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104-hr-4339 104 hr 4339 Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-10-03 1996-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] CA D C000670 3 Transported Air Pollution Mitigation Act of 1996 - Amends Clean Air Act provisions regarding State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards to require a State, for each upwind area which causes or significantly contributes to a violation of the ambient air quality standard for ozone in a downwind area, to submit a plan revision that requires the upwind area to either: (1) reduce emissions of each air pollutant concerned by an amount necessary to mitigate impacts to pollution concentrations in the downwind area; or (2) make payments to the State or the air quality district as compensation to the downwind area for the costs of emission reduction measures. Requires a State, for each Moderate ozone nonattainment area determined to cause or significantly contribute to a violation of the national ambient air quality standard for ozone in a downwind area, to submit a plan revision including all provisions necessary for an enhanced vehicle inspection described in provisions concerning Serious areas and Environmental Protection Agency regulations. Requires amendment by a State of its plan for maintenance (required when a State requests redesignation of a nonattainment area as an area which has attained the national ambient air quality standard) to include measures for such an inspection program if the State determines that the area concerned is causing or significantly contributing to a violation of such standards for ozone in a downwind area. 2025-08-21T20:15:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4339
104-hr-4283 104 hr 4283 National Invasive Species Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-28 1996-10-26 Became Public Law No: 104-332. House Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19] OH R L000553 0 National Invasive Species Act of 1996 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to mandate regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species into the Great Lakes through ballast water. Authorizes education, technical assistance, and other measures to promote compliance. Mandates voluntary guidelines to prevent such introduction and spread in U.S. waters by ballast water and other vessel operations. Mandates education, technical assistance, and other measures to encourage compliance. Requires mandatory regulations if guideline compliance is inadequate. Provides for enforcement through civil and criminal penalties and revocation of clearance. Encourages negotiations with foreign governments to develop and implement an international program for preventing such introduction and spread. Allows a vessel to not conduct a ballast water exchange if the exchange would threaten the safety or stability of the vessel. Allows a vessel that does not, for that reason, conduct an exchange to discharge ballast in any harbor, except in the Great Lakes. Mandates a study and report to the Congress on the effectiveness of existing shoreside ballast water facilities used by crude oil tankers in the coastwise trade off Alaska in preventing such introduction and spread. Mandates studies of Lake Champlain, the Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay, Honolulu Harbor, the Columbia River system, other estuaries of national significance, and other waters. Provides for making specified amounts available for research on aquatic nuisance species prevention and control in the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast, the Atlantic Coast, and the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. Establishes a clearinghouse of national data on ballasting practices and compliance with guidelines under this Act. Mandates a ballast water management program for vessels of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard. Requires: (1) a ballast water management program to demonstrate techn… 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4283
104-hr-4288 104 hr 4288 Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-28 1996-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Emission Reduction Credits Title III: Tax Incentives Title IV: Revision of Purchase Mandates Title V: Federal Transit Incentives for Natural Gas Vehicles Title VI: Government Contract Incentives for Natural Gas Vehicles Title VII: Research, Development, and Demonstration Incentives for Natural Gas Vehicles Natural Gas Vehicle Incentives Act of 1996 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth the findings of Congress with respect to increased use of domestic natural gas as a transportation fuel. Title II: Emission Reduction Credits - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an emission reduction credit program for natural gas vehicles, Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV)-certified alternative fuel vehicles, and fueling infrastructure. Title III: Tax Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish natural gas vehicle property credits for any of the following property placed in service during the taxable year: (1) natural gas vehicles (50 percent of the cost); (2) fueling stations (the lesser of $25,000 or ten percent of the cost); and (3) transportation fuel (25 cents per gallon of liquefied natural gas or per gasoline gallon equivalent of compressed natural gas). (Sec. 302) Imposes an excise tax of 3.54 cents per gallon on liquefied natural gas sold for use or used as motor vehicle or motorboat fuel unless there was a taxable sale of such gas. (Sec. 303) Provides for shorter depreciation recovery periods for natural gas vehicles (three years) and refueling property (seven years). Title IV: Revision of Purchase Mandates - Declares the national policy to be that: (1) a viable, sustainable market for natural gas and other low emission vehicles requires cooperative efforts by and among fleet operators and other users, fuel providers, and vehicle manufacturers; (2) government mandates requiring private sector fleet p… 2025-08-21T20:17:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4288
104-hr-4308 104 hr 4308 Quiet Communities Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-28 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NY D L000480 10 Quiet Communities Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control, which shall be responsible for coordinating Federal noise abatement activities, updating or developing noise standards, providing technical assistance to local communities, and promoting research and education. Requires the Administrator, with funds provided for the Office, to conduct a study of airport noise and its physiological effects on surrounding communities in major metropolitan areas. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4308
104-hr-4317 104 hr 4317 Relating to disposal of contaminated dredged materials in the Port of New York-New Jersey. Environmental Protection 1996-09-28 1996-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) construct subaqueous borrow pits in Newark Bay, Port of New York-New Jersey, for the disposal of contaminated dredged materials from the Port, which are not eligible for open water disposal; and (2) expedite selection of a method for sediment decontamination. Prohibits the Secretary from constructing sediment containment islands if it would result in the loss of shellfish or other fisheries habitat. Requires designation of any necessary upland disposal site within close proximity of the actual dredging site. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4317
104-hr-4234 104 hr 4234 Public Right-to-Know and Children's Environmental Health Protection Act Environmental Protection 1996-09-27 1996-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Toxics Reporting and Public Right to Know Title II: Children's Environmental Protection Act Title III: Endocrine Disruptors Public Right-to-Know and Children's Environmental Health Protection Act - Declares it to be the policy of the United States that: (1) adequate data should be developed with respect to industry's use of and the public's exposure to toxic substances, with priority given to the exposure of children; and (2) such data should be generated by manufacturers, processors, and users of chemical substances and mixtures and then made available to the general public. Title I: Toxics Reporting and Public Right to Know - Amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act to revise toxic chemical release form requirements, providing, among other things, for certain additional information to be reported to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about known toxic chemicals at facilities subject to such requirements, including the number of employees and contractors at the facility along with the number of those that have been exposed to the chemical. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish new thresholds for reporting highly toxic chemicals; and (2) develop an EPA plan for integrating and improving access to publicly available information within the jurisdiction of the agency in order to improve the management of information resources and assist agency enforcement, pollution prevention, and multimedia permitting and reporting initiatives. (Sec. 105) Modifies the authority to bring civil actions under this Act, specifically allowing them to be brought for any of the listed failures that are past or ongoing. (Sec. 106) Gives the EPA Administrator the authority to prescribe regulations to carry out the Pollution Prevention Act. Title II: Children's Environmental Protection Act - Children's Environmental Health Protection Act - Prohibits any person in the course of doing business from knowingly exposing any infant or young … 2025-08-21T20:14:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4234
104-hr-4272 104 hr 4272 Hazardous Waste Facilities Financial Responsibility Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-27 1996-10-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] SC D S000749 0 Hazardous Waste Facilities Financial Responsibility Act of 1996 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise financial responsibility and post-closure care standards applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities to provide for: (1) a post-closure care period of at least 30 years where wastes or residuals remain on site; (2) financial responsibility from the issuance of an operating or post-closure permit through closure and the post-closure care period; (3) liability assurances through such period; and (4) post-closure care cost estimate revisions. Precludes satisfaction of these standards, for any facility closed after enactment of this Act, by means of certain financial tests or a corporate guarantee for closure issued by a parent corporation. 2025-08-21T20:14:13Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4272
104-hr-4211 104 hr 4211 Florida Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-26 1996-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] FL R M000350 0 Florida Wetlands Mitigation Banking Study Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to study and report to specified congressional committees and the President on the potential and problems of mitigation banking in Florida. 2025-08-21T20:15:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4211
104-hr-4218 104 hr 4218 Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-26 1996-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, and in addition to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9] NY D S000148 3 Environmental Crimes and Enforcement Act of 1996 - Provides that, upon motion of the United States, any person found guilty of a criminal violation of specified Federal environmental laws, or conspiracy to violate such laws, may be ordered to pay the costs incurred by a State, local, or tribal government or an agency thereof for assistance to the Federal Government's investigation and criminal prosecution of the case, with the payments used solely for environmental law enforcement. Imposes penalties upon individuals and organizations that commit a criminal violation of listed Federal environmental laws which causes "serious bodily injury" to or the death of any other person, including a Federal, State, local, or tribal government employee performing official duties as a result of the violation. Environmental Crimes Training Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish within EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance a State, Local, and Tribal Enforcement Training Program to train State, local, and tribal law enforcement personnel in the investigation of environmental crimes. Sets a five-year statute of limitations (longer in cases of concealment of the offense by an affirmative act) for violation of, or a conspiracy to violate, specified Federal environmental laws. Amends various Federal environmental laws to cover attempts to engage in proscribed conduct. Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the court to order restitution for listed Federal environmental crimes, including, in the case of an offense resulting in pollution of or damage to the environment, payment for removal and remediation of the pollution or damage and restoration of the environment. Defines "victim" of the offense in such cases to include a community or communities, whether or not the members are individually identified. Authorizes the court to issue prejudgment orders to prevent alienation or disposal of assets needed to remedy environmental harms caused by environmental… 2025-08-21T20:16:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4218
104-hr-4175 104 hr 4175 Environmental Defense Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-25 1996-10-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. House Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2] NY R L000155 0 Environmental Defense Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Education to investigate, and report to the Congress on, the feasibility of the Federal Government's establishing a National Environmental Science and Policy Academy. 2025-08-21T20:14:33Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4175
104-hr-4126 104 hr 4126 California Bay-Delta Environmental Enhancement and Water Security Act Environmental Protection 1996-09-19 1996-10-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] CA R B000078 47 California Bay-Delta Environmental Enhancement and Water Security Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 through 2000 for the initial Federal share of the cost of developing and implementing: (1) a specified portion of an ecosystem protection plan for the San Francisco Bay Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (Bay-Delta) in California; and (2) the ecosystem restoration elements of the long-term California-Federal Bay-Delta Program. Requires such appropriated funds to be administered in accordance with procedures established by such Program until the Congress authorizes an entity recommended by the Program to carry out this Act. Requires funds authorized to be appropriated to agencies that are currently or that subsequently become Program participants to be in addition to the baseline funding levels established in this Act for currently authorized projects and programs under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and other currently authorized Federal programs for the purpose of Bay-Delta ecosystem protection and restoration. Authorizes agencies and departments that are or that become participants in the Program to undertake the activities and programs for which Federal cost sharing is provided by this Act. Requires the United States to immediately initiate coordinated consultations and negotiations with California to expeditiously execute a specified cost-sharing agreement signed by its Governor on July 11, 1996. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, as part of the President's FY 1998 Budget, an interagency budget crosscut that displays Federal spending for FY 1993 through 1998 on ecosystem restoration and other purposes in the Bay-Delta Region, separately showing funding provided previously or requested under pre-existing authorities and new authorities granted by this Act. 2025-08-21T20:16:28Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4126
104-hr-4107 104 hr 4107 To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise water quality criteria for ammonia, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1996-09-18 1996-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] MN D P000258 0 Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise and publish water quality criteria for ammonia under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that such criteria reflect the latest and best scientific knowledge. Prohibits the Administrator, pending the issuance of such final revised criteria, from: (1) using, or requiring a State to use, water quality criteria for ammonia issued before enactment of this Act in establishing effluent limitations for ammonia; and (2) initiating or continuing, or requiring a State to initiate or continue, any enforcement action for a violation of a permit requirement based on such existing criteria. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4107
104-hr-4077 104 hr 4077 Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-12 1996-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 2 Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 1996 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (the Act) to prohibit persons from taking migratory game birds: (1) with a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel gun, shotgun larger than 10 gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine gun, fish hook, poison, drug, explosive, or stupefying substance or with a shotgun of any description capable of holding more than three shells; (2) from or by means, aid, or use of a sinkbox or any other type of low floating device having a depression affording a hunter a means of concealment beneath the surface of the water; (3) from or by means, aid or use of any motor vehicle, motor-driven land conveyance, or aircraft of any kind, except that paraplegics and persons missing one or both legs may take from any stationary motor vehicle or stationary motor-driven land conveyance; (4) from or by means of any motorboat or other craft having a motor attached, or any sailboat, unless the motor has been completely shut off and or the sails furled, and its progress therefrom has ceased (allows a powered craft to be used to retrieve dead or crippled birds, except that crippled birds may not be shot from such craft except in the seaduck area, as provided by regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior); (5) by means or aid of any motor-driven land, water, or air conveyance or any sailboat used for the purpose of, or resulting in, the concentrating, driving, rallying, or stirring up of any migratory bird; (6) by the use or aid of live birds as decoys, including on areas where tame or captive live ducks or geese are present, unless such birds are and have been for a period of ten consecutive days before such taking, confined within an enclosure which substantially reduces the audibility of their calls and totally conceals such birds from the sight of wild migratory waterfowl; (7) by the use or aid of recorded or electrically amplified bird calls or sounds or of imitations thereof; or (8) while possessing shot (either in shotshells or loose shot for muzzle-loa… 2025-08-21T20:17:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4077
