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PUBLIC LAW 91-512-OCT. 26, 1970

[84 STAT.

u RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES

Publication in Federal Register.

"SEC. 209. (a) The Secretary shall, in cooperation with appropriate State, Federal, interstate, regional, and local agencies, allowing for public comment by other interested parties, as soon as practicable after the enactment of the Resource Recovery Act of 1970, recommend to appropriate agencies and publish in the Federal Register guidelines for solid waste recovery, collection, separation, and disposal systems (including systems for private use), which shall be consistent with public health and welfare, and air and water quality standards and adaptable to appropriate land-use plans. Such guidelines shall apply to such systems whether on land or water and shall be revised from time to time. " (b)(1) The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable, recommend model codes, ordinances, and statutes which are designed to implement this section and the purposes of this Act. "(2) The Secretary shall issue to appropriate Federal, interstate, regional, and local agencies information on technically feasible solid waste collection, separation, disposal, recycling, and recovery methods, including data on the cost of construction, operation, and maintenance of such methods. uGRANTS OR CONTRACTS FOR TRAINING PROJECTS

"Eligible organization!

Ante, p. 1230. Study.

"SEC. 210. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, and contracts with, any eligible organization. For purposes of this section the term 'eligible organization' means a State or interstate agency, a municipality, educational institution, and any other organization which is capable of effectively carrying out a project which may be funded by grant under subsection (b) of this section. " (b)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), grants or contracts may be made to pay all or a part of the costs, as may be determined by the Secretary, of any project operated or to be operated by an eligible organization, which is designed— " (A) to develop, expand, or carry out a program (which may combine training, education, and employment) for training persons for occupations involving the management, supervision, design, operation, or maintenance of solid waste disposal and resource recovery equipment and facilities; or " (B) to train instructors and supervisory personnel to train or supervise persons in occupations involving the design, operation, and maintenance of solid waste disposal and resource recovery equipment and facilities. "(2) A grant or contract authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be made only upon application to the Secretary at such time or times and containing such information as he may prescribe, except that no such application shall be approved unless it provides for the same procedures and reports (and access to such reports and to other records) as is required by section 207(b)(4) and (5) with respect to applications made under such section. "(c) The Secretary shall make a complete investigation and study to determine— "(1) the need for additional trained State and local personnel to carry out plans assisted under this Act and other solid waste and resource recovery p r o - a m s; "(2) means of using existing training programs to train such personnel; and "(3) the extent and nature of obstacles to employment and occupational advancement in the solid waste disposal and resource recovery field which may limit either available manpower or the advancement of personnel in such field.

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