Pub. L. 102-386, tit. I, sec. 104

FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.

EnactedYear: 1992Length: 210 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 104. FACILITY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.Section 3007(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6927(c)) is amended as follows: (1) The first sentence is amended by striking out “Beginning” and all that follows through “undertake” and inserting in lieu thereof “The Administrator shall undertake”. (2) The first sentence is further amended by striking out “Federal agency” and inserting in lieu thereof “department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States”. (3) The section is further amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “Any State with an authorized hazardous waste program also may conduct an inspection of any such facility for purposes of enforcing the facility’s compliance with the State hazardous waste program.”. 106 STAT. 1508 (4) The section is further amended by adding at the end the following: “The department, agency, or instrumentality owning or operating each such facility shall reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency for the costs of the inspection of the facility. With respect to the first inspection of each such facility occurring after the date of the enactment of the Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1992, the Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive ground water monitoring evaluation at the facility, unless such an evaluation was conducted during the 12-month period preceding such date of enactment.”.