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§6911a Assistant Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment, etc.

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 82— - SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE; AUTHORITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR › § 6911a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Adds one EPA Assistant Administrator to lead the Office of Solid Waste, beyond the five in Reorg. Plan No. 3 sec. 1(d) and the TSCA position. The President appoints this person with Senate approval.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §6911a

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The Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency appointed to head the Office of Solid Waste shall be in addition to the five Assistant Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency provided for in section 1(d) of Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1970 and the additional Assistant Administrator provided by the Toxic Substances Control Act [15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.], shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1970, referred to in text, is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The Toxic Substances Control Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–469, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2003, which is classified generally to chapter 53 (§ 2601 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2601 of Title 15 and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and not as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1983—Pub. L. 98–80 struck out “, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for Level IV of the Executive Schedule pay rates under section 5315 of title 5” after “advice and consent of the Senate”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 11, 1980, see section 9652 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 6911a

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73