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| 98-s-3075 | 98 | s | 3075 | Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-10-05 | 1984-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 1 | Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise the statements of findings and policy. Refers to the need for more information about toxicity and human and environmental exposure in order to identify and control unreasonable risks presented by chemical substances. Declares that chemical manufacturers and processors have a duty to be informed about toxic effects of such substances and mixtures and to take appropriate actions to prevent exposures that might be harmful to human health or the environment. Revises definitions to include the designee of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under references to "the Administrator." Includes any microorganism or other biological substance under the definition of "chemical substance" for purposes of regulation. Provides that an exclusion for pesticides from TSCA jurisdiction shall not be taken to so exclude exposures to chemical substances which occur during the manufacture of a pesticide. Includes under the term "standards for the development of test data" a prescription of environmental or human monitoring or other exposure studies for test data for a chemical substance or mixture to be developed and analyzed. Revises provisions for testing of chemical substances and mixtures to provide that standards also may be prescribed for environmental or human monitoring or other exposure studies. Requires the EPA to periodically establish test methodology guidelines which may be used for development of data prescribed in rules under testing requirements and in testing agreements under provisions (as added by this Act) for testing of large volume chemicals. Directs the Administrator to review, not less than once each five years, the adequacy of the test methodology guidelines and make appropriate revisions. Deletes a requirement for an annual review of the adequacy of the standards for development of test data. Deletes the maximum limit on the total number of chemical substances and mixtures wh… | 2025-08-29T17:40:16Z | |
| 98-hr-6398 | 98 | hr | 6398 | Hazardous Air Pollutants Amendments Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-10-04 | 1984-10-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 0 | Hazardous Air Pollutants Amendments Act of 1984 - Amends the Clean Air Act (the Act) to revise provisions relating to hazardous air pollutants. Revises provisions for listing of certain unregulated pollutants to provide for expedited listing of hazardous air pollutants. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within 90 days after the enactment of the Clean Air Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1984 (the Amendments), to identify by publication at least 20 of those substances for which a decision must be made before December 31, 1986, under provisions for the listing of hazardous air pollutants. Provides that such substances shall be chosen from among the 37 candidate substances identified by the EPA as being in the assessment phase of the agency's process for review under provisions for national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) and for which a decision has not been made under the hazardous air pollutant listing provisions within 90 days after the enactment of the Amendments. Directs the Administrator, if all of such 37 substances are not identified by the date so specified, to specify within the ninety-day period, a date by which a decision under hazardous air pollutant listing provisions will be made for each of the 37 substances which are not so identified. Provides that such date may not be later than December 31, 1987. Authorizes the Administrator to substitute for any of the 37 candidate substances another substance which, in the Administrator's judgment, is deemed to be a higher priority substance for consideration as a hazardous air pollutant within the meaning of specified NESHAP provisions. Provides that, if the Administrator fails to identify all 37 (or substitute) substances within such deadlines, all of the 37 substances shall be deemed to be subject to the December 31, 1986, deadline for a decision under hazardous air pollutant listing provisions. Directs the Administrator to establish a docket for the identified substance simultaneously with i… | 2025-08-29T17:38:05Z | |
| 98-s-3014 | 98 | s | 3014 | Hazardous Substance Response Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-09-21 | 1984-09-26 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | Hazardous Substance Response Act of 1984 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (CERCLA) and the Internal Revenue Code to add provisions for the imposition of an environmental excise tax on the disposal or long-term storage of hazardous waste. Imposes such tax on: (1) the receipt of hazardous waste for disposal at a qualified hazardous waste disposal facility; or (2) long-term storage of a hazardous waste in a qualified waste storage facility. Sets the amount of such tax at: (1) $45 for each ton of hazardous waste which is disposed of by landfill, in waste piles, or by surface impoundment; (2) $25 for each ton of hazardous waste which is disposed of by ocean dumping or land treatment; (3) $5 for each ton of hazardous waste which is disposed of by underground injection; and (4) $45 for each ton of hazardous waste which is placed in long-term storage. Provides for an alternative computation of such tax. Allows the owner or operator of a qualified hazardous waste disposal or long-term storage facility to elect to pay a tax of $50 per ton on the amount of waste deposited for disposal or storage, reduced by the weight of water which the owner or operator can establish is in such waste, in lieu of the taxes which would otherwise be paid under this Act. Provides for an exclusion from such tax for certain wastes. Provides such exclusion for wastes which are, as of the enactment date of this Act, exempt from regulation as hazardous waste under specified provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in the event that any such waste is determined to pose a potential danger to human health and the environment and disposal regulations are promulgated, to transmit to Congress recommendations for imposing such tax, if any, on such waste. Provides that such tax shall be imposed on such waste only when authorized by Act of Congress. Provides such exclusion for wastes which are not, as of the enactme… | 2025-08-29T17:37:56Z | |
| 98-hr-6151 | 98 | hr | 6151 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change a State's priority list of wastewater construcion projects if the Administrator determines that Federal funds for such projects have not been equitably distributed within such State. | Environmental Protection | 1984-08-10 | 1984-08-30 | Executive Comment Requested from EPA, OMB. | House | Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] | PA | D | C000846 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to modify a State's priority list of water treatment works construction projects upon the Administrator's determination that Federal funds for such projects have not been equitably distributed within such State. Sets forth factors to be considered and procedures to be followed in making such a determination. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2959 | 98 | s | 2959 | Superfund Expansion and Protection Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-08-10 | 1984-08-23 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Environmental Protection Agency. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 2 | Superfund Expansion and Protection Act of 1984 - Title I: Provisions Relating Primarily to Response and Liability - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (CERCLA) (the Act) to revise the definition of "hazardous substance" to include petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) which: (1) is released from an underground storage tank (as defined in title IV of this Act); or (2) may present a significant risk to human health. Transfers the definition of "pollutant or contaminant" from under provisions for response authorities under the Act to among the definitions for purposes of the entire Act. Provides that such term shall include petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) only in the case of a release from an underground storage tank as defined in title IV of this Act. Adds references to "pollutants or contaminants" under specified provisions of the Act. Includes under the definition of "release" the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other closed receptacles containing hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants. Revises conditions under which the terms "remedy" or "remedial action" may include offsite transfer, storage, treatment, destruction, or secure disposition. Requires that such offsite actions must be determined to be at least as cost-effective as other remedial actions. Requires the President, in making such a determination, to take into account: (1) the long-term uncertainties associated with land disposal; (2) the goals, objectives, and requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (3) the persistence, toxicity, mobility, and propensity to bioaccumulate of such hazardous substances; and (4) the long-term maintenance costs of alternative remedial actions. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (the Administrator) to promulgate regulations establishing reportable quantities for: (1) all hazardous substances other than carcinogens, within six months aft… | 2025-08-29T17:41:45Z | |
| 98-s-2892 | 98 | s | 2892 | Superfund Amendments of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-07-31 | 1984-10-01 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Environment and Public Works with amendment, S. Rept. 98-631) Superfund Amendments of 1984 - Title I - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) ("Superfund") to add provisions relating to Indian tribes. Provides that specified requirements regarding future maintenance and cost-sharing shall not apply in the case of remedial action to be taken on land or water held by an Indian tribe, held by the United States in trust for Indians, held by a member of an Indian tribe (if such land or water is subject to a trust restriction on alienation), or otherwise within the borders of an Indian reservation. Directs the President, in such case, to provide the required assurance regarding the availability of a hazardous waste disposal facility. Adds references to Indian tribes under various CERCLA provisions, including those involving natural resources damages. Provides that the governing body of an Indian tribe shall be afforded substantially the same treatment as a State with respect to specified CERCLA provisions regarding notification of releases, consultation on remedial actions, access to information, cooperation in establishing and maintaining national registries, and roles and responsibilities under the national contingency plan and submittal of priorities for remedial action (but not including the provision regarding the inclusion of at least one facility per State on the national priority list). Defines "alternative water supplies," under CERCLA, as including, but not being limited to, drinking water and household water supplies. Revises provisions relating to credits to States for specified State or local government response action costs. Revises provisions for selection of remedial action to direct the President, in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of proposed alternative remedial actions, to take into account the total short- and long-term costs of such actions, including the costs of operation and maintenance for t… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-6041 | 98 | hr | 6041 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the sale of leaded gasoline. | Environmental Protection | 1984-07-30 | 1984-08-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] | CA | D | B000318 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the sale of leaded gasoline at a lower price than unleaded gasoline. Makes such prohibition effective 90 days after enactment of this Act. Makes such prohibition applicable to: (1) gasoline retailers offering unleaded and leaded gasoline for sale at the same time at the same retail outlet; and (2) refiners, distributors, or resellers offering unleaded and leaded gasoline at the same time under the same conditions of sale. Prohibits, effective January 1, 1986, any person from selling, offering to sell, or introducing into commerce, for use as a fuel for any motor vehicle any gasoline which contains more than 0.1 grams per gallon of lead or lead additives. Makes violators of such prohibitions subject to specified civil penalties under Clean Air Act provisions for regulation of fuels. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-s-2875 | 98 | s | 2875 | National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-07-26 | 1984-08-08 | Committee on Commerce. Failed to approve for reporting. | Senate | Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] | SC | D | H000725 | 19 | National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1984 - Establishes the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (the Committee). Requires the 13 members of the Committee (the currently established committee has 18 members) to: (1) not be full-time U.S. employees; (2) be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and (3) relfect diverse backgrounds relating to oceanic and atmospheric policy. Requires the Committee to: (1) continually review ocean policy, coastal zone management, and the U.S. marine and atmospheric science and service programs; and (2) advise the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) with respect to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs; (3) submit an annual report to the Secretary, President, and Congress. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) the membership and Chairmanship of the Committee; (2) the terms, compensation and travel expenses of the committee members; and (3) interagency cooperation and assistance. Repeals Federal law establishing qualifications for individuals appointed to the current National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere and authorizing appropriations for such committee. Transfers the personnel and functions of such committee to the Committee established under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985. | 2025-08-29T17:41:02Z | |
| 98-hres-555 | 98 | hres | 555 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it disapproves the appointment of Anne M. Burford as Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere and that the President should withdraw her appointment to that position. | Environmental Protection | 1984-07-25 | 1984-07-31 | Resolution Agreed to in House by Yea-Nay Vote: 363 - 51 (Record Vote No: 331). | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 105 | States that the House of Representatives disapproves the appointment of Anne M. Burford as Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, and urges the President to withdraw her appointment. | 2021-06-29T22:27:03Z | |
| 98-hr-6015 | 98 | hr | 6015 | A bill to abolish the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere. | Environmental Protection | 1984-07-24 | 1984-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. | House | Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20] | NY | D | O000134 | 0 | Abolishes the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere. Repeals the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977. | 2021-06-29T21:22:12Z | |
| 98-hr-5958 | 98 | hr | 5958 | Environmental Monitoring Improvement Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-06-28 | 1984-07-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. | House | Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | S000124 | 5 | Environmental Monitoring Improvement Act of 1984 - Excludes from the term "environmental monitoring," for purposes of this Act, any monitoring conducted for enforcement purposes under any other Federal law. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality and to the Congress an Environmental Monitoring Report on February 1, 1986, and annually thereafter. Sets forth requirements for the design, preparation, and contents of the Environmental Monitoring Report, including inventories and evaluations of national and international programs. Establishes a National Commission on Environmental Monitoring. Directs the Commission to: (1) investigate and study the Nation's environmental monitoring programs and those international monitoring programs in which the United States participates (directly or by providing support) and recommend to the Congress and the President a plan to improve environmental monitoring; and (2) advise and assist in the preparation of the first Environmental Monitoring Report, in cooperation with the Administrator. Sets forth requirements for Commission membership. Directs the Commission, within three years after the enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the Congress and the President on the results of its investigation and study, together with recommendations for improvements in national environmental monitoring and U.S. participation in international and global monitoring programs. Terminates the Commission upon its submission of such report or upon expiration of such three-year period, whichever is sooner. Requires executive and legislative agencies of the Government to make necessary information available to the Commission. Sets forth provisions for Commission powers, membership compensation, staff, temporary and intermittent services, detailing of personnel from other Federal agencies, hearings, and administrative support services. Sets forth requirements for the contents of the Commission's report, inclu… | 2025-08-29T17:40:46Z | |
| 98-hr-5970 | 98 | hr | 5970 | National Acid Deposition Control Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-06-28 | 1984-06-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 3 | National Acid Deposition Control Act of 1984 - Title I: Acid Deposition Control and Assistance Program - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish new requirements for acid deposition control. Sets forth direct federally mandated emission reductions and retrofit technology for the 50 fossil fuel fired electric utility generating plants which had the largest total emissions of sulfur dioxide during the calendar year 1980. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify each such plant which emitted sulfur dioxide during calendar year 1980 at an annual average rate equal to or exceeding three pounds per million Btu; (2) within two months after enactment of this Act, publish a list of the 50 plants which have the largest total emissions; (3) notify the owner or operator of each of the 50 plants listed; and (4) within four months after such enactment, and after notice and opportunity for comment, publish a final list of the 50 plants with the largest total emissions. Requires the owner or operator of each plant on the final list to submit to the Administrator, by January 1, 1985, a compliance schedule, including increments of progress. Directs the Administrator to approve or disapprove such schedule, within one year after submission, and after notice and opportunity for hearing. Directs the Administrator, if such schedule is not submitted by the deadline or is not approved, to promulgate a compliance schedule for such plant on January 1, 1986. Provides for modification and publication of such schedules. Requires that each compliance schedule provide that: (1) a technological system of continuous emission reduction be used for each steam generating unit in the fossil fuel fired electric utility generating plant concerned; and (2) sulfur dioxide emissions from such plant for the calendar year 1990 and each calendar year thereafter shall not exceed 1.2 pounds per million Btu heat input and ten percent of the total annual sulfur dioxide emissions during calendar year 1980 (90 percent r… | 2025-08-29T17:41:08Z | |
