§ 6944. Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal
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(a)Criteria for sanitary landfills Not later than one year after October 21, 1976, after consultation with the States, and after notice and public hearings, the Administrator shall promulgate regulations containing criteria for determining which facilities shall be classified as sanitary landfills and which shall be classified as open dumps within the meaning of this chapter. At a minimum, such criteria shall provide that a facility may be classified as a sanitary landfill and not an open dump only if there is no reasonable probability of adverse effects on health or the environment from disposal of solid waste at such facility. Such regulations may provide for the classification of the types of sanitary landfills.
(b)Disposal required to be in sanitary landfills, etc. For purposes of complying with section 6943(2) 1 of this title each State plan shall prohibit the establishment of open dumps and contain a requirement that disposal of all solid waste within the State shall be in compliance with such section 6943(2) 1 of this title.
(c)Effective date The prohibition contained in subsection
(b)shall take effect on the date six months after the date of promulgation of regulations under subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 4004, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2815; amended Pub. L. 98–616, title III, § 302(b), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3268.)
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- Public Law 104–109To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes
- Public Law 97–278Granting the consent of Congress to the compact between the States of New Hampshire and Vermont concerning solid waste
- Public Law 96–482To amend and reauthorize the Solid Waste Disposal Act
- Public Law 98–616To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1985 through 1988, and for other purposes
- Public Law 94–580To provide technical and financial assistance for the development of management plans and facilities for the recovery of energy and other resources from discarded materials and for the safe disposal of discarded materials, and to regulate the management of hazardous waste
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- Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 4004
- Pub. L. 94–580, § 2
- 90 Stat. 2815
- Pub. L. 98–616, title III, § 302(b)
- 98 Stat. 3268
- Pub. L. 96–463, § 5(b)
- 94 Stat. 2056
- Pub. L. 96–482, § 32(d)(2)
- 94 Stat. 2353
- Pub. L. 98–616
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§ 6944
Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 4004
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–580, § 2
Stat.90 Stat. 2815
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–616, title III, § 302(b)
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