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Solid Waste Disposal Act/
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act II

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Table 2. Solid Waste Disposal/Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Table 2. Solid Waste Disposal/
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(2)
(codified generally as 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.)

42 U.S.C. Section Title Solid Waste Disposal
Subchapter I - General Provisions Subtitle A
6901 Congressional findings sec. 1002
6901a Congressional findings; used oil recycling sec. 2 of P.L. 96-463
6902 Objectives and national policy sec. 1003
6903 Definitions sec. 1004
6904 Governmental cooperation sec. 1005
6905 Application of chapter and integration with other Acts sec. 1006
6906 Financial disclosure sec. 1007
6907 Solid waste management information and guidelines sec. 1008
6908 Small town environmental planning sec. 109 of P.L. 102-386
 
Subchapter II - Office of Solid Waste Authorities of Administrator Subtitle B
6911 Office of Solid Waste and Interagency Coordinating Committee sec. 2001
6911a Assistant Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment, etc. sec. 307(b) of P.L. 96-510
6912 Authorities of Administrator sec. 2002
6913 Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels sec. 2003
6914 Grants for discarded tire disposal sec. 2004
6914a Labeling of lubricating oil sec. 2005
6914b Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions sec. 102 of P.L. 100-556
6914b-1 Regulation of plastic ring carriers sec. 103 of P.L. 100-556
6915 Annual report sec. 2006
6916 General authorization sec. 2007
6917 Office of Ombudsman sec. 2008
 
Subchapter III - Hazardous Waste Management Subtitle C
6921 Identification and listing of hazardous waste sec. 3001
6922 Standards applicable to generators of hazardous waste sec. 3002
6923 Standards applicable to transporters of hazardous waste sec. 3003
6924 Standards applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities sec. 3004
6925 Permits for treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste sec. 3005
6926 Authorized State hazardous waste programs sec. 3006
6927 Inspections sec. 3007
6928 Federal enforcement sec. 3008
6929 Retention of State authority sec. 3009
6930 Effective date sec. 3010
6931 Authorization of assistance to States sec. 3011
6932 Transferred to § 6935  
6933 Hazardous waste site inventory sec. 3012
6934 Monitoring, analysis, and testing sec. 3013
6935 Restrictions on recycled oil sec. 3014
6936 Expansion during interim status sec. 3015
6937 Inventory of Federal agency hazardous waste facilities sec. 3016
6938 Export of hazardous wastes sec. 3017
6939 Domestic sewage sec. 3018
6939a Exposure information and health assessments sec. 3019
6939b Interim control of hazardous waste injection sec. 3020
6939c Mixed waste inventory reports and plan sec. 3021
6939d Public vessels sec. 3022
6939e Federally owned treatment works sec. 3023
 
Subchapter IV - State or Regional Solid Waste Plans Subtitle D
6941 Objectives of subchapter sec. 4001
6941a Energy and materials conservation and recovery; Congressional findings sec. 32(a) of P.L. 96-482
6942 Federal guidelines for plans sec. 4002
6943 Requirements for approval of plans sec. 4003
6944 Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal sec. 4004
6945 Upgrading of open dumps sec. 4005
6946 Procedure for development and implementation of State plan sec. 4006
6947 Approval of State plan; Federal assistance sec. 4007
6948 Federal assistance sec. 4008
6949 Rural communities assistance sec. 4009
6949a Adequacy of certain guidelines and criteria sec. 4010
 
Subchapter V - Duties of Secretary of Commerce in Resource and Recovery Subtitle E
6951 Functions sec. 5001
6952 Development of specifications for secondary materials sec. 5002
6953 Development of markets for recovered materials sec. 5003
6954 Technology promotion sec. 5004
6955 Marketing policies; establishment; nondiscrimination requirement sec. 5005
6956 Authorization of appropriations sec. 5006
 
Subchapter VI - Federal Responsibilities Subtitle F
6961 Application of Federal, State and local law to Federal facilities sec. 6001
6962 Federal procurement sec. 6002
6963 Cooperation with Environmental Protection Agency sec. 6003
6964 Applicability of solid waste disposal guidelines to Executive agencies sec. 6004
6965 Chief Financial Officer report sec. 110 of P.L. 102-386
     
Subchapter VII - Miscellaneous Provisions Subtitle G
6971 Employee protection sec. 7001
6972 Citizen suits sec. 7002
6973 Imminent hazard sec. 7003
6974 Petition for regulations; public participation sec. 7004
6975 Separability sec. 7005
6976 Judicial review sec. 7006
6977 Grants or contracts for training projects sec. 7007
6978 Payments sec. 7008
6979 Labor standards sec. 7009
6979a Transferred to § 6939b  
6979b Law enforcement authority sec. 7010
 
Subchapter VIII - Research, Development, Demonstration, and Information Subtitle H
6981 Research, demonstration, training, and other activities sec. 8001
6982 Special studies; plans for research, development, and demonstrations sec. 8002
6983 Coordination, collection, and dissemination of information sec. 8003
6984 Full-scale demonstration facilities sec. 8004
6985 Special study and demonstration projects on recovery of useful energy and materials sec. 8005
6986 Grants for resource recovery systems and improved solid waste disposal facilities sec. 8006
6987 Authorization of appropriations sec. 8007
 
Subchapter IX - Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks Subtitle I
6991 Definitions and exemptions sec. 9001
6991a Notification sec. 9002
6991b Release detection, prevention, and correction regulations sec. 9003
6991c Approval of State programs sec. 9004
6991d Inspections, monitoring, testing, and corrective action sec. 9005
6991e Federal enforcement sec. 9006
6991f Federal facilities sec. 9007
6991g State authority sec. 9008
6991h Study of underground storage tanks sec. 9009
6991i Authorization of appropriations sec. 9010
     
Subchapter X - Demonstration Medical Waste Tracking Program Subtitle K
6992 Scope of demonstration program for medical waste sec. 11001
6992a Listing of medical wastes sec. 11002
6992b Tracking of medical waste sec. 11003
6992c Inspections sec. 11004
6992d Enforcement sec. 11005
6992e Federal facilities sec. 11006
6992f Relationship to State law sec. 11007
6992g Report to Congress sec. 11008
6992h Health impacts report sec. 11009
6992i General provisions sec. 11010
6992j Effective date sec. 11011
6992k Authorization of appropriations sec. 11012

Footnotes

2. NOTE: This table shows only the major code sections. For more detail and to determine when a section was added, the reader should consult the official printed version of the U.S. Code.

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