bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
101-hr-5965,101,hr,5965,Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes.,House,"Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32]",CA,D,A000189,3,"Title I:  General Provisions - Coastal Defense Initiative of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings and definitions. Title II:  Coastal Water Quality - Amends the Clean Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit to the Congress a five-year schedule for developing and revising criteria for pollutants which pose the greatest risk to coastal waters.  Requires the Administrator to publish biological and sediment criteria for assessing coastal water quality to complement the pollutant-specific criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to provide technical and scientific assistance to the Administrator with regard to the development of sediment criteria.  Directs coastal States, whenever they review water quality standards, to adopt standards for pollutants for which criteria have been issued.  Requires the Administrator to promulgate standards for States that fail to do so. Directs coastal States to develop coastal water quality protection programs.  Requires such programs to:  (1) identify coastal waters for which standards or designated uses are not expected to be achieved without additional control measures or waters threatened by foreseeable increases in pollutant loadings; (2) implement pollution control measures for such waters; (3) identify coastal waters requiring additional intensive efforts and implement remedial programs for such waters; (4) establish a system to assure that permits and other activities are consistent with pollution control measures; and (5) provide for public participation and improve coordination among State and local officials responsible for land use programs and permitting, water quality planning and permitting, habitat protection, and living resource management.  Sets forth program approval procedures. Prohibits specified Federal assistance with respect to coastal waters to States that fail to submit approved water quality protection programs. Requires the Administrator to issue orders to, or commence civil actions against, States that fail to implement coastal water quality protection programs.  Authorizes citizen suits against the United States for failures to comply with coastal water quality protection requirements. Directs coastal States to designate outstanding coastal resource waters with particular ecological, recreational, or aesthetic values or biological significance, taking into account fisheries and shellfish resources, habitat, and recreational uses.  Requires such States to ensure that the coastal water quality and designated uses of such waters is protected, maintained, and enhanced. Prohibits the issuance or renewal of permits for discharges into estuaries nominated for the National Estuary Program, except in compliance with specified guidelines. Directs the Administrator to review and revise guidelines to prevent the degradation of coastal water quality and to reflect changes made by this Act. Authorizes State Governors to request the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enter into a cooperative agreement to permit a State or political subdivision to enforce requirements for marine sanitation devices.  Requires such agreements to authorize States or political subdivisions to assess and retain required penalties. Directs the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Administrator to notify the fish and game and water pollution control authorities of each coastal State of the funds available under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to finance shoreside pumpout stations for marine sanitation devices in conjunction with approved Federal aid projects.  Requires the EPA and the Coast Guard to study and report to the Congress on:  (1) the number of operational pumpout facilities in each State; (2) the number of facilities needed to handle such devices in each State; and (3) the type of marinas and ports where such facilities should be located. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) identify pollution control measures for controlling the introduction of pollutants into coastal waters from nonpoint sources; (2) develop techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of such measures; and (3) make available to State and local authorities technical guidance for implementing and monitoring such measures.  Requires St. Johns River Estuary, Florida, and Morro Bay, California, to be given priority consideration for inclusion in the National Estuary Program. Requires management conferences under the National Estuary Program to be convened for at least ten years (currently, up to five years). Authorizes the Administrator to extend a conference for an additional five years if the affected Governors concur in the extension and the extension is necessary to meet requirements.  Revises approval and implementation procedures for conservation and management plans under the Program. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for the implementation of such plans.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for Program activities. Requires the Administrator to establish an office in the vicinity of Long Island Sound to carry out the Long Island Sound conservation and management plan. Authorizes supplemental appropriations for the implementation of conservation and management plans for Puget Sound, Washington, Albemarle  Sound, North Carolina, and Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay program through FY 1992.  Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on the feasibility of designating an alternative site to the mud dump site at a distance at least 20 miles from the shoreline. Requires the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator to submit to the Congress a plan for the long-term management of dredged material from the New York/New Jersey Harbor region.  Directs the Secretary to implement a demonstration project for disposing up to ten percent annually of material dredged from such region in an environmentally sound manner other than ocean disposal.  Permits only dredged material that meets criteria of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act to be dumped at the mud dump site.  Authorizes appropriations. Repeals a provision of the Water Resources Development Act concerning alternatives to the mud dump for disposal of dredged materials.  Directs the Administrator to publish regulations requiring interim measures to control floatables in combined sewer overflow discharges into coastal waters.  Authorizes the Administrator to conduct demonstration projects for:  (1) the control of nonpoint sources of pollution entering coastal waters from Navesink and Shrewsbury River Basin, New Jersey; and (2) the elimination of contamination of the waters in the vicinity of Woodlawn Beach, Hamburg, New York, from nonpoint sources of pollution from surface runoff and septic system contamination entering Rush and Blasdell Creeks.  Requires the non-Federal share of such projects to be 50 percent of the total cost.  Directs the Administrator to implement four model demonstration programs for coastal waters to evaluate innovative nonpoint source pollution control measures through systems for allocating and exchanging discharge credits and pollution offsets between point and nonpoint sources of pollution.  Applies such program only to conventional pollutants, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Sets forth program requirements.  Modifies the New York Harbor collection and removal of drift projects to:  (1) require, after 1990, material collected by the Secretary to be disposed of by alternative methods (other than burning); and (2) prohibit, after 1993, the burning of wood collected in carrying out the project on ocean waters.  Provides that, effective January 1, 1991, and until December 31, 1993, at least half of the wood collected under the project shall be disposed by alternative methods of disposal.  Requires the Administrator to continue to issue permits for the disposal of wood by burning on ocean waters until December 31, 1993, and to designate an interim site for such disposal. Ends such permitting when an alternative method of disposal is determined to be acceptable. Title III:  Coastal Management - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require State coastal management agencies to submit Aquatic Resources Protection Programs to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere for approval.  Declares that the purpose of such programs shall be to develop and implement measures for managing land uses which contribute to the pollution or degradation of coastal waters.  Sets forth required contents of such programs and approval procedures.  Makes States that fail to submit programs ineligible for specified funds under this Act. Requires the Under Secretary to withdraw specified percentages of grants, based on the number of years of noncompliance, from such States.  Provides for:  (1) technical assistance to States and local governments for implementing such programs; and (2) grants (on a matching basis) to coastal States for such programs. Requires the Under Secretary and the Administrator to review the inland coastal zone boundary of each State program to evaluate whether such boundary extends inland to the extent necessary to control land and water uses having a significant impact on State coastal waters.  Directs the Under Secretary to recommend appropriate boundary modifications to the State if such modifications are necessary to more effectively manage land and water uses to protect coastal waters. Requires State agencies responsible for coastal zone management to nominate representatives to serve on management conferences convened under the National Estuary Program for waters within the jurisdiction of such States.  Title IV:  Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Program - Establishes the National Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Task Force to develop and implement a national strategy for conducting coastal water quality monitoring programs.  Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for such programs.  Directs the Task Force to establish a Regional Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Team for each coastal region.  Requires such teams to designate high priority coastal waters and develop monitoring programs for such waters.  Sets forth requirements for coastal water quaity monitoring programs.  Sets forth submission and approval procedures for such programs. Authorizes the Administrator to develop programs for regions without approved programs.   Prohibits the Task Force from approving any program unless participating States provide at least 25 percent of the cost of implementing the program.  Directs teams to compile information on the quantity, type, and location of contaminated sediments in coastal waters and the degree to which such sediments may pose risks to human health and the environment.  Requires the Administrator, the Under Secretary, and State Governors to ensure compliance with such programs.  Deems requirements of approved programs to be requirements of title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and requires such programs to be submitted for approval as part of a coastal zone management program under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on:  (1) combined sewer overflows from which discharges into U.S. waters occur; and (2) the scope and severity of contaminated sediments in U.S. coastal waters. Title V:  Compliance and Enforcement - Requires the Administrator to provide to Federal agencies a list of persons introducing pollutants into coastal waters who have been found to be in significant noncompliance with:  (1) discharge permits issued pursuant to the Clean Water Act; or (2) requirements for specified management programs or conservation and management plans under such Act.  Provides for the annual revision of such list.  Prohibits Federal agencies from entering into procurement contracts with such persons if such contracts are to be performed at a facility which gave rise to such finding and is owned, leased, or operated by such persons.  Waives such prohibition if the President determines that an exemption will be in the paramount interest of the United States. Prohibits Federal agencies from undertaking any development project or awarding any grant that may adversely affect coastal water quality in any coastal State that has demonstrated a substantial and willful failure to adopt and maintain coastal water quality standards and to protect designated uses for such waters. Requires penalties assessed against a discharger under the Clean Water Act to be in an amount adequate to eliminate economic benefits or savings that may have accrued to such person as a result of the violation.  Makes a conforming amendment to the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Requires States having coastal waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards or protect and maintain designated uses to post and maintain signs at each place of public access to such waters indicating the health and environmental effects that may occur as a result of the failure to meet such standards. Deems violations of this Act to be violations of the Clean Water Act. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize the Administrator to deny the issuance of permits for the dumping of material which does not comply with specified criteria relating to the effects of ocean dumping on the marine environment.  Increases civil penalties for ocean dumping violations.  Authorizes payments of up to $10,000 to any person furnishing information leading to a finding of liability, civil judgment, or criminal conviction under such Act. Title VI:  Funding - Establishes the Coastal Defense Fund. Authorizes appropriations.  Directs the Administrator and the Under Secretary to make grants from the Fund to coastal States that:  (1) establish a coastal protection fund into which such grants will be deposited; (2) agree to make grants and other expenditures from such fund; and (3) agree to implement periodic reporting and accounting procedures.  Outlines specific criteria to be considered by the Administrator and the Under Secretary in determining grant amounts. Allocates Fund moneys.  Requires the Administrator or the Under Secretary to enter into agreements with States that describe how grants will be used and assist in achieving the objectives of this Act.  Title VII:  Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement - Great Lakes Water Quality Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the Clean Water Act to extend from five to seven years the period for conducting study and demonstration projects on the removal of toxic pollutants from the Great Lakes.  Includes Duluth Superior Harbor, Minnesota and Wisconsin, in the list of locations to be given priority consideration for such projects. Directs the Administrator to develop:  (1) guidance for numerical limits on pollutant concentrations in the Great Lakes; and (2) guidance for the use by States and local governments in implementing pollution prevention and antidegradation procedures for pollutants. Requires the Great Lakes States (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) to adopt water quality standards which are consistent with such guidance.  Directs the Administrator to promulgate standards for Great Lakes States which fail to adopt such standards. Requires the Administrator to publish biological criteria for assessing Great Lakes water quality. Directs each Great Lakes State to submit remedial action plans to the International Joint Commission and the Director of the Great Lakes Program Office.  Sets forth deadlines for the completion of specified schedules pursuant to the Great Lakes Agreement for areas of special concern.  Requires the Program Office to provide technical assistance to Great Lakes States for developing such plans.  Sets forth procedures for the extension of deadlines. Provides for revisions of deficient plans.  Requires remedial actions to be included in such States' water quality plans. Directs the Administrator to develop a lakewide management plan for each of the Great Lakes.  Requires the Administrator to submit the plan for Lake Michigan to the Commission for review.  Provides for revisions of such plans, as necessary. Requires the Administrator to establish a program for making grants to Great Lakes States for the implementation of the Great Lakes Agreement and this Act. Directs the Administrator to develop consistent methods of reporting water quality data to the Commission. Authorizes and allocates appropriations. Designates a specified laboratory and research facility in Duluth, Minnesota, as the John A. Blatnik National Fresh Water Quality Research Laboratory.  Title VIII:  Extension of Federal Water Pollution Control Program - Amends the Clean Water Act to extend through FY 1992 the authorization of appropriations for:  (1) specified research, investigations, training, and information; (2) grants to States for pollution control programs; (3) nonpoint source pollution control in rural areas; (4) interagency agreements to maintain water quality; (5) the clean lakes program; and (6) nonpoint source pollution management programs.  Extends the general authorization for such Act through FY 1992.  Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the State water pollution control revolving fund program for FY 1992.  Requires the Administrator to conduct a project to demonstrate the use of constructed wetlands to improve the quality of effluent discharged from publicly owned treatment works operated by the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, into Mud Creek or its tributaries.  Sets forth non-Federal responsibilities with respect to such project.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:25:58Z,
101-hr-5966,101,hr,5966,CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-12-10,Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.,House,"Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4]",TN,D,C000754,1,"CO2 Offsets Policy Enabling Act of 1990 - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit new major sources of carbon dioxide from operating without a permit issued under this Act.  Requires new stationary sources to: (1) obtain certified carbon dioxide credits; (2) demonstrate possession of certified credits equal to one year's expected carbon dioxide emissions to the permitting authority before commencing operation; and (3) deposit annually with the permitting authority sufficient credits to compensate for the year's carbon dioxide emissions.  Provides that the receipt by the permitting authority of carbon dioxide offset credits shall be a condition of any permit.  Directs new sources that use biomass as a fuel to obtain credits sufficient to offset only the fossil fuel used in production of the biomass. Requires new sources that use trees as fuel to obtain credits for all carbon dioxide emissions. Directs new major sources emitting excess carbon dioxide to obtain credits as soon as practicable and to pay a penalty of $250 per ton of excess carbon dioxide.  Adjusts such penalty annually according to percentage changes in the Consumer Price Index. Authorizes a permitting authority to certify carbon dioxide reductions as offset credits if the person providing the reduction or purchasing the credit is in compliance with regulations under this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish regulations concerning the certification of stationary source carbon dioxide reductions.  Requires the Administrator to promulgate rules establishing carbon dioxide fixation rates.  Directs the Administrator to promulgate rules concerning the certification of:  (1) carbon dioxide credits from fleet vehicle fuel efficiency improvements beyond the applicable Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency requirement; (2) carbon dioxide credits from appliance efficiency improvements beyond the minimum required under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments; (3) carbon dioxide credits for energy conservation investments; (4) carbon dioxide equivalent credits from the capture and use of coal bed methane; (5) carbon dioxide credits created by construction of cogeneration facilities; and (6) carbon dioxide equivalent credit for the capture and destruction of chlorofluorocarbons. Requires the Administrator to establish regulations identifying the carbon dioxide credits to be granted by fuel switches to less carbon intensive fuels for mobile sources. Authorizes the Administrator to provide for expedited certification of carbon dioxide credits. Requires the Administrator to establish a baseline for sources subject to certification, to be set according to actual performances of such sources during 1990. Authorizes reductions in air pollutants that contribute to global warming to be certified as carbon dioxide offset credits if such reductions meet regulation criteria, except that the amounts of such credits may be reduced or increased based on radiative differences and atmospheric lifetime to reflect the global warming potential of such air pollutants. Requires the Administrator to establish the minimum elements of a permit program to be administered by any air pollution control agency. Requires State Governors to submit permit programs to the Administrator for approval. Directs the Administrator to enforce programs for States failing to make such submission.  Requires permits to set forth inspection, entry, monitoring, compliance certification, and reporting requirements. Directs the Administrator to create a National Carbon Dioxide Offset Bank to ensure adequate supplies of carbon dioxide offsets and to create procedures for the tracking and retirement of used credits.",2025-08-26T17:28:27Z,
101-hr-5968,101,hr,5968,Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7]",LA,D,H000390,17,"Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to revise provisions concerning permits for dredged or fill material.  Prohibits, unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army:  (1) the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters; (2) the draining or excavation of wetlands; and (3) the burning of vegetation on wetlands for purposes of altering the biological character of such wetlands.  Authorizes the Secretary to issue permits for such activities.  Sets forth permit application procedures. Requires the Secretary, upon receiving applications, to:  (1) classify as Type A wetlands wetlands that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the ecosystem of which they are a part and which meet specified requirements; (2) classify as Type B wetlands wetlands that provide habitat for a significant population of avian, aquatic, or terrestrial wildlife or provide other ecologically significant wetlands functions; and (3) classify as Type C wetlands wetlands that serve limited ecological functions or that serve such functions but exist in such abundance that regulation of activities is not necessary to conserve wetlands values and functions. Directs the Secretary to notify a permit applicant of the classification and advise such applicant of the right to seek a classification modification.  Sets forth provisions concerning modifications. Permits owners of interests in Type A wetlands to seek compensation for the fair market value of such lands.  Provides that title for such lands shall pass to the United States upon acceptance of an offer for compensation.  Deems such takings to be takings of surface interests in lands only unless the Secretary determines that the exploration for, or development of, oil and gas or mineral interests is not compatible with conservation of the surface interests in lands that have been classified as Type A wetlands.  Authorizes the Secretary to classify such interests as Type A wetlands and to notify the owner that he may receive compensation.  Sets forth provisions concerning court jurisdiction and remedies for taking of interests. Requires the Secretary to deny a permit authorizing activities in Type A wetlands unless:  (1) such activities can be undertaken with de minimis alteration or surface disturbance; (2) there are overriding public interest concerns that require use of the lands for purposes other than conservation; or (3) the proposed use of the land will result in overall environmental benefits.  Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit for activities in Type B wetlands subject to conditions that ensure that the watershed or aquatic ecosystem of which such wetlands are a part does not suffer loss or degradation of wetlands values or functions.  Imposes requirements for mitigation when such activities result in the permanent loss or degradation of Type B wetlands. Directs the Secretary to establish a mitigation banking program in each State to ensure compensation for loss and degradation of wetlands. Requires the primary objective of such programs to be to provide for the restoration, enhancement, or creation of ecologically significant wetlands on an ecosystem basis. Sets forth requirements of such programs.  Permits activities in Type C wetlands to be undertaken without specified authorization. Authorizes the Secretary to issue general permits on a State, regional, or nationwide basis for activities in Type B wetlands if such activities are similar in nature and will not result in the significant loss of ecologically significant wetlands values and functions. Exempts specified activities from this Act's requirements. Permits States or political subdivisions to submit land management plans for identified wetlands for the Secretary's approval. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to establish standards that govern the delineation of lands as wetlands. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to undertake a project to identify and classify U.S. wetlands.  Provides for public participation in such project and makes information concerning identification and classification available to the public. Authorizes the Secretary to commence civil actions for permit violations.  Prescribes civil penalties for such violations. Applies a specified exemption from permit requirements for discharges from the construction of Federal projects to activities in wetlands related to such projects. Authorizes States to administer permit programs for activities covered by this Act, subject to the Secretary's approval.",2025-08-26T17:29:03Z,
101-hr-5970,101,hr,5970,Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,"Public Recreation Area Recycling Incentives and Education Act - Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to establish a comprehensive recycling program for public recreation areas operated by the National Park Service, the U.S.  Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Forest Service.  Requires the Secretaries to establish certain defined criteria under which each Service may exclude portions of public recreation areas from the recycling program.  Permits each Service to use any revenues received from recycling programs for:  (1) resource management, research, and interpretation; and (2) other public purposes relating to the enhancement of the public recreation areas at which the revenues were realized.  Requires the Secretaries to study the effectiveness of the respective recycling programs established under this Act.  Requires the Secretaries to direct each manager of a public recreation area conducting a recycling program to educate visitors to the public recreation area about:  (1) the recycling program for such area; and (2) the benefits to the public recreation area and the local community of such program.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:25:49Z,
