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The
               Solid Waste
               Disposa
               Act
Title II of Public Law 89-272-89th Congress, S.306-0ctober 20,1965

Public Law 91-512-91st Congress, H.R. 11833-October 26,1970

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         SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT

[PUBLIC LAW 89-272—89TH CONGRESS, S. 306, APPROVED
                 OCTOBER 20, 1965]

AN ACT To authorize a research and development program with
    respect to solid-waste disposal, and for other purposes.
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    TITLE II—SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL1

                    SHORT TITLE

  SEC. 201. This title (hereinafter referred to as "this
Act") may be cited as the "Solid  Waste Disposal Act".

               FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

  SEC. 202. (a)  The Congress finds—
       (1) that the continuing technological progress and
    improvement in methods of manufacture, packaging,
    and marketing of consumer products has resulted in
    an ever-mounting increase, and in a change in  the
    characteristics,  of the mass  of material  discarded
    by the purchaser of such products;
       (2) that  the economic and  population growth of
    our Nation, and the improvements in the standard of
    living enjoyed by our population, have required in-
    creased industrial production to meet our needs, and
    have made necessary the demolition of old buildings,
    the construction of new buildings, and the provision
    of highways  and other  avenues of transportation,
    which, together with related industrial, commercial,
    and agricultural operations,  have resulted in a  ris-
    ing tide of scrap, discarded, and waste materials;
       (3) that the continuing concentration of our popu-
    lation in expanding  metropolitan and other urban
    areas has presented these communities with serious
    financial, management, intergovernmental, and tech-
    nical problems in the disposal of solid wastes result-
    ing from the industrial, commercial, domestic, and
    other activities carried on in such areas;
       (4) that  inefficient and improper methods  of dis-
    posal of solid wastes result in scenic blights, create
    serious hazards to the public health, including pollu-
    tion  of air and  water resources, accident hazards,
    and increase in rodent and insect vectors of disease,
  i Title I of P.L. 89-2T2 amended the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206).
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     have an adverse effect on land values, create public
     nuisances, otherwise interfere with community life
     and development;
       (5) that the failure or inability to salvage and re-
     use such materials economically results in the un-
     necessary waste and depletion of  our  natural  re-
     sources; and
       (6) that while the collection and disposal of solid
     wastes should continue to be primarily the function
     of State, regional, and local agencies, the problems
     of waste disposal as set forth above have become a
     matter national in scope and in concern  and necessi-
     tate Federal action through financial and technical
     assistance and  leadership   in  the  development,
     demonstration,  and  application  of new and  im-
     proved methods and processes to reduce the amount
     of waste and unsalvageable materials and to pro-
     vide for proper and economical solid-waste disposal
     practices.
   (b)2 The purposes of this Act therefore are—
       (1) to promote the demonstration, construction,
     and application of solid waste management and re-
     source recovery systems which preserve and enhance
     the quality or air, water, and land resources;
       (2) to provide technical and financial assistance to
     States and local governments and interstate agencies
     in the planning and development of resource recov-
     ery and solid waste disposal programs;
       (3) to promote a national  research and develop-
     ment  program for  improved management tech-
     niques, more effective organizational arrangements,
     and new and improved methods of collection, sep-
     aration? recovery, and recycling of solid wastes, and
     the environmentally safe disposal of nonrecoverable
     residues;
       (4) to provide for the promulgation of guidelines
     for solid waste collection, transport, separation, re-
     covery, and disposal systems; and
       (5) to provide for training grants in  occupations
     involving the design, operation, and maintenance of
     solid waste disposal systems.

                     DEFINITION'S

  SBC. 203.3 When used in this Act:
   (1) 3a The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of
Health, Education, and Welfare;  except that such term
means the Secretary of the Interior with  respect to prob-
lems of solid waste resulting from the extraction, proc-

  « Sec. 202 (b) amended by sec. 101. P.L. 91-512.
  » Sec. 203 amended by sec. 102, P.L. 91-512.
  31 Reorganization Plan N"mber 3 of 1970  transferred authority to the
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.

