Annual edition
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–616, § 402, inserted “past or present” after “evidence that the”, substituted “against any person (including any past or present generator, past or present transporter, or past or present owner or operator of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility) who has contributed or, who is” for “to immediately restrain any person”, substituted “to restrain such person from” for “to stop”, substituted “, to order such person to take such other action as may be necessary, or both” for “or to take such other action as may be necessary”, and inserted “A transporter shall not be deemed to have contributed or to be contributing to such handling, storage, treatment, or disposal, taking place after such solid waste or hazardous waste has left the possession or control of such transporter, if the transportation of such waste was under a sole contractural [sic] arrangement arising from a published tariff and acceptance for carriage by common carrier by rail and such transporter has exercised due care in the past or present handling, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of such waste.”
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Pub. L. 98–616, title IV, §§ 402, 403(a), 404, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3271, 3273.
Oct 21, 1980 – Nov 8, 1984
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 96–482, § 25, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted “may present” for “is presenting” and “such handling, storage, treatment, transportation or disposal” for “the alleged disposal” and authorized other action to be taken by the Administrator after notice including issuance of protective orders relating to public health and the environment, and added subsec. (b).
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Pub. L. 96–482, § 25, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2348
Nov 8, 1978 – Oct 21, 1980
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 95–609 struck out “for” after “restrain any person”.
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amended Pub. L. 95–609, § 7(q), Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3083
Oct 21, 1976 – Nov 8, 1978
Enacted · full text not held
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Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 7003, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2826
