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42 U.S.C. 6943: Requirements for approval of plans

Created in 1976 by Public Law 89-272. Changed by 3 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. 6945, 42 U.S.C. 6946, 42 U.S.C. 6947, 42 U.S.C. 6948.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–616, §502(h), redesignated the subsec. (b) entitled energy and materials conservation and recovery feasibility planning and assistance, as subsec. (c). · (b), (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–616, §301(b), added subsec. (d). · (d)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–463, §5(b), and Pub. L. 96–482, §32(d)(2), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §18(a), substituted reference to sections 6944(b) and 6945(a) of this title for reference to section 6945(c) of this title. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §§18(b), 32(d)(1), substituted "State or local government" for "local government" and required State plan recognition of right to enter into long-term contracts for operation of resource recovery facilities and to secure long-term markets for material and energy reco… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 96–463, §5(b), added subsec. (b) relating to discretionary plan provisions for recycled oil. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 96–482, §32(d)(2), added subsec. (b) relating to energy and materials conservation and recovery feasibility planning and assistance. · (b)

    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.