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| 102-s-3374 | 102 | s | 3374 | Lake Tahoe Water Quality Protection Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-08 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] | CA | R | S000269 | 0 | Lake Tahoe Water Quality Protection Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish a continuing comprehensive water quality assessment and management program for Lake Tahoe (California and Nevada); and (2) enter into an agreement with, and award a grant to, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out such program. Requires the Administrator, as part of the program, to establish an ongoing research program for Lake Tahoe and the associated basin by entering into an agreement with, and awarding a grant to, Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada. Requires the research program to provide for water quality monitoring and assessment. Directs the Administrator, with the approval of the Governors of California and Nevada, to award water pollution control and prevention grants to political subdivisions located within the Lake Tahoe basin. Authorizes grants for the planning and construction of treatment works and facilities to control or prevent pollution from stormwater and other nonpoint source discharges to Lake Tahoe. Requires grant recipients to pay 25 percent of the costs of such projects. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:33Z | |
| 102-hr-6199 | 102 | hr | 6199 | Voluntary Environmental Response Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-06 | 1992-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] | NY | R | L000243 | 0 | Voluntary Environmental Response Act of 1992 - Applies this Act to any facility where there has been a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance into the environment. Makes this Act inapplicable to: (1) any portion of a facility with respect to which a Record of Decision has been issued by the President under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); (2) any portion of a facility with respect to which an administrative or judicial order or consent decree requiring remedial action has been issued under CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act, or the Safe Drinking Water Act; (3) any land disposal unit for which a closure notification under RCRA has been submitted and closure requirements have been specified; or (4) any portion of a facility with respect to which a corrective action permit or order has been issued, modified, or amended. Authorizes States to apply to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer the voluntary response program under this Act, subject to certain requirements. Permits any person to submit a notification of intent to conduct a voluntary response and requires such person to agree to pay the direct costs incurred by the Administrator or the State in reviewing the response action plan overseeing the response. Directs the Administrator to establish procedures for arbitration of disputes concerning reimbursement of costs. Requires persons intending to perform responses to: (1) conduct a facility investigation which assesses specified factors that are necessary to determine an appropriate response to a release; and (2) set forth such response in a response action plan to be submitted with the facility investigation report to the Administrator or the State. Sets forth response action plan approval procedures. Provides for waivers of response requirements if: (1) compliance with response standards under this Act will result … | 2025-08-26T15:14:27Z | |
| 102-s-3352 | 102 | s | 3352 | Environmental Innovation Research Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-06 | 1992-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 0 | Environmental Innovation Research Act of 1992 - Establishes an Office for the Development of Critical Environmental Technology in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires the EPA Administrator, acting through the Office Director, to: (1) carry out a critical environmental technology research program; and (2) conduct an environmental innovation research program. Requires the heads of covered Federal agencies (agencies for which more than $50,000,000 per fiscal year is made available for environmental research and development or cleanup) to establish research programs for the commercialization of critical environmental technology to: (1) further the progress of cleanup and pollution prevention activities; and (2) avoid future pollution and cleanup problems. Directs such agencies to set aside funding for such programs. Sets forth phases of such programs and authorizes agreements with private businesses to carry out such research. Requires the Office Director to compile an annotated list of critical environmental technologies and provide for periodic list updates. Establishes a Critical Environmental Technology Task Force to coordinate the distribution of critical environmental technology and data, review research proposals, and ensure complementary research efforts. Directs the heads of covered Federal agencies to report annually to the Director on funding agreements under the environmental technology program and the percentage of successful commercialization efforts in critical environmental technology. Requires the Administrator to promulgate guidelines for Federal environmental innovation research programs. Directs the Administrator to survey and monitor all phases of the research programs of covered agencies. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:13:41Z | |
| 102-hconres-381 | 102 | hconres | 381 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the use of selective Inspection and Maintenance (I&M) programs as part of State implementation plans under the Clean Air Act. | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-05 | 1992-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] | TX | R | B000213 | 0 | Declares that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should modify regulations that implement the Clean Air Act to permit any State in nonattainment to adopt a State Implementation Plan that relies on a selective inspection and maintenance program. States that such program should focus on how best to locate and repair that proportion of the fleet that causes the majority of pollution. Declares that States should adopt the most cost-effective method of locating and fixing gross polluters. States that EPA regulations under such Act should provide that States that opt for a selective program will receive credits that are no less than the actual pollution reduction achieved by such a program and that they may rely on actual data accumulated during the program in determining the reduction achieved. Declares that such regulations should require States to compile information gained through methods of on-road testing and that an individual panel of experts should evaluate such information to report on emission status and trends and the effectiveness of vehicle emission control activities and make recommendations to correct deficiencies and enhance capabilities of EPA's mobile source emission models. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-6134 | 102 | hr | 6134 | Endangered Species Act Reform Amendments of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 22 | Endangered Species Act Reform Amendments of 1992 - Title I: Ensuring the Integrity of the Listing, Critical Habitat Designation, and Consultation Processes - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (the Act) with respect to improved data collection and analysis, peer review, equal access to judicial review, recognition of State, local, and international activities, priority for species preservation, critical habitat designation, and consultation processes. Title II: Providing Significance to the Recovery Planning Process - Amends the Act with respect to ensuring the preparation and use of timely, comprehensive, and effective recovery plans. Requires either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested, to report biennially to specified congressional committees on the status of: (1) efforts to develop and implement recovery plans for listed endangered and threatened species; and (2) all species for which such plans have been developed. Title III: Ensuring that the Compliance Procedures and Standards for Private Landowners and Other non-Federal Persons Are Not More Burdensome, Time-Consuming, or Costly than Those Applicable to Federal Agencies - Amends the Act to: (1) make consultation procedures for Federal agencies available to private landowners and other non-Federal agencies available to private landowners and other non-Federal individuals and entities; (2) include permit or license applicants in consultations concerning Federal agency actions; (3) authorize the issuance of general permits for private and other non-Federal activities which have minimal effect on species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (4) facilitate the application for, and processing and issuance of, conservation plans for endangered or threatened species; (5) define the "take prohibition" for application in accordance with the intent of the Congress and in a manner providing more precise guidance to all parties wishing to avoid its violation and possible sanctions; (6… | 2025-08-26T15:16:48Z | |
| 102-s-3341 | 102 | s | 3341 | Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biomonitoring Use Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-05 | 1992-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | 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 whole effluent toxicity test shall not result in a violation finding. 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. | 2025-08-26T15:18:01Z | |
| 102-hr-6116 | 102 | hr | 6116 | Solid Waste Transfer Permitting Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-03 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | A000022 | 0 | Solid Waste Transfer Permitting Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations governing the placement and operation of solid waste transfer stations, including standards governing the proximity of stations to water resources and residential areas and permit requirements. Defines "solid waste transfer station" as any facility where shipments of solid waste are held during the course of transportation for transfer to another facility for disposal or resource recovery. | 2025-08-26T15:16:47Z | |
| 102-hr-6123 | 102 | hr | 6123 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the preparation of economic impact analyses with respect to certain actions to protect endangered species and threatened species, to provide compensation for economic losses incurred under that Act, and to authorize appropriations to carry out that Act through fiscal year 1997. | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-03 | 1992-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-20] | CA | R | T000188 | 0 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit a Federal official or employee from enforcing or implementing a designation of critical habitat, a protective regulation, or a recovery plan without the preparation and publication of an economic impact analysis. Provides for: (1) the limitation of economic losses resulting from the listing of a species as endangered or threatened; and (2) compensation for loss or diminishment in value. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such Act. | 2021-06-02T15:12:36Z | |
| 102-s-3304 | 102 | s | 3304 | A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to clarify application of the Act with respect to nitrogen stabilizers. | Environmental Protection | 1992-10-02 | 1992-10-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 2 | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to include nitrogen stabilizers in the definition of "pesticide." Defines a "nitrogen stabilizer" as a substance or mixture of substances that is intended, through action upon soil bacteria, to prevent or hinder the process of nitrification, denitrification, ammonia volatization, or urease production. Excludes from such definition any substance that: (1) was not registered pursuant to FIFRA prior to January 1, 1992; and (2) was used in a commercial agronomic use prior to such date, with respect to which after such date, the distributor or seller has made no specific claim relating to the prevention of hindering of the processes described in the definition. Exempts mixtures of nitrogen stabilizers and fertilizer products from registration, reregistration, experimental use permit, suspension, recordkeeping, indemnity, and export requirements if the mixture: (1) is accompanied by labeling required for nitrogen stabilizers; (2) is mixed or combined in accordance with such labeling; and (3) does not contain any active ingredient other than a nitrogen stabilizer. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 102-hr-6060 | 102 | hr | 6060 | United States-Mexico Border Environmental Zone Protection Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-30 | 1992-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] | TX | D | B001172 | 0 | United States-Mexico Border Environmental Zone Protection Act - Establishes the United States-Mexico Border Environmental Zone Protection Fund to be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate and respond to conditions which present a threat to the land, air, or water resources of the United States-Mexico border region (Border Environmental Zone). Authorizes the Administrator, whenever conditions exist which present a substantial threat to the land, air, or water resources in such region, to declare an environmental emergency. Permits the Governors of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas or the governing body of a federally recognized Indian tribe to petition for the declaration of an environmental emergency in such region. Prohibits the Administrator from declaring an emergency if the condition is within the sole jurisdiction of the International Boundary and Water Commission. Authorizes the Administrator to establish a system for information sharing and for early warning to the United States and affected States, political subdivisions, and Indian tribes of environmental problems affecting the Border Environmental Zone. Requires the Administrator to establish a United States-Mexico Border Environmental Zone Protection Advisory Committee to: (1) monitor and study environmental conditions within the Border Environmental Zone; and (2) make recommendations for ongoing environmental protection in such zone. Directs the Secretary of State, acting through the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, to conclude agreements with the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Mexico for: (1) the correction of border sanitation problems in international streams forming or crossing the boundary between the United States and Mexico; and (2) a joint response through the construction of works, repair of existing infrastructure, and other measures to correct border sanitation emergencies in such streams. Defines such… | 2025-08-26T15:16:01Z | |
| 102-hr-6062 | 102 | hr | 6062 | Environmental Education Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-30 | 1992-10-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-19] | NY | D | E000179 | 0 | Environmental Education Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a joint program to support instructional equipment and facilities for environmental science and technology. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:50Z | |
| 102-s-3290 | 102 | s | 3290 | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-30 | 1992-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 6 | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act - Establishes a Great Lakes Research Council to: (1) advise and promote the coordination of Federal research activities and ensure greater effectiveness in achieving ecosystem protection of the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; (2) prepare and provide to the Congress and other interested parties a document which includes an assessment of research activities needed to fulfill the goals of the Agreement and of existing Federal expertise in such activities and recommendations for research priorities; (3) identify topics for and participate in workshops and conferences on Great Lakes research issues; (4) make recommendations for the uniform collection of data for enhancing research and management protocols relating to the Great Lakes ecosystem; (5) advise and cooperate in the establishment of a multi-media data base for such ecosystem; and (6) ensure that findings and information regarding such research are disseminated in a timely manner. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:13:55Z | |
| 102-s-3286 | 102 | s | 3286 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for a loan program for States and political subdivisions of States. | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-29 | 1992-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA] | CA | R | S000269 | 0 | Amends the Endangered Species Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to enter into agreements with States, local governments, or groups of States or local governments to provide interest free loans for the acquisition of habitats for rare or endangered species. Authorizes the Secretary to consider the number of species involved when making a habitat agreement determination. Grants the Department of the Interior the right to assume habitat ownership. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-6033 | 102 | hr | 6033 | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-25 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] | OR | D | W000779 | 14 | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor, if requested by an affected local government or local solid waste planning unit, to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal waste in the following landfills or incinerators subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor or the affected local government: (1) landfills that begin operations after this Act's enactment date; (2) existing landfills that did not receive out-of-State municipal waste in 1991 or are not in compliance with State laws relating to design and locational standards, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure and corrective action; and (3) existing incinerators that did not receive such waste during 1991, are not in compliance with standards and monitoring requirements under the Clean Air Act, or are not in compliance with State laws relating to facility design and operations. Authorizes State Governors, if requested by an affected local government or local solid waste planning unit, to limit the amount of out-of-State municipal waste received at landfills or incinerators that received shipments of such waste during 1991 or the first six months of 1992. Permits State Governors, effective in 1993, to limit the disposal of such waste at any landfill or incinerator that receives, on an annual basis, shipments totaling more than 100,000 tons of such waste (that represents more than 30 percent of all municipal waste received during such period) by prohibiting the disposal of out-of-State waste in an annual amount greater than 30 percent of all municipal waste received during the later of 1993 or the first year in which more than 100,000 tons of out-of-State waste was received. Authorizes Governors, if requested by an affected local government or local solid waste planning unit, to further limit the disposal of such waste by reducing the 30 percent annual volume limitation to 20 percent in 1998 and 1999 and to ten pe… | 2025-08-26T15:13:55Z | |
