94-580
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94-580 is the public law number for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, a major U.S. environmental law governing the management and disposal of solid and hazardous waste.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 94-580 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States public law
ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
ⓘ
surface form:
RCRA
|
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| amends |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Solid Waste Disposal Act
|
| appliesTo | states and territories of the United States ⓘ |
| authorizes | EPA to set standards for hazardous waste management ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| contains |
Subtitle C – Hazardous Waste Management
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Subtitle D – Nonhazardous Solid Waste ⓘ Subtitle I – Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | October 21, 1976 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 94th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
civil penalties
ⓘ
criminal penalties ⓘ |
| establishes | cradle-to-grave management system for hazardous waste ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
hazardous waste
ⓘ
solid waste ⓘ underground storage tanks ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
|
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| primaryCitation | 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq. ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 94-580
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surface form:
Pub.L. 94-580
|
| purpose |
to conserve energy and natural resources
ⓘ
to ensure environmentally sound waste management practices ⓘ to protect human health and the environment from potential hazards of waste disposal ⓘ to reduce the amount of waste generated ⓘ |
| regulates |
disposal of hazardous waste
ⓘ
generation of hazardous waste ⓘ storage of hazardous waste ⓘ transportation of hazardous waste ⓘ treatment of hazardous waste ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clean Air Act
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Clean Water Act ⓘ Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ⓘ |
| requires |
permits for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
ⓘ
tracking of hazardous waste from generation to disposal ⓘ |
| shortName |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
ⓘ
surface form:
RCRA
|
| signedBy | Gerald Ford ⓘ |
| signingPresident |
Gerald Ford
ⓘ
surface form:
Gerald R. Ford
|
| subjectMatter |
hazardous waste management
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resource conservation ⓘ solid waste management ⓘ waste disposal ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
environmental law
ⓘ
waste management law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1976 ⓘ |
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