Sec. 607. Ensuring environmental justice in the disposal of hazardous waste
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Section 3006 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6926 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Administrator may not authorize a State to administer and enforce a hazardous waste program under this section unless the Administrator determines that the State hazardous waste program does not create or exacerbate disproportionately high or adverse health or environmental effects on populations of color, communities of color, indigenous communities, or low-income communities. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall revise the guidelines issued pursuant to subsection
(a)for purposes of carrying out paragraph
(1)of this subsection. Any State which has, prior to the date of enactment of this subsection, received authorization pursuant to subsection
(b)to administer and enforce a hazardous waste program may submit a revised application in accordance with such subsection to demonstrate that the applicable State hazardous waste program does not create or exacerbate disproportionately high or adverse health or environmental effects on populations of color, communities of color, indigenous communities, or low-income communities. In this subsection: The term community of color has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the CLEAN Future Act . The term indigenous community has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the CLEAN Future Act . The term low income has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the CLEAN Future Act . The term low-income community has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the CLEAN Future Act . The term population of color has the meaning given that term in section 601 of the CLEAN Future Act . .
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Sec. 607
Ensuring environmental justice in the disposal of hazardous waste
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