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| 103-s-2564 | 103 | s | 2564 | A bill to delay the required implementation date for enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under the Clean Air Act and to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to reissue the regulations relating to the programs, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-11-30 | 1994-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] | NH | R | G000445 | 0 | Provides that States will not be required to implement enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under the Clean Air Act prior to March 1, 1996. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to immediately rescind regulations relating to the operation of such programs on a centralized basis and issue new regulations to allow the operation of such programs on a centralized or decentralized basis at the option of each State. Prohibits, until the Administrator carries out such requirements, the imposition of sanctions for failures by States to implement such programs or specified adverse actions against States by the Administrator or the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. Requires the Administrator to: (1) deem that emissions reductions calculated by States for inspection and maintenance under State implementation plans would be achieved as if the planned program had been implemented; or (2) consider the operation of the program on a decentralized basis as equivalent to operation on a centralized basis if the State demonstrates that such equivalency is reasonable. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-s-2566 | 103 | s | 2566 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to restore State control over the allocation and granting of water rights and FERC control over the licensing of hydroelectric projects, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-11-30 | 1994-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the authority of each State to allocate quantities of water within its jurisdiction from being superseded, abrogated, or otherwise impaired. (Currently, it is the policy of the Congress that such authority not be superseded, abrogated, or impaired.) Provides that nothing in such Act authorizes: (1) the regulation of quantities of water or impairs or affects any State authority with respect to the allocation of water; (2) an action that affects any water right established by a State law, an interstate water compact, or a Supreme Court decree; and (3) an action with respect to other matters, including aesthetics not directly related to water quality. Declares that discharges into navigable waters will comply with narrative and numeric water quality criteria based on designated uses adopted in water quality standards. Prohibits State certifications with respect to discharges from regulating water use or quantities. Revises existing State authorities to incorporate the amendments made by this Act. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 103-sres-287 | 103 | sres | 287 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding regulation of mercury hazardous waste, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-11-30 | 1994-11-30 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Environmental Protection Agency should not exempt mercury hazardous wastes from hazardous waste regulation but should adopt waste management policies and rules that seek to minimize all releases of mercury into the environment while encouraging the recycling of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps and other mercury-containing devices. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-hconres-319 | 103 | hconres | 319 | To express the sense of Congress regarding regulation of mercury hazardous waste, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-11-29 | 1994-12-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5] | MN | D | S000005 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should not exempt mercury hazardous wastes from hazardous waste regulation but should adopt waste management policies and rules that seek to minimize all releases of mercury into the environment while encouraging the recycling of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps and other mercury-containing devices. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5304 | 103 | hr | 5304 | To amend the Clean Air Act to modify provisions relating to the redesignation of areas and motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-11-29 | 1994-11-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] | PA | D | K000270 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that if a State Governor submits a redesignation of an area from nonattainment to attainment and such designation is based upon attainment of the relevant national ambient air quality standard for three consecutive years, such redesignation shall become effective immediately upon receipt by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Requires the Office of Technology Assessment to study methods for implementing enhanced inspection and maintenance programs. Includes within such study an evaluation of the cost effectiveness of such methods. Directs the Administrator to republish the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance guidance document and incorporate the study's findings. Grants States one year from the study's publication date to submit or revise implementation plans with respect to the enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2559 | 103 | s | 2559 | A bill relating to implementation of Oil Pollution Act with respect to animal fats and vegetable oils. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-08 | 1994-12-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15423) | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 2 | Requires Federal agencies, in implementing the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, to differentiate between animal fats or oils of vegetable origin and other oils, including petroleum oils, on the basis of their physical, chemical, biological, and other properties and their environmental effects. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-hr-5250 | 103 | hr | 5250 | Flow Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 0 | Flow Control Act of 1994 - Authorizes a State or qualified political subdivision to exercise flow control authority for municipal solid waste, incinerator ash, and construction or demolition debris generated within its boundaries if, before May 15, 1994, such entity: (1) adopted a law, regulation, or legally binding provision that contains such authority and directs the waste, ash, or debris to a waste management facility designated before such date or identifies the use of waste management methods; and (2) committed to the designation of a facility for such methods. Authorizes such an entity to exercise such authority for voluntarily relinquished recyclable materials generated within its boundaries. Establishes similar authority for States and subdivisions that meet such requirements after this Act's enactment. (Sec. 202) Provides that laws, regulations, or legally binding provisions that implement flow control authority shall be considered to be a reasonable regulation of commerce. Permits such authority with respect to recyclable materials only if: (1) the generator or owner of the materials voluntarily made the materials available to the State or subdivision and relinquished any rights to, or ownership of, such materials; and (2) the State or subdivision assumes such rights or ownership. Allows such authority with respect to solid waste or recyclable materials only if the State or subdivision establishes a program to separate or divert recyclable materials for purposes of recycling, reclamation, or reuse. Makes such condition inapplicable in certain cases. Establishes additional conditions on the exercise of flow control authority, including requirements that such authority is necessary to meet current or anticipated waste management needs, revenues derived from the exercise of such authority are devoted primarily to solid waste management services, and States and subdivisions implement a competitive designation process with respect to waste management facilities or facilities for recyclable materials.… | 2025-08-26T13:50:52Z | |
| 103-hr-5288 | 103 | hr | 5288 | Bi-State Waste Disposal Efficiency Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-07 | 1994-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5] | MO | D | W000326 | 0 | Bi-State Waste Disposal Efficiency Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that any requirement in a Federal law that an owner or operator of a landfill or incinerator obtain authorization to receive out-of-State municipal solid waste shall not apply if the out-of-State waste is generated within, and the landfill or incinerator is located within, the same bi-State level A metropolitan statistical area which contains two contiguous major cities located in different States. | 2025-08-26T13:50:59Z | |
| 103-s-2553 | 103 | s | 2553 | Cooperative Planning Assistance Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 0 | Cooperative Planning Assistance Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement with a State, political subdivision, or group of States or State political subdivisions to provide assistance for habitat acquisition required to carry out an approved conservation plan, including assisting the entity in ensuring that adequate funding for the plan will be provided. Authorizes the Secretary to pay to an entity that is a party to such cooperative agreement the full amount of interest on a loan, bond, or other debt instrument of the entity that is approved by the Secretary before entering into the agreement and that is used solely for habitat acquisition costs identified in an approved conservation plan. Requires the entity, before entering into such cooperative agreement, to demonstrate its ability to repay the principal amount of the debt incurred in a timely manner and from a source, other than its general tax revenue, that is dedicated to repaying the principal. Sets forth factors to be considered by the Secretary before entering into such cooperative agreements. Provides that: (1) the sole obligation to be paid by the Secretary pursuant to the cooperative agreement shall be the interest on the debt; and (2) the entity that is a party to such agreement shall pay the principal. Terminates the obligation of the Secretary to pay interest and requires the defaulting entity to repay the Secretary all interest payments made pursuant to the terms of the cooperative agreement if the entity that is a party to the agreement defaults on the payment of the principal amount of the debt and the default continues for two years or more. Provides that on full payment of the debt and at the request of the Secretary the habitat purchased by the entity with funds obtained through the debt instrument shall be conveyed to the United States. Provides that if the Secretary exercises such authority, the use of the property shall be dedicated to the pro… | 2025-08-26T13:50:57Z | |
| 103-hconres-309 | 103 | hconres | 309 | 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 | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] | TX | R | B000213 | 0 | Declares that: (1) 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; (2) such program should focus on how best to locate and repair that proportion of the fleet that causes the majority of pollution; and (3) States should adopt the most cost-effective method of locating and fixing gross polluters. States that EPA regulations under such Act should: (1) 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; and (2) require States to compile information gained through methods of on-road testing. States 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 | |
| 103-hr-5205 | 103 | hr | 5205 | To provide Federal assistance for compliance with Federally-mandated motor vehicle inspection and maintenance requirements and employee trip reduction requirements in effect under the Clean Air Act. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Marjorie [D-PA-13] | PA | D | M000129 | 0 | Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to each State carrying out a vehicle inspection and maintenance program under the Clean Air Act. Requires grants to be used to provide assistance to enable vehicle owners to perform repair and maintenance as is necessary for such vehicles to comply with program requirements. Directs States to use grants to make payments for qualified repair and maintenance costs incurred by owners. Establishes a payment schedule that provides for covering: (1) up to 60 percent of qualified repair and maintenance costs that do not exceed $200; and (2) up to 80 percent of such costs between $200 and $400. Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to each State carrying out employee trip reduction requirements for nonattainment areas under title I of the Clean Air Act. Requires grants to be used by States to provide assistance to enable employers to comply with such requirements. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5211 | 103 | hr | 5211 | To amend the Clean Air Act to repeal certain emissions standards for motor vehicles which have not yet taken effect. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to make the emissions standards for model year 1995 motor vehicles applicable to all motor vehicles, in any class or category, manufactured after such model year. Repeals: (1) emissions standards for nitrogen oxides from heavy duty trucks for model years after 1997; (2) specified emissions standards for light-duty trucks for model years after 1995; and (3) requirements for a study on whether further reductions in emissions from light-duty vehicles are necessary. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5212 | 103 | hr | 5212 | To amend the Clean Air Act to allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover to be credited to the emission reduction requirements of the Act. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to allow emission reductions attributable to fleet turnover to be creditable against required reductions in Moderate ozone nonattainment areas. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5213 | 103 | hr | 5213 | To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Federal government from requiring State plans to mandate trip reduction measures. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that revisions of State implementation plans that provide for transportation control measures for Serious ozone nonattainment areas shall not be required to include trip reduction ordinances. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5214 | 103 | hr | 5214 | To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with toxic air emissions. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal provisions relating to the listing of, and emission standards for, hazardous air pollutants. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5215 | 103 | hr | 5215 | To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with acid rain. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal provisions relating to acid deposition control. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5216 | 103 | hr | 5216 | To repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with stratospheric ozone protection. | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal provisions relating to stratospheric ozone protection. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5217 | 103 | hr | 5217 | To repeal the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-549). | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-06 | 1994-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 0 | Repeals the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-5176 | 103 | hr | 5176 | Ocean Pollution Reduction Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 103-431. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] | CA | D | F000116 | 2 | Ocean Pollution Reduction Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the city of San Diego, California, to apply for a modification of secondary treatment requirements with respect to biological oxygen demand and total suspended solids in the effluent discharged into marine waters. Includes within such application a commitment by the applicant to implement a waste water reclamation program meeting specified minimum requirements. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from granting a modification unless such modification will result in removal of at least 58 percent of the biological oxygen demand (on an annual average) and at least 80 percent of total suspended solids (on a monthly average) in the discharge to which the application applies. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-s-2506 | 103 | s | 2506 | Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Wetlands Regulatory Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the issuance of revisions to or clarifications of the guidelines for identifying and delineating wetlands until the National Academy of Sciences has completed a specified wetlands study. (Sec. 4) Provides that clear evidence of wetlands hydrology, hydrophytic vegetation, and hydric soil must be present in order to make a positive wetland delineation determination. Requires wetlands located on agricultural lands and associated non-agricultural lands to be delineated by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the Food Security Act of 1985. Exempts from the requirements of this Act agricultural lands that are exempt from the requirements of the Food Security Act of 1985. (Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undertake a project to classify U.S. wetlands, to be completed within ten years of this Act's enactment date. Requires wetlands to be classified as Class A, B, or C depending on their relative ecological significance, taking into account regional variations in hydrology, soils, and vegetation, with Class A wetlands being those that serve critical wetlands functions. Authorizes any person to request the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, to determine the classification of wetlands. (Sec. 6) Considers draining, channelization, and excavation of wetlands to be discharging of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters for purposes of permit provisions. (Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to determine whether to issue a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material into Class A wetlands based on a sequential analysis that seeks to avoid adverse effects on wetlands, minimize adverse effects that cannot be avoided, and mitigate adverse effects that cannot be avoided and that remain. Directs the Secretary to make such determination with respect to Class B wetlands pursuant to a public interest review. Provides that no pe… | 2025-08-26T13:51:22Z | |