| 102-hr-6028 | 102 | hr | 6028 | Save Florida Bay Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-24 | 1992-10-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15] | FL | R | S000303 | 20 | Save Florida Bay Act of 1992 - Requires the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to establish and coordinate an interagency committee to develop a program for facilitating the restoration of Florida Bay and to define the roles and responsibilities of each agency in facilitating that restoration. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the Chairman should include Florida Bay in the Coastal America program. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to add Florida Bay, Florida, to the list of areas mandated for priority consideration as an estuary of national significance. Mandates a study of Florida Bay problems, including those from Hurricane Andrew. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:43Z | |
| 102-hr-6004 | 102 | hr | 6004 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the deadline by which permits for discharges for municipal and industrial stormwater discharges are required until October 1, 1994. | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-23 | 1992-09-29 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] | AR | R | H000124 | 24 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend to October 1, 1994, the deadline by which: (1) a permit for stormwater discharges is required; and (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue regulations which designate stormwater discharges to be regulated to protect water quality and to establish a program to regulate designated sources. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5990 | 102 | hr | 5990 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for assessments of contaminated sediments at areas of concern in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-22 | 1992-09-29 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Nowak, Henry [D-NY-33] | NY | D | N000163 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Great Lakes National Program Office to: (1) conduct five demonstration projects of promising technologies to remedy contaminated sediments at appropriate sites; (2) conduct chemical, physical, and biological assessments of contaminated sediments at each area of concern and make recommendations on technologies to remedy contaminated sediments; and (3) report findings and recommendations to the Congress. Establishes deadlines for the publication and submission to the International Joint Commission of lakewide management plans for Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Great Lakes water quality program through FY 1999. Allocates funds for assessments and demonstration projects. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5969 | 102 | hr | 5969 | Commission on the Conservation of Biological Resources Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-17 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Hoagland, Peter [D-NE-2] | NE | D | H000652 | 0 | Commission on the Conservation of Biological Resources Act of 1992 - Establishes the National Commission on the Conservation of Biological Resources to: (1) create a plan for the development of a systematic, ongoing inventory of the biological resources of the United States; (2) identify unprotected biological resources at risk of being lost; (3) identify policies for managing public lands by Federal agencies with responsibility for natural resources; (4) identify mechanisms to coordinate activities with respect to the conservation of biological resources; (5) identify laws and programs needed to ensure conservation and sustainable use of biological resources; (6) identify early warning mechanisms needed to prevent the endangerment of genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity; (7) identify mechanisms that can be used to help communities bear the economic costs and share the benefits of plans to conserve such resources; (8) make recommendations for increasing public awareness of the importance of conserving such resources; and (9) analyze whether international approaches are conserving biological resources and the need for improving such approaches. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5959 | 102 | hr | 5959 | Office of National Environmental Technologies Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-16 | 1992-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 0 | Office of National Environmental Technologies Act - Establishes the Office of National Environmental Technologies within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) coordinate Federal environmental restoration and protection planning; (2) identify areas that need technical solutions to maintain environmental security, are not receiving product-oriented research necessary to meet those needs, and exhibit the greatest promise for the development of solutions; (3) support the development of technology having future application in environmental restoration and protection; (4) coordinate the exchange of technological information relating to environmental restoration and protection between Federal agencies and the private sector; (5) support continuing research and development of advanced technologies; (6) monitor research and development being conducted on advanced technologies by private industry; and (7) promote continuing development of a technological industrial base in the United States. Establishes an interagency advisory committee to provide information to the Office with respect to the needs and concerns of specified agencies in the field of environmental technologies. Establishes the Industry and Academia Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding general policy for the Office. Permits the EPA Administrator to transfer to the domestic private sector technology developed with the support of the Office if the technology may have potential application in private activities relating to environmental restoration and protection. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements with public or private entities to carry out Office functions, subject to certain conditions. Provides for dissemination of the results of Office research. Prohibits the making of a contract or award until the research project in question has passed a merit review. Directs the Administrator, in determining whether to make an award to a joint venture, to consider whether the joint venture has provided for approp… | 2025-08-26T15:15:00Z | |
| 102-hjres-550 | 102 | hjres | 550 | Designating the week beginning October 18, 1992, as "National Radon Action Week". | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-15 | 1992-09-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population. | House | Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] | NY | D | T000326 | 223 | Designates the week beginning October 18, 1992, as National Radon Action Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5937 | 102 | hr | 5937 | Ballona Wetlands Restoration Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-15 | 1992-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] | CA | D | A000189 | 4 | Ballona Wetlands Restoration Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to issue regulations for the expedited consideration of permit applications submitted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters at the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles, California. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a demonstration program to encourage the full restoration of such wetlands. Provides for mitigation credits to persons who conduct restoration activities. Permits credits to be used for obtaining permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material between Point Conception, California, and the Mexican border. Requires the Administrator to establish a mitigation banking system and authorizes the sale of credits to third parties with the Administrator's approval. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:55Z | |
| 102-s-3231 | 102 | s | 3231 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-09-14 | 1992-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 0 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendment to the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 - Amends the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 to set forth U.S. policy with respect to the protection of Antarctica. Revises provisions concerning prohibited acts to make it unlawful for any person (currently, U.S. citizen) to: (1) engage in any taking or harmful interference in Antarctica; (2) introduce into Antarctica any nonnative species; (3) enter any Antarctic specially protected area; or (4) discharge, dispose of, or introduce any waste or pollutant within Antarctica, except as permitted by the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Exempts from such prohibition any act committed under emergency circumstances that involves the safety of human life or of ships, aircraft, or equipment or facilities of high value or the protection of the environment. Revises requirements for the issuance of permits authorizing takings or harmful interferences or introductions of nonnative species in Antarctica. Authorizes permits to be issued to provide for unavoidable consequences of scientific activities or of the construction and operation of scientific support facilities. Adds to the list of permit requirements that such permits ensure that no more native mammals, birds, or plants are taken than are necessary to provide specimens for scientific or cultural uses. Adds to the list of requirements for permits authorizing the taking of specially protected species that such takings involve nonlethal techniques, where appropriate. Allows permits for entry into any Antarctic specially protected area to be issued only in accordance with a specified management plan. Provides that permits authorizing the importation of nonnative species shall: (1) not be issued unless allowed under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty of October 1991; (2) require such species to be removed from Antarctica and disposed of in a specified manner; (3) not permit the importation of dogs or living birds; and (4) req… | 2025-08-26T15:14:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5857 | 102 | hr | 5857 | To provide for standards for the cleanup of domestic nuclear energy industry facilities and other radiologically contaminated sites. | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate standards to protect public health, safety, and the environment from the hazards of radiologically contaminated sites. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 102-hr-5863 | 102 | hr | 5863 | Ocean Dumping Ban Improvement Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-12 | 1992-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-9] | NY | D | M000117 | 1 | Ocean Dumping Ban Improvement Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the construction or operation of any facility for the land-based management alternative of sewage sludge before the issuance: (1) by State or local authorities of a valid permit for the facility; and (2) of a final environmental impact statement for the facility pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Bars the building of such a facility within a two-mile radius of a residential neighborhood. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish guidance to assist States and local governments in siting such facilities that: (1) are protective of human health and the environment; and (2) consider the cumulative impact of the siting of multiple facilities on the health and well-being of nearby residents and local property values. Makes the prohibition on building such facilities within a two-mile radius of a residential neighborhood effective January 1, 1992, and applicable to facilities for which construction is completed after such date. | 2025-08-26T15:17:08Z | |
| 102-hr-5874 | 102 | hr | 5874 | Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-12 | 1992-10-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 0 | Brownsville Wetlands Policy Act of 1992 - Authorizes the establishment of a wetlands policy center to be maintained by the Port of Brownsville, Texas, with programs to be administered by the University of Texas at Brownsville. Requires the primary mission of the Center to be to utilize the unique wetlands property at the Port and adjacent waters to focus on wetland matters for purposes of protecting, restoring, and maintaining the Lagoon Ecosystems of the western Gulf of Mexico region. Establishes a Board of Directors to oversee the management and financial affairs of the Center. Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make grants to the Center. Authorizes the Director to enter into a long-term lease with the Port for use by the Center of wetlands property owned by the Port. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits funds appropriated pursuant to this Act to be used to relocate any of the administrative operations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from the Center for Environmental Studies and Services Building on the campus of Corpus Christi State University to the Center established by this Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5875 | 102 | hr | 5875 | National Environmental Sciences and Technology Agency Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | P000034 | 2 | National Environmental Sciences and Technology Agency Act of 1992 - Establishes the National Environmental Sciences and Technology Agency whose primary responsibility shall be to maintain a scientific and technological base to enhance environmental regulation and help U.S. industry to be more competitive. Provides for: (1) an Administrator; (2) a Deputy Administrator; (3) five Assistant Administrators; and (4) an interagency executive committee. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:19Z | |
| 102-s-3188 | 102 | s | 3188 | Florida Keys Water Quality Protection Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] | FL | D | G000352 | 0 | Florida Keys Water Quality Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue the Water Quality Program established under the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act. Requires the Administrator and the Governor of Florida to establish a Steering Committee to set guidance and policy for the implementation of the Program. Directs the Administrator to establish a Florida Keys Liaison Office in Florida to: (1) assist in the implementation of the Program and to support local, State, and Federal agencies in implementing specific action plans to carry out the Program; (2) coordinate the actions of the EPA with other Federal agencies and State and local authorities in developing strategies to protect and improve water quality in the Florida Keys; (3) make information related to the water quality in the Keys available to the public; and (4) report biennially to the Congress on the Program. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to State agencies, local governments, and nonprofit, private organizations for projects or studies to implement the Program. Provides for establishment of a Technical Advisory Committee to assist in the design and prioritization of grants and programs for scientific research and monitoring. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:17:14Z | |
| 102-s-3189 | 102 | s | 3189 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Protocol Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 1 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Protocol Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of State to appoint a U.S. officer or employee as the U.S. representative to the Committee for Environmental Protection (Committee) under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Treaty) (done at Madrid in October 1991). Makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) conduct an activity within Antarctica in a manner inconsistent with the Protocol; (2) engage in, finance, or knowingly provide assistance to any Antarctica mineral resource activity; (3) introduce a prohibited product within Antarctica (defined as polychlorinated biphenyls, nonsterile soils, polystyrene or similar packaging, pesticides, and other designated products); (4) conduct open burning, operate a landfill at a U.S. coastal facility, or operate an incinerator after December 31, 1994; (5) bring a dog into Antarctica; (6) use leaded fuel at a U.S. facility within Antarctica or in any vessel or aircraft subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (7) transport passengers to, from, or within Antarctica by a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction unless the owner or operator is required to comply with the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships; (8) discharge untreated sewage into Antarctic waters or onto Antarctic ice shelves; (9) engage in specified activities without a permit; (10) violate any terms of this Act; (11) ship, sell, purchase, import, export, or have control of a native bird, mammal, plant, invertebrate, or mineral resource which the person knows was taken in violation of this Act; (12) refuse to permit an authorized U.S. employee to board a U.S. vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction for conducting any search or inspection in connection with enforcement; or (13) interfere with any search or resist a lawful arrest or detention or interfere with such an arrest or detention. Waives the prohibition on activities conducted without a permit under emergency circumstances to prevent the loss of human life or involving the safety of a ship or aircraft. Prohibits … | 2025-08-26T15:13:31Z | |
