PUBLIC LAW 94-580—OCT. 21, 1976
90 STAT. 2821
updating of standards for recovered materials and for the use of recovered materials in various industrial, commercial, and governmental uses. DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETS FOR RECOVERED MATERIALS
"SEC. 5003. The Secretary of Commerce shall within two years 42 USC 6953. after the enactment of this Act take such actions as may be necessary to— "(1) identify the geographical location of existing or potential markets for recovered materials; "(2) identify the economic and technical barriers to the use of recovered materials; and "(3) encourage the development of new uses for recovered materials. "TECHNOLOGY PROMOTION
"SEC. 5004. The Secretary of Conmierce is authorized to evaluate 42 USC 6954. the commercial feasibility of resource recovery facilities and to publish the results of such evaluation, and to develop a data base for purposes of assisting persons in choosing such a system. "Subtitle F—Federal Responsibilities APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW TO FEDERAL FACILITIES
"SEC. 6001. Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government (1) having jurisdiction over any solid waste management facility or disposal site, or (2) engaged in any activity resulting, or which may result, in the disposal of solid waste or hazardous waste shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, both substantive and procedural (including any requirement for permits or reporting or any provisions for injunctive relief and such sanctions as may be imposed by a court to enforce such relief), respecting control and abatement of solid waste or hazardous waste disposal in the same manner, and to the same extent, as any person is subject to such requirements, including the payment of reasonable service charges. Neither the United States, nor any agent, employee, or officer thereof, shall be immune or exempt from any process or sanction of any State or Federal Court with respect to the enforcement of any such injunctive relief. The President may exempt any solid waste management facility of any department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch from compliance with such a requirement if he determines it to be in the paramount interest of the United States to do so. No such exemption shall be granted due to lack of appropriation unless the President shall have specifically requested such appropriation as a part of the budgetary process and the Congress shall have failed to make available such requested appropriation. Any exemption shall be for a period not in excess of one year, but additional exemptions may be granted for eriods not to exceed one year upon the President's making a new etermination. The President shall report each January to the Congress all exemptions from the requirements of this section granted during the preceding calendar year, together with his reason for granting each such exemption.
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42 USC 6961.
Exemptions
Presidential report to Congress.
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