101-hr-5971,101,hr,5971,Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,"Radon Awareness and Disclosure Act - Title I:  Three-Year Extension of Indoor Radon Abatement Provisions of Toxic Substances Control Act - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to extend through FY 1994 the authorization of appropriations for:  (1) an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication entitled ""A Citizen's Guide to Radon""; (2) model construction standards and techniques for controlling radon levels in new buildings; (3) grants to States for radon programs; and (4) regional radon training centers. Title II:  Radon Testing Provisions - Directs Federal agencies and Government-controlled corporations that provide federally related mortgages for house purchases to require, before such mortgages are received, that such houses be tested for radon and that the results of such tests be made available to potential purchasers.  Requires houses owned by Federal agencies or Government-controlled corporations to be tested for radon before sold and provides that test results shall be made available to potential purchasers. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a program that requires: (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet a minimum level of proficiency.  Requires the Administrator to establish user fees for manufacturers of such products or devices and for persons who operate such devices or employ such techniques.  Waives or reduces such fees for persons who agree to test for radon in public and nonprofit child care facilities, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, or other care facilities.  Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account. Directs the Administrator, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to:  (1) jointly evaluate efforts to promote radon testing and ways to increase radon testing during real estate transactions; and (2) report to the Congress on alternative strategies for promoting such testing. Requires the Administrator to give grant preferences under the Toxic Substances Control Act to States which make efforts to adopt requirements for radon testing in residential real estate transactions. Title III:  Radon in Schools - Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring local educational agencies to:  (1) test each school building under the authority of such agencies; and (2) test, by September 30, 1993, school buildings in areas having a higher than average risk of radon exposure.  Makes the results of such tests available to the public.  Requires radon testing to be carried out by individuals approved by the Administrator pursuant to proficiency programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Establishes within EPA a Radon Testing and Mitigation Assistance Program to provide assistance for testing and mitigation devices and methods.  Requires State Governors to establish priority lists of assistance applicants, based on the nature and magnitude of potential exposure to radon.  Sets forth criteria to be considered by the Administrator in ranking such applications.  Authorizes the provision of grants of up to 50 percent of the cost of a testing program and loans for up to 100 percent of the cost of a mitigation program. Prescribes civil penalties for failures to comply with testing in school buildings.  Sets forth provisions concerning citizen complaints. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV:  President's Commission on Radon Awareness - Establishes the President's Commission on Radon Awareness to:  (1) examine public radon awareness programs; (2) act as an administrative and coordinating body for the donation of resources to implement programs and strategies to raise awareness of the health threats of radon; (3) encourage media outlets to provide information to increase radon awareness; and (4) assist in the update of such programs and strategies. Title V:  Radon in the Workplace - Directs the Administrator to set a standard for the level of exposure to radon in the workplace that is associated with no greater health risk than the risk indicated by the EPA's action level for radon developed under the Toxic Substances Control Act.",2025-08-26T17:29:21Z,
101-hr-5973,101,hr,5973,Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,0,"Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act - Declares that the waters of the Central Coast in California meet the standards set forth in specified provisions of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 and designates them as a national marine sanctuary. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare for such sanctuary: (1) a draft environmental impact statement; and (2) a draft management plan.",2025-08-26T17:24:24Z,
101-s-3264,101,s,3264,Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-27,1990-10-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,2,"Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that, in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a single whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a finding of violation.  Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges.",2025-08-26T17:24:52Z,
101-hr-5949,101,hr,5949,To deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5]",FL,R,M000350,15,Makes the Florida panther an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.,2021-07-01T14:58:39Z,
101-hr-5950,101,hr,5950,"To deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act.",Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2]",HI,D,M000797,0,"Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.",2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
101-s-3249,101,s,3249,"A bill to deem the Strategic Target System program conducted at Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act.",Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,A000069,0,"Deems the Strategic Target System program conducted by the Sandia National Laboratories of the Department of Energy at the Kauai Test Facility on the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, to be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-s-3252,101,s,3252,"Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act",Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA]",LA,D,B000780,0,"Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to convene the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force to prepare a list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana in order of priority based on the cost-effectiveness of such projects in creating, restoring, or protecting wetlands, taking into account the quality of such wetlands. Directs the Secretary to transmit the list annually to the Congress. Provides that such list (prior to the date a plan to identify such projects is prepared) shall only include restoration projects that can be substantially completed during the initial five-year period. Directs the Task Force to prepare a plan to identify priority coastal restoration projects.  Requires such plan to coordinate projects to ensure long-term conservation of Louisiana wetlands. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) submit such plan to the Congress; and (2) submit a triennial scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects to the Congress. Deems ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and economic benefits to exceed the cost of any project which contributes significantly to wetlands restoration.  Allocates funding for such projects based on a project's priority. Limits the Federal share of projects to 75 percent of the total cost.  Raises such limit for States with approved coastal wetlands conservation plans.  Sets forth forms of State shares of such projects. Requires the Secretary, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the Governor of Louisiana if the Governor agrees, to enter into an agreement to:  (1) set forth a process by which the State of Louisiana agrees to develop and implement a Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; and (2) designate a State agency to develop and submit such Plan to the Administrator, the Director, and the Secretary for approval. Directs the Administrator to make grants (not to exceed 75 percent of development costs) to assist the agency in developing the Plan. Requires the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator to provide technical assistance to the State for such Plan. Sets forth a goal for such Plan of no net loss of wetlands as a result of development activities.  Outlines the elements of the Plan. Provides for approval of the Plan if:  (1) the State has adequate authority to implement the Plan; and (2) the Plan is adequate to attain the goal of no net loss of wetlands and is in compliance with this Act.  Sets forth modification procedures in the case of noncompliance. Directs the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress on such Plan. Requires the Director to make matching grants to coastal States to carry out coastal wetlands conservation projects.  Directs the Director, in awarding such grants, to give priority to projects that are:  (1) consistent with the National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan developed under the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act; (2) in coastal States that have established dedicated funding for programs to acquire coastal wetlands, natural areas, and open spaces; and (3) in maritime forests on coastal barrier islands.  Subjects the provision of such grants to conditions that will ensure that real property interests acquired, enhanced, or restored with such moneys will be administered for the long-term conservation of lands, waters, and fish and wildlife. Limits such grants to 50 percent of the total cost of a project, except in cases where a State has established a trust fund. Authorizes the Director to:  (1) make progress payments on wetlands conservation projects; and (2) enter into agreements to make payments on portions of such projects, subject to the availability of Federal funds. Requires the Director to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetland Inventory to update and digitize wetlands maps in Texas and to conduct an assessment of the wetlands in such State. Allocates funds to carry out this Act's activities, including an amount for allocation under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects for the protection, restoration, or enhancement of aquatic and associated ecosystems. Requires the Secretary to give such projects equal consideration with irrigation, navigation, or flood control projects. Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of modifying the operation of existing navigation and flood control projects to allow for an increase in the share of Mississippi River flows and sediment sent down the Atchafalaya River for purposes of land building and wetlands nourishment.",2025-08-26T17:25:12Z,
101-s-3255,101,s,3255,A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage greater recycling.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-26,1990-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]",VA,R,W000154,0,"Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a series of studies on the management and utilization of materials in the recycling process. Requires such studies to:  (1) focus on one general type of material; (2) evaluate the impact of recycling such material in reducing the volume of waste material that requires disposal; (3) evaluate the adverse environmental impacts and benefits of management of the material; (4) take into account the distinction between bona fide materials in the recycling process and materials considered to be solid waste; and (5) include recommendations for regulation that balances environmental benefits and risks. Directs the Administrator to promulgate a three-tier permitting system to promote the environmentally safe recycling of the material addressed in the study.  Requires the Administrator to establish permitting requirements for recycling with minimal, moderate, and substantial impacts on the environment.  Directs the Administrator to establish, for recyclers having moderate or substantial impacts on the environment:  (1) the percentage of material that must be processed for incorporation into a new product to meet a specified requirement under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and (2) operating standards and recordkeeping requirements.  Authorizes the Administrator to inspect any recycler's facilities or records.  Requires recyclers having substantial impacts on the environment to demonstrate to the Administrator that the environmental benefit to be derived from their operations outweighs the potential environmental risk that such operations may pose. Provides that where a substance or practice used in manufacturing could constitute a threat to human health or the environment when the manufactured product is eventually recycled, such substance or practice shall constitute an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment for purposes of the Toxic Substances Control Act.  Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations to enhance the recyclability of manufactured articles by eliminating toxic materials from the manufacturing process. Authorizes the Administrator to revoke a person's designation as a recycler if such person has violated this Act.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-hr-5927,101,hr,5927,Superfund Liability Clarification Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-25,1990-12-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]",UT,D,O000156,0,"Superfund Liability Clarification Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exclude from liability as an ""owner or operator"" of a vessel or facility any mortgage lender, insured depository institution, or Federal lending institution (lender) that acquires such vessel or facility through foreclosure or that conducts a restructuring of a loan or other extension of credit with the owner of the vessel or facility, provided such lender complies with specified procedures or guidelines. Specifies that ""participation in the management of a vessel or facility"" (by the lender) for purposes of such Act (in which case such exemption would not apply) does not include:  (1) the sale of collateral; (2) actions taken by a lender to comply with such procedures or guidelines, including the conduct of a Phase I Environmental Audit of the vessel or facility; (3) actions taken by a lender to responsibly manage the vessel or facility upon learning of any contamination so as not to cause a release of a hazardous substance from or at the vessel or facility, or to harm the public health and safety or the environment, during any period while the lender is acting to administer or wind down the affairs of the owner or while diligently proceeding to pass title of the vessel or facility; or (4) the status of having the capacity to affect hazardous waste disposal management decisions of the vessel or facility, without actually making or influencing any such decisions. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assure that depository and lending institutions and mortgage lenders develop and implement adequate procedures to evaluate potential environmental risks that may arise from or at vessels or facilities subject to their lending and fiduciary activities. States that the exclusion under such Act shall not affect the liability of a person who, by any act or omission, causes or contributes to a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance from or at a vessel or facility. Specifies that a defendant who has acquired real property establishes a rebuttable presumption that he has made ""all appropriate inquiry"" within the meaning of such Act if he establishes that, immediately prior to or at the time of acquisition, he obtained or conducted a Phase I Environmental Audit of the real property which meets the requirements of such Act.  Defines ""Phase I Environmental Audit"" as an investigation of the real property, conducted by a certified environmental professional, to determine or discover any indicators of the presence or likely presence of a release or threatened release of hazardous substances on the property and which consists of a review of:  (1) the recorded chain of title documents; (2) aerial photographs, maps, and other appropriate historical information which may reflect prior uses of the property and which are reasonably obtainable through State or local government agencies; (3) recorded environmental cleanup liens against the property; (4) reasonably obtainable Federal, State, and local government records of sites or facilities where there has been a release of hazardous substances and which are likely to cause or contribute to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances on the property, and other specified environmental records; (5) a visual site inspection of the property and all facilities and improvements on the property; and (6) a visual site inspection of adjacent property, to the extent permitted by the owners or operators of such property. Sets forth additional requirements with respect to the Phase I Environmental Audit. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations to expedite the determination of the allocation of responsibility of a person claiming no liability with respect to a release based on the ""innocent landowner defense.""  Authorizes the Administrator to grant a conditional release from liability to such person.  Requires the Administrator to revoke the conditional release if any new information with respect to such person is obtained during the course of settlement proceedings in connection with such release and, in such case, to determine the allocation of responsibility of such person along with the other potentially responsible parties. Requires that studies, investigations, and other activities regarding the Superfund evaluation process be streamlined with respect to sites that were used for similar purposes and that contain similar contamination. Expresses the sense of the Congress that, in carrying out such Act, the Administrator should:  (1) focus the conduct of removal and remedial actions on public health, safety, and environmental considerations, rather than on litigation, through means such as the more frequent use of the authority provided under such Act to enter into de minimis settlements; (2) further delineate priorities within the National Priority List for purposes of ensuring that the sites which present the greatest danger to the public health and welfare are cleaned up first; and (3) provide the Congress with a more accurate estimate of the long-term funding necessary to carry out such Act.",2025-08-26T17:27:55Z,
101-hr-5931,101,hr,5931,Pollution Prevention Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-25,1990-11-05,For Further Action See H.R.5835 (Title IV).,House,"Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3]",MI,D,W000682,1,"Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish within EPA an office to promote pollution prevention through source reduction.   Requires the Administrator to develop and implement a source reduction strategy which:  (1) establishes standard methods for measuring source reduction; (2) coordinates and promotes source reduction activities and techniques in Federal agencies and businesses; (3) improves coordination of, streamlines, and assures public access to data collected under Federal environmental statutes; (4) establishes a training program on multimedia source reduction opportunities; (5) makes recommendations to the Congress to eliminate barriers to source reduction including the use of incentives; (6) develops and disseminates model source reduction auditing procedures designed to highlight source reduction opportunities; and (7) establishes an annual award program to recognize companies operating outstanding or innovative source reduction programs. Directs the Administrator to make matching grants to States for programs to promote source reduction by businesses.  Sets forth criteria to be evaluated in the awarding of such grants.  Limits Federal funds for such programs to 50 percent of the funds made available to a State each year. Requires the Administrator to establish a Source Reduction Clearinghouse to compile information including a computer data base which contains information on management, technical, and operational approaches to source reduction. Directs the Administrator to make such information available to the public. Directs owners or operators of facilities required to file annual toxic chemical release forms under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) to include with each such filing a toxic chemical source reduction and recycling report.  Sets forth items to be included in such reports, including:  (1) the quantity of each chemical entering any waste stream prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal during the reporting year, and the two years thereafter, and the percentage change from the previous year; (2) the amount of the chemical from the facility which is recycled annually, the percentage change from the previous year, and the process of recycling used; (3) the source reduction practices used with respect to such chemicals; (4) a ratio of production in the reporting year to production in the previous year; (5) the amount of any chemical released into the environment which resulted from a one-time event and is not associated with production processes; and (6) the amount of the chemical treated during the year and the percentage change from the previous year. Makes provisions of SARA applicable to the reporting requirements of this Act.  Directs the Administrator to make data collected under this Act publicly available in the same manner as data collected under SARA. Requires the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress on actions and results of the source reduction strategy. Authorizes and allocates appropriations for FY 1991 through 1993.",2025-08-26T17:26:00Z,
101-s-3246,101,s,3246,States Solid Waste Regulatory Authority Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-25,1990-10-25,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Warner, John [R-VA]",VA,R,W000154,0,"States Solid Waste Regulatory Authority Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize each State to enact and enforce laws: (1) regulating the treatment, disposal, and other disposition of solid waste within such State, including imposing fees; and (2) banning the importation of solid waste beginning five years after enactment of this Act if the State has an approved solid waste management plan.  Authorizes two or more States to negotiate an agreement or compact, not in conflict with a Federal law or treaty, to provide for the treatment, disposal, or other disposition of solid waste (but no such agreement or compact shall take effect until approved by the Congress). Requires State solid waste management plans to require that the State:  (1) identify the amount of solid wastes by waste type that are reasonably expected to be generated within the State or accepted from another State during the ten-year period following enactment of this Act; (2) identify the amount of solid waste to be reduced during such ten-year period through source reduction, recycling, and resource recovery; and (3) establish a process to assure the availability of solid waste treatment storage and disposal (including recycling) facilities permitted under such Act. Requires a State, when identifying the amount of solid waste management capacity necessary for the solid waste identified, to take into account solid waste management compacts in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act within the State and one or more States. Requires that a State solid waste management plan:  (1) require laws, regulations, and ordinances for the development of new and expanded solid waste management facilities, including the establishment of a process for the siting, and a schedule for the approval and construction, of such facilities; (2) describe solid waste management practices and programs, based on the State's environmental and economic conditions, that promote source reduction and recycling; (3) identify existing State and regional markets for recyclable materials and actions that the State will take to promote and develop recycling markets; (4) provide for a program requiring all solid waste management facilities to register with the State and that only registered facilities may manage solid waste identified in the plan; (5) provide for technical and financial assistance to local communities to meet plan requirements; and (6) specify the conditions under which the State will authorize a person to accept solid waste from other States, for purposes of solid waste management other than transportation, and ensure that such waste is managed in accordance with the plan and that acceptance of such waste will not impede the ability of the State of final destination to manage solid waste generated within its borders. Expresses the intention of such Act and the planning process developed pursuant to such Act that determinations regarding the need for, or size of, waste-to-energy facilities for solid waste management not interfere with the achievement, to the maximum extent possible, of the objectives and policies of such Act. Sets forth additional plan requirements, unless the State demonstrates that their inclusion is impracticable, including:  (1) a policy requiring the State and its political subdivisions to procure products made with recyclable materials; (2) a program to encourage composting; (3) a system for curbside pickup of source-separated materials or separation at recycling facilities, or both; and (4) a policy requiring that recyclable materials from residences, commercial establishments, and office buildings in solid waste be separated, to the maximum extent economically practicable, prior to treatment or disposal in solid waste management facilities and requiring the imposition of a surcharge on tipping fees for solid waste from commercial establishments or office buildings that is not source-separated before delivery to a landfill, waste-to-energy facility, or waste treatment facility. Requires States to submit plans for approval within six months of the enactment of this Act.  Specifies that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency fails to act on a State plan within six months after submission, such plan shall become effective and shall remain in effect as submitted subject to review by the Administrator.",2025-08-26T17:24:58Z,
101-hr-5909,101,hr,5909,Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-24,1990-11-16,Became Public Law No: 101-605.,House,"Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19]",FL,D,F000041,1,"Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act - Designates a specified area in Florida as the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the operation of a tank vessel or a vessel greater than 50 meters in length in a certain Area to Be Avoided (ATBA). Provides that no leasing, exploration, development, or production of minerals or hydrocarbons shall be permitted within the Sanctuary. Requires the Secretary to develop a comprehensive management plan and implementing regulations. Terminates, upon the enactment of this Act, all congressionally mandated studies of existing areas in the Florida Keys for designation as National Marine Sanctuaries. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Governor of Florida to develop a comprehensive water quality protection program for the Sanctuary.  Excludes such program from the comprehensive management plan if it does not meet the purpose for which the Sanctuary is designated or is otherwise inconsistent or incompatible with it. Requires the Secretary to establish an Advisory Council to assist with the comprehensive management plan. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the future requirements for funding the Sanctuary.",2022-12-13T14:12:06Z,
101-hr-5910,101,hr,5910,To prohibit the incineration of any hazardous material which has been transported in commerce.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-24,1990-11-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2]",FL,R,G000382,0,Makes it unlawful for any person to commercially incinerate hazardous material which has been transported in commerce.  Sets forth penalties for violating this Act.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
101-hr-5919,101,hr,5919,To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include with regulations issued by that agency a statement of the anticipated effects of the regulations on small business.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-24,1990-11-26,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunity, and Energy.",House,"Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6]",OH,R,M000432,0,Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include with any regulations EPA issues a statement of their anticipated effects on small businesses.,2024-02-07T15:46:26Z,
