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42 U.S.C. § 6974

Petition for regulations; public participation

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 6974, Petition for regulations; public participation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/481000
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Any person may petition the Administrator for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of any regulation under this chapter. Within a reasonable time following receipt of such petition, the Administrator shall take action with respect to such petition and shall publish notice of such action in the Federal Register, together with the reasons therefor. Before the issuing of a permit to any person with any respect to any facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes under section 6925 of this title, the Administrator shall—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-580(S. 2150)1976-10-21
    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-482(S. 1156)1980-10-21
    Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally