Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§1257a State Demonstration Programs for Cleanup of Abandoned Mines for Use as Waste Disposal Sites; Authorization of Appropriations
Title 33 › CHAPTER 26 — WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER I — RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS › § 1257a
Summary
EPA may give grants to states to run demo cleanups of state‑owned abandoned mines so they can be used for hazardous waste disposal. States must pay 10% of project costs. Projects must include Ohio, Illinois, and West Virginia. $10,000,000 per year is authorized for the fiscal years ending Sept 30, 1982, 1983, and 1984, and the work must follow applicable laws.
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Title 33, §1257a
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The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to make grants to States to undertake a demonstration program for the cleanup of State-owned abandoned mines which can be used as hazardous waste disposal sites. The State shall pay 10 per centum of project costs. At a minimum, the Administrator shall undertake projects under such program in the States of Ohio, Illinois, and West Virginia. There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, September 30, 1983, and September 30, 1984, to carry out this section. Such projects shall be undertaken in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which comprises this chapter.
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33 U.S.C. § 1257a
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102