| 102-s-3216 | 102 | s | 3216 | Long Island Sound Comprehensive Improvement Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-12 | 1992-08-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Long Island Sound Comprehensive Improvement Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the Long Island Sound to: (1) consolidate certain ongoing studies; and (2) develop a comprehensive long-range plan of improvement for the Sound that includes provisions for the control of water quality, commercial and recreational navigation, storm protection, water pollution control and remediation, beach erosion control and recreation, technical data and modeling support for the Management Conferences of the Long Island Sound Study (Study), and other areas of concern. Requires the Secretary, with respect to the Sound and its principal tributaries, to: (1) develop a three-dimensional mathematical model; and (2) construct, operate, and maintain in the State of New York a large-scale hydraulic model and, in association with that model, construct a center for public education. Directs that the models and center be available, in conjunction with any research, investigation, or study conducted by the entity concerning the Sound, for use by: (1) any Federal agency; (2) the governments of New York and Connecticut; and (3) the Study. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a reconnaissance-level plan to implement this Act, including an inventory of ongoing related studies, an examination of known water resource problems and needs, an implementation plan for locating and constructing the hydraulic model, and a framework for participation by States and the public in the investigation; and (2) report to specified congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive study, with respect to the Sound, to: (1) fully explore water resources problems; and (2) develop alternative plans that include an assessment of costs, benefits, and environmental impacts. Specifies that: (1) the principal focus of the study shall be the development of cost-effectiveness criteria against which to evaluate identified solutions to water resources problems of the Sound; and (2) the study … | 2025-08-26T15:13:39Z | |
| 102-hr-5818 | 102 | hr | 5818 | Small Lakes Restoration Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-11 | 1992-08-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5] | IN | D | J000265 | 0 | Small Lakes Restoration Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States to: (1) carry out specified procedures to restore water quality and biological integrity of small lakes; and (2) assist local entities in obtaining information to demonstrate their need for assistance for lake water quality assessment activities. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:18:22Z | |
| 102-s-3168 | 102 | s | 3168 | Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-11 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 0 | Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Act of 1992 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize the States to set aside: (1) up to ten percent of their annual grants for a special trust fund to redress public health and safety problems beyond 1995; and (2) up to 30 percent for an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment trust fund. Permits States that receive funds for acid mine drainage treatment to apply to the Secretary of the Interior for grants for such projects which do not exceed 50 percent of project costs. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5801 | 102 | hr | 5801 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-10 | 1992-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee On Insular and International Affairs. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 1 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendments to the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 - Amends the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 to set forth U.S. policy with respect to the protection of Antarctica. Revises provisions concerning prohibited acts to make it unlawful for any person (currently, U.S. citizen) to: (1) engage in any taking or harmful interference in Antarctica; (2) introduce into Antarctica any nonnative species; (3) enter any Antarctic specially protected area; or (4) discharge, dispose of, or introduce any waste or pollutant within Antarctica, except as permitted by the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Exempts from such prohibition any act committed under emergency circumstances that involves the safety of human life or of ships, aircraft, or equipment or facilities of high value or the protection of the environment. Revises requirements for the issuance of permits authorizing takings or harmful interferences or introductions of nonnative species in Antarctica. Authorizes permits to be issued to provide for unavoidable consequences of scientific activities or of the construction and operation of scientific support facilities. Adds to the list of permit requirements that such permits ensure that no more native mammals, birds, or plants are taken than are necessary to provide specimens for scientific or cultural uses. Adds to the list of requirements for permits authorizing the taking of specially protected species that such takings involve nonlethal techniques, where appropriate. Allows permits for entry into any Antarctic specially protected area to be issued only in accordance with a specified management plan. Provides that permits authorizing the importation of nonnative species shall: (1) not be issued unless allowed under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty of October 1991; (2) require such species to be removed from Antarctica and disposed of in a specified manner; (3) not permit the importation of dogs or living birds; and (4) re… | 2025-08-26T15:14:25Z | |
| 102-s-3159 | 102 | s | 3159 | Progressive Endangered Species Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 6 | Progressive Endangered Species Act of 1992 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude subspecies, distinct populations, and similarly appearing but unlisted species from its coverage. Changes the standards for determining whether species are endangered or threatened. Requires the destruction of a species to be imminent, not merely threatened. Requires overutilization to be present or imminent. Requires that consideration of natural or manmade factors affecting continued existence of a species be indicated by adequate and verifiable scientifically valid data. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make such determination solely on the basis of analysis of adequate and verifiable scientifically valid data sufficient to reach conclusions meeting reasonable scientific standards. Subjects such determinations to judicial review if sought by an affected party. Repeals the requirement that, in developing and implementing recovery plans, the Secretary give priority to species that are, or may be, in conflict with construction or other development projects or other forms of economic activity. Requires any recovery plan, among other things, to describe: (1) the costs to the Federal, State, and local governments of carrying it out; (2) the least costly alternatives for conservation; (3) the projected economic impact by economic sector; (4) identifiable economic and social benefits of conserving the species; (5) private property expected to be adversely impacted by species conservation and private property rights to be taken as a result of plan implementation, as well as the cost of compensation for the property and property rights; and (6) conflicts and potential conflicts with State laws. Prohibits any professional scientific organization or person who has been directly or indirectly involved in the petition process for the listing of a species or designation of a critical habitat from participating in the preparation of a recovery or stabilization plan for the species or receiving compensation for such p… | 2025-08-26T15:13:33Z | |
| 102-s-3164 | 102 | s | 3164 | Economic Opportunity and Environmental Improvement Through Recycling Land Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-10 | 1992-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 1 | Economic Opportunity and Environmental Improvement Through Recycling Land Act of 1992 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to carry out a program to provide for grants to local governments to demonstrate: (1) the economic feasibility of redevelopment or reuse of impacted (environmentally contaminated) sites; (2) the environmental, economic, and social benefits to distressed communities from focusing financial resources and cooperative action on the redevelopment or reuse of such sites and the beneficial impacts on patterns of community development and use of public resources of such redevelopment or reuse; (3) the feasibility of cooperative action between Federal, State, and local agencies that have jurisdiction over response actions and redevelopment or reuse of such sites; and (4) the use of response actions as an integral part of a facility redevelopment or reuse project. Limits the number of sites selected for grants to 50 and the number of sites selected in any one State to three. Sets forth non-Federal contribution requirements. Authorizes total Federal funding for a project, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the Administrator, in lieu of awarding grants to local governments, to award grants to States for the administration of the grant program under this Act. Provides for recovery of Federal assistance, subject to certain conditions, if a grant recipient recovers compensation for carrying out a response action from another person or does not initiate and complete response actions or redevelopment and reuse by certain deadlines. Excludes from impacted sites selected for grant awards by the Administrator sites: (1) on or expected to be included on the National Priority List maintained by EPA under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; and (2) controlled or to be remediated by a military department, defense agency, or the Department of Energy. Prohibits assistance under this Act for the removal or replacement of (o… | 2025-08-26T15:17:46Z | |
| 102-hres-547 | 102 | hres | 547 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Presidential commission should be established to investigate whether there has been any measurable depletion of stratospheric ozone beyond that caused by natural phenomena, whether it has been proven that the use of chloroflourocarbons damages stratospheric ozone, and whether the phaseout of chloroflourocarbons will have any effect on stratospheric ozone. | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-06 | 1992-10-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) a presidential commission should be established to investigate whether there has been any measurable depletion of stratospheric ozone beyond the seasonal variations caused by natural phenomena; (2) such commission should investigate whether it has been proven that the use of man-made chlorofluorocarbons damages stratospheric ozone and whether the phaseout of chlorofluorocarbons will have any effect on ozone levels in the stratosphere; and (3) the membership of the commission should be equally apportioned between representatives from the scientific community whose published research shows that chlorofluorocarbons have a negligible effect on ozone depletion and representatives whose research makes contrary claims. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-s-3149 | 102 | s | 3149 | Local Innovation and Coastal Protection Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-06 | 1992-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 0 | Local Innovation and Coastal Protection Act of 1992 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Director (Director) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make grants ($500,000 maximum with matching fund requirements) from the Coastal Erosion Control Fund (established by this Act) to States and qualifying communities for an erosion mitigation demonstration program. Gives grant priority to projects that: (1) have multiple location applicability; (2) broaden existing erosion control techniques; or (3) rely on natural designs rather than structural alterations. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Erosion Control Fund. Requires the Director to: (1) assess an annual five-dollar flood insurance premium mitigation surcharge to be paid into such Fund, unless the Fund's balance exceeds $15,000,000; (2) evaluate and publish a list of the most effective erosion mitigation measures; and (3) provide flood insurance rate incentives for erosion mitigation efforts. | 2025-08-26T15:18:27Z | |
| 102-hr-5766 | 102 | hr | 5766 | To require the promulgation of standards for the cleanup of radiologically contaminated sites. | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-04 | 1992-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate standards to protect public health, safety, and the environment from the hazards of radiologically contaminated sites. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 102-s-3130 | 102 | s | 3130 | Enterprise Zone Environmental Restoration Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-04 | 1992-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wofford, Harris [D-PA] | PA | D | W000665 | 0 | Enterprise Zone Environmental Restoration Act of 1992 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to award grants for environmental testing and characterization on land owned by political subdivisions of States to political subdivisions that submit approved applications and have jurisdiction over: (1) an area designated as an enterprise zone pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987; or (2) an area that receives a similar designation under any Federal law. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:44Z | |
| 102-s-3122 | 102 | s | 3122 | Gulf of Mexico Commission Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-08-03 | 1992-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] | TX | D | B000401 | 2 | Gulf of Mexico Commission Act of 1992 - Requires the President to establish a Gulf Coast Commission, upon receiving the agreement of each Gulf State Governor, for purposes of promoting the environmental and economic interests of the Gulf of Mexico by coordinating the public authorities and private organizations that are engaged in evaluating and responding to problems relating to the Gulf. Directs the Commission to prepare a plan to guide the development, use, management, and conservation of Gulf resources. Requires the Commission, as part of such plan, to make recommendations regarding: (1) improvement in the Gulf's management system; (2) cooperation among governmental entities in the Gulf region, including cooperation between the United States and Mexico; (3) the role of the U.S. Government in management and protection of Gulf resources; (4) laws or regulations relating to such resources; (5) agreements between the United States and Mexico that would positively affect such resources and mutual arrangements in legislation promulgated by the Congress and the Mexican Congress; (6) improvements to the transportation infrastructure in the Gulf; and (7) improvement and maintenance of the productivity of industries doing business in the Gulf. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5730 | 102 | hr | 5730 | Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-31 | 1992-10-01 | Executive Comment Received from Labor. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 1 | Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1992 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the importing, manufacturing, or processing of certain products exceeding a specified percentage of lead content. Exempts from lead content regulation products used: (1) for medical purposes; (2) for purposes in the paramount interest of the United States; (3) for radiation protection; (4) in the mining industry to determine the presence of noble metals in geological materials; and (5) as radiation shielding in electronic devices and in specialized electronic uses where no appropriate substitutes for lead are available. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether there are primer paints suitable for use as electrocoat or electrodeposition primers on motor vehicle parts that: (1) contain less than a specified percentage of lead; (2) have corrosion inhibition and related performance characteristics equivalent to primer paints in use for corrosion inhibition; and (3) do not pose a greater risk to human health and the environment than such primer paints. Prohibits the importing, manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of any electrocoat or electrodeposition primer paint with a lead level exceeding that identified by the Administrator if the Administrator determines that one or more primer paints meeting such characteristics exist and are economically feasible to use. Sets alternative lead content limitations on such paints if the Administrator determines that no paints meeting such characteristics exist. Sets forth similar requirements and restrictions on paints and primers for agricultural, construction, industrial, and forestry equipment and paints containing lead chromate pigments. Exempts from lead content restrictions: (1) artist paint (pursuant to a specified labeling requirement); and (2) zinc enriched industrial paint that does not exceed a specified incidental lead presence limit. Prohibits the sale or distribution in commerce of: (1) any packaging … | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 102-s-3106 | 102 | s | 3106 | A bill to extend the deadline for compliance with certain drinking water regulations, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-30 | 1992-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to extend for one year the deadline for small- and medium- size water systems that serve 10,000 or fewer customers to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to: (1) the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper; (2) phase II drinking water regulations for 26 synthetic organic chemicals and seven inorganic chemicals; and (3) phase V drinking water regulations for 18 synthetic organic chemicals and five inorganic chemicals. Requires the Administrator, with respect to such regulations, to conduct sufficient research and report to the Congress on: (1) the degree of health risks from non-compliance by small- and medium-size water systems; (2) the economic cost of compliance for the systems; and (3) other impacts on the systems. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5694 | 102 | hr | 5694 | Land and Water Conservation Fund Equity Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-24 | 1992-07-30 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Rhodes, John J., III [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | R000189 | 0 | Land and Water Conservation Fund Equity Act of 1992 - Amends the Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require the submission with the annual budget of the United States a comprehensive statement of the estimated requirements during the ensuing fiscal year for appropriation from the Fund for land acquisition by eligible Federal agencies and by States and local governments. Requires 50 percent of such requirements to be designated for Federal purposes. Sets forth requirements with respect to allocations from the Fund for State purposes, including provisions for: (1) treatment of all Indian tribes and Alaska Native Village Corporations as one State for which funds shall be apportioned accordingly; and (2) State matching requirements for multipurpose acquisitions. Requires each statewide outdoor recreation plan for FY 1995 and each year thereafter to include: (1) an assessment of the impact requested projects will have on open space areas in the region for all metropolitan areas in excess of 100,000 people; and (2) a plan for maximizing use of National Park Service technical assistance available to the State for developing such regional open space assessment and for determining the needs and priorities for projects qualified for assistance under this Act. Sets forth requirements regarding maintenance of expenditures by State and Federal grant recipients. | 2025-08-26T15:15:26Z | |
