,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aahi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ai1 #bjbc,mrs4 
,capito 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 & ,mr4   
,boozman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,environm5t & ,public ,works  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a pilot grant program to    
improve recycl+ accessibility1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,recycl+ ,infra/ructure &  
,accessibility ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4       
,recycl+ ,infra/ructure & ,accessibility
 ,program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m       
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 
,curbside recycl+ ,! t]m curbside       
recycl+ means ! process by :i*          
resid5tial recyclable mat]ials are pick$
 up curbside4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! 
t]m eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate
 7z def9$ 9 section #ajjd ( ! ,solid    
,wa/e ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fijc772  7,b7 a unit ( local gov]nm5t2 

7,c7 an ,indian ,tribe2 &  7,d7 a       
public-private p>tn]%ip4  7#d7 ,indian  
,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian    
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#e7 ,mat]ials recov]y facility  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! t]m mat]ials recov]y facility 
means a recycl+ facility :]e prim>ily   
resid5tial recyclables1 :i* are div]t$ f
 disposal by a g5]ator & collect$       
sep>ately f municipal solid wa/e1 are   
me*anically or manually sort$ into      
commodities = fur!r process+ into       
specification-grade commodities = sale  
to end us]s4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,! t]m    
mat]ials recov]y facility does n include
 a solid wa/e managem5t facility t may  
process municipal solid wa/e to remove  
recyclable mat]ials4  7#f7 ,pilot grant 
program ,! t]m pilot grant program means
 ! ,recycl+ ,infra/ructure &            
,accessibility ,program e/abli%$ "u     
subsection 7b74  7#g7 ,recyclable       
mat]ial ,! t]m recyclable mat]ial means 

obsolete1 previ\sly us$1                
(f-specification1 surplus1 or           
incid5tally produc$ mat]ial = process+  
into a specification-grade commodity =  
:i* a m>ket exi/s4  7#h7 ,transf] /ation
 ,! t]m transf] /ation means a facility 
t-- 7,a7 receives & consolidates        
recyclable mat]ial f curbside recycl+ or
 drop-(f facilities2 &  7,b7 loads !    
recyclable mat]ial onto tractor trail]s1
 railc>s1 or b>ges = transport to a     
di/ant mat]ials recov]y facility or     
ano!r recycl+-relat$ facility4  7#i7    
,und]s]v$ community ,! t]m und]s]v$     
community means a community1 includ+ an 
un9corporat$ area1 )\t access to full   
recycl+ s]vices because-- 7,a7          
transportation1 di/ance1 or o!r reasons 
r5d] utilization ( available process+   
capacity at an exi/+ mat]ials recov]y   
facility co/ prohibitive2 or  7,b7 !    
process+ capacity ( an exi/+ mat]ials   
recov]y facility is insuffici5t to      
manage ! volume ( recyclable mat]ials   
produc$ by t community4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t

 ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 e/abli% a pilot grant program1 to be   
kn[n z ! ,recycl+ ,infra/ructure &      
,accessibility ,program1 to aw>d grants1
 on a competitive basis1 to eligible    
entities to improve recycl+             
accessibility 9 a community or          
communities )9 ! same geographic area4  
7c7 ,goal ,! goal ( ! pilot grant       
program is to fund eligible projects t w
 significantly improve accessibility to 
recycl+ sy/ems ?r\gh inve/m5ts 9        
infra/ructure 9 und]s]v$ communities    
?r\gh ! use ( a hub-&-spoke model =     
recycl+ infra/ructure developm5t4  7d7  
,applications ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ! pilot grant program1 an   
eligible entity %all submit to !        
,adm9i/rator an application at su* "t1 9
 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,adm9i/rator may require4  7e7          
,consid]ations ,9 select+ eligible      
entities to receive a grant "u ! pilot  
grant program1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all      