101-s-3232,101,s,3232,"A bill to require Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to separate certain solid waste for recycling purposes.",Environmental Protection,1990-10-23,1990-10-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]",KY,R,M000355,0,"Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of General Services to:  (1) establish, and periodically modify, a program requiring each Federal department, agency, or instrumentality to separate and collect solid waste (including high-grade paper, newspapers, aluminum, bottles, and containers) for recycling; (2) establish and implement a system for monitoring and enforcing the provisions of this Act; and (3) report periodically to the Congress as to the extent of compliance for the preceding 12-month period. Authorizes any such entity to retain any moneys received from the sale of such waste for use in carrying out its functions. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
101-hr-5895,101,hr,5895,Ocean Dumping Companies Conservatorship Act of 1989,Environmental Protection,1990-10-22,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3]",NJ,D,P000034,1,"Ocean Dumping Companies Conservatorship Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to appoint a conservator to take over the control of an ocean dumping company whenever:  (1) the owner of a company engaged in transporting sewage sludge to an ocean dumping site intends to cease operations; and (2) an environmentally acceptable alternative for disposal of the sewage sludge does not exist. Requires the conservator to become vested with the title of the company subject to the conservatorship.  Sets forth general duties and powers of the conservator.  Authorizes the conservator, subject to certain conditions, to dispose of any company property during the conservatorship.  Requires the conservator, at the Administrator's direction, to pay all secured obligations. Provides for compensation to the conservator. Authorizes the Administrator to require purchasers of company property to assume the debts of such company. Requires compensation to be made to the owner of the company by the conservator, with the Administrator's approval. Provides for the proceeds from the disposition of any company property to be paid to the owner.  Discontinues the conservatorship when all company property subject to the conservatorship has been disposed or when the Administrator determines the discontinuance to be in the public interest.",2025-08-26T17:27:03Z,
101-s-3226,101,s,3226,Hazardous Waste Safe Burning Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-22,1990-10-22,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI]",WI,R,K000019,0,"Hazardous Waste Safe Burning Act of 1990 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to modify the regulation setting standards applicable to the owners and operators of facilities which burn, for purposes of energy recovery, fuels containing hazardous waste to reflect the following provisions applicable to cement, lime, and aggregate kilns:  (1) standards and requirements that are no less stringent than those which apply to incinerators by virtue of regulations currently in effect and permit requirements for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste under such Act; (2) emission standards no less stringent than those proposed for incinerators by the Administrator on April 27, 1990; (3) requirements for the management of all residues from the burning of hazardous waste that are no less stringent than those applicable to incinerators; (4) requirements that any products resulting from the burning of hazardous waste meet specified treatment standards issued pursuant to such Act; (5) requirements for submission to the Administrator of a trial burn plan by each major burner of hazardous waste (in excess of 10,000 tons in any consecutive 12-month period) by June 30, 1991, and by all other burners of hazardous waste by December 31, 1991; (6) the requirement for submission to the Administrator of a trial burn report within six months of completion of the trial burn; and (7) the requirement for submission of a permit application by major burners of hazardous waste by September 30, 1991, and by all other burners of hazardous waste by March 31, 1992. Prohibits the burning of any fuel which contains any hazardous waste, or any other hazardous waste, in any cement, aggregate, or lime kiln after June 30, 1991, unless such standards are issued in the form of a final regulation by such date. Directs the Administrator:  (1) to supervise a trial burn by each burner of hazardous waste within three months from the submission of such burner's trial burn plan; (2) within three months from the submission of any trial burn report, to make a determination either approving, disapproving totally, or disapproving the burning until a subsequent trial burn is conducted and reviewed by the Administrator; and (3) to complete action on each permit application submitted within two years of submission. Requires any burner of hazardous waste for which any deadline under such Act is not met to cease burning hazardous waste as of the date of the missed deadline. Prohibits any facility:  (1) which was not burning hazardous waste on January 1, 1990, from burning hazardous waste until it has received a permit from the Administrator; and (2) from constructing new capacity or increasing its capacity for the burning of hazardous waste until it has received a permit for such new or expanded capacity from the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator, until such time as the Administrator issues a permit, to impose such limitations with respect to that facility regarding hazardous waste as the Administrator deems necessary to protect human health and the environment. Repeals a provision restricting the regulation of cement kiln dust waste.",2025-08-26T17:25:34Z,
101-hr-5873,101,hr,5873,To provide liminted extension for land treatment facilities for which there is pending a petition seeking to demonstrate that there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the disposal unit.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-19,1990-11-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]",TX,R,B000213,0,Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for an extension for the land disposal of hazardous wastes for land treatment facilities for which there are pending petitions to demonstrate that there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from disposal units.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hr-5878,101,hr,5878,Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-19,1990-10-19,Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.,House,"Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]",CO,R,H000444,12,"Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that, in the control of toxicity it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods as a condition of a permit issued to a publicly owned treatment works, the failure of a single whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a finding of violation.  Makes it a violation of this Act if the treatment works fails to comply with a schedule or other permit condition to identify and control toxic discharges.",2025-08-26T17:29:29Z,
101-hr-5858,101,hr,5858,Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-18,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes.,House,"Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1]",MD,D,D000593,24,"Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain within EPA a Chesapeake Bay Liaison Office to support the Chesapeake Executive Council in the following areas:  (1) supporting and coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to improve the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay; (2) assisting Bay program signatories in implementing specific action plans to carry out responsibilities under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement; (3) collecting and making available information on the Bay's environmental quality and living resources; and (4) coordinating the monitoring and data collection program to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Bay. Requires the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement science, research, monitoring, and data collection activities supporting the Chesapeake Bay Program.  Sets forth responsibilities of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with respect to the Chesapeake Bay.  Directs the Administrators to ensure that projects for which funds are requested have undergone peer review. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the EPA Administrator to implement the Comprehensive Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy to achieve a multijurisdictional approach for reducing toxic inputs to Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) undertake research and monitoring to improve understanding of intermedia transfers and the eventual fate and biological effects of toxics within the Bay watershed; and (2) implement toxics reduction and prevention programs. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the EPA Administrator to expedite the development of a Chesapeake Bay watershed land use data base to provide information to plan for and manage growth and development and associated impacts on the Chesapeake Bay system.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a demonstration program to address problems associated with urban and suburban runoff.  Sets forth program requirements.  Authorizes appropriations.  Requires the EPA Administrator, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to implement a living resources program for the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed to meet commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the EPA Administrator to study and report to the Congress on the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, Chesapeake Bay Program management strategies, and the Chesapeake Bay restoration program.  Authorizes appropriations. Extends the authorizations of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Program and related interstate development plan grants through FY 1994.",2025-08-26T17:24:49Z,
101-s-3218,101,s,3218,Environmental Marketing Claims Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-18,1990-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,1,"Environmental Marketing Claims Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an environmental marketing claims regulatory program and an Independent Advisory Board to advise and make recommendations on the regulation of such claims.  Requires the Administrator, in promulgating such regulations, to ensure that such claims are related to a specific environmental impact or attribute to ensure that the claims are not false or deceptive.  Provides that such claims shall be substantiated on the basis of the best available scientific information. Requires the Administrator to assign products to categories based on the composition and packaging of the product.  Sets forth requirements with respect to claims of recycled content, recyclability, reusability, or compostability of a product. Directs the Administrator to determine whether it is appropriate to promulgate additional regulations to:  (1) reflect the best available technology to encourage higher performance levels in products and packaging; and (2) reflect the most recent scientific and practical knowledge of technological advances and improvements in manufacturing techniques and waste management.  Provides for the triennial review of regulations. Authorizes interested individuals to petition the Administrator to promulgate additional regulations. Requires persons who intend to use environmental marketing claims for which the Administrator has promulgated a regulation to certify to the Administrator that the claims meet this Act's requirements. Directs persons using claims to resubmit a certification to the Administrator that the claims meet this Act's requirements if:  (1) changes have been made in the product or the package that would affect its ability to meet previous regulatory requirements of the claim; or (2) new regulations have been promulgated under this Act relating to the claim being used. Makes it unlawful to fail to comply with regulation or certification requirements.  Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.  Sets forth provisions concerning citizen suits. Directs the Administrator to conduct a public information and education campaign to enable consumers to:  (1) recognize environmental marketing claims regulated under this Act and be able to distinguish them from other claims; (2) have information about the criteria used by the Administrator in establishing standards and definitions for such claims; and (3) have a better understanding about the environmental effects of products and packages. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:28:44Z,
101-s-3220,101,s,3220,Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-18,1990-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]",MD,D,S000064,5,"Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain within EPA a Chesapeake Bay Liaison Office to support the Chesapeake Executive Council in the following areas:  (1) supporting and coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to improve the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay; (2) assisting Bay program signatories in implementing specific action plans to carry out responsibilities under the Chesapeake Bay Agreement; (3) collecting and making available information on the Bay's environmental quality and living resources; and (4) coordinating the monitoring and data collection program to assess the impact of environmental changes on the Bay. Requires the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to implement science, research, monitoring, and data collection activities supporting the Chesapeake Bay Program.  Sets forth responsibilities of the Administrator of NOAA with respect to the Chesapeake Bay.  Directs the Administrators to ensure that projects for which funds are requested have undergone peer review.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the EPA Administrator to implement the Comprehensive Basinwide Toxics Reduction Strategy to achieve a multijurisdictional approach for reducing toxic inputs to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.  Directs the Administrator to:  (1) undertake research and monitoring to improve understanding of intermedia transfers and the eventual fate and biological effects of toxics within the Bay watershed; and (2) implement toxics reduction and prevention programs.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the EPA Administrator to expedite the development of a Chesapeake Bay watershed land use data base to provide information to plan for and manage growth and development and associated impacts on the Chesapeake Bay system. Authorizes appropriations.  Directs the EPA Administrator to establish a demonstration program to address problems with urban and suburban runoff.  Sets forth program requirements.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the EPA Administrator, the Administrator of NOAA, and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to implement a living resources program for the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed to meet commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the EPA Administrator to study and report to the Congress on the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, Chesapeake Bay Program management strategies, and the Chesapeake Bay restoration program.  Authorizes appropriations. Extends the authorizations of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Program and related interstate development plan grants through FY 1994.",2025-08-26T17:26:19Z,
101-hr-5852,101,hr,5852,Species Introduction and Control Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-10-17,1990-10-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13]",NJ,R,S000097,1,"Species Introduction and Control Act of 1990 - Prohibits any entity from introducing a fish or wildlife species into an ecosystem to which the species is not indigenous unless:  (1) the entity submits a proposal to the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (2) the protocols and procedures of this Act are followed; and (3) the States likely to be affected approve. Directs the Secretary to develop protocols for evaluating proposed introductions, including specified steps.  Sets forth procedures for submitting proposals.  Requires proponents of an introduction to take certain monitoring and controlling actions. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.",2025-08-26T17:25:47Z,
101-hr-5827,101,hr,5827,To address immediate problems affecting environmental cleanup activities.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-13,1990-11-15,For Further Action See S.3187.,House,"Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1]",OH,D,L000508,6,"Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to include within the definition of ""response action contractor"" any surety who provides a bid, performance, or payment bond to a response action contractor and begins activities to meet obligations under such bond. Provides that surety bonds required for direct Federal procurement of response action contracts under the Miller Act shall be issued in accordance with such Act.  Provides that, if under any Federal law surety bonds are required for direct Federal procurement of response action contracts:  (1) no right of action shall accrue on the performance bond issued on such contract to or for the use of any person other than the obligee named in the bond; and (2) in the event of a default,  the surety's liability on a bond shall be only for the cost of completion of the contract work in accordance with the plans less the balance of funds remaining to be paid under the contract, up to the penal sum of the bond.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hr-5824,101,hr,5824,To authorize States to regulate certain solid waste.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-12,1990-10-30,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]",IA,R,T000053,0,"Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State to enforce laws collecting fees in connection with the treatment and disposal within such State of solid waste generated in another State.  Permits a State, after the submission to the Administrator of a certification under this Act, to enforce laws regulating the treatment and disposal of solid waste within the State. Authorizes any State which has adopted a 20-year solid waste management plan to submit a certification to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on the solid waste treatment and disposal capacity of the State.  Sets forth minimum requirements of the plan.  Permits the Governor of each State which has adopted a 20-year management plan to certify to the Administrator that the State has adequate capacity to manage all solid waste generated in the State or received from other States for the following 60-month period. Exempts specified types of waste from regulation under this Act. Grants congressional approval to agreements or compacts entered into by two or more States for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance for solid waste management. Authorizes the Administrator to promulgate regulations exempting waste types or recycling practices from the authority granted to States under this Act if such action promotes the development of an interstate market for recyclable materials or is necessary to promote environmentally sound waste disposal practices.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-s-3193,101,s,3193,A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report to Congress concerning the use of fiberglass and mineral wool as a substitute for hazardous chemicals.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-12,1990-10-12,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI]",WI,D,K000305,0,"Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to report to the Congress on:  (1) what action EPA has taken or intends to take in connection with the regulation of fiberglass and mineral wool; and (2) recommendations regarding the desirability of, and need for, a program for the pretesting of chemical substances and mixtures likely to be used as substitutes for hazardous chemical substances and mixtures banned or regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Requires the Administrator to publish and distribute to all local educational agencies and State Governors information describing the risks associated with replacement fibers for asbestos such as fiberglass and mineral wool.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-s-3186,101,s,3186,A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-11,1990-10-11,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]",VT,R,J000072,0,Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require applicants for Federal licenses for activities which may result in water quality degradation or impairment of designated State uses in navigable waters to provide a certification from the affected State that such activities will not result in such degradation or impairment and will protect the water quality and uses identified in the State's water quality standards.,2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-s-3187,101,s,3187,An original bill to address immediate problems affecting environmental cleanup activities.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-11,1990-11-15,Became Public Law No: 101-584.,Senate,"Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND]",ND,D,B001077,0,"Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to include within the definition of ""response action contractor"" any surety who, between October 17, 1990, and December 31, 1992, provides a bid, performance, or payment bond to a response action contractor and begins activities to meet obligations under such bond. Provides that surety bonds required for direct Federal procurement of response action contracts under the Miller Act shall be issued in accordance with such Act.  Provides that, if under any Federal law surety bonds are required for direct Federal procurement of response action contracts:  (1) no right of action shall accrue on the performance bond issued on such contract to or for the use of any person other than the obligee named in the bond; and (2) in the event of a default,  the surety's liability on a bond shall be only for the cost of completion of the contract work in accordance with the plans less the balance of funds remaining to be paid under the contract, up to the penal sum of the bond.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-s-3176,101,s,3176,National Environmental Education Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-10,1990-11-16,Became Public Law No: 101-619.,Senate,"Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND]",ND,D,B001077,0,"National Environmental Education Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an Office of Environmental Education within EPA to carry out this Act. Establishes an Environmental Education and Training Program to train educational professionals in the development and delivery of environmental education and training programs and studies.  Directs the Administrator to make an annual grant to an institution of higher education or nonprofit institution to operate such program.  Sets forth application and eligibility requirements and criteria to be considered in awarding such grants. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements or provide grants to support projects to design, demonstrate, or disseminate practices related to environmental education and training.  Outlines activities eligible for grant support and priorities in awarding such grants.  Requires the Administrator to publish an annual solicitation for environmental education grants.  Authorizes local education agencies, colleges or universities, nonprofit agencies, or noncommercial broadcasting entities to apply for such grants.  Limits Federal funds for demonstration projects to 75 percent of the total cost, except in specified instances.  Limits such grants to $250,000 and requires 25 percent of all funds obligated to be for grants of no more than $5,000. Requires the Administrator to provide for internships by postsecondary students and fellowships for in-service teachers with Federal agencies involved in environmental issues.  Directs the Administrator, to the extent practicable, to support at least 250 internships and 50 fellowships annually. Makes eligible for participation in such program:  (1) students enrolled at accredited colleges or universities who have successfully completed at least four courses or the equivalent in environmental studies; and (2) in-service teachers who are currently employed by local educational agencies and have at least two years' experience in teaching environmental education, environmental sciences, or related courses. Requires the Administrator to provide for a series of national awards recognizing outstanding contributions to environmental education to include:  (1) the Theodore Roosevelt Award for environmental teaching or administration; (2) the Henry David Thoreau Award for literature on the environment and pollution problems;  (3) the Rachel Carson Award for film, broadcast, or print media for public education and information on environmental issues or problems; and (4) the Gifford Pinchot Award for education and training concerning forestry and natural resource management, including multiple use and sustained yield land management.  Provides that recipients of such awards shall be nominated by the Environmental Education Advisory Council.  Authorizes the Administrator to provide for the President's Environmental Youth Awards to be given to young people in grades kindergarten through twelfth for outstanding projects to promote local environmental awareness. Permits the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to administer an awards program to recognize elementary and secondary education teachers who advance environmental education through innovative approaches. Establishes a National Environmental Education Advisory Council and Federal Task Force on Environmental Education.  Requires the Council to report biennially to the Congress on:  (1) the extent and quality of national environmental education; (2) activities conducted pursuant to this Act; (3) obstacles to improving environmental education; (4) training and skills needed to respond to environmental problems; and (5) the extent and quality of environmental education available to senior Americans. Establishes the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation to:  (1) encourage and administer private gifts in connection with EPA environmental education and training activities; (2) conduct other environmental education activities; and (3) participate with foreign entities in activities to further environmental education and training to address environmental issues involving the United States and Canada or Mexico.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-s-3182,101,s,3182,A bill to address environmental issues.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-10,1990-10-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,3,"Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to extend through September 30, 1996, the authorization of appropriations made from the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Extends through FY 1996 funding for:  (1) reimbursements to local governments affected by releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances; (2) worker training education grants; (3) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (4) hazardous substance research, development, demonstration, and training activities; (5) university hazardous substance research centers; and (6) the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Makes conforming amendments to the Internal Revenue Code with respect to:  (1) the application of the Superfund financing rate; (2) the application of environmental taxes; (3) the amount of tax on xylene; and (4) advances made to Superfund. Amends the Superfund Revenue Act of 1986 to extend the authorization of appropriations for Superfund through FY 1996.",2025-01-14T18:59:41Z,