| 103-s-2507 | 103 | s | 2507 | Stormwater Control Reform Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-10-05 | 1994-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Stormwater Control Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to apply permit requirements to stormwater discharges associated with commercial activity. Exempts, with exceptions, a discharge composed entirely of stormwater from a municipal storm sewer system serving a population of fewer than 100,000 individuals that is located in an urbanized area from permit requirements prior to October 1, 2001. Exempts sources of discharges composed entirely of stormwater from such sewer systems from permit requirements (currently, such exemption is only available prior to October 1, 1994). Provides that permits issued for discharges from municipal storm sewers composed entirely of stormwater shall not require compliance with numeric effluent limitations and water quality standards shall not be applied or enforced as effluent limitations. Authorizes the Administrator to issue a consolidated permit for discharges from a storm sewer system owned by a municipality and the stormwater discharges from industrial or commercial sources owned by the same municipality. Requires the Administrator to establish permit requirements for stormwater discharges from commercial and light industrial sources. Authorizes the Administrator to exempt certain commercial and light industrial stormwater discharges from permit requirements. Directs the Administrator to establish an initiative to fund State and local demonstration programs and research to test innovative approaches to address the impacts of hydrologic and hydraulic changes, source controls, and water quality management practices and controls for runoff from municipal storm sewers. Authorizes appropriations. Makes municipalities subject to stormwater discharge permit requirements eligible for grants to train citizens in watershed monitoring activities to support municipal stormwater management programs. | 2025-08-26T13:52:07Z | |
| 103-hr-5144 | 103 | hr | 5144 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that no species may be determined to be an endangered species or threatened species, and no critical habitat may be designated, until that Act is reauthorized. | Environmental Protection | 1994-09-30 | 1994-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-11] | TX | D | E000063 | 36 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from determining a species as an endangered or threatened species, or from designating a critical habitat of a species, until such Act has been reauthorized. | 2021-06-02T20:13:46Z | |
| 103-hr-5150 | 103 | hr | 5150 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act concerning the eligibility of officers and employees of State, county, and municipal governments to serve as members of State boards that issue permits for discharges into the navigable waters. | Environmental Protection | 1994-09-30 | 1994-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] | CA | D | L000225 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow State, county, or municipal government officers or employees, if such persons do not participate in discharge permit determinations involving such governments, to be members of boards that approve permit applications notwithstanding a prohibition on membership for persons who have received a significant portion of income from permit holders or applicants. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-s-2490 | 103 | s | 2490 | Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-09-30 | 1994-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit, unless such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by the Secretary of the Army: (1) the discharge of dredged or fill material into U.S. waters; or (2) the draining, channelization, or excavation of wetlands. (Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary, upon receiving permit applications, to: (1) classify as Type A wetlands those that are of critical significance to the long-term conservation of an ecosystem and meet other specified conditions; (2) classify as Type B wetlands those that provide habitat for a significant population of wildlife or provide other significant wetlands functions and values; and (3) classify as Type C wetlands those that serve marginal functions but exist in such abundance that regulation of activities is not necessary to conserve wetlands values and functions, are prior converted cropland, are fastlands, or are lands within areas that do not serve significant wetlands functions and values. Prohibits more than 20 percent of any county, parish, or borough from being classified as Type A wetlands. Permits owners of interests in Type A wetlands to seek compensation for the fair market value of such lands. Provides that title for such lands shall pass to the United States on acceptance of an offer for compensation. Requires the Secretary to deny a permit authorizing activities in Type A wetlands unless: (1) such activities can be undertaken with minimal alteration or disturbance; or (2) the proposed use of the land will result in overall environmental benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit for activities in Type B wetlands subject to conditions that ensure that the wetland ecosystem does not suffer loss or degradation. Imposes requirements for mitigation when such activities result in permanent wetland loss or degradation. Directs the Secretary to establish a mitigation banking program in each State to ensure compensation for loss and degradation o… | 2025-08-26T13:52:18Z | |
| 103-s-2472 | 103 | s | 2472 | Sound Science in Risk Assessment Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-09-28 | 1994-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 0 | Sound Science in Risk Assessment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop rules and review procedures that provide that: (1) risk assessments are consistent, of high technical quality, scientifically objective, and unbiased; and (2) significant uncertainties regarding facts, scientific knowledge, the validity of analytical techniques, or numerical risk estimates are clearly disclosed in terms readily understandable to the public. Requires the Administrator to issue proposed rules that: (1) set forth uniform general procedures governing risk assessments conducted by EPA and incorporate relevant guidelines existing prior to the issuance of such rules; and (2) govern use of a distinctive type of risk assessment approach, technique, or methodology. Directs the Administrator to issue procedures for the review and revision of a risk assessment completed prior to this Act's enactment or the issuance of final risk assessment rules. Permits petitions to the Administrator to perform reviews under certain conditions. Requires the Administrator to issue final rules for risk assessment approaches, techniques, or methodologies after taking into account comments by the public. | 2025-08-26T13:49:33Z | |
| 103-hr-5073 | 103 | hr | 5073 | Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-09-22 | 1994-09-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] | TX | R | S000583 | 10 | Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit, until its reauthorization, the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) determining a species as an endangered or threatened species; or (2) designating a species habitat as a critical habitat. Requires the Secretary to compensate, upon request, persons and entities for the loss in market value of land that has been designated a critical habitat. Limits the current requirement that Federal agencies insure that any action (regardless of its expense) they authorize, fund, or carry out is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species, or result in the destruction or adverse modification of habitat of such species determined to be critical, without an express exemption. Restricts such requirement to agency actions that result in expenditures of $500,000 or more. | 2025-08-26T13:50:35Z | |
| 103-s-2451 | 103 | s | 2451 | Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-09-22 | 1994-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 1 | Farm, Ranch, and Homestead Protection Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit, until its reauthorization, the Secretary of the Interior from: (1) determining a species as an endangered or threatened species; or (2) designating a species habitat as a critical habitat. Requires the Secretary to compensate, upon request, persons and entities for the loss in market value of land that has been designated a critical habitat. Limits the current requirement that Federal agencies insure that any action (regardless of its expense) they authorize, fund, or carry out is not likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species, or result in the destruction or adverse modification of habitat of such species determined to be critical, without an express exemption. Restricts such requirement to agency actions that result in expenditures of $500,000 or more. | 2025-08-26T13:49:55Z | |
| 103-hr-5053 | 103 | hr | 5053 | Water Bank Extension Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-09-19 | 1994-10-22 | Became Public Law No: 103-393. | House | Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | P000422 | 0 | Water Bank Extension Act of 1994 - Extends for one year eligibility for the wetlands reserve program to lands covered by expiring agreements under the Water Bank Act. Places limits on the amount of such extension based upon certain wetlands reserve program obligations. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 103-hr-4984 | 103 | hr | 4984 | Uniform Hazardous Waste Treatment Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-18 | 1994-09-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Marjorie [D-PA-13] | PA | D | M000129 | 2 | Uniform Hazardous Waste Treatment Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit facilities that burn fuel for energy recovery from burning fuel containing any quantity of hazardous waste identified or listed pursuant to such Act unless such fuel is conforming hazardous waste fuel. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate quantitative specifications for conforming hazardous waste fuel to ensure that fuel containing such waste is burned to recover useful energy and that such fuel has physical, chemical, thermal, and energy-related properties equivalent to standard fuels such as coal and oil. Lists minimum specifications. Permits cement kiln dust to be disposed of only at facilities and in units that meet specified performance standards for hazardous wastes and minimum technological requirements promulgated by the Administrator. Limits the Administrator's authority to modify certain hazardous waste requirements with respect to cement kiln dust produced in a kiln that burns conforming hazardous waste fuels. Makes such dust subject to any land disposal treatment standards applicable to the particular hazardous waste contained in the fuel. Directs the Administrator to promulgate: (1) standards for the design and operation of cement kilns that burn conforming hazardous waste fuel as necessary to protect human health and the environment; (2) standards for the control of emissions of cement kiln dust from cement kilns; (3) regulations to control emissions of metals from all units that burn hazardous waste necessary to protect human health and the environment; and (4) standards for the control of stack emissions from cement kilns. Sets forth permit requirements with respect to cement kiln dust from kilns that burn conforming hazardous waste fuel. Establishes monitoring and recordkeeping requirements for owners and operators of combustion units that burn conforming hazardous waste fuel. Requires the Administrator to promulgate: (1) training requirements for personnel… | 2025-08-26T13:49:37Z | |
| 103-hr-4951 | 103 | hr | 4951 | To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that no Federal Implementation Plan need be promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency upon the failure of a State implementation plan to attain certain attainment deadlines which have been superseded by the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] | CA | R | K000181 | 1 | Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that: (1) nothing in such Act shall be construed to authorize or require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate an implementation plan pursuant to a finding that a State plan has failed to demonstrate attainment or maintenance of the national primary ambient air quality standard for ozone or carbon monoxide by December 31, 1987; and (2) no such finding shall result in the application of sanctions. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4952 | 103 | hr | 4952 | To amend the Clean Air Act to provide that certain requirements in effect prior to the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act shall cease to apply, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] | CA | R | K000181 | 1 | Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not be required to promulgate an applicable implementation plan pursuant to a finding that a State plan does not satisfy criteria or requirements in effect prior to the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 or upon the Administrator's disapproval of any State plan for failure to satisfy such criteria or requirements. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4953 | 103 | hr | 4953 | To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating a Federal Implementation Plan prior to the disapproval of State implementation plan revisions required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-12 | 1994-08-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] | CA | R | K000181 | 8 | Amends the Clean Air Act to provide that nothing in such Act shall be construed to authorize or require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate or enforce an implementation plan pursuant to any court order or settlement based upon requirements in effect prior to the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 until the Administrator has disapproved State implementation plan revisions in accordance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4961 | 103 | hr | 4961 | Coeur d'Alene Basin and Spokane River Restoration Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-12 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | House | Rep. LaRocco, Larry [D-ID-1] | ID | D | L000098 | 0 | Coeur d'Alene Basin and Spokane River Restoration Act of 1994 - Establishes the Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Corporation and the Coeur d'Alene Basin Advisory Committee. Directs the Board of the Corporation to adopt a Basin Restoration Plan for the Coeur d'Alene Basin, Idaho, and the Spokane River, Idaho and Washington State. Requires the Plan to: (1) identify all sources of mining waste and other discharges into the Basin and River; (2) inventory existing projects and activities to restore, remediate, or prevent damages from mining waste and other pollution; and (3) identify additional projects needed to carry out such activities. Preempts any conflicting Federal, State, or local laws. Exempts the Corporation from liability for the costs of removing or remediating releases of hazardous materials, including liability under provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) Prohibits a project from proceeding until the Board determines that the project meets all requirements under Federal, or more stringent State and tribal, environmental laws. Funds the Corporation's activities through congressional appropriations and private contributions from companies that have been involved with mining activities in the Basin. Establishes the Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Expresses the intent of the Congress that the mining companies of the Basin that contributed to the release of hazardous materials should: (1) contribute a fair portion of the cost of restoring natural resources; and (2) upon payment of a fair contribution, be assured that no further liability for response costs or natural resource damages may be imposed upon them. Deems such companies to have satisfied liability that may otherwise be imposed by CERCLA if they contribute at least 25 percent of the amount appropriated by the Congress to carry out this Act. Grants such companies an offset against liabilities if they contribute less than the required am… | 2025-08-26T13:50:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4962 | 103 | hr | 4962 | Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-12 | 1994-11-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | House | Rep. LaRocco, Larry [D-ID-1] | ID | D | L000098 | 0 | Coeur d'Alene Basin Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a Coeur d'Alene Basin Management Conference to develop a pollution prevention, control, and restoration plan for the Coeur d'Alene Basin in Idaho. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to convene the management conference. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to State, interstate, and regional water pollution control agencies and public or nonprofit agencies to assist development of the plan. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the water resources divisions of the Idaho and Washington districts of the U.S. Geological Survey, to: (1) develop an integrated geographic information system of the Coeur d'Alene Basin; (2) convert all partial recording sites in the Basin to continuous monitoring stations with full gauging capabilities and status; and (3) establish additional continuous monitoring sites in the Basin as necessary to carry out basic data collection and monitoring. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) establish a fisheries restoration, development, and conservation program; and (2) conduct a wildlife species and habitat assessment survey in the Basin. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to carry out specified environmental restoration activities in the Basin. Authorizes appropriations. Exempts the EPA and the Department of the Interior from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for actions taken under this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:52:12Z | |
| 103-hr-4931 | 103 | hr | 4931 | Gulf of Maine Conservation and Cooperation Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-10 | 1994-08-16 | Executive Comment Requested from Commerce. | House | Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] | ME | R | S000663 | 0 | Gulf of Maine Conservation and Cooperation Act of 1994 - Requires the President to establish a Gulf of Maine Inter-Agency Task Force to provide for improved interagency cooperation, efficiency, and effectiveness with respect to Federal activities concerning the conservation and sustainable development of the natural resources of the Gulf of Maine. Requires Federal officials who appoint members of the Task Force to cooperate and coordinate their activities related to natural resources of the Gulf with the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding with the Council to enhance efforts to conserve the Gulf's natural resources. Authorizes the Secretary to work with others to develop a sustainable development strategy for the Gulf. Permits Federal officials who appoint Task Force members to make grants to the Council for programs related to the conservation of the Gulf's natural resources or to sustainable economic development in the Gulf region. Limits the total amount of annual grants. Directs the Regional Marine Research Board for the Gulf of Maine region to cooperate with the Council and the States bordering the Gulf in efforts to promote the environmental and economic health of the region. Authorizes the Board, subject to the Secretary's approval, to revise schedules for the development of research plans under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to ensure the coordination of such plans with activities under this Act. | 2025-08-26T13:50:36Z | |
| 103-hr-4933 | 103 | hr | 4933 | Landfill Technological Improvement Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-10 | 1994-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 1 | Landfill Technological Improvement Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that nothing shall prohibit usage in hazardous waste landfills of sorbents manufactured from processed organic materials that would not be expected to degrade in an anaerobic environment until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency issues final regulations concerning anaerobic landfill conditions and the usage of organic sorbents. | 2025-08-26T13:50:45Z | |
| 103-hr-4916 | 103 | hr | 4916 | Superfund Reform Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-08 | 1994-08-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 5 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Community Participation and Human Health Title II: State Roles Title III: Voluntary Response Title IV: Liability and Allocation Title V: Remedy Selection and Cleanup Standards Title VI: Miscellaneous Title VII: Funding Title VIII: Environmental Insurance Resolution Fund Title IX: Taxes Superfund Reform Act of 1994 - Title I: Community Participation and Human Health - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make technical assistance grants available to any group of individuals who may be affected by the release or threatened release of hazardous substances or pollutants at any facility on the State Registry or National Priorities List (NPL). (Sec. 101) Requires the President to provide for public participation in significant phases of response activities under CERCLA. Makes all nonprivileged information available to the public throughout all phases of the response action. Directs the President to ensure that the presentation of information on risk is unbiased and informative. (Sec. 102) Requires the President to provide the opportunity for the establishment of a representative public forum, known as a Community Working Group (CWG), to achieve direct, regular, and meaningful consultation with all interested parties throughout all stages of a response action whenever: (1) the President determines such a group will be helpful; or (2) 50 citizens, or at least 20 percent of the population of a locality in which the NPL facility is located, petition for a CWG to be established. Authorizes CWGs to offer recommendations on the anticipated future use of land at an affected facility prior to the selection of a remedy. Establishes a Citizen Information and Access Office within each State to provide information regarding State Registry and NPL sites, citizens' rights, facility records and heal… | 2025-08-26T13:49:24Z | |
| 103-s-2371 | 103 | s | 2371 | Environmental Audit Protection Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-08 | 1994-08-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | Environmental Audit Protection Act - Provides that an environmental audit shall not be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in any civil or criminal action or administrative proceeding before a Federal court or agency, except as provided by this Act. Excludes from such protection information: (1) required to be made available to a regulatory agency pursuant to an environmental law or other Federal, State, or local law or regulation; (2) obtained by observation, sampling, or monitoring by a regulatory agency; or (3) obtained from a source independent of the environmental audit. Makes such protection inapplicable with respect to an environmental audit report to the extent that such protection is waived by any person conducting an activity that is regulated under an applicable environmental law and who prepared the report. Excludes from protection, in a civil action or administrative proceeding, any portion of an environmental audit report if: (1) such protection is invoked for a fraudulent purpose; or (2) the report provides evidence of noncompliance with an environmental law and efforts to achieve compliance were not pursued with reasonable diligence. Excludes from protection, in a criminal proceeding, any portion of such report if: (1) any of the conditions described above with respect to civil actions or administrative proceedings where in effect; or (2) the report contains evidence relevant to the commission of an offense under an environmental law, the Attorney General has a compelling need for the information, the information is not otherwise available, and the Attorney General is unable to obtain the equivalent of the information without incurring unreasonable cost and delay. Sets forth procedures for in camera review proceedings. Bars the use of information prepared for the in camera hearing in any proceeding against the defendant and requires such information to be kept confidential unless: (1) the information is found by the court to be subject to disclosure; or (2) the person using the i… | 2025-08-26T13:49:52Z | |
| 103-hr-4915 | 103 | hr | 4915 | To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to add States to the governmental entities eligible for reimbursement for emergency removal actions and to clarify authority to take such actions at illicit drug laboratories. | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-05 | 1994-08-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 3 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to make States affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance from a facility eligible to apply for reimbursement for expenses incurred in carrying out emergency response actions, including the cleanup of illicit drug laboratories. (Currently, only local governments are eligible for such reimbursement.) Limits the amount of State reimbursement and prohibits the combination of amounts allowed for States and local governments for any single response action. Makes the Hazardous Substance Superfund available for State reimbursements. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-s-2358 | 103 | s | 2358 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide relief for non-selfgenerating ozone nonattainment areas, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-03 | 1994-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 1 | Amends the Clean Air Act to remove a condition on the treatment of ozone nonattainment areas as rural transport areas that permits such treatment only if the nonattainment area does not include, or is not adjacent to, a metropolitan statistical or consolidated metropolitan statistical area. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4882 | 103 | hr | 4882 | Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-01 | 1994-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Lead Abatement Title II: Miscellaneous Title III: Authorization of Appropriations Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1994 - Title I: Lead Abatement - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the processing or distribution in commerce of certain products containing more than a specified percentage of lead. (Sec. 103) Prohibits the sale or distribution in commerce of packaging or products if they include any additive to which lead has been intentionally introduced. Exempts certain products from lead content requirements, including products used for medical purposes, radiation protection or shielding, or in the mining industry to determine the presence of noble metals. (Sec. 104) Requires the Administrator to promulgate a list of lead-containing products that may present a health or environmental risk, specify the maximum concentration of lead found in such products, and promulgate labeling requirements. (Sec. 106) Prohibits: (1) placing in a landfill or incinerating lead-acid batteries; and (2) the disposal of such batteries other than by recycling in accordance with this Act. Requires used batteries to be delivered to specified entities and establishes battery acceptance requirements. Makes it unlawful to sell a battery that does not bear a label setting forth lead content and recycling information. Prohibits any person from selling at retail for use in the United States a regulated battery or rechargeable consumer product introduced into interstate commerce on or after one year after this Act's enactment date unless: (1) the battery is easily removable from the product, is contained in a battery pack that is easily removable, or is sold separately; and (2) the rechargeable consumer product and the battery are labeled in accordance with this Act. Sets forth labeling requirements, including that the label contain a statement that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly. Requires retail establishments that sell such batteries or products to post n… | 2025-08-26T13:52:17Z | |
| 103-s-2345 | 103 | s | 2345 | Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-08-01 | 1994-10-08 | Message on House action received in Senate and at the desk: House amendments to Senate bill. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Interstate Waste Title II: Flow Control Title I: Interstate Waste - State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit a landfill or incinerator, effective January 1, 1995, from receiving out-of-State municipal solid waste for disposal or incineration unless the owner or operator of the landfill or incinerator obtains authorization (as part of a host community agreement) from the affected local government. Requires owners or operators to make specified information regarding the facility available prior to seeking such authorization. Authorizes State Governors, unless inconsistent with a host community agreement, to limit the quantity of out-of-State waste received at landfills and incinerators that received documented shipments of such waste in 1993 to an annual amount equal to the quantity received in 1993. Permits State Governors, unless inconsistent with a host community agreement, to prohibit the disposal of such waste at landfills and incinerators that received such waste in 1993 if the waste is generated in a State determined to have exported more than the following amounts of waste to landfills or incinerators not covered by host community agreements: (1) 3.5 million tons in 1995; (2) 3 million tons in 1996 and 1997; (3) 2.5 million tons in 1998 and 1999; (4) 1.5 million tons in 2000 and 2001; and (5) 1 million tons in 2002 and thereafter. Establishes limitations on waste exports to landfills or incinerators not covered by host community agreements. Makes the prohibition on the disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste inapplicable to landfills and incinerators that received documented shipments of such waste during 1993, except as otherwise provided. Prohibits landfills or incinerators from receiving out-of-State waste in the absence of a host community agreement if the operating permit or license for the facility was denied or revoked. Permits the receipt of such waste without an authorization f… | 2025-08-26T13:51:43Z | |
| 103-hr-4859 | 103 | hr | 4859 | Waste Flow Control Consensus Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-07-29 | 1994-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Waste Flow Control Consensus Act of 1994 - Authorizes each State and qualified political subdivision to direct, regulate, or prohibit: (1) the transportation, management, or disposal of municipal solid waste generated from household sources within the boundaries of the State or subdivision and designate waste management facilities to which such waste shall be transported; (2) the transportation, management, or disposal of municipal solid waste, incinerator ash, and construction and demolition debris, and designate facilities to which such waste shall be transported, managed, or disposed if, before May 15, 1994, the State or political subdivision adopted a law or legally binding provision that regulated such waste or the law or provision identified the use of a waste management method that will be necessary for such activities with respect to municipal solid waste; and (3) transportation of recyclable materials generated within such boundaries and designate facilities to which such materials shall be transported. Permits States and subdivisions described in (2) above to direct, regulate, or prohibit the transportation, management, and disposal of municipal solid waste from any existing or future waste management facility to any other waste management facility without making findings that such authority is necessary to meet current or anticipated solid waste management needs. Deems any contract, law, or legally binding provision of a State or qualified political subdivision that directs, regulates, or prohibits the transportation, management, or disposal of municipal solid waste as a reasonable regulation of commerce and provides that such contracts, laws, and provisions shall not be considered as impairing, restraining, or discriminating against interstate commerce. Permits such authority with respect to recyclable materials only if: (1) the generator or owner of the materials voluntarily made the materials available to the State or subdivision and relinquished any rights to, or ownership of, such materials; an… | 2025-08-26T13:48:45Z | |
| 103-hr-4799 | 103 | hr | 4799 | Environmental Technologies Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-07-20 | 1994-07-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] | CA | D | B000918 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Policy Coordination and Technology Programs Subtitle A: Policy Coordination and Program Planning Subtitle B: Environmental Technology Innovation Initiative Subtitle C: Other Research Activities Title III: Performance Measurements Title IV: Department of Energy Environmental Technology Development Title V: Authorization of Appropriations Title I: General Provisions - Environmental Technologies Act of 1994 - Sets forth congressional findings and purposes. Title II: Policy Coordination and Technology Programs - Subtitle A: Policy Coordination and Program Planning - Requires the President, acting through the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, to develop an interagency strategy that: (1) ensures the coordinated, interagency promotion of the research, development, and demonstration of environmental technologies; and (2) develops priorities for Federal environmental technology efforts. (Sec. 202) Requires the Director to coordinate Federal activities and resources that are applied to life-cycle assessment and other design-for-environment resources in order to maximize the contribution of such assessments and resources to the efficient design, development, and use of such technologies and to sustainable economic development. (Sec. 203) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to include goals for sustainable economic development within technology innovation programs. Includes such goals in other existing programs under specified Acts. Subtitle B: Environmental Technology Innovation Initiative - Establishes an Environmental Innovation Initiative, to be administered by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to promote the research, development, and demonstration of technologies that will contribute to sustainable economic development. Includes programs established under this Act in the Initiative. Provides… | 2025-08-26T13:49:52Z | |
| 103-hr-4804 | 103 | hr | 4804 | To authorize appropriations for construction of a research facility in Broward County, Florida, to be used in connection with efforts to control Melaleuca and other exotic plant species that threaten native ecosystems in the State of Florida. | Environmental Protection | 1994-07-20 | 1994-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] | FL | R | S000303 | 21 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the construction of a research and quarantine facility in Broward County, Florida, to be used in connection with efforts to control Melaleuca and other exotic plant species that threaten native ecosystems in Florida. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4779 | 103 | hr | 4779 | State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-07-19 | 1994-09-28 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 676. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 7 | State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit a landfill or incinerator from receiving out-of-State municipal solid waste for disposal or incineration unless the owner or operator of the landfill or incinerator obtains authorization (as part of a host community agreement) from the affected local government to receive such waste. Requires owners or operators to make specified information regarding the facility available prior to seeking such authorization. Permits landfills or incinerators to receive out-of-State municipal solid waste in the absence of an authorization if: (1) the owner or operator provides information that establishes that the owner or operator has entered into a host community agreement or received a State permit authorizing the acceptance of out-of-State waste or that during 1993, the landfill or incinerator received shipments of out-of-State waste; and (2) the landfill or incinerator is in compliance with Federal and State environmental laws. Applies such authorizations for limited time periods for facilities that received such waste during 1993 and establishes deadlines for the continued receipt of such waste. Prohibits landfills or incinerators from receiving out-of-State waste for disposal or incineration in the absence of a host community agreement if the operating permit or license for the facility was denied or revoked. Permits the receipt of such waste without an authorization if the waste is generated within, and the landfill or incinerator is located within, the same bi-State level A metropolitan statistical area which contains two contiguous major cities located in different States. Authorizes States to limit the amount of such waste received annually by each landfill or incinerator except that no such limit may conflict with: (1) provisions of a permit authorizing an owner or operator to accept such waste; or (2) a host community agreement entered into between the owner or operator and the affected local governme… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4683 | 103 | hr | 4683 | Flow Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-29 | 1994-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States and qualified political subdivisions to exercise flow control authority within their borders for: (1) municipal solid waste generated from household sources within their boundaries; (2) municipal solid waste generated within their boundaries if, before May 15, 1994, the States or political subdivision adopted a law, regulation, solid waste management plan, or legally binding provision that exercised such authority with respect to a waste management facility designated before such date or identified the use of waste management methods necessary for such waste and committed to the designation of facilities for such methods; and (3) recyclable materials generated within their boundaries. Authorizes States or political subdivisions that meet requirements described by (2) above to regulate the transportation, management, and disposal of such waste from any waste management facility to any other such facility subject to certain conditions. Permits flow control authority with respect to recyclable materials only if: (1) the generator or owner of the materials voluntarily made the materials available to the States or subdivision and relinquished any rights to, or ownership of, such materials; and (2) the State or subdivision assumes such rights or ownership. Permits such authority with respect to waste from household sources or recyclable materials only if the State or subdivision: (1) establishes a program to separate or divert recyclable materials for purposes of recycling, reclamation, or reuse before exercising flow control authority over waste from household sources; and (2) finds on the basis of public hearings that it is necessary to exercise such authority to meet current or anticipated solid waste management needs. Allows flow control authority only if the State or subdivision implements a competitive designation process with respect to waste management or recyclable materials facilities. Authorizes a State Governor to certify that a State's laws and re… | 2025-08-26T13:52:04Z | |
| 103-hconres-262 | 103 | hconres | 262 | To express the sense of the Congress that marinas should not be treated as offshore facilities for purposes of financial responsibility requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-28 | 1994-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 43 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) marinas should not be treated as offshore facilities for purposes of financial responsibility requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; and (2) any regulations under such Act that require offshore facilities to demonstrate $150 million in financial responsibility should not apply to marinas. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4661 | 103 | hr | 4661 | Flow Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-28 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 4 | Flow Control Act of 1994 - Authorizes each State and qualified political subdivision to direct, regulate, or prohibit: (1) the transportation of municipal solid waste generated from household sources within the boundaries of the State or subdivision and designate waste management facilities to which such waste shall be transported; (2) the transportation or disposal of municipal solid waste, including incinerator ash or construction or demolition debris, and designate facilities to which such waste shall be transported or disposed if, before May 15, 1994, the State or political subdivision adopted a law that regulated or prohibited the transportation or disposal of such waste; and (3) transportation of recyclable materials generated within such boundaries and designate facilities to which such materials shall be transported. Permits States and subdivisions described in (2) above to direct, regulate, or prohibit the transportation and disposal of municipal solid waste from any existing or future waste management facility to any other waste management facility without regard to the following conditions on authority. Permits such authority with respect to recyclable materials only if: (1) the generator or owner of the materials voluntarily made the materials available to the State or subdivision and relinquished any rights to, or ownership of, such materials; and (2) the State or subdivision assumes such rights or ownership. Permits the authority with respect to municipal solid waste from household sources or recyclable materials only if the State or subdivision: (1) establishes a program to separate or divert specified materials for purposes of recycling, reclamation, or reuse before exercising such authority; (2) develops and implements a competitive designation process for facilities; and (3) finds on the basis of public hearings that it is necessary to exercise such authority to meet current or anticipated solid waste management needs. Retains the applicability of certain existing laws and contracts and pro… | 2025-08-26T13:49:26Z | |
| 103-hr-4662 | 103 | hr | 4662 | Flow Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-28 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 4 | Flow Control Act of 1994 - Authorizes each State and qualified political subdivision to direct, regulate, or prohibit: (1) the transportation of municipal solid waste generated from household sources within the boundaries of the State or subdivision and designate waste management facilities to which such waste shall be transported; (2) the transportation or disposal of municipal solid waste, including incinerator ash or construction or demolition debris, and designate facilities to which such waste shall be transported or disposed if, before May 15, 1994, the State or political subdivision adopted a law that regulated or prohibited the transportation or disposal of such waste; and (3) transportation of recyclable materials generated within such boundaries and designate facilities to which such materials shall be transported. Permits States and subdivisions described in (2) above to direct, regulate, or prohibit the transportation and disposal of municipal solid waste from any existing or future waste management facility to any other waste management facility without regard to the following conditions on authority. Permits such authority with respect to recyclable materials only if: (1) the generator or owner of the materials voluntarily made the materials available to the State or subdivision and relinquished any rights to, or ownership of, such materials; and (2) the State or subdivision assumes such rights or ownership. Permits the authority with respect to municipal solid waste from household sources or recyclable materials only if the State or subdivision: (1) establishes a program to separate or divert specified materials for purposes of recycling, reclamation, or reuse before exercising such authority; (2) develops and implements a competitive designation process for facilities; and (3) finds on the basis of public hearings that it is necessary to exercise such authority to meet current or anticipated solid waste management needs. Retains the applicability of certain existing laws and contracts and pro… | 2025-08-26T13:50:01Z | |
| 103-hr-4668 | 103 | hr | 4668 | Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-28 | 1994-07-11 | Executive Comment Requested from DOT, EPA. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 1 | Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue a certificate attesting to the adequacy of garbage reception facilities at a port or terminal only if an onsite inspection has been conducted prior to the issuance of a certificate. Makes such certificates valid for a period of five years unless there is a change of operator. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations that require the operators of ports or terminals subject to MARPOL Protocol (the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, 1973) requirements relating to reception facilities to post placards stating that users should report facility inadequacies to the Secretary. Requires all vessels to display placards and conduct briefings that notify the crew and passengers of requirements of Annex V of the Convention. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to refuse or revoke certain permits to proceed or depart of foreign vessels in violation of MARPOL requirements. Provides for a toll-free telephone number for reporting MARPOL violations. Amends the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987 to express the sense of the Congress that certain shipper insurance policies should not provide for the payment of penalties under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Requires persons in charge of vessels to include information on the disposal of onboard waste in the notice of arrival to the port. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a Marine Debris Coordinating Committee. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to extend authorized appropriations for regional marine research programs from FY 1996 through FY 2000. | 2025-08-26T13:51:51Z | |
| 103-s-2241 | 103 | s | 2241 | Gulf of Maine Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-24 | 1994-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 0 | Gulf of Maine Act of 1994 - Establishes a Gulf of Maine Council to promote the environmental and economic health of the Gulf of Maine. Requires the Council to: (1) facilitate the coordination of governmental and nongovernmental activities related to the Gulf; (2) establish a Gulf of Maine Advisory Group to advise the Council, the Governors of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and the Premiers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on the implementation of this Act; and (3) adopt a Gulf of Maine Agreement for the protection, assessment, management, and sustainable development of the Gulf. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Council to establish an Economic Development Board to implement a long-term plan for coordinating environmentally sound economic assistance for the Gulf region. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide planning and local technical assistance grants to the Council for related projects. Makes a cooperative agreement available through the Economic Development Administration for planning programs to retain or create full-time permanent jobs and income for individuals who are unemployed or underemployed as a result of Federal fishery management regulations. Authorizes appropriations. Permits the Council to submit recommendations to the New England Fishery Management Council (Management Council) on fishery management plans if recommendations are necessary to make such plans reflect the goals and priorities of the Agreement. Requires the Secretary, if in concurrence with such recommendations, to issue a finding that the Management Council review such plans in light of the Council's recommendations. Establishes an Environmental Management and Assessment Program for the Gulf region and provides for a plan for improved environmental management and assessment. Authorizes grants to the Council for such purposes. Authorizes appropriations. Permits the Regional Marine Research Board for the Gulf of Maine, with the Secretary's approval, to revise schedules for the development of research plan… | 2025-08-26T13:52:23Z | |
| 103-s-2242 | 103 | s | 2242 | National Institute for the Environment Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-24 | 1994-07-13 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8922-8923) | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 11 | National Institute for the Environment Act - Establishes the National Institute for the Environment to: (1) increase scientific understanding of environmental issues by supporting scientific environmental research and other environmental programs; (2) assist decision-making on environmental issues by providing assessments of knowledge of such issues; (3) serve as the foremost provider of access to current scientific and technical information about the environment; (4) sponsor higher education and training in environmental fields; (5) support the development of methods and technologies that increase understanding of the environment and minimize adverse environmental impact; (6) evaluate the status and needs of the various environmental sciences and fields; (7) foster interchange of scientific information about the environment; (8) address emerging environmental issues and aspects of environmental problems; and (9) establish research priorities for environmental issues. Establishes a Governing Board for the Institute and an Interagency Advisory Committee to ensure that the environmental efforts of the Institute and Federal agencies are complementary. Makes scientists, engineers, and other researchers eligible to receive funding from the Institute. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:50:45Z | |