104-hr-4048 104 hr 4048 California Environmental Enhancement and Water Security Act Environmental Protection 1996-09-11 1996-09-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] CA R B000078 7 California Environmental Enhancement and Water Security Act - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1998 through 2000 for the Federal share of the cost of implementing the program described in the document entitled "Principle for Agreement on Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the Federal Government," dated December 15, 1994. Makes this Act effective on the date of passage of 1996 California State proposition 204. 2025-08-21T20:14:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4048
104-hr-4049 104 hr 4049 To permit States to prohibit the disposal of solid waste imported from other nations. Environmental Protection 1996-09-11 1996-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] OH R G000210 0 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow any State to prohibit disposal in the State of any solid waste imported from a foreign country. Exempts from such a prohibition foreign-generated waste received pursuant to an existing host community agreement that explicitly authorizes such receipt by a facility owner or operator that complies with all of the agreement's terms and conditions. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4049
104-hr-4028 104 hr 4028 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-05 1996-09-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans. House Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19] OH R L000553 8 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1996 - Amends the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to: (1) include among the Act's purposes to develop and implement proposals for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources in the Great Lakes Basin (Basin); and (2) include microorganisms within the definition of "nonindigenous species." Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to: (1) ensure that proposals resulting from recommendations of the Great Lakes fishery resources restoration study or identified through an annual request to specified State and tribal entities are developed and that the highest priority proposals are implemented; and (2) annually request that State Directors and Indian Tribes submit fish and wildlife resources restoration proposals based on the results of the study or other sources. Requires the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to retain authority and responsibility for formulation and implementation of a comprehensive program for eradicating or minimizing sea lamprey populations in the Basin. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, at the Commission's request, to construct and improve water resources projects related to sea lamprey management. Establishes the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Proposal Review Committee. Directs the Secretary to select proposals to be implemented and, within available appropriations, fund their implementation. Sets forth cost-sharing requirements. Authorizes appropriations for the operation of the three offices for each of FY 1998 through 2002. Revises the Act to require the Director to maintain the functions of the Great Lakes Coordination Office in East Lansing, Michigan, and of the Upper and Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices and to provide administrative and technical support services. Requires the Director, within six months after the end of every second fiscal year, to submit to specified congressional committees a report describing actions taken to implement the process… 2025-08-21T20:14:46Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4028
104-hr-4030 104 hr 4030 New Jersey Marine Ecosystem Protection Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-05 1996-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 1 New Jersey Marine Ecosystem Protection Act of 1996 - Prohibits the transport of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters at the New York Bight Dredged Material Disposal Site (Mud Dump Site), other than for remediation pursuant to this Act, on and after September 1, 1997. Prohibits, after the date of this Act's enactment, the transport of: (1) dredged material for such purpose, other than Category I or II dredged material; and (2) Category II dredged material for such purpose unless the applicant for a transport permit has certified, and the Secretary of the Army has published a finding, that the affected States or ports were requested to provide alternate disposal sites and failed to provide a reasonable alternative site, and that dumping at the Mud Dump Site will not increase the elevation of the ocean bottom at such Site beyond a certain point. Directs: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a remediation and restoration plan in accordance with applicable laws and regulations for the Mud Dump Site and surrounding areas and to designate such Site and areas that have been used for disposal of contaminated material as the Historic Area Remediation Site (to be managed as specified); and (2) the Secretary and Administrator to modify environmental assessment activities at the Mud Dump Site as appropriate to reflect the provisions of this Act. Prohibits the transport of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters in the New York Bight Apex outside the Historic Area Remediation Site, or into waters of the New York-New Jersey Harbor on and after September 1, 1997. Prohibits the Administrator from designating any new site for ocean dumping of dredged material within the Apex, and the Secretary from issuing any permit for transportation of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it in the Apex, except in accordance with this Act. Prescribes penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish, operate, and maintain a c… 2025-08-21T20:14:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4030
104-hr-4034 104 hr 4034 Ocean Dumping Termination Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-09-05 1996-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] NJ R S000097 4 Ocean Dumping Termination Act of 1996 - Prohibits the ocean dumping (or transporting for dumping) of any material (including Category II dredged material) at the Mud Dump Site (the New York Bight Dredged Material Disposal Site), notwithstanding certain provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 or any permit issued under any Federal law after enactment of this Act. Requires that violations be treated as violations under that Act. 2025-08-21T20:14:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4034
104-hr-3961 104 hr 3961 To provide that customs officers and immigration officers have the authority to deny entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do not comply with applicable laws governing motor vehicle emissions, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1996-08-02 1996-09-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims. House Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] CA R B000461 8 Directs: (1) Federal departments and agencies to cooperate with State and local enforcement of State auto emission standards; and (2) U.S. customs and immigration officers to deny U.S. entry to noncommercial motor vehicles that do not meet certain auto emission standards. 2025-01-02T17:39:18Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3961
104-hr-4009 104 hr 4009 Hazardous Waste Facilities Public Accountability Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-08-02 1996-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] SC D S000749 0 Hazardous Waste Facilities Public Accountability Act of 1996 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from authorizing a State hazardous waste program unless the State promulgates standards for the acceptable location of new (or expansion of existing) treatment, storage, and disposal facilities as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment, including standards related to seismic and geological features, ecological resources, proximity to residences and certain public facilities, complex hydrogeology, and groundwater resources; and (2) require the Administrator to promulgate such standards with respect to the State if the State does not do so. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations setting requirements for the payment of permit fees by owners and operators of hazardous waste facilities sufficient to cover reasonable costs of administering the permit program. Prohibits authorization of a State program unless the State demonstrates that it will collect such amounts. Requires regular review of programs for compliance with these requirements and allows the Administrator to collect fees directly from owners and operators in the event the State does not adequately do so. Imposes penalties for fee nonpayment. Prohibits a person from obtaining or renewing a permit for a facility or expanding or transferring the facility unless the person makes certain demonstrations regarding environmental and public health law compliance, payment of outstanding fines or penalties, and the availability to the public of a disclosure statement concerning previous violations of law. 2025-08-21T20:16:40Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/4009
104-hr-3948 104 hr 3948 Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biological Monitoring Use Act Environmental Protection 1996-08-01 1996-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] CO R H000444 0 Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biological Monitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require criteria for whole effluent toxicity based on laboratory biological monitoring or assessment methods to employ an aquatic species that is indigenous to the type of waters, a species that is representative of such a species, or an appropriate species that indicates the toxicity of the effluent in the receiving waters, taking into account the accepted analytical variability associated with such methods in defining an exceedance of such criteria. Requires permits to establish procedures for responding to an exceedance of such criteria that includes analysis, identification, reduction, or (where feasible) elimination of any effluent toxicity. Specifies that the failure of a biological monitoring or whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a finding of a violation under this Act unless the permittee failed to comply with such procedures. Requires permits to allow such procedures to be discontinued if the permittee: (1) is an entity other than a publicly owned treatment works and demonstrates to the permitting authority through a field bioassessment study that a balanced and healthy population of aquatic species indigenous to the type of waters exists in the waters affected by the discharge, and if the applicable numerical water quality standards for specific pollutants are met for such waters; or (2) is a publicly owned treatment works, if the source or cause of such toxicity cannot be identified. 2025-08-21T20:15:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3948
104-hr-3906 104 hr 3906 To encourage the development and use of new and innovative environmental monitoring technology by accelerating the move toward performance-based monitoring methods, establishing target dates for implementing a new regulatory approach across all environmental programs, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1996-07-25 1996-08-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] CA R B000078 1 Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish the Performance-Based Monitoring Methods Advisory Committee to: (1) advise the Administrator on performance-based monitoring technologies; and (2) assist the Administrator in the development of a process and a plan for the acceptance of performance-based monitoring methods. Requires, no later than two years after enactment of this Act, that the Administrator establish a performance-based monitoring methods approval process to be used uniformly in all environmental programs for purposes of monitoring compliance with environmental laws and permits. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-02T17:39:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3906
104-hr-3893 104 hr 3893 Waste Export and Import Prohibition Act Environmental Protection 1996-07-24 1996-08-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] NY D T000326 0 Waste Export and Import Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit: (1) solid waste exports from the United States to a foreign country not a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); and (2) effective January 1, 1999, solid waste exports to or imports from an OECD member country. Specifies exceptions from the first prohibition for certain waste paper, textiles, and glass intended for recycling and not regulated as hazardous waste and an additional exception from the latter for certain scrap metals. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in the case of an export violation, to: (1) ensure that the exported waste is retrieved (if the recipient country is agreeable to retrieval), either pursuant to a compliance order issued under this Act or by direct retrieval; or (2) dispose of or clean up such waste (to the extent agreed to) if the country is not agreeable to retrieval. Sets forth procedures for issuance of compliance orders. Establishes civil and criminal penalties. Authorizes commencement of citizen lawsuits by foreign governments. Repeals existing prohibitions on the export of hazardous waste. 2025-08-21T20:16:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3893
104-hr-3862 104 hr 3862 Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-07-22 1996-09-17 Committee Hearings Held. House Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] ID R C000345 49 Citizen's Fair Hearing Act of 1996 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that any person who satisfies the requirements of the Constitution and demonstrates having suffered or being threatened with economic or other injury resulting from a violation of such Act or a failure of the Secretary of Commerce to act in accordance with it shall be deemed to be within the zone of protected interests of such Act and shall have standing to commence a civil suit on his or her own behalf. 2025-08-21T20:15:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3862
104-hr-3849 104 hr 3849 To amend the Clean Air Act and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to clarify the listing of a unique chemical substance. Environmental Protection 1996-07-18 1996-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5] NC R B001135 41 Amends the Clean Air Act to delete from the glycol ether category in the list of hazardous air pollutants ethylene glycol monobutyl ether as used or emitted by metal or composite can manufacturing. Amends the toxic chemical release forms provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delete from the lists of toxic chemicals and extremely hazardous substances employed under such Act any substance that has been deleted or removed from the hazardous air pollutants list unless the Administrator demonstrates on the basis of convincing evidence significant human health or environmental threats posed by the substance's storage, use, or release. 2025-01-02T17:38:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3849
104-hr-3818 104 hr 3818 To amend the Clean Air Act to exclude beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses from the definition of volatile organic compounds. Environmental Protection 1996-07-16 1996-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] IN D H000114 6 Amends the Clean Air Act to exclude from the definition of "volatile organic compound" beverage alcohol compounds (ethanol) emitted from aging warehouses. 2025-01-02T17:38:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3818
104-hr-3824 104 hr 3824 To provide for the refunding of expenses incurred by innocent persons in the State of Maine required to comply with automobile inspection and maintenance requirements negligently imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Protection 1996-07-16 1996-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Longley, James B., Jr. [R-ME-1] ME R L000431 0 Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide a grant, in a specified amount, to the State of Maine to be used for refunds to persons (including governmental entities) for testing, repair, and other costs incurred pursuant to automobile inspection and maintenance requirements adopted by the State for Clean Air Act purposes. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-02T17:38:53Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3824
104-hr-3811 104 hr 3811 Endangered Species Incentive Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-07-12 1996-07-19 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-4] AZ R S000275 0 Endangered Species Incentive Act of 1996 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a voluntary conservation agreement for up to five years with any State, Indian tribe, or local government, if requested, with the goal of preventing endangerment. Requires agreements to contain specified information, including: (1) objective, measurable scientific criteria which, if met, would prevent endangerment; (2) a description of actions that will be taken to minimize any adverse social or economic impacts; and (3) a method of monitoring the success of the agreement. Directs the Secretary to establish a Conservation Assistance Fund. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to: (1) seek to work cooperatively with private landowners in the conservation of threatened and endangered species; and (2) establish a Community Assistance Program within each field office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a private landowner cooperative agreement program, and voluntary incentive programs for conserving species on private lands. (Sec. 5) Allows habitat conservation plans to cover multiple species or habitats. Directs the Secretary to issue standards and guidelines for the development and approval of such plans. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to provide technical advice and assistance to non-Federal persons who wish to participate in achieving the conservation objectives for a species under the Act. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare and make publicly available a manual providing guidance to States and local communities regarding the establishment of a community-based recovery planning process; (2) publish reliable and timely information regarding upcoming listings of species, designations of critical habitat, and issuance of recovery plans; (3) provide technical assistance and guidance regarding how to conserve endangered species and their habitats, how the Act affects landowners, and how to obtain permits authorizing incidental takings; and (4) identify and p… 2025-08-21T20:14:30Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3811