consid]-- 7#a7 :e!r ! community or      
communities 9 :i* ! eligible entity is  
seek+ to c>ry out a propos$ project has 
curbside recycl+2  7#b7 :e!r ! propos$  
project ( ! eligible entity w improve   
accessibility to recycl+ s]vices 9 a    
s+le und]s]v$ community or multiple     
und]s]v$ communities2 &  7#c7 if !      
eligible entity is a public-private     
p>tn]%ip1 ! f9ancial heal? ( ! private  
entity seek+ to ent] into t             
public-private p>tn]%ip4  7f7 ,priority 
,9 select+ eligible entities to receive 
a grant "u ! pilot grant program1 !     
,adm9i/rator %all give priority to      
eligible entities seek+ to c>ry out a   
propos$ project 9 a community 9 :i* !re 
is n m ?an #a mat]ials recov]y facility 
)9 a #ge-mile radius ( t community4  7g7
 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity aw>d$ 
a grant "u ! pilot grant program may use
 ! grant funds = projects to improve    
recycl+ accessibility 9 communities1    
includ+ 9 und]s]v$ communities1 by--    
7#a7 increas+ ! numb] ( transf] /ations2

  7#b7 exp&+ curbside recycl+ collection
 programs :]e appropriate2 &  7#c7      
lev]ag+ public-private p>tn]%ips to     
r$uce ! co/s associat$ ) collect+ &     
transport+ recyclable mat]ials 9        
und]s]v$ communities4  7h7 ,prohibition 
on use ( funds ,an eligible entity aw>d$
 a grant "u ! pilot grant program may n 
use ! grant funds = projects relat+ to  
recycl+ education programs4  7i7 ,m9imum
 & maximum grant am\nt ,a grant aw>d$ to
 an eligible entity "u ! pilot grant    
program %all be 9 an am\nt-- 7#a7 n less
 ?an #ejj1jjj2 &  7#b7 n m ?an          
#ae1jjj1jjj4  7j7 ,set-,aside ,!        
,adm9i/rator %all set aside n less ?an  
#gj p]c5t ( ! am\nts made available to  
c>ry out ! pilot grant program = ea*    
fiscal ye> to aw>d grants to eligible   
entities to c>ry out a propos$ project  
or program 9 a s+le und]s]v$ community  
or multiple und]s]v$ communities4  7k7  
,f$]al %>e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to   
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( a 
project or program c>ri$ out by an      

eligible entity us+ grant funds %all be 
n m ?an #ij p]c5t4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,!      
,adm9i/rator may waive ! ,f$]al %>e     
requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 if !        
,adm9i/rator det]m9es t an eligible     
entity w\ld exp]i5ce significant        
f9ancial h>d%ip z a result ( t          
requirem5t4  7l7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b 
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! fir/ grant is 
aw>d$ "u ! pilot grant program1 !       
,adm9i/rator %all submit to ,congress a 
report describ+ ! implem5tation ( !     
pilot grant program1 :i* %all include-- 
7#a7 a li/ ( eligible entities t h      
receiv$ a grant "u ! pilot grant        
program2  7#b7 ! actions tak5 by ea*    
eligible entity t receiv$ a grant "u !  
pilot grant program to improve recycl+  
accessibility ) grant funds2 &  7#c7 to 
! ext5t in=mation is available1 a       
description ( h[ grant funds receiv$ "u 
! pilot grant program improv$ recycl+   
rates 9 ea* community 9 :i* a project or
 program 0 c>ri$ out "u ! pilot grant   
program4  7m7 ,au?orization (           

appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ! pilot grant  
program #cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s 
#bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg1 to rema9 available   
until exp5d$4  7#b7 ,adm9i/rative co/s &
 te*nical assi/ance ,( ! am\nts made    
available "u p>agraph 7#a71 !           
,adm9i/rator may use up to #e p]c5t--   
7,a7 = adm9i/rative co/s relat+ to c>ry+
 out ! pilot grant program2 &  7,b7 to  
provide te*nical assi/ance to eligible  
entities apply+ = a grant "u ! pilot    
grant program4