101-s-3169,101,s,3169,Reduction of Metals in Packaging Act,Environmental Protection,1990-10-05,1990-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,0,"Reduction of Metals in Packaging Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations prohibiting the sale or promotion in the United States of any packaging that includes inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, other additives, lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution. Sets forth ceilings on allowable concentrations of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium in packaging. Makes such regulations inapplicable (for a specified period) for packaging: (1) that was manufactured prior to this Act's effective date; (2) to which lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium have been added to comply with Federal health or safety requirements or for which there is no feasible alternative, provided that the manufacturer petitions EPA for the exemption; or (3) that would not exceed the maximum contaminant levels set forth in this Act but for the addition of post-consumer materials. Requires packaging manufacturers or suppliers to furnish certificates of compliance (with respect to this Act's requirements) to purchasers. Authorizes the assessment of civil penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth requirements with respect to public access to certificates of compliance.",2025-08-26T17:24:40Z,
101-hr-5795,101,hr,5795,To extend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act through fiscal year 1992.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-04,1990-10-18,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3]",AR,R,H000124,1,"Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend through FY 1992 the authorization of appropriations for:  (1) specified research, investigations, training, and information; (2) grants to States for pollution control programs; (3) the Great Lakes program; (4) nonpoint source pollution control in rural areas; (5) interagency agreements to maintain water quality; (6) the clean lakes program; and (7) nonpoint source pollution management programs.  Extends the general authorization for such Act through FY 1992.  Increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the State water pollution control revolving fund program for FY 1992.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
101-hr-5786,101,hr,5786,To require the President to make an annual report on the National Energy and Environmental Strategy of the United States to Congress.,Environmental Protection,1990-10-03,1990-10-30,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6]",OH,R,M000432,4,"Requires the President to transmit to the Congress annually a detailed and comprehensive written report on the National Energy and Environmental Strategy of the United States. Requires such report to be sufficiently detailed to assist the Congress in allocating funds to support all energy-related and environment-related policies, plans, and programs of the U.S. Government.",2025-01-15T18:51:50Z,
101-hr-5768,101,hr,5768,"Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act",Environmental Protection,1990-10-01,1990-11-29,See H.R.5390.,House,"Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]",LA,D,T000058,1,"Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to convene the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force to prepare a list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana in order of priority based on the cost-effectiveness of such projects in creating, restoring, or protecting wetlands, taking into account the quality of such wetlands. Directs the Secretary to transmit the list annually to the Congress.  Provides that such list (prior to the date a plan to identify such projects is prepared) shall only include restoration projects that can be substantially completed during the initial five-year period. Directs the Task Force to prepare a plan to identify priority coastal restoration projects.  Requires such plan to coordinate projects to ensure long-term conservation of Louisiana wetlands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit such plan to the Congress; and (2) submit a triennial scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects to the Congress. Deems ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and economic benefits to exceed the cost of any project which contributes significantly to wetlands restoration.  Allocates funding for such projects based on a project's priority. Limits the Federal share of projects to 75 percent of the total cost.  Raises such limit for States with approved coastal wetlands conservation plans.  Sets forth forms of State shares of such projects. Requires the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the Governor of Louisiana if the Governor agrees, to enter into an agreement to:  (1) set forth a process by which the State of Louisiana agrees to develop and implement a Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; and (2) designate a State agency to develop and submit such Plan to the Administrator and the Secretary for approval. Directs the Administrator to make grants to assist the agency in developing the Plan.  Requires the Secretary and the Administrator to provide technical assistance to the State for such Plan. Sets forth a goal for such Plan of no net loss of wetlands as a result of development activities.  Outlines the elements of the Plan. Provides for approval of the Plan if:  (1) the State has adequate authority to implement the Plan; and (2) the Plan is adequate to attain the goal of no net loss of wetlands and is in compliance with this Act. Sets forth modification procedures in the case of noncompliance. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress on such Plan. Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to coastal States to carry out coastal wetlands conservation projects.  Directs the Secretary, in awarding such grants, to give priority to projects that are:  (1) consistent with the National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan developed under the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act; and (2) in coastal States that have established dedicated funding for programs to acquire coastal wetlands, natural areas, and open spaces.  Subjects the provision of such grants to conditions that will ensure that real property interests acquired, enhanced, or restored with such moneys will be administered for the long-term conservation of lands, waters, and fish and wildlife. Limits such grants to 50 percent of the total cost of a project, except in cases where a State has established a trust fund. Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) make progress payments on wetlands conservation projects; and (2) enter into agreements to make payments on portions of such projects, subject to the availability of Federal funds. Makes funds appropriated or credited to a wetlands fund to carry out this Act available through FY 1999.  Allocates funds to carry out this Act's activities, including an amount for allocation under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and to assess Texas wetlands. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects for the protection, restoration, or enhancement of aquatic and associated ecosystems.  Requires the Secretary to give such projects equal consideration with irrigation, navigation, or flood control projects. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of modifying the operation of existing navigation and flood control projects to allow for an increase in the share of Mississippi River flows and sediment sent down the Atchafalaya River for purposes of land building and wetlands nourishment.",2025-08-26T17:25:32Z,
101-hr-5719,101,hr,5719,To require generators of hazardous waste to treat or dispose of their waste at the site on which the waste was generated.,Environmental Protection,1990-09-26,1990-10-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4]",PA,D,K000307,4,"Requires hazardous waste generators to treat, dispose, or recycle waste on the site on which the waste was generated.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hr-5665,101,hr,5665,Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-09-19,1990-11-08,See also H.R. 5835.,House,"Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1]",NC,D,J000256,0,"Title I:  General Provisions - Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 - Sets forth findings and purposes.  Title II:  Coastal Zone Management Act - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to replace the Act with new provisions and rename it as the Coastal Zone Management Act.  Revises definitions applicable to the Act. Authorizes the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to make grants for:  (1) management program development; (2) administration; and (3) preservation or restoration, redevelopment, and public access.  Requires each State's coastal management agency to submit to the Under Secretary for approval a Coastal Water Quality Protection Program to develop and implement coastal land use management measures for land-based sources of nonpoint source pollution.  Provides for coordination and cooperation between the Under Secretary and other Federal agencies.  Requires Federally licensed or permitted activities, including outer continental shelf exploration, development, or production, to be in compliance with State approved management programs.  Requires the Under Secretary to:  (1) recommend to the Congress a coastal energy impact program to meet the needs of coastal States and local governments resulting from energy facilities and related activities affecting natural resources, land uses, or water uses in the coastal zone; (2) implement a program to assist coastal States in fulfilling their responsibilities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; and (3) make grants to any coastal State likely to be affected by outer continental shelf energy activities.  Directs the Under Secretary to establish and maintain the Coastal Zone Management Fund for use in specified types of projects and situations.  Directs the Under Secretary to implement an ongoing program to encourage each coastal State to make continual improvements in its management program in the national interest areas of:  (1) coastal wetlands management and protection; (2) natural hazards management; (3) public access to coastal areas; (4) cumulative and secondary impacts of coastal growth and development; and (5) coastal energy development.  Directs the Under Secretary to establish the Walter B. Jones Awards to promote excellence in coastal zone management by acknowledging outstanding accomplishments.  Establishes the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Directs the Under Secretary to develop guidelines for research within the System and educational activities in reserves.  Authorizes the Under Secretary to make grants to acquire lands and waters, to operate or manage a reserve and construct facilities, for educational or interpretive activities, and for research and monitoring within a reserve.  Authorizes appropriations to carry out provisions of this Act.  Gives the consent of the Congress to two or more coastal States to negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts for:  (1) developing and administering coordinated coastal zone planning, policies, and programs under provisions of this Act; and (2) establishing instrumentalities for the implementation of the agreements or compacts.  Makes the agreements or compacts binding and obligatory upon any State or party thereto without further approval by the Congress.  Authorizes appropriations for use by one Pacific island coastal State to develop a draft joint Federal-State resource management plan for ocean resources lying three to 12 miles from the baseline from which its territorial sea is measured.",2025-08-26T17:29:12Z,
101-hr-5681,101,hr,5681,Environmental Research Geographical Location Information Act,Environmental Protection,1990-09-19,1990-09-19,"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.",House,"Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3]",KS,R,M000684,2,"Environmental Research Geographical Location Information Act - Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to periodically identify at least 35 environmental research journals, conference proceedings, or other reference sources in which scientific research or engineering studies related to air, water, or soil quality or pollution or other environmental issues are published.  Requires the review of at least 50 journals or proceedings.  Directs the EPA to review such materials annually and to publish an index of the articles by geographic location. Requires the EPA to review the list of references at least biennially and to revise the list of sources, as appropriate.  Provides that all reports resulting from EPA research projects shall indicate the specific location to which the research pertains. Requires all U.S. Government documents relating to the environment that are submitted to the National Technical Information Service to identify the location to which the document pertains. Directs the Service to submit to the Congress an annual bibliography of publications by geographic location. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:28:41Z,
101-s-3069,101,s,3069,Environmental Research Geographic Location Information Act,Environmental Protection,1990-09-18,1990-11-16,Became Public Law No: 101-617.,Senate,"Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT]",VT,R,J000072,16,"Environmental Research Geographic Location Information Act - Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to periodically identify at least 35 environmental research journals, conference proceedings, or other reference sources in which scientific research or engineering studies related to air, water, or soil quality or pollution or other environmental issues are published.  Requires the review of at least 50 journals or proceedings.  Directs the EPA to review such materials annually and to publish an index of the articles by geographic location. Requires the EPA to review the list of references at least biennially and to revise the list of sources, as appropriate.  Provides that all reports resulting from EPA research projects shall indicate the specific location to which the research pertains. Requires all U.S. Government documents relating to the environment that are submitted to the National Technical Information Service to identify the location to which the document pertains.  Directs the Service to submit to the Congress an annual bibliography of publications by geographic location. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-hr-5632,101,hr,5632,Plastic Recycling Assistance Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-09-17,1990-09-24,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19]",IL,D,B000971,10,"Plastic Recycling Assistance Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require plastic containers manufactured or offered for sale in the United States to be coded to identify the principal plastic resin used in such  containers.  Establishes a symbol and numbers identifying specific types of resins, including degradable resins, for such codes. Prohibits States or political subdivisions from:  (1) enforcing any law applicable to plastic coding unless requirements are the same as requirements under this Act; and (2) enforcing any ban on plastic containers coded in compliance with this Act. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Requires the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on technology to facilitate the automated sorting of municipal solid waste from nonrecyclable wastes and to separate such wastes by type or category. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:26:24Z,
101-s-3060,101,s,3060,Zebra Mussel Control Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-09-17,1990-09-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,Zebra Mussel Control Act of 1990 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to develop a program of research and technology development for the control of Zebra Mussels in and around public infrastructure facilities. Authorizes the Governor of each State to submit to the Assistant Secretary for approval a management plan which identifies:  (1) public infrastructure facilities which need financial and technical assistance; and (2) management practices which will be undertaken to reduce Zebra Mussel infestation. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to make grants to States to assist the States in implementing the management program. Authorizes appropriations to carry out specified provisions.,2025-08-26T17:25:08Z,
101-s-3057,101,s,3057,Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 Amendments of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-09-14,1990-09-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]",IA,R,G000386,1,"Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1984 to make the United States liable for any damage, injury, or death caused by an individual acting under the supervision of an authorized Federal employee pursuant to such Act. Considers an individual authorized by such Act, for purposes of access to trade secrets and confidential business information in connection with programs administered by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Noise Control Act, or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to be eligible for such access.",2025-08-26T17:28:00Z,
101-hr-5603,101,hr,5603,To provide for a revised biological opinion on the impact of the proposed Mt. Graham astrophysical observatory on the endangered Mt. Graham red squirrel.,Environmental Protection,1990-09-12,1990-09-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.,House,"Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10]",MA,D,S001040,8,"Requires the United States Forest Service to reinitiate consultations with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to assess the impact on the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel of the construction and operation of the proposed astrophysical observatory on Mount Graham within the Coronado National Forest, Arizona.  Prohibits further construction of the observatory until such consultation has been completed and the results implemented.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
101-hjres-641,101,hjres,641,"To designate October 1, 1990, through October 1, 1991, as the ""Year of the Wetlands"".",Environmental Protection,1990-08-03,1990-08-03,Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7]",LA,D,H000390,1,"Designates October 1, 1990, through October 1, 1991, as Year of the Wetlands.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-hr-5462,101,hr,5462,To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish information on the degree of effluent reduction attainable through the application of chemical processes.,Environmental Protection,1990-08-03,1990-08-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44]",CA,D,B000236,0,Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to deem chemical treatment processes based on chemical additives such as ferric chloride and anionic polymers to be secondary treatment for purposes of information to be published by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on effluent reduction attainable through secondary treatment.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
101-hr-5513,101,hr,5513,To amend the Clean Air Act to require employers in nonattainment areas to make certain payments to employees who are not provided with employer-subsidized parking.,Environmental Protection,1990-08-03,1990-08-31,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5]",CA,D,P000197,3,Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that nonattainment plans for areas which are nonattainment for any air pollutant emitted by a motor vehicle shall require employers to provide a monthly payment to each employee for whom an employer-subsidized parking space is not provided or who elects not to use such parking space.  Applies such requirement to an employer who employs at least 25 employees monthly and provides subsidized parking spaces.  Requires the payment to be equal to the parking subsidy received by an employee who receives a parking benefit.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-s-2976,101,s,2976,National Mine Waste Technology Center Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-08-03,1990-08-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]",MT,D,B000243,1,"National Mine Waste Technology Center Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish the National Mine Waste Technology Center for mining waste technology research, development, and demonstration at the Department of Energy testing facility in Butte, Montana. Requires the Administrator and the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements to provide for research, evaluation, testing, development, and demonstration of alternative or innovative technologies which may be used for:  (1) managing mining waste and other industrial waste with similar contaminants; and (2) response actions to achieve permanent protection of human health and the environment at the Butte/Clarkford Superfund site in Montana, and in other parts of the country with similar environmental contamination. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:27:38Z,
101-hr-5390,101,hr,5390,Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-07-27,1990-11-29,Became Public Law No: 101-646.,House,"Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14]",MI,D,H000547,2,"Title I:  Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 - Sets forth congressional findings, the purposes of this Act, and definitions as used in this Act. Subtitle B:  Prevention of Unintentional Introductions of Aquatic Nuisance Species - Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue voluntary guidelines to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species into the Great Lakes through the exchange of ballast water of vessels prior to entering those waters. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species into the Great Lakes through the ballast water of vessels.  Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violation of the regulations. Requires the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, established by this Act, to conduct studies and report to specified congressional committees:  (1) regarding the environmental effects of ballast water exchange, identifying areas where exchange does not pose a threat; (2) on whether aquatic nuisance species threaten the ecological characteristics and economic uses of U.S. waters other than the Great Lakes; and (3) to determine the need for controls on vessels entering U.S. waters other than the Great Lakes. Encourages the Secretary, through the International Maritime Organization, to negotiate with foreign countries on the prevention and control of the unintentional introduction of aquatic nuisance species in coastal waters. Subtitle C:  Prevention and Control of Aquatic Nuisance Species - Establishes the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Directs the Task Force to implement a program for U.S.  waters to prevent introduction and dispersal of aquatic nuisance species; to monitor, control, and study such species; and to disseminate related information. Requires the Task Force to:  (1) conduct research; (2) allocate funds authorized under this Act for competitive research grants to study all aspects of aquatic nuisance species, to be administered through the National Sea Grant College Program and the Cooperative Fishery and Wildlife Research Units; (3) provide technical assistance to State and local governments and persons to minimize the environmental, public health, and safety risks associated with aquatic nuisance species, including an early warning system for advance notice of possible infestations and appropriate responses; (4) implement educational programs through Sea Grant Marine Advisory Services and other resources to inform the public, governmental entities, and industrial and recreational users of aquatic resources; and (5) undertake a program of prevention, monitoring, control, education, and research for the zebra mussel to be implemented in the Great Lakes and any other U.S. waters infested or likely to become infested with the zebra mussel. Requires the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) to:  (1) develop a program of research and technology development for the environmentally sound control of zebra mussels in and around public facilities; and (2) make available information on the control methods. Requires the Task Force to provide opportunities for entities that are not part of the Task Force to participate in control programs. Allows responsibility for implementing all or a portion of a control program to be delegated to entities with sufficient authority and expertise. Requires the Task Force to request that the Great Lakes Commission convene a panel of Great Lakes representatives from governmental agencies and from private environmental and commercial interests to take specified actions, including:  (1) identifying priorities; (2) coordinating program activities both under and, where possible, not under this Act; and (3) providing advice to public and private entities concerning control methods.  Requires the Task Force to request that the Commission provide information to the panel on technical and policy matters related to international fishery resources.  Encourages the panel to invite representatives of Canadian governmental entities to participate as observers. Authorizes the Governor of each State to submit:  (1) a comprehensive management plan to the Task Force for approval which identifies areas or activities for which technical and financial assistance is needed; and (2) a public facility management plan to the Assistant Secretary for approval identifying public facilities for which technical and financial assistance is needed. Authorizes the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the Assistant Secretary, at the recommendation of the Task Force, to make grants to States with approved management plans for the implementation of those plans. Limits the Federal share of the cost of each comprehensive management plan to 75 percent and the Federal share of each public facility management plan to 50 percent. Requires all actions by Federal agencies in implementing the Task Force's program under provisions of this Act to be consistent with all Federal, State, and local environmental laws. Requires the Task Force to provide timely advice to the Secretary of State concerning aquatic nuisance species that invest waters shared with other countries.  Encourages the Secretary of State to negotiate with foreign countries concerning prevention, monitoring, research, education, and control programs related to aquatic nuisance species infesting shared water resources. Requires the Task Force to identify and evaluate approaches for reducing the risk of adverse consequences associated with intentional introduction of aquatic organisms and report to specified congressional committees. Amends Federal criminal law to add zebra mussels to the list of species for which importation and shipment is prohibited. Requires the Task Force to undertake a comprehensive, environmentally sound program to control the brown tree snake in Guam and other areas where the species is established outside of its historic range. Subtitle D:  Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations to carry out specified provisions of subtitles B and C of this title. Subtitle E:  Cooperative Environmental Analyses - Encourages the Secretary of State to negotiate with Canada and Mexico to provide for reciprocal cooperative environmental impact analysis of major Federal actions which have significant transboundary effects on the quality of the human environment. Title II:  Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration - Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to conduct a comprehensive study of the status of, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs of, the fishery resources of the Great Lakes Basin (the drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence River upstream from where it becomes the boundary between Canada and the United States).  Requires the Director to allow specified entities to participate in the study. Requires the Director, in administering programs related to the Great Lakes Basin, to seek to achieve specified goals. Requires the Director to establish:  (1) the Great Lakes Coordination Office; (2) the Lower Great Lakes Fishery Resources Office; and (3) one or more Upper Great Lakes Fishery Resources Offices. Authorizes appropriations. Title III:  Wetlands - Coastal Wetlands Planning Protection and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to convene the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force to prepare a list of coastal wetlands restoration projects in Louisiana to provide for the long-term conservation of such wetlands and dependent fish and wildlife populations in order of priority based on the cost-effectiveness of such projects in creating, restoring, or protecting wetlands, taking into account the quality of such wetlands.  