S. 793 · 108th Congress
A bill to provide for increased energy savings and environmental benefits through the increased use of…
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A bill to provide for increased energy savings and environmental benefits through the increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete.
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Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and each agency head to implement fully all procurement requirements and incentives, including Federal procurement guidelines, that provide for the use of cement and concrete incorporating recovered mineral component in cement or concrete projects.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Nov 17, 2003
Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and each agency head to implement fully all procurement requirements and incentives, including Federal procurement guidelines, that provide for the use of cement and concrete incorporating recovered mineral component in cement or concrete projects.
Requires each agency head to give priority to achieving greater use of recovered mineral component in cement or concrete projects for which recovered mineral components historically have not been used or have been used only minimally.
Instructs the Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy, to study and report to Congress on the extent to which current procurement requirements may realize energy savings and environmental benefits attainable with substitution of recovered mineral component in cement used in cement or concrete projects.
Instructs the Administrator to establish criteria (including an evaluation of whether to establish a numerical standard for concentration of lead and other hazardous substances) for the safe and environmentally protective use of granular mine tailings from the Tar Creek, Oklahoma, Mining District, known as "chat," for: (1) cement or concrete projects; and (2) transportation construction projects (including transportation construction projects involving the use of asphalt) that are carried out, in whole or in part, using Federal funds.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to provide for increased energy savings and environmental benefits through the increased use of recovered mineral component in federally funded projects involving procurement of cement or concrete.
Latest action (Nov 17, 2003): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 394.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 7, 2003
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No recorded floor vote found.