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 essing, or utilization of minerals or  fossil  fuels where
 the generation, production, or reuse of such waste is or
 may  be controlled within  the extraction, processing, or
 utilization facility or facilities and where such control
 is a feature of the technology or economy of the operation
 of such facility or facilities.
   (2) The term "State" means a State, the District of
 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
 Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
   (3) The  term "interstate agency"  means an agency
 of two or more municipalities in different States,  or an
 agency established by two or more States, with authority
 to provide for the disposal of solid wastes  and serving
 two or more municipalities located in different States.
   (4) The  term "solid waste" means garbage, refuse,
 and other discarded solid materials, including solid-waste
 materials resulting from industrial, commercial, and ag-
 ricultural operations, and from  community  activities,
 but  does not  include  solids or  dissolved  material in
 domestic  sewage or other significant pollutants in water
 resources, such  as silt,  dissolved or suspended  solids in
 industrial waste water effluents, dissolved  materials in
 irrigation return flows or other common water pollutants.
   (5) The term "solid-waste disposal" means the collec-
 tion,  storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final
 disposal of solid waste.
   (6) The term "construction," with respect to any proj-
 ect of construction under this act, means (A)  the erec-
 tion  or building of new structures and acquisition  of
 lands or  interests  therein, or the acquisition, replace-
 ment, expansion, remodeling, alteration, modernization,
 or extension  of existing structures? and (B)  the acquisi-
 tion and installation of initial equipment of, or required
 in connection with, new or newly acquired structures or
 the expanded,  remodeled,  altered, modernized or  ex-
 tended part of existing structures  (including trucks and
 other motor vehicles, and tractors, cranes, and  other
 machinery) necessary for the proper utilization and op-
 eration of the facility after completion of the project; and
 includes preliminary planning to determine the economic
 and engineering feasibility and the public health and
 safety aspects of the project, the engineering, architec-
 tural, legal,  fiscal,  and 'economic  investigations  and
 studies, and any surveys, designs, plans, working draw-
 ings,  specifications, and other action  necessary for the
 carrying out of the project, and (C) the inspection and
 supervision of the process of carrying out the project to
 completion.
   (7) the term  "municipality" means a city, town, bor-
ough, county, parish, district, or other public body cre-
 ated by or pursuant to State law with responsibility  for

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            the planning or administration of solid waste disposal, or
            an Indian tribe.
               (8) The term "inter-municipal agency" means an agency
            established by two or more municipalities with responsi-
            bility for planning or administration  of  solid  waste
            disposal.
              (9) The term "recovered resources" means materials
            or energy recovered from solid wastes.
              (10)  The term  "resource recovery  system" means a
            solid waste management system which provides for col-
            lection,  separation,  recycling, and recovery  of  solid
            wastes,  including  disposal  of  nonrecoverable  waste
            residues.

               RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, TRAINING, AND OTHER
                                  ACTIVITIES

               ^EC' 204.4 (a) The Secretary shall conduct, and encour-
secretary,     age, cooperate  with, and,  render financial and other as-
42 use 3253   sistance to appropriate public  (whether Federal,  State,
            interstate, or local) authorities, agencies, and institutions,
            private  agencies and institutions, and individuals  in the
            conduct of,  and promote  the  coordination  of, research,
            investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, sur-
            veys, and studies relating to—
               (1) any adverse health and welfare effects of the re-
            lease into the environment of material present in solid
            waste, and methods to eliminate such effects;
               (2) the operation and financing  of solid waste dis-
            posal programs;
               (3) the reduction of the amount of such waste and
            unsalvageable  waste materials;
               (4) the development and application of new  and im-
            proved methods of collecting and disposing of solid waste
            and processing and recovering materials and energy from
            solid wastes; and
               (5) the identification of solid waste components and
            potential materials  and  energy  recoverable from such
            waste components.
               (b) In carrying out the provisions of the preceding
            subsection, the Secretary  is authorized to—
                   (1) collect  and make available, through publica-
                 tions and  other appropriate means, the  results of,
                 and other  information pertaining to, such  research
                 and other  activities, including appropriate recom-
                 mendations in connection therewith;
                   (2)  cooperate with public and  private agencies,
                 institutions, and organizations, and with  any indus-
                 tries involved, in the  preparation and the conduct of
                 such research and other activities; and
                   (3) make grants-in-aid to public or private agen-
              * Sec. 204 (a) amended by Sec. 103, P.L. 91-512.

