42 U.S.C. § 6941 — Objectives of subchapter

Page 6979 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 6942 transported to a designated facility, requires that the waste be tracked through a hazardous waste manifest, the designated facility that re- ceives the waste shall, regardless of the State in which the facility is located— (1) complete the facility portion of the appli- cable manifest; (2) sign and date the facility certification; and (3) submit to the system a final copy of the manifest for data processing purposes. (i) Authorization for start-up activities There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2015 for start-up activities to carry out this sec- tion, to be offset by collection of user fees under subsection (c) such that all such appropriated funds are offset by fees as provided in subsection (c). (Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 3024, as added Pub. L. 112–195, § 2(a), Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1452.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (d)(3)(A)(i)(I), is Pub. L. 101–576, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2838. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 501 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and Tables. The Government Management Reform Act of 1994, re- ferred to in (d)(3)(A)(i)(II), is Pub. L. 103–356, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3410. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1994 Amendment note set out under section 3301 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and Tables. SUBCHAPTER IV—STATE OR REGIONAL SOLID WASTE PLANS § 6941. Objectives of subchapter The objectives of this subchapter are to assist in developing and encouraging methods for the disposal of solid waste which are environ- mentally sound and which maximize the utiliza- tion of valuable resources including energy and materials which are recoverable from solid waste and to encourage resource conservation. Such objectives are to be accomplished through Federal technical and financial assistance to States or regional authorities for comprehensive planning pursuant to Federal guidelines de- signed to foster cooperation among Federal, State, and local governments and private indus- try. In developing such comprehensive plans, it is the intention of this chapter that in deter- mining the size of the waste-to-energy facility, adequate provision shall be given to the present and reasonably anticipated future needs, includ- ing those needs created by thorough implemen- tation of section 6962(h) of this title, of the recy- cling and resource recovery interest within the area encompassed by the planning process. (Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 4001, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2813; amended Pub. L. 96–482, § 32(b), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2353; Pub. L. 98–616, title III, § 301(a), title V, § 501(f)(1), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3267, 3276.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in section 3254 of this title, prior to the general amendment of the Solid Waste Disposal Act by Pub. L. 94–580. AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–616, § 501(f)(1), inserted ‘‘, including those needs created by thorough implementation of section 6962(h) of this title,’’. Pub. L. 98–616, § 301(a), inserted at end ‘‘In developing such comprehensive plans, it is the intention of this chapter that in determining the size of the waste-to-en- ergy facility, adequate provision shall be given to the present and reasonably anticipated future needs of the recycling and resource recovery interest within the area encompassed by the planning process.’’ 1980—Pub. L. 96–482 included as an objective in the disposal of solid waste the utilization of energy and materials recoverable from solid waste. § 6941a. Energy and materials conservation and recovery; Congressional findings The Congress finds that— (1) significant savings could be realized by conserving materials in order to reduce the volume or quantity of material which ulti- mately becomes waste; (2) solid waste contains valuable energy and material resources which can be recovered and used thereby conserving increasingly scarce and expensive fossil fuels and virgin materials; (3) the recovery of energy and materials from municipal waste, and the conservation of energy and materials contributing to such waste streams, can have the effect of reducing the volume of the municipal waste stream and the burden of disposing of increasing volumes of solid waste; (4) the technology to conserve resources ex- ists and is commercially feasible to apply; (5) the technology to recover energy and ma- terials from solid waste is of demonstrated commercial feasibility; and (6) various communities throughout the na- tion have different needs and different poten- tials for conserving resources and for utilizing techniques for the recovery of energy and ma- terials from waste, and Federal assistance in planning and implementing such energy and materials conservation and recovery programs should be available to all such communities on an equitable basis in relation to their needs and potential. (Pub. L. 96–482, § 32(a), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2353.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Solid Waste Dis- posal Act Amendments of 1980, and not as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter. § 6942. Federal guidelines for plans (a) Guidelines for identification of regions For purposes of encouraging and facilitating the development of regional planning for solid waste management, the Administrator, within one hundred and eighty days after October 21, 1976, and after consultation with appropriate