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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.

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What This Bill Does

This bill amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow owners or operators of critical energy resource facilities to receive an interim permit (a temporary approval to operate) for handling hazardous waste. The interim permit must receive final approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator before becoming permanent. ##

Who It Affects

- Owners and operators of critical energy resource facilities - The Secretary of Energy - The EPA administrator ##

Key Provisions

- Owners or operators of critical energy resource facilities can now qualify for interim hazardous waste permits (Sec. 1) - The Secretary of Energy determines what qualifies as a "critical energy resource" (Sec. 1) - A "critical energy resource" means any energy resource that is essential to the United States energy sector and systems AND has a supply chain vulnerable to disruption (Sec. 1) ##

What Changes

Currently, certain facilities can receive interim hazardous waste permits under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. This bill adds critical energy resource facilities to the list of facilities eligible for these interim permits. ##

Important Definitions

- **Critical energy resource:** Any energy resource the Secretary of Energy determines is essential to United States energy systems and whose supply chain can be disrupted - **Critical energy resource facility:** A facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource ##

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

IB Union Calendar No. 13 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1070 [Report No. 118–21] 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 Environ- mental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. 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] VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1070.RH H1070 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1070 RH A BILL To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an in- terim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Pro- tection Agency, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1070.RH H1070 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1070 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. INTERIM HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMITS. 3 Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 4 U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended— 5 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 6 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 7 end; 8 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 9 ‘‘this section,’’; 10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(iii) is a critical energy resource facility,’’; 12 and 13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 14 ‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this sub- 15 section: 16 ‘‘(A) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE.—The term 17 ‘critical energy resource’ means, as determined by the 18 Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— 19 ‘‘(i) that is essential to the energy sector 20 and energy systems of the United States; and 21 ‘‘(ii) the supply chain of which is vulner- 22 able to disruption. 23 ‘‘(B) CRITICAL ENERGY RESOURCE FACILITY.— 24 The term ‘critical energy resource facility’ means a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1070.RH H1070 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1070 RH facility that processes or refines a critical energy re- 1 source.’’. 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1070.RH H1070 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1070.RH H1070 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 13 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1070 [Report No. 118–21] A BILL To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy re- source facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Adminis- trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. MARCH 23, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1070.RH H1070 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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