33 U.S.C. § 1257a: State demonstration programs for cleanup of abandoned mines for use as waste disposal sites; authorization of appropriations

33 U.S.C. 1257a: State demonstration programs for cleanup of abandoned mines for use as waste disposal sites; authorization of appropriationsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).

From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

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§1257a. State demonstration programs for cleanup of abandoned mines for use as waste disposal sites; authorization of appropriations

The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to make grants to States to undertake a demonstration program for the cleanup of State-owned abandoned mines which can be used as hazardous waste disposal sites. The State shall pay 10 per centum of project costs. At a minimum, the Administrator shall undertake projects under such program in the States of Ohio, Illinois, and West Virginia. There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, September 30, 1983, and September 30, 1984, to carry out this section. Such projects shall be undertaken in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

( Pub. L. 96–483, § 12 , Oct. 21, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2363 .)

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Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which comprises this chapter.