H.R. 2273 - Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act

Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act

H.R. 2273 — 112^th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary

To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels. (by CRS)

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Title

To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels.

Other Titles

• Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act
• Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act
• Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act

Sponsor

David McKinley

Co-Sponsors

• Jeff Miller
• Shelley Capito
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers
• Alan Nunnelee
• Pete Olson
• David Camp
• Larry Bucshon
• Bill Johnson
• Joe Barton
• Dennis Ross
• Thomas Rooney
• F. Sensenbrenner
• Rob Bishop
• Sue Myrick
• John Sullivan
• Charles Dent
• Nick Rahall
• Jo Ann Emerson
• Paul Gosar
• Dennis Rehberg
• Harold Rogers
• Rick Crawford
• Lee Terry
• Howard Coble
• Joseph Pitts
• Cynthia Lummis
• Steve Womack
• Tim Scott
• Edward Whitfield
• Steven Palazzo
• Michael Rogers
• Sandy Adams

Subjects

• Environmental protection
• Administrative remedies
• Coal
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Environmental regulatory procedures
• Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
• Intergovernmental relations
• Licensing and registrations
• Solid waste and recycling
• State and local government operations
• Water quality

Related Bills

• H.Res. 431 (112^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2273) to Amend Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to Facilitate Recovery and Beneficial Use, and Provide for the Proper Management and Disposal, of Materials Generated by the Combustion of Coal and Other Fossil Fuels.

Major Actions

Introduced	6/22/2011
Referred to Committee
Amendments (6 proposed)
Passed House	10/14/2011

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 2273	10/14/2011	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 171 voted YES 236 voted NO 27 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 3 to H.R. 2273	10/14/2011	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 173 voted YES 231 voted NO 30 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 2273	10/14/2011	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 185 voted YES 223 voted NO 26 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 5 to H.R. 2273	10/14/2011	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 164 voted YES 241 voted NO 29 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 6 to H.R. 2273	10/14/2011	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 174 voted YES 235 voted NO 25 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 2273 To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels	10/14/2011	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 172 voted YES 238 voted NO 24 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 2273 To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels	10/14/2011	This bill PASSED the House 267 voted YES 144 voted NO 23 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Shimkus amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.	10/14/2011	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	6/22/2011
		6/22/2011	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
		6/22/2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
		9/26/2011	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-226.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/26/2011	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
		10/12/2011	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 431 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2273 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce shall be considered as an original bill.
		10/14/2011	Rule H. Res. 431 passed House.
		10/14/2011	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 431.
		10/14/2011	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2273 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce shall be considered as an original bill.
		10/14/2011	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 431 and Rule XVIII.
		10/14/2011	The Speaker designated the Honorable Kevin Yoder to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		10/14/2011	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2273.
		10/14/2011	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shimkus amendment.
		10/14/2011	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
		10/14/2011	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Waxman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		10/14/2011	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No. 3.
		10/14/2011	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		10/14/2011	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment No 4.
		10/14/2011	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rush amendment.
		10/14/2011	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rush amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rush demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		10/14/2011	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 431, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment.
		10/14/2011	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
		10/14/2011	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the adoption of amendments which had previously been debated and on which further proceedings were postponed.
		10/14/2011	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2273.
		10/14/2011	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		10/14/2011	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		10/14/2011	Mr. Cicilline moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.
		10/14/2011	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cicilline motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to implement a warning system in the event of a catastrophic failure at a coal ash disposal site. Under this amendment, the EPA Administrator must require the owner or operator of a surface coal ash disposal site, such as a disposal pile or lagoon, to equip such site with a sufficient system to monitor for, and notify the public of a potentially hazardous condition that could lead to failure of the site's ability to contain coal ash.
		10/14/2011	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		10/14/2011	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	10/14/2011	Amendment 2 to H.R. 2273
select this vote	Vote	10/14/2011	Amendment 3 to H.R. 2273
select this vote	Vote	10/14/2011	Amendment 4 to H.R. 2273
select this vote	Vote	10/14/2011	Amendment 5 to H.R. 2273
select this vote	Vote	10/14/2011	Amendment 6 to H.R. 2273
select this vote	Vote	10/14/2011	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 2273 To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	10/14/2011	On Passage - House - H.R. 2273 To amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to facilitate recovery and beneficial use, and provide for the proper management and disposal, of materials generated by the combustion of coal and other fossil fuels
		10/14/2011	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Shimkus.
select this vote	Vote	10/14/2011	On agreeing to the Shimkus amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
		10/14/2011	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Waxman.
		10/14/2011	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Markey.
		10/14/2011	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Markey.
		10/14/2011	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Rush.
		10/14/2011	Amendment (A006) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee (TX).
		10/17/2011	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/18/2011	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 837	Shimkus, John [R-IL19]	October 14, 2011	Passed by voice vote on October 14, 2011.
	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 112-244 to provide additional detail to the certification requirements that States provide to EPA; add certain operating criteria from Part 258 of 40 CFR, clarify that states may request technical assistance from EPA; add a savings clause for citizen suits; add additional constituents for groundwater monitoring; reiterate in the definition of revised criteria that the criteria were promulgated to protect human health and the environment. The amendment makes other technical and clarifying changes to H.R. 2273. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 838	Waxman, Henry [D-CA30]	October 14, 2011	Failed by roll call vote on October 14, 2011.
	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-244 to require state programs to meet a legal standard of protection to ensure that human health and the environment are protected. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 839	Markey, Edward [D-MA7]	October 14, 2011	Failed by roll call vote on October 14, 2011.
	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-244 to establish a time frame for bringing existing surface impoundments into compliance with revised criteria for design, groundwater monitoring, and corrective action. Will maintain state flexibility to opt-out (with certification) and provide up to 10-year compliance window. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 840	Markey, Edward [D-MA7]	October 14, 2011	Failed by roll call vote on October 14, 2011.
	An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 112-244 to require the States to notify the public and the EPA and offer the opportunity to comment before a State establishes a program to regulate coal combustion waste. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 841	Rush, Bobby [D-IL1]	October 14, 2011	Failed by roll call vote on October 14, 2011.
	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 112-244 to provide federal enforcement authority so that if the EPA Administrator determines that a structure is in violation of a State coal combustion residuals permit program, and the State has not taken appropriate action to enforce such permit program with respect to such structure, the Administrator may inspect such structure and enforce the requirements of such permit program with respect to such structure. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 842	Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX18]	October 14, 2011	Failed by roll call vote on October 14, 2011.
	An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-244 to require the Administrator of the EPA to submit a report to Congress on the long-term impacts of State coal combustion residuals permit programs on human health and the environment within five years of enactment of the legislation. Show amendment details