| 103-hr-4640 | 103 | hr | 4640 | Gulf of Maine Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-23 | 1994-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development. | House | Rep. Andrews, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] | ME | D | A000211 | 1 | Gulf of Maine Act of 1994 - Establishes a Gulf of Maine Council to promote the environmental and economic health of the Gulf of Maine. Requires the Council to: (1) facilitate the coordination of governmental and nongovernmental activities related to the Gulf; (2) establish a Gulf of Maine Advisory Group to advise the Council, the Governors of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and the Premiers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on the implementation of this Act; and (3) adopt a Gulf of Maine Agreement for the protection, assessment, management, and sustainable development of the Gulf. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Council to establish an Economic Development Board to implement a long-term plan for coordinating environmentally sound economic assistance for the Gulf region. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide planning and local technical assistance grants to the Council for related projects. Makes a cooperative agreement available through the Economic Development Administration for planning programs to retain or create full-time permanent jobs and income for individuals who are unemployed or underemployed as a result of Federal fishery management regulations. Authorizes appropriations. Permits the Council to submit recommendations to the New England Fishery Management Council (Management Council) on fishery management plans if recommendations are necessary to make such plans reflect the goals and priorities of the Agreement. Requires the Secretary, if in concurrence with such recommendations, to issue a finding that the Management Council review such plans in light of the Council's recommendations. Establishes an Environmental Management and Assessment Program for the Gulf region and provides for a plan for improved environmental management and assessment. Authorizes grants to the Council for such purposes. Authorizes appropriations. Permits the Regional Marine Research Board for the Gulf of Maine, with the Secretary's approval, to revise schedules for the development of research plan… | 2025-08-26T13:52:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4643 | 103 | hr | 4643 | Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-23 | 1994-06-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 22 | Municipal Solid Waste Flow Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States and political subdivisions to require the movement of municipal solid waste generated, and recyclable material voluntarily relinquished by its owner, within their jurisdictions to waste management or recycling facilities if such requirement: (1) is imposed pursuant to a law, ordinance, or other official act of the State or political subdivision in effect on January 1, 1994; and (2) has been implemented by designating before such date the particular management facilities in operation as of such date to which the municipal solid waste and recyclables must be moved. Makes such authority effective for the remaining life of a contract between the State or political subdivision and any other person regarding the movement or delivery of such waste or recyclable materials as in effect on January 1, 1994, or until completion of the schedule for payment of capital costs of the facility concerned, as in effect on such date, whichever is longer. | 2025-08-26T13:48:54Z | |
| 103-s-2231 | 103 | s | 2231 | U.S.-Mexico Border Water Pollution Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-23 | 1994-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 4 | U.S.-Mexico Border Water Pollution Control Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial and other assistance to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, Federal, State, or local governmental entities, and the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico for planning, design, and construction of wastewater treatment works in the U.S.-Mexican border area. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:52:11Z | |
| 103-s-2232 | 103 | s | 2232 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998 for the construction of wastewater treatment works to serve United States colonias by providing water pollution control in the vicinity of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-23 | 1994-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial assistance to any U.S. State along the U.S.-Mexican border or to any entity designated by the President for construction of treatment works to serve U.S. colonias in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Bases the determination of whether a community is a colonia on objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply or adequate sewage systems. Limits Federal funding to 50 percent of construction costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4614 | 103 | hr | 4614 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide grants for projects that demonstrate technologies and methods for reducing discharges from combined sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate significance. | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-21 | 1994-07-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] | MA | D | O000085 | 1 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to State, interstate, regional, and local entities for projects that demonstrate innovative and cost-effective technologies and methods for reducing discharges from combined sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate significance. Requires the Administrator, in awarding such grants, to give priority consideration to projects that provide for the transfer of technologies to other areas of the United States. Sets the maximum Federal share of project costs at: (1) 100 percent of the cost of a feasibility study; (2) 80 percent of the cost of engineering and design; and (3) 80 percent of the cost of construction. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-s-2227 | 103 | s | 2227 | Flow Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-21 | 1994-07-13 | Subcommittee on Superfund, Recycling. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-722. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 2 | Flow Control Act of 1994 - Authorizes each State and qualified political subdivision to direct, regulate, or prohibit the transportation of, and designate waste facilities for: (1) municipal solid waste generated from household sources within the boundaries of the State or subdivision; (2) municipal solid waste that is generated, or is commingled with municipal solid waste that is generated, from commercial, institutional, or industrial sources within such boundaries or that is incinerator ash or construction or demolition debris if, before May 15, 1994, the State or political subdivision adopted a law that regulated or prohibited the transportation of waste to a facility designated before such date; and (3) recyclable materials generated within such boundaries. Permits such authority with respect to recyclable materials only if: (1) the generator or owner of the materials voluntarily made the materials available to the State or subdivision and relinquished any rights to, or ownership of, such materials; and (2) the State or subdivision assumes such rights or ownership. Permits such authority only if the State or subdivision: (1) establishes a program to separate or divert specified materials for purposes of recycling, reclamation, or reuse before exercising such authority; (2) develops and implements a competitive designation process for facilities; and (3) finds on the basis of public hearings that it is necessary to exercise such authority to meet current and anticipated solid waste management needs. Retains the applicability of certain existing laws and contracts and provides that such laws and contracts shall not be considered to impair or discriminate against interstate commerce. | 2025-08-26T13:49:54Z | |
| 103-hr-4598 | 103 | hr | 4598 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-17 | 1994-11-02 | Became Public Law No: 103-461. | House | Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4] | FL | R | F000328 | 7 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to the Coastal Barrier Resources System maps necessary to ensure that: (1) depictions of areas on those maps are consistent with the depictions of areas appearing on other specified maps; and (2) the Coastal Barrier Resources System does not include any area that was part of unit FL-05P. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 103-hr-4589 | 103 | hr | 4589 | To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles travelled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-16 | 1994-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] | IL | R | M001138 | 35 | Amends the Clean Air Act to authorize a State in which all or part of a Severe ozone nonattainment area is located to submit a plan revision requiring employers in such area to implement programs to reduce work-related vehicle trips and miles by employees. (Current law requires such States to submit such revision within two years of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990). Authorizes such revision to require employers in such areas to increase average passenger occupancy per vehicle in commuting trips between home and workplace during peak travel periods. (Current law requires specified increases in average passenger occupancy.) Authorizes (currently, requires) the revision to require employers subject to a vehicle occupancy requirement to submit a compliance plan. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-s-2201 | 103 | s | 2201 | A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for the construction of certain treatment works, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-16 | 1994-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants for the construction of publicly owned treatment works in the South Valley of Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Authorizes the Administrator to use $25 million of specified funds made available to EPA under the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 to carry out such construction. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-s-2164 | 103 | s | 2164 | Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-06-07 | 1994-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 0 | Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program. Permits the Secretary, as part of the Program, to conduct an annual competition to: (1) solicit the submission by elementary and secondary school students of designs relating to migratory bird conservation; and (2) select winning designs for use for licensing and marketing. Authorizes the Secretary to license and market winning designs and stamps bearing such designs, to be known as Junior Duck Stamps. Makes licensing and marketing proceeds available solely for awards and scholarships to individuals who submit designs, awards to further education activities related to the conservation education goals of the Program, and expenses for licensing and marketing. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:52:36Z | |
| 103-hr-4528 | 103 | hr | 4528 | Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-26 | 1994-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 15 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act Title II: Mercury Containing Battery Management Act Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to provide information on the proper handling and disposal of used regulated batteries and rechargeable consumer products with nonremovable batteries. Defines a "regulated battery" as a rechargeable battery that contains a cadmium or lead electrode or other electrode chemistries as determined by the Administrator. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth recordkeeping requirements and establishes inspection and access authorities for the Administrator. Authorizes appropriations. Title I: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act - Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act - Prohibits any person from selling to an end user for use in the United States a regulated battery or rechargeable consumer product manufactured on or after 12 months after this Act's enactment date unless: (1) the battery is easily removable from the product, is contained in a battery pack that is easily removable, or is sold separately; and (2) the rechargeable consumer product and the battery are labeled in accordance with this Act. Sets forth labeling requirements, including that the label contain a statement that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly. Requires retail establishments that sell such batteries or products to post notices informing consumers that regulated batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly. Authorizes the Administrator, upon determining that other rechargeable batteries having electrode chemistries different from regulated batteries are toxic and may cause substantial harm if discarded for land disposal or incineration, to promulgate: (1) labeling requirements for such batteries and related products; and (2) easily-removable design requirements for rechargeable consumer products designed to contain such batter… | 2025-08-26T13:51:41Z | |
| 103-hr-4478 | 103 | hr | 4478 | U.S. Colonias Water Pollution Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-24 | 1994-06-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Coppersmith, Sam [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | C000767 | 7 | U.S. Colonias Water Pollution Control Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial assistance to any U.S. State along the U.S.-Mexican border or to any entity designated by the President for construction of treatment works to serve U.S. colonias in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas. Bases the determination of whether a community is a colonia on objective criteria, including lack of potable water supply or adequate sewage systems. Limits Federal funding to 50 percent of construction costs. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:48:52Z | |
| 103-hr-4479 | 103 | hr | 4479 | U.S.-Mexico Border Water Pollution Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-24 | 1994-06-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Coppersmith, Sam [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | C000767 | 7 | U.S.-Mexico Border Water Pollution Control Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial and other assistance to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, Federal, State, or local governmental entities, and the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico for planning, design, and construction of wastewater treatment works in the U.S.-Mexican border area. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:49:40Z | |
| 103-hr-4481 | 103 | hr | 4481 | National Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-24 | 1994-07-19 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hamburg, Dan [D-CA-1] | CA | D | H000096 | 17 | National Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Act of 1994 - Declares that it is U.S. policy that: (1) Federal, State, and local agencies should plan and implement aquatic ecosystem restoration projects resulting in achievement of the interim goals of a net restoration of ten million acres of wetlands, 400,000 miles of streams and rivers, and one million acres of lakes (excluding the Great Lakes) by the year 2010, and long-term goals published by the National Aquatic Restoration Council (established by this Act); and (2) the Federal Government should provide leadership and technical and financial assistance to State and local governments, tribal organizations, other management entities, and private citizens to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate aquatic ecosystem restoration. Directs the Council to: (1) monitor achievement of the interim goals; and (2) upon determining that such goals have been achieved, establish and publish long-term goals in the Federal Register. Requires: (1) the President to establish an Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Task Force to develop a National Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Strategy; and (2) the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek to implement the Strategy. Sets forth the contents of the Strategy. Directs the Task Force, in developing the Strategy, to consider the national policy and recommendations contained in the National Research Council's 1992 report on Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems and the 1994 National Science Foundation's Freshwater Initiative. Directs the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, subject to the availability of amounts deposited into the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund (established by this Act), to provide financial assistance to a management entity to carry out each aquatic restoration project approved by the Council. Sets forth requirements regarding applications for assistance and review and approval of proposed projects. Requires the Task Force to submit to the President and publish in the Federal Register recommendations for sources o… | 2025-08-26T13:51:48Z | |
| 103-hr-4475 | 103 | hr | 4475 | To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study to identify future funding options for financing infrastructure projects under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-23 | 1994-06-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | F000349 | 15 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on future funding options for financing infrastructure projects under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4447 | 103 | hr | 4447 | To amend title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to clarify what constitutes an alternative system for the management of sewage sludge and industrial waste for purposes of section 104B of that title, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-18 | 1994-05-23 | Executive Comment Requested from EPA. | House | Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | M000117 | 0 | Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include within the definition of "alternative system," with respect to provisions concerning ocean dumping of sewage and industrial waste, methods for the management of such sludge or waste which do not require permits to be implemented under contracts effective for up to five years. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to seek to amend enforcement agreements under such provisions to reflect such amendment. | 2021-06-02T20:00:19Z | |
