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PUBLIC LAW 89-272-OCT. 20, 1965

and the reduction of the amount of such waste and unsalvag^able wast© materials. (b) I n carrying out the provisions of the preceding subsection, the Secretary is authorized to— (1) collect and make available, through publications and other appropriate means, the results of, and other information pertaining to, such research and other activities, including appropropriate recommendations in connection therewith; (2) cooperate with public and private agencies, institutions, and organizations, and with any industries involved, in the preparation and the conduct of such research and other activities; and (3) make grants-in-aid to public or private agencies and institutions and to individuals for research, training projects, surveys, and demonstrations (including construction of facilities), and provide for the conduct of research, training, surveys, and demonstrations by contract with public or private agencies and institutions and with individuals; and such contracts for research or demonstrations or both (including contracts for construction) may be made in accordance with and subject to the limitations provided with respect to research contracts of the military departments in title 10, United States Code, section 235S, except that the determination, approval, and certification required thereby shall be made by the Secretary. (c) Any grant, agreement, or contract made or entered into under this section shall contain provisions effective to insure that all information, uses, processes, patents and other developments resulting from any activity undertaken pursuant to such ^rant, agreement, or contract will be made readily available on fair and equitable terms to industries utilizing methods of solid-waste disposal and industries engaging in furnishing devices, facilities, equipment, and supplies to be used m connection wiui solid-waste disposal. I n carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary and each department, agency, and officer of the Federal Government having functions or duties under this Act shall make use of and adhere to the Statement of Government, I'atent Policy which was promulgated by the President in his memorandum of October 10, 1963. (3 C F E, 1963 Supp., p. 238.) (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the United States shall not make any grant to pay more than two-thirds of the cost of construction of any facility under this Act. INTERSTATE A N D INTERLOCAL COOPERATION

SEC. 205. The Secretary shall encourage cooperative activities by the States and local governments in connection with solid-waste disI)osal programs; encourage, where practicable, interstate, interlocal, and regional planning for, and the conduct of, interstate, interlocal, and regional solid-waste disposal programs; and encourage the enactment of improved and, so far as practicable, uniform State and local laws governing solid-waste disposal. GRANITS FOR STATE A N D INTERSTATE P L A N N I N G

SEC. 206. (a) The Secretary may from time to time, upon such tenns and conditions consistent with this section as he finds appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, make grants to State and interstate agencies of not to exceed 50 per centum of the cost of making survej^s of solid-waste disposal practices and problems within the jurisdictional

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