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[CITE: 42USC6985]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 82--SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
 
 SUBCHAPTER VIII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND INFORMATION
 
Sec. 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.

(Pub. L. 89-272, title II, Sec. 8005, as added Pub. L. 94-580, Sec. 2, 
Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2837.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 3253a of this title, prior to the general amendment of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act by Pub. L. 94-580.

                          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.
