Background and Issues Relating to H.R. 5640, the Superfund Expansion and Protection Act of 1984: Scheduled for a Hearing Before the Committee on Ways and Means on July 25, 1984 |
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Page 11 - Resource Conservation And Recovery Act The Resource Conservation And Recovery Act (RCRA...
Page 8 - ... to demonstrate that there is no substantial likelihood that any migration offsite or release from confinement of any hazardous substance or other risk to public health or welfare will occur.
Page 6 - Except as provided in subsection (b), the term 'taxable chemical' means any substance — "(A) which is listed in the table under section 4661(b), and "(B) which is manufactured or produced in the United States or entered into the United States for consumption, use, or warehousing. "(2) UNITED STATES. — The term 'United States' has the meaning given such term by section 4612(aX4).
Page 5 - United States' means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico...
Page 8 - ... purposes of judicial review. A request for additional information shall state in specific terms the data required. (3) In addition to the assumption of liability of owners and operators under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Post-closure Liability Fund established by section...
Page 9 - remedy" or "remedial action" means those actions consistent with permanent remedy taken instead of or in addition to removal actions in the event of a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance into the environment, to prevent or minimize the release of hazardous substances so that they do not migrate to cause substantial danger to present or future public health or welfare or the environment.
Page 8 - SEC. 4682. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES. "(a) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this subchapter — "(1) HAZARDOUS WASTE.— The term 'hazardous waste' means any waste — "(A) having the characteristics identified under section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act (other than waste the regulation of which under such Act has been suspended by Act of Congress on that date), or "(B) subject to the reporting or recordkeeping requirements of sections...
Page 9 - ... (d) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION.— The tax imposed by section 4681 shall apply to the receipt of hazardous waste after September 30, 1983, except that if, as of September 30 of any subsequent calendar year, the unobligated balance of the Post-closure Liability Trust Fund exceeds $200,000,000, no tax shall be imposed under such section during the following calendar year.".
Page 14 - ... liquidate, when due, the obligations which would accrue from that apportionment. It has also been determined that sufficient revenues are expected to be in the highway trust fund to finance the appropriation estimate for fiscal year 1959. These determinations are confirmed by the Secretary of the Treasury's report on the financial condition and results of the operations of the highway trust fund for the fiscal year 1957, which was submitted to Congress on March 3, 1958, and published as House...
Page 8 - SEC. 4681. IMPOSITION OF TAX. "(a) GENERAL RULE. — There is hereby imposed a tax on the receipt of hazardous waste at a qualified hazardous waste disposal facility. "(b) AMOUNT OF TAX.— The amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a) shall be equal to $2.13 per dry weight ton of hazardous waste. "SEC. 4682. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES. "(a) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this subchapter — "(1) HAZARDOUS WASTE.— The term 'hazardous waste...