Pub. L. 91-512, tit. I, sec. 103

Sec. 103. (a) Section 204(a) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 204. (a) The Secretary shall conduct, and encourage, cooperate with, and render financial and other assistance to appropriate public (whether Federal, State, interstate, or local) authorities, agencies, and institutions, private agencies and institutions, and individuals in the conduct of, and promote the coordination of, research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to— “(1) any adverse health and welfare effects of the release into the environment of material present in solid waste, and methods to eliminate such effects; “(2) the operation and financing of solid waste disposal programs; “(3) the reduction of the amount of such waste and unsalvageable waste materials; “(4) the development and application of new and improved methods of collecting and disposing of solid waste and processing and recovering materials and energy from solid wastes; and “(5) the identification of solid waste components and potential materials and energy recoverable from such waste components.” (b) Section 204(d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is repealed.