| 98-hr-5908 | 98 | hr | 5908 | Competitive Warranty Act | Environmental Protection | 1984-06-21 | 1984-06-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] | CA | D | B000236 | 3 | Competitive Warranty Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions which require manufacturers to warrant automobile emission control devices or systems. Requires manufacturers to offer such warranties to the ultimate purchaser as an option. Requires each manufacturer to affix, and each dealer to maintain, on each motor vehicle manufactured after the model year 1984, a label indicating the full cost of applying to such new motor vehicle: (1) the warranty of the vehicle's and engine's compliance with applicable pollution control regulations; and (2) the optional warranty required to be offered for the emission control device or system. Authorizes the Administrator to permit a manufacturer to comply with such labeling requirement by disclosing such information on the label required under the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Treats violations of the labeling requirement under this Act as violations of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act. Directs the Administrator to utilize the authorities of specified recordkeeping and reporting provisions of the Clean Air Act to verify the costs disclosed by each manufacturer. Makes it a violation of the Clean Air Act for any person to place any false or misleading information on the label required under this Act. Makes conforming amendments. | 2025-08-29T17:42:04Z | |
| 98-hr-5903 | 98 | hr | 5903 | Water Quality Renewal Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-06-20 | 1984-07-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 31 | Water Quality Renewal Act of 1984 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Act) (also known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1988 for: (1) specified research, investigation, and training programs in water pollution control; (2) State and interstate pollution control programs; (3) undergraduate programs in water quality control; (4) grants for developing waste treatment management plans for areas with substantial water quality control problems; (5) water pollution control programs in agricultural areas; (6) agreements among Government agencies providing for maximum use of existing programs for water quality control; (7) grants to States for lake pollution control; and (8) carrying out the Act generally. Increases the authorization for grants for construction of waste treatment works for FY 1984 and 1985. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1986 through 1988. Revises the timetable for compliance of all pollutants with effluent limitations. Extends the compliance date for all toxic pollutants referred to in a specified table of a congressional committee print (the priority toxic pollutants). Requires such compliance as expeditiously as possible, but in no case later than three years and six months after the date effluent limitations are established. Extends the compliance date for all other toxic pollutants which may be listed under specified provisions of the Act. Requires such compliance as expeditiously as possible, but in no case later than three years and six months after the date effluent limitations are established. Extends the compliance date for application of best conventional technology (for specified conventional pollutants) from July 1, 1984, to July 1, 1987. Extends the compliance date for application of best available technology for all other pollutants. Requires such compliance as expeditiously as possible, but no later than three years and six months after effluent limitations are established. Directs the Administrator of the Enviro… | 2025-08-29T17:38:49Z | |
| 98-s-2741 | 98 | s | 2741 | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to clarify liability for criminal acts with respect to hazardous waste. | Environmental Protection | 1984-06-07 | 1984-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to revise provisions relating to liability for criminal acts with respect to hazardous waste. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5794 | 98 | hr | 5794 | National Acid Deposition Control and Cost Sharing Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-06-06 | 1984-06-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | E000031 | 3 | National Acid Deposition Control and Cost Sharing Act of 1984 - Title I: - Amends the Clean Air Act (the Act) to establish a national acid deposition control and cost sharing program. Establishes new requirements for acid deposition control. Defines an "acid deposition impact region" as the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia. Defines "existing major emitting electric powerplant" as any fossil fuel-fired steam electric power plant consisting of one or more steam generating units which: (1) is a major emitting facility; and (2) had been in commercial operation on or before December 31, 1980. Provides that steam generating units not in commercial operation on or before December 31, 1980, shall not be considered part of an existing major emitting electric powerplant. Defines "innovative emission limitation system" as a technological system of continuous emission reduction which has not been adequately demonstrated on a commercial scale and which, compared with any system which has been adequately demonstrated, has a substantial likelihood of achieving: (1) either greater continuous emission reduction of sulfur dioxide or greater simultaneous reduction of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions; and (2) reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions at a lower cost in terms of energy, economic, or nonair quality environmental impact. (Gives limestone injection multistage burners ("LIMB") as an example of an innovative emission limitation system.) Sets forth requirements for emission reduction from major existing electric powerplants. Requires that, by January 1, 1996, the total annual sulfur dioxide emissions from existing major emitting powerplants in the acid deposition impact region shall not exceed a level 10,000,000 tons less than the actual level of such emissions from such powerplants in 1980. Prohibits any existing major emitting electric powerplant in the acid deposition impact region from increasing its annual emissions of sulfur dioxide (measured in tons per year) above the actual annual rate o… | 2025-08-29T17:40:04Z | |
| 98-s-2706 | 98 | s | 2706 | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Amendments of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-23 | 1984-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-559. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 to carry out its provisions. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to contract with a private entity for a supplemental reporting system and data center on the transportation of hazardous substances. Requires the Secretary and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to evaluate and report to Congress on training programs for planning and responding to incidents involving such transportation. | 2025-08-29T17:39:47Z | |
| 98-s-2702 | 98 | s | 2702 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstrations for the fiscal year 1985. | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-22 | 1984-05-22 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 910. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 to the Environmental Protection Agency for environmental research, development, and demonstration activities relating to the following: (1) air quality under the Clean Air Act; (2) water quality under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (3) water supply under the Safe Drinking Water Act; (4) solid and hazardous waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; (5) pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; (6) radiation under the Public Health Service Act; (7) interdisciplinary activities; (8) toxic substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act; (9) energy activities; and (10) program management and support. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-2703 | 98 | s | 2703 | An original bill to amend the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-22 | 1984-06-21 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Amends the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 for the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality. Establishes an Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund to receive advance payments from other agencies or accounts that may be used solely to finance: (1) study contracts that are jointly sponsored by the Office and one or more other Federal agencies; and (2) Federal interagency environmental projects (including task forces) in which the Office participates. Provides that any contract or project that is to be so financed may be initiated only with the approval of the Director of the Office. Requires the Director to promulgate regulations setting forth policies and procedures for operation of the Fund. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-2704 | 98 | s | 2704 | An original bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985. | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-22 | 1984-05-22 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 912. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) grants to State programs; and (2) carrying out other specified provisions of such Act. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5640 | 98 | hr | 5640 | Superfund Expansion and Protection Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-10 | 1984-09-19 | Committee on Finance. Hearings held. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 115 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #373 (323-33)) Superfund Expansion and Protection Act of 1984 - Includes among specified objectives of this Act the creation of a waste end tax on the land disposal of hazardous substances which will discourage the environmentally unsound disposal of hazardous substances and provide additional revenues for the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Title I: Provisions Relating Primarily to Response and Liability - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (CERCLA) (the Act) to revise the definition of "hazardous substance" to include petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) which: (1) is released from an underground storage tank (as defined in title IV of this title); or (2) may present a significant risk to human health through contamination of groundwater which supplies or may reasonably be expected to supply any drinking water source. Authorizes community relocation and business and employee protection in cases of toxic substance contamination. Includes under the term "remove" or "removal" the costs of permanent relocation of residents where it is determined that such permanent relocation is cost-effective or may be necessary to protect health or welfare. Provides that such term may also include, in the case of a business located in an area of evacuation or relocation, the payment of those installments of principal and interest on business debt which accrue between the date of evacuation or temporary relocation and 30 days following the date that permanent relocation is actually accomplished or, if permanent relocation is formally rejected as the appropriate response, the date on which evacuation or temporary relocation ceases. Provides that such term may also include, in the case of an individual unemployed as a result of such evacuation or relocation, specified types of assistance authorized under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Transfers the definition of "pollutant or contaminant" from under pro… | 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z | |
| 98-hr-5642 | 98 | hr | 5642 | A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-10 | 1984-10-11 | See S.2706. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 1 | Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to contract with a private entity for a supplemental reporting system and data center on the transportation of hazardous substances. Changes from May 1 to June 15 of each year the date for submission of the Secretary's annual report on the transportation of hazardous materials. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2665 | 98 | s | 2665 | Environmental Crimes and Penalties Amendments of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-10 | 1984-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 5 | Environmental Crimes and Penalties Amendments of 1984 - Increases penalties (civil fines, criminal fines, and criminal sentences) for specified violations of the following Acts: (1) the Toxic Substances Control Act; (2) the Clean Air Act; (3) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (hazardous waste management provisions); and (4) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund). | 2025-08-29T17:39:52Z | |
| 98-s-2648 | 98 | s | 2648 | Ocean Revitalization Act | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-08 | 1984-05-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Ocean Revitalization Act - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act to declare that the New York Bight Apex is not suitable for the ocean dumping of municipal sludge. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing or renewing any permit for such dumping after the Administrator has determined that such sludge can reasonably be dumped at another sight designated under the provisions of such Act. Requires the Administrator to submit a New York Bight Apex Restoration Plan to Congress within three years of enactment of this Act. Requires the Plan to contain certain items. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator for FY 1985-1987 for preparing the Plan. | 2025-08-29T17:40:59Z | |
| 98-hr-5590 | 98 | hr | 5590 | National Acid Deposition Control Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] | NY | R | G000417 | 0 | National Acid Deposition Control Act of 1984 - Title I: Acid Deposition Control and Assistance Program - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish new requirements for acid deposition control. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within four months after the enactment of this Act, to compute a State share, for each of the 48 contiguous States, of a 10,000,000 ton reduction in annual emissions of sulfur dioxide by 1993 below that of 1980. Sets forth a formula for computation of State shares. Permits the Governors of two or more States to reallot State shares among agreeing States, if there is an equal or greater total reduction in annual emissions of sulfur dioxide through such reallotment. Sets deadlines and procedures for submission and approval of State plans for such State shares. Directs the Administrator to promulgate a State plan on January 1, 1988, if no State plan has been: (1) submitted by June 1, 1985; or (2) approved by January 1, 1988. Requires State plans for State shares to provide for emission limitations applicable to any existing stationary sources in the State for which the actual annual sulfur dioxide emission rates have been calculated by the Administrator for the calendar year 1980. Requires that the emission limitations for each stationary source subject to the State plan establish an allowable average annual sulfur dioxide rate at a level such that the total reduction would equal the State share. Permits State plans for State shares to provide for compliance with emission limitations through use of fuel having a lower sulfur content than the fuel used in 1980, precombustion removal of sulfur (such as "coal washing"), technological systems of continuous emission reduction, or any other means which the State deems appropriate. Makes conforming amendments relating to Federal enforcement, criminal and civil violations, and judicial review of administrative acts. Authorizes the Administrator to commence a civil action for permanent or temporary injunction or… | 2025-08-29T17:42:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5591 | 98 | hr | 5591 | Urban Radioactive Materials Protection Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-05-03 | 1984-05-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] | NY | R | G000417 | 10 | Urban Radioactive Materials Protection Act of 1984 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue new regulations pertaining to shipments of hazardous materials after preparing, filing, and considering an environmental impact statement and making an environmental and safety assessment of alternative routes for transportation of such materials. Declares ineffective as of 90 days after enactment of this Act all routing regulations issued in the Department of Transportation regulatory docket HM164. | 2025-08-29T17:41:37Z | |
| 98-s-2609 | 98 | s | 2609 | Airborne Lead Reduction Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-30 | 1984-06-22 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-978. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 2 | Airborne Lead Reduction Act of 1984 - Amends the Clean Air Act to make it unlawful, effective January 1, 1988, for any person to sell, offer for sale, or introduce into commerce leaded gasoline for general use as a fuel for any highway vehicle. Provides that leaded gasoline may be offered for limited sales under regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency. | 2025-08-29T17:38:25Z | |
| 98-hr-5530 | 98 | hr | 5530 | A bill to amend the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-26 | 1984-10-11 | See S. 2706. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 1 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation with amendment, H. Rept. 98-774 (Part I)) Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to contract with a private entity for a supplemental reporting system and data center on the transportation of hazardous substances. Changes from May 1 to June 15 of each year the date for submission of the Secretary's annual report on the transportation of hazardous materials. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility, cost, desirability of and problems in implementing a prenotification system which would make available to State and local governments information concerning the timing, nature, and routing of shipments of hazardous materials. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985. Requires the Secretary and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to evaluate programs for: (1) planning for emergency response to incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials; (2) training for such response; and (3) compliance with and enforcement of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. | 2025-04-07T14:20:37Z | |
