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56. Solid Waste Disposal Act (1965) 



42 U.S.C. 3251-3259 



3351. 

 3363. 

 3363. 



3353s. 



3?54. 

 3354a. 



33S«b. 



3364c. 



3354d. 



3364e. 



33641. 



3366. 

 3356. 

 3367. 



3356. 

 3350. 



CongreMlonal «n<iing« and declaration of purpoM. 

 DeflnltlonB. 



Research, demonstratlonB, training and other 

 activities. 



(a) Authority of Secretary to conduct: encour- 



agement, etc., of public and private agen- 

 cies in the conduct of. 



(b) Collection end dlsssmlnatlon of Informa- 



tion; cooperation with public or private 

 agencies; grants-in-aid; contracts. 



(c) Provisions of grants or contracts to insure 



availability of Information, uses, processes 

 and patents; use of and adherence to 

 Statement of Government Patent Policy. 

 R:xx>very of useful energy and materials. 



(a) Special study: report to the President and 



the Congress. 



(b) Demonstration projects. 



(c) Applicabtllty of other sections. 

 Encouragement of Interstate and Interlocal co- 

 operation. 



Grants for State, Interstate, and local planning. 



(a) Authorlzatioo. 



(b) Appllcaticji; contents. 



(c) Coordination of solid waste disposal plan- 



ning with other planning activities. 

 Grants for resource recovery systems and im- 

 proved solid waste disposal facilities. 



(a) Authorization. 



(b) Conditions of grant for the demonstration 



of a resource recovery system; Federal 

 share. 



(c) Conditions of grant for construction of 



solid waste disposal facility; Pederal sibare. 



(d) EBtabtlshment of procedure for awarding 



gnuits; considerations in making grants. 



(e) Terms amd conditions; non-Pederal share. 



(f) Limitation on grants. 

 Recommendation by Secretary of guidelines; pub- 

 lication in Federal Register; recommendation by 

 Secretary of model codes, ordinances, and stat- 

 utes; issuance of information to appropriate 

 agencies. 



Grants to or contracts with eligible organization. 



(a) Authorization. 



(b) Training projects; application; contents. 



(c) Investigation and study by Secretary; re- 



port to th; President and the Congress. 

 Applicability of solid waste disposal guidelines to 



Executive agencies. 

 National disposal sites study for the storage and 



disposal of hazardous wastes. 

 Repealed. 

 Labor standards. 

 Authorities and responsibilities under other laws 



not affected. 

 General provialons. 

 Authorization of appropriatlona. 



S3251. Congressional findings and declaration of pur- 

 pose. 



(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 

 increased 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 in- 

 dustrial, commercial, and agricultural operations, 

 have resulted in a rising tide of scrap, discarded, 

 and waste materials; 



(3) that the continuing concentration of our 

 population in expanding metiopolitan and other 

 urban areas has presented these communities 

 with serious financial, management, intergovern- 

 mental, and technical problems in the disposal of 

 solid wastes resulting from the industrial, com- 

 mercial, dmnestic, and other activities carried on 

 in such areas; 



(4) that ineCBcient and improper methods of 

 disposal of soUd wastes result in scenic blights, 

 create serious hazards to the public health, includ- 

 ing pollution of air and water resources, accident 

 hazards, and increase in rodent and Insect vec- 

 tors of disease, 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 

 reuse such materials economically results in the 

 unnecessary waste and depletion of our natural 

 resources; 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 necessitate Federal action through 

 financial and technical assistance and leadership 

 in the development, demonstration, and applica- 

 tion of new and Improved methods and processes 

 to reduce the amount of waste and unsalvageable 

 materials and to provide for proper and economi- 

 cal solid-waste disposal practices. 



(b) The purposes of this chapter therefore are — 



(1) to promote the demonstration, construction, 

 and application of solid waste management and 

 resource recovery systems which preserve and en- 

 hance the quality of air, water, and land resources; 



(2) to provide technical and financial assistance 

 to States and local governments and interstate 

 agencies in the planning Emd development of re- 

 source recovery and solid waste disposal programs; 



(3) to promote a national research and develw- 

 ment program for improved management tech- 

 niques, more effective organizational arrange- 

 ments, and new and improved methods of collec- 

 tion, separation, recovery, and recycling of solid 

 wastes, and the environmentally safe disposaJ of 

 nonrecoverable residues; 



(4) to provide for the promulgation of guide- 

 lines for solid waste collection, transport, separa- 

 tion, recovery, and disposal systems; and 