| 103-s-2126 | 103 | s | 2126 | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-18 | 1994-06-07 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6452-6453) | Senate | Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] | VA | D | R000295 | 0 | Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit owners or operators of landfills or incinerators from receiving out-of-State municipal solid waste unless they obtain authorization from the affected local government. Exempts from such prohibition: (1) landfills or incinerators that, during the one-year period preceding this Act's enactment date, received documented shipments of out-of-State municipal solid waste or, before this Act's enactment date, obtained authorization to accept such waste; (2) landfills in compliance with all Federal and State laws and regulations concerning design and location, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring, and financial assurance for closure and post-closure care and corrective action; or (3) incinerators in compliance with specified requirements of the Clean Air Act and State laws and regulations relating to facility design. Permits a Governor, if requested by an affected local government and local solid waste planning unit, to limit the amount of out-of-State waste, during a one-year period, received by landfills exempted from authorization requirements as a result of receiving documented shipments of such waste during the one-year period preceding this Act's enactment date. Requires owners or operators of landfills or incinerators exempt from this Act's requirements to make contracts entered into for the disposal of out-of-State waste available to the public for inspection. Permits States to exercise the option to become exempt from this Act's requirements if they notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and make specific reference to this Act in taking any appropriate action to reject this Act's applicability. | 2025-08-26T13:49:06Z | |
| 103-hr-4401 | 103 | hr | 4401 | Good Neighbor Water Pollution Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-12 | 1994-05-26 | See H.R.3948. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 0 | Good Neighbor Water Pollution Control Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial and other assistance to the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, any Federal, State, or local governmental entity, and the International Boundary and Water Commission, subject to appropriate conditions, for the planning, design, and construction of wastewater treatment works located in the U.S.-Mexican border area. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-26T13:51:14Z | |
| 103-hr-4412 | 103 | hr | 4412 | To require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-12 | 1994-11-29 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2334-2335) | House | Rep. Long, Jill L. [D-IN-4] | IN | D | L000420 | 43 | Requires the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases in issuing certain regulations. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 103-hr-4382 | 103 | hr | 4382 | To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to provide for the clean up of municipal waste landfill Superfund sites, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-10 | 1994-05-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 3 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to authorize States to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval programs for the remediation of qualified municipal waste landfills. Defines a "qualified municipal waste landfill" as a landfill on the National Priorities List (NPL) which is owned by a municipality or a county or is a privately-owned site which has a record of receiving municipal waste. Makes CERCLA provisions inapplicable to releases or threatened releases at landfills covered under approved programs. Directs the President to promulgate regulations governing response actions for State programs that provide for a presumptive remedy based on streamlined site characterization using EPA's Model Municipal Landfill Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Guidance and for closure of the site consistent with Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Includes within such remedy: (1) waste consolidation where feasible if multiple discrete disposal sites can be more economically contained in one unit; (2) final cover; (3) landfill gas and surface water controls; (4) control of leachate where feasible; (5) groundwater monitoring or treatment under specified conditions; (6) controls to prevent future exposure to waste; (7) site security to prevent access; and (8) a post-closure care plan that ensures the integrity of the remedy. Authorizes additional protections as necessary to protect human health and the environment. Provides for reimbursement from the Hazardous Substance Superfund for remediation expenses incurred by a State with an approved program at one qualified municipal waste landfill selected by the State each year. Limits total reimbursement to $2.5 billion. Permits reimbursement for remediation commenced before approval of a program if activities were not completed before January 1, 1994, and the remediation provides protection equivalent to that specified by this Act. Exempts any person who i… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-s-2093 | 103 | s | 2093 | Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-10 | 1994-06-16 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6998-6999) | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Water Program Funding Title II: Toxic Pollution Prevention and Control Title III: Nonpoint Pollution Control and Watershed Planning Title IV: Municipal Pollution Control Title V: Permit Program and Enforcement Title VI: Program Management Title VII: Wetlands Title VIII: Coastal Protection Title IX: Innovative Technology Title X: Interstate Water Quality Programs Water Pollution Prevention and Control Act of 1994 - Title I: Water Program Funding - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand the list of projects for which State water pollution control revolving fund monies are available. (Sec. 101) Authorizes States to: (1) reduce amounts required for matching contributions to capitalization grants for water pollution control revolving funds by an amount equal to the amount of technical assistance provided to publicly owned treatment works or subsurface sewage disposal systems that serve 10,000 or fewer individuals; and (2) forgive an amount of loan principal for disadvantaged communities with respect to loans for water pollution control activities. Revises the allotment formula for revolving funds and extends the authorization of appropriations for such funds through FY 2000. Increases amounts authorized to be appropriated for FY 1996 through 2000 subject to certain on-budget deficit estimates. Reserves funds for a grant to implement a plan for the elimination of discharges to Onondaga Lake, New York. (Sec. 102) Extends the authorization of appropriations for specified pollution control programs through FY 2000. Title II: Toxic Pollution Prevention and Control - Adds to the list of requirements for effluent limitation guidelines that the Administrator: (1) in determining the best practicable control technology and best measures available, give highest priority to source reduction measures; (2) identify control measures to limit the release of pollutants associated with wastewater to other environmental… | 2025-08-26T13:52:31Z | |
| 103-hr-4351 | 103 | hr | 4351 | Superfund Liability Allocation Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-05 | 1994-07-27 | See H.R.3800. | House | Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] | VA | D | B000657 | 3 | Superfund Liability Allocation Act of 1994 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to initiate the allocation process under this Act for each nonfederally-owned facility on the National Priorities List (NPL) that involves two or more potentially responsible parties (PRPs): (1) for which the President selects a remedial action on or after February 3, 1994; and (2) for any such action selected before such date if requested by a PRP which has resolved liability to the United States with respect to the remedial action. Authorizes the Administrator to initiate such process for any facility involving two or more PRPs. Makes the allocation process inapplicable to a facility: (1) for which there has been a final settlement, decree, or order that determines all liability or allocated shares of PRPs; (2) for which the response action is being carried out by a State; or (3) at which all of the PRPs are facility owners or operators. Permits allocations to address more than one facility and authorizes the Administrator to combine allocations for separate remedial actions at the same or different facilities. Places a moratorium on the commencement or continuation of liability claims or recovery actions in connection with responses for which allocation is required until 90 days after the issuance of the allocator's report. Sets forth requirements concerning the allocation process, including those for the notification of PRPs and determinations regarding de minimis parties. Provides that de minimis parties that are potentially liable but entitled to expedited settlements shall not be subject to the allocation process unless they fail to settle with the President within 30 days of the offer. Requires the allocation parties to select an allocator from a list provided by the Administrator or from candidates proposed by the parties. Authorizes PRPs, prior to the issuance of the allocator's report, to s… | 2025-08-26T13:50:42Z | |
| 103-hr-4360 | 103 | hr | 4360 | Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-05 | 1994-07-27 | See H.R.3800. | House | Rep. Lambert, Blanche M. [D-AR-1] | AR | D | L000035 | 4 | Superfund Recycling Equity Act of 1994 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to absolve persons (other than owners or operators) who arranged for the recycling of recyclable material from liability for environmental response actions. Deems transactions involving scrap paper, plastic, glass, textiles, or rubber (other than whole tires) to be arranging for recycling if the person who arranged the transaction demonstrates that the following criteria were met: (1) the recyclable material met a commercial specification grade and a market existed for the material; (2) a substantial portion of the material was made available for use as a feedstock for the manufacture of a new saleable product; (3) the material (or product made from the material) could have been a replacement for a virgin raw material; and (4) with respect to transactions occurring 90 days after this Act's enactment, the person exercised reasonable care to determine that the facility where the material would be managed by another was in compliance with Federal, State, or local environmental laws or regulations. Deems transactions involving scrap metal to be arranging for recycling if the person who arranged the transaction demonstrates that: (1) the criteria for scrap materials were met; (2) he/she complied with applicable standards regarding activities associated with the recycling of scrap metals; and (3) the scrap metal was not melted prior to the transaction. Deems transactions involving spent lead-acid or nickel-cadmium batteries to be arranging for recycling if the person involved demonstrates that: (1) the criteria for scrap materials were met; and (2) he/she complied with applicable standards regarding such batteries. Makes the exemptions from liability under this Act inapplicable if the person: (1) had an objectively reasonable basis to believe at the time of the recycling transaction that the recyclable material would not be recycled or would be burned as fuel or for energy recovery or i… | 2025-08-26T13:50:02Z | |
| 103-hr-4329 | 103 | hr | 4329 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-03 | 1994-07-27 | Executive Comment Received from EPA. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 1 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to establish a registration renewal procedure. Requires active ingredients, for purposes of such procedure, to be classified as follows: (1) in group one if first contained in a pesticide initially registered before November 1, 1984; (2) in group two if first contained in a pesticide initially registered after October 31, 1984, but before this Act's enactment; or (3) in group three if first contained in a pesticide initially registered after this Act's enactment. (Sec. 2) Sets reapplication dates for active ingredients as follows: (1) 12-14 years after the issuance of a reregistration eligibility decision document for the active ingredient for those in group one; (2) ten to 13 years after this Act's enactment for those in group two; and (3) 12 years after the date of initial registration of a product containing the active ingredient for those in group three. Sets subsequent reapplication dates for active ingredients at 12 years after the preceding expiration date. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess fees from registrants to cover costs associated with registration review. Permits the Administrator to cancel a registration for nonpayment. Establishes a registration renewal fund in the Treasury. Allows the continued use, distribution, or sale of existing stocks of an expired pesticide subject to conditions specified by the Administrator. (Sec. 3) Revises pesticide export provisions to prohibit the export of a pesticide that contains an active ingredient if virtually all uses of the active ingredient in the United States have been prohibited. Permits such exports where an export would be prohibited only because registration applications have been voluntarily withdrawn or cancelled by an applicant if the Administrator is unaware of any information indicating that use of the pesticide could pose adverse health or environmental ris… | 2025-08-26T13:52:09Z | |
| 103-s-2065 | 103 | s | 2065 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing regulations under the Act, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-03 | 1994-12-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15423) | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 8 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the President, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other Federal agencies, in issuing or enforcing any regulation or interpretation or guideline relating to a fat, oil, or grease under any Federal law, to differentiate between: (1) animal fats and oils and greases and fish and marine mammal oils or oils of vegetable origin; and (2) other oils and greases, including petroleum. Requires the President, the Administrator, and the heads of Federal agencies, in differentiating between such classes, to consider differences in the physical, chemical, biological, and other properties and in the environmental effects of the classes. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-hr-4320 | 103 | hr | 4320 | To authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-05-02 | 1994-09-28 | See H.R.4460. | House | Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | B000229 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Requires such assistance to be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects affecting the Bay's estuary. Permits assistance for a project only if it is publicly owned and will be publicly operated and maintained. Sets forth requirements for local cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests. Sets the Federal share at 75 percent of total project costs. Requires the non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs to be 100 percent. Directs the Secretary to establish at least one project in each of the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4306 | 103 | hr | 4306 | Risk Assessment Improvement Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-28 | 1994-10-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474. | House | Rep. Klein, Herbert C. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | K000262 | 25 | Risk Assessment Improvement Act of 1994 - Establishes a Risk Assessment Program in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires the Director of the Program to: (1) develop a process to conduct independent scientific peer review of all risk assessment guidelines developed by EPA; and (2) provide recommendations to the EPA Administrator on risk assessment, research needs, and development of guidelines. Directs the Director to regularly issue risk assessment guidelines. Sets forth contents of such guidelines. Requires the Director to oversee the use of risk assessment guidelines by EPA Program and Regional Offices and ensure consistency in the use of such guidelines as is appropriate in application to various environmental media or hazards. Permits departures from guidelines under specified conditions. Requires the Director to: (1) regularly develop, issue, and update guidance within EPA for any risk characterizations that may be conducted by EPA; and (2) ensure that such characterizations distinguish human health risks from ecological and other risks. Sets forth contents of such guidance. Requires the Director to: (1) promote open dialogue to improve the understanding of risk assessments by decisionmakers and to accurately and clearly communicate risk characterizations; and (2) regularly evaluate risk assessment research and training needs of EPA and develop a strategy and schedule for carrying out such research and training. Provides for, as part of the Program, a two-year study using comparative risk analysis to rank dissimilar environmental risks and provide a common basis for evaluating strategies for reducing or preventing such risks. Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: (1) periodically survey the manner in which Federal agencies are conducting risk assessment; (2) provide recommendations to the President and the Congress based on such surveys; and (3) establish interagency mechanisms to promote coordination of Federal risk assessment and mechanisms between Fede… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 103-hr-4308 | 103 | hr | 4308 | North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-28 | 1994-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 103-375. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 3 | North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in 1998 (currently, 1991) and at five-year intervals thereafter, to undertake with the appropriate officials of Canada and Mexico to revise the goals and other elements of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Requires the Secretary to develop: (1) a strategy to assist in conserving the full complement of North American wetlands systems and species dependent on such systems that incorporates existing information on types of wetlands habitats and species; and (2) procedures to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of wetlands conservation projects completed under the Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY 1998. Amends the Partnerships for Wildlife Act to remove a condition on Federal funding for State wildlife conservation and appreciation projects which prohibits such funding from exceeding the State share of the cost of the project. Sets forth required State and private shares of the cost of such projects. Removes provisions which authorize donations from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to carry out such projects and which require the Foundation to donate a specified amount to the Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Fund. Extends the authorization of appropriations to the Fund through FY 1998. | 2021-09-25T05:35:22Z | |