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    cies and institutions and to individuals for research,
    training projects, surveys, and demonstrations  (in-
    cluding construction of facilities), and provide for
    the conduct of research, training, surveys, and dem-
    onstrations by contract with public or private agen-
    cies and institutions and with individuals; and such
    contracts for research or demonstrations or both  (in-
    cluding contracts for construction) may be made in
    accordance with and subject to the limitations pro-
    vided with respect to research contracts of the mili-
    tary departments in title  10, United States Code,
    section  2353, except  that  the  determination,  ap-  TOA stat. 134
    proval,  and  certification required thereby shall be
    made by the Secretary.
  (c) Any grant, agreement, or contract made or entered
into under this section shall contain provisions effective
to insure that all information, uses, processes, patents and
other developments resulting from any activity  under-
taken pursuant to such grant, agreement, or contract  will
be made readily available on fair and equitable terms to
industries utilizing methods of solid-waste disposal  and
industries engaging  in furnishing  devices, facilities,
equipment, and  supplies to be used in connection with
solid-waste disposal. In carrying  out  the  provisions of
this section, the Secretary and each department, agency,
and officer of the Federal Government having functions
or duties under this Act shall make use of and adhere to
the Statement of Government Patent Policy which  was
promulgated by  the President in his memorandum of
October 10,  1963.  (3 CFE, 1963 Supp., p.  238.)

SPECIAL STUDY AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON RECOVERY
          OF USEFUL  ENERGY AND MATERIALS

  SEC. 205. 5 (a)  The Secretary shall carry out an inves-
tigation and study to determine—
       (1) means of  recovering materials and  energy
    from  solid waste, recommended uses of such mate-
    rials and energy  for national or international wel-
    fare,  including identification of potential markets
    for such recovered resources, and the impact  of  dis-
    tribution of such  resources on existing markets;
       (2) changes in current product characteristics and
    production and packaging practices  which  would
    reduce the amount of solid waste;
       (3) methods of collection, separation, and contain-
    erization which will encourage efficient utilization of
    facilities and contribute to more effective programs
    of reduction, reuse, or disposal of wastes;
       (4) the use of  Federal  procurement  to develop
    market demand for recovered resources;

  "Sec.  205  added  by sec. 104(a) of P.L. 91-512.

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Report to
President and
Congress
Demonstration
projects
       (5)  recommended  incentives (including Federal
    grants, loans, and other assistance) and disincentives
    to accelerate the reclamation or recycling of mate-
    rials from solid wastes,  with special  emphasis on
    motor  vehicle hulks;
       (6) the effect of existing public policies, including
    subsidies and economic incentives and disincentives,
    percentage depletion  allowances, capital gains treat-
    ment and other tax incentives and disincentives, upon
    the recycling and reuse of materials, and the likely
    effect of the modification or elimination of such in-
    centives and disincentives upon the reuse, recycling
    and conservation of such materials; and
       (7) the necessity and method of imposing disposal
    or other charges on packaging, containers, vehicles,
    and other manufactured goods, which charges would
    reflect  the cost of final disposal, the value of recover-
    able components of the item, and any social costs as-
    sociated with nonrecycling  or uncontrolled disposal
    of such items.
The Secretary shall from time to time, but not less fre-
quently than annually, report the results of such inves-
tigation and study to the President and the Congress.
  (b) The  Secretary is also authorized to carry out dem-
onstration  projects  to test and demonstrate methods and
techniques  developed pursuant to  subsection (a).
  (c) Section 204 (b) and (c) shall be applicable to in-
vestigations, studies, and  projects carried out under this
section.
                    INTERSTATE AND INTERLOCAL COOPERATION

               SEC. 206.6 The Secretary  shall encourage cooperative
             activities by the States and local governments in connec-
             tion  with  solid-waste  disposal  programs;  encourage
             where  practicable,  interstate,  interlocal,  and regional
             planning for, and the conduct of, interstate, interlocal,
             and regional solid-waste disposal programs; and encour-
             age the enactment of improved and, so far as practicable,
             uniform  State  and local  laws  governing  solid-waste
             disposal.