| 98-hr-5512 | 98 | hr | 5512 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reinstate and reinforce the biological integrity of our Nation's waters. | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-25 | 1984-05-16 | Executive Comment Requested from EPA, OMB. | House | Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14] | NY | R | M000842 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to revise provisions relating to research on harmful effects on the health and welfare of persons caused by pollutants in water. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct such research in conjunction with other Federal, State, and interstate agencies carrying on such research. Requires that such research include, and place special emphasis on, the effect that bioaccumulation of these pollutants has upon reducing the value of aquatic commercial and sport industries. Requires that such research further study methods to reduce and remove these pollutants from the relevant affected aquatic species so as to restore and enhance valuable resources. Authorizes additional appropriations for such research for FY 1985 through 1988. Revises provisions relating to limitations and conditions on grants for the construction of publicly owned water treatment works. Directs the Administrator, before approving grants for proposed treatment works, to determine that: (1) an approved areawide waste treatment management plan is being fully implemented for such area and the proposed treatment works are included in such plan; and (2) the State in which the project is to be located is fully implementing an approved plan under specified provisions for water quality standards, the proposed treatment works are in conformity with such plan, and such State is in compliance with specified provisions for State reports on water quality. Revises provisions for permits under the national pollutant discharge elimination system. Increases from five years to ten years the maximum period such permits may cover, but requires review of each permit after five years to determine whether: (1) the receiving waters of discharges to which such permit applies are in compliance with applicable water quality standards and with any applicable effluent limitation controlling the thermal component of discharges; and (2) the permit is in conform… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2587 | 98 | s | 2587 | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the City of San Diego, California, for construction of publicly owned treatment works in the City of San Diego which will provide primary treatment of municipal sewage and industrial wastes for the City of Tijuana, Mexico. | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-24 | 1984-04-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the city of San Diego, California, for the construction of publicly-owned treatment works in such city to be used to treat municipal sewage and industrial waste for the city of Tijuana, Mexico. Requires the project design for such treatment works to be approved by the Administrator and to meet applicable provisions of Federal law. Directs the Department of State to enter into negotiations with the Government of Mexico to seek contributions toward the costs of construction, operation, and maintenance of such works, and directs such Department to pay necessary costs not provided by the Government of Mexico. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5495 | 98 | hr | 5495 | A bill to amend section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize emergency action with respect to pesticide chemicals which present an imminent hazard to the public health, to revise the procedures under such section for changes in tolerances and exemptions for pesticide chemicals, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-12 | 1984-05-24 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 5 | Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue an order to revoke an exemption from the tolerance requirements for a pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity and establish a tolerance for such chemical, if it is determined that such action is necessary to prevent an imminent hazard to the public health. Makes such an order effective upon its issuance and requires its publication in the Federal Register. Sets forth provisions for a public hearing on such order. States that the effective date of any such order shall not be delayed during administrative or judicial review. Prohibits judicial review until completion of a hearing. Directs the Administrator to revoke exemptions in effect for residues of ethylene dibromide and establish a tolerance for such chemical under which only residues of the chemical which are safe will be permitted to remain in or on the raw agricultural commodity. Declares that Federal rule making procedures shall apply to rules to amend regulations establishing tolerances or exempting tolerances, except that the Administrator may allow informal hearings on such rules. Sets forth revocation procedures, if it is determined that residues of a pesticide chemical permitted by a tolerance established under such regulations may not be safe. Includes among the factors to be considered in promulgating regulations establishing tolerances: (1) the potential acute and chronic health hazards which may result from exposure to residues of a pesticide chemical; and (2) the synergistic effect upon health of combining certain pesticide residues in or on raw agricultural commodities. Requires the Administrator to establish tolerances at zero level for pesticides determined not to leave any residues in or on raw agricultural commodities. Prohibits the Administrator from exempting a pesticide chemical from the necessity for a tolerance on the ground that there is no practical method of detecting its residues or th… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-sjres-273 | 98 | sjres | 273 | A joint resolution to designate the week of October 7, 1984, through October 13, 1984, as "Smokey Bear Week". | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-12 | 1984-10-11 | Became Public Law No: 98-467. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 45 | (Measure passed House, amended) Designates the week of October 7 through October 13, 1984, as Smokey Bear Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-s-2536 | 98 | s | 2536 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to undertake a study on consumptive uses of Great Lakes water. | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-05 | 1984-04-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to undertake a study on consumptive uses of Great Lakes water. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct such study, in cooperation with other interested Federal agencies and the eight Great Lake States and their local governments, of all possible control measures which can be implemented to reduce the quantity of Great Lakes water consumed without adversely affecting the projected growth of the Great Lakes region. Requires that such study include an analysis of both existing and new technology which appears to be feasible in the foreseeable future. Requires that such study include at a minimum: (1) a review of methodologies used to forecast Great Lakes consumptive uses; (2) a discussion of environmental and economic impacts associated with various types of cooling systems for thermal electric generating plants; (3) an analysis of the effect of laws, regulations, and national policy objectives on consumptive uses of Great Lakes water used in manufacturing; (4) an analysis of the economic effects on a consuming industry and other Great Lakes interests associated with a particular consumptive use control strategy; (5) an analysis of associated environmental impacts, both singularly and in combination with other consumptive use control strategies; and (6) a summary discussion of recommendations of methods of controlling consumptive uses so as to maximize benefits to the Great Lakes ecosystem and also provide for continued full economic growth for consuming industries as well as other industries which depend on the use of Great Lakes water. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5370 | 98 | hr | 5370 | Acid Deposition Control Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-04 | 1984-04-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 30 | Acid Deposition Control Act of 1984 - Title I: Acid Deposition Control Program - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to establish an acid deposition control program. Defines an "acid deposition impact region" as the 31 States east of or bordering on the Mississippi River and the District of Columbia. Requires that by January 1, 1996, the total annual sulfur dioxide emissions in the acid deposition impact region not exceed a level 11,000,000 tons less than the actual level of such emissions in 1980. Requires that one-half of such reduction be completed within six years after the enactment of this Act, or January 1, 1991, whichever is earlier. Provides that sulfur dioxide emissions from major stationary sources which did not begin operation before January 1, 1981, or which have increased emissions since such date (to the extent such emissions do not exceed one and two-tenths pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu of heat input on a 30-day basis), calculated on an annual basis, shall not be added to the amount of sulfur dioxide which the State in which such sources are located is required to reduce by January 1, 1996, under provisions for regional reduction allocation and State reduction requirements. Provides that no emissions from such sources shall be added in any State which during 1980 had no major stationary source which was a utility boiler which had an actual annual average emission rate greater than one and two-tenths pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu of heat input. Provides that increases in sulfur dioxide emissions from utility boilers which are coal capable as defined under the Fuel Use Act and which convert to the use of coal as a primary fuel shall be so added only to the extent such emissions from a particular source exceed one and one-half pounds of sulfur dioxide per million Btu of heat input on an annual average. Prohibits any major stationary source of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides from commencing operation after January 1, 1996, in such region unless there has been identified for … | 2025-08-29T17:38:19Z | |
| 98-hr-5321 | 98 | hr | 5321 | Comprehensive Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Emergency Relief Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-03 | 1984-06-20 | For Further Action See H.R.5640. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 2 | Comprehensive Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Emergency Relief Act of 1984 - Provides that nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act shall apply to oil or other pollution of navigable waters or authorize any response authority with respect to a federally permitted release as defined in specified provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (as added by this Act). Sets forth the finding that in order to adequately protect human health and the environment from hazardous waste it is necessary to: (1) establish a program for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites; (2) establish standards for the cleanup of such sites which will insure the same degree of protection for human health and the environment as are applicable in the case of facilities regulated under hazardous waste management provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and other applicable Federal and State law; (3) establish enforcement standards which require parties responsible for the release or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants to assume financial responsibility for injuries of those exposed and for either conducting cleanup or reimbursing government costs of cleanup; (4) establish a full and cooperative Federal-State partnership in the cleanup program; and (5) afford citizens emergency assistance, reimbursement of medical and reimbursement expenses, and an opportunity to participate in the cleanup process. Title I: Cleanup of Hazardous Substances, Pollutants, and Contaminants - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act (the Act) (also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) to add provisions for cleanup of, and liability for, certain hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants. Defines "hazardous substance" as: (1) any substance designated under specified provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (2) any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance designated under specified provisions for additional designations under this Act; (3) any hazardous waste having t… | 2025-08-29T17:38:42Z | |
| 98-hr-5329 | 98 | hr | 5329 | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the city of San Diego, California, for construction of a publicly owned treatment works in the city of San Diego which will provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial wastes for the cities of San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico. | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-03 | 1984-05-01 | For Further Action See H.R.3282. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] | CA | R | H000981 | 10 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the city of San Diego, California, for the construction of a publicly-owned treatment works in such city which will treat municipal sewage and industrial wastes for such city and for the city of Tijuana, Mexico. Makes certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act applicable to such grants, with specified exceptions. Provides that the Federal share of such construction costs shall be: (1) 55 percent for those costs attributable to providing such treatment for San Diego; and (2) at full Federal expense less any costs paid by the Government of Mexico as a result of agreements negotiated with the United States, for those costs attributable to providing such treatment for Tijuana. Authorizes the Administrator, upon application of the city of San Diego, to issue a permit which modifies specified requirements under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit the discharge of pollutants from any ocean outfall constructed with Federal assistance under this Act if such pollutants have received primary or more advanced treatment. Provides that such permits shall not be effective after December 31, 1993. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator to make such grants for FY 1985 and succeeding fiscal years. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5316 | 98 | hr | 5316 | A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress. | Environmental Protection | 1984-04-02 | 1984-04-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 0 | Terminates certain pesticide regulation authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (formerly subject to congressional veto), unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 98-hr-5313 | 98 | hr | 5313 | A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 to carry out the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-30 | 1984-06-25 | House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in S.2688 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Sharp, Philip R. [D-IN-2] | IN | D | S000294 | 0 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H.Rept. 98-780(Part II)) Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize amounts to be appropriated for FY 1985, including the State grant programs. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) study issues relating to the transportation of methanol through the interstate liquid pipeline system and make recommendations for the safe and efficient transportation of methanol through such pipeline, and report the results of the study to Congress; and (2) study the feasibility of and costs connected with requiring various methods of testing and inspecting hazardous liquid pipeline facilities subject to provisions of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 and to report the results to Congress. Directs the Secretary to: (1) make recommendations, based on the study undertaken under clause (2) of the previous sentence and on consultation between the Secretary and the Technical Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Standards Committee, as to the frequency and type of testing and inspection of pipeline facilities which should be required; and (2) report the recommendations to Congress. Requires, under provisions of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, any person owning or operating interstate transmission facilities, within 120 days of the enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the Secretary which: (1) identifies the location and condition of all pipeline facilities whose construction was completed before January 1, 1938; (2) identifies any leaks in such pipeline facilities; and (3) includes the most recent leak survey information compiled by such owner or operator with respect to such pipelines. Directs the Secretary, within 90 days of receiving any such report, to: (1) inspect such pipeline facilities, except when the Secretary determines that a pipeline facility is in safe condition; and (2) identify any pipeline facilities which might pose a danger to the… | 2025-04-07T14:20:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5314 | 98 | hr | 5314 | Clean Air Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-30 | 1984-05-02 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 0 | Clean Air Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Clean Air Act (the Act) to establish new requirements for acid deposition control under title I (Air Pollution Prevention and Control) of the Act. Sets forth direct federally mandated emission reductions and retrofit technology for the 50 fossil fuel fired electric utility generating plants which had the largest total emissions of sulfur dioxide during the calendar year 1980. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) identify each such plant which emitted sulfur dioxide during calendar year 1980 at an annual average rate equal to or exceeding three pounds per million Btu; (2) within two months after enactment of this Act, publish a list of the 50 plants which have the largest total emissions; (3) notify the owner or operator of each of the 50 plants listed; and (4) within four months after such enactment, and after notice and opportunity for comment, publish a final list of the 50 plants with the largest total emissions. Requires the owner or operator of each plant on the final list to submit to the Administrator, by January 1, 1985, a compliance schedule, including increments of progress. Directs the Administrator to approve or disapprove such schedule, within one year after submission, and after notice and opportunity for hearing. Directs the Administrator, if such schedule is not submitted by the deadline or is not approved, to promulgate a compliance schedule for such plant on January 1, 1986. Provides for modification and publication of such schedules. Requires that each compliance schedule provide that: (1) a technological system of continuous emission reduction be used for each steam generating unit in the fossil fuel fired electric utility generating plant concerned; and (2) sulfur dioxide emissions from such plant for the calendar year 1990 and each calendar year thereafter shall not exceed 1.2 pounds per million Btu heat input and ten percent of the total annual sulfur dioxide emissions during calenda… | 2025-08-29T17:40:41Z | |
