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1.1 THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT, AS AMENDED 42 U.S.C. §3251 et seq.

§ 3259. Authorization of appropriations (a) (1)

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(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the provisions of this chapter, other than section 3254b of this title, not to exceed $72,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to exceed $76,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and not to exceed $76,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.

(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out section 3254b of this title not to exceed $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to exceed $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and not to exceed $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.

(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this chapter not to exceed $8,750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to exceed $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and not to exceed $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. Prior to expending any funds authorized to be appropriated by this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to assure that the expenditure of such funds will be consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

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As amended Pub.L. 93–14, Apr. 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 11.

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1.1e SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT EXTENSION

April 9, 1973, P.L. 93-14, 87 Stat. 11.

An Act

To extend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, for one year.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 216 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (84 Stat. 1234), is amended to read as follows:

"(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out the provisions of this Act, other than section 208, not to exceed $72,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to exceed $76,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and not to exceed $76,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974." (b) Paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of section 216 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (84 Stat. 1234), is amended to read as follows: "(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out section 208 of this Act not to exceed $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to exceed $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and not to exceed $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974."

(c) Subsection (b) of section 216 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (84 Stat. 1234), is amended by striking "and not to exceed $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973." and inserting in lieu thereof ", not to exceed $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and not to exceed $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.”

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1.1e(1) HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, H.R. REP. NO. 93-78, 93RD CONG., 1ST SESS.

(1973)

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT EXTENSION

MARCH 15, 1973.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. STAGGERS, from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 5446]

The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5446) to extend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, for 1 year, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION

H.R. 5446 provides a 1-year extension of the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1967 (as amended by the Resource Recovery Act of 1970) by extending for 1 year at constant dollar amounts the authorizations of appropriations in the act which would otherwise expire June 30, 1973.

BACKGROUND

Hearings were held on the proposed legislation on February 26, 1973, at which time all testimony heard was favorable to the legislation. The bill was ordered reported from the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce without amendment by unanimous voice vote.

COST OF LEGISLATION

The authorizations of appropriations adopted by the committee

for fiscal year 1974 are identical to those in the present law for fiscal year 1973, as follows:

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The funding authorizations for the Solid Waste Disposal Act expired on June 30, 1973. The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce plans extensive oversight and legislative hearings on this act to examine the many policy issues which have arisen since passage of the act in 1970. Adequate time for responsible hearings is not available before June 30, 1973. Therefore, the committee feels that a 1-year extension of the programs provided for in the act is necessary to allow their careful and responsible consideration.

The committee also feels that clarity as to the fiscal year 1974 funding authorizations is necessary, as early in the 93d Congress as possible, to provide guidance to the administration and the Congress in budgeting and appropriating funds for these very important programs.

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

The legislation reported extends at constant authorizations each of the three funding authorizations in the Solid Waste Disposal Act by adding an authorization for fiscal year 1974 after each authorization for 1973 which in each case is identical to the 1973 authorization. The legislation also substitutes reference to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for reference to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to recognize and conform to the changes effected by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970.

AGENCY REPORTS

Agency reports are not yet available on H.R. 5446. However, the following report concerning H.R. 4306 also applies to H.R. 5446 in that the provisions for extension of the Solid Waste Disposal Act contained in H.R. 4306 are identical to those in the reported legislation.

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

Hon. HARLEY O. STAGGERS,

Washington, D.C., March 9, 1973.

Chairman, Committee of Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: This is in reply to your request for the comments of the Environmental Protection Agency on H.R. 4306, "To extend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, and the Clean Air Act, as amended for 1 year."

We recommend that the bill be enacted.

On Monday, February 26, 1973, David D. Dominick, Assistant Administrator for Categorical Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, testified before your Subcommittee on Public Health and the Environment on the matter of extending the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and on February 28, I testified before the same subcommittee on the Clean Air Act extension. The statements Mr. Dominick and I made, articulated our position on the extension proposed by H.R. 4306. Copies of these statements are enclosed.

Sincerely yours,

Enclosures.

WILLIAM D. RUCKELSHAUS,
Administrator.

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CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT

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SEC. 216. (a) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for carrying out the provisions of this Act (including, but not limited to, section 208),

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