H.R. 1070 – Reading Mode

Union Calendar No. 13

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1070

[Report No. 118–21]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 17, 2023

Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

March 23, 2023

Additional sponsors: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Allen

March 23, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 17, 2023

A BILL

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

Interim hazardous waste permits

Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)(A)—

(A)

in clause (i), by striking or at the end;

(B)

in clause (ii), by inserting or after this section,;

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(iii)

is a critical energy resource facility,

; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(4)

Definitions

For the purposes of this subsection:

(A)

Critical energy resource

The term critical energy resource means, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource—

(i)

that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States; and

(ii)

the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.

(B)

Critical energy resource facility

The term critical energy resource facility means a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource.

March 23, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed