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Title 42
Chapter 82
Subchapter VIII
§ 6983. Coordination, collection...
§ 6985. Special study and demons...
§ 6983. Coordination, collection...
§ 6985. Special study and demons...
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§ 6984.
Full-scale demonstration facilities
(a)
Authority
The Administrator may enter into contracts with public agencies or authorities or private persons for the construction and operation of a full-scale demonstration facility under this chapter, or provide financial assistance in the form of grants to a full-scale demonstration facility under this chapter only if the Administrator finds that—
(1)
such facility or proposed facility will demonstrate at full scale a new or significantly improved technology or process, a practical and significant improvement in solid waste management practice, or the technological feasibility and cost effectiveness of an existing, but unproven technology, process, or practice, and will not duplicate any other Federal, State, local, or commercial facility which has been constructed or with respect to which construction has begun (determined as of the date action is taken by the Administrator under this chapter),
(2)
such contract or assistance meets the requirements of
section 6981 of this title
and meets other applicable requirements of this chapter,
(3)
such facility will be able to comply with the guidelines published under
section 6907 of this title
and with other laws and regulations for the protection of health and the environment,
(4)
in the case of a contract for construction or operation, such facility is not likely to be constructed or operated by State, local, or private persons or in the case of an application for financial assistance, such facility is not likely to receive adequate financial assistance from other sources, and
(5)
any Federal interest in, or assistance to, such facility will be disposed of or terminated, with appropriate compensation, within such period of time as may be necessary to carry out the basic objectives of this chapter.
(b)
Time limitation
(c)
Cost sharing
(1)
Wherever practicable, in constructing, operating, or providing financial assistance under this subchapter to a full-scale demonstration facility, the Administrator shall endeavor to enter into agreements and make other arrangements for maximum practicable cost sharing with other Federal, State, and local agencies, private persons, or any combination thereof.
(2)
The Administrator shall enter into arrangements, wherever practicable and desirable, to provide monitoring of full-scale solid waste facilities (whether or not constructed or operated under this chapter) for purposes of obtaining information concerning the performance, and other aspects, of such facilities. Where the Administrator provides only monitoring and evaluation instruments or personnel (or both) or funds for such instruments or personnel and provides no other financial assistance to a facility, notwithstanding
(d)
Prohibition
(
Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 8004
, as added
Pub. L. 94–580, § 2
,
Oct. 21, 1976
,
90 Stat. 2836
; amended
Pub. L. 95–609, § 7(v)
,
Nov. 8, 1978
,
92 Stat. 3084
;
Pub. L. 98–616, title V, § 502(f)
,
Nov. 8, 1984
,
98 Stat. 3276
.)
cite as:
42 USC 6984
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