104-hr-3789 104 hr 3789 Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-07-11 1996-07-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 0 Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue water quality criteria for pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Requires States to adopt consistent water quality standards. Requires the Administrator to publish regulations specifying methods to be used by States to monitor coastal recreation waters during periods of use by the public for compliance with standards. Requires notification of local governments and the public of water quality standards violations. Directs the Administrator to: (1) issue guidance on uniform assessment and monitoring procedures for floatable materials in coastal recreation waters; and (2) specify the conditions under which the presence of floatable material constitutes a threat to public health and safety. Requires studies and reports to the Congress on developing better indicators for detecting harmful bacteria and viruses in coastal recreation waters. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States to fulfill requirements under this Act. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:17:09Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3789
104-hr-3780 104 hr 3780 Common Sense Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting and Permitting Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-07-10 1996-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-4] IN R S001143 0 Common Sense Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting and Permitting Act of 1996 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to add to standards applicable to hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities under the Act and under State and local law the requirement that States and local permitting authorities develop siting criteria which, at a minimum, impose restrictions on facility location: (1) within specified distances of densely populated areas or schools, churches, day care centers, or other buildings frequented by persons under age 18; (2) on or within specified distances of aquifers or recharge areas used as sources of drinking or irrigation water, bodies of water, or prime farm land (as defined in this Act); and (3) based upon environmental redlining (selection of sites predominantly on the basis of the income of residents in the surrounding area). Requires States and local permitting authorities to develop siting procedures which meet specified minimum standards concerning the application process, host community advisory committee recommendations, official consent of the host community, and a restricted appeals process. 2025-08-21T20:15:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3780
104-hr-3746 104 hr 3746 To amend title IX the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to make the development of brownfield sites eligible for assistance. Environmental Protection 1996-06-27 1996-07-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development. House Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] MA D K000110 11 Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to permit financial assistance authorized under such Act to be used for the development of brownfield sites (land containing abandoned or underused commercial or industrial facilities the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances). 2025-01-02T17:39:00Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3746
104-hr-3692 104 hr 3692 Wetlands Restoration and Improvement Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-06-20 1996-07-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] NC R J000255 4 Wetlands Restoration and Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that it is national policy to: (1) achieve, through regulatory and nonregulatory opportunities involving all levels of government and supported by private initiatives, the conservation and restoration of wetlands to increase the quantity and quality of, and no overall net loss of, the wetlands resource base of the United States; and (2) foster wetlands mitigation banking as a means to mitigate wetlands loss by providing a stable, practical, and workable regulatory framework for the use of mitigation banking, making appropriate use of existing, successful State programs for mitigation banking, taking into account regional variations in wetlands conditions. Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue a mitigation bank charter to a person whose application satisfies specified criteria. Requires an applicant to submit an application signed by a responsible official which contains specified information, including: (1) the proposed restoration, enhancement, creation, or preservation projects proposed to be included in the scope of the charter; (2) the proposed service area for each proposed project; (3) reliable assurances of an adequate source of water; (4) adequate legal control over the real property in the proposed project; (5) adequate financial assurances; (6) an adequate operations and maintenance plan to assure continued viability of the proposed project after completion of project construction; and (7) adequate legal protection to assure permanent protection of the wetlands in the mitigation bank that are used as the basis for selling credits. Sets forth provisions regarding annual reports, decision deadlines, and other procedural matters, including State approval of mitigation bank projects. Authorizes a mitigation bank, upon receipt of its charter, to offer mitigation credits for sale, subject to specified requirements. Directs the Secretary to propose regulations which set forth objective criteria… 2025-08-21T20:14:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3692
104-hr-3639 104 hr 3639 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Environmental Protection 1996-06-13 1996-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Blute, Peter I. [R-MA-3] MA R B000576 1 Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants: (1) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Act) to appropriate instrumentalities for the construction of treatment works (including combined sewer overflow facilities) to serve coastal localities; and (2) to States for assistance for the construction of treatment works and alternative wastewater treatment systems to serve small communities. Authorizes appropriations. Modifies the Act's: (1) definition of "treatment works" to include acquisition of the land that will be an integral part of the treatment process or will be used for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment and acquisition of other lands, and interests in lands, which are necessary for construction; and (2) policy on cost effectiveness to provide that a project for waste treatment and management undertaken with Federal assistance by any State, municipality, or intermunicipal or interstate agency shall be that system which constitutes the most economical and cost-effective treatment works, subject to specified requirements. Requires that each permit issued for a discharge from a combined storm and sanitary sewer conform with the combined sewer overflow control policy signed by the Administrator on April 11, 1994. Authorizes the Administrator or a State with an approved program to issue a permit for such a discharge that includes a schedule for compliance with a long-term control plan under the control policy up to 15 years, subject to extension under specified circumstances. Modifies the Act to allow sums available to each State water pollution control revolving fund to be used only for providing financial assistance to activities which have as a principal benefit the improvement or protection of water quality of navigable waters to a municipality, intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency or other person. Extends the repayment period for loans from a State water pollution control revolving fund for disadvantaged communities. Permits t… 2025-01-02T17:38:46Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3639
104-hr-3645 104 hr 3645 National Environmental Education Amendments Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-06-13 1996-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families. House Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2] WI R K000274 42 National Environmental Education Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the National Environmental Education Act to require development of curricula, materials, and training programs supported by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education to be balanced and scientifically sound. Requires that implementation of the Act be through EPA. Eliminates requirements for a Director and a minimum number of staff. Allows activities to be carried out through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts. Reduces the percentage of funds to be obligated for environmental education grants of not more than $5,000. Prohibits use of grants for certain lobbying activities. Eliminates provisions for environmental internships and fellowships. Eliminates all environmental education awards provided for under such Act, except the President's Environmental Youth Awards. Revises requirements for membership on the National Environmental Education Advisory Council. Revises requirements for membership on the Federal Task Force on Environmental Education to require that it be open to representatives of any Federal agency actively engaged in environmental education. (Under current law, membership must include specified agency representatives.) Eliminates specific requirements for contents of Advisory Council reports. Changes the name of the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation to the Foundation for Environmental Education. Increases the size of the Board of the Directors. Removes the prohibition on the transmission of logos or other means of identification on materials donated to the Foundation for environmental education and training use. Authorizes appropriations. Revises funding limitations. Limits amounts available for administrative costs. 2025-08-21T20:15:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3645
104-hr-3619 104 hr 3619 To provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund. Environmental Protection 1996-06-12 1996-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology. House Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] CA R C000100 5 Provides for off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund by prohibiting its receipts and disbursements from being counted in any of specified ways for purposes of: (1) the Federal budget as submitted by the President; (2) the congressional budget; or (3) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Exempts such trust fund from any general statutory budget limitation. 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3619
104-hr-3604 104 hr 3604 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-06-10 1996-07-17 Laid on the table. See S. 1316 for further action. (consideration: CR H7740) House Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] VA R B000556 40 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Public Water Systems Subtitle A: Promulgation of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Subtitle B: State Primary Enforcement Responsibility for Public Water Systems Subtitle C: Notification and Enforcement Subtitle D: Exemptions and Variances Subtitle E: Lead Plumbing and Pipes Subtitle F: Capacity Development Title II: Amendments to Part C Title III: General Provisions Regarding Safe Drinking Water Act Title IV: Miscellaneous Title V: Additional Assistance for Water Infrastructure and Watersheds Title VI: Drinking Water Research Authorization Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 - Title I: Public Water Systems - Subtitle A: Promulgation of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (the Act) to: (1) repeal a provision requiring the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set new standards for 25 additional contaminants every three years; (2) require the Administrator to publish a list of contaminants that are not subject to proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water (NPDW) regulations, that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems (systems), and that may require regulation; and (3) direct the Administrator, every five years, to determine whether to regulate not fewer than five contaminants on the list based on findings that such contaminants are known or are likely to occur in systems with a frequency and at a level of public health concern and that their regulation presents a meaningful opportunity for public health risk reduction. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) judicial review; (2) contaminant selection priorities; (3) promulgation of maximum contaminant level (MCL) goals and NPDW regulations; and (3) publication of health advisories. (Sec. 102) Directs the Administrator to promulgate an information collection rule to obtain… 2025-04-07T15:29:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3604
104-hr-3573 104 hr 3573 Oil Spill Prevention and Response Improvement Act Environmental Protection 1996-06-04 1996-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. House Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] NJ D M000639 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Enhancement of Oil Spill Prevention Title II: Improvement of Responses to Oil Spills Oil Spill Prevention and Response Improvement Act - Title I: Enhancement of Oil Spill Prevention - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) to deem effective as final rules, if they do not become effective by specified dates, certain rules proposed by the Secretary of Transportation regarding operational and structural standards applicable to tank vessels over 5,000 gross tons without double hulls. Adds provisions regarding operational safety of single-hull barges and minimum under-keel clearances of tank vessels without double bottoms for entering or departing port. (Sec. 102) Makes applicable otherwise inapplicable limitations of liability, where the incident was proximately caused by a violation of a Federal safety, construction, or operating regulation, to a responsible party in the case of a vessel that is either: (1) equipped with a double hull as of enactment of this Act; or (2) one that is double-hulled and replacing a single-hulled vessel at least five years prior to the required retirement date. (Sec. 103) Deems effective as a final rule, if it does not become effective by a specified date, a proposed rule on navigation safety equipment for towing vessels. Directs the Secretary to require by rule a fire suppression system or fire suppression equipment aboard such vessels. (Sec. 104) Requires a study with the National Research Council into how the designation of shipping lanes and waters through which tankers transport oil affects the risk of an oil spill. Directs the Secretary to include in oil and hazardous material lighterage regulations requirements of environmental protection that is as substantial as is economically and technologically feasible. Title II: Improvement of Responses to Oil Spills - Amends OPA to provide, with respect to oil pollution damages resulting from loss of profits or earning capacity, that: (1) recovery may be partial; and (2) payment of interim, s… 2025-08-21T20:14:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3573
104-hr-3518 104 hr 3518 To amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas. Environmental Protection 1996-05-23 1996-05-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] CA R B000461 18 Amends the Clean Air Act to allow reformulated gasoline rules of States for which a certain waiver is in effect (permitting them to enforce State motor vehicle emissions standards) to apply in an ozone nonattainment area in lieu of Environmental Protection Agency-promulgated requirements if the State rules will achieve reductions in emissions of ozone-forming compounds and toxic air contaminants at least as great as would result from application of the Federal requirements. 2025-01-02T17:38:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3518
104-hr-3519 104 hr 3519 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-05-23 1996-05-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 0 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Clean Air Act to define permit program "applicable requirements." Revises Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for permit programs regarding: (1) permitting authorities' requirements that a source obtain or modify a permit for a physical or operational change or another action prior to a date seven days after the change or action has begun; and (2) major stationary source permits that allow emissions increases and decreases at various units within the source without permit revision if certain overall emissions standards are met. Doubles the allowable term of a permit. Requires, before permit program-related sanctions are imposed, a determination by the EPA Administrator that such failure will cause the State to fail to attain a national primary ambient air quality standard by the applicable date. (Sec. 3) Repeals the authority of the Administrator to require enhanced monitoring of major stationary sources and revises compliance certification and method requirements. (Sec. 4) Adds a definition of "potential to emit" to treat physical or operational limits on a source's capacity to emit regulated air pollutants as part of the source's design if the limitation is effective. (Sec. 5) Requires, before sanctions are imposed for non-submittal, disapproval, or failure to implement requirements of a plan for a nonattainment area, a determination that the deficiency is likely to result in a failure by the State to attain a national primary ambient air quality standard by the applicable date. Makes the imposition of sanctions discretionary. (Sec. 6) Modifies the procedure for permit revision where the Administrator promulgates a hazardous air pollutant emission standard, after the permit's issuance, that would be applicable to the source in lieu of the limitation established by permit. (Sec. 7) Provides, with respect to plans for Moderate ozone nonattainment areas, for the crediting as reductions of certain voluntary measures implemented before designation as a non… 2025-08-21T20:14:48Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3519
