Waste Export and Import Prohibition Act - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit the export from, or import into, the United States of solid waste. Excludes from such prohibition small quantities of household waste carried by individuals traveling abroad and baled waste paper, scrap textiles, or waste glass if such wastes: (1) are exported or imported for recycling purposes; (2) are separated from the waste stream; and (3) do not contain any substances whose storage, treatment, or disposal is regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act or that are identified as having characteristics of hazardous waste.
Includes within the definition of "solid waste": (1) low-level radioactive waste and waste mixed with low-level radioactive waste; and (2) all wastes covered by the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.
Repeals provisions concerning the export of hazardous wastes.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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