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| 97-s-3119 | 97 | s | 3119 | A bill to extend until October 1, 1988, the authority for advances to the migratory bird conservation fund. | Environmental Protection | 1982-12-19 | 1982-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000556 | 0 | Extends through September 30, 1988, (currently, September 30, 1983) the authority for advances to the migratory bird conservation fund. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-7392 | 97 | hr | 7392 | A bill to eliminate Coast Guard responsibilities regarding marine sanitation devices on small vessels, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-12-08 | 1982-12-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that no vessel having a length of 65 feet or less shall be required to have in operation a marine sanitation device. Sets forth provisions of State regulation of such vessels and devices. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-3087 | 97 | s | 3087 | Hazardous Waste Identification Improvement Act | Environmental Protection | 1982-12-08 | 1982-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | Hazardous Waste Identification Improvement Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to revise provisions relating to criteria for identification and listing of hazardous waste. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when evaluating a petition to exclude a waste generated at a particular facility from being listed as a hazardous waste, to consider criteria other than those for which the waste was listed if the Administrator has a reasonable basis to believe that such additional criteria could cause such waste to be listed as a hazardous waste. Directs the Administrator to grant or deny such petition only after the petitioner and all interested parties have been given notice and opportunity for public hearing with respect to such additional criteria and to demonstrate whether such waste meets such criteria. Directs the Administrator to develop, and submit to the Congress by July 1, 1983, a two-year plan for: (1) revising or adding new characteristics for identifying hazardous waste; and (2) the listing of those hazardous wastes which are not so listed on the date of enactment of this Act, with a determination with respect to the listing of dioxin and certain organic and inorganic waste streams (described in a specified document) to be made prior to March 1, 1983; and (3) an evaluation of possible determinations as to the levels of certain hazardous constituents which may cause wastes to be hazardous per se. Directs the Administrator to submit progress reports on such program on January 1, 1984, and January 1, 1985, in conjunction with the submittal of the proposed budget for EPA, to the appropriate congressional committees. Provides that such amendments shall become effective on the date of enactment of this Act, and required regulations shall be promulgated within 180 days after such date. | 2025-08-29T19:51:51Z | |
| 97-s-3041 | 97 | s | 3041 | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-11-15 | 1982-11-15 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 957. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 0 | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act"). Title I: Amendments Relating Primarily to Stationary Sources - Amends title I of the Act (Air Pollution Prevention and Control). Indian Tribes - Amends the definition of "air pollution control agency" to provide that any single agency designated by the tribal governing body of a federally recognized Indian tribe shall be eligible for grants for support of air pollution planning and control programs within an Indian reservation. Provides that specified funding level requirements for such grants to other agencies in each State shall not apply to grants to tribal agencies. Information for Technology Requirements - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make available to State agencies administering permit programs, and to other interested persons, guidance documents to assist such agencies in implementing requirements regarding: (1) best available control technology (BACT) for proposed new and modified major stationary sources; and (2) reasonably available control technology (RACT) for existing sources. Requires publication of such documents within one year after enactment of this Act and updating every year thereafter. Requires that such documents describe, in detail and with specified distinctions, BACT and RACT determinations made by the Administrator and State air pollution control agencies. Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards - Makes a technical revision of requirements for national secondary ambient air quality standards (secondary NAAQS). Implementation Plan Revisions - Directs the Administrator to announce a 60-day public comment period after receipt of any State implementation plan (SIP) revision. Provides for automatic approval of SIP revisions if the Administrator does not disapprove the revision within 120 days after the end of such public comment period. Authorizes the Administrator to extend the disapproval deadline for 60 days if the State submits additional information after the close … | 2025-08-29T19:51:51Z | |
| 97-hr-7261 | 97 | hr | 7261 | Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve Act | Environmental Protection | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for the establishment of a Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve which shall be administered in conjunction with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Requires the Secretary of Energy to prepare and transmit to Congress a Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve Plan which shall provide for the overall development of the Alcohol Fuel Reserve and for a plan for drawdown and distribution of the Reserve. Makes such plan effective 15 days after it is submitted to Congress unless either the House of Representatives or the Senate adopts a resolution of disapproval. Requires the Secretary to submit an interim report on the implementation of these provisions. Authorizes ten percent of the amounts appropriated for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve under such Act to be appropriated for the Strategic Alcohol Fuel Reserve for fiscal years beginning after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes any further sums as are necessary. | 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z | |
| 97-hr-7300 | 97 | hr | 7300 | Toxic Victim Compensation Act | Environmental Protection | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Labor Standards. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 1 | Toxic Victim Compensation Act - Title I: Establishment of New Cause of Action for Victims of Hazardous Substances - Makes the following persons liable for damages for specified injuries, illnesses, deaths, or losses caused by a release of a hazardous substance: (1) the owner and operator of a vessel or facility from which a hazardous substance is released; (2) a person who owned or operated a facility at which a hazardous substance was disposed and from which a hazardous substance is released when such person no longer owns or operates such facility; (3) any person who arranges for disposal or treatment, or transportation for disposal or treatment, of any hazardous substance at a facility owned by another person from which such a release occurs; and (4) any person who accepts a hazardous substance for transport to a site, selected by such person, from which such a release occurs. Includes as compensable damages: (1) the loss of use of real or personal property or natural resources without regard to ownership; and (2) any direct or indirect loss of revenue by the Federal Government or any State or local government. Exempts a defendant from such liability if he or she can establish by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the release of the hazardous substance was caused by an act of God, an act of War, or an act or omission of a third party who is not an agent, employee, or contractor of the defendant; (2) the defendant exercised due care with respect to the hazardous substance; or (3) the defendant took reasonable precautions against foreseeable acts of any third party and foreseeable consequences of such acts. Declares that no persons shall become exempt from liability by transferring such liability to any other person. Allows a trier of fact, in any action for damages under this Act, to find the defendant liable for punitive damages in addition to any compensatory damages, if such trier finds the conduct of the defendant demonstrated a gross and wanton disregard for public safety. Declares that this Act sh… | 2025-08-29T19:50:13Z | |
| 97-hr-7244 | 97 | hr | 7244 | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to modify the criminal sanctions applicable with respect to hazardous waste, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-09-30 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | R000262 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that for purposes of applying criminal penalties and knowing endangerment provisions, "hazardous waste" means any substance so defined by hazardous waste management regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Bars judicial review of such regulations in any criminal action under specified Federal enforcement provisions. Applies criminal penalties to any person who knowingly violates such regulations. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations prohibiting the delivery of hazardous waste to any transporter not having a hazardous waste transportation identification number on file with the Administrator (or with a State, where there is an authorized State hazardous waste program). Applies criminal penalties to any persons who knowingly transport, treat, store, or dispose of any hazardous waste in violation of any State or local law or ordinance. Provides that any act indictable under specified criminal penalties and knowing endangerment provisions shall be treated as racketeering activity under Federal criminal law. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-7187 | 97 | hr | 7187 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-09-24 | 1982-12-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 9 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 - Title I: Disposal and Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste, Spent Nuclear Fuel, and Low-Level Radioactive Waste - Provides that titles I and III of this Act shall not apply to atomic energy defense activities or to facilities connected with such activities. Requires that within two years after enactment of this Act the President shall evaluate the use of repositories to be developed under subtitle A of this Act for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste resulting from atomic energy defense activities and shall arrange for such use, unless the President finds that the development of a repository exclusively for waste from atomic energy defense activities is required. Subjects such a repository to licensing requirements and to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for the establishment of repositories. Provides that this Act shall apply to repositories not used exclusively for high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from: (1) atomic energy defense activities; (2) research and development activities of the Secretary of Energy; or (3) both. Requires the Secretary to notify the State in which, or the Indian tribe on whose reservation, a repository for high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from atomic energy defense activities or from research and development activities of the Secretary is proposed to be located. Entitles the State or Indian tribe involved to rights of participation and consultation with respect to the development of such a repository. Subtitle A: Repositories for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel - Requires the Secretary, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to issue general guidelines for the recommendation of repository sites. Sets forth the contents of such guidelines. Requires the Secretary, following the issuance of the guidelines and consultation with affected States, to recommend to the President at least five candidate sites in at least two different geologic media which are… | 2025-08-29T19:50:12Z | |
| 97-s-2959 | 97 | s | 2959 | Acid Deposition Study and Sulfur Emission Limitation Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-09-24 | 1982-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] | WV | D | R000046 | 0 | Acid Deposition Study and Sulfur Emission Limitation Act of 1982 - Amends title I (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) of the Clean Air Act to establish a program of acid deposition analysis and mitigation. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within the five-fiscal-year period following the enactment of this Act, to report on acid deposition to specified congressional committees. Sets forth requirements relating to such report. Directs the Administrator to solicit data, views, and comments from State and other Federal agencies which are carrying out studies and research relating to acid deposition. Encourages State Governors to: (1) establish and designate appropriate regional acid deposition corridors comprising several States; and (2) negotiate appropriate measures to reduce emissions of acid deposition pollutants, taking into consideration actions taken and planned by various States and Canada to control sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, future economic growth in the corridors, employment impact, environmental endangerment, consumer costs, and equity among States. Directs the Administrator to cooperate with and to provide technical assistance for such State efforts. Prohibits the Administrator from approving State implementation plan revisions, during the five-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, which would increase the annual allowable emissions of sulfur dioxide for any existing major stationary source. Sets forth exemptions from such prohibitions where: (1) the revised plan requires reduction of annual allowable emissions of sulfur dioxide from one or more other stationary sources in the State and such reduction is equal to, or greater than, such increase; (2) the increase is less than a deminimum amount established for stationary source construction or modification; (3) there is conversion from burning petroleum products or natural gas to the use of coal, or coal mixed with any other fuel, as the primary energy source; (4) modifications based on re… | 2025-08-29T19:51:51Z | |
| 97-hr-7179 | 97 | hr | 7179 | Environmental Protection Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-09-23 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | S000124 | 0 | Environmental Protection Act of 1982 - Title I: Findings and Purposes - Declares that the existing governmental entities charged with preventing air, water, and land pollution have not adequately protected the environment. States the purpose of this Act to be to protect Americans against adverse effects of environmental changes through the establishment of a multimember independent regulatory commission. Title II: Establishment of Commission - Establishes the Environmental Protection Commission as an independent regulatory commission to be composed of five members appointed by the President with the Senate's approval. Sets forth provisions governing the members, officers, powers, and functions of the Commission and the functions of the Chairman of the Commission. Directs the Science Advisory Board to provide such scientific advice as the Commission may request. Sets forth guidelines for the nomination, selection, and appointment by the Chairman of an individual to fill any vacancy on the Board. Requires the Chairman to issue regulations regarding conflicts of interest with respect to members of the Board. Title III: Transfer of Functions - Transfers to the Commission all functions of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of the Interior under the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1977, and the Department of Agriculture under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act not otherwise transferred by this Act to the Chairman or the administrative units of the Commission. Title IV: Administrative Provisions - Part A: Personnel Provisions - Provides for the appointment and compensation of Commission officers and employees and the procurement and compensation of experts and consultants. Part B: General Administrative Provisions - Sets forth provisions governing the authority of the Commission to: (1) exercise transferred functions; (2) delegate functions to its officers and employees; (3) reallocate functions among its offices and reorganize its structure; (4) enter into and perform … | 2025-08-29T19:50:13Z | |