| 102-sres-326 | 102 | sres | 326 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate that a National Institutes for the Environment should be established. | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-23 | 1992-07-23 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC] | NC | D | S000055 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the National Institutes for the Environment should be established to: (1) provide a coordinated, nationwide program for establishing comprehensive environmental research priorities; and (2) support competitively awarded environmental research and training aimed at preventing and solving environmental problems. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5609 | 102 | hr | 5609 | Superfund Equitable Liability and Improved Cleanup Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-09 | 1992-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 0 | Superfund Equitable Liability and Improved Cleanup Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to revise liability provisions to make the following persons liable for costs and damages under such Act: (1) owners or operators of a site or facility if such persons should have known that disposal was likely to result in the release of a hazardous substance that would endanger public health or welfare or the environment; and (2) any person if the person violated any applicable environmental statute, plan, or order in effect at the time of disposal and the violation contributed to such endangerment or the person's action contributed to such endangerment and the person should have known that the disposal would cause such endangerment or would result in liability under common law. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations establishing numerical standards for each hazardous substance, pollutant, and contaminant. Applies such standards to remedial actions at each site on the National Priorities List unless the Administrator: (1) determines that the standards are not sufficiently protective of human health or the environment; or (2) grants a waiver of the standards at the site in response to a petition from a party responsible for cleanup at the site. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations establishing deadlines for any person who is liable with respect to a site for the completion of remedial action investigation, design, and implementation. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of deadlines. Prohibits the President from selecting the capping of a site as a remedial action unless the President determines that compliance with the numerical cleanup standards is not technologically feasible. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the amount of excess minimum taxable income upon which environmental tax is imposed (thereby making an increased amount of corporate income subject to the tax). | 2025-08-26T15:16:58Z | |
| 102-hr-5579 | 102 | hr | 5579 | Urban Environmental Initiative Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-08 | 1992-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 3 | Urban Environmental Initiative Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) study and report to the Congress on health-based State laws and standards for the cleanup of sites at which hazardous substances were released or disposed; and (2) make recommendations, as part of such study, to States on such standards, including guidance on the development of standards for sites in urban areas. Requires the Administrator to study and report to the Congress on State property transfer laws and whether such laws: (1) promote better land management practices; (2) help locate sites on which hazardous substances have been released or disposed; and (3) provide better protection for the buyer. Directs the Administrator to establish a computer data base that contains a national Superfund site inventory and includes information on any Federal action at a site or facility at which a hazardous substance was released or disposed. Requires the Administrator to: (1) prepare a list of Superfund sites located in urban areas that would be suitable for economic development ("targeted sites"); and (2) carry out a study of the effectiveness of technologies for conducting response actions at targeted sites. Authorizes the Administrator, in any case in which a person purchases a targeted site for purposes of economic development, to provide a covenant not to sue such person concerning liability to the United States under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) resulting from a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at such site. Requires such covenants to: (1) not take effect unless the person enters into an agreement to complete remedial action at the site; and (2) include an exception that allows the Administrator to sue for future liability where such liability arises out of conditions unknown at the time the Administrator enters into a remedial action agreement. Directs the Administrator, in determining which sites to give priority for… | 2025-08-26T15:18:11Z | |
| 102-hr-5534 | 102 | hr | 5534 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom. | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-02 | 1992-10-06 | See S.1704. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to enter into cooperative agreements: (1) with appropriate organizations or groups, on the basis of equal-dollar matching, in order to promote education concerning the natural and cultural resources of the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area and adjacent lands; (2) with the William O. Douglas Outdoor Classroom whereby the Secretary agrees to maintain the facilities at 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills, California, for nine years and to provide funding for Classroom programs that utilize such facilities for a maximum of nine years and whereby the Classroom agrees that at the end of the term of such agreement, all right, title, and interest in such facilities shall be donated to the United States for addition to, and operation as a part of, the Area; and (3) with the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore Foundation and the University of California at Los Angeles (jointly) for completion of an archeological survey, vegetation mapping, historical context, and history of lands within the Area. Authorizes Federal funds to be expended on non-Federal property located within the Area pursuant to any such agreement. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to require the Secretary, at the time the President submits a budget request for FY 1995, to submit to the Congress a detailed acquisition-priority list (developed with appropriate public involvement) and cost estimates for completion of acquisitions within the Area in accordance with the land-protection plan or revisions. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5546 | 102 | hr | 5546 | San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Restoration Act of 1990 | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5] | CA | D | P000197 | 8 | San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Restoration Act of 1990 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Executive Council of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary and an Office of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. Directs the Executive Council to oversee and coordinate implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the San Francisco Estuary. Requires the Director of the Office to: (1) support implementation of the Management Plan; (2) conduct or commission research and other activities necessary for strengthened implementation of the Management Plan; (3) coordinate grant, research, and planning programs; (4) coordinate activities with other Federal agencies which have jurisdiction over the Estuary, the federally approved State coastal management program for San Francisco Bay, and national and regional marine monitoring and research programs; (5) carry out the Council's public education program; and (6) convene conferences for purposes of coordinating Federal, State, and local legislative efforts to facilitate the environmental restoration of the Estuary and implementation of the Management Plan. Authorizes the Administrator, acting through the Director, to make grants for projects to implement the Management Plan. Sets forth limitations on Federal funding. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:13:31Z | |
| 102-s-2953 | 102 | s | 2953 | Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 3 | Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1976 to apply its interagency consultation provisions to U.S.-backed projects abroad. Grants standing to bring a civil suit under such Act to a person who has by study, visits, or other means demonstrated an aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, professional, recreational, or scientific interest in an endangered or threatened species. | 2025-08-26T15:14:52Z | |
| 102-s-2980 | 102 | s | 2980 | Minor Crop Protection Assistance Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-02 | 1992-07-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 17 | Minor Crop Protection Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to define "minor use" as the use of a pesticide on a commercial agricultural crop or site where: (1) the total U.S. acreage for the crop is less than 300,000 acres; (2) the acreage expected to be treated as a result of that use is less than 300,000 acres annually or the agricultural crop represents production from less than 300,000 acres annually; (3) the use does not provide sufficient economic incentive to support initial or continuing registration; and (4) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not determined that the use presents an unreasonable adverse environmental effect. Permits the Administrator, in handling the registration of a pesticide for a minor use, to waive applicable data requirements if determined that the absence of data will not prevent the Administrator from determining the incremental risk presented by the minor use and that such risk would have an unreasonable adverse environmental effect. Prohibits data that relates solely to a minor use, without the permission of the original data submitter, from being considered by the Administrator to support a minor use application by another person for ten years following the submission of the data. Terminates the exclusive use of such data if the registration is voluntarily cancelled or if the data are used to support a nonminor use. Provides for expedited review (within six months of submission) of applications to support minor use pesticide registrations. Grants registrants who make good faith requests for minor use waivers regarding required data and whose requests are denied a full time period for providing such data. Requires the Administrator, upon the request of a registrant, to extend the deadline for the production of data required solely to support a minor use pesticide up to four years if the registrant provides data to support other uses of the pesticide and a schedule to assure that the data… | 2025-08-26T15:14:24Z | |
| 102-hr-5522 | 102 | hr | 5522 | Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice. | House | Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] | HI | D | M000797 | 0 | Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992 - Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to screen all mail to Hawaii to: (1) identify and obtain a search warrant to inspect mail likely to contain any plant pest or injurious animal; (2) remove, examine, and destroy the prohibited material; (3) notify the intended recipient; and (4) determine whether the situation warrants prosecution. Increases specified Federal penalties relating to the introduction of plant or animal pests. Directs: (1) the Postmaster General to offer to enter into a two-year cooperative agreement with Hawaii to enforce specified postal restrictions on mailed plants; (2) the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to enter into similar agreements with Hawaii to enforce laws under their respective jurisdictions; and (3) the Postmaster General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of the Interior to jointy establish a public information program about the prohibitions and penalties against shipping alien species into Hawaii and other areas of the United States. | 2025-08-26T15:17:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5525 | 102 | hr | 5525 | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use the facilities of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to develop and implement a program to use drought resistant species of plants in the landscaping of public lands. | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-01 | 1992-08-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5] | CA | D | P000197 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service and utilizing the lands and facilities of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, to establish a technical assistance program in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Paul F. Romberg Tiburon Center in Marin County, California), to assist universities and nonprofit organizations in the development and implementation of projects to use drought resistant plant species which require minimal watering and upkeep in landscaping applications where the use of such species will be compatible with native plant species and will conserve scarce water resources. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-s-2919 | 102 | s | 2919 | Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-07-01 | 1992-07-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require permit applications submitted by persons who plan to construct a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility to contain assurances that the following procedures have been carried out: (1) an announcement of the intent to apply for the permit to site a hazardous waste disposal facility and the location of any property to be purchased has been published in a newspaper of general circulation before the filing of the application; (2) the applicant requested the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an advisory committee; (3) the applicant submitted to the Administrator and to the appropriate official of the host community a prospectus that details the criteria for the selection of a site and the nature of the planned facility; (4) the applicant submitted to the Administrator and the host community advisory committee a compliance history; (5) the host community advisory committee conducted at least one public meeting and hearing on the planned facility and the applicant paid the expenses associated with the hearing; (6) the applicant submitted to the Administrator a detailed analysis of the proposed site, the technologies and treatment to be used at the site, and the annual capacity of the facility; (7) the applicant submitted to the Administrator a finding by the State that requirements under State law concerning the necessity for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal in the State require the siting of additional facilities; and (8) the applicant requested the appropriate official of the host community for written consent to site the facility. Directs the Administrator, upon the request of an applicant, to establish a host community advisory committee. Requires permit applications to: (1) contain a statement by the appropriate official as to whether the consent for the facility was issued; and (2) contain assurances that the State will provide grants to the host communit… | 2025-08-26T15:13:32Z | |
| 102-hjres-519 | 102 | hjres | 519 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to protect natural resources and the environment. | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-29 | 1992-07-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Congress and the States from making or enforcing any law that would cause or contribute to the reckless pollution or degradation of the environment. | 2021-06-02T14:03:54Z | |
