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| 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, Stat… | 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 … | 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… | 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 … | 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)… | 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 pro… | 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 v… | 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 disp… | 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 fo… | 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; (… | 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 E… | 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 penal… | 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 d… | 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 envir… | 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 as… | 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 ac… | 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 g… | 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 batterie… | 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 producer… | 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 producer… | 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 … | 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. Auth… | 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… | 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 pa… | 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 ade… | 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 comm… | 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 wit… | 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… | 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 sa… | 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 s… | 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 regulati… | 2025-08-26T17:27:43Z |
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