Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act
Public Law 112-195 · S. 710 · 112th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Oct 5, 2012 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Cosponsors (5): Sen. Benjamin Cardin, Sen. Amy Klobuchar,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee
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Related bills
The record lists no related bills.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 25 actions.
- Oct 5, 2012Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 112-195.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 25, 2012FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 24, 2012FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 22, 2012Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 12, 2012FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Sep 11, 2012FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 710.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Murphy (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 10, 2012CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 472.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-654.
- Jul 27, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
- Jul 24, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Aug 5, 2011FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- Aug 3, 2011FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 2, 2011FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 7, 2011CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 112-20.
- Apr 14, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 31, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.