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E-Mainifest Bill Passes Senate Committee |
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The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed legislation that would authorize the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop an electronic system to track hazardous waste. Entitled the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (S. 3109), the bill would permit EPA to select a contractor to develop an electronic manifest system and would authorize the collection of fees from the industry to fund the effort.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires companies to track their shipments of hazardous waste through maintaining records of shipments and the filing of paper manifests with the government after the shipment. The electronic system is purported to permit a more complete and accurate tracking of the wastes. Although awaiting authorization from Congress to establish a funding mechanism, EPA has already begun a rulemaking process, issuing a request for comments from the industry last February on the benefits and costs of establishing an e-manifest system.
For more information on the EPA e-manifest program, contact Stephanie Salmon, AFS Washington Office, at 202/842-4864 or
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