Sludge Disclosure Act of 2005

Sludge Disclosure Act of 2005 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require any person who sells or transfers sludge from a waste treatment plant for agricultural or related purposes to disclose to purchasers and the public information on the source and content of such sludge.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4130 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4130

  To require information on the contents of sludge to be provided to 
                purchasers of the sludge and the public.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2005

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require information on the contents of sludge to be provided to 
                purchasers of the sludge and the public.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sludge Disclosure Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. SLUDGE INFORMATION.

    (a) Amendment.--Subtitle G of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6971 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

                          ``sludge information

    ``Sec. 7011. Any person who sells or transfers sludge from a waste 
treatment plant for agricultural or related purposes shall--
            ``(1) quarterly compile information necessary to comply 
        with paragraphs (2) and (3);
            ``(2) based on information compiled pursuant to paragraph 
        (1), inform the purchaser or recipient of the identity of each 
        major source of the waste, along with the volumetric percentage 
        of the sludge received from each such source;
            ``(3) provide the information required under paragraph (2) 
        to the community where the sludge will be used, through 
        appropriate public notice mechanisms as required by the 
        Administrator; and
            ``(4) provide to the purchaser or recipient, in writing or 
        digital format the following disclaimer: `In conducting risk 
        assessment with respect to the use of this product for 
        agricultural purposes, the Environmental Protection Agency did 
        not consider all possible contaminants, local environmental 
        conditions, synergistic and cumulative effects, and crop yield 
        impacts.'.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to subtitle G the following new item:

``Sec. 7011. Sludge information.''.
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