| 98-s-2513 | 98 | s | 2513 | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect groundwater resources and to prevent leaks and releases from underground storage tanks. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-30 | 1984-03-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 5 | Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (title XIV of the Public Health Service Act) to add new part F provisions for the regulation of underground storage tanks containing substances other than hazardous waste. Defines "hazardous substances," for purposes of part F, as: (1) any substance defined under specified provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (CERCLA), but not including substances regulated as hazardous wastes under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (2) petroleum, including oil or any fraction thereof; and (3) natural gas liquids or gas liquids, except that the term "gas liquids" does not include propane or butane having in the container an absolute pressure exceeding 40 pounds per square inch absolute at 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Defines "owner or operator," "person," and "release." Defines "underground storage tank" to include underground pipes connected to such a tank, and lists the following exclusions from this term: (1) farm or residential underground storage tanks of 1,100 gallons or less capacity used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes; (2) underground storage tanks used for storing heating oil for consumptive use on the premises where stored; (3) residential septic tanks; (4) pipelines regulated under the National Gas Pipeline Act of 1968, as amended; or (5) unenclosed surface impoundments, pits, ponds, lagoons, or basins. Sets forth notification and certification requirements. Requires owners of underground storage tanks used for storing hazardous substances to notify designated State or local agencies of specified information relating to such tanks. Requires owners of such tanks which are operational as of the date of enactment of this Act to provide specified information within 12 months of such enactment date. Requires owners of such tanks which are nonoperational as of such enactment date but which were operational after January 1, 1974, to supply specified information within 12 months of such enactment date. Requi… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5296 | 98 | hr | 5296 | A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-29 | 1984-04-17 | Executive Comment Requested from EPA, OMB. | House | Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | L000265 | 0 | Terminates the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or any other Federal official (formerly subject to congressional veto) to promulgate regulations under title I (Hazardous Substances Releases, Liability, Compensation) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5249 | 98 | hr | 5249 | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require any person selling a hazardous waste site to provide certain notice to the purchaser. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-27 | 1984-03-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require any person selling a hazardous waste site to provide certain notice to the purchaser. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5186 | 98 | hr | 5186 | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit any State to regulate the transportation of solid waste into the State for purposes of storage or disposal in that State, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-20 | 1984-03-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 1 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit any State to regulate the transportation of solid waste into that State for purposes of storage or disposal there. Permits such State to discriminate in any manner (including the amount of tax, fee, or charge on such importation, storage, or disposal) against solid waste which is imported from any other State. Provides that this Act shall not apply to waste listed or identified under hazardous waste management provisions of such Act. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5157 | 98 | hr | 5157 | A bill to amend and extend title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as amended, for two years. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-15 | 1984-03-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 1 | Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 for administering title I of such Act. Authorizes either the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Secretary of the Army, in order to recover certain program costs, to collect an additional fee as a condition for issuing or maintaining an ocean dumping permit for dredged or certain other materials. States that such fee does not apply to other Federal agencies. Requires that the fee charged to non-Federal entities for disposal of dredged material be equal to the total cost of the dredged material program attributable to such entities. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5109 | 98 | hr | 5109 | A bill expressing the sense of Congress with respect to preemption of State and local laws restricting the transportation of hazardous materials and requiring the Secretary of Transportation to submit to Congress a report on proposed routes for the transportation of hazardous materials through less populated areas. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-13 | 1984-03-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Transportation, in exercising its authority to exempt from preemption State and local laws, should permit State and local governments greater authority to restrict the transportation of hazardous (especially nuclear) materials. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to report to Congress, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, on proposed new routes for the transportation of hazardous materials through rural areas and areas less populated than those through which such materials are currently transported. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2421 | 98 | s | 2421 | A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to provide for cleanup authority and liability for petroleum releases and to regulate underground storage tanks used for the storage of hazardous substances. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-13 | 1984-03-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (CERCLA) to include (by removing an exclusion) under the definition of "hazardous substance" for purposes of CERCLA response and liability provisions: petroleum (including crude oil) and natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas). Includes (by removing an exclusion) under the definition of "pollutant or contaminant" for purposes of CERCLA response authorities: petroleum (including crude oil) and natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas of pipeline quality (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas). Sets forth a regulatory program with standards for underground storage tanks. Directs the Administrator, within 12 months after the enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations establishing performance standards applicable to owners and operators of underground storage tanks used for the storage of hazardous substances, including gasoline or other liquid hydrocarbons, in order to prevent releases into the environment for the operational life of the tank. Provides that such regulations shall apply only to underground storage tanks located on property used primarily for commercial or governmental purposes. Directs the Administrator to distinguish in such standards between requirements for new tanks and those for tanks already in existence. Sets forth requirements which must be included in such standards. Authorizes the Administrator to implement such standards through: (1) the promulgation of regulations made effective in accordance with specified hazardous waste management provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; or (2) the establishment of a permit program, if necessary. Provides that such permits may be required for any person or category of persons who stores any hazardous substance, including gasoline or any other liquid hydrocarbon, in an underground storage tank located on property pr… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-2407 | 98 | s | 2407 | A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish certain requirements with respect to hazardous substances released from Federal facilities, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-12 | 1984-03-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 1 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) ("Superfund") to establish certain requirements with respect to hazardous substances released from Federal facilities. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into specified interagency agreements with any Federal agency. Directs the Administrator, in addition to undertaking response action, to take action under CERCLA against any Federal agency in the same manner and to the same extent as against a nongovernmental entity, unless such an interagency agreement is reached within specified time periods. Sets forth procedures for interagency agreements and emergency actions applicable to Federal agencies under CERCLA. Directs the Administrator to establish a special Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket. Directs the Administrator to report annually to Congress on: (1) progress in reaching interagency agreements; (2) cost estimates and budgetary proposals involved; (3) public comments regarding each proposed agreement; and (4) instances in which no agreement has been reached, including an explanation of why no agreement was reached. Authorizes citizen lawsuits under CERCLA against: (1) any person (including the United States and any other governmental instrumentality or agency, to the extent permitted by the eleventh amendment to the Constitution) who is alleged to be in violation of any requirement which has become effective pursuant to CERCLA; or (2) the Administrator where there is an alleged failure to perform any non-discretionary act or duty under CERCLA. Sets forth requirements relating to such citizen lawsuits, which are to be brought in the appropriate U.S. district court. Directs the President, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to publish a schedule for including on the national priority list under CERCLA any federally owned or operated facilities which present a risk or danger to public health or welfare or the environment. Provides that such fa… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-5084 | 98 | hr | 5084 | Hazardous Air Pollutants Amendments Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-08 | 1984-03-30 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] | CO | D | W000647 | 47 | Hazardous Air Pollutants Amendments Act of 1984 - Title I: - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to provide for the control of hazardous air pollutants from stationary and mobile sources. Provides for expedited listing of hazardous air pollutants. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to classify 35 substances into two categories for purposes of determining whether such substances are hazardous air pollutants as defined under provisions for national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs). Requires that 25 substances, including each of the 22 substances listed in specified testimony of the Administrator before Congress, be classified in the first category. Requires that ten additional substances, from among the 37 substances identified to Congress on a specified date by the EPA as being in the assessment phase of the review process, be classified in the second category. Authorizes the Administrator, at any time up to 90 days before the commencement of specified determination proceedings for any substance in the second category, to substitute for that substance another substance if the Administrator determines that there is a higher priority for determining whether the substitute substance is a hazardous air pollutant. Directs the Administrator to republish the classification with a statement of the reasons for such substitution. Directs the Administrator to commence hazardous air pollutant determination proceedings concerning: (1) the 25 substances in the first category, within 90 days after enactment of this Act; and (2) the ten substances in the second category, within one year after such enactment. Requires that such proceedings include an opportunity for a public hearing. Directs the Administrator to solicit and consider the advice of the Science Advisory Board in making a determination in such proceedings. Directs the Administrator to establish a docket for such proceeding containing all relevant information… | 2025-08-29T17:41:04Z | |
| 98-hr-5058 | 98 | hr | 5058 | A bill to amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended, and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985 and 1986. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-07 | 1984-05-03 | For Further Action See H.R.5313. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 1 | Amends the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 to carry out such Acts. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-5002 | 98 | hr | 5002 | A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish certain rules regarding the liability of corporate officers and employees for criminal acts with respect to hazardous waste. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-01 | 1984-11-03 | For Further Action See H.R.2867. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that both the corporate employee who commits a specified criminal act with respect to the disposal of hazardous waste and any responsible corporate officer shall be subject to prescribed criminal penalties. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-5008 | 98 | hr | 5008 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to undertake a study on consumptive uses of Great Lakes water. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-01 | 1984-06-26 | See H.R.3282. | House | Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5] | IL | D | L000342 | 15 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to undertake a study on consumptive uses of Great Lakes water. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct such study, in cooperation with other interested Federal agencies and the eight Great Lake States and their local governments, of all possible control measures which can be implemented to reduce the quantity of Great Lakes water consumed without adversely affecting the projected growth of the Great Lakes region. Requires that such study include an analysis of both existing and new technology which appears to be feasible in the foreseeable future. Requires that such study include at a minimum: (1) a review of methodologies used to forecast Great Lakes consumptive uses; (2) a discussion of environmental and economic impacts associated with various types of cooling systems for thermal electric generating plants; (3) an analysis of the effect of laws, regulations, and national policy objectives on consumptive uses of Great Lakes water used in manufacturing; (4) an analysis of the economic effects on a consuming industry and other Great Lakes interests associated with a particular consumptive use control strategy; (5) an analysis of associated environmental impacts, both singularly and in combination with other consumptive use control strategies; and (6) a summary discussion of recommendations of methods of controlling consumptive uses so as to maximize benefits to the Great Lakes ecosystem and also provide for continued full economic growth for consuming industries as well as other industries which depend on the use of Great Lakes water. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1984. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-s-2383 | 98 | s | 2383 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to mobile source emissions control. | Environmental Protection | 1984-03-01 | 1984-03-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to revise mobile source emissions control provisions to prohibit any individual from: (1) tampering with a pollution control device or elements of design; or (2) using leaded gasoline, or other prohibited or controlled fuels or fuel additives, in certain motor vehicles or engines. Makes such amendments effective 90 days after enactment of this Act. Provides that inspection and maintenance program requirements for nonattainment areas must include requirements that all motor vehicles which are or were equipped with an emission control device or element of design in compliance with specified regulations under the Act must have such device or element in good working order to pass the State inspection. Makes such amendment effective on January 1, 1985. Authorizes appropriations, in addition to any amount authorized under the Act, for FY 1985 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for: (1) research on the development of technology which could be used in gasoline vapor recovery and which could also reduce the possibility of the prohibited use of leaded fuel in motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines; and (2) a study on the relationship between gasoline octane levels and the performance of motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines, including recommendations for methods to assure adequate engine performance with the use of lower octane levels in unleaded gasoline and/or recommendations to increase the octane levels in unleaded gasoline. Makes it unlawful, effective 90 days after enactment of this Act, for: (1) any retailer to sell any leaded gasoline for less than the lowest price per unit at which such retailer offers unleaded gasoline sells at same retailer outlet; or (2) any refiner, distributor, or reseller to sell any leaded gasoline for less than the price per unit (for the same quantity) at which such refiner, distributor, or reseller offers unleaded gasoline at the same time under the same conditions of sale. Makes it unlawful, effective January 1, 1990, for any perso… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-4985 | 98 | hr | 4985 | A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to provide for cleanup authority and liability for petroleum releases and to regulate underground storage tanks used for the storage of hazardous substances. | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-29 | 1984-11-08 | For Further Action See H.R.2867. