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 90 STAT. 2798

PUBLIC LAW 94-580--OCT. 21, 1976 "(d) ENERGY.—The Congress finds with respect to energy, that— " (1) solid waste represents a potential source of solid fuel, oil, or gas that can be converted into energy; "(2) the need exists to develop alternative energy sources for public and private consumption in order to reduce our dependence on such sources as petroleum products, natural gas, nuclear and hydroelectric generation; and "(3) technology exists to produce usable energy from solid waste. u, OBJECTIVES

42 USC 6902.

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"SEC. 1003. The objectives of this Act are to promote the protection of health and the environment and to conserve valuable material and energy resources by— "(1) providing technical and financial assistance to State and local governments and interstate agencies for the development of solid waste management plans (including resource recovery and resource conservation systems) which will promote improved, solid waste management techniques (including more effective organizational arrangements), new and improved methods of collection, separation, and recovery of solid waste, and the environmentally safe disposal of nonrecoverable residues; "(2) providing training grants in occupations involving the design, operation, and maintenance of solid waste disposal systems; "(3) prohibiting future open dumping on the land and requiring the conversion of existing open dumps to facilities which do not pose a danger to the environment or to health; "(4) regulating the treatment, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous wastes which have adverse effects on health and the environment; "(5) providing for the promulgation of guidelines for solid waste collection, transport, separation, recovery, and disposal practices and systems; "(6) promoting a national research and development program for improved solid waste managjement and resource conservation techniques, more effective organizational arrangements, and new and improved methods of collection, separation, and recovery, and recycling of solid wastes and environmentally safe disposal of nonrecoverable residues; "(7) promoting the demonstration, construction, and application of solid waste management, resource recovery, and resource conservation systems which preserve and enhance the quality of air, water, and land resources; and " (8) establishing a cooperative effort among the Federal, State, and local governments and private enterprise in order to recover valuable materials and energy from solid waste. "DEFINmONS

42 USC 6903.

"SEC. 1004. As used in this Act: "(1) The term 'Administrator' means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. "(2) The term 'construction,' with respect to any project of construction under this Act, means (A) the erection or building of new structures and acquisition of lands or interests therein, or the acquisition, replacement, expansion, remodeling, alteration, modernization.

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