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42 U.S.C. § 6979b — Law enforcement authority
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The Attorney General of the United States shall, at the request of the Administrator and on the basis of a showing of need, deputize qualified employees of the Environmental Protection Agency to serve as special deputy United States marshals in criminal investigations with respect to violations of the criminal provisions of this chapter.
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The Attorney General of the United States shall, at the request of the Administrator and on the basis of a showing of need, deputize qualified employees of the Environmental Protection Agency to serve as special deputy United States marshals in criminal investigations with respect to violations of the criminal provisions of this chapter.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 7010, as added Pub. L. 98–616, title IV, § 405(a), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3273; Pub. L. 99–339, title II, § 201(c)(1), June 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 654, relating to interim control of hazardous waste injection, was renumbered section 3020 of Pub. L. 89–272 by Pub. L. 99–339, title II, § 201(c)(2), June 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 654, and transferred to [section 6939b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6939b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Underground source of drinking water** No hazardous waste may be disposed of by underground injection—
(1) into a formation which contains (within one-quarter mile of the well used for such underground injection) an underground source of drinking water; or
(2) above such a formation.
The prohibitions established under this section shall take effect 6 months after November 8, 1984, except in the case of any State in which identical or more stringent prohibitions are in effect before such date under the Safe Drinking Water Act [[42 U.S.C. 300f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300f&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(b) Actions under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act** Subsection (a) shall not apply to the injection of contaminated ground water into the aquifer from which it was withdrawn, if—
(1) such injection is—
(A) a response action taken under section 9604 or 9606 of this title, or
(B) part of corrective action required under this chapter 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
intended to clean up such contamination;
(2) such contaminated ground water is treated to substantially reduce hazardous constituents prior to such injection; and
(3) such response action or corrective action will, upon completion, be sufficient to protect human health and the environment.
**(c) Enforcement** In addition to enforcement under the provisions of this chapter, the prohibitions established under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be enforceable under the Safe Drinking Water Act [[42 U.S.C. 300f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300f&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] in any State—
(1) which has adopted identical o
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6979b
Pub. L. 105–362, title V, § 501(f), Nov. 10, 1998, 112
Stat. 3284.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 3254a(b)(4) and (5) of this title, referred to in
subsec. (b)(2), was in the original ‘‘section 207(b)(4) and
(5)’’, meaning section 207(b)(4) and (5) of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, which was omitted in the general
revision of the Solid Waste Disposal Act by Pub. L.
94–580 on Oct. 21, 1976.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 3254d of this title, prior to the general
amendment of the Solid Waste Disposal Act by Pub. L.
94–580.
AMENDMENTS
1998—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–362 struck out heading
and text of subsec. (c) which related to Administrator’s
study and report on State and local training needs and
obstacles to employment and occupational advance-
ment in solid waste management and resource recovery
field.
1978—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95–609, § 7(r)(1), (2), sub-
stituted ‘‘management’’ for ‘‘disposal’’ in two places,
and ‘‘resource’’ for ‘‘resources’’.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 95–609, § 7(r)(3), substituted
‘‘management’’ for ‘‘disposal’’.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Ad-
ministrator or other official of Environmental Protec-
tion 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.
§ 6978. Payments
(a) General rule
Payments of grants under this chapter may be
made (after necessary adjustment on account of
previ
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