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S 710 — Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act

Last action — Became Public Law No: 112-195.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2011. Enacted.

Summary

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system within three years that may be used by a hazardous waste generator or transporter, an owner or operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, recycling, or disposal facility, or any other person that: (1) is required to use a manifest to comply with any federal or state requirement to track the shipment, transportation, and receipt of hazardous waste or other material shipped from the generation site to an off-site facility for treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling; and (2) elects to use the system to complete and transmit an electronic manifest format; or (3) submits to the system for data processing purposes a paper copy of the manifest (or data from such a paper copy). Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) impose service fees on users to pay for developing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading the system, including any costs incurred in collecting and processing data from any paper manifest submitted to the system after the date on which the system enters operation; and (2) deposit the fees into the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund (a revolving fund established by this Act). Requires the Administrator to adjust such fees to a level that will result in the collection of an amount that is sufficient and no more than reasonably necessary to cover system-related costs and minimize the accumulation of unused amounts in the Fund. Authorizes the Administrator, after consulting with the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), to enter into information technology contracts with appropriate entities for the provision of system-related services. Limits such contracts to a term of no more than 10 years. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board, and (2) carry out this Act in each state unless the state program is fully authorized to do so. Requires a designated facility that receives waste, in cases in which the state in which waste is generated or transported to such facility requires that the waste be tracked through a hazardous waste manifest, to: (1) complete the facility portion of the applicable manifest, (2) sign and date the facility certification, and (3) submit to the system a final copy of the manifest. Establishes reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2015 for start-up activities to carry out this Act that will be offset by the collection of such user fees.

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Action History

  1. Became Public Law No: 112-195.

  2. Signed by President.

  3. Presented to President.

  4. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6672-6673; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR 9/21/2012 S6673)

  6. Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

  7. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  8. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5826-5827)

  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 710.

  10. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5826-5828)

  11. Mr. Murphy (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  12. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.

  13. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-654.

  14. Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.

  15. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  16. Held at the desk.

  17. Received in the House.

  18. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  19. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5281-5283; text as passed Senate: CR S5281-5283)

  20. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.

  21. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-20.

  22. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  23. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Subjects

Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Business records Computers and information technology Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Government information and archives Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Public contracts and procurement Transportation safety and security User charges and fees Environmental regulatory procedures Environmental protection
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 710 do?
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system within three years that may be used by a hazardous waste generator or transporter, an owner or operator of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, recycling, or disposal facility, or any other person that: (1) is required to use a manifest to comply with any federal or state requirement to track the shipment, transportation, and receipt of hazardous waste or other material shipped from the generation site to an off-site facility for treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling; and (2) elects to use the system to complete and transmit an electronic manifest format; or (3) submits to the system for data processing purposes a paper copy of the manifest (or data from such a paper copy). Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) impose service fees on users to pay for developing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading the system, including any costs incurred in collecting and processing data from any paper manifest submitted to the system after the date on which the system enters operation; and (2) deposit the fees into the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund (a revolving fund established by this Act). Requires the Administrator to adjust such fees to a level that will result in the collection of an amount that is sufficient and no more than reasonably necessary to cover system-related costs and minimize the accumulation of unused amounts in the Fund. Authorizes the Administrator, after consulting with the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), to enter into information technology contracts with appropriate entities for the provision of system-related services. Limits such contracts to a term of no more than 10 years. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board, and (2) carry out this Act in each state unless the state program is fully authorized to do so. Requires a designated facility that receives waste, in cases in which the state in which waste is generated or transported to such facility requires that the waste be tracked through a hazardous waste manifest, to: (1) complete the facility portion of the applicable manifest, (2) sign and date the facility certification, and (3) submit to the system a final copy of the manifest. Establishes reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY2013-FY2015 for start-up activities to carry out this Act that will be offset by the collection of such user fees.
Who sponsors S 710?
S 710 is sponsored by John Thune (R).
What is the current status of S 710?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2011. Enacted.
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