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42 U.S.C. 6928: Federal enforcement

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

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6924, 42 U.S.C. 6939c, 42 U.S.C. 6945, 42 U.S.C. 6992d.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (2).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–499, §205(i)(1), inserted "or any used oil not identified or listed as a hazardous waste under this subchapter". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–499, §205(i)(1), (2), inserted "or any used oil not identified or listed as a hazardous waste under this subchapter" and struck out "; or" after "accompanied by a manifest;". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–499, §205(i)(3), inserted at end "; or". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–499, §205(i)(4), added par. (7). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–499, §205(i)(5), inserted "or used oil not identified or listed as a hazardous waste under this subchapter" and substituted "(5), (6), or (7)" for "(5), or (6)". · (e)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–616, §403(d)(1), in amending par. (1) generally, expanded authority of Administrator by empowering him to determine that a person "has violated" a requirement of this subchapter, and to assess a civil penalty for a past or current violation. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §403(d)(2), in amending par. (3) generally, substituted provision that any order issued pursuant to this subsection may include a suspension or revocation of any permit issued by the Administrator or a State under this subchapter and shall state with reasonable speci… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §233(b), inserted "issued under this section". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §403(d)(3), substituted provisions relating to penalties for violation of compliance orders for former provisions which set forth requirements for compliance orders. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §232(a)(3), amended closing provisions generally. Prior to amendment, closing provisions read as follows: "shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $25,000 ($50,000 in the case of a violation of paragraph (1) or (2)) for each day of violation, or to… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §232(a)(1), inserted "or causes to be transported" and substituted "this subchapter" for "section 6925 of this title (or section 6926 of this title in case of a State program)". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §232(a)(2)(A), struck out "either" after "subchapter" in provision preceding subpar. (A). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §232(a)(2)(B), (c), substituted "this subchapter" for "section 6925 of this title (or section 6926 of this title in the case of a State program)" and struck out "having obtained" before "a permit under". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §232(a)(2)(C), added subpar. (C). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §232(a)(3), in amending pars. (3) and (4) generally, expanded par. (3) by providing criminal penalties for one who knowingly omits material information from documents required to be filed, maintained or used under this subchapter, expanded par. (4) by providin… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §245(c), added par. (6). · (d)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §232(b), in amending subsec. (e) generally, struck out provisions referring to violations of interim status standards and omission of material information from permit applications, struck out provision requiring proof of "unjustifiable and inexcusable disregard for huma… · (e)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §233(a), added subsec. (h). · (h)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482, §13(1), (2), struck out "the Administrator shall give notice to the violator of his failure to comply with such requirement. If such violation extends beyond the thirtieth day after the Administrator's notification" before "the Administrator may issue" and substitute… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §13(2), struck out "thirty days" after "violation has occurred". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §13(3), substituted "order shall become final unless, no later than thirty days after the order is served" for "order or any suspension or revocation of a permit shall become final unless, no later than thirty days after the order or notice of the suspension or revocati… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §13(4), authorized orders for suspension or revocation of permits. · (c)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §13(5), in par. (2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B), in par. (3), inserted provision requiring the statement or representation to be material, added par. (4), and in provisions following par. (4), inserted provision authorizing a fin… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §13(5), added subsecs. (e) to (g). · (e), (f), (g)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–609, §7(k)(1), inserted provision relating to title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–609, §7(k)(2), inserted provisions relating to treatment or storage of hazardous wastes and relating to title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. · (d)

    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.