| 102-hr-5508 | 102 | hr | 5508 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, eligible for priority consideration under the national estuary program. | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-29 | 1992-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13] | NJ | R | S000097 | 9 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to the inclusion of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, in the National Estuary Program. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 102-s-2898 | 102 | s | 2898 | A bill to authorize a project to identify, map and assess transboundary aquifers along the border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-25 | 1992-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Geological Survey, to map each transboundary aquifer (aquifers that cross the U.S.-Mexican border). Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director, to conduct an assessment and study of each aquifer, including a study of the uses of water from each aquifer. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to quantify: (1) in any aquifer used as a drinking water source, anthropogenic pollutants present in a quantity that exceeds a standard under the Safe Drinking Water Act; and (2) in any case in which an aquifer connects with surface water, such pollutants in a quantity that exceeds a standard under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of State to enter into negotiations for an agreement with the Mexican Government to facilitate cooperation in groundwater mapping and quality assessment and remediation activities. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify the sources of anthropogenic pollutants present in a transboundary aquifer in a quantity that exceeds standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and (2) take action to ensure compliance with all Federal environmental laws. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-s-2891 | 102 | s | 2891 | A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to provide career training through the hazardous substance research center program of the Environmental Protection Agency to qualified military personnel and qualified Department of Energy personnel to enable such individuals to acquire proficiency in hazardous and radioactive waste management, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-24 | 1992-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 4 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) establish a program for qualified military and Department of Energy (DOE) personnel to enable such individuals to acquire career training in environmental engineering or environmental sciences in fields related to hazardous waste management and cleanup; and (2) implement, as part of such program, an academic program at institutions of higher education at undergraduate and graduate levels. Requires the Administrator to award grants to the hazardous substance research centers described under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to pay the full cost of the academic program. Provides funding for the program, subject to certain limitations, from amounts allocated for: (1) the EPA under CERCLA; (2) the Defense Environmental Restoration Account; and (3) DOE environmental cleanup activities. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5448 | 102 | hr | 5448 | Interstate Solid Waste Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-22 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-6] | MI | D | C000178 | 0 | Interstate Solid Waste Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make it lawful for any State to exclude from treatment, storage, or disposal solid waste from any other State which does not have a substantially equivalent State law promoting or requiring the recycling of any portion of the solid waste products involved. Includes within such laws a law prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or introduction into commerce of nonreturnable beverage containers with respect to which no refundable money deposit is required by the consumer. | 2025-08-26T15:16:37Z | |
| 102-hr-5459 | 102 | hr | 5459 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Protocol Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-22 | 1992-09-29 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-932, Part I. | House | Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | J000256 | 11 | Antarctic Environmental Protection Protocol Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of State to appoint a U.S. officer or employee as the U.S. representative to the Committee for Environmental Protection (Committee) under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Treaty) (done at Madrid in October 1991). Makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) conduct an activity within Antarctic in a manner inconsistent with the Protocol; (2) engage in, finance, or knowingly provide assistance to any Antarctic mineral resource activity; (3) introduce any prohibited product within Antarctica (defined as polychlorinated biphenyls, nonsterile soils, polystyrene or similar packaging, pesticides, and other products designated by the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary, of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere); (4) conduct open burning or operate a landfill at a U.S. coastal facility within Antarctica; (5) bring any dog into Antarctica; (6) use leaded fuel at a U.S. facility within Antarctica or in any vessel or aircraft subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (7) transport passengers to, from, or within Antarctica by a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction unless the owner or operator is required to comply with the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships; (8) engage in specified activities without a permit; (9) violate any terms of this Act; (10) ship, sell, purchase, import, export, or have control of any native bird, mammal, plant, or invertebrate or mineral resource which the person knows was taken in violation of this Act; (11) refuse to permit any authorized U.S. employee to board a U.S. vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction for conducting any search or inspection in connection with enforcement; or (12) interfere with any search or resist a lawful arrest or detention or interfere with such an arrest or detention. Waives the prohibition on activities conducted without a permit under emergency circumstances to prevent the loss of human life involving the safety of a ship or aircraft. Prohibits the follow… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 102-hr-5436 | 102 | hr | 5436 | Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Grants Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-18 | 1992-08-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 8 | Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Grants Act of 1992 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for the establishment of small community environmental infrastructure funds. Makes such funds available to small communities for the construction of wastewater treatment works, public water systems, and solid waste management facilities and for assuring that underground storage tanks are in compliance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Sets forth provisions concerning grant payment schedules and allotment and reallotment requirements. Requires States to establish funds to receive such grants. Sets forth specific requirements for the use of such funds and for the grants to be provided to small communities. Permits States to provide assistance only to community wastewater treatment and solid waste management facilities and public water systems that are in compliance with plans under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as appropriate. Requires States to submit plans to the Administrator that identify the intended use of the funds. Directs States to reserve the greater of one percent of fund sums or $100,000 to carry out planning. Provides for the withholding of grant payments if a State is not in compliance with this Act's requirements. Requires the Administrator to establish an Office of Small Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance to: (1) oversee and manage the grants and funds made under this Act; and (2) provide specified environmental and financial information to small communities. Authorizes the Office to provide grants to States, Indian tribes, and not-for-profit organizations to assist small communities in assessing issues related to the financing of environmental facilities, compliance with environmental laws, and the construction, operation, and rehabilitation of environmental infrastructure facilities. Requires such grants to be matched by non-Federal funds. Directs … | 2025-08-26T15:16:39Z | |
| 102-hr-5441 | 102 | hr | 5441 | Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Economic Restoration and Protection Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-18 | 1992-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14] | TX | D | L000119 | 30 | Gulf of Mexico Environmental and Economic Restoration and Protection Act of 1992 - Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to environmental restoration of the Gulf of Mexico. Establishes a program for protection and preservation of the economic and environmental resources of the Gulf, to be known as the Gulf of Mexico Program. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Gulf of Mexico Program Office within EPA. Establishes a Gulf of Mexico Executive Board to: (1) prepare and update a joint plan for the Federal, State, interstate, local, and nongovernmental development of economic, ecological, and aesthetic resources of the Gulf and protection of the ecosystem; (2) develop long-range schedules for the collection and analysis of data and for planning and completion of projects in the Gulf and surrounding areas; and (3) approve and fund studies of economic, ecological, and aesthetic resource problems in the Gulf and surrounding areas. Sets forth required contents of the plan and requires the Administrator to submit the plan to the Congress. Provides for State cost-sharing of Gulf restoration activities. Requires the Administrator to award grants for the conduct of research to develop baseline scientific data regarding environmental quality of the Gulf for use in evaluating and implementing the plan. Authorizes grants to be awarded to any Gulf State agency, non-profit research organization, or university which meets eligibility requirements. Sets forth grant proposal, application, and cost-sharing requirements. Authorizes and allocates appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:15Z | |
| 102-s-2877 | 102 | s | 2877 | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-18 | 1992-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 7 | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Waste Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a State Governor, if requested by an affected local government and an affected local solid waste planning unit, to: (1) prohibit the disposal of out-of-State municipal waste in any landfill or incinerator subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor or the affected local government; or (2) with respect to landfills covered by the exception under this Act, limit the amount of out-of-State municipal waste received at such landfills to an amount equal to the amount of out-of-State waste received during 1991 or twice the volume of the first six months of 1992, whichever is less. Requires such governments and planning units to provide for public comment before submitting such requests. Prohibits Governors from exercising authority under this Act if such action would result in the violation of a legally binding contract for: (1) receipt of waste generated outside the jurisdiction of the affected local government; (2) disposal of such waste, except to the extent that the amount of such waste exceeds the amount imported under such a contract in 1991 or twice the volume of the first six months of 1992, whichever is less; or (3) for disposal of such waste that was entered into after June 18, 1992, as the result of a host agreement or a legally binding contract that authorizes the receipt of such waste by a landfill or incinerator. Permits Governors of States identified as having received more than 1,000,000 tons of out-of-State waste during 1991 to limit the disposal of out-of-State waste at landfills subject to exceptions under this Act without a request from an affected local government and solid waste planning unit. Authorizes Governors, with respect to such landfills and if requested by an affected local government and solid waste planning unit, to prohibit the disposal of such waste in landfill cells that do not meet design and locational standards and leachate collection and groundwater monitoring requirement… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5422 | 102 | hr | 5422 | To repeal section 201(d) of the Act of February 16, 1988, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic and prehistoric sites in the St. Johns River Valley, Florida, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-17 | 1992-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Repeals provisions of Federal law that state that nothing in an Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic and prehistoric sites in the St. Johns River Valley, Florida, shall affect the multiunit residential resort project proposed for Fort George Island or be construed to affect any Federal, State, or local law applicable to such project. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 102-hr-5424 | 102 | hr | 5424 | To establish a Commission on Environment and Development. | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-17 | 1992-07-22 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 19 | Establishes the Commission on Environment and Development. Requires the Commission to: (1) monitor the actions of the signatories to documents of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) that reflect compliance with or violations of the goals of the Articles of Agenda 21 of UNCED, the Statement of Principles on the Maintenance, Conservation, and Development of All Forests, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Convention on Biological Diversity; and (2) monitor and encourage the development of U.S. Government and private programs with a view toward advancing the objectives of UNCED. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5374 | 102 | hr | 5374 | National Environmental Technologies Agency Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-11 | 1992-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] | MD | R | B000392 | 20 | National Environmental Technologies Agency Act - Establishes the National Environmental Technologies Agency to: (1) coordinate Federal environmental restoration and protection planning; (2) identify areas that need technical solutions to maintain environmental security, are not receiving product-oriented research necessary to meet those needs, and exhibit the greatest promise for the development of solutions; (3) support the development of technology having future application in environmental restoration and protection; (4) coordinate the exchange of technological information relating to environmental restoration and protection between Federal agencies and the private sector; (5) support continuing research and development of advanced technologies; (6) monitor research and development being conducted on advanced technologies by private industry; and (7) promote continuing development of a technological industrial base in the United States. Establishes an interagency advisory committee to provide information to the Agency with respect to the needs and concerns of specified agencies in the field of environmental technologies. Establishes the Industry and Academia Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding general policy for the Agency. Permits the Agency Administrator to transfer to the domestic private sector technology developed with the support of the Agency if the technology may have potential application in private activities relating to environmental restoration and protection. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements with public or private entities to carry out Agency functions, subject to certain conditions. Provides for dissemination of the results of Agency research. Prohibits the making of a contract or award until the research project in question has passed a merit review. Directs the Administrator, in determining whether to make an award to a joint venture, to consider whether the joint venture has provided for appropriate participation of U.S. small businesses. Exempt… | 2025-08-26T15:15:16Z | |
| 102-s-2842 | 102 | s | 2842 | A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to certain Federal property selected for disposal, leasing, and transfer, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-11 | 1992-06-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 2 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to make specified contract notice requirements currently applicable to property transferred by Federal agencies on which a hazardous substance was stored, released, or disposed applicable to leases of, or granting of easements with respect to, such property. Directs the heads of Federal agencies to identify, with respect to real property owned by the United States on which the Government plans to terminate operations or transfer or dispose of the property, property for which no remedial action is necessary to protect health and the environment. Requires the identification to be based on: (1) an investigation of the property to determine evidence of the likely presence of a release of hazardous substances; and (2) an environmental sampling, as appropriate. Sets forth specified sources of information to be reviewed as part of the identification. Makes identification results available to the public. Considers remedial action to have been taken on transferred Federal property on which a hazardous substance was stored, released, or disposed of if: (1) no action was required to protect health and the environment; or (2) the construction and installation on the property of a remedial action for treatment under an approved plan has been completed and the remedy is operating successfully. Requires deeds for the transfer of such property to include a covenant that grants the United States access to such property in any case in which remedial action is found to be necessary after the date of transfer. Authorizes the President to arrange for the removal of any hazardous substance on real property regardless of whether a danger to the public health or welfare or environment exists. Permits Federal agencies to subdivide property subject to this Act for purposes of disposal by sale, lease, grant of easement, or other transfer. Directs the Secretary of Defense to hold harmless, defend, and indemnify the following persons from and agains… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-s-2828 | 102 | s | 2828 | Community Environmental Response Facilities Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-10 | 1992-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 2 | Community Environmental Response Facilities Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require Federal agencies that plan to terminate operations on real property owned by the United States to identify property on which neither hazardous substances nor petroleum products or derivatives were stored for one year or more, released, or disposed. Requires the identification to be based on an investigation of the property to determine the presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products. Sets forth minimum requirements for the identification. Requires identifications to be made: (1) at least six months before the termination of operations on the property; and (2) with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the appropriate State official. Provides that, in the case of the sale or transfer of an identified property, the deed entered into for the sale or transfer of the property by the United States to any other person shall contain: (1) a covenant warranting that any response or corrective action found to be necessary after the date of such sale or transfer shall be conducted by the United States; and (2) a clause granting the United States access to the property in any case in which a response or corrective action is necessary at the property or on adjoining property. Declares that, in the case of a covenant required in deeds for the transfer of U.S. property on which a hazardous substance was stored or released, remedial action has been taken if the construction and installation of an approved remedial design has been completed and the remedy is operating properly. Requires such covenants to contain a clause granting the United States access to the property in any case in which remedial action is found to be necessary after the date of such transfer. Directs Federal agencies that plan to terminate operations on U.S. property on which hazardous substances or petroleum products were stored for one year or more, rel… | 2025-08-26T15:14:31Z | |
