42 U.S.C. § 6944 : US Code - Section 6944: Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6944 : US Code - Section 6944: Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal

(a) Criteria for sanitary landfills
Not later than one year after October 21, 1976, after
consultation with the States, and after notice and public hearings,
the Administrator shall promulgate regulations containing criteria
for determining which facilities shall be classified as sanitary
landfills and which shall be classified as open dumps within the
meaning of this chapter. At a minimum, such criteria shall provide
that a facility may be classified as a sanitary landfill and not an
open dump only if there is no reasonable probability of adverse
effects on health or the environment from disposal of solid waste
at such facility. Such regulations may provide for the
classification of the types of sanitary landfills.
(b) Disposal required to be in sanitary landfills, etc.
For purposes of complying with section 6943(2) (!1) of this title
each State plan shall prohibit the establishment of open dumps and
contain a requirement that disposal of all solid waste within the
State shall be in compliance with such section 6943(2) (!1) of this
title.
(c) Effective date
The prohibition contained in subsection (b) of this section shall
take effect on the date six months after the date of promulgation
of regulations under subsection (a) of this section.