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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4856 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4856
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for onsite storage in
certain remote areas.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 23, 2026
Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works
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A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for onsite storage in
certain remote areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Remote Waste Storage Act''.
SEC. 2. ONSITE STORAGE IN REMOTE AREAS.
Section 3001(d)(6) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C.
6921(d)(6)) is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting ``, or for
not more than 2 years if such generator lacks year-round surface
transportation access to a treatment, storage, or disposal facility and
the accumulation of the hazardous waste is conducted in compliance with
all applicable laws (including regulations)'' before the period at the
end.
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