PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The federal government allows grant money to states to help them set up and run hazardous-waste programs. The law sets exact amounts for certain years: $25,000,000 for 1978 and 1979, $20,000,000 for 1980, $35,000,000 for 1981, $40,000,000 for 1982, $55,000,000 for 1985, $60,000,000 for 1986, $60,000,000 for 1987, and $60,000,000 for 1988. The Administrator, after talking with the states, will make rules to divide the money. The rules will consider how much hazardous waste a state handles, how people and the environment are exposed, and other relevant factors. Grants can pay for planning treatment, storage, and disposal sites, and for programs to protect health and the environment at old or inactive hazardous-waste sites.

Title 42, §6931

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978 and 1979 $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982, $55,000,000 for the fiscal year 1985, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986, $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987, and $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 1988 to be used to make grants to the States for purposes of assisting the States in the development and implementation of authorized State hazardous waste programs.

(b)Allocation

Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) shall be allocated among the States on the basis of regulations promulgated by the Administrator, after consultation with the States, which take into account, the extent to which hazardous waste is generated, transported, treated, stored, and disposed of within such State, the extent of exposure of human beings and the environment within such State to such waste, and such other factors as the Administrator deems appropriate.

(c)Activities included

State hazardous waste programs for which grants may be made under subsection (a) may include (but shall not be limited to) planning for hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities, and the development and execution of programs to protect health and the environment from inactive facilities which may contain hazardous waste.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–616 substituted “$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1985, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1986, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1987, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1988” for “and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1982”. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–482, § 31(b), authorized appropriation of $20,000,000, $35,000,000, and $40,000,000 for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, respectively. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–482, § 16, added subsec. (c).

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of certain

Enforcement

functions of Administrator or other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.

§6931 Authorization of Assistance to States