To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Environment, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2024.
- Section id46C76B9E5E4048A09F68452A4A05CDDB: 2. Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Program In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Environment, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Carper, without amendment
Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Warnock, …
Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Carper, and Mr. Boozman) introduced …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Local governments (cities, counties) seeking recycling infrastructure funding, State governments seeking recycling infrastructure funding
Environmental Protection Agency, Indian Tribes seeking recycling infrastructure funding
Positive-direction: Indian Tribes seeking recycling infrastructure funding
Negative-direction: Environmental Protection Agency
Materials recovery facility operators, Transfer station operators and developers
Residents of underserved communities lacking recycling access
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a community, including an unincorporated area, without access to full recycling services because— transportation, distance, or other reasons render utilization of available processing capacity at an existing materials recovery facility cost prohibitive
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