, and the duration of the
contract, is apparent in the copy.
''(e) Applicability.--
''(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
this section applies in and to each State.
''(2) Rejection of applicability.--A State may exercise the
option to become exempt from the requirements of this section
if the State--
''(A) notifies the Administrator (in a manner
prescribed by the Administrator) that the State is
exercising the option; and
''(B) in taking any appropriate action to reject
the applicability of this section, makes specific
reference to this section.
''(3) Acknowledgement of exemption.--On receipt of a
notification by a State pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), the
Administrator shall take such action as is appropriate to
acknowledge the exemption of the State from the requirements of
this section.
''(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
''(1) Affected local government.--The term 'affected local
government', used with respect to a landfill or incinerator,
means the elected officials of the city, town, borough, county,
or parish, with primary jurisdiction over the use of the land
on which the facility is located or proposed to be located.
''(2) Affected local solid waste planning unit.--The term
'affected local solid waste planning unit' means a political
subdivision of a State with authority relating to solid waste
management planning in accordance with State law.
''(3) Host agreement.--The term 'host agreement' means a
written, legally binding agreement, lawfully entered into
between an owner or operator of a landfill or incinerator and
an affected local government that authorizes the landfill or
incinerator to receive municipal solid waste generated outside
the jurisdiction of the affected local government.
''(4) Municipal solid waste.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'municipal solid waste'
means solid waste that is refuse (or refuse-derived
fuel) generated by the general public or from
residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial
sources and that consists of paper, wood, yard wastes,
food wastes, plastics, leather, rubber, or other
combustible materials or noncombustible materials such
as metal, glass, and rock.
''(B) Exclusions.--The term does not include--
''(i) hazardous waste or waste containing
polychlorinated biphenyls;
''(ii) industrial waste;
''(iii) medical waste;
''(iv) recyclable materials that have been
separated from waste otherwise destined for
disposal (either at the source of the waste or
at processing facilities) or that have been
managed separately from waste destined for
disposal; and
''(v) materials and products returned from
a dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer
or an agent of the manufacturer for credit,
evaluation, and possible reuse.
''(5) Out-of-state municipal solid waste.--The term 'out-
of-State municipal solid waste', used with respect to a State,
means municipal solid waste generated outside of the State.
''(6) Owner or operator.--The term 'owner or operator',
used with respect to a landfill or incinerator, does not
include--
''(A) a State or affected local government that
owns or operates the landfill or incinerator, if the
facility is located within the jurisdiction of the
State or the affected local government; or
''(B) a person who owns or operates a facility, if
the facility receives only waste generated by the
person.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. prec. 6901) is amended by adding at
the end of the items relating to subtitle D the following new item:

''Sec. 4011. Interstate transportation and disposal of municipal solid
waste.''.
Output:
Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit owners or operators of landfills or incinerators from receiving out-of-State municipal solid waste unless they obtain authorization from the affected local government.
Exempts from such prohibition: (1) landfills or incinerators that, during the one-year period preceding this Act's enactment date, received documented shipments of out-of-State municipal solid waste or, before this Act's enactment date, obtained authorization to accept such waste; (2) landfills in compliance with all Federal and State laws and regulations concerning design and location, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure care and corrective action; or (3) incinerators in compliance with specified requirements of the Clean Air Act and State laws and regulations relating to facility design.
Permits a Governor, if requested by an affected local government and local solid waste planning unit, to limit the amount of out-of-State waste, during a one-year period, received by landfills exempted from authorization requirements as a result of receiving documented shipments of such waste during the one-year period preceding this Act's enactment date.
Requires owners or operators of landfills or incinerators exempt from this Act's requirements to make contracts entered into for the disposal of out-of-State waste available to the public for inspection.
Permits States to exercise the option to become exempt from this Act's requirements if they notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and make specific reference to this Act in taking any appropriate action to reject this Act's applicability.