| 102-s-2831 | 102 | s | 2831 | Water Pollution Control and Estuary Restoration Financing Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-10 | 1992-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Water Pollution Control and Estuary Restoration Financing Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the State water pollution control revolving fund program through FY 1999. Requires a specified percentage (increasing with each succeeding fiscal year) of such appropriations to be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make capitalization grants for estuary plans to qualified States. Requires States to submit estimates of the need for assistance for implementing and monitoring such plans. Prohibits the submission of such estimates unless the estimates are approved by the appropriate management conference under the National Estuary Program. Makes States that fail to submit approved estimates ineligible for assistance. Directs States to establish separate Estuary Accounts in their water pollution control revolving funds, to be used for implementing approved estuary plans. Permits loans made with amounts in such Accounts to be for terms of up to 40 years or for the useful life of a facility constructed with the loan, whichever is less, if the borrower demonstrates financial hardship. Allows States to use interest earned on amounts in such Accounts to subsidize up to 90 percent of the principal portion of debt service of certain entities that are financially unable to carry out a necessary project for an estuary plan. Establishes a State matching requirement for deposits into Accounts. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for the implementation of estuary conservation and management plans. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of the total cost of implementation. Authorizes appropriations. Permits certain grants under the National Estuary Program to be used for interim actions adopted by management conferences to protect the water and sediment quality of estuaries. Extends the authorization of appropriations for management conferences, grants, conservation and management plans, and research under the Nationa… | 2025-08-26T15:17:20Z | |
| 102-hr-5347 | 102 | hr | 5347 | Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-09 | 1992-08-03 | Similar Provisions Incorporated in H.R.4310. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 1 | Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary Act - Designates an area off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands as the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Provides for the development of a comprehensive management plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:15:56Z | |
| 102-hr-5349 | 102 | hr | 5349 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Improvements Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-09 | 1992-06-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 8 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Improvements Act - Establishes in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a Great Lakes Office in the District of Columbia area to promote and coordinate Administration research, monitoring, and assessment work in the Great Lakes region consistent with Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement goals. | 2025-08-26T15:14:47Z | |
| 102-hr-5350 | 102 | hr | 5350 | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-09 | 1992-10-06 | See H.R.5013. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 9 | Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) coordinate existing facilities for the storage, preparation, examination, and archiving of tissues from selected Great Lakes fish and wildlife, to be known as the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank; (2) maintain a central data base to track and assess data from the Bank; and (3) establish criteria for data base access by the public. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 102-hr-5351 | 102 | hr | 5351 | Great Lakes Regional Marine Center Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-09 | 1992-06-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 7 | Great Lakes Regional Marine Center Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include the U.S. waters of the Great Lakes in the definition of "marine and coastal waters." Adds the Great Lakes region, comprised of such Great Lakes waters, to the list of regions for which a Regional Marine Research Board must be established. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the required contents of an annual report to the Congress on Great Lakes water quality. Requires the Great Lakes Research Council (currently, the Great Lakes National Program Office and the Great Lakes Research Office jointly) to prepare a research plan for all Federal Great Lakes environmental research activities. Removes provisions establishing the Great Lakes Research Office. | 2025-08-26T15:13:52Z | |
| 102-hr-5352 | 102 | hr | 5352 | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-09 | 1992-09-30 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Public Works + Transportation. H. Rept. 102-742, Part II. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 8 | Great Lakes Federal Effectiveness Act - Establishes a Great Lakes Research Council to: (1) advise and promote the coordination of Federal research activities and ensure greater effectiveness in achieving ecosystem protection of the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; (2) prepare and make available to the Congress and the public a report which includes an assessment of research activities needed to fulfill the goals of the Agreement and of existing Federal expertise in such activities and recommendations for research priorities; (3) identify topics for and participate in workshops and conferences on Great Lakes research issues; (4) make recommendations for the uniform collection of data for enhancing research and management protocols relating to the Great Lakes ecosystem; (5) advise and cooperate in the establishment of a multi-media monitoring data base for such ecosystem; and (6) ensure that findings and information regarding such research is disseminated in a timely manner. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 102-hr-5326 | 102 | hr | 5326 | Environmental Justice Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-04 | 1992-07-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Safety. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 32 | Environmental Justice Act of 1992 - Title I: Identification of Environmental High Impact Areas - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a list, in rank order, of the total weight of toxic chemicals present in each county in the most recent five-year period for which data are available. Designates the 100 counties with the highest total weight as Environmental High Impact Areas. Requires the Administrator to: (1) publish the methods to be used to calculate the total weight of toxic chemicals in waste, process, or other materials for public comment; and (2) revise and republish the list at least every five years. Title II: Enforcement Initiatives - Directs the Administrator and the Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to conduct compliance inspections or reviews of all toxic chemical facilities in such Areas at least every two years. Title III: Community Participation - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a grant to individuals who may be affected by a release from any toxic chemical facility in an Environmental High Impact Area. Requires grants to be: (1) designed to facilitate access by representatives of such Areas to the public participation provisions of this and other Acts; and (2) used to obtain technical assistance relating to inspections, reviews, and studies. Limits the amount of grants and sets forth cost-sharing requirements. Directs the Administrator to establish a system of user fees or assessments on toxic chemical facilities in such Areas to substitute for appropriations as the funding mechanism for the grant program. Title IV: Identification and Prevention of Health Impacts - Requires the Secretary to issue for public comment a report identifying the nature and extent of acute and chronic impacts on human health in such Areas as compared to other counties. Requires the President, if the report identifies significant adverse impacts of environmental pollution on human health in such Areas as … | 2025-08-26T15:15:57Z | |
| 102-hr-5320 | 102 | hr | 5320 | Rural Community Environmental Assistance Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-03 | 1992-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 20 | Rural Community Environmental Assistance Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds through FY 2000. Requires each State to establish a rural community environmental assistance account in such fund and to deposit at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant received for the establishment of the fund into such account. Permits monies in such accounts to be used only for the construction of wastewater treatment works and public water systems in economically distressed rural communities, subject to certain loan and grant conditions. Requires States to determine the amount of interest to be charged on loans and to establish grant eligibility criteria. Permits assistance to be provided only if: (1) the wastewater treatment works is consistent with planning requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (2) the public water system is approved by the State agency with primary enforcement authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Requires States, in providing such assistance, to give priority to an economically distressed rural community in which: (1) there is a need for collector sewers and interceptors to improve access to wastewater treatment facilities; (2) residents rely on inadequate wastewater treatment facilities or drinking water systems that are determined by public health officials to be a hazard; or (3) residents rely on public water systems which do not meet requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Authorizes States to provide such assistance for eligible innovative projects only after conducting a cost-benefit analysis. Requires States to submit plans for the intended uses of amounts in rural community environmental assistance accounts to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires the Administrator to approve or disapprove such plans. Reserves one percent of funds in such accounts per fiscal year for planning activities. Permits the submiss… | 2025-08-26T15:17:08Z | |
| 102-s-2806 | 102 | s | 2806 | Environmental Justice Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-06-03 | 1992-06-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 0 | Environmental Justice Act of 1992 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a list, in rank order, of the total weight of toxic chemicals present in each county in the most recent five-year period for which data are available. Designates the 100 counties with the highest total weight as Environmental High Impact Areas. Requires the Administrator to: (1) publish the methods to be used to calculate the total weight of toxic chemicals in waste, process, or other materials for public comment; and (2) revise and republish the list at least every five years. Directs the Administrator and the Secretary of Labor to conduct compliance inspections or reviews of all toxic chemical facilities in such Areas at least every two years. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to individuals who may be affected by a release from any toxic chemical facility in an Environmental High Impact Area. Requires grants to be: (1) designed to facilitate access by representatives of such Areas to the activities that involve public participation; and (2) used to obtain technical assistance relating to inspections, reviews, and studies. Limits the amount of grants and sets forth cost-sharing requirements. Directs the Administrator to establish a system of user fees or assessments on toxic chemical facilities in such Areas to fund the grant program. Requires the Secretary to issue for public comment a report identifying the nature and extent of acute and chronic impacts on human health in such Areas as compared to other counties. Requires the President, if the report identifies significant adverse impacts of environmental pollution on human health in such Areas as a group, to report proposed legislation to the Congress to remedy and prevent such impacts. Includes within such legislation: (1) expansion of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to require additional facilities or chemicals to be subject to reporting requirements, or a reduction in thre… | 2025-08-26T15:17:54Z | |
| 102-hr-5276 | 102 | hr | 5276 | Used Oil Recycling Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-28 | 1992-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3] | LA | D | T000058 | 82 | Used Oil Recycling Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the listing or identification of used oil destined for recycling, used oil to be burned for energy recovery, recycled oil, or affiliated material as hazardous wastes. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) promulgate regulations for the management of used oil and to encourage recycling of such oil; and (2) take into account the effect of such regulatons on small businesses. Exempts from such regulations used oil generated, collected, or stored by an individual who removes oil from the engine of a motor vehicle, aircraft, household appliance, or item of domestic equipment if owned by such individual and used only for personal purposes. Sets forth regulation requirements for used oil generators, including to: (1) prohibit the storage of used oil in an underground tank unless it meets specified requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (2) prohibit the storage of used oil for more than 12 months; (3) make used oil in above ground tanks subject to the Spill Prevention and Countermeasure Control Plan requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (4) require owners or operators of such tanks or other used oil containers to notify the Administrator of releases of used oil in excess of 25 gallons and to clean up such releases and comply with closure or disposal requirements. Authorizes the transfer of used oil by generators only to: (1) a permitted used oil recycling facility or a burner of used oil for energy recovery that complies with specifed regulations; (2) a permitted hazardous waste management facility; or (3) a used oil transporter obligated by contract to deliver used oil to another such transporter or to one of the aforementioned facilities. Sets forth recordkeeping requirements for generators, transporters, and recyclers and requires records to be maintained for at least three years. Applies used oil storage and transfer requirements for generators to transporters, except… | 2025-08-26T15:14:26Z | |
| 102-hr-5294 | 102 | hr | 5294 | Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-28 | 1992-06-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 13 | Environmental Infrastructure Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish an Office of Community Environmental Infrastructure Assistance within the Directorate of Civil Works of the Office of the Chief of Engineers. Requires the Office to: (1) manage projects pursuant to this Act; and (2) provide information and guidance to communities in economically distressed areas with respect to eligible projects, economic and organizational issues, and construction, operation, and rehabilitation of environmental infrastructure facilities. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an environmental infrastructure assistance program to be administered through the Office; and (2) use funds under this Act for the construction of wastewater treatment works, public water systems, and solid waste management facilities. Provides that funds shall be available only for publicly-owned environmental infrastructure projects serving fewer than 25,000 persons that are located in economically distressed areas. Authorizes State Governors to submit State priority project plans to the Secretary. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit priority project plans for eligible projects on Indian reservations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit annual economically distressed areas environmental infrastructure assistance plans to the Congress; (2) enter into local cooperation agreements to provide for the planning, design, and construction of environmental infrastructure projects; and (3) assure that such agreements are executed for a project from each State submitting a priority project plan. Requires the Administrator to publish guidelines for the design of wastewater treatment, public water supply, and solid waste disposal facilities pursuant to this Act. Provides for the review and revision of such guidelines at least every five years. Authorizes appropriations. Reserves at least 15 and five percent of such funds, respectively, for colonias and Indian reservations. | 2025-08-26T15:16:10Z | |
| 102-hr-5264 | 102 | hr | 5264 | Aboveground Storage Tank Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-26 | 1992-06-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 6 | Aboveground Storage Tank Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to regulate aboveground storage tanks used to store regulated substances. Requires owners of such tanks to provide State or local authorities with all relevant particulars about such tanks, including age, size, type, location, and uses. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue notification and performance standards for such tanks. Requires the State to inventory all such tanks containing regulated substances, one inventory for petroleum, and another for all other regulated substances. Requires the Administrator to issue release detection, prevention, and correction regulations, including leak detection systems, reporting requirements, requirements for release prevention, closure and upgrade requirements, and evidence of financial responsibility. Provides for interim measures before such regulations become effective. Permits corrective actions by the Administrator or State to protect human health and the environment, but makes owners or operators of tanks liable for costs. Authorizes States to conduct Administrator-approved programs to enforce this Act. Directs the Administrator to provide technical assistance to States, local governments, and owners and operators to assist in compliance with State programs. Sets forth authorized actions when a facility owner or operator has not complied with or cannot meet financial responsibility requirements. Requires owners or operators of tanks to furnish the relevant government employees with all necessary information, including submitting their facilities to inspection and monitoring. Provides for confidentiality of such information and criminal penalties for prohibited disclosure. Authorizes the use of compliance orders to enforce this Act, providing daily civil penalties for noncompliance. Includes tanks under Federal jurisdiction under this Act, permitting exemptions of up to one year upon the President's specific request. Requires that all exemptions be repor… | 2025-08-26T15:16:23Z | |
