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 PUBLIC LAW 98-616—NOV. 8, 1984

98 STAT. 3255

1984. The Administrator shall coordinate with States the procedures for issuing such permits.". APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO AUTHORIZED STATES

SEC. 228. Section 3006 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding the following new subsection after subsection (f):

Ante, p. 3254.

"(g) AMENDMENTS MADE BY 1984 ACT.—(1) Any requirement or

prohibition which is applicable to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste and which is imposed under this subtitle pursuant to the amendments made by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 shall take effect in each State having an interim or finally authorized State program on the same date as such requirement takes effect in other States. The Administrator shall carry out such requirement directly in each such State unless the State program is finally authorized (or is granted interim authorization as provided in paragraph (2)) with respect to such requirement. "(2) Any State which, before the date of the enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 has an existing hazardous waste program which has been granted interim or final authorization under this section may submit to the Administrator evidence that such existing program contains (or has been amended to include) any requirement which is substantially equivalent to a requirement referred to in paragraph (1) and may request interim authorization to carry out that requirement under this subtitle. The Administrator shall, if the evidence submitted shows the State requirement to be substantially equivalent to the requirement referred to in paragraph (1), grant an interim authorization to the State to carry out such requirement in lieu of direct administration in the State by the Administrator of such requirement.". FEDERAL FACILITIES

SEC. 229. Section 3007 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended Public by adding the following new subsection after subsection (b) thereof: availability. "(c) FEDERAL FACILITY INSPECTIONS.—Beginning twelve months 42 USC 6927. after the date of enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, the Administrator shall, or in the case of a State with an authorized hazardous waste program the State may, undertake on an annual basis a thorough inspection of each facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste which is owned or operated by a Federal agency to enforce its compliance with this subtitle and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The records of such inspections shall be available to the public as provided in subsection (b).". STATE-OPERATED FACILITIES

SEC. 230. Section 3007 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by adding the following new subsection after subsection (c): "(d) STATE-OPERATED FACILITIES.—The Administrator shall annually undertake a thorough inspection of every facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste which is operated by a State or local government for which a permit is required under section 3005 of this title. The records of such inspection shall be available to the public as provided in subsection (b).".

Supra. 42 USC 6927.

Public availability. 42 USC 6925.

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