               GRANTS FOR STATE,  INTERSTATE, AND LOCAL PLANNING

               SEC. 207.7  (a) The Secretary may from time to time,
             upon such terms and conditions consistent with this sec-
             tion as he finds appropriate to carry out the purposes of
             this Act, make grants to State, interstate, municipal, and
             intermunicipal  agencies, and organizations composed of

               "Previous  sec.  205 redeslgnated  as  sec.  206 by sec. 104(a)  of
             P.L. 91-512.
               7 Sec. 207 added by sec. 104 (b) of P.L. 91-512.

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 public officials which are eligible for assistance under
 section 701 (g) of  the  Housing Act of 1954,  of not to
 exceed 66% per centum of the cost in the case of an appli-  cost limitation
 cation with respect to an area including only one munic-
 ipality, and not to exceed 75 per centum of the cost in any
 other case, of—
       (1) making surveys of solid waste disposal prac-
     tices and problems within the jurisdictional areas of
     such agencies and
       (2) developing and revising solid waste disposal
     plans as part of regional environmental protection
     systems  for such areas,  providing for  recycling or
     recovery of materials from wastes whenever possible  R4 stat. 1229
     and including planning  for the  reuse of solid waste  84 stat-123°
     disposal areas and studies of the effect and relation-
     ship of solid  waste disposal practices on areas adja-
     cent to waste disposal sites,
      (3)  developing proposals for projects to be carried
     out pursuant to section 208 of this Act,  or
      (4) planning programs for  the removal and proc-
     essing of abandoned motor vehicle hulks.
  (b) Grants pursuant to this section may be made upon
application therefor which—
         S)  designates or establishes  a single agency
        ich may be an interdepartmental agency) as the
    sole  agency for carrying out the purposes of this
    section for the area involved;
      (2)  indicates the manner in which provision will
    be made to assure full consideration of all aspects of
    planning essential to areawide planning for proper
    and effective solid waste disposal consistent with the
    protection of the public health and welfare, including
    such factors as population growth, urban and metro-
    politan development, land use planning, water pollu-
    tion control, air pollution control, and the feasibility
    of regional disposal and resource recovery programs;
      (3) sets forth plans for expenditure of such grant,
    which plans provide reasonable assurance of carrying
    out the purposes of this section;
      (4) provides for submission  of such reports of the
    activities of the agency in carrying out the purposes
    of this section, in such form and containing such  in-
    formation, as  the  Secretary may from time to time
    find necessary for carrying  out the purposes of this
    section and  for  keeping such records and affording
    such access thereto as he may find necessary; and
     (5)  provides  for such fiscal-control  and  fund-
    accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure
    proper disbursement of and accounting for  funds
    paid to the agency under this section.

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               (c)  The Secretary shall make a grant under this sec-
            tion only if he finds that there is satisfactory  assurance
            that the planning of solid waste disposal will be coordi-
            nated, so far as practicable, with and not duplicate other
            related State,  interstate, regional,  and local  planning
            activities, including those financed  in part with funds
            pursuant to section 701 of the Housing Act of  1954.

            GRANTS FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEMS AND  IMPROVED
                       SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

