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42 U.S.C. § 6913 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6913. Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels
The Administrator shall provide teams of personnel, including Federal, State, and local employees or contractors (hereinafter referred to as “Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels”) to provide Federal agencies, States and local governments upon request with technical assistance on solid waste management, resource recovery, and resource conservation. Such teams shall include technical, marketing, financial, and institutional specialists, and the services of such teams shall be provided without charge to States or local governments.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 2003, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2804; amended Pub. L. 95–609, § 7(e), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3081.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1978—Pub. L. 95–609 inserted “Federal agencies,” after “to provide”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Administrator or other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 6914 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6914. Grants for discarded tire disposal
(a) Grants
The Administrator shall make available grants equal to 5 percent of the purchase price of tire shredders (including portable shredders attached to tire collection trucks) to those eligible applicants best meeting criteria promulgated under this section. An eligible applicant may be any private purchaser, public body, or public-private joint venture. Criteria for receiving grants shall be promulgated under this section and shall include the policy to offer any private purchaser the first option to receive a grant, the policy to develop widespread geographic distribution of tire shredding facilities, the need for such facilities within a geographic area, and the projected risk and viability of any such venture. In the case of an application under this section from a public body, the Administrator shall first make a determination that there are no private purchasers interested in making an application before approving a grant to a public body.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979 to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 2004, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2805.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Administrator or other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 6914a (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6914a. Labeling of lubricating oil
For purposes of any provision of law which requires the labeling of commodities, lubricating oil shall be treated as lawfully labeled only if it bears the following statement, prominently displayed:
“DON’T POLLUTE—CONSERVE RESOURCES; RETURN USED OIL TO COLLECTION CENTERS”.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 2005, as added Pub. L. 96–463, § 4(a), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2056.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2005 of Pub. L. 89–272 was renumbered section 2006 and is classified to section 6915 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 6914b (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6914b. Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions
As used in this title—
(1) the term “regulated item” means any plastic ring carrier device that contains at least one hole greater than 1¾ inches in diameter which is made, used, or designed for the purpose of packaging, transporting, or carrying multipackaged cans or bottles, and which is of a size, shape, design, or type capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife; and
(2) the term “naturally degradable material” means a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally benign subunits under the action of normal environmental forces, such as, among others, biological decomposition, photodegradation, or hydrolysis.
(Pub. L. 100–556, title I, § 102, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: This title, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 100–556, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779, which enacted sections 6914b and 6914b–1 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 6914b of this title. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Congressional Findings
text: Pub. L. 100–556, title I, § 101, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779, provided that:
“The Congress finds that—
“(1) plastic ring carrier devices have been found in large quantities in the marine environment;
“(2) fish and wildlife have been known to have become entangled in plastic ring carriers;
“(3) nondegradable plastic ring carrier devices can remain intact in the marine environment for decades, posing a threat to fish and wildlife; and
“(4) 16 States have enacted laws requiring that plastic ring carrier devices be made from degradable material in order to reduce litter and to protect fish and wildlife.”
42 U.S.C. § 6914b–1 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6914b–1. Regulation of plastic ring carriers
Not later than 24 months after October 28, 1988 (unless the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that it is not feasible or that the byproducts of degradable regulated items present a greater threat to the environment than nondegradable regulated items), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall require, by regulation, that any regulated item intended for use in the United States shall be made of naturally degradable material which, when discarded, decomposes within a period established by such regulation. The period within which decomposition must occur after being discarded shall be the shortest period of time consistent with the intended use of the item and the physical integrity required for such use. Such regulation shall allow a reasonable time for affected parties to come into compliance, including the use of existing inventories.
(Pub. L. 100–556, title I, § 103, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.