| 102-hr-5249 | 102 | hr | 5249 | Gulf of Mexico Preservation Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-21 | 1992-06-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Ireland, Andrew P. [R-FL-10] | FL | R | I000029 | 6 | Gulf of Mexico Preservation Act of 1992 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Gulf of Mexico Program to: (1) assess trends in environmental quality in the Gulf; (2) collaborate with specified entities to identify causes of environmental problems; and (3) provide for the development of a management, protection, and restoration plan. Establishes a Gulf of Mexico Program Office within EPA. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) conduct a study of environmental problems in the Gulf that are not confined to the jurisdiction of any Federal, State, or foreign entity; and (2) enter into memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements and participate in a joint commission with the Mexican Government and any other appropriate foreign country to address such problems. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of activities in the Gulf. Requires the Administrator to prepare an assessment of Gulf environmental quality that shall: (1) describe the existing state of knowledge concerning the Gulf's environmental quality; (2) include an inventory of relevant environmental research and monitoring programs; (3) identify gaps in knowledge and research needed for the development of the management plan; and (4) assess the environmental impact of specified types of pollution, erosion, dissolved oxygen, bacterial infection in fish, and oil spill response activities. Directs the Administrator to design a strategy for monitoring the environmental quality of the Gulf. Authorizes the Administrator to carry out the assessment and strategy by making grants to specified public and private entities. Requires the Administrator to develop a management, protection, and restoration plan for the Gulf. Requires the Plan to: (1) establish priority schedules for addressing environmental problems in the Gulf; (2) outline specific activities to be conducted under the Program; (3) provide for cooperative activities by public and private entities… | 2025-08-26T15:17:54Z | |
| 102-s-2770 | 102 | s | 2770 | National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include the cost of long-term monitoring in the definition of "damages." Requires, in order to designate an area as a sanctuary, a determination that existing State and Federal authorities should be supplemented (currently, that such authorities are inadequate) to ensure coordinated and comprehensive conservation and management. Modifies procedures for: (1) proposing designation of an area as a sanctuary; and (2) the taking effect of a designation. Requires title III (Marine Sanctuaries) of the Act and regulations under certain provisions of that title (currently, requires those regulations) to be applied in accordance with international law, treaties, and conventions to which the United States is a party. Includes the U.S. territorial sea and the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the application of the Act and its regulations and permits. Replaces provisions mandating research and education programs with provisions making it unlawful to violate the Act or to refuse or interfere with searches or inspections. Increases the dollar limit on fines for violations. Declares that: (1) a civil penalty constitutes a maritime lien on the vessel used in the violation of the title and allows in rem recovery; and (2) the proceeds from forfeiture of a vessel or its equipment, stores, or cargo constitute a separate recovery in addition to any civil penalty. Allows penalties and forfeitures to be used for enforcement costs and the costs of any liens or mortgages against forfeited property. Replaces provisions mandating the promotion and coordination of research with provisions directing the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct research, monitoring, evaluation, and education to carry out the title; and (2) promote and coordinate research, monitoring, and education. Replaces provisions mandating cooperative agreements with provisions authorizing cooperative agreements, grants, contracts, or other agre… | 2025-08-26T15:18:21Z | |
| 102-s-2781 | 102 | s | 2781 | Rural Communities Hazardous Waste Information Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Rural Communities Hazardous Waste Information Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the issuance of permits for off site hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities to be located in a rural community unless a rural community impact statement has been prepared. Makes such statements available for public review. Sets forth requirements concerning the selection of independent contractors to prepare such statements. Provides for the imposition of fees on permit applicants. Requires such fees to be in an amount necessary to cover the cost of preparing impact statements. Requires impact statements to describe: (1) the economic and social impacts of the proposed facility on each rural community which is within a 20-mile radius of the facility site, including effects on employment, recreational amenities, tourism, public safety and emergency preparedness, and transportation systems; and (2) the costs of mitigating such impacts. | 2025-08-26T15:15:35Z | |
| 102-s-2786 | 102 | s | 2786 | Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-21 | 1992-05-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | Hawaiian Islands National Marine Sanctuary Act - Designates an area off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands as the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Provides for the development of a comprehensive management plan. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:13Z | |
| 102-s-2788 | 102 | s | 2788 | National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-21 | 1992-09-18 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 684. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 3 | National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992 - Title I: Amendments to Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include the cost of long-term monitoring in the definition of "damages." Requires, in order to designate an area as a sanctuary, a determination that existing State and Federal authorities should be supplemented (currently, that such authorities are inadequate) to ensure coordinated and comprehensive conservation and management. Requires, when determining whether to designate an area, consideration of: (1) governmental as well as commercial or recreational resource uses; and (2) past, present, or proposed future disposal of materials in the area, including hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, or radioactive wastes. Modifies procedures for: (1) proposing designation of an area as a sanctuary; and (2) the taking effect of a designation. Makes Federal agency actions internal or external to a national marine sanctuary that are likely to injure any sanctuary resource or quality subject to review by and consultation with the Secretary. Mandates review of sanctuary management plans at least every five years. Requires title III (Marine Sanctuaries) of the Act and regulations under certain provisions of that title (currently, requires those regulations) to be applied in accordance with international law, treaties, and conventions to which the United States is a party. Includes the U.S. territorial sea and the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the application of the Act and its regulations and permits. Mandates cooperation with other governments and international organizations in furtherance of the title. Replaces provisions mandating research and education programs with provisions making it unlawful to violate the Act or to refuse or interfere with searches or inspections. Increases the dollar limit on fines for violations. Declares that: (1) a civil penalty constitutes a maritime lien on the vessel use… | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 102-hr-5169 | 102 | hr | 5169 | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from subtitle C permit requirements. | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-14 | 1992-05-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] | FL | R | B000463 | 1 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt owners or operators of pesticide rinse water degradation systems from obtaining a permit for the treatment or disposal of pesticide rinse water if the system: (1) uses evaporation and biological degradation to treat or dispose of such water; (2) contains an above-ground tank or double-walled tank that can be inspected for leaks; (3) includes a secondary containment system capable of collecting and containing any leaks from the tank; (4) does not discharge fluid; (5) is protected from rainfall; and (6) when it is dismantled or any matrix or media used in the tank is replaced, if the matrix or media contains any hazardous waste, the matrix or media is treated, stored, or disposed of in accordance with hazardous waste management requirements. Applies this Act to systems in operation as of January 1, 1987. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5162 | 102 | hr | 5162 | Earth Summit Leadership Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-13 | 1992-06-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2] | UT | D | O000156 | 39 | Earth Summit Leadership Act of 1992 - Title I: Foundation for Sustainable Development - Establishes the Foundation for Sustainable Development to: (1) encourage the growth of development institutions indigenous to developing countries which respond to the needs of the poor and promote environmental protection and conservation of natural resources; (2) support efforts to increase the productivity of the poor; (3) support self-help activities at the local level to enlarge opportunities for community development; (4) support efforts at community-based, environmentally sustainable management of natural resources; (5) stimulate and assist the process of people participating in the processes that affect their lives; (6) replicate successful projects promoting sustainable and equitable development funded by specified foundations; and (7) disseminate insights gained in the Foundation's work to the American public and citizens in developing countries. Authorizes the Foundation to provide grant assistance to indigenous organizations in developing countries or entities working in partnership with such organizations to carry out it purposes. Limits the total amount of assistance for a single project. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Regional Development Foundations - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 to increase the authorization amount for the Inter-American Foundation for FY 1993 and to authorize appropriations for FY 1994. Amends the African Development Foundation Act to authorize appropriations for the African Development Foundation for FY 1993 and 1994. Makes available an additional amount of economic support fund assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for Appropriate Technology International to enable it to emphasize large-scale replication of successful projects and partnerships with major development and financial institutions. Title III: Reduction in International Security Assistance - Places a ceiling on the total amount of international security assistance provided by the United State… | 2025-08-26T15:15:35Z | |
| 102-hr-5131 | 102 | hr | 5131 | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to regulate the manufacture, collection, and disposal of batteries. | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-11 | 1992-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the placement in mixed municipal solid waste of a battery containing added mercury, silver, lead, nickel, cadmium, or zinc. Requires users to return all batteries subject to such prohibition to the supplier that provided the battery or to a collection facility designated by the battery manufacturer. Requires manufacturers of such batteries to: (1) ensure that a system for the proper collection, transportation, segregation by type, and processing of waste batteries exists for purchasers; and (2) clearly inform each purchaser of the prohibition on disposal of waste batteries and of the availability of such system. Directs manufacturers, to ensure that such a system exists, to identify a collection chain through which batteries should be returned to the manufacturer or to designated collection sites. Requires manufacturers of button cell batteries that are to be sold at retail in interstate commerce to ensure that such batteries are clearly identifiable as to the type of electrode used in such batteries. Prohibits the retail sale or distribution for sale of alkaline manganese batteries containing more than .30 percent of mercury by weight and after January 1, 1994, .025 percent mercury by weight. Bars the sale of batteries containing any added mercury effective January 1, 1996. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to exempt specific types of batteries from such prohibitions if there are no substitutes available. Prohibits, after January 1, 1994: (1) the retail sale or distribution for sale of button cell alkaline manganese batteries that contain more than 25 milligrams of mercury; and (2) the retail sale of button batteries containing added mercury unless they contain fewer than 25 milligrams of mercury. Prohibits the retail sale or distribution for sale in any State of a rechargeable battery consumer product unless: (1) the battery can be easily removed by the consumer or is contained in a battery pack that is separate from the prod… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hr-5105 | 102 | hr | 5105 | Environment and Economic Stability Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-07 | 1992-05-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Chandler, Rod D. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | C000293 | 10 | Environment and Economic Stability Act of 1992 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require an analysis of the economic costs and benefits of determining that a species is endangered or threatened before including it on either of such lists. States that such analysis shall be separate from any determination of a species' endangered or threatened status. Prohibits the regulatory taking of private property under such Act unless the Attorney General has certified that the issuing agency is in compliance with a specified executive order or a similar procedure regarding such assessments. Transfers authority of the Endangered Species Committee (Committee) to grant Federal agency exemptions to the appropriate Secretaries (Interior, Commerce, or Agriculture). Establishes a right of appeal to the Committee for the denial of an exemption permit. Revises provisions regarding: (1) prohibitions with respect to endangered species; and (2) status determinations, including data collection, peer review, and species estimation. Requires the Secretary to make certain determinations before a subspecies or distinct population segment of a species may be considered endangered or threatened. Transfers authority to develop and implement species recovery plans from the Secretary to the appropriate Secretaries (Interior, Commerce, or Agriculture). Provides for the consideration of alternatives and public participation in the development of such plans. Provides, with regard to experimental populations, for: (1) release in National Park or National Wildlife Refuge lands whenever possible; and (2) efforts to protect public and domestic animal safety and welfare in cases of release outside such lands. | 2025-08-26T15:18:02Z | |
| 102-hr-5110 | 102 | hr | 5110 | Public Health Pesticides Protection Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-07 | 1992-05-11 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA, EPA. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 14 | Public Health Pesticides Protection Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consider the risks and benefits of public health pesticides separate from the risks and benefits of other pesticides. Requires the Administrator, in weighing any regulatory action concerning a public health pesticide, to weigh any risks of the pesticide against the health risks to be controlled by the pesticide. Defines: (1) a "public health pesticide" as a minor use pesticide registered for use and used predominantly in public health programs for vector control or other health protection uses; and (2) "vector" as any animal capable of transmitting the causative agent of human disease or of producing human discomfort or injury. Exempts from reregistration fees public health pesticides of which more than 50 percent of usage (or at least 50 percent in the case of certain end use products) is devoted to the promotion of public health. Provides for expedited processing and review of pesticide applications that propose the initial or amended registration of an end use pesticide that, if registered as proposed, would be used solely for agricultural minor uses or as a public health pesticide. Provides for review by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of registrations of public health pesticides proposed for cancellation. Directs the Administrator to identify pests of significant public health importance and to implement programs to improve and facilitate the safe use of methods to combat and control such pests. Requires the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on the uses of public health pesticides to promote human health protection in the United States. | 2025-08-26T15:13:40Z | |