104-hr-3471 104 hr 3471 Hudson River Habitat Restoration Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-05-16 1996-05-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] NY R K000078 0 Hudson River Habitat Restoration Act of 1996 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of New York to develop and implement at sites identified in a specified report one or more individual restoration projects to: (1) assess and improve habitat value and environmental outputs of recommended projects; (2) evaluate various restoration techniques; (3) fill an important local habitat need within a specific portion of the study area; or (4) take advantage of actions by other agencies, local municipalities, or environmental groups that would increase the effectiveness, or decrease the overall cost, of implementing one of the recommended restoration project sites. Limits the maximum amount of Federal funds that may be expended under this Act at any site. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3471
104-hr-3446 104 hr 3446 Regulatory Relief and Job Preservation Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-05-10 1996-05-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-9] TX R S000937 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments of the Clean Air Act Title II: Environmental Self-Audits Title III: Regulation of Chlorine Compound Production Title IV: Amendment of the Solid Waste Disposal Act Title V: Amendment of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Regulatory Relief and Job Preservation Act of 1996 - Title I: Amendments of the Clean Air Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require enhanced monitoring and submission of compliance certifications. (Sec. 102) Prohibits the Administrator from specifying a minimum oxygen content for reformulated gasoline and invalidates any such regulation previously promulgated. (Sec. 103) Approves the use of a State Operating Permits Program in lieu of EPA programs even if a final decision on approval of the State program is not yet received. (Sec. 104) Exempts commercial fire suppression equipment from prohibitions on the sale or distribution of products containing class II ozone-depleting substances. Repeals certain requirements for labeling of products containing or manufactured with ozone-depleting substances. (Sec. 105) Requires the Administrator, with respect to each emissions standard for hazardous air pollutants, to provide a cost-benefit analysis and prohibits establishment of any standard at a level at which incremental compliance costs exceed incremental benefits. (Sec. 106) Revises State enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance program standards for serious ozone nonattainment areas. Requires rescission of EPA regulations and reissuance of rules to conform with this Act. (Sec. 107) Delays the primary standard attainment date for moderate ozone nonattainment areas. (Sec. 108) Provides standards for interpretation of ozone monitor readings used in determining excessive ozone amounts. (Sec. 109) Provides a formula for establishment of a baseline trend to be used in redesignation of areas as attainment or nonattainment. Title II: Environmental Sel… 2025-08-21T20:16:47Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3446
104-hr-3391 104 hr 3391 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-05-02 1996-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6] CO R S000109 33 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to distribute to States at least 85 percent of the funds appropriated to EPA from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund each fiscal year for the reasonable costs under cooperative agreements of: (1) State actions under the EPA program for petroleum release responses; (2) necessary administrative expenses directly related to corrective action and compensation programs under State financial responsibility requirements; (3) other costs of such programs in any instance, as determined by the State, in which an owner's or operator's financial resources (excluding resources provided by such programs) are inadequate to pay the costs of a corrective action without significantly impairing the ability to continue in business; (4) enforcement of an approved State or local underground storage tank (UST) program or similar provisions; and (5) State and local corrective actions pursuant to regulations regarding corrective action in response to UST releases. Prohibits use of such funds to provide financial assistance to an owner or operator in meeting regulatory requirements for upgrading of existing UST systems. Sets forth requirements for allocation of funds to States. Makes inapplicable to Trust Fund amounts provided to owners or operators under programs described in (2), above, provisions for recovery of petroleum release corrective or enforcement action costs. 2025-04-07T15:28:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3391
104-hr-3338 104 hr 3338 Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1996-04-25 1996-07-23 For Further Action See H.R.1627. House Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] KS R R000307 65 Antimicrobial Pesticide Registration Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to exclude: (1) bacteria from the definition of "fungus"; and (2) liquid chemical sterilant products for use on a critical or semi-critical medical or dental device from the definition of "pesticide." Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) coordinate data requirements, test protocols, timetables, and standards of review and reduce burdens and redundancy caused to the registrant, whenever data in support of a pesticide registration is requested by one or more State or Federal agencies; and (2) develop a process to identify and assist in alleviating future disparities between Federal and State data requirements. Provides, with respect to the labeling of an antimicrobial pesticide product, that: (1) a registrant may modify the labeling to include relevant information on the product's efficacy, composition, or container or other characteristics unrelated to a pesticidal claim or activity; (2) such labeling shall not be false or misleading or in conflict with statements required as a condition of registration and be substantiated upon request; (3) modifications shall be subject to a notification and approval process; and (4) different cautionary statements for use dilutions may be included in the labeling upon approval of the Administrator. Directs the Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable, to identify and evaluate changes to the process for registration of antimicrobial pesticides that will reduce current time periods for review. Details rulemaking requirements regarding the review of such pesticides. Requires an annual report to the Congress on measures taken to effect such changes. Exempts from applicability of certain FIFRA storage, disposal, transportation, and container requirements household, industrial, or institutional antimicrobial products that are not subject to regulation under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, unless the Administra… 2025-08-21T20:14:25Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3338
104-hr-3309 104 hr 3309 To authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1996-04-24 1996-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] VA R B000229 0 Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects. Requires any project receiving such assistance to be publicly owned, operated, and maintained. Requires local cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests before the provision of such assistance. Places at 75 percent the Federal share of total project costs. Requires the Secretary to establish at least one project for the receipt of such assistance in each of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Requires a report on program results. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-01-02T17:38:19Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3309
104-hr-3319 104 hr 3319 To require that the United States promptly sue for recovery of costs and damages for the cleanup of the Stepan Property Superfund Site in Bergen County, New Jersey. Environmental Protection 1996-04-24 1996-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12] NJ R Z000008 0 Requires the President, acting through the Attorney General, to bring an action in the appropriate U.S. District Court under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1989 against all persons who are potentially responsible parties with respect to the Stepan Property Superfund Site in Bergen County, New Jersey, to recover all costs of removal or remedial action incurred by the United States and all damages for injury to, or destruction or loss of, natural resources that are recoverable. 2025-01-02T17:38:11Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3319
104-hr-3299 104 hr 3299 Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-04-23 1996-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Resident Commissioner Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] PR D R000417 2 Deep Water Outfall Treatment Systems Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize an eligible State to initiate, expand, or continue a study of the marine environment of coastal areas to determine the feasibility of constructing a deep water outfall for any publicly owned treatment work (POTW) that uses primary treatments and is not exempt from specified effluent limitations. Provides that such study may recommend one or more technically feasible locations for a deep water outfall that would have beneficial effects on the marine environment. Sets forth provisions regarding applications for: (1) modification of secondary treatment requirements for certain POTWs by the owner in an eligible State at a location recommended in such a study; and (2) initial and final determinations regarding and effective periods of such modifications. Specifies that such requirements shall not apply to the POTW owner or operator in an eligible State that has submitted an application for a modification during the period beginning on the date of submission of the application and ending on the date of a final determination. 2025-08-21T20:15:08Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3299
104-hr-3283 104 hr 3283 Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act Environmental Protection 1996-04-22 1996-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] VA D M000933 3 Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tank Consolidation and Regulatory Improvement Act - Redesignates the Office of Underground Storage Tanks of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and establishes it as the Office of Storage Tanks (OST), to be headed by a Director. Transfers to OST authorities of other EPA officers under the environmental laws. Requires the Administrator, acting through the Director, to enter Memorandums of Understanding with the Secretaries of Labor and Transportation to clarify the authorities of EPA and the respective Secretaries under: (1) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and worker protection standards provisions of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986; and (2) pipeline safety provisions. Requires the Director, by regulation, to restate the laws he or she administers in consolidated form and streamline their application to owners and operators of aboveground and underground storage tanks. Expresses congressional intent that this direction is not intended to modify the laws' requirements. Imposes, as part of such regulations, a requirement that an owner or operator of an aboveground storage tank report to the national response center established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act a release of a regulated substance (one regulated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 or petroleum or a petroleum substance) above a specified threshold, including a description of corrective action taken. Allows the EPA Administrator, after release from an aboveground storage tank of a regulated substance posing an imminent threat to human health, public safety, or the environment, to prohibit the use or operation of all or any portion of a storage tank farm within a facility in which the tank is located until the prohibition is no longer necessary or corrective action has been taken. Authorizes the Director to include in the above regulations release detection, prevention, and correction regulations applicable to o… 2025-08-21T20:16:38Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3283
104-hr-3213 104 hr 3213 Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-03-29 1996-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [R-NY-1] NY R F000257 9 Long Island Sound Preservation and Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the dumping in Long Island Sound or Block Island Sound of dredged material from any Federal or non-Federal project that contains any of the constituents prohibited as other than trace contaminants (as defined by certain Federal ocean dumping criteria set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations), except where it is demonstrated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that such dumping will not cause significant undesirable effects, including the threat associated with bioaccumulation of such constituents in marine organisms. Requires any dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound from a Federal project (or pursuant to Federal authorization) by a non-Federal applicant exceeding 25,000 cubic yards to comply with specified criteria under the Act relating the effects of dumping. 2025-08-21T20:14:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3213
104-hr-3214 104 hr 3214 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish a brownfield cleanup loan program. Environmental Protection 1996-03-29 1996-04-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Franks, Gary A. [R-CT-5] CT R F000348 0 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide loans for the environmental assessment and remediation of brownfield sites, with specified exceptions. Defines a "brownfield site" as a parcel of land that contains or contained abandoned or under-used commercial or industrial facilities, the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances. Authorizes the Administrator, upon approval of an application and with the consent of the State and local governments with jurisdiction over the site, to make separate loans for site characterization and assessment and for response action (for purposes of making the site or sites available for manufacturing, business, or other commercial or residential purposes). Directs the Administrator to establish a system for the ranking of applications for assistance. 2025-01-02T17:38:06Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3214
104-hr-3217 104 hr 3217 National Invasive Species Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-03-29 1996-09-25 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19] OH R L000553 39 National Invasive Species Act of 1996 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to mandate regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species into the Great Lakes through ballast water. Authorizes education, technical assistance, and other measures to promote compliance. Mandates voluntary guidelines to prevent such introduction and spread in U.S. waters by ballast water and other vessel operations. Mandates education, technical assistance, and other measures to encourage compliance. Requires mandatory regulations if guideline compliance is inadequate. Provides for enforcement through civil and criminal penalties and revocation of clearance. Encourages negotiations with foreign governments to develop and implement an international program for preventing such introduction and spread. Mandates studies of Lake Champlain, the Chesapeake Bay, San Francisco Bay, Honolulu Harbor, the Columbia River system, other estuaries of national significance, and other waters. Requires that specified amounts be made available for research on aquatic nuisance species prevention and control in the Chesapeake Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast, and the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. Establishes a clearinghouse of national data on ballasting practices and compliance with guidelines under this Act. Mandates a ballast water management program for vessels of the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard. Requires: (1) a ballast water management program to demonstrate technologies and practices to prevent aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced into and spread through ballast water in U.S. waters; and (2) that the installation and construction of those technologies and practices be performed in the United States. Modifies: (1) the composition and research priorities of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force; and (2) zebra mussel demonstration program requirements. Mandates research grants regarding environmentally sound methods for controlling … 2025-04-07T15:29:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3217
104-hr-3172 104 hr 3172 Clean Power Production Act Environmental Protection 1996-03-27 1996-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. House Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] RI D K000113 16 Clean Power Production Act - Instructs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess and report to the Congress on the reasonable range of environmental impacts associated with electric utility restructuring, including significant proposed State and Federal changes in public utility regulations and the probable results of such changes upon specified air pollutants and the environment. Directs the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy to: (1) establish and co-chair the Commission for Environmental Mitigation of Electric Utility Restructuring to develop strategies and policies using such assessment to mitigate environmental impacts associated with such restructuring; and (2) report to the Congress on such strategies and policies. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:16:01Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3172
