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To authorize States to regulate the receipt and disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste.

1/4/2007--Introduced.

State Waste Empowerment and Enforcement Provision Act of 2007 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize a state to limit, place restrictions on, or otherwise regulate out-of-state municipal solid waste received or disposed of annually at each landfill or incinerator in the state, except, until two years after enactment of this Act, to the extent that a host community agreement (between an owner or operator of a landfill or incinerator and an affected local government) specifically authorizes such receipt.

Latest Actions
  • 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
  • 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.70 Introduced in House08/31/2007