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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 6985. Special study and demonstration projects on recovery of useful energy and materials
(a) Studies
The Administrator shall conduct studies and develop
recommendations for administrative or legislative action on -
(1) means of recovering materials and energy from solid waste,
recommended uses of such materials and energy for national or
international welfare, including identification of 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 programs 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 of such
incentives and 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
(8) the legal constraints and institutional barriers to the
acquisition of land needed for solid waste management, including
land for facilities and disposal sites;
(9) in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
agricultural waste management problems and practices, the extent
of reuse and recovery of resources in such wastes, the prospects
for improvement, Federal, State, and local regulations governing
such practices, and the economic, social, and environmental
consequences of such practices; and
(10) in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, mining
waste management problems, and practices, including an assessment
of existing authorities, technologies, and economics, and the
environmental and public health consequences of such practices.
(b) Demonstration
The Administrator is also authorized to carry out demonstration
projects to test and demonstrate methods and techniques developed
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Application of other sections
Section 6981(b) and (c) of this title shall be applicable to
investigations, studies, and projects carried out under this
section.
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