Transporters of hazardous waste are required to follow the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and individual state regulations thereof. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delegates primary responsibility of implementing RCRA’s hazardous waste program to individual states. States which receive final authorization from EPA under RCRA must maintain a hazardous waste program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent than the Federal program. As the Federal program changes, states must change their programs and ask EPA to authorize the changes. In addition, many states are authorized to implement additional parts of RCRA including corrective action and land disposal restrictions. State requirements that go beyond the scope of the Federal program are not part of the authorized program and EPA cannot enforce them. Although transporters must comply with these requirements under state law, they are not RCRA requirements.
With regard to the transportation of hazardous waste under the HMR, states are expressly preempted from promulgating any regulation that is substantively different from the federal packaging, labeling, marking, and placarding requirements. In almost all cases, states require transporters to comply with the federal requirements when transporting waste. However, like states under RCRA, states are free to include more stringent transport requirements.
The following chart is intended to illustrate examples wherein a state provides a more stringent regulatory requirement on transporters. It is for information only and is not intended to be, nor is it, legal advice or an exhaustive review of all law, regulations, procedures, and policies applicable to the subject matter thereof. It is not intended to create, and receipt of it does not constitute a lawyer-client relationship.
State | Hazardous Waste State Statute or Code | Specific Citation to Additional Requirements | Summary of Additional Requirements |
Alabama |
| Ala. Admin Code r. 335-14-4.03
Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-14-4-.04
| Discharge Notification Requirements
Financial Assurance Requirements
Transporter Permit Requirements |
Alaska |
| Exemptions | |
Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 49-701 et. seq.
| Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-8-260(M)
Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-8-263(C)
| Registration and Fee Requirements
Intrastate Manifest Requirements
Immediate Action Reporting Requirements |
Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 8-7-201 et. seq.
| Identification of Hazardous Waste
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California | Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 25100.-25257.1
| Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 66263.11, .15, .17
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 66263.18
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 66263.20
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 66263.30
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 66263.32
| Transporter Registration Requirements
Transfer Facility Exception
Manifest Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Hazardous Waste of Concern Requirements
Regulatory Exemptions |
Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-15-101-515
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| Mixing Hazardous Wastes
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
Connecticut | Conn. Gen Stat. § 22a-114 et. seq.
| Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22a-449(c)-11
Conn Agencies Regs. § 22a-440(c)-103
| Permit Requirements
Permit Display, Storage, Discharge, Financial Responsibility, and Training Requirements |
Delaware | Del. Code Ann. tit. 7, §§ 6301-09
| 7-1302-163 Del. Code Regs. § 263.30 7-1302-263 Del. Code Regs. § 263.100-103 | Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Permit Requirements
Training Requirements
Operating Requirements |
District of Columbia |
| D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20 § 4202
| Prohibitions Specific to D.C.
District-Only Hazardous Wastes
Standards Applicable to Transporters |
Florida |
| Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r. 62-730-170
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. r. 62-730-171
Fla. Admin Code Ann. r. 62-737-400
| Financial Responsibility, Exclusions, and Annual Verification
Transfer Facility Requirements
Universal Waste Transporters
Biomedical Waste Transporters
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Georgia |
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Notification Requirements |
Hawaii |
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Transporters of Hazardous Waste
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Idaho |
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None |
None |
Illinois |
| Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 723
| Transporters of Hazardous Waste
Standards for Specific Hazardous Waste |
Indiana |
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| Transporter Exceptions and Additions
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Hazardous Waste Transfer Facilities |
Iowa |
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| Notification Requirements
Additional Notification Requirements |
Kansas | Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-3401-174
| Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-31-6(e)
Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-31-263a
| Transporter Manifest Exceptions
Hazardous Waste Routing
Transporter Additional Requirements |
Kentucky |
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| Transporter Identification Number and Registration Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
Louisiana | La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 2171-2206
| La. Admin. Code tit 33, § 1313 La. Admin. Code tit 33, § 1315 La. Admin. Code tit 33, § 1317 | Financial Responsibility Requirements
Transporter Spill Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Use and Reuse of Containers
Vehicle Marking and Placards |
Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 38, §§ 1301-19
| 06-096-850 Me. Code R. § 3(A)(6)
06-096-853 Me. Code R. §§ 1-11
| Used or Reused Hazardous Waste
Transporter Licensing Requirements
Manifest Exceptions |
Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 7-201 et. seq.