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 8 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (CERCLA) to include (by removing an exclusion) under the definition of "hazardous substance" for purposes of CERCLA response and liability provisions: petroleum (including crude oil) and natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas usable for fuel (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas). Includes (by removing an exclusion) under the definition of "pollutant or contaminant" for purposes of CERCLA response authorities: petroleum (including crude oil) and natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or synthetic gas of pipeline quality (or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas). Sets forth a regulatory program with standards for underground storage tanks. Directs the Administrator, within 12 months after the enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations establishing performance standards applicable to owners and operators of underground storage tanks used for the storage of hazardous substances, including gasoline or other liquid hydrocarbons, in order to prevent releases into the environment for the operational life of the tank. Provides that such regulations shall apply only to underground storage tanks located on property used primarily for commercial or governmental purposes. Directs the Administrator to distinguish in such standards between requirements for new tanks and those for tanks already in existence. Sets forth requirements which must be included in such standards. Authorizes the Administrator to implement such standards through: (1) the promulgation of regulations made effective in accordance with specified hazardous waste management provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; or (2) the establishment of a permit program, if necessary. Provides that such permits may be required for any person or category of persons who stores any hazardous substance, including gasoline or any other liquid hydrocarbon, in an underground storage tank located on property pr… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-4960 | 98 | hr | 4960 | 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, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-28 | 1984-03-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to revise warranty provisions. Requires the manufacturer of each new motor vehicle and engine to warrant to the ultimate and each subsequent purchaser that such vehicle or engine is: (1) equipped with emission control components designed to enable such vehicle or engine to conform at the time of sale with applicable regulations under the Act; and (2) free from defects in materials and workmanship which cause such vehicle or engine to fail to conform with applicable regulations for the first two years or the first 24,000 miles, whichever first occurs. Repeals provisions relating to certification of motor vehicle or engine parts by manufacturers or rebuilders. Sets the warranty period for emission control components on new motor vehicles or engines at two years or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first. Defines "emission control component" to mean only a catalytic converter, thermal reactor, or other component installed on or in a vehicle for the sole purpose of reducing vehicle emissions. Excludes from such term vehicle components which were in general use prior to model year 1968. Deletes requirements that a manufacturers' instructions for maintenance and use: (1) correspond to regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (2) contain references to the certification of automotive parts. Repeals provisions for waivers of the prohibition against a manufacturers' instructions containing conditions on using certain components or services or distinguishing between services offered by certain automotive repair facilities. Requires that State standards for warranties or prescribed maintenance requirements for new motor vehicles and engines be identical to Federal standards. Revises prohibitions against tampering with pollution control parts or components to specify exceptions in connection with routine maintenance. Prohibits State standards for new motor vehicle emissions in nonattainment areas from including any provisions similar to spec… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-4965 | 98 | hr | 4965 | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Amendments of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-28 | 1984-05-03 | For Further Action See H.R.5530. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] | NY | D | W000258 | 24 | Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Amendments of 1984 - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to promote the public safety by providing State and local governments with the authority to adequately meet their enforcement and emergency response responsibilities. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to set forth standards and procedures for the Secretary of Transportation to use in making inconsistency and nonpreemption determinations about State and local safety requirements in relation to Federal requirements. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements for the establishment of regional training centers to train State and local personnel to: (1) respond to hazardous materials transportation accidents; and (2) enforce State and local hazardous materials transportation requirements. States that such agreements shall be for terms of three years. Requires any party to an agreement with the Secretary to bear the cost of constructing training facilities. Directs the Secretary to provide, upon request, training materials and other assistance as may be appropriate. Requires parties to agreements with the Secretary, in developing training materials, to consider the procedures and standards for responding to hazardous substance releases as set forth in the national contingency plan required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Directs (currently, authorizes) the Secretary to establish: (1) criteria for handling hazardous materials; and (2) minimum levels of insurance coverage sufficient to meet injury or damage claims resulting from transportation of such materials. Directs (currently, authorizes) the Secretary to require transporters or shippers of hazardous materials to submit registration statements and to amend such statements as necessary. Requires the Secretary to study and determine the most effective, equitable, and cost-efficient method for imposing a fee on all participants in the registration program to assist States or polit… | 2025-08-29T17:38:13Z | |
| 98-s-2356 | 98 | s | 2356 | A bill entitled the "Urban Radioactive Materials Protection Act of 1984". | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-28 | 1984-02-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Amends the National Environmental Policy Act to require an environmental impact statement from the agency which approves the transportation of radioactive waste materials by highway routing through a standard metropolitan area. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue new regulations on routing requirements after filing and considering an environmental impact statement and making an environmental and safety assessment of alternative routes for shipment of such materials. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-4915 | 98 | hr | 4915 | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Amendments of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-23 | 1984-10-03 | See H.R.2867. | House | Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] | NY | R | L000243 | 28 | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Funding - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) (CERCLA) to replace provisions for environmental taxes on petroleum, certain chemicals, and hazardous waste disposal with provisions for fees on petroleum, certain chemicals, and hazardous waste disposal and provisions for the collection, enforcement, and deposit of such fees in the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund. Imposes a fee of four cents a barrel on: (1) crude oil received at a U.S. refinery (to be paid by the operator of the U.S. refinery); and (2) petroleum products entering the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing (to be paid by the person entering the product for such purposes). Imposes such fee (to be paid by the user or exporter) on any domestic crude oil if: (1) it is used in or exported from the United States; and (2) such fee was not imposed before such use or exemption. Provides that such fee shall not apply to any use of domestic crude oil for extracting oil or natural gas on the premises where such crude oil was produced. Sets forth definitions and special rules. Provides that only one fee may be imposed under this part with respect to any petroleum product. Makes such fee effective on October 1, 1985. Provides that such fee shall not apply after September 30, 1990. Imposes a fee on any assessed chemicals sold (or used) by the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof. Sets forth a table of assessed chemicals, with a specified fee per ton for each. Sets forth definitions, exceptions, and other special rules. Provides for a refund or credit for certain uses. Makes such fee effective on October 1, 1985. Provides that such fee shall not apply after September 30, 1990. Imposes a fee on the disposal of hazardous waste which is listed or identified under specified provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Provides that such fee shall apply only to hazardou… | 2025-08-29T17:38:33Z | |
| 98-hr-4939 | 98 | hr | 4939 | Pesticide Tolerance Emergency Authority Act | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-23 | 1984-03-09 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 3 | Pesticide Tolerance Emergency Authority Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revoke exemptions, or establish or reduce tolerance levels, for raw agricultural commodity pesticides when necessary to prevent an imminent public health hazard. Makes such an order effective upon issuance. Requires the Administrator to promptly notify an affected person of any such order. Grants such person five days (from the order's publication in the Federal Register) to request a public hearing. Requires: (1) such hearing to begin within five days of such request; and (2) such order to be affirmed or revised within ten days of the hearings's competition. States that the effective date of any such order shall not be delayed during administrative or judicial review. Prohibits judicial review until completion of a hearing. Requires the Administrator to revoke the exemption of ethylene dibromide and establish a raw agricultural commodity tolerance level for it within ten days. | 2025-08-29T17:40:42Z | |
| 98-hr-4906 | 98 | hr | 4906 | Acid Rain Control Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-22 | 1984-03-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | R000262 | 9 | Acid Rain Control Act of 1984 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to provide for reduction of acid deposition through reduction of emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Establishes a program for reduction of total sulfur dioxide emissions in the 48 contiguous States. Provides that such reduction is to be: (1) to a level 10,000,000 tons below the total sulfur dioxide emissions in 1980; and (2) achieved by December 1, 1995. Provides that the requirements of such program are to be in addition to other requirements under the Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to compute and publish State aggregate sulfur dioxide emission targets for January 1, 1989, and January 1, 1995. Sets forth formulas for calculating such targets for each State, based on reductions from the 1980 sulfur dioxide emissions levels which would have been achieved if all fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units in the State had complied with specified emissions limitations during 1980 (two pounds per million Btu for the 1989 target and one and two-tenths pounds per million Btu for the 1995 target). Requires each State, by January 1, 1986, to develop and submit State plans for emission limitations necessary to achieve such targets. Allows such plans to provide for compliance through: (1) the use of a technological sytem of continuous emission reduction; or (2) any other continuous emission reduction requirements (applicable to stationary sources) which the State finds appropriate. Directs the Administrator to approve such plans if they are adequate to achieve such targets. Prohibits commencement of construction of any new stationary source of sulfur dioxide if no State plan is submitted by the deadline or if the Administrator disapproves a State plan. Directs the Administrator to promulgate a plan for any State which fails to submit: (1) a plan by the deadline; or (2) a revised plan within six months after disapproval. Provides that t… | 2025-08-29T17:38:44Z | |
| 98-hr-4813 | 98 | hr | 4813 | Comprehensive Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Emergency Relief Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-09 | 1984-07-31 | For Further Action See H.R.5640. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 87 | Comprehensive Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Emergency Relief Act of 1984 - Sets forth the finding that in order to adequately protect human health and the environment from hazardous waste it is necessary to: (1) establish a program for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites; (2) establish standards for the cleanup of such sites which will insure the same degree of protection for human health and the environment as are applicable in the case of facilities regulated under hazardous waste management provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and other applicable Federal and State law; (3) establish enforcement standards which require parties responsible for the release or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants to assume financial responsibility for injuries of those exposed and for either conducting cleanup or reimbursing government costs of cleanup; (4) establish a full and cooperative Federal-State partnership in the cleanup program; and (5) afford citizens emergency assistance, reimbursement of medical and reimbursement expenses, and an opportunity to participate in the cleanup process. Title I: Cleanup of Hazardous Substances, Pollutants, and Contaminants - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act ("the Act") (also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) to add provisions for cleanup of, and liability for, certain hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants. Defines "hazardous substance" as: (1) any substance designated under specified provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (2) any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance designated under specified provisions for additional designations under this Act; (3) any hazardous waste having the characteristics identified or listed under specified hazardous waste management provisions of the Act (but not including any other waste the regulation of which under specified hazardous waste management provisions has been suspended by Act of Congress); (4) any toxic pollutant listed under the F… | 2025-08-29T17:39:07Z | |
| 98-hr-4829 | 98 | hr | 4829 | Ocean Dumping Amendments Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-09 | 1984-10-02 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] | NH | D | D000017 | 6 | (Measure passed House, amended) Ocean Dumping Amendments Act of 1984 - Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to include "wetlands" among the factors considered in assessing the effect of ocean dumping. Prohibits after December 31, 1986, the issuance of any permit for the dumping of municipal sludge unless: (1) the applicant is in compliance with all the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act pertaining to pretreatment standards for the introduction of pollutants into treatment works; and (2) there is not available any land-based alternative to the ocean disposal of the sludge. Makes mandatory the authority (currently, discretionary authority) of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) to designate recommended dumpsites. Sets forth explicit factors to be considered when designating dumping sites. Requires periodic monitoring of the effects of dumping of materials at or adjacent to each site. Requires the Administrator when a site is found unsuitable for continued dumping to: (1) limit dumping at the site; or (2) suspend or terminate such site's designation. Requires an analysis of a site for suitability for dumping to include consideration of: (1) type and quantity of waste pollutants projected to be deposited in, and adjacent to, the site from dumping and other sources; (2) ability of the waters at the site to disperse, detoxify, or neutralize the materials; (3) importance of the site to the surrounding biological community; and (4) immediate and cumulative effects on human health and on the ecosytem within the site. Grants to the Administrator or the Secretary of the Army (Secretary), as the case may be, authority to impose on permittees any special provisions deemed necessary to minimize the harm from dumping. Makes it mandatory for the Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, to collect ocean dumping permit processing fees. Requires an additional special fee to be collected from applicants of ocean dumping permits … | 2025-04-07T14:20:37Z | |
| 98-s-2291 | 98 | s | 2291 | Superfund Improvement Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-09 | 1984-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 0 | Superfund Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) ("Superfund") to allow immediate access to the full amount which will be available in the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund by removing: (1) a requirement that uses of the Fund be subject to such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts; (2) a provision that limits aggregate advances to the Fund to the amount estimated for the Fund for the following 12-month period; and (3) provisions relating to advances for payment of response and other costs. Limits the State share of remedial costs for cleanup of facilities owned by State or local governments to no more than 50 percent of the total amount (or such lesser amount as the President may determine appropriate). Authorizes the use of the Fund to cover the costs of specified health surveys. Requires that at least five percent of the total amount expended from the Fund in any fiscal year be used to carry out epidemiologic studies and health surveys, development and maintenance of a registry of persons exposed to hazardous substances to allow long-term health effect studies, and diagnostic services not otherwise available to determine whether persons in populations exposed to hazardous substances in connection with a release or suspected release are suffering from long-latency diseases. Includes among the activities qualifying for such five percent expenditure any of the above mentioned activities related to hazardous waste stored, treated, or disposed of at a facility having a hazardous waste management permit under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. Requires that such activities be carried out by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) either directly or through grants to State or local governments. Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to revise provisions relating to hazardous waste site inventories. Authorizes an additional $10,000,000 for FY 1985 to be used for conducting health surveys with respect to … | 2025-08-29T17:40:54Z | |
