Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/917

 PUBLIC LAW 98-616—NOV. 8, 1984

98 STAT. 3289

(b) In fulfilling the requirements of paragraphs (3) through (5) of subsection (a), the Administrator need only submit such information as can be obtained from currently existing State records and from site visits to at least twenty facilities containing wells which inject hazardous waste. (c) The States shall make available to the Administrator such information as he deems necessary to accomplish the objectives of this section. EXTENDING THE USEFUL LIFE OF SANITARY LANDFILLS

SEC. 702. Section 8002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended Ante, p. 3253. by adding the following new subsection after subsection (r) thereof: "(s) EXTENDING LANDFILL LIFE AND REUSING LANDFILLED AREAS.—

The Administrator shall conduct detailed, comprehensive studies of study. methods to extend the useful life of sanitary landfills and to better use sites in which filled or closed landfills are located. Such studies shall address— "(1) methods to reduce the volume of materials before placement in landfills; "(2) more efficient systems for depositing waste in landfills; "(3) methods to enhance the rate of decomposition of solid waste in landfills, in a safe and environmentally accepitable manner; "(4) methane production from closed landfill units; "(5) innovative uses of closed landfill sites, including use for energy production such as solar or wind energy and use for metals recovery; "(6) potential for use of sewage treatment sludge in reclaiming landfilled areas; and (7) methods to coordinate use of a landfill owned by one municipality by nearby municipalities, and to establish equitable rates for such use, taking into account the need to provide future landfill capacity to replace that so used. The Administrator is authorized to conduct demonstrations in the areas of study provided in this subsection. The Administrator shall Report. periodically report on the results of such studies, with the first such report not later than October 1, 1986, In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator need not duplicate other studies which have been completed and may rely upon information which has previously been compiled.". URANIUM MILL TAILINGS

SEC. 703. Nothing in the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 shall be construed to affect, modify, or amend the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.

42 USC 6905 note. 42 USC 790i note.

NATIONAL GROUND WATER COMMISSION

SEC. 704. (a) There is established a commission to be known as the Establishment. National Ground Water Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Commission"). (b) The duties of the Commission are to: (1) Assess generally the amount, location, and quality of the Nation's ground water resources. (2) Identify generally the sources, extent, and types of ground water contamination.

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