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42 U.S.C. 6927: Inspections

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

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6933, 42 U.S.C. 6934, 42 U.S.C. 6937, 42 U.S.C. 6945, 42 U.S.C. 6992c.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (3).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–386 in first sentence substituted "The Administrator shall undertake" for "Beginning twelve months after November 8, 1984, the Administrator shall, or in the case of a State with an authorized hazardous waste program the State may, undertake" and "department, agency, or ins… · (c)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–616, §502(a), modified directory language for amendment by sec. 12(b)(4) of Pub. L. 96–482. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §229, added subsec. (c). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §230, added subsec. (d). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §231, added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482, §12(a), substituted "chapter" for "subchapter", "any officer, employee or representative" for "any officer or employee", "duly designated officer, employee or representative" for "duly designated officer employee", "such officers, employees or representatives" for "such… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §12(b)(1)–(3), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted "or any officer, employee or representative thereof" before "has access under this section" and substituted "such information or particular portion thereof shall be considered" for "the Administrator… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §12(b)(4), as modified by Pub. L. 98–616, §502(a), inserted "(including records, reports, or information obtained by representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency)" after "information". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §12(b)(3), added pars. (2) to (4). · (b)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–609 substituted "disposed of, or transported from" for "or disposed of". · (a)

    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.