| 98-hr-4771 | 98 | hr | 4771 | A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the city of San Diego, California, for construction of a publicly owned treatment works in the city of San Diego which will provide advanced primary treatment of municipal sewage and industrial wastes for the cities of San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Mexico. | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-07 | 1984-05-01 | For Further Action See H.R.3282. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45] | CA | R | H000981 | 1 | Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the city of San Diego, California, for construction of a publicly-owned sewage treatment works to treat sewage for such city and the city of Tijuana, Mexico. Directs the Administrator to make such grants in two stages, with each stage providing construction funds for treatment works to treat specified amounts of municipal sewage and industrial waste per day. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-4760 | 98 | hr | 4760 | A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish certain requirements with respect to hazardous substances released from Federal facilities, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-06 | 1984-10-03 | See H.R.2867. | House | Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5] | WI | D | M000881 | 66 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) ("Superfund") to establish certain requirements with respect to hazardous substances released from Federal facilities. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into specified interagency agreements with any Federal agency. Directs the Administrator, in addition to undertaking response action, to take action under CERCLA against any Federal agency in the same manner and to the same extent as against a nongovernmental entity, unless such an interagency agreement is reached within specified time periods. Sets forth procedures for interagency agreements and emergency actions applicable to Federal agencies under CERCLA. Directs the Administrator to establish a special Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket. Directs the Administrator to report annually to Congress on: (1) progress in reaching interagency agreements; (2) cost estimates and budgetary proposals involved; (3) public comments regarding each proposed agreement; and (4) instances in which no agreement has been reached, including an explanation of why no agreement was reached. Authorizes citizen lawsuits under CERCLA against: (1) any person (including the United States and any other governmental instrumentality or agency, to the extent permitted by the eleventh amendment to the Constitution) who is alleged to be in violation of any requirement which has become effective pursuant to CERCLA; or (2) the Administrator where there is an alleged failure to perform any non-discretionary act or duty under CERCLA. Sets forth requirements relating to such citizen lawsuits, which are to be brought in the appropriate U.S. district court. Directs the President, within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, to publish a schedule for including on the national priority list under CERCLA any federally owned or operated facilities which present a risk or danger to public health or welfare or the environment. Provides that such fa… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-4761 | 98 | hr | 4761 | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Liability and Standards Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-02-06 | 1984-11-08 | For Further Action See H.R.2867. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 3 | Leaking Underground Storage Tank Liability and Standards Act of 1984 - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) ("Superfund") to include under the definition of "hazardous substance" (for purposes of CERCLA coverage for removal, remedial action, and liability) gasoline and other liquid hydrocarbons which are stored in an underground storage tank from which there is a release or threatened release. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within 12 months after the enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations establishing performance standards applicable to owners and operators of underground storage tanks used for the storage of hazardous substances, including gasoline or other liquid hydrocarbons, in order to prevent releases into the environment for the operational life of the tank. Provides that such regulations shall apply only to underground storage tanks located on property used primarily for commercial or governmental purposes. Directs the Administrator to distinguish in such standards between requirements for new tanks and those for tanks already in existence. Sets forth requirements which must be included in such standards. Authorizes the Administrator to implement such standards through: (1) the promulgation of regulations made effective in accordance with specified hazardous waste management provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; or (2) the establishment of a program under which any person or category of persons may be required to have a permit to store any hazardous substance in such an underground storage tank. Provides that specified provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act shall apply to the program and requirements established under this Act in the same manner as such provisions apply to the hazardous waste regulatory program under such Act. Provides that the failure or refusal of an owner or operator of any underground storage tank to provide to a supplier of any hazardous substance appropriate eviden… | 2025-08-29T17:39:38Z | |
| 98-s-2215 | 98 | s | 2215 | Acid Deposition Control and Cost Sharing Act of 1984 | Environmental Protection | 1984-01-26 | 1984-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Acid Deposition Control and Cost Sharing Act of 1984 - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish an acid deposition control and cost sharing program. Defines an "acid deposition impact region" as the 31 States east of or bordering on the Mississippi River, and the District of Columbia. Defines "existing major emitting electric powerplant" as any fossil fuel-fired steam electric power plant consisting of one or more steam generating units which: (1) is a major emitting facility; and (2) had been in commercial operation on or before December 31, 1980. Provides that steam generating units not in commercial operation on or before December 31, 1980, shall not be considered part of an existing major emitting electric powerplant. Defines "innovative emission limitation system" as a technological system of continuous emission reduction which has not been adequately demonstrated on a commercial scale and which, compared with any system which has been adequately demonstrated, has a substantial likelihood of achieving: (1) either greater continuous emission reduction of sulfur dioxide or greater simultaneous reduction of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions; and (2) reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions at a lower cost in terms of energy, economic, or nonair quality environmental impact. (Gives limestone injection multistage burners ("LIMB") as an example of an innovative emission limitation system.) Requires that, by January 1, 1996, the total annual sulfur dioxide emissions from existing major emitting powerplants in the acid deposition impact region not exceed a level 8,000,000 tons less than the actual level of such emissions from such powerplants in 1980. Prohibits any existing major emitting electric powerplant in the acid deposition impact region from increasing its annual emissions of sulfur dioxide (measured in tons per year) above the actual annual rate of emissions experienced by the plant during 1978, 1979, or 1980, unless: (1) there has been identified for such plant an enforceable, contemporaneous, and … | 2025-08-29T17:37:45Z | |
| 98-hr-4655 | 98 | hr | 4655 | Acid Deposition Reporting Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1984-01-25 | 1984-01-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment. | House | Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] | NH | D | D000017 | 0 | Acid Deposition Reporting Act of 1983 - Directs the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Commerce to issue periodic reports describing the acid content in both precipitation and dry deposition throughout the United States. Sets deadlines and priorities for such reports. Authorizes the Administrator of NOAA to reimburse other public or private entities for costs of data collection for such reports in areas where the NOAA does not presently collect such data. Directs the Administrator to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of this Act, within 90 days of the previous calendar year, beginning in 1985. Directs the Administrator to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1987 to carry out specified provisions of this Act. | 2025-08-29T17:40:08Z | |
| 98-hr-4585 | 98 | hr | 4585 | A bill to authorize appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality for fiscal years 1985, 1986, and 1987. | Environmental Protection | 1984-01-23 | 1984-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 98-581. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | (House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments) Amends the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 and 1986 for the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality. Establishes an Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund to receive advance payments from other agencies or accounts that may be used solely to finance: (1) study contracts that are jointly sponsored by the Office and one or more other Federal agencies; and (2) Federal interagency environmental projects (including task forces) in which the Office participates. Provides that any study contract or project that is to be so financed may be initiated only with the approval of the Director of the Office. Requires the Director to promulgate regulations setting forth policies and procedures for operation of the Fund. Revises the area authorized for acquisition for the establishment of the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana to include any additional lands and waters adjacent to the boundaries on the February 1980 map of such refuge which the Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate for inclusion. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hconres-235 | 98 | hconres | 235 | A concurrent resolution regarding the United States position on the subseabed emplacement of high-level radioactive materials. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-18 | 1984-02-16 | Executive Comment Received From Justice. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 11 | Declares that the London Dumping Convention: (1) is the appropriate vehicle for the regulation and control of subseabed emplacement of high-level radioactive materials; and (2) should continue to prohibit the subseabed emplacement of high-level radioactive wastes until scientific research demonstrates that such activity will not pose a threat to the marine environment. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 98-hr-4483 | 98 | hr | 4483 | Acid Deposition Control Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-18 | 1983-11-18 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1] | WI | D | A000224 | 0 | Acid Deposition Control Act of 1983 - Title I: Acid Deposition Assistance Program - Amends the Clean Air Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to pay owners or operators of fossil fuel electric utility generating plants up to 90 percent of the construction and installation costs of a system for the control of emissions of sulfur dioxide. Directs the Administrator to pay to operators of any facility which uses coal as a fuel for any purpose 50 cents for each pound of sulfur which such operator certifies has been removed prior to the emission of the combustion products of such coal into the air. Imposes a civil penalty of $10,000 for any misrepresentation of any material fact in any certification. Establishes the Acid Deposition Control Fund to pay the costs of the emission control systems and sulfur removal. Requires that the tax revenues generated from the excise tax on coal containing sulfur be deposited in the Acid Deposition Control Fund. Appoints the Secretary of Treasury as the trustee of the Fund and requires the Secretary to report to Congress yearly on the financial conditions and the operations of the Fund. Title II: Acid Deposition Tax - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a 50 cents per pound excise tax for each pound of sulfur contained in coal to the extent the sulfur content of the coal exceeds ten pounds of sulfur per ton of coal. | 2025-08-29T17:37:57Z | |
| 98-hr-4491 | 98 | hr | 4491 | A bill to establish a user fee system under the ocean dumping program. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-18 | 1984-03-01 | Joint Hearings held by Subcommittee on Oceanography and by Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] | DE | D | C000174 | 13 | Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to prescribe and collect an application fee for ocean dumping permits. Requires the Administrator to prescribe and collect a special fee for activities directly associated with the issuance of permits for ocean dumping, including: (1) site designations and program operations; (2) the undertaking of measures to determine compliance with permit terms; (3) the assessment of the effects of the dumping; and (4) surveillance and enforcement activities undertaken by the Coast Guard. | 2021-06-29T21:06:37Z | |
| 98-hr-4492 | 98 | hr | 4492 | Sewage Sludge Dumping Amendments Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-18 | 1984-03-01 | Joint Hearings held by Subcommittee on Oceanography and by Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] | DE | D | C000174 | 12 | Sewage Sludge Dumping Amendments of 1983 - Amends a specified Federal law which amended the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ("the Act"). Revises provisions relating to the dumping of sewage sludge into ocean waters or other specified waters. Provides that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may not issue or renew any permit for such dumping: (1) after December 31, 1988; or (2) to any person other than a municipality that was authorized to dump sewage sludge into such waters under such Act, or under court order, as of January 1, 1983. Provides that sewage sludge shall be considered harmful, for purposes of such regulation of dumping, if it fails to meet the environmental impact criteria of EPA regulations issued under the Act, except that, for constituents under specified provisions of the London Dumping Convention, applicable trace contaminant limits that are binding on the United States must be defined numerically without regard to the rate of sludge discharge into the ocean. Sets a civil penalty for each act of unlawful dumping of sewage sludge at: (1) $10,000 for each act that occurs during 1989; and (2) $50,000 for each act that occurs after 1989. | 2025-08-29T17:39:27Z | |
| 98-hr-4501 | 98 | hr | 4501 | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the protection of aquifers which are the sole or principal source of drinking water for public water systems. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-18 | 1984-09-13 | For Further Action See H.R.5959. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 8 | Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act ("the Act") to provide for protection of aquifers which are the sole or principal source of drinking water for public water systems by establishing a program for protection of critical ground water recharge areas. Authorizes municipalities within a sole or principal source area to petition the Governor of the State to designate a part of such area as a "special protection area." Requires that the petition propose boundaries for the special protection area and make certain evaluations. Directs the Governor to approve or disapprove the petition, based on a consideration of specified criteria, within 180 days after receipt. Requires the Governor, upon approving the petition, to: (1) propose the boundaries of the special protection area; (2) designate or establish an entity to develop a comprehensive management plan; and (3) establish procedures for public participation in plan development, for plan review, approval, and adoption, and for assistance to municipalities and other public agencies for plan implementation. Directs the Governor to submit to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency approved petitions and summaries of actions taken with respect to petitions. Directs the Administrator, within 60 days after receipt, to approve or disapprove the petition on the basis of specified findings relating to the proposed boundaries and the planning entity's qualifications. Authorizes the Administrator, upon approving the petition, to make a 50 percent matching grant to the State for the costs of preparing the petition and developing the plan. Requires the plan to maintain the quality of the ground water recharged through the special protection area by maintenance, to the maximum extent possible, of the natural vegetative and hydrogeological conditions. Lists several requirements to be included in the plan. Directs the Governor to approve or disapprove the plan. Requires the Governor to submit an approved plan to the Administrator. Directs the Administrator, within … | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-s-2159 | 98 | s | 2159 | Hazardous Air Pollutant Control Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-18 | 1983-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 9 | Hazardous Air Pollutant Control Act of 1983 - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to revise provisions relating to hazardous air pollutants. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within 60 days after enactment of this Act, to identify at least 25 substances or materials for which the Administrator intends to make a decision by December 31, 1985, on whether to include such substances or materials on the list of hazardous air pollutants established under provisions for national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants ("the NESHAPs list"). Requires that such identification include: (1) polycyclic organic matter, nickel, toluene, coke oven emissions, acrylonitrile, carbon tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, methyl chloroform, CFC-113, manganese, chromium, cadmium, chlorobenzenes, dioxin, vinylidene chloride, epichlorohydrin, chloroform, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, ethylene oxide, and ethylene dichloride; and (2) each other substance or material under EPA evaluation for inclusion on the NESHAPs list for which EPA has positive data from one or more tests indicating carcinogenicity in humans or other mammals. Directs the Administrator, within one year of such enactment date, to identify at least 15 additional substances or materials for which an inclusion decision will be made by December 31, 1986. Requires that first consideration, in both such identifications, be given to specified substances and materials which the EPA has been evaluating. Directs the National Toxicology Program, through its Director, to recommend substances or materials which should be so identified, and to continue to recommend substances and materials which may be appropriate for inclusion on the NESHAPs list. Directs the Administrator, at the time the additional substances or materials are identified, to also identify any additional research, study, or evaluation which may be useful in making a determination. Directs the Administrator, in cooperation with the National Toxicology Progra… | 2025-08-29T17:40:36Z | |
| 98-hr-4404 | 98 | hr | 4404 | National Acid Deposition Control Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-16 | 1983-11-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] | NH | D | D000017 | 30 | National Acid Deposition Control Act of 1983 - Title I: Acid Deposition Control and Assistance Program - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish new requirements for acid deposition control. Sets forth direct federally mandated emission reductions and retrofit technology for the 50 fossil fuel fired electric utility generating plants which had the largest total emissions of sulfur dioxide during the calendar year 1980. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) identify each such plant which emitted sulfur dioxide during calendar year 1980 at an annual average rate equal to or exceeding three pounds per million Btu; (2) within two months after enactment of this Act, publish a list of the 50 plants which have the largest total emissions and notify the owner or operator of each of the 50 plants listed; and (3) within four months after such enactment, after notice and opportunity for comment, publish a final list of the 50 plants with the largest total emissions. Permits the owner or operator of any plant on the final list and the owner or operator of any other plant located in the same State to apply, within 18 months after enactment of this Act to substitute one or more fossil fuel fired steam generating units of such other plant for a unit of the plant on the list. Authorizes the Administrator to approve such a substitution under specified conditions. Requires the owner or operator of each plant on the final list to submit to the Administrator, by January 1, 1985, a compliance schedule, including increments of progress. Directs the Administrator to approve or disapprove such schedule, within one year after submission, and after notice and opportunity for hearing. Directs the Administrator, if such schedule is not submitted by the deadline or is not approved, to promulgate a compliance schedule for such plant on January 1, 1986. Provides for modification and publication of such schedules. Requires that each compliance schedule provide that: (1) a technological system of continuou… | 2025-08-29T17:40:57Z | |
