Bevill amendments

In 1989, ERA applied its revised interpretation of the Bevill Amendment (exclusion) to solid waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals. The slag from the primary zinc processing is the only zinc-related waste remaining in the Bevill exclusion (DO11991). 

In 1980, Congress enacted the Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments (Public Law 96-482), which amended the RCRA in several ways. Pertinent to special wastes was the addition of Sections 3001(b)(2)(A) and 3001(b)(3) (A). These new sections—frequenfly referred to as the Bensten and Bevill Amendments—exempted "special wastes" from regulation under Subtitle C of RCRA until further study and assessment of risk could be performed. Specifically, the Bentsen Amendment (Section 3001(b)(2)(A)) exempted drilling fluids, produced wafers, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, and production of crude oil or natural gas or geothermal energy. The Bevill Amendment (Section 3001(b)(3)(A)(i-iii)) exempted the special wastes listed above. 

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