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"(2) the potential for research, development, 

 and demonstration without Federal action, in- 

 cluding the degree of restraint on such potential 

 posed by the risks involved, and 



"(3) the magnitude of effort and period of 

 time necessary to develop the technology to the 

 point where Federal assistance can be ended. 

 "(d) Small-Scale and Low Technology 

 Study. — The Administrator shall undertake a com- 

 prehensive study and analysis of, and publish a 

 report on, systems of small-scale and low tech- 

 nology solid waste management, including house- 

 hold resource recovery and resource recovery sys- 

 tems which have special application to multiple 

 dwelling units and high density housing and ofiBce 

 complexes. Such study and analysis shall include 

 an investigation of the degree to which such sys- 

 tems could contribute to energy conservation. 



"(e) Front-End Source Separation. — The Ad- 

 ministrator shall undertake research and studies 

 concerning the compatibility of front-end source 

 separation systems with high technology resource 

 recovery systems and shall pubUsh a re{x>rt con- 

 taining the results of such research and studies. 



"(f) Mining Waste. — ^The Administrator, in con- 

 sultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall 

 conduct a detailed and comprehensive study on the 

 adverse effects of soUd wastes from active and 

 abandoned surface and underground mines on the 

 environment, including, but not limited to, the 

 effects of such wastes on humans, water, air, 

 health, welfare, and natural resources, and on the 

 adequacy of means and measures currently em- 

 ployed by the mining industry, Government agen- 

 cies, and others to dispose of and utilize such soUd 

 wastes and to prevent or substantially mitigate 

 such adverse effects. Such study shall include an 

 analysis of — 



"(1) the soxirces and volume of discarded ma- 

 terial generated r>er year from mining; 

 "(2) present disposal practices; 

 "(3) potential dangers to human health and 

 the environment from surface runoff of leachate 

 and air pollution by dust; 

 "(4) alternatives to current disposal methods; 

 "(5) the cost of those alternatives in terms of 

 the impact on mine product costs; and 



"(6) potential for use of discarded material as 

 a secondary source of the mine product. 

 In furtherance of this study, the Administrator 

 shall, as he deems appropriate, review studies and 

 other actions of other Federal agencies concerning 

 such wastes with a view toward avoiding duplica- 

 tion of effort and the need to expedite such study. 

 The Administrator shall publish a report of such 

 study and shall include aproprlate findings and 

 recommendations for Federal and non-Federal 

 actions concerning such effects. 



"(g) Sludge. — The Administrator shall under- 

 take a comprehensive study and publish a report 

 on sludge. Such study shall include an analysis 

 of— 



"(1) what types of solid waste (including but 

 not limited to sewage and pollution treatment 



residues and other residues from industrial op- 

 erations such as extraction of oil from shale 

 liquefaction and gasification of coal and coal 

 slurry pipeline operations) shall be classified as 

 sludge ; 



"(2) the effects of air and water pollution leg- 

 islation on the creation of large volimies of 

 sludge; 



"(3) the amounts of sludge originating in each 

 State and in each industry producing sludge; 



"(4) methods of disposal of such sludge, in- 

 cluding the cost, eflBciency, and effectiveness of 

 such methods; 



"(5) alternative methods for the use of sludge, 

 including agricultural applications of sludge and 

 energy recovery from sludge; and 



"(6) methods to reclaim areas which have 

 been used for the disposal of sludge or which 

 have been damaged by sludge. 

 "(h) Tires. — The Administrator shall imdertake 

 a study and publish a report respecting discarded 

 motor vehicle tires which shall include an analysis 

 of the problems involved in the collection, recovery 

 of resources including energy, and use of such tires. 

 "(1) Resource Recovery Facilities. — The Ad- 

 ministrator shall conduct research and report on 

 the economics of, and imf>ediments, to the effec- 

 tive functioning of resource recovery facilities. 



"(j) Resource Conservation Committee. — (1) 

 The Administrator shall serve as Chairman of a 

 Committee composed of himself, the Secretary of 

 Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the CSiairman 

 of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Sec- 

 retary of Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior 

 and a representative of the Office of Management 

 and Budget, which shall conduct a full and com- 

 plete investigation and study of all aspects of the 

 economic, social, and environmental consequences 

 of resource conservation with respect to — 



"(A) the appropriateness of reommended in- 

 centives and disincentives to foster resource 

 conservation; 



"(B) the effect of existing public policies (in- 

 cluding subsidies and economic incentives and 

 disincentives, percentage depletion allowances, 

 capital gains treatment and other tax incentives 

 and disincentives) upon resource conservation, 

 and the likely effect of the modification or elimi- 

 nation of such incentives and disincentives upon 

 resource conservation ; 



"(C) the appropriateness and feasiblUty of 

 restricting the manufacture or use of categories 

 of consumer products as a resource conservation 

 strategy; 



"(D) the appropriateness and feasibility of em- 

 ploying as a resource conservation strategy the 

 Imposition of solid waste management changes 

 would reflect the costs of solid waste manage- 

 ment services, litter pickup, the value of recov- 

 erable components of such product, final dis- 

 posal, and any social value associated with the 

 nonrecycling or uncontrolled disposal of such 

 product; and 

 "(E) the need for further research, develop- 



