,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,ellison introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize the ,administrator of the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
award grants for municipal solid waste  
prevention and recycling program        
development1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,zero ,waste ,development and   
,expansion ,act4  #b4 ,grant program    
,the ,administrator of the              
,environmental ,protection ,agency 7in  
this ,act referred to as the            
,administrator7 shall award grants to   
local governments or consortia of local 
governments1 which may be acting in     
coordination with one or more           
nongovernmental entities4 ,the grants   
shall be used to develop solid waste    
prevention and recycling tactics and    
operations1 which may include--  7#a7   

development or deployment of            
technologies or practices to increase   
rates of waste prevention1 recycling1   
composting1 or product reuse2  7#b7     
capital investment in infrastructure to 
start or expand waste prevention1       
recycling1 composting1 or product reuse 
programs2  7#c7 partnerships with local 
businesses interested in incorporating  
new technologies or processes to reduce 
or prevent waste in production or       
packaging2 or  7#d7 community outreach  
and public education programming1       
including programming to--  7,a7        
increase community knowledge of         
effective waste prevention1 recycling1  
composting1 or product reuse practices2 
and  7,b7 increase behavior that will   
reduce overall household waste          
generation4  #c4 ,grant review  7a7     
,grant awardees ,grants shall be awarded
 under this ,act to applicants that     
collectively represent a range of       
existing waste prevention1 recycling1   
composting1 and product reuse rates4 ,in

 order to be considered for this award1 
applicants must-- 7#a7 set specific     
waste prevention1 recycling1 composting1
 product reuse1 or public education     
goals that will bring communities closer
 to zero waste2  7#b7 have a clearly    
established plan to use grant funds for 
one or more of the purposes described in
 section #b2 and  7#c7 meet other       
criteria as determined by the           
,administrator4  7b7 ,additional factors
 ,additional weight may be given to the 
applications of local governments or    
consortia that-- 7#a7 have statutorily  
committed to zero waste principles2     
7#b7 demonstrate job creation2  7#c7    
address the disproportionate            
environmental1 health1 and economic     
burden of waste disposal that is borne  
by communities of color and low income2 
7#d7 propose to use funds for waste     
prevention or recycling programs in     
schools2  7#e7 employ adaptive          
management practices to identify and    
address unintended consequences as they 

arise1 including potential contamination
 of land1 water1 air1 or food2  7#f7    
have a demonstrated need for additional 
investment in infrastructure and        
programs to achieve waste prevention or 
recycling2  7#g7 will drive technologies
 for product reuse1 recycling1          
composting1 or waste prevention2  7#h7  
demonstrate ways in which the grant will
 encourage further investment in waste  
prevention1 recycling1 composting1 or   
product reuse projects2 or  7#i7        
incorporate multistakeholder            
involvement1 including nonprofit1       
commercial1 and public sector partners4 
#d4 ,reporting ,grant awardees shall    
report to the ,administrator the results
 of their project and relevant data     
requested by the ,administrator to track
 the grant program's impact4  #e4       
,annual conference ,the ,administrator  
shall convene or co-convene an annual   
conference for current1 past1 and       
potential grantees1 and other           
stakeholders1 to learn from each other's

 experiences in moving toward a zero    
waste goal4  #f4 ,definition ,in this   
,act1 the term recycling means a series 
of activities by which material that has
 reached the end of its current use is  
processed into material utilized in the 
production of new products4  #g4        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,administrator #ajj1jjj1jjj for the    
period encompassing fiscal years #bjaf  
through #bjba for carrying out this     
,act4