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42 U.S.C. 6930: Effective date

Created in 1976 by Public Law 89-272. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6921, 42 U.S.C. 6924, 42 U.S.C. 6925.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (4).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–616, §204(a), inserted provisions after first sentence relating to burning and blending of hazardous wastes and substituted "the preceding provisions" for "the preceding sentence" in three places. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §234, inserted provision that at the time a regulation is promulgated, the Administrator may provide for a shorter period prior to the effective date, or an immediate effective date for a regulation with which the Administrator finds the regulated community does not nee… · (b)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482 struck out "or revision" after "after promulgation or revision of regulations" and inserted provision for filing of notification when revising any regulation identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing any additional substance as hazardous waste … · (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.