| 97-s-2941 | 97 | s | 2941 | A bill to authorize funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1983 to carry out the provisions of the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978. | Environmental Protection | 1982-09-23 | 1982-12-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. | Senate | Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] | NM | R | S000132 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 for the administration of such Act by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Amends the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for such Committee for FY 1983. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7159 | 97 | hr | 7159 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow modifications of certain effluent limitations relating to biochemical oxygen demand and pH. | Environmental Protection | 1982-09-22 | 1983-01-08 | Became Public Law No: 97-440. | House | Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] | CA | R | C000475 | 3 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with State concurrence, to issue a permit which would modify specified effluent limitation requirements (dealing with biochemical oxygen demand and pH) for an industrial discharger, in such State, who makes discharges into deep waters of the territorial seas. Requires the applicant for a modified permit to make specified demonstrations, including a showing that: (1) the facility for which modification is sought is covered at the time of enactment of this Act by one of two specified permit numbers under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; (2) the applicant accepts as a condition of the permit an obligation to use a required amount of funds for research and development of water pollution control technology, including closed cycle technology; (3) the relief granted will not establish a precedent or the relaxation of requirements applicable to similarly situated discharges; and (4) no owner or operator of a comparable facility has demonstrated that it would be put at a competitive disadvantage to the applicant or the applicant's parent company or subsidiaries as a result of the issuance of such a modified permit. Sets forth requirements for such modified effluent limitations. Limits a modified permit to a five-year period, with additional five-year renewals upon a showing by the applicant that the requirements of this Act are met. Authorizes the Administrator to terminate such modified permit upon finding that there has been a decline in the ambient water quality of receiving waters during the period of the permit, even if a direct cause and effect relationship cannot be shown. Directs the Administrator to terminate any such modified permit if the effluent from the source is contributing to a decline in ambient water quality of the receiving waters. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2894 | 97 | s | 2894 | A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Army acting through the Corps of Engineers to relocate the Christina River Dredge Spoil Disposal Site. | Environmental Protection | 1982-09-10 | 1982-09-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers, to relocate the site of disposal for dredge spoil from the Christina River, Wilmington, Delaware, from its current location at Cherry Island to a Delaware River site between the Wilmington Marine Terminal and Pigeon Point. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2874 | 97 | s | 2874 | A bill to amend the Act of March 16, 1934, as amended, to credit entrance fees for the migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp contest to the account which pays for the administration of the contest. | Environmental Protection | 1982-08-20 | 1982-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 97-307. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Credits entrance fees for the migratory-bird hunting and conservation stamp contest, first, to the account which pays for the administration of the contest and, then, to the migratory-bird conservation fund. | 2023-05-11T13:18:01Z | |
| 97-s-2867 | 97 | s | 2867 | Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 9 | Environmental Programs Assistance Act of 1982 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) to develop a program, through grants or contracts, designed to assist Federal, State, and local environmental agencies in carrying out projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control. Provides that such program may include projects such as: (1) air monitoring and emission testing; (2) pesticides inventory and control; (3) water quality and supply sampling and monitoring; (4) technical libraries and public information projects; (5) carcinogenic surveys and followup; (6) hazardous materials routing surveys; (7) health screening in rural areas and among migrant workers; and (8) noise abatement and control. Directs the Administrator to: (1) submit to Congress, within 180 days after enactment of this Act a report identifying projects which serve the purpose of the program; (2) consult with representatives of State and local environmental agencies concernign ways to implement this Act; and (3) utilize the talents of older Americans available for project participation and consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Administrator of the Administration on Aging to ensure coordination with similar projects under the Older Americans Act of 1965 or the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (or under any successor statute). Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to and cooperative agreements with, public and private institutions and individuals to carry out the program under this Act. Prohibits the Administrator from making any grants to, or agreements with, any State or local environmental agency for any activities which would take the job of any agency employee or impair any existing contract for services. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator for FY 1982 through 1985 to carry out the administrative provisions of this Act. Provides that environmentally related programs described under this Act shall be eligible for funding made available through title V of the Older A… | 2025-08-29T19:51:45Z | |
| 97-s-2795 | 97 | s | 2795 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act in order to expedite the evaluation of potentially hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-07-30 | 1982-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs). Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within 90 days of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1982, to publish: (1) a list of not less than 40 substances for priority review concerning whether such substances should be included on the list for which NESHAPs will be established (the NESHAPs list); and (2) a schedule for making such determinations on at least ten of such substances during each of the following four years. Directs the Administrator to include those substances for which previous evaluations are most advanced, taking into account specified data. Makes the selection of the substances, schedule dates for determination on each substance, and any revision of such list or schedule within the first two years discretionary and not subject to judicial review. Directs the Administrator to: (1) consider any information relevant to whether the substance has hazardous effects on human health; (2) consult with the Science Advisory Board and other experts; (3) provide an opportunity for public submission of data and views; and (4) obtain other information appropriate in making a final determination. Authorizes the Administrator to request data from any person and use specified authority to obtain such data. Directs the Administrator to determine for each substance included in the schedule whether such substance is or is not a hazardous air pollutant to be included on the NESHAPs list or whether the information available is insufficient for such a determination. Requires publication of statements of the basis for such determinations and identification of data relied upon. Requires that a substance be considered, as a matter of law, a hazardous air pollutant and be included on the NESHAPs list, if the Administrator fails to make such determinations. Authorizes the Administrator, upon the Administrator's own motion or the petition of any interested pe… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2779 | 97 | s | 2779 | A bill to specify that the release of water from dams is not the discharge of water pollution. | Environmental Protection | 1982-07-27 | 1982-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] | CO | D | H000287 | 1 | Amends the Clean Water Act to declare that "discharge of a pollutant or pollutants" does not include controlled or uncontrolled flows of water through, over, or around dams with water quality effects resulting solely from impoundment or from the method of release. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hres-531 | 97 | hres | 531 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to the continuation of the Environmental Protection Agency's requirements concerning the maximum allowable lead content of leaded grades of gasoline. | Environmental Protection | 1982-07-21 | 1982-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] | IA | D | B000298 | 20 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Environmental Protection Agency's current requirements respecting the average lead content of gasoline manufactured by refiners (including small refiners) should be retained in their present form and should not be made less stringent. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6699 | 97 | hr | 6699 | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act with respect to the recycling of hazardous waste. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-24 | 1982-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations to ensure that the use, reuse, recycling, and reclamation of hazardous wastes is conducted in a manner consistent with protection of human health and the environment. Requires notification to the Administrator by: (1) the owner or operator of any facility producing a fuel from any hazardous waste alone or with other material or from used oil alone or with other material; (2) the owner or operator of any facility burning fuel containing any hazardous waste or used oil; and (3) any person who distributes or markets fuel containing hazardous waste or used oil. Requires that such notification describe the location, the facility, the identified or listed hazardous waste involved, and the production or energy recovery activity. Exempts facilities, such as residential boilers, from such notification requirements where the Administrator determines that such notification is not necessary for obtaining sufficient information respecting current practices of facilities using hazardous waste for energy recovery. Directs the Administrator, within two years after the enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations establishing health and environmental standards applicable to owners or operators of facilities producing fuel from hazardous wastes or burning hazardous wastes for energy recovery and to distributors or marketers of such fuels. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6705 | 97 | hr | 6705 | A bill to repeal the State preemption clause in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-24 | 1982-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to repeal the State preemption clause which prohibits, except as provided in such Act, requiring any person to contribute to any fund the purpose of which is to pay compensation for claims for any costs of response or damages or claims which may be compensated under title I (Hazardous Substances Releases, Liability, Compensation) of such Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6670 | 97 | hr | 6670 | A bill to revise and extend certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, for five years, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-23 | 1982-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 1 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ("the Act," also known as the Clean Water Act) to extend through FY 1987: (1) authorizations of appropriations for programs of investigations and information and for State program grants; and (2) the general authorization of appropriations to carry out programs under the Act. Specifies amounts of such authorizations for FY 1983, but provides for such sums as may be necessary for FY 1984 through 1987. Extends until July 1, 1988, the deadline for industry compliance with best available technology (BAT) and best conventional technology (BCT) standards and effluent limitations for pollutants. Extends until July 1, 1991, the deadline for facilities with permits to use innovative production processes, control techniques, or systems to achieve compliance with BAT. Extends the deadline for requests by owners or operators of municipally-owned treatment works for permits to extend the time for achievement of effluent limitations based on secondary treatment or on more stringent water quality standards. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prescribe and collect processing fees for applications for modifications and exemptions under specified provisions of the Act. Requires that amounts collected be credited to the appropriation that incurs the costs and be available only in such amounts as are included in appropriations Acts. Redefines "new source" to mean any source the construction of which is commenced after the publication of final regulations prescribing applicable new source performance standards (NSPS). Extends until July 1, 1984, the deadlines for the Administrator to: (1) publish regulations providing guidelines for effluent limitations; (2) propose and publish regulations establishing Federal NSPS within listed categories of sources; and (3) establish effluent limitations for specified toxic pollutants. Revises provisions for the pretreatment of sources which introduce pollutants into publicly owned treatment works and whic… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6671 | 97 | hr | 6671 | A bill to provide that dams shall not be considered point sources for purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-23 | 1982-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] | CO | D | K000304 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that dams or structures intended to impound water shall not be considered point sources for the discharge of pollutants where, upon release of impounded waters, water quality effects result from such impoundment or from the method of release. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6650 | 97 | hr | 6650 | A bill to deauthorize the Arkansas River Basin component of the water quality control project in the Arkansas-Red River Basin, Oklahoma and Kansas. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-22 | 1982-07-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] | OK | D | E000184 | 0 | Deauthorizes the Arkansas River basin component of the water quality control project in the Arkansas-Red River basin, Oklahoma and Kansas. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2652 | 97 | s | 2652 | A bill to revise and extend certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, for five years, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-18 | 1982-07-29 | Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 2 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ("the Act," also known as the Clean Water Act) to extend through FY 1987: (1) authorizations of appropriations for programs of investigations and information and for State program grants; and (2) the general authorization of appropriations to carry out programs under the Act. Specifies amounts of such authorizations for FY 1983, but provides for such sums as may be necessary for FY 1984 through 1987. Extends until July 1, 1988, the deadline for industry compliance with best available technology (BAT) and best conventional technology (BCT) guidelines and effluent limitations for pollutants. Extends until July 1, 1991, the deadline for facilities with permits to use innovative production processes, control techniques, or systems to achieve compliance with BAT. Extends the deadline for requests by owners or operators of municipal, publicly owned treatment works for permits to extend the time for achievement of effluent limitations based on secondary treatment or on more stringent water quality standards. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prescribe and collect processing fees for applications for modifications and exemptions under specified provisions of the Act. Requires that amounts collected be credited to the appropriation that incurs the costs and be available only in such amounts as are included in appropriations Acts. Redefines "new source" to mean any source the construction of which is commenced after the publication of final regulations prescribing applicable new source performance standards (NSPS). Extends until July 1, 1984, the deadlines for the Administrator to: (1) publish regulations providing guidelines for effluent limitations; (2) propose and publish regulations establishing Federal new source performance standards (NSPS) within listed categories of sources; and (3) establish effluent limitations for specified toxic pollutants. Revises provisions for the pretreatment of sources which introduce pollutants i… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2644 | 97 | s | 2644 | A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit the disposal in landfills of certain hazardous wastes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] | CO | D | H000287 | 1 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to list those hazardous wastes which may reasonably be anticipated to cause adverse health or environmental effects if disposed of without adequate prior treatment. Directs the Administrator to make such list within 18 months after the enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter. Directs the Administrator to consult with appropriate Federal and State agencies and to provide notice and opportunity for public hearing before making such list. Prohibits disposal of such listed hazardous waste without prior treatment by a method, technique, or process certified by the Administrator. Sets forth procedures for such certification. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-6598 | 97 | hr | 6598 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-15 | 1982-09-28 | Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Open Rule with Two and One-Half Hours of Debate, Making in Order the Text of H.R.7187 as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. | House | Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24] | NY | D | O000134 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 97-785 (Part I)) Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 - Provides that this Act shall not apply to atomic energy defense activities or to facilities connected with such activities. Provides that this Act shall not require the release of classified national security information. Requires the Secretary of Energy to notify the State in which, or the Indian tribe on whose reservation, a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from atomic energy defense activities is proposed to be located. Entitles the State or Indian tribe involved to rights of participation and consultation with respect to the development of such a repository. Sets forth procedural requirements for public hearings held by the Secretary pursuant to this Act. Title I: High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel - Subtitle A: Repositories for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel - Requires the Secretary, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to issue general guidelines for the recommendation of repository sites. Sets forth the contents of such guidelines. Requires the Secretary within 14 months after enactment of this Act, to recommend to the President at least three candidate sites, in at least two different geologic media, which are suitable for site characterization for repositories for the permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. Requires the Secretary to recommend at least three additional candidate sites by February 1, 1985. Directs the Secretary to notify the Governor of the State in which a candidate site is located or the Indian tribe on whose reservation a candidate site is located. Requires the Secretary to hold public hearings to inform the residents of the area in which a candidate site is located of the proposed recommendation and to receive their comments before making such recommendation to the President. Requires the President to: (1… | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 97-hr-6565 | 97 | hr | 6565 | A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to clarify certain provisions relating to remedial actions at facilities owned and operated by a State or political subdivision thereof. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-10 | 1982-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | F000161 | 12 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to require that a State agree to pay 50 percent of the costs of remedial actions provided for by the President with respect to hazardous substances disposed of by a facility owned and operated (currently, owned) by a State or political subdivision thereof in order to qualify for such assistance. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6577 | 97 | hr | 6577 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act regarding the effects of such Act on other Federal and State laws. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-10 | 1982-06-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 12 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to displace, restrict, limit, affect, or modify in any way the obligations or liabilities of any person, or the right to seek abatement or damages under other Federal or State law, including Federal or State common law. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2620 | 97 | s | 2620 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-10 | 1982-09-15 | Committee on Agriculture. Ordered favorably reported H.R.5203 in lieu of this measure. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 1 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to exclude from the definition of "use inconsistent with the label" the use of a registered pesticide for another end-use product or for repackaging such product, unless such use is prohibited by the labeling. Revises pesticide registration provisions. Increases reply time to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data request from 90 to 180 days. Requires, rather than permits, joint development arrangements where appropriate unless all parties object. Sets forth a 25 percent or $100,000 (whichever is less) cost-sharing arrangement. Requires the Administrator of the EPA to suspend the registration of a party for data request noncompliance. Makes such suspension enforceable in U.S. district courts. Expands the scope of suspension appeals. Provides a 15-year protective period for such additional data. Permits new parties to use such data (and be considered original developers) if they reimburse the joint developers. Permits registrants to replace scientifically insufficient health and safety data with new data submitted after September 30, 1978. Authorizes joint development arrangements. Establishes a 120 day joint developer transition period. Sets forth end-use product formulator exemptions. Requires the Administrator to give 90-day notice to affected registrants of the risks upon which a proposed public interim review will be based. Makes an interim decision not to restrict a pesticide's use or classification subject to judicial review. Sets forth required registration data. Requires: (1) 90-day reregistration notice: and (2) cancellation (subject to judicial review) for failure to reregister within the permitted time. Provides 15-year exclusive use protection for supporting data for: (1) a pesticide containing a new active ingredient initially registered after September 30, 1978; (2) a new use registration; (3) an experimental use permit for a pesticide containing a new a… | 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z | |
| 97-s-2621 | 97 | s | 2621 | A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-10 | 1982-09-15 | Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure H.R. 5203 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] | CA | R | H000384 | 0 | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to revise State review and health and safety data request authority under such Act. Prohibits a political subdivision of a State from regulating the sale or use of any federally registered pesticide or device. Permits a State to request previously submitted (in support of a Federal registration) health and safety data for its own review from either the applicant or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Permits a State to require additional data when there are special local concerns about increased environmental risk or pesticide ineffectiveness. Authorizes: (1) the applicant to contest such request through the EPA; and (2) the EPA to modify or overrule such State request. Subjects State and EPA determinations to judicial review in U.S. district courts. Makes other State data requests subject to EPA review. Requires States to review a registration application within 60 days or such application shall be considered approved. Gives States up to 120 days to review an application for a pesticide used in the commercial production of food crops if a new use or active ingredient is involved. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 97-hr-6554 | 97 | hr | 6554 | A bill to amend the Clean Water Act of 1977. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-09 | 1982-06-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Amends the Clean Water Act to declare that "discharge of a pollutant or pollutants" does not include effects upon water quality resulting solely from the impoundment of waters or the release of impounded waters or the methods of such release. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6555 | 97 | hr | 6555 | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to pay the costs of constructing the uncompleted portion of the Saw Mill Run relief sewer. | Environmental Protection | 1982-06-09 | 1982-06-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] | PA | D | C000846 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to pay 100 percent of the costs of constructing a portion of the Saw Mill Run relief sewer in such city. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2590 | 97 | s | 2590 | An original bill to amend and extend the Clean Water Act, as amended, for one year, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-27 | 1982-05-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 629. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Amends the Clean Water Act (also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act) to extend through FY 1983: (1) authorizations of appropriations for specified programs, including programs of investigations and information, operator training, State program grants, student training, and clean lakes grants; and (2) the general authorization of appropriations to carry out such Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2591 | 97 | s | 2591 | An original bill to extend Titles I and II of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, as amended. | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-27 | 1982-05-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 630. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act to authorize appropriations for regulation of ocean dumping for FY 1983. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2594 | 97 | s | 2594 | Acid Deposition Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-27 | 1982-05-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 0 | Acid Deposition Control Act - Amends title I of the Clean Air Act (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) to establish a new program (Interstate Transport and Acid Precursor Reduction) to: (1) regulate the long-range transport of pollutants and their transformation products; and (2) reduce acid compounds, and their precursors, in the atmosphere. Establishes a long-range transport corridor, the "acid deposition impact region," consisting of 22 States (east of or bordering the Mississippi River) and the District of Columbia. Establishes a "secondary acid deposition impact region" consisting of the nine other States east of or bordering the Mississippi River. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include such group of States in the acid deposition impact region upon determination, based on study results, that such inclusion will better serve the purposes of this Act. Directs the Administrator to: (1) conduct a study of air pollution problems associated with the long-range transport of pollutants in the portions of the continental United States not included in the acid deposition impact region; and (2) report the results to Congress within two years. Prohibits annual emissions of sulfur dioxide and of oxides of nitrogen from stationary sources in the acid deposition impact region from exceeding the total actual emissions in such region for calendar year 1980. Prohibits any major stationary source in the region from significantly increasing such emissions, unless a not otherwise required net reduction of such regional pollution, in excess of the proposed increase, has been identified. Requires a ten-year phased reduction in annual emissions of sulfur dioxide in the region of 7,500,000 tons from the total 1980 level (or 10,000,000 tons if the States in the secondary region are included). Requires each State to achieve reductions in annual sulfur dioxide emissions according to a formula based on each State's share of utility emissions in the region. Permits State Governors to agree … | 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z | |
| 97-hr-6496 | 97 | hr | 6496 | A bill to provide that dams shall not be considered point sources for purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-26 | 1982-07-02 | Executive Comment Received From EPA. | House | Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] | CO | D | K000304 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that dams or structures intended to impound water shall not be considered point sources, unless such dams and structures are intended to treat or contain pollutants or toxic pollutants. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2576 | 97 | s | 2576 | An original bill to extend the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, for one year. | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-26 | 1982-05-26 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 609. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise specified provisions under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Provides that certifications of need or orders issued to assure availability of adequate supplies of chemicals necessary for water treatment may remain in effect until September 30, 1983 (currently September 30, 1982) or for one year after issuance, whichever occurs first. Extends through FY 1983 the authorizations of appropriations under the Safe Drinking Water Act for research, technical assistance, information, training of personnel, and grants to State programs of public water system supervision and of underground water source protection. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 for matching grants to States for the development of groundwater protection plans for sole source aquifer regions. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2577 | 97 | s | 2577 | Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-26 | 1982-11-30 | Veto message Indefinitely Postponed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | (Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of l983 - Authorizes appropriations to the Environmental Protecton Agency (EPA) for FY 1983 and 1984 for activities authorized under the: (1) Clean Air Act; (2) Federal Water Pollution Act; (3) Safe Drinking Water Act; (4) Solid Waste Disposal Act; (5) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; (6) Public Health Service Act (radiation activities); (7) interdisciplinary activities provisions; (8) Toxic Substances Control Act; and (9) energy research programs relating to control technology, health effects, ecological effects, monitoring, and acid rain. Authorizes appropriations to the EPA Office of Research and Development for FY 1983 and 1984 for program management and support. Sets forth permissible uses of such funds. Provides for congressional oversight of transfers of funds between categories. Requires at least 20 percent of specified funds authorized under this Act for FY 1984 to be obligated and expended for long-term research and development. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to report annually on the performance of such long-term research and development programs to the appropriate congressional committees at the time the President's budget is submitted to the Congress. Directs the Administrator, at least 30 days prior to issuing any general notice of major reduction in force in any fiscal year, to inform the appropriate congressional committees of the reasons for the reduction and its impact on carrying out this Act. Requires that certain amounts of specified funds authorized under this Act for FY 1983 and 1984 be authorized for environmental monitoring activities which are authorized under Federal environmental statutes and which support development of a continuing national environmental monitoring program. Directs the Administrator, in consultation and in cooperation with specified Federal and State officials, to: (1) ensure that the national environmental monitoring program… | 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z | |
| 97-hr-6411 | 97 | hr | 6411 | A bill to extend until October 1, 1988 the authority for advances to the migratory bird conservation fund. | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-19 | 1982-05-25 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 2 | Extends through September 30, 1988, (currently, September 30, 1983) the authority for advances to the migratory bird conservation fund. | 2023-05-11T13:10:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6344 | 97 | hr | 6344 | A bill to amend the Clean Water Act of 1977. | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-11 | 1982-05-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1] | ID | R | C000858 | 10 | Amends the Clean Water Act to declare that "discharge of a pollutant or pollutants" does not include effects upon water quality resulting solely from the impoundment of waters or the release of impounded waters or the methods of such release. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6307 | 97 | hr | 6307 | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reauthorization Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-06 | 1982-09-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 783. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #311 (317-32)) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reauthorization Act of 1982 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act ("the Act") to extend through FY 1983 and 1984 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) general administration; (2) State hazardous waste programs; (3) hazardous waste site inventory; (4) development and implementation of State, local, regional, and interstate plans; (5) implementation of State, local, and intermunicipal solid waste management resource recovery, and resource conservation services and hazardous waste management; (6) "special communities" grants for containment and stabilization of solid waste located at specified sites; (7) State recycled oil programs; and (8) resource and recovery duties of the Secretary of Commerce. Provides that, 24 months after enactment of this Act: (1) no generator of hazardous waste of more than 100 kilograms per month shall be exempt from specified standards; and (2) regulations establishing standards for generators of hazardous waste of 100 to 1,000 kilograms per month shall be promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after opportunity for notice, comment, and public hearing. Permits such standards to vary from those applicable to generators of larger quantities to the extent the Administrator deems such variation necessary by reason of the smaller capacity of the facilities concerned. Directs the Administrator to provide specified variances in such standards: (1) in the case of generators of hazardous waste, to allow for testing or process identification, for applying knowledge of waste characteristics, or for generic testing of an industry in order to determine whether waste is being generated or in order to satisfy requirements for waste identification on manifest and labeling requirements prior to waste shipments; (2) in the case of transporters of hazardous waste, to allow for variance in transportation requirements for quantities less than 1,000 kilograms durin… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6323 | 97 | hr | 6323 | Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-06 | 1982-08-17 | Other Measure S.2577 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | S000124 | 5 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #285 (314-92)) Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983 - Authorizes appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for FY 1983 and 1984 for activities authorized under the: (1) Clean Air Act; (2) Federal Water Pollution Act; (3) Safe Drinking Water Act; (4) Solid Waste Disposal Act; (5) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; (6) Public Health Service Act (radiation activities); (7) interdisciplinary activities provisions; (8) Toxic Substances Control Act; (9) energy research programs relating to control technology, health effects, ecological effects, monitoring, and acid rain; and (10) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (Superfund). Authorizes appropriations to the EPA Office of Research and Development for FY 1983 and 1984 for program management and support. Sets forth permissible uses of such funds. Provides for congressional oversight of transfers of funds between categories. Prohibits the Administrator of the EPA from using any funds appropriated under this Act for a reduction-in-force, unless the Administrator has provided certain information to Congress in advance. Requires that at least 20 percent of specified funds authorized under this Act for FY 1983 and 1984 be obligated and expended for long-term research and development. Distributes such long-term research and development funds among in-house peer-reviewed research, peer-reviewed research grants, cooperative agreements or block grants to university or nonprofit research institutes, and the exploratory research program and its salaries and expenses. Sets forth provisions for obligation, expenditure, and transfer of such funds. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to report annually on the performance of such long-term research and development programs to the appropriate committees of the Congress at the time the President's budget is submitted to the Congress. Requires that certain amounts of specified funds authoriz… | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 97-hr-6289 | 97 | hr | 6289 | Indoor Air Pollution Research Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-05 | 1982-05-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment. | House | Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2] | RI | R | S000136 | 1 | Indoor Air Pollution Research Act of 1982 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish and carry out a comprehensive indoor air pollution research and development program. Requires that such program: (1) broaden understanding and coordinate Federal, State, local, and private efforts; (2) emphasize data gathering and information transfer on all aspects of the problem (defines "indoor environment" to include residences and other non-manufacturing public and private buildings); and (3) be considered an integral part of the EPA's general responsibility to protect human health and welfare from air pollutants. Establishes, to assist the Administrator in the administration of such program: (1) a Committee on Indoor Air Quality representing specified Federal agencies; and (2) an advisory group of representatives of industry, the scientific community, and public interest organizations. Sets forth requirements for the principal objectives and particular emphases of such program. Requires the Administrator to maintain constant communication with appropriate State and local officials and interested parties in the private sector and to work with appropriate industry representatives to develop industrywide voluntary standards for residential buildings to aid in indoor air pollution prevention or abatement. Directs the Administrator to submit reports to Congress at specified intervals containing certain information relating to such program. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program for FY 1983 and FY 1984. | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-s-2477 | 97 | s | 2477 | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-04 | 1982-05-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 6 | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to revise stationary source provisions for State implementation plans (SIPs), new source performance standards (NSPS), primary nonferrous smelter orders, prevention of significant deterioration (PSD), and best available control technology (BACT). State Implementation Plans (SIPs) - Permits major stationary source construction or modification in a nonattainment area, even if such source emissions will cause or contribute to concentrations of a pollutant in excess of a national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), if: (1) the SIP revision permitting such construction or modification has not been affirmatively disapproved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); or (2) the State determines that such construction or modification is in the public interest and that NAAQS attainment would be achieved with a reasonable extension of the attainment deadline. Prohibits findings by the Administrator related to procedural or technical defects in permit applications from serving as the basis for a moratorium on stationary source construction or modification in nonattainment areas. Requires States to provide the Administrator: (1) notice and copies of proposed SIP revisions; and (2) notice of SIP revisions adopted and brief summaries of written objections or comments concerning such revisions and of State actions with respect to such objections or comments. Directs the Administrator to submit to the State technical and legal comments, and any recommended changes, on proposed SIP revisions. Directs the Administrator to publish notice in the Federal Register within 30 days of receipt of notice of State adoption of an SIP revision and to provide a period of no less than 30 days and no more than 70 days for public comment. Provides that SIP revisions shall be deemed approved by the Administrator and become effective 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, unless the Administrator has disapproved the revision for failure … | 2025-08-29T19:51:39Z | |
| 97-sjres-195 | 97 | sjres | 195 | A joint resolution designating the week of May 2, 1982 through May 9, 1982 as "National Clean Air Week." | Environmental Protection | 1982-05-04 | 1982-05-05 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 34 | Requests the President to designate the week of May 2 through May 8, 1982, as National Clean Air Week. | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 97-hr-6238 | 97 | hr | 6238 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase by 10 percent the Federal share of projects for applicants providing discounts on sewage rates for senior citizens. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-29 | 1982-06-10 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From EPA. | House | Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23] | OH | D | M001044 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase by ten percent the Federal share of waste treatment projects for applicants providing at least a 25 percent discount on sewage rates for senior citizens. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6185 | 97 | hr | 6185 | Clean Air Reauthorization and Acid Precipitation Study Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-28 | 1982-04-28 | Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology. | House | Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] | OH | D | A000214 | 0 | Clean Air Reauthorization and Acid Precipitation Study Act of 1982 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act"). Title I: Implementation Plans and Enforcement - State Implementation Plans (SIPs) and the SIP Revision Process - Revises required State Implementation plans (SIPs) provisions. Directs a State to notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of proposed and adopted revisions to its SIP and of any comments or objections filed concerning such revisions. Directs the Administrator to: (1) submit to the State comments on the technical and legal sufficiency of any proposed revision; (2) publish notice of a revision in the Federal Register within 30 days of receipt of notice of State adoption of the revision; and (3) provide a period of 30 to 70 days for public comment. Provides that any SIP revision shall be deemed approved and become effective 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, unless the Administrator, upon considering the State's administrative proceeding record and public comments, disapproves on the basis of failure to satisfy specified requirements. Directs the Administrator to publish notice of such approval or disapproval. Permits the Administrator to: (1) extend the periods for public comment and for approval, by up to 60 days; and (2) hold public hearings on SIP revisions. Provides that an SIP approval shall not be effective unless the Administrator finds, and publishes, that the State's response to any objection filed both during the State's proceedings and the Administrator's public comment period was not arbitrary or capricious. Repeals the requirement that SIPs provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles to enforce compliance with applicable emission standards. Prohibits the Administrator from requiring, as a condition of SIP approval, any indirect source review program or, except as specified in provisions for nonattainment areas, any program of periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles. Permits States to include, and the Administrat… | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6143 | 97 | hr | 6143 | A bill to prohibit the disposal of dredged material in Long Island Sound and to establish the Long Island Sound Dredged Material Commission to study the impact of and alternatives to the disposal of dredged material in Long Island Sound. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-22 | 1982-05-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Carman, Gregory W. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | C000158 | 4 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the disposal of dredged material in Long Island Sound. Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to repeal the provisions of such Act controlling the dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound. Establishes the Long Island Sound Dredged Material Commission to study the impacts of and alternatives to disposal of dredged material in Long Island Sound. Requires the Commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to Congress, the Secretary of the Army, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency not later than one year after the appointment of Commission members. Terminates the Commission on the date of the submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-6144 | 97 | hr | 6144 | A bill relating to the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in ocean waters. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-22 | 1982-06-11 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From NRC. | House | Rep. Clausen, Don H. [R-CA-2] | CA | R | C000475 | 1 | Prohibits for two years after enactment of this Act the issuance of a permit pursuant to title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 that authorizes ocean dumping of low-level radioactive waste unless the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that: (1) the proposed dumping is necessary to conduct research related to ocean dumping; (2) the dumping will have minimal adverse impact upon human health, welfare, and amenities and the marine environment, ecological systems, economic potentialities, and other legitimate uses; (3) the potential benefits of the research will outweigh any adverse impact; and (4) the proposed dumping will be preceded by baseline monitoring studies of the proposed dumping site and its surrounding environment. Provides that after the end of the two-year period, the Administrator may not issue a permit for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste in the ocean until the applicant, in addition to complying with the requirements under title I of such Act, prepares a radioactive material disposal impact assessment with respect to the site at which the disposal is proposed. Requires the Administrator to submit a copy of any such assessment to specified congressional committees. Makes such a permit effective 45 days after it is issued unless either House of Congress disapproves it by resolution within such time period. | 2023-05-11T13:10:31Z | |
| 97-s-2431 | 97 | s | 2431 | A bill to amend and extend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, for two years. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-22 | 1982-04-26 | Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1984 for general administration of such Act. Repeals the requirement that at least 20 percent of the appropriations authorized under such Act for general administration be used for Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels and at least 25 percent be used for State and local support. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1984 for assisting States in the development and implementation of authorized States hazardous waste programs. Repeals the program of assistance to States for discretionary programs relating to recycled oil. Eliminates the authorization of appropriations for the programs of the Resource Conservation Committee. Eliminates the authorization of appropriations for a study on the adverse effects of drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil or natural gas or geothermal energy. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2432 | 97 | s | 2432 | A bill to amend and extend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, for two years. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-22 | 1982-05-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 631. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 3 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Environment and Public Works with amendment, S. Rept. 97-445) Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1984 for general administration and for assistance to States in the development and implementation of authorized State hazardous waste programs. Requires that a specified amount of the sums authorized to the Environmental Protection Agency for FY 1983 be made available to the National Academy of Sciences to conduct the following studies: (1) an assessment of the procedures for estimating the relative risks to human health and welfare and natural resources, of releases, spills and leaks from disposal sites of hazardous wastes; (2) a review of the current knowledge of the effects of hazardous chemical and waste management procedures on ground water systems and supplies; and (3) an assessment of the institutional factors inhibiting the development and siting of facilities for treatment and disposal of hazardous waste. Requires such studies to be completed within 12 months after the completion of contractual arrangements and reports submitted to specified Congressional committees. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-6133 | 97 | hr | 6133 | Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-21 | 1982-10-13 | Became Public Law No: 97-304. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 16 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 97-835) Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary (either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested), to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, to designate a critical habitat at the time an endangered or threatened species is listed. Authorizes the Secretary to revise such designation from time-to-time thereafter as appropriate. Requires the Secretary to determine if species are endangered or threatened solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available. Requires that the Secretary, in determining whether species are endangered or threatened, give full consideration to species which have been: (1) designated as requiring protection from unrestricted commerce by any foreign country or pursuant to an international agreement; or (2) identified as in danger of extinction or likely to become so in the near future by a conservation agency of a State or foreign nation. Directs the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable and within 90 days after receiving the petition of an interested party, to determine whether the petition contains substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that a species should be added to, or removed from, either the endangered species list or the threatened species list. Requires the Secretary to begin a review of the species' status if the petition does contain such information. Requires each finding with respect to such petitions to be published. Requires the Secretary to make and publish a decision on a petition containing substantial information that a listing or delisting is warranted within 12 months after receiving it. Subjects negative findings and decisions to delay regulations to implement the petitioned action to judicial review. (Currently, there is no deadline by which the Secretary must make a final decision on a petition to list or delist a species). Directs the S… | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 97-hr-6112 | 97 | hr | 6112 | A bill to amend title II of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-20 | 1982-05-17 | Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Report No: 97-558 (Part I). | House | Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] | NH | D | D000017 | 1 | (Reported to House from Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries with amendment, H.Rept. 97-558 (Part I)) Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to combine ocean dumping and monitoring reporting requirements into a single congressional report due by March 1, of each year. Specifies that the following are to be included in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research program: (1) assessment of techniques for quantifying and defining marine environment degradation; (2) assessment of the ocean waters' ability to assimilate waste materials; and (3) development of techniques and equipment to minimize pollution from such wastes. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to develop guidelines for integrating social and economic factors into Federal decisions regarding ocean dumping. Requires such guidelines to be reported to Congress by October 1, 1984. Directs the Agency, in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and other appropriate governmental agencies and private persons, to assess the feasibility of developing regional waste disposal programs, including ocean dumping. Sets forth program factors. Authorizes appropriations of not more than $12,000,000 for each of FY 1983 and 1984 for ocean dumping research. | 2024-02-07T15:21:41Z | |