               SEC. 208.8  (a) The Secretary is  authorized to make
            grants pursuant to this section to any State, municipal,
            or interstate or intermunicipal agency for the demonstra-
            tion of resource recovery systems or for the construction
            of new or improved solid waste disposal facilities.
               (b) (1) Any grant under this section for the demon-
            stration  of a resource recovery system  may be made only
            if it  (A) is consistent with any  plans which meet the
            requirements of section  207(b) (2)  of this  Act; (B)  is
            consistent with the guidelines recommended pursuant to
            section 209 of this Act; (C) is designed to provide area-
            wide resource recovery systems consistent with the pur-
            poses  of this  Act, as  determined by the Secretary,
            pursuant to  regulations promulgated under subsection
            (d)  of  this section;  and  (D)  provides an  equitable
            system for distributing the costs associated with construc-
            tion, operation, and maintenance of any resource recovery
            system among the users of such system.
Federal          (2) The Federal share for any project to which para-
limitation     graph (1) applies shall not be  more than 75 percent.
               (c) (1) A grant under this section for the construction
            of a new or improved solid waste disposal facility may be
            made only if—
                   (A) a State or interstate plan for solid waste dis-
                posal has been adopted which  applies  to the area
                involved, and  the facility to be constructed (i)  is
                consistent with such plan, (ii) is included  in a com-
                prehensive  plan  for the  area  involved  which  is
                satisfactory to the Secretary for the purposes of this
                Act, and (iii)  is consistent with the guidelines rec-
                ommended under section 209, and
                   (B) the project advances the state of the art by
                applying new and improved techniques in reducing
                the environmental impact of solid waste disposal, in
                achieving recovery of energy or resources, or in re-
                cycling useful materials.
               (2) The Federal share for any project to which para-
            graph (1) applies  shall be  not more than 50 percent in
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 the case of a project serving an area which includes only
 one municipality, and not more  than 75 percent in any
 other case,
   (d) (1) The Secretary, within ninety days after the date
 of enactment of the "Resource Recovery Act of 19f 0, shall
 promulgate  regulations  establishing a procedure for
 awarding grants under this section which—
       (A) provides that projects will be carried out in
     communities of varying sizes, under such conditions
     as will assist in solving the community waste prob-
     lems of urban-industrial centers, metropolitan re-
     gions, and rural  areas, under representative geo-
     graphic and environmental conditions; and
       (B)  provides  deadlines for submission of,  and
     action on, grant requests.
   (2) In taking action on applications for grants under
 this section, consideration shall be given by the Secretary
 (A)  to the public benefits to be derived by the construc-
 tion  and the propriety of Federal aid in  making  such
 grant; (B) to the extent applicable, to the economic and
 commercial viability of the project (including contractual
 arrangements with the private sector to market any re-
 sources recovered); (C)  to the potential of such project
 for general application to community solid waste disposal
 problems; and (D) to the use by the applicant of com-
 prehensive regional or metropolitan area planning.
   (e) A grant under this section—
      (1) may be made  only in the amount of the Fed-
    eral share of (A) the estimated total design and con-
    struction eoste, plus  (B)  in  the case of a grant to
    which subsection (b) (1) applies, the first-year opera-
    tion and maintenance costs;
      (2) may not be provided for land acquisition or
     (except as otherwise provided in paragraph (1) (B))
    for operating or maintenance costs;
      (3) may not  be made until  the applicant has made
    provision satisfactory to the Secretary  for proper
    and  efficient operation and maintenance of the proj-
    ect (subject to paragraph (1) (B)); and
      (4) may be made subject to such conditions and
    requirements, in addition to  those provided in this
    section, as the Secretary  may require to  properly
    carry out his functions pursuant to this Act.
For purposes of paragraph (1),  the non-Federal share
may be in any form, including, but not limited to, lands
or interests therein needed  for the project or personal
property or services, the value of which shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary.
  (f) (1) Not more  than 15 percent  of the total of funds
authorized to be appropriated under section 216(a) (3)
for any  fiscal year to carry out this section shall be
granted under this section for projects in any one State.
 Regulations
Limitation

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 Regulation
Publication In
Federal
Register
"Eligible
organizations."
   (2) The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation the
 manner in which this subsection shall apply to a grant
 under this section for a project in an area which includes
 all or part of more than one State.

               RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES

   SEC. 209.9 (a) The Secretary shall, in cooperation with
 appropriate State, Federal, interstate, regional, and local
 agencies, allowing for public comment by other inter-
 ested parties, as soon as practicable after the enactment
 of the Resource Recovery Act of 1970, recommend to
 appropriate agencies and publish in the Federal Regis-
 ter guidelines for solid waste recovery, collection,  sep-
 aration, and disposal systems  (including systems for pri-
 vate use), which shall be  consistent with public health
 and welfare,  and air and water quality standards  and
 adaptable to  appropriate land-use plans.  Such  guide-
 lines  shall apply to such systems whether on land or
 water and shall be revised from time to time.
   (b)(l) The Secretary shall, as soon as  practicable,
 recommend model codes, ordinances, and statutes which
 are designed to implement this section and the purposes
 of this Act.
   (2)  The Secretary shall issue to appropriate Federal,
 interstate, regional, and local agencies  information on
 technically feasible solid waste collection, separation, dis-
 posal, recycling, and recovery methods, including data on
 the cost of construction, operation, and maintenance of
 such methods.

