,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ajcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ad1         
#bjag,mr4 ,ellison 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 & 
,ms4 ,norton7 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 prev5tion1 reuse1 &
 recycl+ program developm5t1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,z]o ,wa/e ,developm5t &   
,expansion ,act ( #bjag4  #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 prev5tion1 
reuse1 & recycl+ tactics & op]ations1   
:i* may include--  7#a7 developm5t or   

deploym5t ( te*nologies or practices to 
increase rates ( wa/e prev5tion1 reuse1 
recycl+1 or compo/+2  7#b7 capital      
inve/m5t 9 infra/ructure to />t or exp& 
wa/e prev5tion1 reuse1 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$uce or prev5t wa/e 9 production or
 packag+2 or  7#d7 community outrea* &  
public education programm+1 includ+     
programm+ to-- 7,a7 increase community k
 ( effective wa/e prev5tion1 reuse1     
recycl+1 or compo/+2 &  7,b7 increase   
behavior t w r$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
 reuse1 recycl+1 & compo/+ rates4 ,9    
ord] to be consid]$ = ?is aw>d1         
applicants mu/--  7#a7 set specific wa/e
 prev5tion1 reuse1 recycl+1 compo/+1 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 h p>tn]%ips ) dome/ic   
manufactur]s :o w use locally recycl$   
mat]ials to spur ! gr[? ( dome/ic       
manufactur+ bus9esses & ! creation (    
dome/ic manufactur+ jobs2  7#d7 address 
! disproportionate environm5tal1 heal?1 
& economic burd5 ( wa/e disposal t is   
borne by communities ( color & l[       
income2  7#e7 propose to use funds =    
wa/e prev5tion1 reuse1 or recycl+       
programs 9 s*ools2  7#f7 employ adaptive
 managem5t practices to id5tify &       
address un9t5d$ consequ5ces z !y arise1 
includ+ pot5tial contam9ation ( l&1     
wat]1 air1 or food2  7#g7 h a demon/rat$
 ne$ = additional inve/m5t 9            

infra/ructure & programs to a*ieve wa/e 
prev5tion1 reuse1 or recycl+2  7#h7 w   
drive te*nologies = product reuse1      
recycl+1 compo/+1 or wa/e prev5tion2    
7#i7 demon/rate ways 9 :i* ! grant w    
enc\rage fur!r inve/m5t 9 wa/e          
prev5tion1 reuse1 recycl+1 or compo/+   
projects2 or  7#aj7 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 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
,act3 7#a7 ,recycl+ ,! t]m recycl+ means
 process+ mat]ial t has rea*$ ! end (   
its curr5t use into mat]ial utiliz$ 9 ! 
production ( new products4 ,! t]m does n
 include inc9]ation4  7#b7 ,reuse ,! t]m

 reuse means ext5d+ ! life ( a product1 
packag+1 or res\rces by ei!r us+ x m ?an
 once = ! same or a new function )      
little to no process+1 or repair+ x s x 
c be us$ long]1 %>+ or r5t+ x1 or sell+ 
or donat+ x to ano!r p>ty4 ,! t]m does n
 include inc9]ation4  7#c7 ,wa/e        
prev5tion ,! t]m wa/e prev5tion         
includes-- 7,a7 measures or te*niques t 
r$uce ! am\nt ( wa/es g5]at$ dur+       
indu/rial production processes2 &  7,b7 
reuse1 recycl+1 & o!r ef=ts to r$uce !  
am\nt ( wa/e go+ into ! wa/e /ream4     
7#d7 ,z]o wa/e ,! t]m z]o wa/e is a goal
 t is e?ical1 economical1 effici5t1 &   
vision>y1 to guide p 9 *ang+ _!         
life/yles & practices to emulate        
su/a9able natural cycles1 :]e all       
disc>d$ mat]ials are design$ to become  
res\rces = o!rs to use4 ,z]o wa/e means 
design+ & manag+ products & processes to
 sy/ematically avoid & elim9ate ! volume
 & toxicity ( wa/e & mat]ials1 cons]ve &
 recov] all res\rces1 & n burn or bury  
!m4 ,implem5t+ z]o wa/e w elim9ate all  

dis*>ges to l&1 wat]1 or air t are a    
?reat to planet>y1 human1 animal1 or    
plant heal?4  #g4 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator           
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod encompass+ fiscal
 ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbc = c>ry+ out ?is 
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