| 97-hr-6113 | 97 | hr | 6113 | Ocean Dumping Amendments Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-20 | 1982-09-23 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 845. | House | Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] | NH | D | D000017 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended) Ocean Dumping Amendments Act of 1982 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include "wetlands" among the factors considered in assessing the effects of dumping. Makes dumping site designations by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandatory. Includes the following factors in dump site selection: (1) waste types and quantities; (2) detoxification ability of site water; (3) importance of the site to the surrounding biological community; and (4) effects on human health and adjacent ecosystems. Requires the Administrator at appropriate sites to: (1) periodically monitor or cause to be monitored, the effects of the dumping; and (2) make three-year dumping estimates. States that the Administrator shall close a site or limit dumping as necessary. Requires the Administrator or the Secretary of the Army to impose on permittees any special provisions deemed necessary to minimize the harm from dumping. Makes permit processing fees mandatory. Authorizes the Administrator or Secretary to: (1) issue interim permits (two-year renewable validity) for dumping materials not in compliance with specified environmental factors; and (2) specify measures to be taken by the permittee to find alternative disposal methods, eliminate contaminants, or recycle such materials. Adopts a two-year moratorium on low-level radioactive waste dumping. Requires: (1) a permittee to submit a Radioactive Material Disposal Impact Assessment in addition to meeting existing dumping requirements; and (2) that a copy of such Assessment be forwarded to the appropriate congressional committees. Permits a one-house resolution of disapproval of a permit within 45 legislative days of submission. Sets forth the information to be included in such Assessments. States that the Administrator and the Secretary shall adhere to the requirements of the London Dumping Convention that are binding upon the United States. Sets forth transitional provisions, including "grandfatherin… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hconres-303 | 97 | hconres | 303 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency needs adequate resources and effective administration in order to carry out its legislatively mandated responsibilities. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-01 | 1982-06-23 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From EPA. | House | Rep. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN-4] | TN | D | G000321 | 84 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) an effective Federal environmental program is necessary to protect U.S. citizens' health and well-being; (2) the Environmental Protection Agency should be appropriated increased funds to protect our environment and meet expanded responsibilities mandated by law; and (3) the President should submit a new budget for the Environmental Protection Agency for FY 1983 reflecting these principles. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-sres-359 | 97 | sres | 359 | A resolution relating to environmental law enforcement. | Environmental Protection | 1982-04-01 | 1982-04-01 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 15 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) an effective Federal environmental program is necessary to protect U.S. citizens' health and well-being; (2) the Environmental Protection Agency should be appropriated increased funds to protect our environment and meet expanded responsibilities mandated by law; and (3) the President should submit a new budget for the Environmental Protection Agency for FY 1983 reflecting these principles. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2307 | 97 | s | 2307 | Clean Air Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-30 | 1982-03-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 1 | Clean Air Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1982 - Title II: Mobile Source Amendments - Amends title II (Emission Standards for Moving Sources) of the Clean Air Act ("the Act"). Requires that any more stringent new standard for New Motor Vehicle or New Motor Vehicle Engines not become effective for at least: (1) 48 months after prescription or revision, in the case of heavy-duty vehicles or engines; and (2) 36 months after prescription or revision, in the case of all other new motor vehicles or engines. Provides that any more stringent new standards must reflect the degree of emission reduction the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determines to be reasonably achievable through application of technology adequately demonstrated to be available for the appropriate model year. Directs the Administrator, in making such determination, to consider costs, applicability to gasoline or diesel-fueled vehicles or engines, impact on fuel economy, effect on level of all emissions from such vehicles or engines, safety, commercial use, and other appropriate factors. Authorizes the Administrator to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review the technical feasibility of such proposed new standards and to submit written reports which shall be available to the public. Revises provisions relating to regulations applicable to emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and particulate matter from classes or categories of heavy- duty vehicles or engines. Directs the Administrator to prescribe such regulations within one year of the enactment of this Act. Provides that the standards prescribed in such emissions regulations shall apply for a minimum period of four model years unless less stringent standards are prescribed for any model year during that period. Requires that standards applicable to emissions of oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter be prescribed at the same time. Directs the Administrator to arrange with NAS for a technological feasibility report wi… | 2025-08-29T19:51:34Z | |
| 97-s-2309 | 97 | s | 2309 | Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-30 | 1982-06-09 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 17 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6133 passed in lieu) Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to add the term "experimental population" to the definitions in such Act. Defines such term as a population of an endangered or threatened species that: (1) has been transported and released outside of the current range of the species to further its conservation; and (2) is wholly separate geographically from nonexperimental populations of the species. Deletes the term "irresolvable conflict" from the definitions of such Act. Provides that the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the enforcement of provisions of such Act and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora which pertain to the import or export of any plants. (Currently, the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to provisions pertaining to the import or export of terrestrial plants.) Provides for the treatment of experimental populations as threatened species. Requires the Secretary (either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested) to issue regulations to provide for the identification and conservation of such populations. Authorizes the Secretary to issue a permit for the enhancement of survival of an endangered species which authorizes the incidental taking of individuals of the affected species if: (1) there is a long term conservation plan for the species; and (2) adequate funding is provided by the permittee and the Secretary is assured the conservation plan will be fully implemented. Increases the limit on the Federal share of costs of conservation programs for endangered and threatened species developed by States pursuant to cooperative agreements between the States and the Secretary. Requires the Secretary, to the maximum extent prudent and determinable, to designate the critical habitat of any endangered or threatened species concurr… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2310 | 97 | s | 2310 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1983 and 1984, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-30 | 1982-03-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations to the Department of Commerce for FY 1983 and 1984 to carry out such Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-5950 | 97 | hr | 5950 | Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-24 | 1982-03-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 17 | Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1982 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the landfill disposal of any hazardous waste in liquid form or having any liquid content, whether or not such waste is mixed with solid or partially solid hazardous waste, and whether or not such waste is placed in containers before disposal in the landfill. Prohibits the landfill disposal of the following, except where there is no feasible alternative means of treatment, recovery, or disposal which will protect human health and the environment: (1) hazardous wastes that are known to possess the chemical or physical-chemical ability to penetrate the clay and synthetic membrane liners used at the landfill; and (2) acute hazardous wastes. Sets forth the effective dates of the prohibitions contained in this Act. | 2025-08-29T19:49:37Z | |
| 97-s-2266 | 97 | s | 2266 | Clean Air Reauthorization and Acid Precipitation Study Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-24 | 1982-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 2 | Clean Air Reauthorization and Acid Precipitation Study Act of 1982 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act"). Title I: Implementation Plans and Enforcement - State Implementation Plans (SIPs) and the SIP revision Process - Revises required State Implementation plans (SIPs) provisions. Directs a State to notify the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of proposed and adopted revisions to its SIP and of any comments or objections filed concerning such revisions. Directs the Administrator to: (1) submit to the State comments on the technical and legal sufficiency of any proposed revision; (2) publish notice of a revision in the Federal Register within 30 days of receipt of notice of State adoption of the revision; and (3) provide a period of 30 to 70 days for public comment. Provides that any SIP revision shall be deemed approved and become effective 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, unless the Administrator, upon considering the State's administrative proceeding record and public comments, disapproves on the basis of failure to satisfy specified requirements. Directs the Administrator to publish notice of such approval or disapproval. Permits the Administrator to: (1) extend the periods for public comment and for approval, by up to 60 days; and (2) hold public hearings on SIP revisions. Provides that an SIP approval shall not be effective unless the Administrator finds, and publishes, that the State's response to any objection filed both during the State's proceedings and the Administrator's public comment period was not arbitrary or capricious. Repeals the requirement that SIPs provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles to enforce compliance with applicable emission standards. Prohibits the Administrator from requiring, as a condition of SIP approval, any indirect source review program or, except as specified in provisions for nonattainment areas, any program of periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles. Permits States to include, and the Administrat… | 2025-08-29T19:51:28Z | |
| 97-s-2280 | 97 | s | 2280 | A bill to amend the Clean Water Act of 1977. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-24 | 1982-07-29 | Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 11 | Amends the Clean Water Act to declare that "discharge of a pollutant or pollutants" does not include effects upon water quality resulting solely from the impoundment of waters, or the release of impounded waters, or the methods of such release. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-2245 | 97 | s | 2245 | A bill to amend and extend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, for two years. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-22 | 1982-06-22 | Committee on Agriculture. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to: (1) extend the duration of the scientific advisory panel through FY 1984; and (2) authorize specified appropriations through FY 1984. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 97-hr-5906 | 97 | hr | 5906 | A bill to amend title III of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 to clarify provisions relating to claims, financial responsibility, and civil penalties. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-18 | 1982-12-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-12] | MA | D | S001040 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 to amend the definitions of "offshore facility", "owner", "operator", and "guarantor" for purposes of liability apportionment. Defines: (1) "lessee" as any person with an oil or gas lease granted under such Act; (2) "permittee" as any person with a geological exploration permit under such Act; (3) "responsible party" as the owner or operator of a vessel or pipeline, or the lessee or permittee of the area of specified mobile offshore drilling units; and (4) "mobile offshore drilling unit" as any watercraft operating on the outer continental shelf (OCS) (or above submerged lands) which is capable of drilling for oil on the OCS. Permits claims against the Offshore Oil Spill Pollution Fund for voluntary removal costs which exceed the maximum liability of a responsible party by a specified amount. Extends liability for spills to owners and operators of pipelines, lessees or permittees of an area in which a pipeline is located, and holders of rights of use and easements for an offshore facility. Imposes liability on the owner and operator of a mobile offshore drilling unit for oil pollution where the source of such pollution is on or above the water's surface. States that licensees, permittees, or holders of a right of use or easement shall be liable for the amount of damages and removal costs in excess of the liability of owners and operators. Imposes liability for willful misconduct or gross negligence in connection with oil pollution incidents. Establishes dollar limits on the liability of the various parties responsible for an oil spill. Imposes liability on a responsible party where an incident is caused by the negligent or intentional act of certain contractors. Provides that indemnification, hold harmless, and similar agreements will not transfer statutory liability of a responsible party to any other party. Revises rules for the filing of certificates of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy the maximum p… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-5830 | 97 | hr | 5830 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that new fossil fuel fired stationary sources of air pollution comply with a standard of performance which requires a percentage reduction in the emissions of air pollutants, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-15 | 1982-03-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3] | TX | R | C000638 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that new fossil fuel fired stationary sources of air pollution comply with a standard of performance which requires a percentage reduction in air pollutant emissions. Revises provisions for standards of performance for new stationary sources (NSPS) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take into consideration the cost of achieving the degree of emission limitation required by the NSPS, energy impact, and any environmental effects unrelated to air quality. Removes the requirement that the system of continuous emission reduction under NSPS be a "technological" system or process. Includes in the definition of such system or process the use of inherently low-polluting fuels or raw materials. Permits application of such amended requirements to fossil fuel fired electric utility steam generating units which were constructed or modified after September 18, 1978, and before the publication of regulations reflecting the amendments made by this Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-5766 | 97 | hr | 5766 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to restrict the jurisdiction of the United States over the discharge of dredged or fill material to those discharges which are into navigable waters, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-09 | 1982-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 5 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct (currently authorizes) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to issue permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters at a disposal site specified by the applicant (currently specified by the Secretary), unless the Secretary determines that such site cannot be specified through the application of certain guidelines or other considerations. Limits the definition of "navigable waters" for purposes of such permits to mean all waters which are presently used or are susceptible to use in their natural condition as a means to transport interstate or foreign commerce shoreward to their ordinary high water mark, including all U.S. waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide shoreward to their mean high water mark. Declares that the discharge of dredged or fill material in waters other than navigable waters (as limited by such definition) is not prohibited by or otherwise subject to regulation under any Act of Congress. Declares that these amendments shall be effective as of March 27, 1975. Revises procedures for application of the provisions of this Act by a State requesting Federal jurisdiction over nonnavigable waters. Repeals provisions relating to State permit programs for the discharge of dredged or fill material into other types of navigable waters. Eliminates the qualifying phrase "to the maximum extent practicable" from the requirement that specified agreements between Federal agencies assure that decisions on permit applications be made within 90 days of published notice. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hconres-281 | 97 | hconres | 281 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the promulgation of regulations regarding the management and storage of hazardous wastes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-04 | 1982-03-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1] | ME | R | E000175 | 36 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should maintain a strong commitment to the proper handling and storage of hazardous wastes; and (2) the Administrator of the EPA should maintain and enforce existing regulations regarding the management of containerized liquid hazardous wastes until new or revised regulations become effective. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-5669 | 97 | hr | 5669 | A bill to amend section 112 of the Clean Air Act relating to hazardous air pollutants, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-03-02 | 1982-03-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions for national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs). Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, whether or not each of 37 substances (listed in a specified publication of congressional oversight hearings) is a hazardous air pollutant. Requires that each of the 37 substances be included on the NESHAPs list (of substances for which NESHAPs are to be established), unless the Administrator has determined that any of the 37 substances is not a hazardous air pollutant. Requires that the NESHAPs listing determinations for these 37 substances be made within one year of the enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator, in the case of substances other than those 37 substances, to make determinations within 180 days after receipt of information which indicates that a substance may be a hazardous air pollutant, after notice and opportunity for public hearing. Permits, but does not require, the Administrator to make a new determination in the case of any substance which the Administrator has previously determined not to be a hazardous air pollutant. Requires that any substance which the Administrator determines to be a hazardous air pollutant be included on the NESHAPs list. Directs the Administrator to publish a list of each category of stationary sources which emit in any significant amounts any hazardous air pollutant included on the NESHAPs list. Requires that specified categories be included in the source categories list and that such list be published 15 months after enactment of this Act for certain categories and 18 months after such enactment for other categories. Directs the Administrator to publish a revised source categories list within one year after any revision in the NESHAPs list. Authorizes the Administrator to revise the source categories list at such other times as may be necessary. Directs the Administrator to publish proposed emission standards f… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-5555 | 97 | hr | 5555 | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1982-02-22 | 1982-03-30 | For Further Action See H.R.5252. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 39 | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to revise stationary source, mobile source, and other provisions of the Act. Title I: Amendments Relating Primarily to Stationary Sources - Fine and Inhalable Particulates - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue air quality criteria and information for inhalable particulates (less than 10 to 15 microns in diameter) within one year of enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator to propose and promulgate a national primary ambient air quality standard ("a primary NAAQS") for inhalable particulates, unless there is no significant evidence that this is requisite to protect public health. Directs the Administrator to determine whether or not fine particulates (less than 3 microns in diameter) should be listed among those air pollutants for which the issuance of air quality criteria is planned. Provides that State implementation plan (SIP) provisions which related to a prior NAAQS and were in effect immediately before the revision or elimination of such NAAQS shall remain in effect until the Administrator determines that an SIP revision has been implemented which takes account of such NAAQS change. Hazardous Air Pollutants - Revises provisions for national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs). Directs the Administrator to determine, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, whether or not each of 37 substances (listed in a specified publication of congressional oversight hearings) is a hazardous air pollutant. Requires that each of the 37 substances be included on the NESHAPs list (of substances for which NESHAPs are to be established), unless the Administrator has determined that any of the 37 substances is not a hazardous air pollutant. Requires that the NESHAPs listing determinations for these 37 substances be made within one year of the enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator, in the case of substances other than those 37 substances, to make determinations wi… | 2025-08-29T19:49:32Z | |
| 97-s-2090 | 97 | s | 2090 | A bill to amend the application of the Clean Air Act to the Northern Mariana Islands. | Environmental Protection | 1982-02-09 | 1982-09-13 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to exempt the Northern Mariana Islands from the application of such Act upon a finding by the Governor of the Islands that the benefits of compliance are significantly outweighed by the costs of compliance. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hjres-390 | 97 | hjres | 390 | A joint resolution making an urgent appropriation for the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1982-01-29 | 1982-02-04 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 260. | House | Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] | MS | D | W000428 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Appropriations with amendment, H. Rept. 97-427) Makes an appropriation for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for FY 1982, for the wastewater treatment facility construction grants program under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Prohibits the use of such appropriation to implement specified provisions under such Act, including provisions requiring the EPA Administrator to make grants or allot funds to specified projects. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 97-s-2027 | 97 | s | 2027 | Acid Precipitation Accelerated Review and Reporting Act | Environmental Protection | 1982-01-28 | 1982-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 13 | Acid Precipitation Accelerated Review and Reporting Act - Amends the Energy Security Act (title VII provisions also known as the "Acid Precipitation Act of 1980") to reduce the period covered by a comprehensive research plan from ten years to five years. Makes conforming amendments relating to implementation of, and authorization of appropriations for, the comprehensive research plan. Directs the Acid Precipitation Task Force to submit a final report, with detailed recommendations, within five years of enactment of the Energy Security Act. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit recommendations, to accompany the final report of the Task Force, for specific changes in law supported by scientific findings of the Task Force. Prohibits the Administrator from proposing or promulgating any rule to control sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxide emissions if such rule would expand the Administrator's existing regulatory authority, before the final report is transmitted. Directs the Task Force to: (1) study fuel precombustion treatment and low-polluting combustion processes for reduction of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions; and (2) solicit information from State agencies conducting acid deposition research. | 2025-08-29T19:51:22Z | |
| 97-hconres-242 | 97 | hconres | 242 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning the resignation of Ann Gorsuch from her post as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. | Environmental Protection | 1981-12-16 | 1982-01-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 7 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that Ann Gorsuch should resign her post as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and that the President should appoint to that office an individual committed to fulfilling the Agency's statutory mission. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-5252 | 97 | hr | 5252 | Clean Air Act Amendments of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-12-16 | 1982-08-19 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-2] | OH | D | L000508 | 52 | Clean Air Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to revise provisions applicable to stationary and mobile sources of air pollution. Declares that such revision is for the purposes of: (1) preserving the basic framework and purposes of the Act; (2) continuing unchanged the Act's statutory requirements for setting and revising national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) (both "primary" NAAQS, relating to human health; and "secondary" NAAQS, relating to other "welfare" factors); (3) lessening the complexity in the process of achieving those standards and other requirements of the Act; (4) expediting the review and approval process for State implementation plans (SIPs); (5) providing reasonably appropriate extensions of time for States to attain NAAQS and providing administrative flexibility for States and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to achieve the purposes of the Act in a timely and reasonably effective way; (6) ensuring adequate consideration of economic, energy, safety, environmental, employment, and other relevant factors in achieving NAAQS and other requirements; (7) supporting training programs for State and local governments; and (8) providing sufficient budget authority and personnel for the Administrator to enable the EPA and the States to carry out the Act in a timely and efficient manner without undue reliance on contractors. Title I: Amendments Relating Primarily to Regulation of Stationary Sources - Revises title I (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) of the Act. Use of Best Available Data - Requires that the best available data obtained by monitoring or modeling be used in revisions of a list of air quality control regions that do not meet specified standards. Provides that, where available, "reliable monitoring data" shall be considered "the best available data." Directs the Administrator to decide upon "the best available data" and "reliable monitoring data." State Plans and State Implementation Plans Revision Process - Revises deadlines fo… | 2025-08-29T19:49:27Z | |
| 97-hr-5288 | 97 | hr | 5288 | A bill granting the consent of Congress to the compact between the states of New Hampshire and Vermont concerning solid waste. | Environmental Protection | 1981-12-16 | 1982-10-04 | Became Public Law No: 97-278. | House | Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] | NH | R | G000445 | 1 | Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of Congress to the cooperative agreement between the States of New Hampshire and Vermont for the construction and operation of facilities for the processing or disposal of solid waste. | 2023-05-11T13:09:15Z | |
| 97-s-1973 | 97 | s | 1973 | Great Lakes Protection Act of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-12-15 | 1981-12-15 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 0 | Great Lakes Protection Act of 1981 - Amends the National Ocean Pollution Planning Act of 1978 to redesignate specified provisions and to revise definitions under such Act. Establishes a Great Lakes Protection program under such Act. Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish within NOAA a Great Lakes Research Office, to be directed by an Executive Director appointed by the Administrator. Requires the Executive Director to compile, within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, an inventory of all major actions of the Federal, State, and local governments since 1977 which have significantly affected (or may so affect) the Great Lakes. Requires that such inventory be submitted to the Congress and the President and be updated at least once every three months. Requires that, within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director report to the President and the Congress, together with recommendations for improvement and coordination, on: (1) the current state of Federal efforts to improve the Great Lakes' environmental quality; and (2) the degree of coordination among the States to preserve and protect such quality. Sets forth other responsibilities of the Executive Director. Requires that all Federal agencies prepare Great Lakes environmental impact analyses in their recommendations or reports for major Federal actions significantly affecting the Great Lakes. Sets forth provisions relating to such analyses, including a requirement that copies be available to the President and to the public. Directs that, to the fullest extent practicable: (1) U.S. policies, regulations, and public laws be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies of protection for the Great Lakes set forth in this Act; and (2) any major Federal action significantly affecting the Great Lakes be modified to accommodate such policies and include all possible planning to minimize harm to the Great Lakes. Revises provisions relating to interagency co… | 2025-08-29T19:51:22Z | |
| 97-hr-5203 | 97 | hr | 5203 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1981-12-14 | 1982-09-20 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 813. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36] | CA | D | B000918 | 7 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 97-551) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act to exclude from the definition of "use inconsistent with the label" the use of a registered pesticide for another end-use product or for repackaging such product, unless such use is prohibited by the labeling. Revises pesticide registration provisions. Increases reply time to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data request from 90 to 180 days. Requires, rather than permits, joint development arrangements where appropriate unless all parties object. Sets forth a 25 percent or $100,000 (whichever is less) cost-sharing arrangement. Requires the Administrator of the EPA to suspend the registration of a party for data request noncompliance. Makes such suspension enforceable in U.S. district courts. Expands the scope of suspension appeals. Provides a 15-year protective period for such additional data. Permits new parties to use such data (and be considered original developers) if they reimburse the joint developers. Permits registrants to replace scientifically insufficient health and safety data with new data submitted after September 30, 1978. Authorizes joint development arrangements. Establishes a 120-day joint developer transition period. Sets forth end-use product formulator exemptions. Requires the Administrator to give 90-day notice to affected registrants of the risks upon which a proposed public interim review will be based. Subjects an interim decision not to restrict a pesticide's use or classification to judicial review. Sets forth required registration data. Requires: (1) 90-day reregistration notice: and (2) cancellation (subject to judicial review) for failure to reregister within the permitted time. Provides 15-year exclusive use protection for supporting data for: (1) a pesticide containing a new active ingredient initially registered after Septemb… | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 97-s-1915 | 97 | s | 1915 | A bill granting the consent of Congress to the compact between the States of New Hampshire and Vermont concerning solid waste. | Environmental Protection | 1981-12-04 | 1981-12-04 | Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary by unanimous consent with instructions that when the bill is reported it be referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for not to exceed thirty days. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 3 | Interstate Compact - Grants the consent of Congress to the cooperative agreement between the States of New Hampshire and Vermont for the construction and operation of facilities for the processing or disposal of solid waste. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-5055 | 97 | hr | 5055 | Acid Precipitation Accelerated Review and Reporting Act | Environmental Protection | 1981-11-19 | 1981-12-09 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 28 | Acid Precipitation Accelerated Review and Reporting Act - Amends the Energy Security Act (title VII provisions also known as the "Acid Precipitation Act of 1980") to reduce the period to be covered by a comprehensive research plan from ten years to five years. Makes conforming amendments relating to implementation of, and authorization of appropriations for, the comprehensive research plan. Directs the Acid Precipitation Task Force to submit a final report, with detailed recommendations, within five years of enactment of the Energy Security Act. Directs the Task Force to: (1) study fuel precombustion treatment and low-polluting combustion processes for reduction of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions; and (2) solicit State agency acid deposition research information. | 2025-08-29T19:49:21Z | |
| 97-hr-5016 | 97 | hr | 5016 | High-Level Radioactive Waste Management and Policy Act | Environmental Protection | 1981-11-18 | 1982-09-28 | Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Open Rule with Two and One-Half Hours of Debate, Making in Order the Text of H.R.7187 as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute. | House | Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] | TN | D | L000381 | 19 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Science and Technology with amendment, H. Rept. 97-411) High-Level Radioactive Waste Management and Policy Act - States that this Act shall not apply to the siting, construction, or operation of repositories used exclusively for the disposal of radioactive waste or spent fuel from the atomic energy defense activities of the Secretary of Energy. Requires the Secretary to prepare a comprehensive mission plan which will provide an informational basis for decisionmaking with respect to the siting, construction, and operation of repositories for the disposal of radioactive waste and spent fuel and the research, development, and demonstration programs required under this Act. Specifies the information to be included in such plan. Directs the Secretary to submit, within a specified time, a draft mission plan to the appropriate States, appropriate Indian tribes, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and other Federal agencies for comments. Requires that the plan and the comments be available for public inspection and that a statement of reasons be published in the Federal Register if the Secretary does not revise the plan to meet any objections raised. Directs the Secretary to submit the plan to appropriate congressional committees within a specified time. Makes the plan effective at the end of the 30-day period following transmittal of the plan. Requires annual reports on the implementation of the plan, including any revisions. Directs the Secretary to complete a final programmatic environmental impact statement on the management of radioactive waste and spent fuel from civilian nuclear activities within 12 months after the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary, in consultation with specified Federal agencies, to issue repository site selection guidelines within six months of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to identify three or more potential repository sites in different geologic media within one year after enactment of this Act. Sets forth criteria f… | 2025-08-29T19:49:22Z | |
