Public Law 94-580

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Public Law 94-580 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which established a comprehensive framework for managing solid and hazardous waste.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
environmental law
waste management law
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
amends Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
surface form: Solid Waste Disposal Act
authorizes EPA to establish standards for hazardous waste generators
EPA to establish standards for hazardous waste transporters
EPA to establish standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
covers hazardous waste management
solid waste management
creates Subtitle C hazardous waste management program
Subtitle D solid waste (nonhazardous) management program
dateEnacted October 21, 1976
enactedBy 94th United States Congress
encourages recycling of solid waste
reduction of waste generation
resource recovery
era 1970s United States environmental legislation
establishes cradle-to-grave system for hazardous waste management
federal and state partnership for waste management
grantsAuthorityTo United States Environmental Protection Agency
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
officialName Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
policyArea environmental protection
public health
waste management
primaryCodification 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.
publicLawNumber 94-580
purpose to conserve energy and natural resources through waste management and resource recovery
to ensure environmentally sound management of waste
to protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal
to provide a comprehensive framework for the management of solid and hazardous waste in the United States
to reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste
regulates disposal of hazardous waste
generation of hazardous waste
storage of hazardous waste
transportation of hazardous waste
treatment of hazardous waste
relatedTo Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Toxic Substances Control Act
requires EPA to develop and implement a national hazardous waste management program
development of state solid waste management plans
shortName Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
surface form: RCRA
signedBy Gerald Ford
signingPresident Gerald Ford
statutesAtLargeCitation 90 Stat. 2795
subtitle Subtitle C—Hazardous Waste Management
Subtitle D—State or Regional Solid Waste Plans
yearEnacted 1976

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Subtitle C enactedUnder Public Law 94-580
94-580 publicLawNumber Public Law 94-580
this entity surface form: Pub.L. 94-580