Directs the Secretary to transmit the list annually to the Congress.  Provides that such list (prior to the date a plan to identify such projects is prepared) shall only include restoration projects that can be substantially completed during the initial five-year period. Directs the Task Force to prepare a plan to identify priority coastal restoration projects.  Requires such plan to coordinate projects to ensure long-term conservation of Louisiana wetlands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit such plan to the Congress; and (2) submit a triennial scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects to the Congress. Deems ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and economic benefits to exceed the cost of any project which contributes significantly to wetlands restoration.  Allocates funding for such projects based on a project's priority. Limits the Federal share of projects to 75 percent of the total cost.  Raises such limit for States with approved coastal wetlands conservation plans.  Sets forth forms of State shares of such projects. Requires the Secretary, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the Governor of Louisiana if the Governor agrees, to enter into an agreement to:  (1) set forth a process by which the State of Louisiana agrees to develop and implement a coastal wetlands conservation plan; (2) designate a State agency to develop the plan; and (3) submit the plan to the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator for approval. Directs the Administrator to make grants to assist the agency in developing the plan, limiting the assistance to 75 percent of the cost of developing the plan.  Requires the Secretary, the Director,  and the Administrator to provide technical assistance to the State for such plan. Sets forth a goal for such plan of no net loss of wetlands as a result of development activities.  Outlines the elements of the plan. Provides for approval of the plan if:  (1) the State has adequate authority to implement the plan; and (2) the plan is adequate to attain the goal of no net loss of wetlands and is in compliance with this Act. Sets forth modification procedures in the case of noncompliance. Directs the Secretary, the Director, and the Administrator to report biennially to the Congress on such plan. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make matching grants to coastal States to carry out coastal wetlands conservation projects.  Directs the Secretary, in awarding such grants, to give priority to projects that are:  (1) consistent with the National Wetlands Priority Conservation Plan developed under the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act; and (2) in coastal States that have established dedicated funding for programs to acquire coastal wetlands, natural areas, and open spaces.  Subjects the provision of such grants to conditions that will ensure that real property interests acquired, enhanced, or restored with such moneys will be administered for the long-term conservation of lands, waters, fish, and wildlife. Limits such grants to 50 percent of the total cost of a project, except in cases where a State has established a trust fund. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) make progress payments on wetlands conservation projects; and (2) enter into agreements to make payments on portions of such projects, subject to the availability of Federal funds. Requires the Secretary, with funds made available under this Act, to direct the Fish and Wildlife Service to update and digitize wetlands maps in Texas and to conduct an assessment of wetlands in such State. Allocates funds to carry out this Act's activities, including an amount for allocation under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out projects for the protection, restoration, or enhancement of aquatic and associated ecosystems.  Requires the Secretary to give such projects equal consideration with irrigation, navigation, or flood control projects. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of modifying the operation of existing navigation and flood control projects to allow for an increase in the share of Mississippi River flows and sediment sent down the Atchafalaya River for purposes of land building and wetlands nourishment. Title IV:  Great Lakes Oil Pollution Research and Development - Great Lakes Oil Pollution Research and Development Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to mandate an additional port oil pollution minimization demonstration project, to be located with a port on the Great Lakes.  Increases the amount authorized to be available from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out provisions mandating such demonstration projects.",2025-08-26T17:26:54Z,
101-hr-5372,101,hr,5372,Lead Pollution Prevention Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-07-25,1990-09-19,Subcommittee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1]",OH,D,L000508,1,"Lead Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of certain products containing more than a specified percentage of lead.  Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify the allowable lead percentage for such products under certain conditions. Prohibits the manufacture, import, or distribution in commerce of food cans containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight. Prohibits the sale of leaded gasoline at a price lower than that of unleaded gasoline sold at the same establishment. Directs persons manufacturing, processing, or importing any product containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight to submit specified information to the Administrator.  Requires the Administrator to publish a compilation of such information. Directs owners and operators of primary and secondary lead smelters or refiners and of battery manufacturing facilities to report to the Administrator on lead emissions from their facilities. Requires such facilities to be equipped with emissions monitoring devices meeting the Administrator's requirements. Directs manufacturers or importers of products containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight to indicate the percentage of lead on such products' labels.  Provides for interim labeling requirements until the Administrator promulgates labeling regulations. Prohibits the processing or manufacturing of products with lead contents exceeding .1 percent unless the product is listed in the Administrator's compilation of information or:  (1) the manufacturer or processor has submitted a specified notice to the Administrator prior to such manufacturing or processing; (2) such person complies with certain test data requirements; and (3) the Administrator has determined that the product is not likely to contribute to the dispersion of lead in the environment and no comparable product is available in commerce. Prohibits the disposal of used lead-acid batteries other than by recycling in accordance with this Act.  Requires persons to dispose of such batteries only by delivery to:  (1) battery retailers or wholesalers; or (2) secondary lead smelters or collection or recycling facilities operating in compliance with laws relating to battery reclamation.  Sets forth battery disposal requirements for retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Requires battery retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to accept from customers used batteries of the same type as the batteries sold.  Directs retailers to post a notice for customers containing information about the illegality of improperly disposed batteries and the requirements for accepting batteries.  Permits the Administrator to inspect any establishment pursuant to this Act and to issue warnings and citations for noncompliance.  Subjects persons who fail to post notices after receiving a warning to penalties of up to $1,000 per day.  Requires battery wholesalers who sell batteries to retailers to provide for removal of batteries from the retailers' place of business.  Prohibits the charging of fees for accepting batteries from customers.  Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of lead-acid battery provisions. Directs the Administrator to undertake a program to promote monitoring, detection, and abatement of lead-based paint and other lead exposure hazards.  Requires the Administrator to establish:  (1) standards for laboratory analysis of lead in blood and in paint films, soil, and dust; and (2) certification programs to assure the quality and consistency of such analyses, unless voluntary accreditation programs are operating nationwide. Requires the Administrator to develop minimum core curricula for technical training courses for lead-based paint abatement workers, supervisors, designers, inspectors, and building owners.  Provides that such courses shall address factors associated with lead testing and abatement in various types of housing units.  Directs the Administrator to evaluate such programs and to encourage the development of State certification programs or national proficiency tests. Requires the Administrator to evaluate and develop standards and testing protocols for emerging products and techniques for detecting lead in paint films and dust. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of various abatement and management techniques in reducing lead dust levels. Requires the Administrator to establish a program and develop standards for the evaluation of products and procedures for encapsulating or removing lead-based paint.  Directs the Administrator to publish a list of products and procedures that meet performance standards. Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for the management of lead-based paint debris.  Prohibits the funding of travel of EPA employees outside the United States unless such guidelines are issued. Requires the Administrator to undertake a research project on lead exposure in children who have elevated blood lead levels or other indicators of elevated lead body burden. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sponsor public education and outreach activities to increase awareness of the scope and severity of lead poisoning from household sources and the need for abatement and management action. Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines concerning the levels for lead in soil at which appropriate action must be taken. Directs the Administrator to appoint a Coordinator for Lead Activities. Requires the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education for purposes of establishing Centers for the Prevention of Lead Poisoning.  Limits the Federal share of Center operation costs. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to:  (1) encourage State public health officials to report blood-lead measurements to the Director; and (2) report to the Congress on the status of such reporting and the feasibility and desirability of instituting a national requirement for mandatory pre-school blood-lead screening. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish a blood-lead laboratory reference project to assist State and local governments in establishing and improving the quality of laboratory measurements performed for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs. Amends the Clean Air Act to require a specific revised national ambient air quality standard for lead unless the Administrator promulgates such standard within a certain time period. Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require a specific revised national primary drinking water regulation for lead and quarterly monitoring of lead at end users' taps unless the Administrator promulgates such regulation within a certain time period. Requires the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to update a report submitted pursuant to the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to include information on childhood lead poisoning. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:29:29Z,
101-hr-5359,101,hr,5359,Lead Battery Recycling Incentives Act,Environmental Protection,1990-07-24,1990-08-31,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34]",CA,D,T000316,59,"Lead Battery Recycling Incentives Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations for persons who generate, transport, store, recycle, or dispose of spent lead-acid batteries.  Requires the Administrator, in developing such regulations, to conduct an analysis of the economic impact of the regulations on the recycling industry. Sets forth required elements of such regulations, including specific requirements for:  (1) the storage and transfer of batteries by generators; (2) recordkeeping by battery generators, transporters, and recyclers; and (3) management practices of recyclers.  Directs battery retailers to accept from customers used lead-acid batteries of the same type and quantity of the batteries sold.  Requires transporters to acquire an identification number from the EPA or the State enforcing this Act.  Directs the Administrator to implement education activities to inform the public about the environmental and safety hazards associated with improper handling and disposal of spent lead-acid batteries.  Authorizes appropriations.  Applies such requirements to batteries which are transported to or managed by a lead-acid battery recycling facility, a secondary lead smelter, or any facility that prepares batteries for recycling by means of exposing lead to the atmosphere. Requires producers or importers of lead-acid batteries to recycle, for the ten-year period beginning 24 months after this Act's enactment, an amount of spent lead equal to at least the amount determined by multiplying the amount of lead in the batteries produced or imported by such persons by the recycling percentage established by the Administrator.  Authorizes compliance with such requirement by:  (1) reclaiming lead from such batteries and using it in the production of new batteries; (2) purchasing reclaimed lead from secondary lead smelters for purposes of producing new batteries or shielding; or (3) purchasing recycling credits.  Directs producers or importers to report annually to the Administrator on the amount of virgin and secondary lead used in new lead-acid batteries produced or imported by such persons. Requires the Administrator to establish a recycling percentage that is two points higher than the existing recycling rate for spent lead in used lead-acid batteries.  Increases such percentage by two points annually.  Authorizes the Administrator to reduce or waive the two percent increase if the rate exceeds 95 percent. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations to allow:  (1) producers or importers of lead-acid batteries to create credits for recycling an amount of batteries greater than required; and (2) producers or importers of new batteries to purchase such credits for purposes of complying with this Act.  Sets forth minimum requirements for the credit system. Applies battery recycling requirements to persons who produce or import more than 10,000 pounds of new lead-acid batteries annually.  Sets the recycling percentage at 90 percent if the Administrator fails to promulgate recycling regulations.",2025-08-26T17:27:30Z,
101-s-2892,101,s,2892,Lead Battery Recycling Incentives Act,Environmental Protection,1990-07-24,1990-07-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO]",CO,D,W000647,1,"Lead Battery Recycling Incentives Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations for persons who generate, transport, store, recycle, or dispose of spent lead-acid batteries.  Requires the Administrator, in developing such regulations, to conduct an analysis of the economic impact of the regulations on the recycling industry. Sets forth required elements of such regulations, including specific requirements for:  (1) the storage and transfer of batteries by generators; (2) recordkeeping by battery generators, transporters, and recyclers; and (3) management practices of recyclers.  Directs battery retailers to accept from customers used lead-acid batteries of the same type and quantity of the batteries sold.  Requires transporters to acquire an identification number from the EPA or the State enforcing this Act.  Directs the Administrator to implement education activities to inform the public about the environmental and safety hazards associated with improper handling and disposal of spent lead-acid batteries.  Authorizes appropriations.  Applies such requirements to batteries which are transported to or managed by a lead-acid battery recycling facility, a secondary lead smelter, or any facility that prepares batteries for recycling by means of exposing lead to the atmosphere. Requires producers or importers of lead-acid batteries to recycle, for the ten-year period beginning 24 months after this Act's enactment, an amount of spent lead equal to at least the amount determined by multiplying the amount of lead in the batteries produced or imported annually by such persons by the recycling percentage established by the Administrator. Authorizes compliance with such requirement by:  (1) reclaiming lead from such batteries and using it in the production of new batteries; (2) purchasing reclaimed lead from spent batteries for purposes of producing new batteries or shielding; or (3) purchasing recycling credits.  Directs producers or importers to report annually to the Administrator on the amount of virgin and secondary lead used in new lead-acid batteries produced or imported by such persons. Requires the Administrator to establish a recycling percentage that is two points higher than the existing recycling rate for spent lead in used lead-acid batteries.  Increases such percentage by two points annually.  Authorizes the Administrator to reduce or waive the two percent increase if the rate exceeds 95 percent. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations to allow:  (1) producers or importers of lead-acid batteries to create credits for recycling an amount of batteries greater than required; and (2) producers or importers of new batteries to purchase such credits for purposes of complying with this Act.  Sets forth minimum requirements for the credit system. Applies battery recycling requirements to persons who produce or import more than 10,000 pounds of new lead-acid batteries annually. Sets the recycling percentage at 90 percent if the Administrator fails to promulgate recycling regulations.",2025-08-26T17:26:41Z,
101-sres-312,101,sres,312,A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to develop a zebra mussel research and control program through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.,Environmental Protection,1990-07-23,1990-10-04,Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,27,"Declares that it is the sense of the Senate that:  (1) the unchecked zebra mussel may devastate Great Lakes fisheries; and (2) the President should direct the Secretary of State to negotiate with Canada to establish a program of zebra mussel research and control through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, to be coordinated with other research and control in and outside the Great Lakes Basin.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-hr-5334,101,hr,5334,Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-07-20,1990-11-28,For Further Action See S.1893.,House,"Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1]",OH,D,L000508,2,"Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act of 1990 - Amends the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984 to require State Governors to maintain records on asbestos in school buildings. Deletes a requirement for the submission of asbestos abatement application materials by State Governors to the Secretary of Education.  Requires State Governors, in determining the adequacy of financial resources available to a local educational agency for asbestos abatement, to consider the additional costs to such agency of meeting the needs of disadvantaged students.  Removes a reporting requirement concerning actions taken by State Governors in accordance with State plans. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve applications for financial assistance no later than April 30 of each year.  Prohibits the provision of such assistance to applicants who are not in compliance with title II of the Toxic Substances Control Act.  Requires the proceeds from the repayment of Federal asbestos abatement loans and assistance recovery lawsuits to be deposited into the Asbestos Trust Fund.  Removes a condition on the provision of financial assistance which requires the submission of an application within five years of the enactment of the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984.  Prohibits the approval of assistance applications unless the local educational agency certifies that it is implementing an asbestos management plan and all abatement activities will be conducted by trained and accredited individuals in conformance with the Toxic Substances Control Act. Removes certain requirements for the promulgation by the Administrator of standards for asbestos removal contractors and the protection of school employees trained to carry out abatement activities. Requires the Administrator to report annually (until 1999) to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the loan and grant program under the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984. Authorizes appropriations for the asbestos abatement program for FY 1991 through 1995. Revises provisions concerning the allocation of appropriations. Permits up to five percent of appropriations to be reserved each fiscal year for the administration of asbestos abatement activities. Authorizes the Administrator to use up to five percent of such appropriations for grants to States for:  (1) assisting local educational agencies in performing periodic reinspections and training activities; and (2) maintaining programs to accredit personnel performing asbestos inspections and response actions. Makes conforming amendments to provisions of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 concerning the Asbestos Trust Fund.",2025-08-26T17:27:52Z,
101-hr-5341,101,hr,5341,To provide for the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the feasibility of an umbrella research arm to support research on a variety of environmental issues.,Environmental Protection,1990-07-20,1990-07-24,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agriculture Research, and Environment.",House,"Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13]",NJ,R,S000097,60,"Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study and report to the Congress on:  (1) mechanisms for supporting training in the environmental sciences and environmental research through an umbrella research arm, the National Institutes of the Environment, considering research in a wide variety of disciplines; (2) the current state of extramural research support and undergraduate and graduate training relevant to tropical deforestation, species extinction, ecosystem degradation, biological restoration, use of underutilized resources and sustainable resource use, economic consequences of environmental change, and the impacts of humans and the environment on one another; and (3) mechanisms that can be used to advance environmental research and training, their relationship to existing research programs, and appropriate levels and resources of funding. Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
101-hr-5278,101,hr,5278,Pacific Northwest Coast Protection Act,Environmental Protection,1990-07-13,1990-09-07,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.",House,"Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3]",WA,D,U000017,7,Pacific Northwest Coast Protection Act - Imposes a moratorium on certain outer continental shelf leasing or pre-leasing activities off the coast of Oregon and Washington until after the year 2000. Prohibits preparation of a related draft environmental impact statement until after the Pacific Northwest Outer Continental Shelf Task Force completes and analyzes scientific and environmental studies necessary to enable the Secretary of the Interior to make decisions with respect to oil and gas leasing activities in such areas. Requires the Secretary to use the results of such studies as a basis for all decisions relating to oil and gas leasing activities on the outer continental shelf off the coast of Oregon or Washington. Requires the Secretary to use the recommendations of the Task Force as a basis for all decisions for periods after the year 2000 in any leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.,2025-08-26T17:28:32Z,
101-s-2853,101,s,2853,Outer Banks Protection Act,Environmental Protection,1990-07-13,1990-07-13,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC]",NC,D,S000055,0,"Outer Banks Protection Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from issuing any lease, approving any exploration plan, or permitting any drilling for oil or gas on Outer Continental Shelf lands off the shore of North Carolina. Provides that such prohibition shall remain in effect until 45 days of continuous session of the Congress after submission of a specified certification to the Congress by the Secretary.  Provides that the prohibition for new leases shall remain in effect until January 1, 2000.  Directs the Secretary to issue a lease suspension for any active lease affected by such prohibition to remain in effect throughout the duration of the prohibition. Requires the Secretary to undertake certain studies to obtain information about conditions which may be influenced by leasing and development activities off the shore of North Carolina to enable the Secretary to carry out responsibilities with respect to authorizing such activities. Establishes the Environmental Sciences Review Panel to make recommendations and findings as to the adequacy of such information. Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
101-hr-5255,101,hr,5255,National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-07-11,1990-11-16,See H.R.3338.,House,"Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10]",MA,D,S001040,3,"Title I:  National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Amendments of 1990 - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1990 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to eliminate the cap on pay for the officers and employees of the Foundation. Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Foundation. Limits the percentage of contributions for which matching appropriated Foundation funds may be used.  Prohibits:  (1) counting contributions used by the Foundation for administrative expenses in determining total contributions, except for contributions received to offset administrative expenses which are applied directly to the Foundation's major initiatives and projects; and (2) using Federal funds for Foundation administrative expenses. Title II:  New England Fishery Resources Restoration Act of 1990 - New England Fishery Resources Restoration Act of 1990 - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to:  (1) implement programs to restore and maintain nationally significant, interjurisdictional fishery resources originating in New England river systems; (2) conduct a study of impediments to upstream and downstream passage of fish in rivers and streams in the New England States due to dams that are not licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or other human-caused obstructions; and (3) inventory the natural values of river basins in New England, identify fish and wildlife habitat in most need of protection or where public access to the rivers should be provided, and assess measures for providing the necessary protection or access.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:27:59Z,
101-hr-5188,101,hr,5188,To prohibit the spraying of toxic pesticides over densely populated areas.,Environmental Protection,1990-06-28,1990-06-28,Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.,House,"Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44]",CA,D,B000236,13,"Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to classify toxic pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for a use which prohibits the aerial spraying of such pesticides over areas having a population density greater than 1,000 persons per square mile.",2024-02-05T11:45:06Z,
