a project which may be funded by grant under subsection (b) of this section. (b) Training projects; application; contents. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), grants or contracts may be made to pay all or a part of the costs, as may be determined by the Secretary, of any project operated or to be operated by an eligible organization, which is designed (A) to develop, expand, or carry out a program (which may combine training, education, and employment) for training persons for occupations involving the management, supervision, design, operation, or maintenance of solid waste disposal and resource recovery equipment and facilities; or (B) to train instructors and supervisory personnel to train or supervise persons in occupations involving the design, operation, and maintenance of solid waste disposal and resource recovery equipment and facilities. (2) A grant or contract authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be made only upon application to the Secretary at such time or times and containing such information as he may prescribe, except that no such application shall be approved unless it provides for the same procedures and reports (and access to such reports and to other records) as is required by section 3254a(b) (4) and (5) of this title with respect to applications made under such section. (c) Investigation and study by Secretary; report to the President and the Congress. The Secretary shall make a complete investigation and study to determine (1) the need for additional trained State and local personnel to carry out plans assisted under this chapter and other solid waste and resource recovery programs; (2) means of using existing training programs to train such personnel; and (3) the extent and nature of obstacles to employment and occupational advancement in the solid waste disposal and resource recovery field which may limit either available manpower or the advancement of personnel in such field. He shall report the results of such investigation and study, including his recommendations to the President and the Congress not later than one year after October 26, 1970. (Pub. L. 89-272, title II, § 210, as added Pub. L. 91-512, title I, § 104(b), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1232.) § 3254e. Applicability of solid waste disposal guidelines to Executive agencies. (a) (1) If (A) an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of Title 5) has jurisdiction over any real property or facility the operation or administration of which involves such agency in solid waste disposal activities, or (B) 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 disposal activities, then such agency shall insure compliance with the guidelines recommended under section 3254c of this title and the purposes of this chapter in the operation or administration of such property or facility, or the performance of such contract, as the case may be. (2) Each Executive agency which conducts any activity (A) which generates solid waste, and (B) which, if conducted by a person other than such agency, would require a permit or license from such agency in order to dispose of such solid waste, shall insure compliance with such guidelines and the purposes of this chapter in conducting such activity. (3) Each Executive agency which permits the use of Federal property for purposes of disposal of solid waste shall insure compliance with such guidelines and the purposes of this chapter in the disposal of such waste. (4) The President shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection. (b) Each Executive agency which issues any license or permit for disposal of solid waste shall, prior to the issuance of such license or permit, consult with the Secretary to insure compliance with guidelines recommended under section 3254c of this title and the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 89-272, title II, § 211, as added Pub. L. 91-512, title I, § 104 (b), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1233.) § 3254f. National disposal sites study for the storage and disposal of hazardous wastes. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress no later than two years after October 26, 1970, a comprehensive report and plan for the creation of a system of national disposal sites for the storage and disposal of hazardous wastes, including radioactive, toxic chemical, biological, and other wastes which may endanger public health or welfare. Such report shall include: (1) a list of materials which should be subject to disposal in any such site; (2) current methods of disposal of such materials; (3) recommended methods of reduction, neutralization, recovery, or disposal of such materials; (4) an inventory of possible sites including existing land or water disposal sites operated or licensed by Federal agencies; (5) an estimate of the cost of developing and maintaining sites including consideration of means for distributing the short- and long-term costs of operating such sites among the users thereof; and (6) such other information as may be appropriate. (Pub. L. 89-272, title II, § 212, as added Pub. L. 91-512, title I, § 104 (b), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1233.) § 3255. Repealed. Pub. L. 91-512, title I, § 104(a), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1228. Section, Pub. L. 89-272, title II, § 206, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 999, authorized grants to State and interstate agencies for surveys of solid-waste disposal practices and problems, and for the development of solid-waste disposal plans. § 3256. Labor standards. No grant for a project of construction under this chapter shall be made unless the Secretary finds that the application contains or is supported by reasonable assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on projects of the type covered by the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, will be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar work in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with that Act; and the Secretary of Labor shall have with respect to the labor standards specified in this section the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and section 276c of Title 40. (Pub. L. 89-272, title II, § 213, formerly § 207, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1000, renumbered Pub. L. 91-512, title I, § 104(b), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1229.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, referred to in the text, is classified to sections 276a to 276a-5 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950, referred to in the text, is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970, § 2(a) (3), eff. Dec. 2, 1970, 35 F.R. 15623, 84 Stat. - transferred to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the functions vested by law in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare which are administered through the Environmental Health Service, including the functions exercised by the National Air Pollution Control Administration, and the Environmental Control Administration's Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Bureau of Water Hygiene, and Bureau of Radiological Halth, except insofar as the functions carried out by the Bureau of Radiological Health pertain to regulation of radiation from consumer products, including electronic product radiation, radiation as used in the healing arts, occupational exposure to radiation, and research, technical assistance, and training related to radiation from consumer products, radiation as used in the healing arts, and occupational exposure to radiation. § 3257. Authorities and responsibilities under other laws not affected. This chapter shall not be construed as superseding or limiting the authorities and responsibilities, under any other provisions of law, of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of the Interior, or any other Federal officer, department, or agency. (Pub. L. 89-272, title II, § 214, formerly § 208, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1000, renumbered Pub. L. 91-512, title I, § 104(b), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1229.) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970, § 2(a) (3), eff. Dec. 2, 1970, 35 F.R. 15623, 84 Stat.. transferred to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the functions vested by law in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare which are administered through the Environmental Health Service, including the functions exercised by the National Air Pollution Control Administration, and the Environmental Control Administration's Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Bureau of Water Hygiene, and Bureau of Radiological Health, except insofar as the functions carried out by the Bureau of Radiological Health pertain to regulation of radiation from consumer products, including electronic product radiation, radiation as used in the healing arts, occupational exposure to radiation, and research, technical assistance, and training related to radiation from consumer products, radiation as used in the healing arts, and occupational exposure to radiation. § 3258. General provisions. (a) Payments of grants under this chapter may be made (after necessary adjustment on account of previously made underpayments or overpayments) in advance or by way of reimbursement, and in such installments and on such conditions as the Secretary may determine. (b) No grant may be made under this chapter to any private profitmaking organization. (Pub. L. 89272, title II, § 215, formerly § 209, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1001, renumbered and amended Pub. L. 91-512, title I, § 104 (b), (c), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1229, 1233, 1234.) AMENDMENTS 1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-512, § 104 (c), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-512, § 104 (c) added subsec. (b). TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970, § 2(a) (3), eff. Dec. 2, 1970, 35 F.R. 15623, 84 Stat., transferred to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the functions vested by law in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or in the Department of Health. Education, and Welfare which are administered through the Environmental Health Service, including the functions exercised by the National Air Pollution Control Administration, and the Environmental Control Administration's Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Bureau of Water Hygiene, and Bureau of Radiological Health, except insofar as the functions carried out by the Bureau of Radiological Health pertain to regulation of radiation from consumer products, including electronic product radiation, radiation as used in the healing arts, occupstional exposure to radiation, and research, technical assistance, and training related to radiation from consumer products, radiation as used in the healing arts, and occupational exposure to radiation. § 3259. Authorization of appropriations. (a) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for carrying out the provisions of this chapter (including, but not limited to, section 3254b of this title), not to exceed $41,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 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, and not to exceed $76,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to carry out section 3254b of this title not to exceed $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972. and not to exceed $140,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. (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, and not to exceed $22,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. 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. (c) Such portion as the Secretary may determine, but not more than 1 per centum, of any appropriation for grants, contracts, or other payments under any provision of this chapter for any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1970, shall be available for evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) of any program authorized by this chapter. (d) Sums appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 89-272, title II, § 216, formerly § 210, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 90-574, title V, § 506, Oct. 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 1013; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 91-512, title I, §§ 104(b), 105, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1229, 1234.) AMENDMENTS 1970 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-512, § 105, struck out provisions authorizing to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare not to exceed $7,000,000, $14,000,000, $19,200,000, $20,000,000, and $19,750,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970, respectively, added clause (1) authorizing to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this chapter, including but not limited to section 3254b of this title, not to exceed $41,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, added clause (2) authorizing to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this chapter, other than section 3254b of this title, not to exceed $72,000,000 and $76,000,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1972 and 1973, respectively, and added clause (3) authorizing to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out section 3254b of this title, not to exceed $80,000,000, and $140,000,000, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1972 and 1973, respectively. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-512, § 105, struck out provisions authorizing to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior not to exceed $3,000,000, $6,000,000, $10,800,000, $12,500,000, and $12,250,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970, respectively, added provisions authorizing to be appropriated to the Secretary not to exceed $8,750,000, $20,000,000, and $22,500,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, 1972, and 1973, respectively, and added requirement that the Secretary of the Interior consult with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare before expending any of the authorized funds to assure that the expenditure of such funds is consistent with the purposes of this chapter. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 91-512, § 105, added subsecs. (c) and (d). 1968 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-574, § 506(1), authorized appropriations not to exceed $19,750,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-574, § 506(2), authorized appropriations not to exceed $12,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1970, § 2(a) (3), eff. Dec. 2, 1970, 35 F.R. 15623, 84 Stat. tranferred to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the functions vested by law in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare or in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare which are administered through the Environmental Health Service, including the functions exercised by the National Air Pollution Control Administration, and the Environmental Control Administration's Bureau of Solid Waste Management, Bureau of Water Hygiene, and Bureau of Radiological Health, except insofar as the functions carried out by the Bureau of Radiological Health pertain to regulation of radiation from consumer products, including electronic product radiation, radiation as used in the healing arts, occupational exposure to radiation, and research, technical assistance, and training related to radiation from consumer products, radiation as used in the healing arts, and occupational exposure to radiation. EXTENSION TO AUG. 31, 1970, OF AUTHORIZATION PERIOD FOR FISCAL YEAR 1970 Pub. L. 91-316, July 10, 1970, 84 Stat. 416, provided in part that the authorization contained in section 210 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act [this section] for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, should remain available through Aug. 31, 1970, notwithstanding any provisions of this section. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS No grant, award, or loan of assistance to any student under any Act amended by Pub. L. 90–574, which amended this section, to be considered a duplication of benefits for the purposes of section 1781 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits, see section 504 of Pub. L. 90-574, set out as a note under section 1781 of Title 38. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 3254b of this title. |