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42 U.S.C. 6925: Permits for treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste

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

18 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2702, 42 U.S.C. 6921, 42 U.S.C. 6924, 42 U.S.C. 6927, 42 U.S.C. 6928.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (5).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–119, §4(6), substituted "polychlorinated" for "polycholorinated". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–119, §4(7), inserted comma at end of subpar. (C). Law text · (e)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–616, §211, substituted "an existing facility or planning to construct a new" for "a", inserted "and the construction of any new facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of any such hazardous waste", and inserted at end "No permit shall be required under this section … · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §213(c), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (c), (2)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §212, added par. (3). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §213(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former pars. (1), (2), and (3) thereof as subpars. (A), (B), and (C), respectively, designated existing provisions of previously redesignated subpar. (A) as cl. (i) and added cl. (ii), inserted "This para… · (e)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §214(a), added subsec. (g). · (g)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §224(b), added subsec. (h). · (h)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §243(c), added subsec. (i). · (i)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §215, added subsec. (j). · (j)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482, §10, substituted "November 19, 1980" for "October 21, 1976". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §11, added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1978

    • Subsec (a). Pub. L. 95–609 inserted "treatment, storage, or" after "and after such date the".

    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.