101-hr-5220,101,hr,5220,Coastal Resources Restoration Act,Environmental Protection,1990-06-28,1990-07-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10]",MA,D,S001040,1,"Coastal Resources Restoration Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of civil penalties to finance environmental improvement projects if they serve the purposes of such Acts.",2025-08-26T17:24:54Z,
101-hr-5184,101,hr,5184,To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize each State to prohibit the importation of hazardous waste into the State for treatment or disposal.,Environmental Protection,1990-06-27,1990-07-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]",UT,D,O000156,5,"Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State to:  (1) prohibit the transportation into the State of hazardous waste generated outside the State; (2) prohibit the treatment, storage, or disposal within the State of such waste; and (3) levy fees on such waste or on hazardous waste transporters.  Prohibits a State from levying a fee for the treatment, storage, or disposal of such waste that is less than the maximum fee levied by the generating State for a similar quantity of waste.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hr-5155,101,hr,5155,Indoor Air Quality Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-06-26,1990-10-10,"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. H. Rept. 101-826, Part I.",House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,52,"Indoor Air Quality Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a national research, development, and demonstration program to ensure the quality of indoor air and to coordinate and accelerate efforts related to the causes, detection, and correction of contaminated air. Authorizes the Administrator to assist technology demonstration projects which reduce exposure to indoor air contaminants, provided certain conditions are met.  Limits Federal funding for such projects to 75 percent of the total costs. Directs the Administrator to consider indoor human exposure to contaminants when developing air quality standards and emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. Requires the Administrator to:  (1) conduct a national assessment to survey the seriousness and extent of indoor air contamination in buildings owned by local educational agencies and child care facilities; and (2) establish an advisory group of interested parties to provide guidance and direction in developing such assessment. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology to study and report to the Congress on chemical sensitivity disorders. Requires the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the NAS for the Institute of Medicine to study indoor allergens. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on the sources of lead exposure for children with blood lead levels greater than 10 micrograms per deciliter. Directs the Administrator to publish bulletins providing an assessment of technologies and management practices for the control and measurement of indoor air contaminants. Requires the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to develop a model indoor air quality training course to provide training in ventilation system operation and maintenance and in identifying and reducing indoor air contaminant exposures.  Authorizes the Director to establish a fee for such training. Directs the Administrator to conduct a program to analyze the adequacy of existing ventilation standards and guidelines to protect the public from indoor air contaminants. Requires the Administrator to publish health advisories on indoor air contaminants that are known to occur at concentrations which may have adverse human health effects.  Lists substances to be addressed by such advisories.  Provides for the revision of advisories at least every five years.  Requires a technology and management practice bulletin to be published concurrently with each advisory addressing a specific contaminant. Directs the Administrator to publish a strategy for a national response to indoor air quality problems. Requires the Administrator to conduct research on radon and radon progeny measurement methods and protocols.  Directs the Administrator to issue guidance documents that:  (1) provide information on the results of such research; and (2) describe model State radon measurement and mitigation. Requires the Administrator to establish a mandatory program that requires:  (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet minimum proficiency levels.  Directs the Administrator to establish user fees for persons seeking certification under such program. Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account. Requires the national indoor air quality response strategy to evaluate:  (1) the range and reliability of indoor air quality diagnostic and mitigation services; and (2) the range of knowledge and mastery of indoor air quality and energy efficiency techniques of ventilation system operators.  Provides for the biennial update of such strategy. Requires the Director to:  (1) develop a program to evaluate indoor air contamination in Federal buildings; and (2) develop and disseminate to all Federal agencies a model indoor air quality remediation program. Directs Federal agencies responsible for Federal buildings to submit to the Director a specific remediation program for each building, with priority given to buildings based on the health threat and numbers of persons exposed.  Requires the Director to review at least five percent of such programs and assess their ability to improve indoor air quality.  Directs such agencies to implement systematic programs for the assessment of indoor air quality and the correction of conditions resulting in inadequate air quality. Requires Federal agencies responsible for the design and construction of buildings for Federal occupancy to employ up-to-date design, commissioning, and operating practices for optimal indoor air quality and energy efficiency. Directs persons entering into new leases or lease renewal contracts for Federal buildings to require building owners to demonstrate and guarantee that the building is operating at design specifications for the existing ventilation system and that all portions of the building are accessible for indoor air quality monitoring and evaluation.  Provides that buildings that operate at current ventilation rate standards shall be given priority for leasing when available at competitive cost. Requires Federal agencies to designate an Indoor Air Quality Coordinator for each Federal building. Directs Coordinators and their assistants to complete an indoor air training course. Authorizes grants to:  (1) States for the development and implementation of indoor air quality management strategies; and (2) States and local air pollution control agencies for air quality response programs.  Sets forth grant limitations and selection criteria. Directs the Administrator to establish the Office of Indoor Air Quality within the EPA Office of Air and Radiation.  Establishes a Council on Indoor Air Quality to coordinate Federal indoor air quality activities and review and comment on the national indoor air response strategy. Requires the Indoor Air Panel of the EPA Science Advisory Board to be expanded to include technical advisors with expertise in technologies and management practices for the control and measurement of indoor air contaminants. Directs the Administrator to establish a national indoor air quality clearinghouse which shall operate a toll-free hotline on indoor air quality. Requires the Director to implement a building Assessment Demonstration Program to support the development of methods, techniques, and protocols for assessing indoor air contamination in non-residential, non-industrial buildings and to provide contamination reduction assistance and guidance to building owners and occupants.  Sets forth building assessment report requirements. Repeals the Radon Gas and Indoor Air Quality Research Act of 1986. Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
101-s-2782,101,s,2782,Coastal Zone Improvement Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-06-26,1990-08-30,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 799.,Senate,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000148,14,"Coastal Zone Improvement Act of 1990 - Title I:  Amendments to Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 - Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to revise congressional findings and policy provisions. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce, during FY 1991 through 1993, to make annual grants to coastal States for the development of coastal zone management programs.  Prohibits States from receiving more than two grants. Revises administrative grant provisions to permit the Secretary to make administrative grants to coastal States that match such grants according to specified ratios.  Directs the Secretary to establish maximum and minimum grants to promote equity between coastal States and effective coastal management.  Revises program approval requirements. Directs State coastal management agencies to submit coastal water quality protection programs to the Secretary.  Requires such programs to develop and implement land use management measures for land-based sources of nonpoint source pollution.  Outlines program requirements.  Directs the Secretary to withhold portions of grants from coastal States that fail to submit an approvable protection program.  Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to coastal States and local governments for implementing such programs. Directs the Secretary to provide grants to coastal States for such programs.  Subjects the provision of such grants to State matching requirements.  Permits the Secretary to retain up to 33 percent of grant funds for States that are making exemplary progress in complying with program requirements or that have extreme needs with respect to coastal water quality. Revises provisions concerning interstate grants to authorize the Secretary to make grants to coastal States for program changes that support attainment of coastal zone enhancement objectives.  Requires the Secretary to withhold up to 20 percent of amounts appropriated for administrative and coastal resource improvement grants for enhancement grants. Directs the Secretary to conduct a technical assistance and management-oriented research program to support State coastal management program amendments and further international efforts and technical assistance in coastal zone management. Revises provisions concerning performance reviews of State coastal zone management.  Authorizes the Secretary to suspend payment of financial assistance for coastal zone management (Current law requires the Secretary to reduce such assistance) if the coastal State is failing to adhere to:  (1) a management program or State plan for managing a national estuarine reserve; or (2) the terms of any grant or cooperative agreement.  Requires such suspension to last between six and 36 months. Directs the Secretary to withdraw approval of a management program of, and any financial assistance to, a coastal State under specified conditions. Repeals a provision concerning research and technical assistance for improving coastal zone management. Redesignates the National Estuarine Reserve Research System as the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.  Raises the limit on the amount of financial assistance that may be provided for specified activities in such reserves. Permits assistance for educational or interpretive activities in such reserves to cover 100 percent of all costs for activities that benefit the entire System. Extends the authorization of appropriations under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration an Office of Ocean and Coastal Zone Management to succeed the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management. Title II:  International Cooperation in Coastal Zone Management - Expresses the sense of the Congress that:  (1) the Secretary and the Secretary of State should cooperate to develop a program of technical assistance to developing nations for coastal zone management; and (2) coastal zone management should be a component of negotiations by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.  Encourages the Secretaries to initiate discussions with other nations to include coastal zone management as part of an international convention on global climate change.",2025-01-14T18:51:33Z,
101-hr-5138,101,hr,5138,Radon Measurement Proficiency Act,Environmental Protection,1990-06-21,1990-07-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,6,"Radon Measurement Proficiency Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research on radon and radon progeny measurement methods and protocols.  Requires the Administrator to issue guidance documents that:  (1) provide information on the results of such research; and (2) describe model State radon measurement and mitigation programs. Directs the Administrator to establish a mandatory program that requires:  (1) products offered for sale, or devices used in connection with public services, for radon measurement to meet minimum performance criteria; and (2) operators of devices, or persons employing techniques, used in connection with public services for radon measurement to meet a minimum level of proficiency.  Requires the Administrator to establish user fees for persons seeking certification under such program. Provides for the deposit of such fees into a Radon Service Account.",2025-08-26T17:29:05Z,
101-sjres-338,101,sjres,338,"A joint resolution to designate July 1, 1990 as ""National Ducks and Wetlands Day"".",Environmental Protection,1990-06-21,1990-07-10,Held at the desk.,Senate,"Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]",MN,R,B000647,52,"Designates July 1, 1990, as National Ducks and Wetlands Day.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
101-hr-5085,101,hr,5085,To provide for a study of hazardous air pollutants by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.,Environmental Protection,1990-06-19,1990-07-02,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-14]",NY,R,M000843,0,"Requires the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct an epidemiological study (over a period of at least four years) and report to the Congress on the health effects of hazardous air pollutants in Staten Island, New York, and in at least two other areas of the United States.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-s-2734,101,s,2734,A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the State of Washington Puget Sound Water Quality Authority to implement the Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan.,Environmental Protection,1990-06-14,1990-06-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA]",WA,D,A000031,1,Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the State of Washington Puget Sound Water Quality Authority or its successor for use in:  (1) implementing and updating the Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan; (2) implementing a program for ambient monitoring of the water quality of Puget Sound; (3) supporting research which will increase understanding of Puget Sound and human impacts on the Sound; and (4) conducting other activities related to improving the water quality of Puget Sound. Limits Federal funding to no more than 75 percent of the costs of grant activities.  Requires the Authority or its successor to report to the Administrator by January 31 of each year on the grant activities of the preceding year.  Authorizes appropriations.,2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-hr-5027,101,hr,5027,"To require any department, agency, or instrumentality that is responsible for a release of hazardous substances at a Superfund site to promptly pay for the costs and damages associated with such release, and to provide that other potentially responsible parties may not be required to pay such costs until the department, agency, or instrumentality has made its payment.",Environmental Protection,1990-06-13,1990-06-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6]",OH,R,M000432,0,"Provides that in any case in which a Federal agency is found to be liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at a federally-owned site:  (1) the agency shall pay the costs and damages with respect to such site; and (2) no potentially responsible party may be required to pay costs or damages until the agency has paid.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hjres-599,101,hjres,599,"To designate July 1, 1990, as ""National Ducks and Wetlands Day"".",Environmental Protection,1990-06-12,1990-07-13,Became Public Law No: 101-331.,House,"Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]",MN,R,S000795,219,"Designates July 1, 1990, as National Ducks and Wetlands Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-hr-5013,101,hr,5013,"To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to revise the provisions regulating the export of pesticides which have had their registrations canceled or suspended.",Environmental Protection,1990-06-12,1990-06-18,"Executive Comment Requested from USDA, EPA.",House,"Rep. Olin, James R. [D-VA-6]",VA,D,O000069,15,"Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to set forth required contents of notices to be submitted to foreign governments and international governmental agencies upon the cancellation or suspension of a pesticide registration. Prohibits pesticides with cancelled or suspended registrations from being exported to a foreign country unless the exporter, prior to such exportation, has submitted an export notice to the person importing the pesticide, the regulatory office of the importing country, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.  Sets forth required contents of the export notice. Requires the Administrator, upon receiving a notice from another country or an international agency that prohibits importation of a pesticide with a cancelled or suspended registration and certifies that the pesticide shall not be used or produced in the country, to:  (1) notify the public of such notice; and (2) ensure that U.S. exports comply with such notice. Directs the Administrator, upon petition of any person, to allow exports of a pesticide to a country if the country is not complying with its notice or certification. Requires the Administrator to provide technical assistance to foreign countries for developing pesticide regulatory programs. Directs the Administrator to conduct and publish a triennial survey of all countries that import U.S. pesticides or from which the United States imports agricultural commodities to ascertain what procedures are in place in each country for:  (1) registration, labeling, and training to ensure safe handling, transportation, application, and disposal of pesticides; and  (2) controlling residues on foods to meet tolerances under U.S. law.",2024-02-05T11:45:06Z,
101-s-2706,101,s,2706,"Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1990",Environmental Protection,1990-06-05,1990-11-08,See also H.R. 5835.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,1,"Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require each State adjoining coastal waters to submit an inventory of coastal recreation waters to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Directs the Administrator to designate waters for States which fail to submit approved inventories.  Requires the Administrator to publish regulations to protect the health and safety of persons swimming, bathing, or engaged in other body contact activities in such waters. Requires the regulations to establish numerical limits for water pollutants determined to pose a threat to public health and safety as a result of such activities.  Directs the Administrator to establish uniform assessment and monitoring procedures for floatable materials in water and the conditions under which the presence of such materials constitutes a threat to public health and safety.  Requires States to conduct monitoring of such waters and to notify local governments and the public of any violations of numerical limits or conditions concerning floatables. Directs the Administrator to reserve a specified amount of funds for States required to develop such inventories.  Withholds such funds from States that are not complying with regulations. Requires the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on additional information regarding indicators for detecting the presence in coastal recreation waters of bacteria and viruses which are harmful to human health. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-hjres-583,101,hjres,583,"To designate the week of October 14, 1990, through October 20, 1990, as ""National Radon Action Week"".",Environmental Protection,1990-05-24,1990-05-31,Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,220,"Designates the week of October 14 through 20, 1990, as National Radon Action Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-hr-4942,101,hr,4942,National Recyclable Commodities Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-24,1990-06-28,Subcommittee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6]",MN,D,S000407,9,"National Recyclable Commodities Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Bureau of Recyclable Commodities within the Department of Commerce to promote the recycling of materials contained in municipal refuse. Requires the Secretary to gather and publish statistics on municipal refuse, pre-consumer refuse, specified types of materials contained in municipal refuse, and recycled materials.  Provides for the annual updating of such statistics. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) designate between six and ten multi-State regions for the purpose of regional data collection; and (2) collect and compile statistics for such regions.  Requires the Secretary to revise the standard industrial classification system, as necessary, to facilitate the collection of statistics and other information on recycling and related activities. Requires the Secretary to identify and, to the extent practicable, standardize:  (1) the types and grades of municipal refuse material covered under this Act that qualify as recyclable commodities; (2) the technical specifications applied to the use of recyclable commodities as raw materials or feedstocks for recycling; and (3) the test methods used in determining whether refuse materials meet specifications that apply to each commodity.  Provides for the periodic revision of types and grades, as necessary.  Authorizes the Secretary to assign municipal refuse materials to multiple types and grades.  Requires the periodic revision of specifications and test methods to ensure continuing conformance to industry recycling standards.  Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory panel to support the identification of specifications and test methods for recyclable commodities. Permits industries or local governments engaged in recycling activities to petition the Secretary for the revision of types, grades, specifications, or test methods to prevent or minimize interference with current recycling techniques. Requires the Secretary to issue a recycling advisory to potentially affected parties if a physical or chemical property or contaminant of a recyclable commodity is not adequately addressed by specifications or test methods and is interfering with:  (1) current recycling techniques; (2) marketing of recycled goods manufactured from the commodity; or (3) handling of the recyclable commodity prior to recycling. Directs the Secretary to make reports available to the public, at least on a quarterly basis, on prevailing market prices for recyclable commodities.  Requires the Secretary to make reports available to the public, at least annually, on:  (1) the prevailing national recycling rate for each recyclable commodity; and (2) the technical and economic factors that may influence future foreign and domestic markets for recyclable commodities. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on the potential for expanded recycling of waste paper and paperboard, lead scrap, rubber scrap, plastic scrap, ferrous and nonferrous scrap, waste glass, and yard and food waste. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring labeling on the recyclability and composition of packaging, containers, and nondurable goods.  Sets deadlines for the promulgation of such regulations, requiring regulations for all covered items within four years of this Act's enactment. Directs the Secretary, when determining the type of label to be required on an item, to determine the recyclability of such item.  Sets forth label requirements.  Requires nonrecyclable items to bear a label stating that they are nonrecyclable by Federal standards.  Authorizes the Secretary to establish an alternative label requirement if such alternative conveys information equivalent to labels required by this Act. Authorizes exemptions from labeling requirements if the Secretary determines that labeling will interfere with normal use or handling. Prohibits such exemptions if the manufacturer's or distributor's trade name appears on the packaging, container, or nondurable good. Requires the Secretary to review and, as necessary, revise labeling regulations.  Permits industries or local governments engaged in recycling activities to petition the Secretary for revisions of regulations or labeling requirements. Directs the Secretary to publish a standardized, national recyclability seal to further assist purchasers in identifying recyclable packaging, containers, and nondurable goods. Authorizes the Secretary, when a person is in violation of labeling requirements, to:  (1) issue a recall order requiring the removal of the item from sale or distribution in commerce; or (2) commence a civil action against such person.  Permits the assessment of civil penalties for noncompliance with an order. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations defining minimum content requirements for packaging, containers, or nondurable goods labeled as recycled. Directs the Secretary to issue and periodically revise guidelines for the use of procuring agencies in complying with this Act.  Requires such guidelines to set forth information concerning the procurement of recycled items.  Sets deadlines for the revision and issuance of guidelines for specified items. Requires the Secretary to establish standards for the level of recycled content in recycled paper and paperboard goods purchased by procuring agencies. Phases in minimum recycled content standards for such goods, requiring 50 percent of paper goods procured by Federal agencies to have a recycled content of at least 50 percent by 1992.  Permits the Secretary to establish more stringent targets and schedules for the procurement of recycled paper goods.  Authorizes the Secretary to establish minimum content standards for other items, as necessary. Requires procuring agencies which procure items designated in the guidelines to procure items composed of the highest percentage of recycled content practicable or which are in conformance with minimum content standards issued by the Secretary.  Makes exceptions to such requirements if procurement items:  (1) are not reasonably available within a reasonable period of time; (2) fail to meet performance standards set forth in specifications or standards of the procuring agencies; or (3) are only available at an unreasonable price. States that an unreasonable price is one which exceeds the price of alternative items by more than ten percent. Requires contracting offices at procuring agencies to require vendors to:  (1) certify that the percentage of recycled content used in the contract will be at least the amount required by specifications or contractual requirements; and (2) estimate the percentage of the total material used in the contract which is recycled.  Applies such requirements to contracts in which the purchase price of procurement items exceeds $10,000. Directs procuring agencies to develop affirmative procurement programs to assure that items composed of recycled content will be purchased to the maximum extent practicable.  Requires such agencies to:  (1) adopt procedures equivalent to those specified in the guidelines and to set equivalent minimum content standards; and (2) maintain records on types, quantities, and percentages of items composed of recycled content which are purchased or contracted for by the agency and report such statistics annually to the Secretary. Repeals a provision of the Solid Waste Disposal Act concerning Federal procurement of recovered materials. Directs the Secretary to review and, if necessary, revise guidelines issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after November 8, 1984, pursuant to Federal procurement provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Requires the Secretary to develop a program to promote the export of recyclable commodities for recycling by foreign industries.  Directs the Secretary to make available to the public information identifying potential foreign buyers of recyclable commodities. Requires the Secretary to develop a program to promote the export of recycled goods produced in the United States.  Directs the Secretary to integrate this program with existing programs promoting such exports. Requires the Secretary to make available to the public statistics and information on:  (1) recycling techniques employed by foreign industries; (2) available export markets for recyclable commodities; (3) specifications and test methods employed by foreign industries to assess commodity quality; (4) prevailing prices in foreign markets for recyclable commodities; and (5) other information on export markets. Directs the Secretary to establish a national recycling clearinghouse through which all statistics and other information on recycling and related activities shall be made available to the public. Requires the Secretary to conduct a national advertising campaign to promote recycling and the purchase of recycled goods.  Prohibits the Secretary from endorsing specific products or trade names.  Authorizes the Secretary to publish recycling rates for specific refuse materials or recyclable commodities and for types of containers, packaging, or goods. Requires the Secretary to establish a program for the source separation and collection of materials contained in refuse from Federal agencies.  Directs the Secretary to issue guidelines for such program. Requires Federal office facilities with more than 25 workers to carry out such programs. Provides for the retention by a Federal agency of any funds received from the sale of collected materials and any savings in refuse disposal costs resulting from the implementation of such programs. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct an independent technical assessment of any product specification or standard that may:  (1) disfavor the use of a recyclable commodity as a substitute for comparable virgin feedstocks or raw materials in the manufacture of the product; and (2) have a substantial adverse impact on existing or potential markets for the recyclable commodity. Prohibits the Secretary from reviewing specifications or standards established by individual firms or persons.  Requires the Secretary to publish and make available to the public the findings of the technical assessment.  Permits industries or local governments engaged in recycling activities to petition for an independent technical assessment of any specification or standard. Requires the Secretary to establish an interagency working group to assist in the development of regulations and guidelines and the collection of information required by this Act. Sets forth provisions concerning citizen suits and judicial review of final regulations. Authorizes appropriations. Repeals a section of the Solid Waste Disposal Act concerning resource and recovery functions of the Secretary.",2025-08-26T17:26:44Z,