| 103-hr-4314 | 103 | hr | 4314 | Safe Drinking Water Reform Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-28 | 1994-05-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lambert, Blanche M. [D-AR-1] | AR | D | L000035 | 14 | Safe Drinking Water Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into agreements with States having primary enforcement responsibility (primacy) for public water systems to make capitalization grants to be deposited in drinking water treatment revolving funds. (Sec. 3) Permits such funds to be used only for providing financial assistance to public water systems for expenditures that will facilitate compliance with national primary drinking water regulations. Allocates 15 percent of amounts in such funds solely for assistance to systems which regularly serve fewer than 10,000 individuals. Permits assistance to systems not owned by governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, or Indian tribes based on public health and financial needs and repayment ability. Sets forth requirements for agreements, including that no financial assistance will be provided to a public water system if expenses could be avoided or significantly reduced by consolidation of such system with another system. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants for public water system expenditures to Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages which are ineligible for funding under this section. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 4) Replaces provisions concerning State wellhead protection areas with those requiring State Governors to adopt and submit State Source Water Assessment Programs. Provides for local source water assessment programs as well. Authorizes the Administrator, if a State fails to submit an approved program, to: (1) withhold drinking water capitalization grants; and (2) delineate drinking water protection areas. Permits States with primacy and approved source water assessment programs to apply to the Administrator for approval of State Drinking Water Pollution Prevention Programs. Authorizes States with approved pollution prevention programs to establish tailored monitoring ("monitoring relief") for public water systems whose source waters are co… | 2025-08-26T13:52:04Z | |
| 103-s-2050 | 103 | s | 2050 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-26 | 1994-07-28 | Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 0 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to establish a registration renewal procedure. Requires active ingredients, for purposes of such procedure, to be classified as follows: (1) in group one if first contained in a pesticide initially registered before November 1, 1984; (2) in group two if first contained in a pesticide initially registered after October 31, 1984, but before this Act's enactment; or (3) in group three if first contained in a pesticide initially registered after this Act's enactment. (Sec. 2) Sets reapplication dates for active ingredients as follows: (1) 12-14 years after the issuance of a reregistration eligibility decision document for the active ingredient for those in group one; (2) ten to 13 years after this Act's enactment for those in group two; and (3) 12 years after the date of initial registration of a product containing the active ingredient for those in group three. Sets subsequent reapplication dates for active ingredients at 12 years after the preceding expiration date. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to assess fees from registrants to cover costs associated with registration review. Permits the Administrator to cancel a registration for nonpayment. Establishes a registration renewal fund in the Treasury. Allows the continued use, distribution, or sale of existing stocks of an expired pesticide subject to conditions specified by the Administrator. (Sec. 3) Revises pesticide export provisions to prohibit the export of a pesticide that contains an active ingredient if virtually all uses of the active ingredient in the United States have been prohibited. Permits such exports where an export would be prohibited only because registration applications have been voluntarily withdrawn or cancelled by an applicant if the Administrator is unaware of any information indicating that use of the pesticide could pose adverse health or environmental ris… | 2025-08-26T13:49:37Z | |
| 103-hconres-242 | 103 | hconres | 242 | To express the sense of the Congress that if nominated by the Governor of New York as an estuary of national significance, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should select and convene a management conference under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the lands and waters comprising the South Shore Estuary Reserve on Long Island, New York. | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-21 | 1994-05-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that if the Governor of New York nominates the South Shore Estuary Reserve as an estuary of national significance, then the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should select and convene a management conference for the Reserve under the authorities of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4213 | 103 | hr | 4213 | River and Watershed Protection and Restoration Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-14 | 1994-09-27 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 19 | River and Watershed Protection and Restoration Act of 1994 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain a National River and Watershed Registry to be comprised of rivers and associated watershed areas whose natural, scenic, cultural, or recreational values are to be protected or restored. Requires the Secretary to promulgate rules establishing criteria for the inclusion of rivers and associated watershed areas on the Registry, including a requirement that the designated State agency or an Indian tribe has submitted a petition for inclusion that contains a strategy specifying methods contributing to the protection and restoration of riverine and riparian resources within the area concerned. (Sec. 303) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) submission of nominations for the inclusion of any river and associated watershed area on the Registry by an appropriate State agency, a governing body of an Indian Tribe, or by a State agency for another entity; (2) inclusion of segments on the Registry; (3) periodic review of strategy implementation; (4) removal from the Registry; and (5) application for assistance under the Act by qualified watershed councils. Requires the appropriate Federal or State department, agency, or instrumentality, before approving or authorizing a planned undertaking that may adversely effect the implementation of a strategy in effect for a river and associated watershed area listed on the Registry, to notify the Secretary, the designated State agency, any affected Indian tribe, the appropriate local governmental officials, and the public. Sets forth conditions under which such approval or authorization may be issued. Exempts an undertaking: (1) determined by a Federal agency to be necessary for national security; (2) in a major disaster area; (3) involving only the repair or reconstruction of a building or facility constructed before the date on which the river and associated watershed area concerned were included on t… | 2025-08-26T13:50:10Z | |
| 103-hr-4219 | 103 | hr | 4219 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical revisions to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-14 | 1994-04-18 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4] | FL | R | F000328 | 22 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make technical revisions to certain maps included in a set of maps entitled "Coastal Barrier Resources System." | 2021-06-02T19:55:45Z | |
| 103-hr-4226 | 103 | hr | 4226 | To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for a national estuary pollution prevention demonstration program. | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-14 | 1994-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] | RI | R | M000015 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a multimedia national estuary pollution prevention demonstration program to increase the use of modernizing industrial source reduction practices through demonstrations in estuaries. Requires the Administrator to maintain a registry of modernizing toxic use and waste reduction technologies requiring demonstration. Authorizes persons with permits to discharge into estuaries with approved conservation and management plans to participate in the demonstration program through the institution of: (1) a source reduction practice from the registry if the plan identified the source to be reduced as a problem; or (2) any other innovative source reduction practice subject to a specified determination by the Administrator. Exempts demonstration program participants from fees for the development of revised effluent guidelines. Grants participants an additional year to comply with new or revised effluent standards as necessary and appropriate. Directs the Administrator to establish: (1) a pollution prevention extension service to provide an outreach effort to encourage pollution prevention by industrial discharges to estuaries with approved conservation and management plans; and (2) a national estuary pollution prevention clearinghouse. Permits municipalities located within the watershed of an estuary with an approved plan to apply for technical and financial assistance for: (1) implementing source reduction of toxic pollutants in urban runoff, wastewater, and stormwater and to address problems resulting from failures of underground septic systems; or (2) studying the impacts of separating combined sanitary/stormwater systems in municipalities which have combined systems. Sets forth assistance eligibility requirements. Authorizes the use of State revolving loan funds for such assistance. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 103-hr-4229 | 103 | hr | 4229 | To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to enable Indian tribes to enforce provisions of the Act relating to leaking underground storage tanks on Indian lands, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-14 | 1994-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3] | NM | D | R000229 | 1 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) delegate primary enforcement authority for programs under such Act to qualifying Indian tribes; (2) provide grant and contract assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, tribes to carry out such Act. Directs the Administrator to: (1) study and inventory all underground storage tanks within Indian country; and (2) establish a Tribal Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. Obligates specified funds for regulation of such underground storage tanks. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reserve at least three percent of the amounts made available to States from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund for the Tribal Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 103-s-2019 | 103 | s | 2019 | Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-14 | 1994-05-23 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make capitalization grants to States to establish State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds. (Sec. 3) Authorizes State Governors to transfer amounts between such funds and water pollution control revolving funds established under the Clean Water Act. Requires the Administrator to reserve one and a half percent of drinking water funds for capitalization grants to Indian tribes for the improvement of public water systems. Authorizes the Administrator to make such grants to the District of Columbia and specified U.S. territories. Authorizes States to reserve a certain amount of such grants for technical assistance for small public water systems. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to Alaska for the benefit of Alaska Native villages. Requires the Administrator, beginning in FY 1998, to withhold 10 percent (30 percent for subsequent years) of each capitalization grant made to a State if the Administrator has not approved a State viability program. Prohibits assistance to nonviable systems unless the system owner or operator agrees to undertake changes in operations to ensure that the system has the technical, managerial, and financial capability to comply with requirements on a long-term basis. Directs States to prepare annual intended use plans for funds. Requires priority for the use of funds to be given to projects that address the most serious risk to human health and that assist systems most in need on a household basis according to State affordability criteria. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Administrator to reserve a specified amount to support a study by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of scientific practices related to the development of drinking water standards for contaminants that are regulated on the basis of a health effect other than a carcinogenic effect. (Sec. 4) Requires the Administrator, no later than May 3… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-s-2020 | 103 | s | 2020 | A bill to authorize the establishment of a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interest in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-14 | 1994-04-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] | MD | D | S000064 | 2 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to establish a pilot program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Requires such assistance to be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects affecting the Bay's estuary. Permits assistance for a project only if it is publicly owned and will be publicly operated and maintained. Sets forth requirements for local cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests. Sets the Federal share at 75 percent of total project costs. Requires the non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs to be 100 percent. Directs the Secretary to establish at least one project in each of the States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 103-hjres-350 | 103 | hjres | 350 | Designating April 1994 as "National Buy Recycled Materials and Products Month". | Environmental Protection | 1994-04-12 | 1994-04-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 15 | Designates April 1994 as National Buy Recycled Materials and Products Month. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 103-s-1985 | 103 | s | 1985 | Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biological Monitoring Use Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-25 | 1994-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 1 | Publicly Owned Treatment Works Biological Monitoring Use Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require permits for discharges from publicly owned treatment works to contain terms for biological monitoring or whole effluent toxicity tests if the permitting authority determines that such discharges cause, have the potential to cause, or contribute to an in-stream excursion above a narrative or numeric criterion for whole effluent toxicity. Outlines the process for such tests. Provides that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that it is necessary to include biological monitoring, testing, or assessment methods or whole effluent toxicity tests as a permit condition for publicly owned treatment works, the failure of such tests shall not result in a finding of violation. | 2025-08-26T13:50:26Z | |