104-hr-3112 104 hr 3112 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 relating to sediments decontamination technology. Environmental Protection 1996-03-19 1996-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 1 Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to specify that the goal of the program to assess the effectiveness of selected technologies in rendering sediments acceptable for unrestricted ocean disposal or beneficial reuse, or both, shall be to make possible the development, on an operational scale, of one or more sediment decontamination technologies, each of which demonstrates a sediment decontamination capacity of at least 5,000 cubic yards per day. Sets forth reporting requirements regarding progress toward meeting that goal. Increases and extends the authorization of appropriations. 2025-01-02T17:37:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3112
104-hr-3105 104 hr 3105 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt certain State and local redevelopment boards or commissions, and fresh start users of facilities purchased from those boards or commissions, from the liability under that Act. Environmental Protection 1996-03-18 1996-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] VA R W000672 0 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to exempt from liability for costs or damages under the Act any State or local board, commission, or other entity (or its members) established by law to plan for or implement the redevelopment or reuse of a facility with respect to a hazardous substance release from the facility to the extent the liability is based solely on the entity's status as an owner of the facility if the entity: (1) has not engaged in a response action or the generation of hazardous substance at the facility; or (2) is the owner of the facility only on a temporary basis prior to transfer. Revises the definition of "contractual relationship," for purposes of liability under CERCLA, to exclude transfers of property from an exempt redevelopment entity described in this Act after the disposal or placement of a hazardous substance if the defendant has not engaged in: (1) a response action or disposal of a hazardous substance at the facility; or (2) the generation of a hazardous substance disposed of at the facility. 2025-01-02T17:37:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3105
104-hr-3093 104 hr 3093 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish a brownfield cleanup loan program. Environmental Protection 1996-03-14 1996-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Franks, Gary A. [R-CT-5] CT R F000348 0 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide loans for the environmental assessment and remediation of brownfield sites, with specified exceptions. Defines a "brownfield site" as a parcel of land that contains or contained abandoned or under-used commercial or industrial facilities, the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances. Authorizes the Administrator, upon approval of an application and with the consent of the State and local governments with jurisdiction over the site, to make separate loans for site characterization and assessment and for response action (for purposes of making the site or sites available for manufacturing, business, or other commercial or residential purposes). Directs the Administrator to establish a system for the ranking of applications for assistance. 2025-01-02T17:37:57Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3093
104-hr-3060 104 hr 3060 Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-03-12 1996-10-02 Became Public Law No: 104-227. House Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] PA R W000068 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Title II: Conforming Amendments to Other Laws Title III: Polar Research and Policy Study Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 - Title I: Amendments to the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 - Amends the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 to restate findings and purposes of the Act regarding scientific activities and tourism in Antarctica and the Antarctic Treaty and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Treaty. (Sec. 102) Modifies definitions. (Sec. 103) Revises provisions concerning prohibited acts by any person (currently, U.S. citizens) to modify the prohibitions, in accordance with the Protocol, and make unlawful the following activities in or respecting Antarctica: (1) introduction of any prohibited product onto land or ice shelves or into water; (2) disposal of any waste onto ice-free land areas or into fresh water systems or of any prohibited waste; (3) engaging in open burning of waste; (4) transporting passengers by any seagoing vessel not required to comply with the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, except by agreement under which the vessel owner or operator must comply with Annex IV; (5) failure of an organizer or operator to notify members of an expedition of the environmental protection obligations of this Act and means of compliance by participants; (6) damage to historic sites or monuments; (7) refusal of permission to any authorized U.S. officer or employee to board a U.S. vessel, vehicle, or aircraft for purposes of search or inspection in connection with enforcement of this Act and forcible assault of or other interference with an authorized U.S. officer or employee in the conduct of such activities; (8) resisting lawful arrest or detention for a prohibited act; (9) interference with the apprehension, arrest, or detention of another person, knowing that the other person has committed a prohibited act; (10) violation of any regulation, or a term or cond… 2025-04-07T15:29:31Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3060
104-hr-3038 104 hr 3038 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-03-06 1996-03-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] ND D P000422 11 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (the Act) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make capitalization grants to States to establish State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds. Places the authority to establish assistance priorities for financial assistance provided with amounts deposited into the State loan fund in the State agency that has primary responsibility for the administration of the State program. Directs the Governor, in nonprimacy States, to determine which State agency will have the authority to establish priorities for such assistance. Authorizes State Governors to transfer amounts between such funds and water pollution control revolving funds established under the Clean Water Act. Requires the Administrator to reserve one and a half percent of drinking water funds for capitalization grants to Indian tribes for the improvement of public water systems. Specifies that such funds shall be used to address the most significant threats to public health associated with public water systems that serve Indian tribes, as determined by the Administrator in consultation with the Director of the Indian Health Service and Indian tribes. Directs the Administrator, in consultation with the Director and such tribes, to prepare surveys and assess the needs of drinking water treatment facilities to serve Indian tribes. Authorizes the Administrator to make such grants to the District of Columbia and specified U.S. territories. Authorizes: (1) States to reserve a certain amount of such grants for technical assistance for small public water systems; and (2) the Administrator to make grants to Alaska for the benefit of Alaska Native villages. Requires the Administrator, beginning in FY 1999, to withhold a specified percentage (five percent for FY 1999, ten percent for FY 2000, and 15 percent for each subsequent fiscal year) of each capitalization grant made to a State unless the State has met specified requirements under thi… 2025-08-21T20:16:04Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3038
104-hr-2988 104 hr 2988 To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that traffic signal synchronization projects are exempt from certain requirements of Environmental Protection Agency Rules. Environmental Protection 1996-02-28 1996-10-09 Became Public Law No: 104-260. House Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] CA R M000508 0 Amends the Clean Air Act, with respect to limitations on certain Federal assistance, to exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from requirements of compliance with Environmental Protection Agency rules for determining conformity to State or Federal implementation plans of transportation plans, programs, or projects funded or approved under Federal aid highway program or Federal Transit Act provisions prior to their funding, approval, or implementation. Requires the supporting regional emissions analysis for a conformity determination to consider the emissions effect of any such project funded, approved, or implemented prior to the determination. 2025-04-07T15:27:07Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2988
104-hr-2919 104 hr 2919 Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1996-01-31 1996-02-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-30] NY R Q000016 11 Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Act of 1996 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to certify any State program for brownfields (abandoned industrial sites in need of hazardous waste remediation before they may be returned to productive use) if the program: (1) covers only sites that have been contaminated prior to enactment of this Act and are not listed on the National Priorities List; (2) provides for public participation prior to a landowner's release from liability upon completion of site remediation (carried out under a certified program) under State law and under abatement and response provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA); (3) provides for a reopening of a cleanup proposal under specified conditions; (4) contains standards for the sites that protect public health and the environment; and (5) includes coordination among State agencies for environmental protection and economic development. Provides (in addition to the release of landowners from liability described above) for the release from liability under State law and under CERCLA, upon completion of remediation, of lenders and developers (except with respect to pollution directly caused by them), prospective purchasers, and local governments not involved in the management of a site. Allows the Administrator to waive Federal permit requirements if the State program includes a waiver of State permit requirements. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for payments into a tax-exempt Hazardous Waste Remediation Reserve to be used exclusively to pay costs of the taxpayer to: (1) assess the extent of a site's environmental contamination and its expected remediation cost; and (2) remediate the contamination. 2025-08-21T20:16:59Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2919
104-hr-2845 104 hr 2845 Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1996-01-04 1996-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] IL D C000634 0 Environmental Equal Rights Act of 1995 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize individuals residing in an environmentally disadvantaged community in which a new solid or hazardous waste management facility is proposed to be constructed to petition the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or the State to prevent the facility from being constructed or from operating in such community. Denies such a petition only if the proponent of the proposed facility establishes that: (1) there is no alternative location that poses fewer health and environmental risks; and (2) the facility will not release contaminants or engage in any activity that is likely to increase the cumulative impact of contaminants on the environmentally disadvantaged community. Defines an "environmentally disadvantaged community" as an area within two miles of the borders of a site on which a waste management facility is proposed to be constructed and that meets specified criteria concerning minority populations, poverty, and existing hazardous or solid waste facilities or hazardous waste sites. 2025-08-21T20:16:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2845
104-hr-2835 104 hr 2835 Mercury Environmental Risk and Comprehensive Utilization Reduction Initiative Environmental Protection 1995-12-22 1996-01-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 0 Mercury Environmental Risk and Comprehensive Utilization Reduction Initiative - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the sale or offering for sale or promotional purposes of: (1) alkaline-manganese batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1996, with a mercury content that was intentionally introduced (limits the content in alkaline-manganese button cells to 25 milligrams of mercury per button cell); (2) zinc carbon batteries manufactured on or after January 1, 1997, that contain mercury that was intentionally introduced; (3) button cell mercuric-oxide batteries for use in the United States on or after January 1, 1997; and (4) any mercuric-oxide battery on or after January 1, 1997. Authorizes imposition of civil penalties and commencement of civil actions by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce these prohibitions. Defines a "regulated battery" as a rechargeable battery that contains a cadmium or lead electrode or contains other electrode chemistries and is the subject of a specified determination by the Administrator. Prohibits any person from selling for use in the United States a regulated battery or a rechargeable consumer product introduced into interstate commerce on or after one year after this Act's enactment date unless: (1) the battery is easily removable from the product, is contained in a battery pack that is easily removable from the product, or is sold separately; and (2) the rechargeable consumer product and the battery are labeled in accordance with this Act. Sets forth labeling requirements, including that the label contain a statement that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly. Authorizes the Administrator, upon determining that other rechargeable batteries having electrode chemistries different from regulated batteries are toxic and may cause substantial harm if discarded for land disposal or incineration, to promulgate requirements for: (1) labeling such batteries and related products; and (2) easy removability of regul… 2025-08-21T20:16:45Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2835
104-hr-2838 104 hr 2838 Public Debt Relief Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-12-22 1996-01-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] NJ R S000522 0 Public Debt Relief Act of 1995 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow a State to exercise flow control authority over solid waste if, on or before January 1, 1984, the State: (1) adopted regulations under a State law that required or directed the transportation, management, or disposal of such waste from residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial sources to specifically identified waste management facilities and applied those regulations to every political subdivision; and (2) subjected the facilities to the jurisdiction of a State public utilities commission. Allows a State or political subdivision of the State meeting the requirements of this Act to exercise flow control authority over all classes and categories of solid waste that were subject to flow control by the State or subdivision on May 16, 1994, by directing it from any existing waste management facility to any other such facility, existing or proposed. Sets limitations on the duration of authority under this Act according to the length of a revenue or general obligation bond issued to finance waste management facilities. 2025-08-21T20:15:11Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2838
104-hr-2827 104 hr 2827 Sound Science for the Environment Act Environmental Protection 1995-12-21 1996-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. House Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] NJ R S000097 54 Sound Science for the Environment Act - Establishes as an independent agency the National Institute for the Environment to: (1) initiate, facilitate, and perform comprehensive assessments of the current state of knowledge of environmental issues and their implications; (2) establish a Center for Environmental Assessment; (3) award competitively grants and contracts for extramural scientific research; (4) establish a Directorate of Research and a universally accessible National Library for the Environment; and (5) sponsor education and training of environmental scientists and professionals and improve public environmental literacy. Establishes a Board of Governors for the Institute. Provides for interagency acquisition of information and establishes an Interagency Advisory Committee to ensure that the environmental efforts of the Institute and other Federal agencies are complementary. Makes scientists, engineers, and other researchers eligible to receive funding from the Institute. Requires the President to submit to the Congress recommendations regarding existing non-regulatory Federal programs that are appropriate for transfer to the Institute, together with legislation to effect such transfers. 2025-08-21T20:15:32Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2827
104-hr-2801 104 hr 2801 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that the United States Army Corps of Engineers perform contract oversight of Fund financed remedial actions under that Act. Environmental Protection 1995-12-18 1996-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] NJ R F000372 0 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require that administration of contracts awarded for design and construction associated with Superfund lead remedial actions be performed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, except in the case of certain remedial actions carried out by a State or political subdivision. 2025-01-02T17:37:34Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2801