| 102-hr-5121 | 102 | hr | 5121 | Federal Facilities Community Oversight for Public Health Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-07 | 1992-05-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 4 | Federal Facilities Community Oversight for Public Health Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a citizens advisory board for each Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facility, whose duties shall be to: (1) evaluate DOE performance of environmental restoration, waste management, and health activities at the facility; (2) evaluate the exercise of regulatory authority by certain Federal and State agencies; (3) submit annually to certain Federal and State agencies an independent policy and technical evaluation of significant decisions made by them with respect to environmental restoration, waste management, and health activities at such facilities; (4) forward community views regarding such activities to the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Governor of the State in which the facility is located; and (5) submit an annual status report to the Congress and the Governor of the State in which the facility is located. Establishes the National Citizens' Advisory Board for DOE Nuclear Weapons Facilities to: (1) annually submit to DOE, EPA, and the National Governors' Association national policy and technical recommendations on environmental restoration, waste management, and health activities occurring at those facilities; and (2) submit an annual status report to the Congress. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to perform public health actions in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for each DOE nuclear weapons facility included in certain DOE programmatic environmental impact statements. Permits any person to petition the ATSDR Administrator for public health assessments. Directs the ATSDR Administrator to: (1) establish and maintain an integrated data base (with specified contents) that is specific to DOE nuclear weapons facilities that are the subject of a health assessment under this Act; (2) report annually to … | 2025-08-26T15:14:54Z | |
| 102-s-2668 | 102 | s | 2668 | Global Climate Protection Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-07 | 1992-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] | TN | D | G000321 | 18 | Global Climate Protection Act - Directs the President to promulgate final regulations that will achieve stabilization of carbon dioxide emissions by January 1, 2000. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate and report biennially to the Congress on the progress made pursuant to such regulations. Directs the President to promulgate additional regulations to achieve stabilization if the Administrator finds that the regulations will not achieve stabilization. Permits citizen suits against officers of the United States for failures to perform duties in accordance with this Act. | 2025-08-26T15:15:44Z | |
| 102-hr-5070 | 102 | hr | 5070 | DeLauro-Lowey Water Pollution Control and Estuary Restoration Financing Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-20] | NY | D | L000480 | 50 | DeLauro-Lowey Water Pollution Control and Estuary Restoration Financing Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the State water pollution control revolving fund program through FY 1999. Requires a specified percentage (increasing with each succeeding fiscal year) of such appropriations to be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make capitalization grants for estuary plans to qualified States. Requires States to submit estimates of the need for assistance for implementing and monitoring such plans. Prohibits the submission of such estimates unless the estimates are approved by the appropriate management conference under the National Estuary Program. Makes States that fail to submit approved estimates ineligible for assistance. Directs States to establish separate Estuary Accounts in their water pollution control revolving funds, to be used for implementing approved estuary plans. Permits loans made with amounts in such Accounts to be for terms of up to 40 years or for the useful life of a facility constructed with the loan, whichever is less, if the borrower demonstrates financial hardship. Allows States to use interest earned on amounts in such Accounts to subsidize up to 90 percent of the principal portion of debt service of certain entities that are financially unable to carry out a necessary project for an estuary plan. Establishes a State matching requirement for deposits into Accounts. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for the implementation of estuary conservation and management plans. Limits the Federal share to 75 percent of the total cost of implementation. Authorizes appropriations. Permits certain grants under the National Estuary Program to be used for interim actions adopted by management conferences to protect the water and sediment quality of estuaries. Extends the authorization of appropriations for management conferences, grants, conservation and management plans, and research under the N… | 2025-08-26T15:14:17Z | |
| 102-hr-5077 | 102 | hr | 5077 | Resource Conservation and Recovery Financial Responsibility Improvement Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6] | AL | D | E000201 | 0 | Resource Conservation and Recovery Financial Responsibility Improvement Act of 1992 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and maintain information relating to, and report annually to the Congress on, compliance with financial responsibility requirements by hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. Prohibits the authorization of State hazardous waste programs unless such programs provide for maintaining such information in a format similar to that used by the Administrator. | 2025-08-26T15:13:37Z | |
| 102-hr-5089 | 102 | hr | 5089 | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the owner or operator of a solid waste disposal facility to obtain authorization from the affected local government before accepting waste generated outside of the State, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-06 | 1992-05-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] | KY | R | R000395 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make it unlawful for owners or operators of landfills, incinerators, or other waste disposal facilities in a State from receiving municipal solid waste generated outside the State unless they obtain authorization from the affected local government or meet other conditions under this Act. Requires local governments to notify the State Governor of such authorization. Permits a State Governor to disapprove an authorization if the authorization will result in the disposal of municipal solid waste generated outside of the State in an amount exceeding 30 percent of the total volume of such waste disposed of in the State in the preceding year. Authorizes local governments, in issuing such authorizations, to impose fees and limitations on the amount of waste received for disposal. Terminates an authorization if a facility's operating permit is revoked or suspended or if a permit renewal application is denied. Exempts from this Act's prohibition owners or operators of landfills that: (1) meet certain State and Federal requirements concerning design standards, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and corrective action; (2) received waste generated outside the State in a manner consistent with a written contract during February 1992; and (3) for each year between 1992 and 1996, did not receive municipal solid waste generated outside the State in an amount exceeding the total amount received in 1991. Exempts owners or operators of incinerators or other waste disposal facilities that meet the contract requirements and amount limitations applicable to landfills, as well as new source performance standards and other requirements of the Clean Air Act. Considers expansions of landfills, incinerators, or waste disposal facilities to be separate facilities requiring authorization. Exempts owners or operators of such facilities from the requirement to obtain additional authorization if: (1) at the time they obtained authorization, they owned o… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 102-hconres-315 | 102 | hconres | 315 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to certain proposals of the Environmental Protection Agency to require centralized motor vehicle emissions inspection at facilities which provide no other services. | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-05 | 1992-05-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Congress disapproves of promulgation by the Environmental Protection Agency of any rule under the Clean Air Act which would provide that the only allowable way for States to comply with requirements for vehicle emission inspection and maintenance programs is to establish centralized emission inspection facilities and facilities for emission inspection which provide no other services. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 102-hr-5066 | 102 | hr | 5066 | Long Island Sound Water Quality Research Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-05 | 1992-05-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 0 | Long Island Sound Water Quality Research Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency Long Island Sound Office to include the conduct of studies of: (1) alternative or innovative technologies to decrease pollution in the Sound; (2) present and foreseeable population and demographic trends in the Sound drainage area and the relation of land use patterns to point source and nonpoint source pollution; (3) a drainage area data base that evaluates the water quality capacity of the area, incorporates resource inventories and analyses, evaluates specified environmental features, and utilizes a format that can be integrated into Federal, State, and local management programs and systems; (4) a land use watershed model for coastal and upland areas of the Sound; (5) sensitive areas for the creation or restoration of degraded mudflats or wetlands in the drainage area; (6) sensitive areas for the remediation of contaminated sediments in the Sound; and (7) methods to refine the Long Island Sound Water Quality Model to improve the analysis of findings of nonpoint source pollutants and to better understand historical water quality trends. Requires the Office to prepare recommendations, using the land use watershed model: (1) for promoting least-cost land use strategies and water quality planning for municipalities in the drainage area; and (2) that incorporate relevant policies adopted by the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act and extends existing authorizations. | 2025-08-26T15:14:22Z | |
| 102-s-2654 | 102 | s | 2654 | Land and Water Conservation Fund Amendments of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-05-05 | 1992-05-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 4 | Land and Water Conservation Fund Amendments of 1992 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require the submission with the annual budget of the United States of a comprehensive statement of the estimated requirements during the ensuing fiscal year for appropriation from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for land acquisition by eligible Federal agencies and by States and local governments. Sets forth requirements with respect to: (1) allocations from the Fund, including funds for Indian tribes and Alaska Native Village Corporations; and (2) multipurpose acquisition by States. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance to States for outdoor recreation maintenance and security. Repeals a restriction on assistance available under the Act to enclose or shelter facilities normally used for outdoor recreation activities. Permits the use of such funds, subject to specified limitations, for: (1) maintenance of facilities acquired and developed with financial assistance provided pursuant to the Act; (2) costs of law enforcement and security personnel and other security measures; and (3) development of sheltered facilities for public health or safety in connection with projects otherwise eligible for assistance under the Act. Authorizes the transfer of funds by grant recipients to private nonprofit organizations, subject to specified requirements, to be used for projects approved in writing by the grantor of the funds in connection with the acquisition of lands (or interests in lands) and the development of recreation facilities, but not for administrative expenses. Sets forth requirements regarding maintenance of expenditures by State and Federal grant recipients. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 102-hr-5016 | 102 | hr | 5016 | Clean Fuels Infrastructure and Incentives Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-04-29 | 1992-05-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | G000025 | 2 | Clean Fuels Infrastructure and Incentives Act of 1992 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for providing grants to eligible States to fund the construction of clean fuel refueling facilities in ozone nonattainment areas classified as Serious, Severe, or Extreme under the Clean Air Act. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for the distribution of funds based on the pro rata number of licensed motor vehicles in a State. Limits the total amount of funds to be received by a State. Requires recipient States to distribute at least 50 percent of funds to persons for the installation of clean fuel refueling facilities in the private sector. Makes a State eligible for a grant only if it has: (1) submitted a revision of the applicable implementation plan pursuant to the Clean Air Act expressing its intention to adopt standards under the California clean fuel vehicle pilot test program; and (2) has adopted such standards no later than model year 1996. | 2025-08-26T15:13:44Z | |
| 102-s-2627 | 102 | s | 2627 | Gulf of Mexico Preservation Act of 1992 | Environmental Protection | 1992-04-29 | 1992-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX] | TX | R | G000365 | 4 | Gulf of Mexico Preservation Act of 1992 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a Gulf of Mexico Program to: (1) assess trends in environmental quality in the Gulf; (2) collaborate with specified entities to identify causes of environmental problems; and (3) provide for the development of a management, protection, and restoration plan. Establishes a Gulf of Mexico Program Office within EPA. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) conduct a study of environmental problems in the Gulf that are not confined to the jurisdiction of any Federal, State, or foreign entity; and (2) enter into memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements and participate in a joint commission with the Mexican Government and any other appropriate foreign country to address such problems. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of activities in the Gulf. Requires the Administrator to prepare an assessment of Gulf environmental quality that shall: (1) describe the existing state of knowledge concerning the Gulf's environmental quality; (2) include an inventory of relevant environmental research and monitoring programs; (3) identify gaps in knowledge and research needed for the development of the management plan; and (4) assess the environmental impact of specified types of pollution, erosion, dissolved oxygen, bacterial infection in fish, and oil spill response activities. Directs the Administrator to design a strategy for monitoring the environmental quality of the Gulf. Requires the Administrator to develop a management, protection, and restoration plan for the Gulf. Requires the Plan to: (1) establish priority schedules for addressing environmental problems in the Gulf; (2) outline specific activities to be conducted under the Program; (3) provide for cooperative activities by public and private entities under the Program; (4) set forth recommendations for actions by Federal, State, and local agencies to prevent, abate, or remedi… | 2025-08-26T15:14:31Z | |
| 102-s-2632 | 102 | s | 2632 | National Environmental Technologies Agency Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-04-29 | 1992-07-21 | Committee on Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-1064. | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 4 | National Environmental Technologies Agency Act - Establishes the National Environmental Technologies Agency to: (1) coordinate Federal environmental restoration and protection planning; (2) identify areas that need technical solutions to maintain environmental security, are not receiving product-oriented research necessary to meet those needs, and exhibit the greatest promise for the development of solutions; (3) support the development of technology having future application in environmental restoration and protection; (4) coordinate the exchange of technological information relating to environmental restoration and protection between Federal agencies and the private sector; (5) support continuing research and development of advanced technologies; (6) monitor research and development being conducted on advanced technologies by private industry; and (7) promote continuing development of a technological industrial base in the United States. Establishes an interagency advisory committee to provide information to the Agency with respect to the needs and concerns of specified agencies in the field of environmental technologies. Establishes the Industry and Academia Advisory Council to make recommendations regarding general policy for the Agency. Permits the Agency Administrator to transfer to the domestic private sector technology developed with the support of the Agency if the technology may have potential application in private activities relating to environmental restoration and protection. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into cooperative agreements with public or private entities to carry out Agency functions, subject to certain conditions. Provides for dissemination of the results of Agency research. Prohibits the making of a contract or award until the research project in question has passed a merit review. Directs the Administrator, in determining whether to make an award to a joint venture, to consider whether the joint venture has provided for appropriate participation of U.S. small businesses. Exemp… | 2025-08-26T15:16:10Z | |
| 102-hr-4994 | 102 | hr | 4994 | Environmental Fairness Act | Environmental Protection | 1992-04-28 | 1992-05-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 0 | Environmental Fairness Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exempt a person from liability under such Act caused by acts or omissions of third parties if the defendant establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the actions taken with respect to the hazardous substance occurred before December 11, 1980; (2) the defendant exercised due care and acted in good faith to properly dispose of or recycle the hazardous substance; and (3) such actions were performed in accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws. Authorizes the United States, in the case of an action to recover costs of removal or remedial action, to recover only the portion of such costs that the person against whom the action is brought is directly responsible for, as established by a preponderance of the evidence. | 2025-08-26T15:17:53Z |
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