42 U.S.C. § 6992 : US Code - Section 6992: Scope of demonstration program for medical waste

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6992 : US Code - Section 6992: Scope of demonstration program for medical waste

(a) Covered States
The States within the demonstration program established under
this subchapter for tracking medical wastes shall be New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, the States contiguous to the Great Lakes and
any State included in the program through the petition procedure
described in subsection (c) of this section, except for any of such
States in which the Governor notifies the Administrator under
subsection (b) of this section that such State shall not be covered
by the program.
(b) Opt out
(1) If the Governor of any State covered under subsection (a) of
this section which is not contiguous to the Atlantic Ocean notifies
the Administrator that such State elects not to participate in the
demonstration program, the Administrator shall remove such State
from the program.
(2) If the Governor of any other State covered under subsection
(a) of this section notifies the Administrator that such State has
implemented a medical waste tracking program that is no less
stringent than the demonstration program under this subchapter and
that such State elects not to participate in the demonstration
program, the Administrator shall, if the Administrator determines
that such State program is no less stringent than the demonstration
program under this subchapter, remove such State from the
demonstration program.
(3) Notifications under paragraphs (1) or (2) shall be submitted
to the Administrator no later than 30 days after the promulgation
of regulations implementing the demonstration program under this
subchapter.
(c) Petition in
The Governor of any State may petition the Administrator to be
included in the demonstration program and the Administrator may, in
his discretion, include any such State. Such petition may not be
made later than 30 days after promulgation of regulations
establishing the demonstration program under this subchapter, and
the Administrator shall determine whether to include the State
within 30 days after receipt of the State's petition.
(d) Expiration of demonstration program
The demonstration program shall expire on the date 24 months
after the effective date of the regulations under this subchapter.