,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjae ,mr4 
,ellison introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy to aw>d grants =     
municipal solid wa/e prev5tion & recycl+
 program developm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,z]o ,wa/e ,developm5t & ,expansion   
,act4  #b4 ,grant program ,!            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to
 z ! ,adm9i/rator7 %all aw>d grants to  
local gov]nm5ts or consortia ( local    
gov]nm5ts1 :i* may be act+ 9 coord9ation
 ) "o or m nongov]nm5tal entities4 ,!   
grants %all be us$ to develop solid wa/e
 prev5tion & recycl+ tactics &          
op]ations1 :i* may include--  7#a7      
developm5t or deploym5t ( te*nologies or
 practices to increase rates ( wa/e     
prev5tion1 recycl+1 compo/+1 or product 

reuse2  7#b7 capital inve/m5t 9         
infra/ructure to />t or exp& wa/e       
prev5tion1 recycl+1 compo/+1 or product 
reuse programs2  7#c7 p>tn]%ips ) local 
bus9esses int]e/$ 9 incorporat+ new     
te*nologies or processes to r$uce or    
prev5t wa/e 9 production or packag+2 or 
7#d7 community outrea* & public         
education programm+1 includ+ programm+  
to--  7,a7 increase community k (       
effective wa/e prev5tion1 recycl+1      
compo/+1 or product reuse practices2 &  
7,b7 increase behavior t w r$uce ov]all 
h\sehold wa/e g5]ation4  #c4 ,grant     
review  7a7 ,grant aw>dees ,grants %all 
be aw>d$ "u ?is ,act to applicants t    
collectively repres5t a range ( exi/+   
wa/e prev5tion1 recycl+1 compo/+1 &     
product reuse rates4 ,9 ord] to be      
consid]$ = ?is aw>d1 applicants mu/--   
7#a7 set specific wa/e prev5tion1       
recycl+1 compo/+1 product reuse1 or     
public education goals t w br+          
communities clos] to z]o wa/e2  7#b7 h a
 cle>ly e/abli%$ plan to use grant funds

 = "o or m ( ! purposes describ$ 9      
section #b2 &  7#c7 meet o!r crit]ia z  
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7b7         
,additional factors ,additional weight  
may be giv5 to ! applications ( local   
gov]nm5ts or consortia t-- 7#a7 h       
/atutorily committ$ to z]o wa/e         
pr9ciples2  7#b7 demon/rate job         
creation2  7#c7 address !               
disproportionate environm5tal1 heal?1 & 
economic burd5 ( wa/e disposal t is     
borne by communities ( color & l[       
income2  7#d7 propose to use funds =    
wa/e prev5tion or recycl+ programs 9    
s*ools2  7#e7 employ adaptive managem5t 
practices to id5tify & address un9t5d$  
consequ5ces z !y arise1 includ+ pot5tial
 contam9ation ( l&1 wat]1 air1 or food2 
7#f7 h a demon/rat$ ne$ = additional    
inve/m5t 9 infra/ructure & programs to  
a*ieve wa/e prev5tion or recycl+2  7#g7 
w drive te*nologies = product reuse1    
recycl+1 compo/+1 or wa/e prev5tion2    
7#h7 demon/rate ways 9 :i* ! grant w    
enc\rage fur!r inve/m5t 9 wa/e          

prev5tion1 recycl+1 compo/+1 or product 
reuse projects2 or  7#i7 incorporate    
multi/akehold] involvem5t1 includ+      
nonpr(it1 comm]cial1 & public sector    
p>tn]s4  #d4 ,report+ ,grant aw>dees    
%all report to ! ,adm9i/rator ! results 
( _! project & relevant data reque/$ by 
! ,adm9i/rator to track ! grant         
program's impact4  #e4 ,annual conf]5ce 
,! ,adm9i/rator %all conv5e or co-conv5e
 an annual conf]5ce = curr5t1 pa/1 &    
pot5tial grantees1 & o!r /akehold]s1 to 
le>n f ea* o!r's exp]i5ces 9 mov+ t[>d a
 z]o wa/e goal4  #f4 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
,act1 ! t]m recycl+ means a s]ies (     
activities by :i* mat]ial t has rea*$ ! 
end ( its curr5t use is process$ into   
mat]ial utiliz$ 9 ! production ( new    
products4  #g4 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator           
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod encompass+ fiscal
 ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh #bjba = c>ry+ out ?is 
,act4