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Title: H. R. 2587: A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to regulate the interstate transportation of solid waste, to authorize a private right of action to enforce any such regulation, and to require any such regulation to include certain civil and criminal penalties, introduced in the US House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, June 7, 1991

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OSTI ID:5332083

The bill was introduced into the US House of Representatives on June 7, 1991 to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act. This legislation authorizes states to regulate the interstate transportation of solid waste, and to authorize a private right of action to enforce any such regulation. The key feature on this bill focuses on authorizing states to regulate solid waste in interstate commerce. In addition, any regulation is required to include certain civil and criminal penalties. This act requires that a civil penalty of a fine not to exceed $1,000,000 and a criminal penalty of a fine not to exceed $1,000,000, or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.

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5332083
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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