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42 U.S.C. 6924: Standards applicable to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities

Created in 1976 by Public Law 89-272. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2708, 42 U.S.C. 6925, 42 U.S.C. 6935, 42 U.S.C. 6936, 42 U.S.C. 6939c.

8 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (8).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–119, §4(3), substituted "subparagraphs (A) through (C)" for "subparagraph (A) through (C)". Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 104–119, §2, added pars. (7) to (11). Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 104–119, §4(2), inserted a semicolon at end of subpar. (C). Law text · (q)
    • Pub. L. 104–119, §4(4), substituted "petroleum-derived" for "pertroleum-derived". Law text · (r)
    • Pub. L. 104–119, §4(5), inserted "Industrial" after "Standard". Law text · (r)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–386 added subsec. (y). · (y)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–616, §201(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §208, inserted "(including financial responsibility for corrective action)". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §201(a), added subsecs. (b) to (n). · (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §202(a), added subsec. (o). · (o)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §203, added subsec. (p). · (p)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §204(b)(1), added subsecs. (q) to (s). · (q), (r), (s)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §205, added subsec. (t). · (t)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §206, added subsec. (u). · (u)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §207, added subsecs. (v) and (w). · (v), (w)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §209, added subsec. (x). · (x)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482 required standards regulations to reflect distinction in requirements appropriate for new facilities and for facilities in existence on date of promulgation of the regulations.

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.