Coal Ash for American Infrastructure Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4875 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4875 To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a framework for the beneficial use of coal combustion residuals, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 5, 2025 Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish a framework for the beneficial use of coal combustion residuals, and for other purposes. 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 ``Coal Ash for American Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. BENEFICIAL USE STAGING UNITS. Section 4005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6945) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Beneficial Use Staging Units.-- ``(1) Application.-- ``(A) In general.--An owner or operator of a coal combustion residuals unit may submit to a State operating a State permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions that is approved under subsection (d)(1)(B), or with respect to a coal combustion residuals unit in a nonparticipating State, to the Administrator, an application to designate the coal combustion residuals unit as a beneficial use staging unit under paragraph (2). ``(B) Contents.--An application under this paragraph shall include-- ``(i) an attestation that the owner or operator of the coal combustion residuals unit will comply, with respect to such coal combustion residuals unit, with the applicable beneficial use requirement under paragraph (4); ``(ii) a measurement in cubic yards of the volume of coal combustion residuals stored in the coal combustion