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| Applicability, Certification, mixing, training, stoppage and storage, and inspection Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Standards Applicable to Transporters of Medical Waste |
Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21C, §§ 1-30
| 310 Mass. Code Regs. 30.333-.34
310 Mass. Code Regs. 30.410, .411, .414, .415, .416, .802, .834 | Exception and Additional Reporting Requirements
Transporter Exceptions
Reporting Requirements
Training Requirements
Insurance, Bonding, Vehicle Identification Device, Emergency Procedure, Marking, Licensing, and Public Notice Requirements |
Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 324.11101-.53
| Mich. Admin. Code r. 299.9407-08
| Vehicle Storage Requirements
Mixing Requirements
Vehicle Requirements
Inspection Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Medical Waste Regulatory Act |
Minnesota |
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| Transfer Facility Requirements
Manifest Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
Mississippi |
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| Annual Reporting Requirements
Additional General Requirements |
Missouri |
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| Licensing, 10-Day Transit Limit, Recordkeeping, Insurance, and Emergency Response requirements |
Montana | Mont. Code. Ann. §§ 75-10-401-51
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| Notification and Recordkeeping Requirements
Transporter Registration Requirements
Transfer Facility Training Requirements
Transfer Facility Emergency Planning
Transfer Facility Container Handling
Annual Reporting Requirements |
Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 1521.08-.23
| 128 Neb. Admin. Code §§ 4-001-005.05
| Notification, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Requirements.
Transporter Requirements |
Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 459.400-.600
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| Record of Inspection Requirements
Mixing Prohibitions |
New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 147-A:1
| N.H. Code Admin. R. Ann. Env-Hw 602.01
N.H. Code Admin. R. Ann. Env-Hw 603.01
N.H. Code Admin. R. Ann. Env-Hw 603.06
N.H. Code Admin. R. Ann. Env-Hw 603.08
N.H. Code Admin. R. Ann. Env-Hw 603.10
| Registration Requirements
Notification Requirements
Vehicle Requirements
Security Requirements
Emergency Response Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
New Jersey |
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| Registration Requirements
Transfer Facility Requirements |
New Mexico |
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| Incident Reporting Requirements
Modifications, Exceptions, and Omissions
Accident Response Training Requirements |
New York | N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 27-0101
| N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, § 364.1
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, § 364.5
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, § 364.6
| Permit Requirements
Insurance Requirements
Operation and Annual Reporting Requirements
Notice and Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
North Carolina |
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| Hazardous Waste Facility Requirements Manifest Discrepancy Requirements
Permit Requirements |
North Dakota |
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| Standards for Transporters
Permit Requirements |
Ohio |
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| Registration Requirements
Manifest Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. tit. 27A § 2-7-101
| Okla. Admin. Code § 252:205-7-1 Okla. Admin. Code § 252:205-9-1 | Additional Transporter Rules
Additional Treatment, Storage, Disposal, and Recycling Requirements
Additional Permit Procedures
Excluding Wastes |
Oregon |
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Standards Applicable to Transporters by Air or Water |
Pennsylvania |
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| Notification Requirements
Reporting Requirements
Transfer Facility Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
Rhode Island |
| Permit and Fee Requirements
Application and Insurance Requirements
Contingency Plan, Labeling, and Placards
Manifest Requirements
Personnel and Equipment, Inspection, Emergency/Accident/Training, Decontamination, and Reporting Requirements | |
South Carolina |
| S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-79.263.10
S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-79.263.13
S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-79.263.14
S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 61-79.263.23
| Permits, Exemptions, and Training
Notification Requirements
Insurance Requirements
Mixing and Storage Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
South Dakota |
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Permit Requirements |
Tennessee |
| Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-01-11-.04
| Identification Number, Permit, Inspection, Recordkeeping, Discharge, Manifest, and Transfer Facility Requirements |
Texas | Tex. Health & Safety Code Ann. § 361.001
| 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 335.11-.14
| Manifest and Recording Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Transfer Facility Requirements |
Utah |
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Spill Reporting Requirements |
Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 6607
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Transporter Requirements |
Virginia |
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| Manifest and Reporting Requirements
Permit Requirements
Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements
Transfer Facility Requirements |
Washington |
| Wash. Admin. Code § 173-303-240
| Transporter Requirements
Manifest System Requirements |
West Virginia |
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| Notification Requirements
Registration and Permit Requirements |
Wisconsin |
| Exemptions
Licensing Requirements
Manifest Requirements
Release Notification Requirements | |
Wyoming |
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Hazardous Waste Discharge Requirements |
Updated: 06/13/2012