104-hr-2762 104 hr 2762 To require additional research prior to the promulgation of a standard for sulfate under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1995-12-12 1996-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] SD D J000177 1 Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, prior to promulgating a national primary drinking water regulation for sulfate, to jointly conduct additional research to establish a reliable dose-response relationship for the adverse health effects that may result from exposure to sulfate in drinking water. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) consideration of health effects that may be experienced by groups within the general population, such as infants and travelers, that are potentially at greater risk; (2) the conduct of research in consultation with interested States and based on the best available, peer-reviewed science and supporting studies; and (3) notice, time, and rulemaking requirements for promulgating such standard. 2025-01-02T17:37:27Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2762
104-hr-2742 104 hr 2742 To set aside a portion of the funds available under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to be used encourage the redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1995-12-07 1995-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21] PA R E000187 0 Makes available to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a specified fraction of amounts in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for each fiscal year for a program of grants to States to be used for decontamination and remediation of brownfield sites to make such sites available for proposed new uses. Defines a "brownfield site" as a parcel of land that was previously used for industrial purposes but is contaminated with hazardous or toxic waste and not currently used for any purpose. Prohibits, with respect to a site at which decontamination or remediation is being carried out under an approved State brownfield cleanup program, any action for: (1) decontamination or remediation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and (2) recovery of costs or damages arising from a hazardous substance release or threatened release under CERCLA against a person who is engaging or has engaged in the cleanup of such a site under a State program approved under this Act. Imposes reporting requirements upon participating States. 2025-01-02T17:37:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2742
104-hr-2682 104 hr 2682 To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for additional reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen in regions contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks. Environmental Protection 1995-11-28 1995-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] NY R S000675 28 Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations requiring reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions from utility units located in subregions contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks necessary to limit, by the year 2000, acid deposition rates to a target level at which the acid neutralizing capacity level of surface waters exceeds the level found in a 1984 survey and the maintenance load of sulfur per hectare does not exceed a specified quantity. Requires the Administrator to also promulgate regulations necessary to require utility units in subregions that are major contributors to Adirondack acid deposition to employ, no later than January 1, 2000, reasonably available technology to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. Describes means allowed for compliance with these regulations. Disallows treatment of emission reductions achieved by compliance with this Act as emission reductions for any other Clean Air Act purposes or as authorizing excess sulfur dioxide emissions under Clean Air Act utility unit allowances. 2025-01-02T17:37:16Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2682
104-hr-2648 104 hr 2648 Lake Gaston Protection Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-11-16 1995-12-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. House Rep. Funderburk, David [R-NC-2] NC R F000426 7 Lake Gaston Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from granting a license, license amendment, or permit (license) for an activity that will result directly or indirectly in the withdrawal by a State or political subdivision of water from a lake, reservoir, or similar body of water (lake) that is situated in two States unless the Governor of the State in which more than half of the lake is situated certifies that the withdrawal will not adversely affect the environment in, or the economy of, that State. Makes an exception regarding an application for a license for an activity that will occur or affect waters located within a river basin that is subject to an interstate compact, a decree of the Supreme Court, or an Act of Congress that specifically allocates the rights to use such water. Specifies that this Act shall apply to any application made on or after January 1, 1991, unless the application has been granted and is no longer subject to judicial review. 2025-08-21T20:16:02Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2648
104-hr-2637 104 hr 2637 To provide for a study of certain cross-border sources of air pollution. Environmental Protection 1995-11-15 1995-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] CA R B000461 4 Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with State and local air pollution control agencies, to undertake a study of air pollution from mobile sources entering the United States from other countries to determine the extent to which air pollution in U.S. areas exceeding national ambient air quality standards is attributable to such sources. Requires development of a verifiable model for estimation of the amount of such pollution and use of estimates and monitoring in at least one metropolitan area near an international border, including the San Diego, California, area, to test model results. Requires a report to the Congress. 2025-01-02T17:37:16Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2637
104-hr-2645 104 hr 2645 To permit freon to be used for home, automobile, and agricultural air conditioning equipment. Environmental Protection 1995-11-15 1995-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] TX R T000238 0 Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, notwithstanding title VI of the Clean Air Act, the Montreal Protocol, the Copenhagen Accords, and all related international agreements, from banning, phasing out, or restricting the production, importation, export, consumption, or use of CFC-12 (freon) for use in automobile and agricultural air conditioning equipment or HCFC-22 for use in residential air conditioning equipment. Repeals all rules, standards, and other regulatory actions issued by the Administrator before the date of enactment of this Act to the extent they impose controls prohibited under this Act. 2025-01-02T17:37:16Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2645
104-hr-2595 104 hr 2595 To amend the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to establish the reportable quantity for sulfur dioxide as 1,000 pounds. Environmental Protection 1995-11-08 1995-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] MN D P000258 0 Amends the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to establish 1,000 pounds as the reportable quantity for sulfur dioxide for purposes of certain notification requirements with respect to the release of hazardous substances from a vessel or facility. 2025-01-02T17:37:21Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2595
104-hr-2583 104 hr 2583 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prevent the construction of a thermal destruction facility at the OII site east of downtown Los Angeles unless the local community agrees to the location. Environmental Protection 1995-11-02 1995-11-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2134-2135) House Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] CA D M000206 0 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prohibit use of funds in the Hazardous Substances Superfund for construction or operation of a thermal destruction facility at the site known as the OII landfill site, located in the vicinity of the cities of Los Angeles, Montebello, and Monterey Park, California, unless the City of Monterey Park and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency enter into a written agreement regarding the location of the facility. 2025-01-02T17:37:15Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2583
104-hr-2567 104 hr 2567 Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-11-01 1996-01-24 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. House Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18] CA D C000670 9 Constructed Water Conveyances Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that a State that exercises jurisdiction over constructed (manmade) water conveyances, in establishing standards for such conveyances: (1) shall consider any water quality impacts resulting from any return flow from such a conveyance to navigable waters and the need to protect downstream uses; and (2) may consider the existing and planned uses of the transported water, management practices necessary to maintain the conveyances, State or regional water resources management and water conservation plans, and the intended purposes for the conveyance. Provides that if a State adopts or reviews water quality standards for such conveyances, it shall not be required to establish recreational, aquatic life, or fish consumption uses for such systems if such uses: (1) are not existing or reasonably foreseeable; or (2) interfere with the intended purpose of the system. 2025-04-07T15:29:40Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2567
104-hr-2522 104 hr 2522 Small Business Remediation Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-10-24 1995-11-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. House Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] TX R B000213 4 Small Business Remediation Act of 1995 - Requires the maximum level of remediation of dry cleaning solvents in soil, surface water, groundwater, and other environmental media (soil) that a Federal, State, local agency, or court may require of a person engaged in dry cleaning, or of the owner of land or a facility in which such a person is conducting dry cleaning, to be one-tenth the equivalent exposure of the workplace standard for such solvents established by the Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Requires: (1) the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to publish in the Federal Register its computation, based on realistic scientific assumptions, of equivalent exposure by ingestion, inhalation, and absorption indices for the general public, for soil in nonoccupational circumstances; and (2) the equivalent exposure to be calculated from the workplace standard for dry cleaning solvents which assures that no employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity even if such employee has regular exposure for the employee's entire working lifetime. Specifies that nothing in this Act shall: (1) preempt or otherwise prevent a Federal, State, or local government or private party from remediating soil to a lower level than the maximum level of remediation at its own cost and expense; or (2) alter or affect the Federal drinking water standards under the Public Health Service Act. 2026-03-23T12:47:58Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2522
104-hr-2500 104 hr 2500 Reform of Superfund Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-10-18 1995-11-09 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11. House Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] OH R O000163 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Remedy Selection and Community Participation Title II: Liability Title III: Brownfields and Voluntary Cleanups Title IV: Natural Resource Damages Title V: State Role Title VI: Federal Facilities Title VII: Miscellaneous Title VIII: Amendments to Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Title IX: Remediation Waste Management Title X: Funding Subtitle A: Expenditures from the Hazardous Substance Superfund Subtitle B: Five-Year Extension of Hazardous Substance Superfund Reform of Superfund Act of 1995 - Title I: Remedy Selection and Community Participation - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) to add new provisions establishing a national risk protocol. Requires that risk assessments conducted under the Act: (1) provide scientifically objective and unbiased estimates and characterizations which neither minimize nor exaggerate the nature and magnitude of risks to human health and the environment; (2) distinguish scientific findings from other considerations; and (3) be based on relevant and current scientific, technical, and exposure-related information, including epidemiological data, data on bioavailability, and site-specific information. Requires the President to publish guidelines which, among other requirements, define the use of probabilistic modeling, population risk estimates, and approaches for addressing cumulative potential risks posed by multiple contaminants or multiple exposure pathways. Requires further that the guidelines provide methodology for establishing protective exposure levels that are set, to the extent feasible and scientifically appropriate, at the final 90th percentile of exposure probability distribution. Directs the President to conduct a review and assessment of the health effects values and toxicological profiles of 25 specified hazardous substances considered to be carcinogens. Require… 2025-08-21T20:15:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2500
104-hr-2484 104 hr 2484 To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the reformulated gas program. Environmental Protection 1995-10-17 1995-10-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2] MN D M000795 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include requirements for the use of renewable oxygenates in reformulated gasoline regulations. 2025-01-02T17:37:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2484
104-hr-2440 104 hr 2440 To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify certain notice requirements, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1995-09-29 1995-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2] MN D M000795 4 (Sec. 1) Amends the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to modify notice requirements regarding releases of extremely hazardous substances (or releases of other substances subject to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) notification requirements) to require notification by the owner or operator of the facility at which the chemical is produced, used, or stored to emergency planning officials within one hour of having knowledge (under current law, "immediately") that a release has occurred. Permits an exception to the one hour requirement in the event of unusual or extenuating circumstances. Allows such notice to be given (in addition to the community emergency coordinator and State emergency planning commission, as under current law) to a State agency authorized by State law to receive the notification and requires such an agency to then notify the State emergency response commission within two hours. (Sec. 2) Amends CERCLA to modify notice requirements regarding releases of hazardous substances to require notification by the person in charge of the vessel or facility within one hour of having knowledge of the release (under current law, "as soon as he has knowledge"). Allows such notice to be given (in addition to the National Response Center established under the Clean Water Act, as under current law) to the State emergency response commission or a State agency authorized by State law to receive the notification. Requires the National Response Center to convey the notification to all appropriate government agencies within two hours and provides a similar time period for notification of the Center or both the Center and the commission if first received by the emergency response commission or the authorized State agency, respectively. Allows an exception to the one hour requirement similar to the one provided by the right-to-know amendments of this Act. Revises penalties for failure to notify to conform with this Act's amendments. 2025-01-02T17:37:07Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2440
104-hr-2443 104 hr 2443 To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1995-09-29 1995-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-27] NY R P000148 30 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States, if requested by an affected local government, to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste (OSW) in landfills or incinerators subject to their jurisdiction. Permits States to limit the quantity of OSW received at landfills and incinerators excepted from such prohibition to an annual amount equal to or greater than the quantity received during 1993. Authorizes States that imported more than 750,000 tons of OSW in 1993 to limit the amount of such waste received for disposal at landfills and incinerators that are not covered by host community agreements in the importing State as follows: (1) in 1997, 95 percent of the amount exported to the State in 1993; (2) in 1998 through 2003, 95 percent of the amount exported to the State in the previous year; and (3) in 2004 and each succeeding year, 65 percent of the amount exported in 1993. Establishes limitations on waste exports to landfills or incinerators not covered by host community agreements or permits authorizing receipt of OSW. Prohibits States from exercising authorities under this Act: (1) if such action would result in the violation of a host community agreement or a permit issued from the State to receive OSW; or (2) except as otherwise provided, in a manner that would require landfills or incinerators covered by the exception to reduce the amount of OSW received from any State to an annual quantity less than that received during 1993. Makes the authority to prohibit the disposal of OSW inapplicable to landfills and incinerators that: (1) received documented shipments of such waste during 1993; (2) in the case of landfills, are in compliance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations relating to operation, design and location, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and corrective action; or (3) in the case of incinerators, are in compliance with applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act and State laws and regulations relati… 2025-01-02T17:37:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2443
