Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1989: Hearing Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, on S. 1140 ... May 2, 1990 |
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Page 244 - In the disposal of solid waste or hazardous waste shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, both substantive and procedural (Including any requirement for permits or reporting or any provisions for injunctive relief and such sanctions as may be imposed...
Page 15 - ... shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, both substantive and procedural (including...
Page 244 - ... and each officer, agent, or employee thereof, shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, administrative authority, and process and sanctions respecting the control and abatement of air pollution in the same manner, and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.
Page 244 - ... of solid waste or hazardous waste shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, both substantive and procedural (including any requirement for permits or reporting or any provisions for injunctive relief and such sanctions as may be imposed by a court to enforce such relief), respecting control and abatement of solid waste or hazardous waste disposal in the same manner, and to the same extent, as any person is subject to such requirements, including...
Page 323 - CERCLA is to clean up as many sues as possible as thoroughly as possible and as expeditiously as possible, and this goal can best be achieved by allowing States to exercise fully all existing environmental authorities; WHEREAS, a significant number of the most dangerous hazardous waste disposal sites in the United States...
Page 68 - There are 59 hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities (TSOs) on the site. These facilities are subject to permitting and cleanup requirements under RCRA and state hazardous waste laws. Some of these facilities are among the largest in the country - examples include Hanford' s single and double shell tank farms, hazardous waste landfills, and the planned Grout and Vitrification plants. * Fourteen hundred historical hazardous waste disposal sites have been identified on this site....
Page 201 - MR. CHAIRMAN, I COMMEND YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMITTEE FOR THESE HEARINGS AND I URGE YOU TO ACTIVELY PRESS FOR MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND SPECIFIC WAIVERS OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES AND TO USE YOUR POWER TO FORCE REFORM WITHIN THE FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OBTAIN A COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FROM THEM. OUR NATION WAS BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES IN ORDER TO AVOID OMNIPOTENT POWER BEING EXERCISED BY A SINGLE PERSON OR ENTITY. THIS BASIC TENET OF OUR...
Page 242 - I am pleased to have this opportunity to appear before the Committee on behalf of the Department to discuss S.
Page 12 - Specific legislation includes the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the...
Page 69 - mixed waste" would have been exempted from RCRA. At Banford, this would have left the State, and EPA, with little to no regulatory role. * 1987, DOE finally recognized that RCRA applies to mixed waste. The Congress and many members of this committee were instrumental in forcing Energy to recognize RCRA jurisdiction * over mixed waste. • * February, 1986, the State Department of Ecology issued a $49,000 civil penalty and administrative order against DOE for OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL numerous...