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[CITE: 42USC6963]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 82--SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
 
                 SUBCHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
 
Sec. 6963. Cooperation with Environmental Protection Agency


(a) General rule

    All Federal agencies shall assist the Administrator in carrying out 
his functions under this chapter and shall promptly make available all 
requested information concerning past or present Agency waste management 
practices and past or present Agency owned, leased, or operated solid or 
hazardous waste facilities. This information shall be provided in such 
format as may be determined by the Administrator.

(b) Information relating to energy and materials conservation and 
        recovery

    The Administrator shall collect, maintain, and disseminate 
information concerning the market potential of energy and materials 
recovered from solid waste, including materials obtained through source 
separation, and information concerning the savings potential of 
conserving resources contributing to the waste stream. The Administrator 
shall identify the regions in which the increased substitution of such 
energy for energy derived from fossil fuels and other sources is most 
likely to be feasible, and provide information on the technical and 
economic aspects of developing integrated resource conservation or 
recovery systems which provide for the recovery of source-separated 
materials to be recycled or the conservation of resources. The 
Administrator shall utilize the authorities of subsection (a) of this 
section in carrying out this subsection.

(Pub. L. 89-272, title II, Sec. 6003, as added Pub. L. 94-580, Sec. 2, 
Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2823; amended Pub. L. 96-482, Sec. 32(g), Oct. 
21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2355.)


                               Amendments

    1980--Pub. L. 96-482 designated existing provision as subsec. (a), 
substituted provision that information be provided in a format 
determined by the Administrator for provision that information be 
furnished on a reimbursable basis, and added subsec. (b).

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Administrator or 
other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to 
Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural 
Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of 
Energy, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.
