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.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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environmental law → waste management law → |
| administeredBy |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| amends |
Solid Waste Disposal Act
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| authorizes |
EPA to establish standards for hazardous waste generators
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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
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| country |
United States
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| covers |
hazardous waste management
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solid waste management → |
| creates |
Subtitle C hazardous waste management program
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Subtitle D solid waste (nonhazardous) management program → |
| dateEnacted |
October 21, 1976
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| enactedBy |
94th United States Congress
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| encourages |
recycling of solid waste
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reduction of waste generation → resource recovery → |
| era |
1970s United States environmental legislation
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| establishes |
cradle-to-grave system for hazardous waste management
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federal and state partnership for waste management → |
| grantsAuthorityTo |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| officialName |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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| policyArea |
environmental protection
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public health → waste management → |
| primaryCodification |
42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.
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| publicLawNumber |
94-580
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| purpose |
to conserve energy and natural resources through waste management and resource recovery
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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
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generation of hazardous waste → storage of hazardous waste → transportation of hazardous waste → treatment of hazardous waste → |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Toxic Substances Control Act → |
| requires |
EPA to develop and implement a national hazardous waste management program
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development of state solid waste management plans → |
| shortName |
RCRA
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| signedBy |
Gerald Ford
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| signingPresident |
Gerald Ford
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| statutesAtLargeCitation |
90 Stat. 2795
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| subtitle |
Subtitle C—Hazardous Waste Management
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Subtitle D—State or Regional Solid Waste Plans → |
| yearEnacted |
1976
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Subtitle C
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enactedUnder |
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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
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publicLawNumber |