| 97-hr-4952 | 97 | hr | 4952 | A bill to provide states the option of implementing motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs to meet legal requirements until such time that the Congress modifies or reaffirms the provisions in the Clean Air Act relating to motor vehicle inspection and maintenance. | Environmental Protection | 1981-11-12 | 1981-11-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 16 | Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring that State implementation plans for meeting the national primary ambient air quality standard provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles until the Congress modifies or reaffirms Clean Air Act provisions relating to motor vehicle inspection and maintenance. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-4936 | 97 | hr | 4936 | Acid Precipitation Control Act of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-11-10 | 1981-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | S000124 | 6 | Acid Precipitation Control Act of 1981 - Amends title I of the Clean Air Act (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) to establish a new program (Acid Precipitation Control) to: (1) regulate acid precipitation precursor emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide; and (2) reduce the transport of air pollutants across international boundaries. Establishes an "acid precipitation mitigation region" consisting of 31 States (east of or bordering the Mississippi River) and the District of Columbia. Requires States in the region to reduce, prior to December 31, 1991, sulfur dioxide emissions from all major stationary sources by an amount equal to 85 percent of the actual 1980 sulfur dioxide emissions from all major emitting powerplants (fossil-fuel-fired electric powerplants with specified emissions levels) within such States. Disregards, for purposes of determining such reduction, any emissions from a separate generating unit or units of such powerplants that are subject to new source performance standards. Sets forth formulas for determining the maximum required reduction for any State, based on annual Statewide utility sulfur dioxides emissions rates. Directs the Administrator to: (1) determine such rates within 60 days; (2) establish a reduction requirement for each State in the region within 90 days; and (3) notify each State of such requirement within 120 days. Requires that, within one year, each applicable State implementation plan be amended to contain enforceable measures for meeting the sulfur dioxide emissions reduction requirement by December 31, 1991. Permits States to substitute a reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions for a reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions, at a specified rate. Prohibits States, in meeting the requirement deadline, from including emissions reductions representing compliance with Federal emission standards other than those imposed under this Act by sources in operation before December 31, 1980. Permits for sources not in operation before such date, inclusion of emissions reduct… | 2025-08-29T19:49:17Z | |
| 97-s-1771 | 97 | s | 1771 | Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-26 | 1982-03-23 | Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from Environmental Protection Agency; Council on Environmental Quality; Commerce Department; State Department. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 10 | Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1981 - Declares it to be the public policy to: (1) promote national population stabilization; (2) encourage other nations to achieve population stabilization; and (3) coordinate research and national planning concerning global trends in population characteristics, the availability of natural resources, and environmental change. Directs all Federal agencies to: (1) use reliable demographic research in planning and decisionmaking which affect national and global population characteristics; and (2) develop procedures to insure the consideration of population characteristics, population stabilization, and environmental, economic, and natural resource aspects in agency planning and decisionmaking. Directs each agency head to: (1) review the agency's statutory authority, policies, and regulations to determine whether there are any impediments to complying with this Act; and (2) recommend the necessary administrative or legislative actions to eliminate such impediments. Establishes an interagency Council on Global Resources, the Environment, and Population to: (1) coordinate research, conduct studies, and report to the President and Congress on trends in population characteristics; (2) assess the impact of such trends on population stabilization, the environment, and the availability of natural resources; (3) recommend legislative and administrative actions to modify or eliminate Federal programs, laws, and regulations which limit the achievement of the policies of this Act; and (4) recommend to Congress and the President a national population policy and policies to encourage global population stabilization at a level which maintains the highest possible standard of living and does not deplete the world's natural resources or degrade the global environment. Requires the President to submit to Congress, annually, a national population change and planning report which includes: (1) an evaluation of the impact that national and global trends in population character… | 2025-08-29T19:51:17Z | |
| 97-hr-4816 | 97 | hr | 4816 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to control acid precipitation, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-22 | 1981-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] | NH | D | D000017 | 6 | Amends title I (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) of the Clean Air Act to require States within an acid rain mitigation area to include control of acid deposition in their State implementation plans. (Defines "acid precipitation mitigation area" to mean the 31 States east of a line running south from the western borders of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas). Provides that, if a State fails to submit within one year of this Act's enactment a plan meeting acid precipitation mitigation requirements or if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not approve such plan within one year and four months after such date, no plan shall be promulgated by the Administrator. Requires, in such cases, that specified electric utility steam generating units comply, within five years of this Act's enactment, with a specified emission limitation for sulfur dioxide. Requires that, for purposes of required provisions for revision of State plans, a one-year period after enactment expire before the Administrator may submit a notice of a determination of noncompliance with acid deposition mitigation requirements or treat any plan as not complying with such requirements. Provides for a new program of Mitigation of Acid Precipitation to establish sulfur dioxide emission limitations applicable to certain large stationary sources in the acid rain mitigation area in order to: (1) prevent any net increase of such emissions in the area; and (2) attain a substantial and reasonably achievable reduction in such emissions from the area. Directs the Administrator to publish in the Federal Register, within 90 days of this Act's enactment, lists of electric utility steam generating units in the area not subject to new stationary source performance standards, identifying: (1) the 50 units with the highest annual sulfur dioxide emissions for 1980; and (2) all other such units with a generating capacity of more than 100 megawatts. Requires that applicable State implementation plans establish statewide programs for net redu… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-4829 | 97 | hr | 4829 | Acid Deposition Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-22 | 1981-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6] | CT | D | M000839 | 62 | Acid Deposition Control Act - Amends title I (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) of the Clean Air Act to establish a new program entitled "Interstate Transport and Acid Precursor Reduction." Establishes an "acid deposition region" consisting of 31 States (east of or bordering the Mississippi River) and the District of Columbia. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) study air pollution problems associated with long-range transport of pollutants in the portions of the continental United States not included in the acid deposition region; and (2) report the results to Congress within two years. Establishes an acid deposition regional target providing for a ten-year phased schedule of reductions to achieve an annual average emission level that is 10,000,000 tons of sulfur dioxide below the 1980 baseline level. Directs the Administrator, within six months, to compute and publish a target and a schedule for each affected State. Permits two or more States to agree to change their share of the sulfur dioxide emissions reduction ("reduction"). Requires that State reduction schedules begin within five years, be substantially complete within eight years, and reach the State target within ten years of enactment of this Act. Sets forth formulas for: (1) State reduction fractions (based on 1980 emissions from electric utility steam generating units); and (2) the 1980 baseline level for the region or any State within the region. Requires States within the region to prepare, publish, and submit to the Administrator, within two years of enactment of this Act, State programs of reduction in accordance with the State schedules. Directs the Administrator to approve State programs, within four months of submission, if such programs: (1) were adopted after public notice, opportunity for hearing, and submission to Governors of the other States in the region; and (2) contain enforceable reduction measures, including emission limitations, monitoring requirements, and compliance schedules. Re… | 2025-08-29T19:49:17Z | |
| 97-hr-4830 | 97 | hr | 4830 | Acid Rain Research Implementation Act of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-22 | 1981-12-09 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2] | NH | R | G000445 | 29 | Acid Rain Research Implementation Act of 1981 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to strengthen specified research and development programs relating to acid precipitation pollution and to establish a process for cooperative decisionmaking on strategies to control such pollution. Directs the the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ("the Administrator"), the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to ensure that the comprehensive research plan prepared under the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980 satisfies such policy. Directs the Administrator of NOAA, as director of task force research under such Act, to provide the Administrator with a status report within 12 months of enactment of this Act and once every 24 months thereafter. Directs the Administrator, within specified periods, to: (1) determine whether new measures are necessary; (2) report, with recommendations to Congress; and (3) issue proposed rules requiring measures that may help prevent, limit, and remedy the harmful effects of acid precipitation. Directs the Administrator, in order to prepare such reports and proposed rules, to: (1) contract with the National Academy of Science for specified services; (2) work with the task force, State, local, and foreign governments, and private industrial, environmental, scientific, and international organizations in establishing and strengthening monitoring networks to determine the sources and effects of acid precipitation and other long-range pollutants; and (3) arrange, with such entities, for information exchange and cooperative data analysis to ensure that remedial measures may be planned and implemented cooperatively, with minimum social and economic dislocation and maximum environmental protection. Directs the Administrator, working within the plan and in cooperation with other programs, to: (1) ensure that adequate analysis and comparative consideration is given to institutional arrangements (including cost … | 2025-08-29T19:49:17Z | |
| 97-hres-252 | 97 | hres | 252 | Commitment to the Clean Air Act Resolution of the Ninety-Seventh Congress | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-21 | 1981-11-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 120 | Commitment to the Clean Air Act resolution of the Ninety-seventh Congress - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) clean air is fundamentally important for the health and well-being of the citizens, economy, and environment of the United States; and (2) the existing Clean Air Act should be maintained and strengthened subject only to changes that will improve its administration and effectiveness. | 2025-08-29T19:47:26Z | |
| 97-hr-4740 | 97 | hr | 4740 | Radioactive Waste Repository Restriction Act | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-14 | 1981-10-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5] | MS | R | L000447 | 0 | Radioactive Waste Repository Restriction Act - Restricts the location of permanent radioactive waste repositories to land that, on or before October 14, 1981, is owned by the Federal Government and is used as a permanent radioactive waste storage site or a nuclear weapon test site. Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from recommending or approving sites in densely populated areas for the location of permanent radioactive waste repositories. | 2025-08-29T19:49:13Z | |
| 97-s-1716 | 97 | s | 1716 | Clean Water Act Amendments of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-07 | 1981-10-29 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Clean Water Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Clean Water Act (also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act) to revise provisions for Grants for Construction of Treatment Works (title II). Prohibits Federal grants, after October 1, 1981, which provide assistance only for facility plans, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed construction of treatment works. Provides that non-Federal funds expended during the facility planning and advanced engineering and design phase shall be reimbursed at the prevailing Federal share, if the proposed project later receives a Federal grant for construction. Authorizes each State to use up to ten percent of allotted funds to establish a revolving fund for advancing facility planning costs to potential grant applicants otherwise unable to prepare construction cost grant requests. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a specified sewage treatment grant to the State of California. Lowers the Federal share for treatment works grants (from 75 percent in fiscal year 1981) to 65 percent for fiscal years 1982 through 1984 and to 55 percent thereafter, for specified grants. Requires that treatment works grants be made only for: (1) secondary treatment or more stringent treatment, or any cost effective alternative; and (2) new interceptors and appurtenances. Revises formulas for determining the amount of any grant, made after September 30, 1978, for treatment works using innovative or alternative wastewater treatment processes and techniques. Sets such amount at a percentage rate of the construction costs 20 percent greater than the rate established for other treatment works grants or the modified uniform percentage rate, up to 85 percent of such costs. Extends the definition of the term "eligible treatment works" to cover those which can be fully funded by States in fiscal years beyond fiscal year 1981 (and which meet specified other requirements). Authorizes the Administrator, upon the requ… | 2025-08-29T19:51:16Z | |
| 97-s-1718 | 97 | s | 1718 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to interstate pollution abatement. | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-07 | 1981-10-29 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 1 | Amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions relating to interstate pollution abatement. Extends required State implementation plan prohibitions against interstate pollution to cover emissions: (1) from any source (currently, stationary sources) within a State; (2) interfering with (currently, preventing) another State's attaining or maintaining) national air quality standards; and (3) contributing to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare in another State. Mandates that State implementation plans require each major proposed new (or modified) source that may significantly contribute to violations of such prohibitions to provide written notice to all possibly affected nearby States at least 60 days prior to the date on which opportunity for public comment on the construction or modification permit commences (currently, prior to commencement of construction). Requires implementation plans, not later than July 1, 1982, to: (1) identify areas of emissions from all sources (in addition to all major existing stationary sources) that may have such an interstate pollution impact; and (2) notify all nearby States of the location and level of pollutants from (in addition to the identity of) such sources and areas. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a finding or deny a State or local government petition for a finding that any source violates such interstate pollution prohibitions within 120 days after receipt of such petition (currently, 60 days after receipt and after public hearing). Requires a public hearing to be held during such 120-day period. Prohibits the Administrator, in considering such petitions, from requiring the petitioner to rely solely on modeling or other previously approved methodologies for estimating interstate air pollution. Directs the Administrator to also consider: (1) total emissions of a pollutant in each State; (2) reasonable estimates of outside contributions to air quality problems in the petitioning St… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-hr-4697 | 97 | hr | 4697 | Nuclear Waste Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-06 | 1981-11-18 | For Further Action See H.R.5016. | House | Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20] | CA | R | G000268 | 16 | Nuclear Waste Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to review the Department of Energy's research and development program for high-level radioactive waste disposal and to prepare a comprehensive management plan for research, development, and demonstration activities under this Act. Requires the Secretary to identify, within one year, three geographically distributed sites in different geologic media in the continental United States and to select one site for a test and evaluation facility by January 1, 1985. Specifies design requirements for such facility. Requires that the facility be in operation by the end of fiscal year 1988. Provides that the operation of the facility shall terminate when the Secretary determines it is no longer needed. Requires the Secretary to conduct various in situ research and development activities with respect to high-level radioactive waste disposal. Prohibits the conversion of the facility into a permanent disposal facility unless the Secretary can comply with legislation authorizing high-level radioactive waste repositories. Directs the Secretary, upon authorization by Federal law, to establish waste solidification facilities which provide a waste form resistant to the release of radionuclides in a repository. Requires that the waste forms and components of such facilities be ready for placement in the demonstration facility by the end of fiscal year 1988. Requires consultation and coordination with the officials of each State in which a potential facility site is located. Directs the Secretary to prepare and transmit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive management plan for the activities under this Act. Requires submission of a description of such plan as in effect each year to Congress. States that this Act shall not be construed to authorize remedial action or commercialization activities. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T19:49:12Z | |