| 98-hr-4416 | 98 | hr | 4416 | A bill to extend the Superfund legislation through the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-16 | 1984-07-31 | For Further Action See H.R.5640. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] | NY | R | G000417 | 0 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to extend the authorization of appropriations to the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund ("Response Trust Fund") for five additional years, through FY 1990. Provides that so much of the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated for prior fiscal years as has not been appropriated shall be added to the specified amount authorized to be appropriated for each such fiscal year. Makes a conforming amendment extending by five years the period to be covered by the Secretary of the Treasury's annual report to the Congress on the management of the Response Trust Fund. Extends the authority to collect taxes conferred by such Act through FY 1990. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for five-year extensions of provisions for an environmental tax on petroleum. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 98-hr-4393 | 98 | hr | 4393 | Wetlands Reform Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-15 | 1984-01-12 | Executive Comment Requested from EPA, OMB. | House | Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] | NY | D | M001057 | 4 | Wetlands Reform Act of 1983 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to require that guidelines developed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for permits for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters shall prohibit specification of a disposal site unless specified demonstrations are made. Requires a demonstration that: (1) discharge of dredged or fill material at such site does not contain any toxic pollutant included on a specified list published under such Act (except a toxic pollutant which is only a trace contaminant in such discharge); (2) such discharge at such site will not have an unacceptable individual or cumulative adverse impact on the aquatic environment; and (3) there is no practicable alternative to the proposed discharge which would have less adverse effect on the environment. Revises provisions for denial or restriction of use of defined areas as disposal sites. Requires the Administrator to review permit applications and to deny or restrict such use upon determination of specified factors. Allows any person to petition the Administrator to deny or restrict dredged or fill activities in any defined area based on specified criteria. Directs the Administrator, within 30 days after receipt, to make a finding as to whether the petition presents substantial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted. Directs the Administrator to promptly notify the Secretary of the Army of each finding made and promptly make such finding public. Directs the Administrator, within 90 days after receiving a petition found to present substantial information that the petitioned action may be warranted, after notice and opportunity for a public hearing, to determine whether or not to implement the petitioned action or some modification of the petitioned action, based on determinations as to whether or not the discharge of such materials into such area will have an unacceptable adverse effect on munici… | 2025-08-29T17:40:32Z | |
| 98-hr-4396 | 98 | hr | 4396 | A bill to authorize community relocation and business and employee protection in cases of toxic substance contamination. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-15 | 1984-07-31 | For Further Action See H.R.5640. | House | Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] | MO | D | S000465 | 1 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("Superfund") to authorize community relocation and business and employee protection in cases of toxic substance contamination. Includes under the term "remove" or "removal" the costs of permanent relocation of residents where it is determined that such permanent relocation is cost-effective or may be necessary to protect health or welfare. Provides that such term may also include, in the case of a business located in an area of evacuation or relocation, the payment of those installments of principal and interest on business debt which accrue between the date of evacuation or temporary relocation and 30 days following the date that permanent relocation is actually accomplished or, if permanent relocation is formally rejected as the appropriate response, the date on which evacuation or temporary relocation ceases. Provides that such term may also include, in the case of an individual unemployed as a result of such evacuation or relocation, specified types of assistance authorized under the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. Exempts permanent relocation payments from specified limitations on Superfund obligations. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-4364 | 98 | hr | 4364 | A bill to amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 regarding the ocean dumping of municipal sludge, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-10 | 1984-03-01 | Joint Hearings held by Subcommittee on Oceanography and by Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 12 | Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to prohibit the dumping of municipal sludge, except as provided in the Act. (Current law prohibits dumping sludge, except as provided in the Act.) Defines "municipal sludge" as solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated by a wastewater treatment plant. Authorizes issuance of a dumping permit for any hazardous waste identified and listed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1979 only if the waste will be incinerated at sea or rapidly neutralized in the marine environment. Authorizes the issuance of a dumping permit for municipal sludge only if: (1) the plant generating the sludge is in compliance with requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and (2) a suitable land-based alternative to ocean disposal is not available. Requires, rather than permits, the imposition of processing fees for permits. Sets forth provisions regarding the dumping of municipal sludge in the New York Bight Apex. Prohibits dumping in the Apex after the earlier of December 31, 1986, or the day the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that municipal sludge can reasonably be dumped elsewhere. Permits dumping, however, after December 1, 1986: (1) if dumping in the Apex will result in less harm than dumping elsewhere; and (2) until a more suitable location is found. Imposes fees for municipal sludge dumped in the Apex of: (1) $25 for each dry ton dumped during 1984; (2) $40 for each dry ton dumped during 1985; and (3) $55 for each dry ton dumped after 1985. Requires the fees, whether used by the Administrator or local authorities, to be utilized as specified for the improvement of the Apex. Provides for trust accounts for local authorities for any fee amounts not paid to the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to: (1) prepare a comprehensive assessment of disposal options for municipal sludge generated by local authorities; (2) prepare a New York Bight Apex Restoration Plan; and (3) carry out base-line monit… | 2021-06-29T21:05:54Z | |
| 98-hr-4302 | 98 | hr | 4302 | A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide that the exemptions provided with respect to barium shall not terminate prior to the completion of health studies by the Environmental Protection Agency. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-03 | 1984-09-13 | For Further Action See H.R.5959. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Amends the Safe Drinking Water Act (title XIV of the Public Health Service Act) to provide that specified exemptions from contaminant level or treatment technique requirements with respect to barium granted by States to public water systems shall not terminate until one year after the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency completes and publishes studies regarding the effects of barium in drinking water on the health of persons. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-4303 | 98 | hr | 4303 | Toxic Substances Control Act Liability Amendments of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-03 | 1983-11-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 1 | Toxic Substances Control Act Liability Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to include under the definition of "chemical substance" any microorganism or other biological substance (thus providing for regulation under TSCA of "bioengineering" substances before they are genetically manufactured and sold). Revises provisions for citizens civil actions under TSCA to establish a Federal cause of action for toxic substances damages. Permits any person to bring an action in an appropriate U.S. district court against manufacturers or processors of a chemical substance or mixture to recover specified compensable damages. Provides that U.S. district court jurisdiction over such actions shall be concurrent with State court jurisdiction. Sets forth provisions relating to liability, evidence, and limitation of such actions. | 2025-08-29T17:38:30Z | |
| 98-hr-4304 | 98 | hr | 4304 | Toxic Substances Control Act Improvements Amendments of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-03 | 1983-11-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 1 | Toxic Substances Control Act Improvements Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to include under the definition of "chemical substance" any microorganism or other biological substance (thus providing for regulation under TSCA of "bioengineering" substances before they are genetically manufactured and sold). Provides for voluntary testing agreements under TSCA. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to negotiate agreements with chemical manufactures or processors to conduct testing. Requires: (1) publication of proposed agreements; (2) at least a 60-day public comment period; and (3) recordkeeping of all information and data regarding such agreements. Authorizes the Administrator to reopen such agreements if changed circumstances require modification of such agreements. Directs the Administrator to initiate appropriate action under specified TSCA provisions with respect to formaldehyde, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, taking into consideration both acute and chronic health effects associated with exposure to formaldehyde. Requires, within six months after enactment of this Act, that specified rules be amended to require any person who treats, stores or disposes of hazardous waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to certify to the generator of such hazardous waste, in a form and manner determined by the Administrator, that such treatment, storage, or disposal is carried out in compliance with all applicable legal requirements. Prohibits the land disposal of liquid hazardous wastes containing specified concentrations of PCBs, effective 12 months after enactment of this Act, unless the Administrator determines that the prohibition on one or more methods of land disposal is not required in order to protect human health and the environment for as long as the waste remains hazardous, taking into account the long-term uncertainties associated with land disposal, the goal of managing hazardous waste in an appropriate manner… | 2025-08-29T17:38:02Z | |
| 98-hr-4281 | 98 | hr | 4281 | 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 | 1983-11-02 | 1983-11-18 | Executive Comment Requested from EPA, OMB. | 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 | |
| 98-hr-4270 | 98 | hr | 4270 | A bill relating to the dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound. | Environmental Protection | 1983-11-01 | 1983-11-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography. | House | Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3] | NY | D | M001057 | 0 | Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries of 1972 to require anyone dumping dredged material into the Long Island Sound to first obtain a dumping permit from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Previously only those dumping more than 25,000 cubic yards were required to obtain permits). | 2021-06-29T21:05:11Z | |
| 98-s-2023 | 98 | s | 2023 | Mobile Source Emission Control Protection Act | Environmental Protection | 1983-10-28 | 1983-10-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME] | ME | D | M000811 | 1 | Mobile Source Emission Control Protection Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit any person from: (1) offering for sale any device for the purpose of rendering inoperative any device or element of design installed on or in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with regulations under such Act following its sale and delivery to the ultimate purchaser; or (2) from manufacturing any device capable of being used for such purpose which is being offered for sale for such purpose within the privity and knowledge of such person. | 2025-08-29T17:38:24Z | |
| 98-s-2006 | 98 | s | 2006 | Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-10-26 | 1983-10-26 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 494. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 15 | Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Act of 1983 - Amends the Clean Water Act ("the Act") (also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act) to provide for a nonpoint source pollution management program. Requires each State, by itself or in combination with other States and after notice and opportunity for public comment, to submit a proposed nonpoint source pollution management program to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency within 18 months after the enactment of the Clean Water Act Amendments of 1983. Requires that such proposed State program: (1) identify waters within State boundaries which, without additional action to control nonpoint sources of pollution, cannot be reasonably expected to attain or maintain applicable water quality standards or the goals and requirements of the Act; (2) designate categories or subcategories of nonpoint sources of pollution or, where appropriate, particular nonpoint sources, that contribute significant pollution loadings to such identified waters; (3) identify best management practices which will be undertaken to reduce pollutant loadings resulting from each designated category, subcategory, or particular nonpoint source; (4) identify programs to achieve implementation of such best management practices; (5) include a schedule containing annual milestones for utilization of program implementation methods and implementation of best management practices at the earliest practicable date; (6) include a statement by the State attorney general, or attorney for the State water pollution control agency, that State laws provide adequate authority to carry out the program, or a schedule and commitment by the State to seek such authorities as expeditiously as practicable; and (7) include an indentification of Federal financial assistance programs and Federal development projects for which the State will review individual assistance applications or development projects for their effect on water quality, pursuant to specified procedures, to determine whethe… | 2025-08-29T17:40:38Z | |
| 98-s-2012 | 98 | s | 2012 | A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. | Environmental Protection | 1983-10-26 | 1983-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001225 | 1 | Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to require that cleanup actions begin whether or not negotiation is concluded. Directs the President to commence remedial actions within 60 days of notification of responsible parties, and thereafter seek reimbursement for the costs of such remedial actions, under specified conditions. Revises provisions relating to the Federal and State shares for costs of operation and maintenance of such remedial actions. Requires that the State pay or assure payment of: (1) ten percent of the capital, future operation, and future maintenance costs of the remedial action; or (2) 50 percent of the capital, future operation, and future maintenance costs of the remedial action relating to a release at a facility that was owned and primarily used for the treatment, storage, or disposal at the time of any disposal of hazardous substances in such facility, by the State or local government. Provides for the use of State or local funds for additional remedial actions. Directs the President to approve a more costly remedial action than the one already chosen, if the State or local government informs the President that it believes conditions at a site require such more expensive action. Requires the State or local government to pay or assure payment of 90 percent of that portion of the costs of such remedial action which exceeds the costs of the one already chosen by the President. Authorizes the President to seek the advice of one or more consultants expert in the field of public health or remedial action in the selection of appropriate remedial action at a particular site, incident or group of sites. Limits the State share of cleanup costs at facilities owned by a State or local government to those facilities primarily used for treatment, storage, or disposal at the time of any disposal of hazardous substances at such facilities by the State or local government. Provides that, for purposes of the State share of cleanup costs at fac… | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-s-2001 | 98 | s | 2001 | National Acid Deposition Reduction Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-10-25 | 1983-10-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 3 | National Acid Deposition Reduction Act of 1983 - Title I: Acid Deposition Control Program - Amends the Clean Air Act ("the Act") to establish an acid deposition control program. Requires that a reduction in annual emissions of sulfur dioxide in an acid deposition impact region (consisting of the 31 States, and the District of Columbia, east of or bordering on the Mississippi River) of 10,000,000 tons from the total actual annual level in 1980 of such emissions. Requires that this be a phased reduction and completed no later than January 1, 1993. Prohibits, beginning January 1, 1993, the total actual annual level of emissions of sulfur dioxide from stationary sources from being allowed to exceed 16,600,000 tons per year nationwide. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to publish, by January 1, 1985, an inventory and projection of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions for the United States, including (in tons): (1) 1980 emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from each major stationary source within the 50 States, by source and State; (2) 1980 emissions of nitrogen oxides from mobile sources for each of the 50 States, by type of mobile source; (3) 1980 emissions of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides from other than major stationary or mobile sources; (4) emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from major stationary sources within the United States beginning operation after December 31, 1980 and before January 1, 1987; (5) additional increments of emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides above 1980 emissions rates for major stationary sources in operation on or before December 31, 1980; (6) additional increments of emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from mobile sources and other than major stationary sources which are projected to occur after December 31, 1980 and before January 1, 1993; (7) additional increments of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions which will occur at major stationary sources as a result of increasing plan… | 2025-08-29T17:40:38Z | |