42 U.S.C. § 6915 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6915. Annual report
The Administrator shall transmit to the Congress and the President, not later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, a comprehensive and detailed report on all activities of the Office during the preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include—
(1) a statement of specific and detailed objectives for the activities and programs conducted and assisted under this chapter;
(2) statements of the Administrator’s conclusions as to the effectiveness of such activities and programs in meeting the stated objectives and the purposes of this chapter, measured through the end of such fiscal year;
(3) a summary of outstanding solid waste problems confronting the Administrator, in order of priority;
(4) recommendations with respect to such legislation which the Administrator deems necessary or desirable to assist in solving problems respecting solid waste;
(5) all other information required to be submitted to the Congress pursuant to any other provision of this chapter; and
(6) the Administrator’s plans for activities and programs respecting solid waste during the next fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 2006, formerly § 2005, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2805, and renumbered Pub. L. 96–463, § 4(a), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2056; amended Pub. L. 98–616, title V, § 502(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3276.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 2006 of Pub. L. 89–272 was renumbered section 2007 and is classified to section 6916 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Par. (1). Pub. L. 98–616 substituted “detailed” for “detail”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Termination of Reporting Requirements
text: For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of this section relating to transmittal of annual report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 19th item on page 164 of House Document No. 103–7.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Administrator or other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 6929 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6929. Retention of State authority
Upon the effective date of regulations under this subchapter no State or political subdivision may impose any requirements less stringent than those authorized under this subchapter respecting the same matter as governed by such regulations, except that if application of a regulation with respect to any matter under this subchapter is postponed or enjoined by the action of any court, no State or political subdivision shall be prohibited from acting with respect to the same aspect of such matter until such time as such regulation takes effect. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any State or political subdivision thereof from imposing any requirements, including those for site selection, which are more stringent than those imposed by such regulations. Nothing in this chapter (or in any regulation adopted under this chapter) shall be construed to prohibit any State from requiring that the State be provided with a copy of each manifest used in connection with hazardous waste which is generated within that State or transported to a treatment, storage, or disposal facility within that State.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 3009, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2812; amended Pub. L. 96–482, § 14, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2342; Pub. L. 98–616, title II, § 213(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3242.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Pub. L. 98–616 inserted “Nothing in this chapter (or in any regulation adopted under this chapter) shall be construed to prohibit any State from requiring that the State be provided with a copy of each manifest used in connection with hazardous waste which is generated within that State or transported to a treatment, storage, or disposal facility within that State.”
1980—Pub. L. 96–482 prohibited construction of this chapter as barring a State from imposing more stringent requirements than provided in Federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. § 6931 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6931. Authorization of assistance to States
(a) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979 1 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982, $55,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987, and $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 1988 to be used to make grants to the States for purposes of assisting the States in the development and implementation of authorized State hazardous waste programs.
(b) Allocation
Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) shall be allocated among the States on the basis of regulations promulgated by the Administrator, after consultation with the States, which take into account, the extent to which hazardous waste is generated, transported, treated, stored, and disposed of within such State, the extent of exposure of human beings and the environment within such State to such waste, and such other factors as the Administrator deems appropriate.
(c) Activities included
State hazardous waste programs for which grants may be made under subsection (a) may include (but shall not be limited to) planning for hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities, and the development and execution of programs to protect health and the environment from inactive facilities which may contain hazardous waste.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 3011, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2812; amended Pub. L. 96–482, §§ 16, 31(b), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2342, 2352; Pub. L. 98–616, § 2(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3222.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–616 substituted “$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1985, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1988” for “and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1982”.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–482, § 31(b), authorized appropriation of $20,000,000, $35,000,000, and $40,000,000 for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, respectively.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–482, § 16, added subsec. (c).
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Administrator or other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 6932 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6932. Transferred
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 3012, as added Pub. L. 96–463, § 7(a), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2057, was redesignated section 3014 of Pub. L. 89–272 by Pub. L. 98–616, title V, § 502(g)(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3277, and was transferred to section 6935 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 6939d (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6939d. Public vessels
(a) Waste generated on public vessels
Any hazardous waste generated on a public vessel shall not be subject to the storage, manifest, inspection, or recordkeeping requirements of this chapter until such waste is transferred to a shore facility, unless—
(1) the waste is stored on the public vessel for more than 90 days after the public vessel is placed in reserve or is otherwise no longer in service; or
(2) the waste is transferred to another public vessel within the territorial waters of the United States and is stored on such vessel or another public vessel for more than 90 days after the date of transfer.
(b) Computation of storage period
For purposes of subsection (a), the 90-day period begins on the earlier of—
(1) the date on which the public vessel on which the waste was generated is placed in reserve or is otherwise no longer in service; or
(2) the date on which the waste is transferred from the public vessel on which the waste was generated to another public vessel within the territorial waters of the United States;
and continues, without interruption, as long as the waste is stored on the original public vessel (if in reserve or not in service) or another public vessel.
(c) Definitions
For purposes of this section:
(1) The term “public vessel” means a vessel owned or bareboat chartered and operated by the United States, or by a foreign nation, except when the vessel is engaged in commerce.
(2) The terms “in reserve” and “in service” have the meanings applicable to those terms under section 8663 and sections 8674 through 8678 of title 10 and regulations prescribed under those sections.
(d) Relationship to other law
Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering or otherwise affecting the provisions of section 8681 of title 10.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 3022, as added Pub. L. 102–386, title I, § 106(a), Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1513; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(n)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1844.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2018—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(n)(2)(A), substituted “section 8663 and sections 8674 through 8678 of title 10” for “section 7293 and sections 7304 through 7308 of title 10”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(n)(2)(B), substituted “section 8681 of title 10” for “section 7311 of title 10”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
42 U.S.C. § 6941 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6941. Objectives of subchapter
The objectives of this subchapter are to assist in developing and encouraging methods for the disposal of solid waste which are environmentally sound and which maximize the utilization of valuable resources including energy and materials which are recoverable from solid waste and to encourage resource conservation. Such objectives are to be accomplished through Federal technical and financial assistance to States or regional authorities for comprehensive planning pursuant to Federal guidelines designed to foster cooperation among Federal, State, and local governments and private industry. In developing such comprehensive plans, it is the intention of this chapter that in determining the size of the waste-to-energy facility, adequate provision shall be given to the present and reasonably anticipated future needs, including those needs created by thorough implementation of section 6962(h) of this title, of the recycling and resource recovery interest within the area encompassed by the planning process.
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 4001, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2813; amended Pub. L. 96–482, § 32(b), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 98–616, title III, § 301(a), title V, § 501(f)(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3267, 3276.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3254 of this title, prior to the general amendment of the Solid Waste Disposal Act by Pub. L. 94–580.
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Pub. L. 98–616, § 501(f)(1), inserted “, including those needs created by thorough implementation of section 6962(h) of this title,”.
Pub. L. 98–616, § 301(a), inserted at end “In developing such comprehensive plans, it is the intention of this chapter that in determining the size of the waste-to-energy facility, adequate provision shall be given to the present and reasonably anticipated future needs of the recycling and resource recovery interest within the area encompassed by the planning process.”
1980—Pub. L. 96–482 included as an objective in the disposal of solid waste the utilization of energy and materials recoverable from solid waste.
42 U.S.C. § 6941a (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6941a. Energy and materials conservation and recovery; Congressional findings
The Congress finds that—
(1) significant savings could be realized by conserving materials in order to reduce the volume or quantity of material which ultimately becomes waste;
(2) solid waste contains valuable energy and material resources which can be recovered and used thereby conserving increasingly scarce and expensive fossil fuels and virgin materials;
(3) the recovery of energy and materials from municipal waste, and the conservation of energy and materials contributing to such waste streams, can have the effect of reducing the volume of the municipal waste stream and the burden of disposing of increasing volumes of solid waste;
(4) the technology to conserve resources exists and is commercially feasible to apply;
(5) the technology to recover energy and materials from solid waste is of demonstrated commercial feasibility; and
(6) various communities throughout the nation have different needs and different potentials for conserving resources and for utilizing techniques for the recovery of energy and materials from waste, and Federal assistance in planning and implementing such energy and materials conservation and recovery programs should be available to all such communities on an equitable basis in relation to their needs and potential.
(Pub. L. 96–482, § 32(a), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2353.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980, and not as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.
42 U.S.C. § 6944 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 6944. Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal
(a) Criteria for sanitary landfills
Not later than one year after October 21, 1976, after consultation with the States, and after notice and public hearings, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations containing criteria for determining which facilities shall be classified as sanitary landfills and which shall be classified as open dumps within the meaning of this chapter. At a minimum, such criteria shall provide that a facility may be classified as a sanitary landfill and not an open dump only if there is no reasonable probability of adverse effects on health or the environment from disposal of solid waste at such facility. Such regulations may provide for the classification of the types of sanitary landfills.
(b) Disposal required to be in sanitary landfills, etc.
For purposes of complying with section 6943(2) 1 of this title each State plan shall prohibit the establishment of open dumps and contain a requirement that disposal of all solid waste within the State shall be in compliance with such section 6943(2) 1 of this title.
(c) Effective date
The prohibition contained in subsection (b) shall take effect on the date six months after the date of promulgation of regulations under subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 4004, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2815; amended Pub. L. 98–616, title III, § 302(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3268.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 6943(2) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was redesignated section 6943(a)(2) of this title by Pub. L. 96–463, § 5(b), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2056, and Pub. L. 96–482, § 32(d)(2), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2353.
heading: Amendments
text: 1984—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98–616 struck out “or on the date of approval of the State plan, whichever is later” at end.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Administrator or other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.