104-hr-2444 104 hr 2444 Endangered Species Habitat Conservation Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-09-29 1995-10-10 Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Commerce, Interior. House Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] NJ R S000097 5 Endangered Species Habitat Conservation Act of 1995 - Amends the Endangered Species Act (the Act) to extend through FY 2000 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) the Departments of the Interior, Commerce, and Agriculture in carrying out provisions of the Act; (2) the Endangered Species Committee and related activities with respect to exemptions from the regulatory provisions of the Act; and (3) implementation of the Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere. Outlines required contents of petitions filed by interested persons to have a species either added to or removed from an endangered or threatened species list. Requires the Secretary of the Interior, once such information is provided, to: (1) notify and request comments from affected States; (2) promptly commence a review of any new information provided by the petition; and (3) publish in the Federal Register each finding made. Directs the Secretary, on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available, to develop overall standards for the development and implementation of a plan for the conservation and recovery of each species listed as endangered or threatened (recovery plan), as well as the habitats upon which such species depend. Outlines administrative provisions concerning such recovery plans, including: (1) plan development time limits; (2) the delegation of recovery plan development authority to appropriate State agencies and oversight by the Secretary after such delegation; (3) the development of recovery plans by joint Federal-State panels in lieu of development by a State agency (providing membership and other requirements of such panels); (4) priorities required of the Secretary in developing and implementing such plans; (5) recovery plan contents; (6) recovery plan implementation agreements between appropriate Federal and State agencies; (7) review by the Secretary, at least every three years, of approved State recovery plans; (8) public outreach requirements; (9) the coordination… 2025-08-21T20:16:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2444
104-hr-2374 104 hr 2374 Endangered Natural Legacy Protection Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-09-21 1995-09-26 Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Commerce, USDA. House Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] MD R G000180 16 Endangered Natural Legacy Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a voluntary conservation agreement for up to five years with any State, Indian tribe, or local government, upon request, to prevent endangerment and to promote the conservation of: (1) an endangered or threatened species (candidate species); (2) other declining species which are dependent on the same ecosystem or located within the same habitat as a candidate species; or (3) other species, rare habitats, or regional biological diversity, as appropriate. Authorizes: (1) consideration of a conservation agreement to be initiated by the Secretary or a State, Indian tribe, or local government; and (2) the Secretary to provide technical or other appropriate assistance for the development of such an agreement. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) contents of such agreements; (2) determinations whether the agreement will achieve the required goals; (3) return of proposed agreements for modification; (4) amendments to conservation agreements; and (5) annual reports and review. Directs the Secretary to establish a Conservation Planning Fund from which the Secretary may make interest-free advances to States, Indian tribes, or local governments to assist in the development of plans. (Sec. 6) Amends the Act to require the Secretary, upon receipt of a petition or specified information, to promptly determine whether any species is no longer endangered or threatened due to: (1) a significant change in the factor or factors upon which the original determination was based; (2) the identification of new scientific information regarding population size or other relevant data; (3) the achievement of certain criteria as identified in the recovery plan for that species; or (4) a change in the appendix of the Convention under which that species is listed. Requires the Secretary: (1) concurrently with making a determination that a species is endangered or threatened, to publis… 2025-08-21T20:17:05Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2374
104-hr-2367 104 hr 2367 To amend the Clean Air Act to further protect and enhance the public interest by ensuring an orderly transition from chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons to substitute compounds, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1995-09-20 1995-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] CA R D000429 15 Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, notwithstanding provisions for the accelerated phase-out of class I substances (primarily chlorofluorocarbons and halons) or any other provision of law, to promulgate regulations allowing the production of chlorofluorocarbons and halons listed as class I substances to the extent that production does not exceed the limitations set forth in production phase-out schedules, thus superseding any previous regulation relating to the phase-out of the production or consumption of such substances. Permits any unused allowances of any producer or consumer to be equitably redistributed to other producers and consumers. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the base tax amount, effective with calendar year 1996, used to calculate the amount of the excise tax on ozone-depleting chemicals. 2025-01-02T17:36:56Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2367
104-hr-2364 104 hr 2364 Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation Incentive Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-09-19 1995-09-25 Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior. House Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-4] AZ R S000275 19 Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation Incentive Act of 1995 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, within two years after the listing of an animal or plant as endangered under this Act, to develop a plan for the conservation or recovery of the endangered species, or upon finding that such a plan will not promote the conservation or recovery of such species, to develop a conservation or recovery statement. Requires the Secretary: (1) in developing and implementing the plans, to give priority to those endangered species that are most likely to benefit; and to those endangered species that are more genetically complex, taxonomically unique or ecologically, medicinally, or economically valuable; and (2) to give priority to the latter with respect to developing statements. Requires each such plan or statement to include: (1) site-specific conservation or recovery actions; (2) criteria for removal from the endangered species list; (3) time estimates for carrying out measures; (4) species population goals and current population estimates; (5) social and economic benefits of species conservation; and (6) a description and the status of animals of the same species or sub-genus. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) procedures for making the draft of a plan or statement available for public comment; (2) approval of the plan or statement; (3) public notification of such approval; (4) amendment of the plan; (5) outside assistance for the development of a plan or statement; and (6) applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to recovery teams. Allows the Secretary, upon determining that it will contribute to the conservation or recovery of an endangered species, to provide scientific, technical, administrative, or financial assistance to private, State, or lesser government entities to: (1) establish voluntary agreements with non-Federal land owners for up to 25 years to improve, maintain, or create habitat for endangered species; (2) promote conservation through commerce by providing assistance to, ente… 2025-08-21T20:15:35Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2364
104-hr-2335 104 hr 2335 To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt from the solid waste designation all recoverable materials that are contained, collected, and returned to an industrial process. Environmental Protection 1995-09-14 1995-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA-8] GA R C000286 93 Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exclude from the definition of "solid waste" any solid or dissolved materials contained, collected, and reused in an on-site production process that prevents releases to the environment. 2025-01-02T17:36:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2335
104-hr-2323 104 hr 2323 State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-09-13 1995-09-13 Referred to the House Committee on Commerce. House Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] OH R O000163 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Interstate Waste Title II: Flow Control State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act of 1995 - Title I: Interstate Waste - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit a landfill or incinerator from receiving out-of-State municipal solid waste (OSW) for disposal or incineration unless the waste is received pursuant to a new (entered into on or after enactment of this Act) or existing host community agreement or an exemption from this prohibition (which may be limited by the State, as provided in this Act). Requires owners or operators to make specified information regarding the landfill or incinerator (facility) available prior to seeking authorization from an affected local government to receive such waste pursuant to a new host community agreement. Sets forth other formal requirements for the authorization process, including those for notification of the State, contiguous local governments, and contiguous Indian tribes. Requires, for an exemption, that the owner or operator provide either information establishing that: (1) the owner or operator of the facility received before enactment of this Act a State permit specifically authorizing acceptance of the waste; or (2) the facility received shipments of such waste during 1993, and such information is in such documented form as would result in criminal penalties under State law in case of false or misleading information. Authorizes States to establish limits on the amount of OSW received annually for disposal at each facility pursuant to an exemption for documented shipments (under paragraph (2), above) and affected local governments to limit the amount received at a particular facility pursuant to such an exemption. Sets the limitation amount for any facility that began receiving documented OSW before enactment of this Act at the amount received during 1993. Authorizes States that imported more than 750,000 tons of such waste in 1993, in lieu of this freeze, to establish limits for calendar years after… 2025-08-21T20:16:37Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2323
104-hr-2327 104 hr 2327 To allow for a waiver during non-ozone season of certain reformulated gas requirements. Environmental Protection 1995-09-13 1995-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] WI R S000244 5 Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, upon request of a Governor, to waive prohibitions on the sale of conventional gasoline and corresponding requirements for the purchase of reformulated gasoline during the non-ozone season for any area designated as an ozone nonattainment area if the Administrator determines that the waiver would not prevent or interfere with attainment of a primary national ambient air quality standard in such area. 2025-01-02T17:36:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2327
104-hr-2299 104 hr 2299 To amend the Clean Air Act to require that motorcycles be defined as having a curb mass less than or equal to 1749 pounds. Environmental Protection 1995-09-12 1995-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. House Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] NE R B000403 0 Amends the Clean Air Act to define a motorcycle as a motor vehicle having a headlight, taillight, and stoplight, and two wheels or three wheels and a curb mass no greater than 1749 pounds. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conform emissions regulations regarding motorcycles to these amendments. 2025-01-02T17:36:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2299
104-hr-2292 104 hr 2292 Hanford Reach Preservation Act Environmental Protection 1995-09-08 1996-09-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. House Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] WA R H000329 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Hanford Reach Preservation Act Title II: Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Act Title III: West Virginia National Rivers Amendment of 1996 Title IV: Limitation on Land Acquisition: Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota Title V: Technical Amendment to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Title VI: Protection of North St. Vrain Creek, Colorado Title I: Hanford Reach Preservation Act - Eliminates the expiration date for provisions providing for the protection from damming and other adverse acts of a specified segment of the Columbia River in Washington State permanent. Title II: Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (the Act) to designate a specified segment of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the segment to be: (1) administered as a recreational river by the Secretary of the Interior through cooperative agreements between the Secretary and the State of New Hampshire and the towns of Durham, Lee, and Newmarket, New Hampshire; and (2) managed in accordance with the Lamprey River Management Plan. Deems the Plan to satisfy the requirement for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to the Act. (Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary to coordinate the Secretary's management responsibilities under this Act with the Lamprey River Advisory Committee. Deems the zoning ordinances adopted by such towns, including provisions for conservation of shorelands, floodplains, and wetlands associated with the segment, to satisfy the standards and requirements of the Act. Applies to the segment provisions of the Act which prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation. Provides that the acquisition of lands for purposes of this Act shall be limited to donation or acquisition with the owner's consent and shall be subject to the additional criteria set forth in the Plan. (Sec. 203) Requires the Secretary to offer assistance regarding continued in… 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2292
104-hr-2275 104 hr 2275 Endangered Species Conservation and Management Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-09-07 1996-09-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 420. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 128 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Private Property Rights and Voluntary Incentives for Private Property Owners Title II: Improving Ability to Comply with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 Title III: Improving Scientific Integrity of Listing Decisions and Procedures Title IV: Recognizing Other Federal Action, Laws, and Missions Title V: Better Management and Conservation of Listed Species Title VI: Habitat Protections Title VII: State Authority to Protect Endangered and Threatened Species Title VIII: Funding of Conservation Measures Title IX: Miscellaneous Provisions Endangered Species Conservation and Management Act of 1995 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) to revise: (1) the findings and purposes of the Act to include consideration of economic impacts and property owners' rights while encouraging practices that protect species; and (2) the policy of the Act to prohibit the Federal Government from using or limiting the use of privately owned property when such action diminishes the value of such property without payment of fair market value to the owner of private property. Title I: Private Property Rights and Voluntary Incentives for Private Property Owners - Amends the Act to prohibit the Government from taking an agency action affecting privately or non-federally owned property under the Act which results in diminishment of value of any portion of that property by 20 percent or more unless compensation is offered in accordance with this title. Requires: (1) the Federal agency that takes an action that exceeds that amount to compensate the private property owner for the otherwise lawful use or limitation on such use in the amount of the diminution in value of the portion of that property resulting from such use or limitation; (2) the agency, if the diminution in value of a portion of that property is greater than 50 percent, at the option of the owner, to buy that portion and pay f… 2025-04-07T15:29:11Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2275
104-hr-2279 104 hr 2279 Long Island Sound Restoration Act Environmental Protection 1995-09-07 1995-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] NY D A000022 12 Long Island Sound Restoration Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a demonstration program to make annual grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for: (1) demonstrating methods of restoring and maintaining the water quality of designated bays and harbors of Long Island Sound at which water quality standards pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act have not been achieved or at which other significant water quality degradation has occurred; (2) demonstrating the importance of controlling nonpoint sources of pollution in restoring and maintaining water quality; (3) enhancing opportunities for water-dependent recreational activities, maintaining a healthy ecosystem, protecting and enhancing marine life, minimizing health risks associated with human consumption of shellfish and finfish, and ensuring that social and economic benefits to the public associated with the Sound are advanced; and (4) advancing goals and recommendations of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan of the Long Island Sound Study. Requires the States of New York and Connecticut, in order to be eligible for grants, to designate bays and harbors of the Sound at which eligible activities will be carried out. Requires grants to be used to: (1) carry out eligible activities and monitoring programs at designated bays and harbors; and (2) educate the public on the implementation and results of such activities. Authorizes appropriations. 2025-08-21T20:14:52Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2279