101-hr-4943,101,hr,4943,National Recyclable Commodities Research Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-24,1990-05-24,"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.",House,"Rep. Sikorski, Gerry E. [D-MN-6]",MN,D,S000407,0,"National Recyclable Commodities Research Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to accredited institutions of higher education to establish four to six recycling research centers in the United States.  Requires the Secretary to establish such centers equitably among the regions of the United States.  Directs each center to carry out at least one project relating to research on the composting of yard waste, food waste, or waste paper and paperboard.  Authorizes such centers, as necessary to conduct research, to enter into contracts with:  (1) persons involved in recycling activities; (2) State and local governments; and (3) nonprofit private entities which are exempt from Federal taxation.  Limits the Federal share of grants to 80 percent of the total cost of establishing and operating the research center.  Prohibits the use of such grants for the acquisition of real property or for building construction. Requires at least 40 percent of the funds made available to each center to be allocated to projects performed jointly by the center and local governments with expertise in areas critical to such research.  Sets forth grant selection criteria.",2025-08-26T17:27:17Z,
101-s-2691,101,s,2691,Solid Waste Treatment and Disposition Fee Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-24,1990-05-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]",KY,R,M000355,4,"Solid Waste Treatment and Disposition Fee Act of 1990 - Authorizes States to collect fees for the disposal or treatment of solid waste. Permits such fees to be imposed:  (1) on waste generated outside the boundaries of a State; and (2) against landfill operators, solid waste treatment facilities, or persons shipping or transporting solid waste for treatment or disposal.  Allows States to delegate such authority to political subdivisions. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to require persons transporting or shipping solid waste in excess of 100 pounds in interstate commerce to submit annual registration statements.",2025-08-26T17:27:09Z,
101-hr-4906,101,hr,4906,"To authorize research and evaluation programs for monitoring, detecting, and abating lead based paint and other lead exposure hazards in housing, and for other purposes.",Environmental Protection,1990-05-23,1990-05-23,"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.",House,"Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]",NY,D,S000124,0,"Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish criteria and standards and to implement a voluntary accreditation program with respect to laboratory analysis of lead in paint films, soil, and dust. Provides funding for such program through the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Directs the Administrator to conduct research and report to the Congress on methods for evaluating merging products and techniques for detecting lead in paint films and dust, including x-ray fluorescent devices, on-site chemical spot testers, and laboratory methods.  Requires the Institute to establish criteria and minimum performance standards to be used in such evaluation. Requires the Administrator to conduct research on the short and long-term efficacy of lead abatement and in-place management techniques for housing based on subsequent levels of lead in dust and in occupants' blood.  Requires the Administrator to conduct research on the safety, efficacy, durability, and other performance properties of products for encapsulating or stripping lead-based paint.  Directs the Institute to establish performance criteria and standards for encapsulants and strippers. Directs the Administrator to conduct a long-term research study to establish the sources of lead exposure for children with blood lead levels greater than ten micrograms per deciliter. Directs the Administrator to sponsor public education and outreach efforts to increase awareness of the scope and severity of lead poisoning from household sources and the need for abatement and management actions. Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
101-hr-4910,101,hr,4910,Oil Spill Disaster Prevention Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-23,1990-06-04,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",OR,D,W000779,2,"Oil Spill Disaster Prevention Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the penalty for failure to comply with regulations for the removal of discharged oil or hazardous substances from $5,000 for each violation to up to $25,000 per day per violation. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to bring civil actions to recover such penalties.  Prescribes nonpayment penalties for failures to make timely penalty payments.  Authorizes persons against whom penalties are assessed to seek judicial review. Requires the Administrator to issue compliance orders to persons in violation of such regulations.  Permits the Administrator to commence civil actions for any violation covered in an order or for violation of an order. Prescribes criminal penalties for specified knowing violations with respect to the removal of discharged oil or hazardous substances.",2025-08-26T17:29:18Z,
101-hr-4873,101,hr,4873,"Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1990",Environmental Protection,1990-05-22,1990-05-23,Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.,House,"Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]",NY,D,S000124,27,"Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1990 - Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY 1991 through 1993 for specified environmental research, development, and demonstration activities and for program management and support of the Office of Research and Development.   Authorizes the transfer of funds among categories, but requires prior notice to the Congress of transfers exceeding ten percent from or to any category. Prohibits the Administrator from using any funds appropriated in this Act for office closings or reductions in force unless a congressional notice and wait procedure has been complied with by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to establish a separately identified core research program consisting of fundamental ecological, health, and risk reduction research to support efforts to identify, assess, and mitigate serious environmental risks. Directs the Administrator to establish a Research Strategy Council to oversee, review, and ensure adequate funding of the core research program.  Requires the Science Advisory Board to review and make recommendations on core research program activities. Directs the Administrator to establish an Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program to conduct comprehensive, long-term environmental monitoring, data collection, and data analysis to assess and respond to the current and long-term status and trends of the ecological resources of the United States.  Requires the Administrator to coordinate Program activities with other Federal agencies and to make available to the public and the Congress statistical data summaries and interpretive reports on ecological status and trends developed as a result of the Program. Directs the Administrator to:  (1) establish a modernization program to identify, acquire, and maintain modern buildings, facilities, supplies, and equipment needed to conduct high quality research; and (2) conduct studies and make assessments of the adequacy of the equipment and facilities to meet the needs of EPA and to attract well-qualified scientists, engineers, and other appropriate personnel. Repeals a required annual report from the Administrator of a five-year plan for environmental research, development, and demonstration. Requires the Science Advisory Board to submit annual reports to the Congress and the Administrator on the proposed research program described in the President's budget request for research, development, and demonstration activities of the EPA.  Requires the Board to conduct periodic evaluations of selected areas of the current and planned activities.  Requires concurrent submission to the Congress of any report required from the Board to the Administrator. Directs the Administrator to carry out a program of research and monitoring on regional, national, and global impacts of environmental pollution and perturbation on biological diversity. Requires the Administrator to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study to develop recommendations on establishing a National Environmental Research Institute which would support long-range fundamental and environmental research, including competitive grants to interdisciplinary research teams and individual investigators. Authorizes the Administrator to:  (1) lease facilities, buildings, and other property to promote the activities authorized under this Act; and (2) enter into cooperative agreements to conduct application reviews and use research funds for such cooperative agreements. Directs the Administrator to: (1) report annually to the Congress on the accomplishments of programs authorized under this Act as they related to EPA's mission to reduce or prevent environmental risk; (2) conduct a study of, and submit a report concerning, the environmental implications and potential consequences of growth and development of communities; (3) produce a decision aid to assist State and local authorities in planning and managing such growth; (4) develop and implement a research program to increase understanding of the adverse human health effects of exposure to electric and magnetic fields; and (5) established in conjunction with such program a public information dissemination and technical assistance program related to such health effects.",2025-08-26T17:26:02Z,
101-hr-4875,101,hr,4875,"To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make the lower St. Johns River, Florida, eligible for priority consideration under the national estuary program.",Environmental Protection,1990-05-22,1990-07-17,Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and by the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes.,House,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000371,16,"Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to the inclusion of the lower St. Johns River, Florida, in the National Estuary Program.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
101-hr-4876,101,hr,4876,Ocean Dumping Ban Extension Act,Environmental Protection,1990-05-22,1990-06-05,Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4]",NY,R,L000243,0,"Ocean Dumping Ban Extension Act - Makes it lawful for Nassau County, New York, to dump sewage sludge into ocean waters until December 31, 1992.  Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue an ocean dumping permit under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to Nassau County to authorize such activity until December 31, 1992.",2025-08-26T17:27:05Z,
101-hr-4855,101,hr,4855,"To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in determining whether to issue a permit for a hazardous waste facility or to issue an approval for the incineration of polychlorinated biphenyls, to consider an applicant's record in owning or operating other hazardous waste facilities or incineration facilities.",Environmental Protection,1990-05-17,1990-05-29,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13]",OH,D,P000170,6,"Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in determining whether to issue a permit for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste, to investigate the applicant's record in owning or operating other hazardous waste facilities, including whether there have been past or pending proceedings against the applicant for violations of Federal or State laws in the operation of such facilities. Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to set forth the same investigation requirement with respect to the issuance of permits for the construction of polychlorinated biphenyl incineration facilities.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hr-4856,101,hr,4856,To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants to groups for technical assistance to oppose the issuance of permits under that Act.,Environmental Protection,1990-05-17,1990-05-29,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13]",OH,D,P000170,6,"Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to eligible groups of individuals who may be affected by the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste at a solid waste facility seeking a permit under such Act.  Sets forth eligibility requirements.  Permits such grants to be used for technical assistance to:  (1) interpret information with regard to the nature of the hazardous waste to be managed at the facility; (2) interpret information concerning the potential threats to human health, the environment, and the economy posed by the facility; (3) interpret information regarding the suitability of the proposed site and the record of the permit applicant; and (4) prepare views for presentation at a public hearing on the issuance of the permit. Limits the amount of such grants.  Requires grant recipients to contribute a specified percentage of the costs of the assistance.  Waives the contribution requirement under certain circumstances.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hr-4832,101,hr,4832,To prohibit disposal of solid waste in any State other than the State in which the waste was generated.,Environmental Protection,1990-05-16,1990-05-29,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]",PA,R,M000399,0,"Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the disposal of solid waste in excess of 100 pounds in any State or political subdivision other than the State in which the waste was generated, unless the State or subdivision has consented to the disposal.",2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-s-2637,101,s,2637,Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-16,1990-10-18,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1002.,Senate,"Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]",NV,D,R000146,13,"Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1990 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the importing, manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of certain products containing more than a specified percentage of lead.  Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify the allowable lead percentage for such products under certain conditions.  Permits the Administrator to extend dates for compliance with such requirements for one year and to establish a performance standard for lead leaching from plumbing fittings and fixtures in lieu of the applicable restriction if such standard is at least as protective of human health and the environment as such restriction.  Requires the Administrator to waive such requirements with respect to certain toys and recreational game pieces that are collectible items and scale models intended for adult acquisition. Directs the Administrator to publish regulations banning the sale of lead solder to plumbers and plumbing supply wholesalers and retailers. Prohibits the sale or promotion of:  (1) any packaging which may be used for food for human consumption (or any food in such packaging) that includes any additive to which lead has been intentionally introduced, beginning 24 months after this Act's enactment; and (2) any packaging or product in packaging that includes such an additive, beginning 48 months after this Act's enactment.  Sets allowable concentration levels for the incidental presence of lead in such packaging. Prohibits the sale or promotion of packaging exceeding such levels. Authorizes the Administrator to exempt from such requirements:  (1) packaging manufactured prior to this Act's enactment date; and (2) packaging to which lead has been added to comply with Federal, State, or local health or safety requirements.  Requires certificates of compliance with lead requirements to be retained by packaging manufacturers or distributors and made available to purchasers. Prohibits the manufacture, import, or distribution in commerce of food cans containing more than .2 percent lead by dry weight. Prohibits the importing, manufacturing, processing, or distributing in commerce of foils for wine bottles containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight.  Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delay the application of such requirements under certain conditions. Prohibits the sale of leaded gasoline at a price lower than that of unleaded gasoline sold at the same establishment.  Prohibits, within six months of this Act's enactment, the sale of leaded gasoline for use in motor vehicles (other than farm vehicles) in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area with a 1980 population of 250,000 persons or more.  Makes it unlawful, effective January 1, 1992, to sell, dispense, transport, or introduce into commerce any leaded gasoline. Requires the Administrator to extend such deadline annually for three years if such prohibition reduces the availability of such gasoline for farm vehicles and alternatives to such gasoline for farm vehicles are unavailable. Exempts from lead  content requirements:  (1) paint used by artists; (2) products used for medical purposes; (3) products used in connection with national security; (4) products used in the nuclear industry; and (5) products used in the mining industry to determine the presence of noble metals in geological materials. Directs persons manufacturing, processing, or importing any product containing more than .1 percent lead by dry weight to submit specified information to the Administrator.  Exempts owners or operators of recycling facilities and manufacturers, processors, or importers of lead-acid batteries from such requirement.  Requires the Administrator to update, and publish a compilation of, such information.  Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on such information and on recommendations for minimizing the release of lead into the environment and preventing human exposure to lead.  Permits persons submitting inventory information to claim such information as confidential. Sets forth provisions concerning confidentiality of applications. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations that provide for the labeling of products (other than lead-acid batteries) that pose a risk of human exposure to lead.  Requires the labeling of toys and recreational game pieces that are collectible items and scale models to disclose that such items contain lead and are not suitable for children. Prohibits:  (1) the placement into landfills and incineration of lead-acid batteries; and (2) the disposal of such batteries other than by recycling in accordance with this Act. Prohibits the disposal of batteries except by delivery to:  (1) battery retailers or wholesalers; (2) regulated lead smelters or collection or recycling facilities; or (3) automotive dismantlers.  Sets forth specified delivery and disposal requirements for battery retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Directs battery retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers to accept from customers used batteries of the same type, and in an approximately equal quantity to, the batteries sold.  Requires battery retailers to post notices in public areas of retail establishments that:  (1) state that it is illegal to throw away motor vehicle or lead-acid batteries; (2) state that Federal law requires battery retailers to accept used batteries for recycling and allows a person to give used batteries to battery collectors, recyclers, or processors or to automotive dismantlers; and (3) encourage recycling of used batteries.  Prescribes civil penalties for violations of notice requirements. Makes it unlawful to sell a lead-acid battery that does not bear a permanent label stating that:  (1) the battery contains lead; and (2) Federal law requires recycling and the seller must accept the return.  Permits the Administrator to issue warnings and citations for noncompliance with battery labeling and notice requirements.  Permits the export of lead-acid batteries for purposes of recycling. Directs the Administrator to undertake a program to promote monitoring, detection, and abatement of lead-based paint and other lead exposure hazards.  Requires the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to establish:  (1) standards for laboratory analysis of lead in paint films, soil, and dust; and (2) certification programs to assure the quality and consistency of such analyses, unless voluntary accreditation programs are operating nationwide.  Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to establish parallel standards and certification programs for laboratory analysis of lead in blood. Requires the Secretary of Labor to develop minimum core curricula for technical training courses for lead-based paint abatement workers, supervisors, designers, inspectors, and building owners.  Provides that such courses shall address factors associated with lead testing and abatement in various types of housing units.  Authorizes the Secretary to evaluate such programs and to encourage State certification programs or the development of national proficiency tests. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to evaluate and develop standards and testing protocols for emerging products and techniques for detecting lead in paint films and dust. Directs the Administrator to report to the Congress on the efficacy and effectiveness of various abatement and management techniques in reducing lead dust levels. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program and develop standards for the evaluation of products and procedures for encapsulating or removing lead-based paint.  Directs the Administrator to publish a list of products and procedures that meet performance standards. Requires the Administrator to issue guidelines for the management of lead-based paint debris.  Prohibits the funding of travel of EPA employees outside the United States unless such guidelines are issued. Requires the Administrator to undertake a research project on lead exposure in children who have elevated blood lead levels or other indicators of elevated lead body burden. Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator to conduct a long-term research study on the sources of lead exposure in construction workers. Requires the Administrator to sponsor public education and outreach activities to increase awareness of the scope and severity of lead poisoning from household sources, potential exposure to lead in schools and day care centers, and the need for abatement and management action. Directs the Administrator to issue guidelines concerning the action levels for lead in soil. Directs the Administrator to appoint a Coordinator for Lead Activities. Requires the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education for purposes of establishing Centers for the Prevention of Lead Poisoning.  Limits the Federal share of Center operation costs.  Limits grants to two-year periods. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to:  (1) encourage State public health officials to report blood-lead measurements to the Director; and (2) report to the Congress on the status of such reporting and the feasibility and desirability of instituting a national requirement for mandatory pre-school blood-lead screening. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary, acting through the Director, to establish a blood-lead laboratory reference project to assist State and local governments in establishing and improving the quality of laboratory measurements performed for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs. Requires the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to update a report submitted pursuant to the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 to include information on childhood and adult lead poisoning and estimates of adverse health outcomes associated with lead exposure. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a food to be adulterated if:  (1) it is packaged in a container containing solder or another ingredient with a lead content greater than .2 percent by dry weight; or (2) it is ceramic ware and the ability of such ceramic ware to leach lead does not conform with standards for ceramic ware established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Requires the Secretary to establish standards and testing procedures with respect to lead in ceramic ware. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T17:12:38Z,