| 103-s-1994 | 103 | s | 1994 | Comprehensive Superfund Improvement Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-25 | 1994-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] | NH | R | S000606 | 6 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Liability Title II: State Implementation Title III: Remedy Selection Title IV: Funding Comprehensive Superfund Improvement Act - Title I: Liability - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to limit liability under such Act to actions involving hazardous substance releases occurring after December 11, 1980 (thus, eliminating retroactive liability), subject to the conditions of this Act. Makes such limit inapplicable to actions occurring before such date which were contrary to law. Provides for reimbursement from the Retroactive Liability Fund as provided by this Act. (Sec. 102) Sets forth retroactive liability provisions for actions which occurred before December 11, 1980. Bars reimbursement from the Retroactive Liability Fund to potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for construction costs if construction of the response action has been completed by January 1, 1994. Requires the President, if a PRP is conducting operation and maintenance (O&M) related to the action as of January 1, 1994, to assume the future costs of O&M and reimburse the party for costs incurred. Provides for reimbursement of construction costs for response actions not completed by such date, but only after the construction is completed. Directs the President to use the Retroactive Liability Fund to pay for all response action costs for sites discovered after such date. Establishes provisions for actions for which liability occurred before and after December 11, 1980. Permits PRPs conducting O&M related to the response action as of January 1, 1994, to petition the President for an allocation of O&M costs. Provides for reimbursement from the Retroactive Liability Fund of O&M costs attributable to actions occurring before December 11, 1980. Permits PRPs to petition for allocations of construction and O&M costs where actions have not been completed by January 1, 1994. Provides for reimbursement of O&M and construction costs attr… | 2025-08-26T13:49:08Z | |
| 103-hr-4161 | 103 | hr | 4161 | Comprehensive Superfund Improvement Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-24 | 1994-04-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Zeliff, William H., Jr. [R-NH-1] | NH | R | Z000004 | 13 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Liability Title II: State Implementation Title III: Remedy Selection Title IV: Funding Comprehensive Superfund Improvement Act - Title I: Liability - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to limit liability under such Act to actions involving hazardous substance releases occurring after December 11, 1980 (thus, eliminating retroactive liability), subject to the conditions of this Act. Makes such limit inapplicable to actions occurring before such date which were contrary to law. Provides for reimbursement from the Retroactive Liability Fund as provided by this Act. (Sec. 102) Sets forth retroactive liability provisions for actions which occurred before December 11, 1980. Bars reimbursement from the Retroactive Liability Fund to potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for construction costs if construction of the response action has been completed by January 1, 1994. Requires the President, if a PRP is conducting operation and maintenance (O&M) related to the action as of January 1, 1994, to assume the future costs of O&M and reimburse the party for costs incurred. Provides for reimbursement of construction costs for response actions not completed by such date, but only after the construction is completed. Directs the President to use the Retroactive Liability Fund to pay for all response action costs for sites discovered after such date. Establishes provisions for actions for which liability occurred before and after December 11, 1980. Permits PRPs conducting O&M related to the response action as of January 1, 1994, to petition the President for an allocation of O&M costs. Provides for reimbursement from the Retroactive Liability Fund of O&M costs attributable to actions occurring before December 11, 1980. Permits PRPs to petition for allocations of construction and O&M costs where actions have not been completed by January 1, 1994. Provides for reimbursement of O&M and construction costs attri… | 2025-08-26T13:51:26Z | |
| 103-hr-4073 | 103 | hr | 4073 | Interstate Municipal Solid Waste Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-17 | 1994-04-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials. | House | Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | G000439 | 16 | Interstate Municipal Solid Waste Control Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize State Governors to limit the quantity of out-of-State municipal solid waste (MSW) received for disposal at landfills or incinerators to an annual quantity equal to that received during 1990, 1991, or 1992, whichever is less. Limits the quantity of out-of-State MSW received to an annual quantity no greater than 30 percent of all MSW received in 1990, 1991, or 1992, whichever is less, if, during such year, the landfill or incinerator received documented shipments of more than 50,000 tons of out-of-State MSW representing more than 30 percent of all MSW received during the calendar year concerned. Provides for further limits in 1995 through 1997. Authorizes State Governors to prohibit the disposal of out-of-State MSW in: (1) new landfills or incinerators; or (2) landfills or incinerators that do not meet certain requirements of Federal and State laws. Permits State Governors to treat any out-of-State industrial solid waste as out-of-State MSW if it is disposed of at a landfill or incinerator that receives MSW. Authorizes counties to exercise the same authorities with respect to out-of-State MSW as State Governors, except that the 30 percent limitation described in this Act shall be 20 percent. Prohibits discrimination against shipments of out-of-State solid waste on the basis of State of origin. Authorizes a State Governor to limit or prohibit the exportation outside the State of MSW generated in the State, except for materials that have been separated from MSW for recycling. Exempts from the requirements of this Act: (1) material that has been separated or diverted from MSW and has been transported into the State for purposes of recycling and any material returned from a dispenser or distributor to the manufacturer for credit, evaluation, or reuse (this section does not apply to material disposed of in a landfill or incinerator); (2) solid waste generated by an industrial facility and transported for purposes of treat… | 2025-08-26T13:51:42Z | |
| 103-s-1949 | 103 | s | 1949 | Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-17 | 1994-03-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 5 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act Title II: Mercury Containing Battery Management Act Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to provide information on the proper handling and disposal of used regulated batteries and rechargeable consumer products with nonremovable batteries. Defines a "regulated battery" as a rechargeable battery that contains a cadmium or lead electrode or other electrode chemistries as determined by the Administrator. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth recordkeeping requirements and establishes inspection and access authorities for the Administrator. Authorizes appropriations. Title I: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act - Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act - Prohibits any person from selling to an end user for use in the United States a regulated battery or rechargeable consumer product manufactured on or after 12 months after this Act's enactment date unless: (1) the battery is easily removable from the product, is contained in a battery pack that is easily removable, or is sold separately; and (2) the rechargeable consumer product and the battery are labeled in accordance with this Act. Sets forth labeling requirements, including that the label contain a statement that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly. Requires retail establishments that sell such batteries or products to post notices informing consumers that regulated batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly. Authorizes the Administrator, upon determining that other rechargeable batteries having electrode chemistries different from regulated batteries are toxic and may cause substantial harm if discarded for land disposal or incineration, to promulgate: (1) labeling requirements for such batteries and related products; and (2) easily-removable design requirements for rechargeable consumer products designed to contain such batteri… | 2025-08-26T13:52:26Z | |
| 103-hr-3997 | 103 | hr | 3997 | Balanced Economic and Environmental Priorities Act of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-10 | 1994-03-16 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 0 | Balanced Economic and Environmental Priorities Act of 1994 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit a Federal officer or employee from implementing or enforcing a designation of critical habitat, an issued protective regulation, or a developed recovery plan under such Act unless the Secretary (either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested): (1) prepares an economic impact analysis with respect to such designation, regulation, or recovery plan; (2) determines that the benefits of it outweigh the costs of it; and (3) publishes an economic impact statement describing the findings of the analysis. Establishes guidelines for such economic impact analysis. Directs the Secretary to: (1) limit economic losses incurred by persons caused by listing species as endangered or threatened; and (2) compensate such persons for any diminishments in the value of tangible or intangible property, and in the loss or diminishment of a job. Requires congressional approval of any additions to the endangered species list. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) review endangered or threatened species added on or after such date to a published list of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (2) prepare an economic impact analysis and statement with respect to them; and (3) publish a list of all designations of critical habitat, regulations, and recovery plans in effect on the date of that publication (the implementation and enforcement of which is prohibited by the amendments made by this Act). Prohibits a person from being paid for any loss incurred by species being added to a list of endangered species or threatened species published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during the period beginning January 1, 1986, and ending on the enactment of this Act, except for losses resulting from the implementation or enforcement of designations of critical habitat, regulations, and recovery plans that are not included in the… | 2025-08-26T13:51:28Z | |
| 103-s-1920 | 103 | s | 1920 | Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1994 | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-10 | 1994-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 16 | Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in the case of specified contaminants listed in the Federal Register for which national primary drinking water regulations have not been issued, to: (1) publish maximum contaminant level (MCL) goals and issue such regulations for those contaminants that occur in drinking water at a level of public health concern; and (2) eliminate monitoring, compliance, and enforcement requirements for those contaminants that do not occur in drinking water at levels of public health concern. (Current law requires the promulgation of such goals and regulations for specified numbers of such contaminants by certain dates.) (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator to promulgate such goals and regulations for new contaminants every five years. Requires the Administrator to identify best technology treatment techniques that may be used to meet MCLs for public water systems serving fewer than 1,000, between 1,000 and 10,000, and more than 10,000 people. Directs the Administrator to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations for radionuclides, disinfection and corrosion byproducts, and sulfate. (Sec. 7) Revises provisions concerning variances from such regulations to permit the issuance of a variance by a State only if the water system cannot afford to install the best available technology to meet the MCL and it is not feasible for the system to connect with another source of water that will meet the standards. Requires variances to be reviewed by the State at least every three years. (Sec. 8) Repeals provisions that authorize States to exempt public water systems from requirements respecting MCLs or treatment techniques. (Sec. 9) Prohibits treated drinking water from being removed from a public water system or routed through any device or pipes outside the system and returned to the system. Includes such action in the definition of "tampering," a violation for which criminal pena… | 2025-08-26T13:50:05Z | |
| 103-s-1913 | 103 | s | 1913 | A bill to extend certain compliance dates for pesticide safety training and labeling requirements. | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-09 | 1994-04-06 | Became Public Law No: 103-231. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 5 | Provides that, until January 1, 1995, it shall not be a misuse to use any pesticide product in a manner inconsistent with specified Federal regulations governing worker protection and pesticide safety that are subject to a compliance date of April 15, 1994. Makes this delay in compliance inapplicable to specific worker protection requirements that appear directly on the label of the pesticide product. Permits workers, until January 1, 1995, to enter areas treated with a pesticide product during the restricted entry interval specified on the product label to perform tasks related to the production of agricultural plants if the agricultural employer ensures that: (1) no hand labor activity is performed; (2) no entry is allowed for the first four hours following the application of the product; (3) no entry is allowed until any inhalation exposure level listed on the product labeling has been reached; and (4) the personal protective equipment specified on the product labeling for early entry is provided in clean and operating condition to the worker. Authorizes employers, for irrigation work for which the only contact with treated surfaces is to the feet, lower legs, hands, and arms, to provide coveralls and chemical resistant gloves and footwear instead of specified protective equipment. Provides that, until January 1, 1995, crop advisors shall not be considered workers or handlers and shall not be subject to Federal regulations governing worker protection and pesticide safety requirements. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) develop and distribute pesticide safety training materials that convey, at a minimum, information set forth in specified Federal regulations; and (2) assist the appropriate Federal, State, and tribal agencies in implementing required pesticide safety training programs. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 103-s-1915 | 103 | s | 1915 | Private Property Owners Bill of Rights | Environmental Protection | 1994-03-09 | 1994-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000320 | 15 | Private Property Owners Bill of Rights - Requires Federal agency heads to: (1) comply with applicable State and tribal government laws in implementing and enforcing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) and the permitting program for dredged or filled material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA); (2) administer and implement the Acts in a manner that least affects the private property owners' constitutional and other legal rights; (3) develop and implement rules and regulations for ensuring that such rights are protected when making any final decision that restricts the use of private property; (4) obtain the consent of the property owner and provide appropriate notice before entering privately-owned property in order to collect information on it; and (5) give the property owner an opportunity to review and dispute the data collected before using it to implement or enforce any of the Acts. Amends ESA and FWPCA to provide for administrative appeals of certain actions, including those related to the denial of permits and the imposition of administrative penalties. Entitles a private property owner deprived of 50 percent or more of the fair market value or the economically viable use of a portion of property as a consequence of a final qualified agency action to receive compensation upon request in accordance with specified guidelines. Amends ESA to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all private property owners or lessees of property subject to a management agreement and provide an appropriate opportunity for their participation in such an agreement when the Secretary enters into it with any non-Federal person establishing restrictions on property use. | 2025-08-26T13:50:19Z |
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