104-hr-2267 104 hr 2267 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prevent the construction of a gas recovery treatment facility at the OII site east of downtown Los Angeles. Environmental Protection 1995-09-06 1995-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] CA D M000206 0 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prohibit use of funds in the Hazardous Substances Superfund for construction or operation of a gas recovery treatment facility at the site known as the OII landfill site, located in the vicinity of the cities of Los Angeles, Montebello, and Monterey Park, California. 2025-01-02T17:36:49Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2267
104-hr-2210 104 hr 2210 Superfund Recycling Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-08-04 1995-08-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] MO R E000174 0 Superfund Recycling Act of 1995 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to absolve persons (other than owners or operators) who arranged for the recycling of certain recyclable materials (spent electric lamps and fly ash, bottom ash, slag, and flue gas emission control waste generated primarily from combustion of coal or other fossil fuels when these materials are recycled, beneficially used, or used as raw materials for manufacturing another product) from liability for costs of environmental response actions. Considers transactions involving such materials to be arranging for recycling if the person arranging the transaction can demonstrate that: (1) a market existed for the material; (2) a substantial portion of the material was made available for use as a feedstock for the manufacture of a new saleable product; (3) the material, or product to be made from the material, could have been a replacement or substitute for a virgin raw material, or a product made from a virgin raw material, respectively; and (4) in the case of transactions occurring at least 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the person exercised reasonable care to determine that the facility where the recyclable material would be handled, processed, reclaimed, or otherwise managed by another person (the consuming facility) was in compliance with substantive provisions of Federal, State, and local environmental laws and regulations or compliance orders or decrees. Makes the exemptions from liability under this Act inapplicable if the person had an objectively reasonable basis to believe at the time of the recycling transaction that: (1) the material would not be recycled; (2) the material would be incinerated; or (3) for transactions occurring during the 90-day period beginning on enactment of this Act, the consuming facility was not in compliance with substantive environmental laws and regulations or compliance orders or decrees. 2025-08-21T20:16:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2210
104-hr-2211 104 hr 2211 Dioxin Reduction and Incinerator Alternatives Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-08-04 1995-08-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] NM D R000229 18 Dioxin Reduction and Incinerator Alternatives Act of 1995 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the issuance of permits for construction or expansion of municipal solid waste incinerators until 2001. Prohibits Federal agencies, State or local governments, or other waste management jurisdictions from issuing permits to such incinerators after December 31, 2000, unless the applicant demonstrates that: (1) an annual waste composition analysis of the solid waste generated within the area to be served by the facility is conducted; (2) specified percentages of certain waste categories are diverted to waste management methods other than incineration; (3) the facility will not interfere with diversion rates; (4) it is not feasible to manage the remaining solid waste through source reduction, reuse, or recycling; (5) the facility will not adversely affect the environment, human health, or the local economy and is not situated in a nonattainment area identified under the Clean Air Act; (6) the full cost of the facility over its entire life will be less costly than reducing, recycling, or composting waste; (7) the waste management jurisdiction conducts a public participation process; (8) the proposed construction or expansion is approved by the affected unit of local government; (9) firms operating the facility are in compliance with environmental and public health statutes, have paid outstanding fines for violations of such statutes, and make disclosure statements available; (10) an approved environmental impact statement is completed; (11) the facility is not located within one and a half miles of specified sites, including schools or churches, or of a drinking water source; (12) certain incinerator capacity studies have been completed; and (13) the facility will not have a disproportionate impact on minority or low-income communities. Requires ash from municipal solid waste incinerators to be managed in a monofill that contains only such ash and meets specified design requirements. Prohibits the use of such… 2025-08-21T20:16:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2211
104-hr-2217 104 hr 2217 Common Sense Amendments for All Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection 1995-08-04 1995-08-09 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Rep. Geren, Pete [D-TX-12] TX D G000134 4 Common Sense Amendments for All Endangered Species Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 with respect to: (1) wildlife management effects evaluation; (2) fish and wildlife conservation and management projects; (3) sport hunting; (4) foreign laws and fair notice; and (5) subspecies and population criteria, and discretionary adjudicative procedure and peer review. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a specified funding augmentation study. 2025-08-21T20:15:10Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2217
104-hr-2253 104 hr 2253 Endangered Species Community Advisory Board Act of 1995 Environmental Protection 1995-08-04 1995-08-09 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. House Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] GU D U000014 0 Endangered Species Community Advisory Board Act of 1995 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an Endangered Species Community Advisory Board in connection with the designation of an area under the Act as critical habitat or as a National Wildlife Refuge. Allows the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, to make funds available to facilitate the participation of individuals from the private sector on such Boards to ensure public input into the designation of such areas or Refuges. Requires the Board to: (1) monitor and periodically report to the Secretary on progress made in the conservation and recovery of species for which the critical habitat or Refuge was designated; and (2) periodically review and report to the Secretary regarding the continued accuracy and sufficiency of the scientific findings that were the basis of such designation. 2025-08-21T20:15:42Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2253
104-hr-2256 104 hr 2256 Superfund Liability Equity and Acceleration Act Environmental Protection 1995-08-04 1995-08-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. House Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1] NH R Z000004 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Liability Title II: Funding Superfund Liability Equity and Acceleration Act - Title I: Liability - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) with respect to public availability of information under response authority provisions of the Act and the disclosure of information concerning evidence that indicates the presence of each element of liability. (Sec. 102) Limits liability under such Act to actions involving hazardous substance releases occurring after December 31, 1986, subject to the conditions of this Act. Makes such limit inapplicable to actions occurring before such date which were contrary to law. Provides for reimbursement from the Hazardous Substance Revolving Fund (Revolving Fund) as provided by this Act. Sets forth retroactive liability provisions for actions which occurred before January 1, 1987. Bars reimbursement, with respect to a site or facility discovered before June 1, 1995, from the Revolving Fund to potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for construction or operation and maintenance (O&M) costs incurred before enactment of this Act. Provides directives for use by the President of amounts from the Revolving Fund to pay O&M, construction, or other response costs (including O&M and construction but excluding legal fees) incurred on or after enactment of this Act, determined according to whether construction at a site was completed or discovered by June 1, 1995. Sets forth rules for reimbursement of costs at a site or facility with respect to which actions occurred both before and after January 1, 1987 (a "straddle site"). Permits PRPs of straddle sites discovered before June 1, 1995, to petition the President for an allocation of O&M and construction costs attributable to pre-1987 actions. Permits PRPs to petition for allocations of construction and O&M costs where actions have not been completed by June 1, 1995. (Sec. 103) Provides that persons considered to be qualified organizations under pr… 2025-08-21T20:16:23Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2256
104-hr-2178 104 hr 2178 To promote redevelopment of "brownfields" by providing Federal assistance for brownfield cleanups, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1995-08-03 1995-08-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials. House Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] OH D B000944 32 Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide assistance for the environmental remediation of brownfield sites, with specified exceptions. Defines a "brownfield site" as a parcel of land that contains or contained abandoned or under-used commercial or industrial facilities, the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances. Authorizes the Administrator, upon approval of an application and with funds authorized to be appropriated from the Hazardous Substance Superfund, to make: (1) grants for site characterization and assessment; and (2) interest-free loans for environmental remediation (for purposes of making the site or sites available for manufacturing, business, or other commercial or residential purposes). Directs the Administrator to establish a system for the ranking of applications for assistance. Deems a final EPA rule regarding lender liability issued on April 29, 1992, to have been validly issued pursuant to the authority of CERCLA and to have been effective according to the final rule's terms. Precludes jurisdiction of a court to review the rule. Amends CERCLA to absolve from liability for response actions bona fide prospective purchasers to the extent liability at a facility for a release or threat thereof is based solely on ownership or operation of a facility. Directs the Administrator to issue guidelines explaining the criteria by which a person may qualify as a bona fide purchaser. Gives a lien upon a facility to the United States for unrecovered response costs in any case in which there are such unrecovered costs for which the owner is not liable by reason of status as a bona fide prospective purchaser and the response action increases the facility's fair market value above that which existed within six months before the action was taken. Limits a fiduciary's personal o… 2025-01-02T17:36:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2178
104-hr-2154 104 hr 2154 To privatize environmental testing analysis, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 1995-08-01 1995-08-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. House Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] IL D L000342 3 Requires all Federal departments and agencies performing environmental testing analyses, in support of monitoring, assessment, or compliance decisionmaking, or both, to use exclusively nongovernmental testing laboratories, so long as testing protocols, method requirements, preservation times, transportation times, or holding times can be achieved. Applies this Act to any State or local government or institution of higher education performing such environmental testing analysis if Federal assistance is used to carry out such analysis. 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2154
104-hr-2100 104 hr 2100 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Environmental Protection 1995-07-24 1996-09-28 For Further Action See H.R.4236. House Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4] FL R F000328 22 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make such corrections to specified Coastal Barrier Resources System maps as necessary to ensure consistency with the depictions of areas on specified maps on file with the Secretary. 2025-04-07T15:29:36Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2100
104-hr-2036 104 hr 2036 Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act of 1996 Environmental Protection 1995-07-13 1996-03-26 Became Public Law No: 104-119. House Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] OH R O000163 5 Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act of 1996 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) to exempt from land disposal restrictions (other than requirements pertaining to applicable specific methods of treatment promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under SWDA) solid waste identified as hazardous based solely on one or more characteristics if such waste: (1) is treated in a treatment system that subsequently discharges to waters of the United States pursuant to a permit issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act), undergoes pretreatment for purposes of compliance with toxic and pretreatment effluent standards of such Act, or is treated in a zero-discharge system that the Administrator determines to be engaging in Clean Water Act-equivalent treatment; (2) no longer exhibits such characteristic prior to land disposal; (3) has met any applicable specific method of treatment promulgated by the Administrator, including those specified in the rule promulgated by the Administrator on June 1, 1990, prior to management in a land-based unit as part of a treatment system specified in clause (1) above; and (4) would not generate toxic gases, vapors, or fumes due to the presence of cyanide at the point of generation when exposed to pH conditions of a specified range. Amends SWDA to exempt from land disposal restrictions solid waste identified as hazardous based on one or more characteristics alone if the waste no longer exhibits a hazardous characteristic at the point of injection into any Class I deep well regulated under safe drinking water provisions of the Public Health Service Act. Requires the Administrator to conduct a study of hazardous waste managed in accordance with this Act to characterize the risks to human health or the environment associated with such management, upon completion of which the Administrator may impose additional requirements or rely upon other State or Federal programs or authorities to address such risks. (Sec. 3) Makes certain groun… 2025-04-07T15:30:11Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2036
104-hr-2024 104 hr 2024 Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act Environmental Protection 1995-07-12 1996-05-13 Became Public Law No: 104-142. House Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2] WI R K000274 33 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act Title II: Mercury-Containing Battery Management Act Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide information on the proper handling and disposal of used regulated batteries and rechargeable consumer products with nonremovable batteries. Defines a "regulated battery" as a rechargeable battery that contains a cadmium or lead electrode or contains other electrode chemistries and is the subject of a specified determination by the Administrator. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Prohibits enforcement actions for the sale or offering for sale or promotional purposes to the final consumer of an unmodified battery or product that is purchased ready for final sale, except with respect to an importer who has knowledge of the chemical contents of the battery when such contents make the sale or offering of the battery unlawful under title II of this Act. Sets forth recordkeeping requirements and establishes access authorities for the Administrator. Authorizes appropriations. Title I: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act - Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act - Prohibits any person from selling for use in the United States a regulated battery or a rechargeable consumer product ready for retail sale and manufactured on or after 12 months after this Act's enactment date unless the labeling requirements of this Act are met and the battery is easily removable from the product or is sold separately. Sets forth labeling requirements, including that the label contain a statement that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly. Authorizes the Administrator, upon determining that other rechargeable batteries having electrode chemistries different from regulated batteries are toxic and may cause substantial harm if discarded for land disposal or incineration, to promulgate requirements for: (1) labeling such bat… 2025-04-07T15:29:37Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2024
104-hr-2005 104 hr 2005 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. Environmental Protection 1995-07-11 1996-05-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E807) House Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [R-NY-1] NY R F000257 0 Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a specified map of the Coastal Barrier Resources system relating to Fire Island Unit NY-59P as necessary to: (1) move the eastern boundary of the excluded area covering Ocean Beach, Seaview, Ocean Bay Park, and part of Point O'Woods to the western boundary of the Sunken Forest Preserve; and (2) ensure that the depiction of "otherwise protected areas" does not include any area owned by the Point O'Woods Association, a privately held corporation under the laws of the State of New York. 2025-04-07T15:29:43Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/2005

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