101-s-2643,101,s,2643,"Federal Paper Separation, Recycling, and Waste Source Reduction Act of 1990",Environmental Protection,1990-05-16,1990-05-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV]",NV,D,B000993,1,"Federal Paper Separation, Recycling, and Waste Source Reduction Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate guidelines requiring:  (1) high-grade paper generated at Federal offices with over 50 full-time employees to be separated at the source, separately collected, and sold for recycling; and (2) all other recyclable paper to be collected and sold for recycling.  Authorizes such offices to establish revolving funds and to deposit proceeds from the sale of paper for recycling in the funds.  Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to ensure that the same actions are taken in the Congress. Directs the Administrator to establish requirements for procuring agencies described in the Solid Waste Disposal Act for the procurement of paper meeting specified minimum recycled content standards.  Exempts procuring agencies from such requirements under specified conditions. Directs the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate to ensure that paper meeting minimum recycled content standards is used in the Congress.  Requires paper purchased under contracts procuring 10,000 pounds or more of paper to meet such standards. Directs the Public Printer, in providing services to the Congress, to ensure that the Government Printing Office uses paper meeting such standards. Requires the Administrator to study methods of waste source reduction in Federal procurement practices and to promulgate guidelines for practicable source reduction methods.  Directs the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate to ensure that waste source reduction practices are implemented in the Congress.",2025-08-26T17:27:43Z,
101-sjres-317,101,sjres,317,"A joint resolution to designate the week of October 14, 1990, through October 20, 1990, as ""National Radon Action Week"".",Environmental Protection,1990-05-16,1990-10-22,Became Public Law No: 101-451.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,56,"Designates the week of October 14 through October 20, 1990, as National Radon Action Week.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
101-hr-4824,101,hr,4824,To authorize a one-year demonstration program to provide grants to States and localities for community recycling projects.,Environmental Protection,1990-05-15,1990-06-05,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]",OH,D,T000350,13,Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to States and political subdivisions for community recycling projects.  Authorizes such grants to be used for new or improved projects that promote solid waste recycling.  Limits the Federal share of the total costs of such projects.  Requires grant funding to be allocated equally among the EPA regional offices.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-s-2625,101,s,2625,Pesticide Health and Safety Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-15,1990-05-15,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]",CT,D,L000304,2,"Pesticide Health and Safety Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to expand the definition of certified, private, and commercial applicators to include individuals who use registered (currently, restricted use) pesticides. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to limit the distribution or use of an unregistered pesticide to prevent adverse human health effects. Directs the Administrator to publish standards for neurotoxic information required to support pesticide registrations.  Requires public health effects to be considered for the approval of a registration. Directs the Administrator to publish guidelines on the manner in which to calculate the benefits of a pesticide.  Requires the Administrator to consider only whether the denial of a registration will cause major disruptions in the nutritional balance of children or adults or adversely affect the quality or safety of the food supply. Directs persons engaging in the private application (currently, commercial), sale, or distribution of any registered (currently, restricted use) pesticide to maintain records and make reports concerning the application for purposes of Federal certification.  Requires certification standards to provide that the certified individual is competent with respect to integrated pest management practices. Revises cancellation provisions to require the Administrator to cancel a pesticide registration if:  (1) there are concerns that the pesticide causes adverse environmental or human health effects; or (2) the pesticide is not in compliance with FIFRA requirements.  Requires the Administrator to review scientific information prior to issuing a proposed cancellation order and to base the cancellation decision on exposure data. Sets forth required contents of proposed cancellation orders and comment and review procedures for such orders.  Requires the Administrator, if no comments opposing a proposed order have been received or if no changes are made to comply with registration conditions, to issue a final order cancelling registration, denying an application for registration, or changing the classification of the pesticide.  Sets forth required contents of final orders.  Requires all cancellation proceedings to be concluded within two years of the date the proposed order is published.  Revokes tolerances for which final orders have been issued.  Authorizes the Administrator to issue regulations to account for unavoidable residual environmental contamination existing after such revocation.  Sets forth judicial review procedures. Authorizes any person to petition the Administrator for the suspension, cancellation, application denial, or reclassification of a pesticide.  Sets forth reconsideration procedures. Authorizes the Administrator to summarily deny registration, amendment, or exemption applications for pesticides that have been subject to final orders cancelling or denying registration or changing classification unless the applicant presents substantial new evidence which affects the order. Sets forth reconsideration procedures. Directs the Administrator, if a pesticide cannot be cancelled pursuant to specified FIFRA cancellation criteria, to reclassify one or more uses of the pesticide for prescription use only.  Provides that the prescription use classification shall require a certified pest control expert to inspect the setting in which the pesticide is to be applied to document the presence of the target pest and determine that no other pest control option is available.  Provides for review of reclassifications in the appropriate Court of Appeals. Authorizes the Administrator to issue an order suspending a pesticide registration if the pesticide may cause adverse environmental or health effects.  (Current law authorizes suspensions to prevent an imminent hazard.) Provides for an automatic termination of a suspension order within 180 days of issuance unless a proposed cancellation order has been published.  Authorizes the continued sale or use of existing stocks of a suspended pesticide unless such use may cause adverse environmental or health effects.  Permits the Administrator to terminate a suspension order at any time.  Sets forth judicial review procedures. Requires registrations of pesticides registered before November 1,1984, to automatically expire:  (1) 19 years after the active ingredient was first registered; or (2) nine years after a date determined by the Administrator that products containing the ingredient are eligible for reregistration, whichever is later.  Sets forth an expiration date of 15 years after the initial registration for pesticides registered after October 31, 1984. Requires registrations of pesticides containing more than one active ingredient to expire:  (1) 15 years after the earliest registration for an active ingredient in the formulation; or (2) nine years after a date determined by the Administrator that pesticides containing one of the active ingredients in the product are eligible for reregistration, whichever is later. Provides for the subsequent expiration of all pesticide registrations every nine years after the most recent expiration. Requires tolerances to expire concurrently with registrations. Authorizes the continuation of tolerances for up to two years to ensure that agricultural products already in commerce can be sold.  Permits the sale and use of existing stocks of expired pesticides for up to one year following the expiration, subject to certain conditions. Sets forth provisions concerning registration renewals. Establishes a reregistration and neurotoxicity and other research fund.  Provides for the assessment of registration fees and the deposit of such fees into the fund. Authorizes the Administrator to require pesticide exporters and importers, applicants for, or holders of, experimental use permits, pesticide testing facilities, or holders of regulated pesticides to maintain certain records.  Requires:  (1) commercial and private applicators to keep specified records; and (2) pesticide dealers to keep records of each sale or distribution of a registered pesticide. Revises provisions concerning a scientific advisory panel. Authorizes the Administrator (current law requires), when establishing or approving standards for licensing or certification, to establish separate standards for commercial and private applicators.",2025-08-26T17:25:06Z,
101-hr-4803,101,hr,4803,"To amend title II of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 as amended, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1991 and 1992.",Environmental Protection,1990-05-10,1990-05-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography and Great Lakes.,House,"Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]",NJ,D,R000383,0,"Amends title II (monitoring and research programs for ocean and coastal dumping) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations through FY 1992.",2024-02-07T15:21:41Z,
101-hr-4804,101,hr,4804,Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act,Environmental Protection,1990-05-10,1990-08-01,Executive Comment Received from USDA.,House,"Rep. Saiki, Patricia [R-HI-1]",HI,R,S000014,1,"Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act - Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to design and implement a program to control the spread of, and ultimately eradicate, the brown tree snake from the American Pacific islands.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:28:45Z,
101-s-2604,101,s,2604,Minor Use Pesticides Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-10,1990-05-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.,Senate,"Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL]",FL,D,G000352,6,"Minor Use Pesticides Act of 1990 - Title I:  Registration of Pesticides for Agricultural Minor Uses - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to authorize agricultural producers, in the case of pesticides registered for minor agricultural uses, to waive any liability incurred with respect to the use of such pesticides for the pesticide registrants. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce or waive registration fees for such pesticides if the fees would reduce their availability. Requires the Administrator, in the case of such pesticides, to take specified administrative actions if the cancellation or amendment of the registration of such pesticides would adversely affect availability. Provides for transfers of registrations of such pesticides (subject to the Administrator's approval), in lieu of cancelling or amending the registration, unless the use of the pesticides would pose adverse environmental effects. Directs the Administrator to identify pests affecting minor use crops that must be brought under control and control measures for such pests.  Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually to the Administrator on:  (1) such pests and control measures; (2) areas of pest control at risk of losing effectiveness due to an insufficient number of registered pesticides or pest resistance; and (3) research efforts to develop pest control to address such areas.  Directs the Administrator to develop integrated pest management approaches to respond to the needs of producers who use pesticides for minor agricultural uses. Title II:  Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4 Program) - Requires the Secretary to establish an Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4 to assist in the collection of residue and efficacy data in support of: (1) registration or reregistration of minor use pesticides under FIFRA; and (2) tolerances for residues of minor use chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.  Directs the Secretary to:  (1) develop analytical techniques applicable to residues of minor use pesticides; and (2) participate in research aimed at reducing such residues.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:26:41Z,
101-hr-4767,101,hr,4767,To improve the water quality of the water flowing from the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Colorado.,Environmental Protection,1990-05-09,1990-06-14,See H.R.2567.,House,"Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]",CO,R,H000444,3,"Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) design, construct, operate, and maintain a water treatment plant for the Leadville Mine in Colorado; and (2) install concrete lining on the rehabilitated portion of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel. Specifies that:  (1) such treatment plant shall be designed and constructed to treat the quantity and quality of effluent historically discharged from such Tunnel and to meet requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (2) design, construction, operation, and maintenance costs of the works authorized by this Act shall be nonreimbursable. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) submit the plans for design and operation of the works to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Colorado prior to initiation of construction in order to obtain their views; and (2) notify the Congress that the discharge will meet specified standards.  Makes the Secretary responsible for the operation, maintenance, and replacement of the water treatment plant. Authorizes the Secretary to formulate and implement a program for the restoration of fish and wildlife resources of those portions of the Arkansas River basin affected by the effluent discharged from the Tunnel.  Requires the Secretary to submit a copy of the proposed program to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
101-hres-389,101,hres,389,Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that the sponsors and participants of the first National Conference on Environmental Sensitivity in Construction should be commended.,Environmental Protection,1990-05-09,1990-06-05,Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.,House,"Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5]",TN,D,C000503,0,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the First National Conference on Environmental Sensitivity in Construction should be commended for bringing to public attention the need to design and build with environmentally sensitive methods and materials and to reuse existing structures that are healthy and environmentally sensitive alternatives to current construction methods and materials.,2024-02-05T14:30:09Z,
101-hr-4738,101,hr,4738,Nontidal Wetlands Protection Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-08,1990-05-21,Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.,House,"Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1]",MD,D,D000593,1,Nontidal Wetlands Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize States with approved wetlands management plans to issue permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material onto wetlands.  Requires the Secretary of the Army to transfer permit administration authorities to such States. Permits States to submit wetlands management plans to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for approval. Sets forth plan approval procedures.  Prohibits approval of a plan unless the plan:  (1) identifies all State wetlands based upon categories established under this Act and the watersheds within which each wetland area is located; (2) satisfies specified permit and compensation mitigation requirements; (3) designates a State official as the State Wetlands Management Administrator; and (4) is developed in consultation with the Administrator and the Secretary and meets this Act's requirements. Establishes wetlands categories and sets forth specified discharge permit and compensation mitigation requirements for each category. Provides for the biennial review of State wetlands management plans.  Requires the Administrator to revoke a State's authority to administer permits if the State's plan review is unsatisfactory.,2025-08-26T17:26:23Z,
101-hr-4747,101,hr,4747,National Solid Waste Research and Measurement Standardization Act,Environmental Protection,1990-05-08,1990-05-08,"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.",House,"Rep. Henry, Paul B. [R-MI-5]",MI,R,H000514,0,"National Solid Waste Research and Measurement Standardization Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), acting through the EPA Office of Solid Waste, to conduct research on, and establish uniform standards for, solid waste measurements and terminology.  Requires the Administrator, using such measurements and terminology, to develop and maintain a data base on solid waste.  Sets forth information to be included in the  data base.  Requires 1986 solid waste data to be used as a baseline against which future data can be compared.",2025-08-26T17:26:51Z,
101-s-2593,101,s,2593,Lead Ban Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-08,1990-06-27,Subcommittee on Toxic Substances and Environmental. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-836.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,3,"Lead Ban Act of 1990 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to report to the Congress on the administration of specified provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act relating to lead in drinking water coolers and enforcement. Title I:  Reduction of Lead in the Environment - Requires the Administrator to issue regulations to prevent the inadvertent or unlawful use of lead solders by individuals installing or repairing public water systems or plumbing in facilities providing water for human consumption that are connected to such systems. Directs the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on the extent to which the use of lead alloys in the manufacture of faucets and fittings can be reduced or eliminated.  Requires the Administrator to issue regulations for such reduction or elimination if necessary to protect human health. Directs the Administrator to issue regulations prohibiting the sale or introduction into commerce of leaded gasoline for motor vehicles. Requires the Administrator to establish a program to encourage States to recycle lead storage batteries.  Directs the Administrator to collect fees from lead battery manufacturers and importers for each battery sold or imported.  Establishes the Lead Contaminant Reduction Account and provides for the deposit of such fees in the Account.  Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States for lead battery recycling programs.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Administrator to prohibit:  (1) the use in food processing and marketing of containers with leaded solder seams and the use of lead in chemical compounds applied to foods; and (2) the use of lead in the manufacturing of cosmetics. Directs the Administrator to establish standards and testing procedures with respect to lead in ceramic ware. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct research on strategies to reduce the risk of lead contamination from paint to accelerate the process of lead paint removal in a safe, cost-effective, and efficient manner.  Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Lead in Packaging and Packaging Components - Prohibits the sale or promotion of packaging, packaging components, and products containing additives to which lead has been intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution.  Sets limits for the incidental presence of lead in packaging or packaging components.  Prohibits the sale or promotion of packaging or packaging components with concentrations of lead exceeding such limits. Requires packaging or packaging component manufacturers or distributors to furnish to purchasers certificates of compliance stating that the packaging is in compliance with this Act. Title III:  Miscellaneous - Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.  Authorizes the Administrator to exempt from this Act's requirements:  (1) packaging or packaging components manufactured prior to this Act's enactment date; and (2) packaging or packaging components to which lead has been added to comply with health or safety requirements of Federal law.",2025-08-26T17:28:32Z,
101-s-2594,101,s,2594,Great Lakes and Coastal Sediment Assessment and Restoration Act,Environmental Protection,1990-05-08,1990-05-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,"Great Lakes and Coastal Sediment Assessment and Restoration Act - Establishes a National Contaminated Sediment Task Force. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to survey and report to the Congress on data regarding bottom sediment contamination in the Great Lakes and U.S. coastal waters.  Requires the Administrator to conduct a program to further identify and monitor contaminated sediments in such waters. Directs the Administrator to conduct research on the restoration of contaminated sediments.  Requires the Administrator and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to conduct or assist research on: (1) the nature and behavior of sediments; (2) the effects of sediment contamination on water quality, aquatic life, and human health; and (3) possible methods for management of contaminated sediment. Directs the Administrator to publish criteria and information on contaminants in Great Lakes and coastal waters sediment.  Requires such criteria to provide information on the impacts of contaminants on human health and the aquatic environment.  Permits any person to petition for the development of criteria for a sediment contaminant.  Requires the Administrator to promulgate:  (1) numerical standards for Great Lakes and coastal sediment quality; and (2) sediment standards for contaminants for which criteria are published. Directs the Administrator to publish guidelines for the restoration and management of contaminated sediment.  Sets forth guideline requirements and provides for the review and revision of such guidelines every five years. Requires the Assistant Secretary, for any project to be conducted in the Great Lakes or coastal waters with funds from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, to conduct sediment tests to determine the presence of contaminants in concentrations exceeding standards under this Act in sediments to be dredged.  Directs the Assistant Secretary to expand project scopes and boundaries to include contaminated sediment that is adjacent to, or within 2,500 feet of the outer boundary of, the area to be dredged.  Requires the Assistant Secretary to prepare Sediment Restoration Project Statements for projects with contaminated areas. Directs the Administrator to identify sediment restoration projects to demonstrate the development of innovative and effective sediment restoration technology and practices.  Requires such projects to be located in Great Lakes and coastal waters sites other than sites for projects funded by the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.  Provides that at least one project shall be in:  (1) the Great Lakes; (2) the coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico; and (3) Onondaga Lake, New York.  Requires the Assistant Secretary to prepare Sediment Restoration Project Statements pursuant to the identification of such projects. Sets forth requirements for Sediment Restoration Project Statements.  Provides for public review and comment on Statements. Requires Statements to be submitted to the Administrator and Governors of affected States for approval. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize amounts to be appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund out of the Contaminated Sediment Account for implementing this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a Contaminated Sediment Account within the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and to require eight percent of Fund moneys to be deposited in the Account. Considers sediment projects to be Federal activities for purposes of permit requirements and State certifications under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:25:01Z,
101-s-2571,101,s,2571,Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1990,Environmental Protection,1990-05-03,1990-05-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.,Senate,"Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN]",TN,D,G000321,1,"Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 to require the Director of the National Science Foundation to:  (1) prepare and annually update a waste management plan for wastes produced or disposed of in Antarctica by U.S. citizens; and (2) issue regulations requiring U.S. citizens engaged in activities in Antarctica to comply with specified waste disposal practices. Requires the Director to establish a long-term program for the removal of specified wastes produced or disposed of in Antarctica by U.S. citizens. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue regulations:  (1) requiring all vessels engaged in U.S. activities in Antarctica, including tourist expeditions, to be equipped with compaction, storage, and incineration facilities (or stockpiling facilities for vessels not capable of being fitted with waste disposal facilities); and (2) prohibiting U.S. citizens from employing any vessel in Antarctica unless such vessel contains such facilities. Makes it unlawful for any individual in charge of a vessel or any U.S. citizen employing a vessel in Antarctica to:  (1) intentionally discharge oil or dispose of plastic in the Antarctic marine environment; (2) dispose of dunnage, lining, or packing materials less than 25 nautical miles from the closest land or ice shelf; (3) dispose of food waste or other garbage less than 12 nautical miles from the closest land or ice shelf; or (4) discharge sewage within 12 nautical miles of the closest land or ice shelf.  Prescribes civil penalties for disposal violations or for violations of waste disposal facility requirements.  Makes vessels committing disposal violations or violations concerning compliance with specified international shipping conventions liable in rem for such penalties. Requires all vessels supporting U.S. activities in Antarctica to comply with specified international conventions relating to pollution prevention and ship safety. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations requiring all vessels supporting U.S. activities in Antarctica and all U.S. facilities in Antarctica where oil is stored to have contingency plans and the capability and equipment to respond, prevent, and clean up oil spills.  Makes such parties liable for the removal of oil and for the restoration of any natural resources, specially-protected areas, or sites of special scientific interest. Prescribes civil penalties if such restoration is not feasible. Requires the President to direct the Secretary of State to initiate actions within the International Maritime Organization to secure designation of the waters south of 60 degrees south latitude as a special area under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973 and the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto. Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to develop and implement an environmental monitoring program for Antarctica. Requires regulations promulgated pursuant to the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 to include requirements for specially-protected areas. Requires the Director to issue regulations designating as a pollutant any substance which is liable, if introduced into Antarctica, to:  (1) create health hazards or harm living resources; or (2) damage amenities or interfere with other legitimate uses of Antarctica.  Provides for the issuance of permits to regulate the discharge of such pollutants into the Antarctic environment by U.S. citizens. Applies the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to all Federal activities in Antarctica. Requires the Secretary of State, before submitting the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities to the Senate for ratification, to prepare an environmental impact statement on the Convention. Sets forth provisions concerning citizen suits. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:27:43Z,