    GRANTS OR CONTRACTS FOR TRAINING PROJECTS

   SEC. 210.10  (a) The Secretary is authorized  to make
 grants to, and contracts with, any eligible organization.
 For purposes of this section the term "eligible organiza-
 tion" means a State or interstate agency, a municipality,
 educational institution, and any other organization which
 is capable of effectively carrying out a project which may
be funded by grant under subsection (b) of this section.
   (b)(l) Subject to the  provisions of  paragraph  (2),
 grants or contracts may be made to pay all or a part of
the costs, as may be determined by the Secretary, of  any
project operated or to be operated by an eligible organi-
zation, which is designed—
       (A) to develop, expand, or carry out a program
    (which may combine  training, education, and  em-
    ployment) for training persons for occupations in-
    volving the management, supervision, design,  op-

  • Sec. 209 added by sec. 104(b) P.L. 91-512.
  " Sec. 210 added by sec. 104(b) P.L. 91-512.
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     eration, or maintenance of solid waste disposal and
     resources recovery equipment and facilities; or
       (B)  to train instructors and supervisory person-
     nel to train  or supervise persons in occupations in-
     volving the  design, operation,  and maintenance of
     solid waste  disposal and resource recovery equip-
     ment and facilities.
   (2) A grant or contract authorized by paragraph (1)
 of this subsection  may be made only upon application
 to the Secretary at such time or times and containing
 such information as he may prescribe, except that no
 such application shall be approved unless it provides for
 the same procedures and reports (and access to such re-
 ports and to other records) as is  required by section
 207 (b) (4) and  (5)  with respect to applications made
 under such section.
   (c) The Secretary shall make a complete investigation  study
 and study to determine—
       (1) the need for additional trained State and local
     personnel to carry out plans assisted under this Act
     and other solid  waste and resource recovery pro-
     grams ;
       (2) means of using existing training programs to
     train such personnel; and
       (3)  the extent and nature of obstacles to  em-
     ployment and occupational advancement in the solid
     waste disposal and resource recovery field which may
     limit either available manpower or the advancement
     of personnel in such field.
He shall  report  the  results of such  investigation  and
study, including  his recommendations to the President
and  the Congress not later than one year after enactment
of this Act.

APPLICABILITY OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL GUIDELINES  TO
                 EXECUTIVE  AGENCIES

  SEC. 211." (a)(l) If—
       (A)  an  Executive  agency (as defined in section
     105 of title 5, United States Code) has jurisdiction
    over any real property or facility the operation or
    administration of which involves such agency hi
    solid waste disposal activities, or
       (B) such an agency enters into a contract with any
    person for the operation by such person of any Fed-
    eral property or facility, and the performance of
    such contract involves such person in solid waste
    disposal activities,
then such agency shall insure compliance with the guide- Compliance.
lines  recommended under section 209  and  the purposes

  u Sec. 211 added by sec. 104 (b) P.L. 91-512.
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  Presidential
  regulations.
  Report to
  Congress.
of this Act in the operation or administration of such
property or facility, or the performance of such contract,
as the case may be.
   (2)  Each  Executive  agency  which  conducts  any
activity —
      (A) which generates solid waste, and
      (B) which, if  conducted by a person other than
    such agency, would require a permit or license from
    such agency in order to dispose of such solid  waste,
shall  insure  compliance with  such guidelines  and the
purposes of this Act in conducting such activity.
   (3) Each Executive agency  which permits the  use of
Federal property for purposes  of disposal of solid waste
shall  insure  compliance with  such guidelines  and the
purposes of this Act in the disposal of such waste.
   (4) The President shall prescribe regulations to carry
out this subsection.
   ( b) Each Executive agency which issues any license or
permit for disposal of solid waste shall, prior to the is-
suance of such license or permit, consult with the  Secre-
tary to insure compliance With guidelines recommended
under section 209 and the purposes of this Act.

