Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/1369

 PUBLIC LAW 94-580—OCT. 21, 1976

90 STAT. 2837

Act) for purposes of obtaining information concerning the performance, and other aspects, of such facilities. Where the Administrator provides only monitoring and evaluation instruments or personnel (or both) or funds for such instruments or pereonnel and provides no other financial assistance to a facility, notwithstanding section 8001(c)(3), title to any invention made or conceived of in the course of developing, constructing, or operating such facility shall not be required to vest in the United States and patents respecting such invention shall not be required to be issued to the United States. "(d) PROHiBrnoN.—After the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall not construct or operate any full-scale facility (fexcept by contract with public agencies or authorities or private persons). "SPECIAL STUDY AND DEMONSTATION PROJECTS ON RECOVERY OF USEFUL ENERGY AND MATERIALS

"SEC. 8005. (a) STUDIES.—The Administrator shall conduct studies ^2 USC 6985. and develop recommendations for administrative or legislative action on— "(l)means of recovering materials and energy from solid waste, recommended uses of such materials and energy for national or international welfare, including identification o.f potential markets for such recovered resources, the impact of distribution of such resources on existing markets, and potentials for energy conservation through resource conservation and resource recovery; "(2) actions to reduce waste generation which have been taken voluntarily or in response to governmental action, and those which practically could be taken in the future, and the economic, social, and environmental consequences of such actions; "(3) methods of collection, separation, and containerization which will encourage efficient utilization of facilities and contribute to more effective pi-ograms of reduction, reuse, or disposal of wastes; " (4) the use of Federal procurement to develop market demand for recovered resources; "(5) recommended incentives (including Federal grants, loans, and other assistance) and disincentives to accelerate the reclamation or recycling of materials from solid wastes, with special emphasis on motor vehicle hulks; "(6) the effect of existing public policies, including subsidies and economic incentives and disincentives, percentage depletion allowances, capital gains treatment and other tax incentives and disincentives, upon the recycling and reuse of materials, and the likely effect of the modification or elimination o,f such incentives ana disincentives upon the reuse, recycling and conservation of such materials; "(7) the necessity and method of imposing disposal or other charges on packaging, containers, vehicles, and other manufactured goods, which charges would reflect the cost of final disposal, the value of recoverable components of the item, and any social costs associated with nonrecycling or uncontrolled disposal of such items; and

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