H. R. 2398: This Act may be cited as the Hazardous and Additional Waste Export and Import Act of 1991, introduced in the US House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, May 20, 1991
This bill was introduced into the US House of Representatives on May 20, 1991 to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act. This legislation prohibits the export from and import into the United States of hazardous and additional waste except in compliance with the requirements of this act. The purpose of this act is to implement the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, done at Basel, Switzerland, March 22, 1989. Key sections address the following: international shipments of hazardous and additional waste, which includes municipal solid waste and incinerator ash, and infectious waste; objectives and national policy; retention of existing authority; and conforming amendments.
- OSTI ID:
- 5401648
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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