| 97-s-1706 | 97 | s | 1706 | Acid Deposition Control Act | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-06 | 1981-10-29 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 19 | Acid Deposition Control Act - Amends title I of the Clean Air Act (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) to establish a new program (Interstate Transport and Acid Precursor Reduction) to: (1) regulate the long-range transport of pollutants and their transformation products; and (2) reduce acid compounds, and their precursors, in the atmosphere. Establishes a long-range transport corridor, the "acid deposition impact region," consisting of 31 States (east of or bordering the Mississippi River) and the District of Columbia. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) conduct a study of air pollution problems associated with the long-range transport of pollutants in the portions of the continental United States not included in the acid deposition impact region; and (2) report the results to Congress within two years. Prohibits the increase of emissions of sulfur dioxide and of oxides of nitrogen from stationary sources in the acid deposition impact region over such total actual emissions there as of January 1, 1981. Prohibits any major stationary source in the region from significantly increasing such emissions, unless a not otherwise required net reduction of such regional pollution, in excess of the proposed increase, has been identified. Requires a ten-year phased reduction in annual emissions of sulfur dioxide in the region of 10,000,000 tons from the total 1980 level. Requires each State to achieve reductions in annual sulfur dioxide emissions according to a formula based on each State's share of utility emissions in the region. Permits State Governors to agree to reallot the required reductions. Requires each State in the region to adopt, within two years, enforcement measures to achieve such reduction. Directs the Administrator to approve such measures within four months if specified criteria are met. Sets forth a uniform sulfur dioxide emission limit for fossil-fuel-burning electric generating facilities (which are major stationary sources not subject to new performance sta… | 2025-08-29T19:51:16Z | |
| 97-s-1709 | 97 | s | 1709 | Acid Precipitation Control Act of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-06 | 1981-10-29 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Acid Precipitation Control Act of 1981 - Amends title I of the Clean Air Act (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) to establish a new program (Acid Precipitation Control) to: (1) regulate acid precipitation precursor emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide; and (2) reduce the transport of air pollutants across international boundaries. Establishes an "acid precipitation mitigation region" consisting of 31 States (east of or bordering the Mississippi River) and the District of Columbia. Requires States in the region to reduce, prior to December 31, 1991, sulfur dioxide emissions from all major stationary sources by an amount equal to 85 percent of the actual 1980 sulfur dioxide emissions from all major emitting powerplants (fossil-fuel-fired electric powerplants with specified emissions levels) within such States. Disregards, for purposes of determining such reduction, any emissions from a separate generating unit or units of such powerplants that are subject to new source performance standards. Sets forth formulas for determining the maximum required reduction for any state, based on annual statewide utility sulfur dioxide emission rates. Directs the Administrator to: (1) determine such rates within 60 days; (2) establish a reduction requirement for each State in the region within 90 days; and (3) notify each State of such requirement within 120 days. Requires that, within one year, each applicable State implementation plan be amended to contain enforceable measures for meeting the sulfur dioxide emissions reduction requirement by December 31, 1991. Permits States to substitute a reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions for a reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions, at a specified rate. Prohibits States, in meeting the requirement deadline, from including emissions reductions representing compliance with Federal emission standards other than those imposed under this Act by sources in operation before December 31, 1980. Permits for sources not in operation before such date, inclusion of emissions reducti… | 2025-08-29T19:51:16Z | |
| 97-hr-4681 | 97 | hr | 4681 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to promote competitiveness in the motor vehicle aftermarket and to preserve consumer freedom of choice to select parts and service of the consumer's own choosing, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-05 | 1981-10-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33] | NY | R | L000192 | 24 | Amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions for compliance with emissions standards by vehicles and engines in actual use. Repeals a requirement that manufacturers warrant that new motor vehicles or engines are: (1) designed, built, and equipped so as to conform with emissions standards at the time of sale; and (2) free from defects in materials and workmanship which cause failure to conform for its useful life. Requires, instead, a production warranty that the vehicle or engine is equipped with emission control components designed to enable such vehicle or engine to conform at the time of sale with emissions standards for the first 12 months or first 12,000 miles. Repeals provisions for motor vehicle or engine parts certifications by manufacturers or rebuilders for compliance with emissions standards. Limits a free replacement obligation of manufacturers to emissions control components installed for the sole (currently, sole or primary) purpose of reducing, vehicle emissions. Limits specified performance warranties to: (1) the first 12 months or 12,000 miles; and (2) certain components installed for the sole purpose of emissions control. Revises provisions for manufacturers' instructions for the maintenance, replacement, and repair of emission control parts or components to eliminate requirements that: (1) such instructions correspond to regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (2) replacement parts be certified. Eliminates provisions for waivers of a prohibition against such instructions, including conditions on the purchaser's using components or services unconnected with the manufacturer. Specifies that waivers of the prohibition against State or local standards for emissions control of new motor vehicles or engines subject to Federal standards will be given only: (1) insofar as numerical emission levels are concerned; and (2) if such standards and new motor vehicle certification and other tests are consistent with Federal standards. Specifies that tampering … | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-4668 | 97 | hr | 4668 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend certain compliance deadlines applying to publicly owned treatment works. | Environmental Protection | 1981-10-02 | 1981-10-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] | WI | R | G000524 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend specified compliance deadlines applying to publicly owned treatment works. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-1662 | 97 | s | 1662 | National Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 | Environmental Protection | 1981-09-24 | 1982-04-29 | Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-9. Record Vote No: 93. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 4 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #93 (69-9)) National Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 - Title I: Findings and Purpose - Declares the purpose of this Act to be the establishment of a Federal policy for the acquisition and interim storage of spent fuel and the long-term storage and disposal of high-level radioactive waste generated by civilian nuclear activities. Title II: Definitions and General Provisions - Defines the terms used in this Act. Sets forth the applicability of certain provisions in this Act to atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to: (1) develop a program of inplant drills for nuclear powerplant operators, to be conducted by civilian nuclear powerplant licensees; and (2) promulgate regulations for training and qualifications of civilian nuclear powerplant operating personnel. Requires the NRC to report to Congress within one year of enactment of this Act on its efforts to comply with these requirements. Title III: Interim Storage of Spent Fuel From Civilian Nuclear Powerplants - Directs the Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts with owners of civilian nuclear powerplants which cannot provide adequate spent fuel storage capacity at the powerplant site. Requires that under such contracts the Government agree to take title to any spent fuel which cannot be stored onsite and transport it to, and store it in, federally owned and operated interim storage facilities, pending further processing, storage, or disposal. Prohibits contracts for spent fuel in amounts in excess of available storage capacity. States that this Act does not authorize contracts with respect to spent fuel from a nuclear powerplant located outside the United States. Sets forth contract requirements with respect to: (1) a one-time payment by the owner of the spent fuel to cover transportation, storage, and disposal costs; (2) the owner's right to the value of the remaining fuel resource; (3) the transfer of title to the spent fuel; and (4) the… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-4503 | 97 | hr | 4503 | Municipal Wastewater Treatment Construction Grant Amendments of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-09-16 | 1981-12-29 | Became Public Law No: 97-117. | House | Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | R000383 | 3 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 97-408) Municipal Wastewater Treatment Construction Grant Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require that, after October 1, 1984, treatment works grants be made only for: (1) secondary treatment or more stringent treatment, or any cost effective alternative; (2) new interceptors and appurtenances; and (3) infiltration-in-flow correction. Extends, to September 30, 1985, the prohibition on making grants for treatment works for control of pollutant discharges from separate storm sewer systems. Prohibits Federal grants that provide assistance only for facility plans, or plans, specifications, and estimates for any proposed construction of treatment works. Provides that non-Federal funds expended during the facility planning and advanced engineering and design phase shall be reimbursed at the prevailing Federal share, if the proposed project later receives a Federal grant for construction. Authorizes each State to use up to ten percent of allotted funds for facility planning costs of potential grants applicants otherwise unable to prepare construction cost grant requests. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make a specified sewage treatment grant to the State of California. Directs the Administrator to make grants to the cities of Eureka and San Diego, California. Authorizes the Administrator, upon the request of the Governor of an affected State, to use funds from State allotments to address water quality problems caused by discharges from combined storm water and sanitary sewer overflows. Makes available to the Administrator, beginning in fiscal year 1983, specified additional funds per fiscal year to be used to address water quality problems of bays and estuaries due to such discharges not otherwise eligible for Federal payments for treatment works. Authorizes the use of such funds upon the request of and demonstration of water quality benefits by the Governor of an affected State. Directs the Admin… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-4466 | 97 | hr | 4466 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act pertaining to permits which modify the requirements for discharging pollutants from publicly owned treatment works into the oceans, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1981-09-11 | 1981-12-23 | Executive Comment Received From EPA. | House | Rep. Goldwater, Barry, Jr. [R-CA-20] | CA | R | G000268 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify the procedures followed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in regard to treatment of pollutants discharged from publicly owned treatment works into marine waters. Makes municipalities eligible to receive permits that modify such procedures. Declares that specified costs incurred in applying for such permits shall be eligible for certain grants under such Act. Authorizes the Administrator to increase such grants. Directs the Administrator to authorize States to administer permit programs under specified conditions. Repeals provisions in regard to applications for modifications of provisions concerning publicly owned treatment works in existence on July 1, 1977, or approved before June 30, 1974, or certain effluent limitations defined by the Administrator. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-hr-4400 | 97 | hr | 4400 | Mobile Source Clean Air Act Amendments of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-08-04 | 1981-09-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8] | MI | D | T000356 | 61 | Mobile Source Clean Air Act Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Amendments to Title II - Amends title II of the Clean Air Act (Emission Standards for Moving Sources, also known as the "National Emission Standards Act") to provide that where any national ambient air quality standard is established pursuant to such Act for any pollutant, the standard applicable to the emissions of such pollutant shall relate to the achievement of the national ambient air quality standard. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in prescribing any such standard, to consider specified factors, including compliance costs, potential inflationary or recessionary effects, and effects on small business competition, consumer costs, and energy use. Requires that more stringent standards shall not become effective for at least: (1) 48 months after final prescription, in the case of heavy-duty vehicles or engines; and (2) 36 months after final prescription, in the case of all other new motor vehicles or engines. Repeals requirements that standards reflecting the greatest degree of emission reduction achievable through application of available technology be contained in regulations applicable to: (1) emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides from heavy-duty vehicles or engines manufactured during model years 1979 through 1982; and (2) emissions of particulate matter from vehicles manufactured during and after model year 1981 (or during any earlier model year, if practicable). Repeals requirements that regulations applicable to vehicles or engines manufactured during and after model year: (1) 1983 require a reduction of at least 90 percent of hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions; and (2) 1985 require reduction of at least 75 percent of nitrogen oxides emissions. Provides for notice and opportunity for comment before the Administrator determines that any emission control device, system, or element of design will cause or contribute to an unreasonable risk to public health, welfare, or safety (a… | 2025-08-29T19:49:08Z | |
| 97-hr-4359 | 97 | hr | 4359 | Public Lands Protection Act of 1981 | Environmental Protection | 1981-07-31 | 1981-08-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | H000547 | 0 | Public Lands Protection Act of 1981 - Authorizes specified parties to maintain an action, in the United States district court for the district in which the alleged violation occurred or is likely to occur, for declaratory and equitable relief against a party for the protection of the air, water, and other natural resources of any public land or the public trust therein. Sets forth procedures concerning the rebuttal of plaintiff's evidence and the showing of an affirmative defense. Permits the court to appoint a master or referee to take testimony and report his or her findings to the court. Describes the types of relief that may be granted by the court, including temporary and permanent equitable relief. Declares that this Act shall be supplementary to existing administrative and regulatory procedures provided by law. | 2025-08-29T19:49:09Z |
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