Solid Waste Disposal on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation: Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session ... Hearing Held in Washington, DC, March 1, 1990, Volume 4

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Page 6 - Except as provided in subsection (b), any person may commence a civil action on his own behalf — "(1) against any person (including (i) the United States, and (ii) any other governmental instrumentality or agency to the extent permitted by the Eleventh Amendment to the Constitution...
Page 37 - Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I will be happy to answer any questions you or other Members of the Committee may have.
Page 12 - solid waste management" means the systematic administration of activities which provide for the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, and disposal of solid waste. [(29) The term "solid waste management...
Page 121 - House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Hr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter of March 12, 1990, regarding compliance of Indian tribes with the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Page 6 - ... imminent and substantial endangerment to health or the environment...
Page 11 - ... such an agency enters into a contract with any person for the operation by such person of any Federal property or facility, and the performance of such contract involves such person in solid waste...
Page 15 - Indian Health Care Improvement Act." FINDINGS SEC. 2. The Congress finds that — (a) Federal health services to maintain and improve the health of the Indians are consonant with and required by the Federal government's historical and unique legal relationship with, and resulting responsibility to, the American Indian people.
Page 10 - ... and each officer, agent, or employee thereof, shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements, administrative authority, and process and sanctions respecting the control and abatement of air pollution in the same manner, and to the same extent as any nongovernmental entity.
Page 16 - Court has previously emphasized "the distinctive obligation of trust incumbent upon the Government in its dealings with these dependent and sometimes exploited people.
Page 6 - Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person may commence a civil action on his own behalf — (1) against any person (including (A) the United States, and (B) any other governmental instrumentality or agency...

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