| 98-hr-4108 | 98 | hr | 4108 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for the enhanced water quality of the Chesapeake and Narragansett Bays, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1983-10-06 | 1984-06-26 | See H.R.3282. | House | Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1] | MD | D | D000593 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to add provisions relating to Chesapeake and Narragansett Bays. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue the Chesapeake Bay program and to establish and maintain in the EPA an Office, Division, or Branch of Chesapeake Bay Programs to: (1) collect and disseminate research and other information on the environmental quality of the Bay; (2) coordinate all Federal research projects pertaining to the Bay; (3) conduct research on sediment deposition in the Bay; and (4) conduct research on natural and man-induced environmental changes' impact on the living resources of the Bay, with particular emphasis on the impact of pollutant loadings of nutrients, chlorine, acid precipitation, dissolved oxygen, and toxic pollutants, including organic chemicals and heavy metals, and with special attention to the impact on the striped bass. Directs the Administrator, at the request of the Governor of a State affected by the interstate management plan developed under the Chesapeake Bay program, to make a grant to implement management mechanisms in the plan if the State has, within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, approved and committed to implement all or substantially all aspects of the plan. Requires a State or combination of States to submit a description of proposed abatement actions and estimated costs for the approval of the Administrator. Limits such grants to 55 percent of the plan implementation costs in any year and requires non-Federal sources to provide the remainder of such costs during such fiscal year. Limits administrative costs to ten percent of the annual Federal grant to a State. Requires States to submit progress reports in conjunction with the EPA to the Congress within 18 months after the receipt of such grants. Directs the Administrator, at the request of the Governor of an affected State and after consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies and other interes… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-4037 | 98 | hr | 4037 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the States to identify areas which have water quality control problems as a result of pollution from nonpoint sources and to establish plans and priorities for controlling those problems, to provide assistance to the States for implementing such plans, and for other purposes. | Environmental Protection | 1983-09-29 | 1984-05-01 | Provisions Included in H.R.3282. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 27 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ("the Act") (also known as the Clean Water Act) to provide for State nonpoint source control reports and plans and grants to States for implementation of such plans. Directs the Governor of each State, within 270 days after the enactment of this Act, to prepare and submit for the approval of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a report on: (1) those portions of the navigable waters within a State that, as a result of pollution from nonpoint sources in whole or in part, are not meeting applicable water quality standards or are not attaining a water quality which ensures protection of public health, use and value for water supply, agricultural, industrial, and other purposes, and propagation of a balanced indigenous population of shellfish, fish, wildlife, and plants and which allows recreational activities in and on the water; (2) those categories and subcategories of nonpoint sources which add significant pollutant loadings to each portion of such waters in amounts which contribute to nonattainment of such water quality or standards; (3) State and local programs for controlling pollutant loadings added from nonpoint sources to such waters, including but not limited to programs receiving Federal assistance under this Act; and (4) the process, including intergovernmental coordination and public participation, for identifying best management practices and measures to control such categories and subcategories of nonpoint sources and to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the level of pollution resulting from such categories and subcategories. Requires annual written updates of such reports. Requires that such reports and updates be based on available information. Permits such reports or updates to include all or part of an approved existing water quality management program. Directs the Governor of each State, within 270 days after the enactment of this Act, to prepare and submit for the approval of the Administrator: (1) a plan, developed i… | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-3965 | 98 | hr | 3965 | A bill to provide that the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Rocky River, Ohio, shall be eligible for reimbursement under section 206 (a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | Environmental Protection | 1983-09-22 | 1984-05-01 | For Further Action See H.R.3282. | House | Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19] | OH | D | F000059 | 1 | Declares the Rocky River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rocky River, Ohio, eligible for reimbursement under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-3904 | 98 | hr | 3904 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for grants to States for restoration of water quality which has deteriorated as a result of acid deposition. | Environmental Protection | 1983-09-15 | 1984-05-01 | For Further Action See H.R.3282. | House | Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] | MA | D | D000416 | 20 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act) to allow any State to prepare and submit for approval to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: (1) a survey of water quality deterioration in the State which has resulted from acid deposition; and (2) methods and procedures to restore the water quality insofar as it has deteriorated as a result of acid deposition. Directs the Administrator to provide financial assistance to States to carry out such approved methods and procedures. Limits the amount of any such grant to 80 percent of the State expenditure for carrying out the approved methods and procedures. Directs the Administrator to provide for equitable distribution of such grants on the basis of the relative need of each State for the restoration of water quality which has deteriorated as a result of acid deposition. Provides that such grants shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other Federal assistance. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1984 through 1988. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 98-hr-3818 | 98 | hr | 3818 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Reform Act | Environmental Protection | 1983-08-04 | 1983-11-03 | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] | IA | D | H000206 | 23 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Reform Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to expand the definition of "active ingredient" to include any ingredient of a pesticide which will endanger human beings. Revises Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information requirements for pesticide registration. Provides that waivers and variation in data requirements may be granted only if the advisability of the waiver or variation is clearly established. Requires the Administrator of EPA to make the data submitted in support of registration applications and petitions to establish tolerances publicly available. Specifies the procedures and provisions governing the joint development and sharing of defensive data as required by the Administrator to fill a data gap. Extends the application comment period from 30 to 90 days. Requires the Administrator, when registering a pesticide, to make a written determination of active and inert ingredients. Requires the Administrator to consider potential chronic health effects in determining whether a pesticide will endanger human beings. Eliminates the Administrator's authority to waive efficiency data requirements. Requires the Administrator to publish in the Federal Register a summary of the factual basis supporting registration actions. Requires, rather than allows, the Administrator to deny registrations when certain requirements are not met. Prohibits the Administrator from granting a conditional registration for a previously canceled or suspended pesticide. Requires the Administrator to make the data submitted in support of a conditional registration publicly available. Repeals provisions specifying the conditions which must be met before initiating an interim administrative review. Directs the Administrator, in all decisions pertaining to classification, to consider the potential contamination of groundwater in determining whether a pesticide should be classified for restricted use. Provides that registration of a pesticide constitu… | 2025-08-29T17:41:38Z | |
| 98-s-1774 | 98 | s | 1774 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Reform Act | Environmental Protection | 1983-08-04 | 1983-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 3 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Reform Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act expand the definition of "active ingredient" to include any ingredient of a pesticide which will endanger human beings. Revises Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) information requirements for pesticide registration. Provides that waivers and variation in data requirements may be granted only if the advisability of the waiver or variation is clearly established. Requires the Administrator of EPA to make the data submitted in support of registration applications and petitions to establish tolerances publicly available. Specifies the procedures and provisions governing the joint development and sharing of defensive data as required by the Administrator to fill a data gap. Extends the application comment period from 30 to 90 days. Requires the Administrator, when registering a pesticide, to make a written determination of active and inert ingredients. Requires the Administrator to consider potential chronic health effects in determining whether a pesticide will endanger human beings. Eliminates the Administrator's authority to waive efficiency data requirements. Requires the Administrator to publish in the Federal Register a summary of the factual basis supporting registration actions. Requires, rather than allows, the Administrator to deny registrations when certain requirements are not met. Prohibits the Administrator from granting a conditional registration for a previously canceled or suspended pesticide. Requires the Administrator to make the data submitted in support of a conditional registration publicly available. Repeals provisions specifying the conditions which must be met before initiating an interim administrative review. Directs the Administrator, in all decisions pertaining to classification, to consider the potential contamination of groundwater in determining whether a pesticide should be classified for restricted use. Provides that registration of a pesticide constitutes… | 2025-08-29T17:40:05Z | |
| 98-s-1779 | 98 | s | 1779 | Hazardous Waste Reduction Act of 1983 | Environmental Protection | 1983-08-04 | 1983-08-20 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Environmental Protection Agency. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 1 | Hazardous Waste Reduction Act of 1983 - Title I - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (the Superfund Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to States to assist States in: (1) carrying out hazardous waste enforcement programs under the Solid Waste Disposal Act; (2) carrying out remedial actions and other response measures necessary with respect to the release, or substantial threat of release, of any pollutant or contaminant from a facility not on the 400 top priority known response targets list but which the State determines may present an imminent and substantial danger to the public health or welfare; and (3) providing technical assistance to companies engaged in the recycling of hazardous substances. Requires that at least $200,000,000 of the amounts appropriated to the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund shall be reserved to make such grants to States. Revises provisions for audits by each Inspector General of each department or agency delegated responsibility to obligate money in the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund. Directs each such Inspector General to report annually to the President and the Congress on such auditing of the Fund and to specifically identify any improper uses of the Fund. Provides for reimbursement to the Fund for any improper expenditures. Extends through FY 1995 the authorization of appropriations for the Fund. Increases the yearly amount of such authorization of appropriations for FY 1986 through 1995 (above the yearly amount currently authorized through FY 1985). Amends the hazardous waste management provision of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976) to establish a hazardous waste quantity assessment program. Directs the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the States, to develop and implement methods of estimate the quantities of hazardous waste which are generated in eac… | 2025-08-29T17:39:37Z | |
| 98-sjres-143 | 98 | sjres | 143 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating the calendar week beginning with Sunday, June 3, 1984, as "National Garden Week". | Environmental Protection | 1983-08-03 | 1984-04-24 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 27 | Designates the week beginning June 3, 1984, as National Garden Week. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 98-s-1696 | 98 | s | 1696 | An original bill authorizing three additional Assistant Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency. | Environmental Protection | 1983-07-28 | 1983-08-23 | Became Public Law No: 98-80. | Senate | Sen. Stafford, Robert T. [R-VT] | VT | R | S000776 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes three additional Assistant Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency. Makes technical and conforming amendments to: (1) specified Federal law relating to compensation of Federal officials; (2) the Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1970; (3) the Toxic Substances Control Act; and (4) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 98-hr-3626 | 98 | hr | 3626 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to define the term "Motor vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance program". | Environmental Protection | 1983-07-21 | 1983-07-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] | TX | R | F000111 | 1 | Amends the Clean Air Act to define the term "motor vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance program." Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in approving or promulgating any State implementation plan, from requiring any specific percentage of reduction in emissions to be achieved by means of a motor vehicle emission control inspection and maintenance program. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z | |
| 98-hr-3476 | 98 | hr | 3476 | 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 | 1983-06-30 | 1983-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 0 | Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the new motor vehicle emission standards in certain States with respect to model years beginning after enactment of this Act. Repeals the requirement that new motor vehicles shall be sold with a production warranty and parts certification with respect to model years beginning after enactment of this Act. Requires the manufacture's performance warranty to cover the vehicle's first two years or first 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first. (Currently the warranty covers the useful life of the vehicle.) Deletes the provision which declares that no such warranty shall be invalid on the basis of any part used in the maintenance or repair of a vehicle or engine if such part was certified. Deletes the provision which defines emission control device or system for purposes of such warranty. Deletes the requirement that the maintenance instruction which the manufacturer must furnish with each new motor vehicle shall correspond to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. Requires that the maintenance instructions provide notice that maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and systems may be performed by any automobile automotive repair establishment or individual using any automotive part of the establishment's or individual's choosing. Deletes the waiver of the prohibition against the instructions including a condition that the purchaser must use a component or service identified by brand name or distinguishing between service performed by establishments affiliated with the manufacturer and independent establishments. Eliminates the prohibition against causing specified prohibited acts relating to the provision, use, maintenance, or inspection of emission control devices. Prohibits specified persons from knowingly removing or rendering inoperative any part or component placed in or on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine solely to control emissions in compliance with EPA regulations, except in connection with routine maintenance. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 98-hr-3477 | 98 | hr | 3477 | A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that State implementation plans provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles. | Environmental Protection | 1983-06-30 | 1983-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Dannemeyer, William E. [R-CA-39] | CA | R | D000044 | 9 | Amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the requirement that State implementation plans for meeting the national primary ambient air quality standard provide for periodic inspection and testing of motor vehicles. | 2025-01-15T18:51:50Z |
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