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Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, H.R. 2273, a substitute for previous bill H.R. 1391, proposes amendments to Subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6941 et seq.) by adding a new section on management and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCRs). The legislation gives the states the authority to adopt and implement a CCR permit program based on the criteria for management and disposal of municipal solid waste. States would be required to notify the U.S. EPA within 6 months of the effective date of the legislation whether they intend to adopt CCR permit programs or not. States that choose to adopt permit programs would be required to implement the programs within 36 months after the effective date. In states that choose not to adopt permit programs, or whose programs were determined to be deficient, EPA would administer the programs. The bill, H.R. 2773, passed the House by a vote of 267 to 144 on October 14, 2011. Permit programs would be required to meet the current Subtitle D criteria for design, groundwater monitoring, corrective action, closure and post-closure, and apply the criteria to landfills and surface impoundments. However, states may determine that one or more requirements of the Subtitle D criteria do not apply to CCRs. In addition to the general requirements outlined above, the following specific requirements would apply: For all structures that continue to receive waste after the date of enactment of the legislation, Owners must meet Subtitle D criteria for groundwater monitoring,

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