House Roll Call 308

98th Congress · 1983-08-04

H.R. 2867: TO AMEND THE SHELBY AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2867, A BILL AMENDING THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT TO AUTHORIZE $484 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1984 THROUGH 1986 FOR THE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. THE SHELBY AMENDMENT EXEMPTS SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS FROM THE REQUIREMENT OF NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC THAT THEIR WASTE IS 2300 HAZARDOUS IF THEY GENERATE LESS THAN 100-KILOGRAMS (OR 220 POUNDS) OF HAZARDOUS WASTE PER MONTH, AND IT EXTENDS THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM 24 TO 30 MONTHS FOR SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS, AND PROVIDES FOR A PROGRAM OF EDUCATION TO HELP SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS TO LEARN WHAT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ARE. THE FLORIO AMENDMENT REQUIRES SMALL QUANTITY GENERATORS TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION THAT THEIR WASTE IS HAZARDOUS AND WHERE THEY ARE DISPOSING IT.