Number: RL33691
Title: Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues
Authors: Claudia Copeland, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division 
Abstract: This report describes the provisions of Superfund and EPCRA, and enforcement actions under these laws that have increasingly been receiving attention. Congressional scrutiny in the form of legislative proposals and two House hearings are discussed. Bills intended to exempt animal manure from the requirements of Superfund and EPCRA were introduced in the 109th Congress. Similar bills were introduced in the 110th Congress (H.R. 1398 and S. 807), but no legislation has been enacted. Issues raised by the legislation are analyzed.
Pages: 11
Date: November 24, 2008