           NATIONAL DISPOSAL, SITES  STUDY

   SEC. 212. 12 The Secretary shall submit to the Congress
no later than two years after  the date of enactment of
the Resource Recovery Act of  1970, a comprehensive re-
port and plan for the creation of  a system of  national
disposal sites for the storage and disposal of 'hazardous
wastes, including radioactive, toxic chemical, biological,
and other wastes which may endanger public health or
welfare. Such report shall include : (1) a list of materials
which should be subject to disposal in any such site; (2)
current methods of disposal of such materials;  (3) rec-
ommended  methods  of reduction, neutralization, re-
covery, or disposal of such materials; (4) an inventory
of possible sites including existing land or  water dis-
posal sites operated or licensed by Federal agencies; (5)
an estimate of the cost of developing and maintaining
sites including consideration of means for distributing
the short- and long-term costs of operating such sites
among the users thereof; and  (6) such other informa-
tion as may be appropriate.
  40 U.S.C. 461
                  LABOR STANDARDS

  SEC.  213.13  No  grant for a  project  of  construction
under this Act shall be made unless the Secretary finds
that the application contains or is supported by reason-

  « Sec. 212 added by sec. 104 (b) of P.L. 91-512.
  13 Former sees.  207 through 210 redeslgnated as sees. 213 through
216 by sec. 104 (b) of P.L. 91-512.
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                           49 Stat. 1101;
                           78 Stat. 238
                           63 Stat. 108
                           64 Stat. 1267
able assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed
by contractors or subcontractors on projects of the type
covered by the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C.
276a—276a-5), will be paid wages at rates not less than
those prevailing on similar work in the locality as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with that
Act; and the Secretary of Labor shall have with respect
to fche labor standards specified in this section the author-
ity and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Num-
bered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 5 U.S.C. 133z-15)  and
section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, as amended (40
U.S.C. 276c).

           OTHER  AUTHORITY NOT  AFFECTED

  SEC. 214. This Act  shall not be construed as super-
seding or limiting the authorities and  responsibilities,
under any other provisions of law, of the Secretary of
Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of the
Interior, or any other Federal officer,  department, or
agency.
                 GENERAL PROVISIONS

  SEC. 215.14 (a) Payments of grants under this Act may
be made (after necessary adjustment on account of previ-
ously made underpayments or overpayments) in advance
or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments
and on such conditions as the Secretary may determine.
  (b) No grant may be made under this Act to  any pri-
vate profitmaking organization.
  SEC. 216.15 (a) (1) There are  authorized to be appro-  Appropriation.
priated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare for carrying out the provisions of this Act  (includ-
ing, but  not limited to, section 208),  not to exceed $41,-
500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30? 1971.
  (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary  of Health, Education, and Welfare to carry out
the provisions of this Act, other than section 208, not to
exceed $72,000,000  for the  fiscal year ending June 30,
1972, and not to exceed $76,000,000 for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30,1973.
  (3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary  of Health, Education, and Welfare to carry out
section 208 of this Act not to exceed  $80,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30,1972, and not to exceed $140,-
000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.
  (b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior to carry out this Act not to exceed

  "Sec.  215  as redesigns ted by sec. 104(b)  of P.L.  91-512 further
amended by sec. 104(c) of that Act.
  "Sec.  216  as redeslgnated by sec. 104(b)  of P.L.  91-512 further
amended by sec. 105 of that Act.
                           Grants, pro-
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Program
Evaluation.
Funds,
availability.
$8,750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1971, not to
exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30,1972,
and not to exceed $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1973, Prior to expending1 any funds authorized
to be appropriated by this subsection, the Secretary of the
Interior shall consult with the Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare to assure that the expenditure of such
funds will be consistent with the purposes of this Act.
  (c) Such portion as the Secretary may determine, but
not more than  1 per centum, of any appropriation for
grants, contracts, or other payments under any provi-
sion of this Act for any fiscal year beginning after June
30,1970, shall be available for evaluation (directly, or by
grants or contracts) of any program authorized by this
Act.
  (d) Sums appropriated under this section shall remain
available until expended.
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