Title 25 — Indians
Chapter 41 — Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup
§ 3901. Findings and purposes
Statutory text
Findings
The Congress finds that—
there are at least 600 open dumps on Indian and Alaska Native lands;
these dumps threaten the health and safety of residents of Indian and Alaska Native lands and contiguous areas;
many of these dumps were established or are used by Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service;
these dumps threaten the environment;
the United States holds most Indian lands in trust for the benefit of Indian tribes and Indian individuals; and
most Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native entities lack the financial and technical resources necessary to close and maintain these dumps in compliance with applicable Federal laws.
Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to—
identify the location of open dumps on Indian lands and Alaska Native lands;
assess the relative health and environmental hazards posed by such dumps; and
provide financial and technical assistance to Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native entities, either directly or by contract, to close such dumps in compliance with applicable Federal standards and regulations, or standards promulgated by an Indian tribal government or Alaska Native entity, if such standards are more stringent than the Federal standards.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–399 § 2 · 108 Stat. 4164
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 3901
(Pub. L. 103–399, § 2, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4164.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–399, § 2, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4164.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.— The Congress finds that— (1) there are at least 600 open dumps on Indian and Alaska Native lands; (2) these dumps threaten the health and safety of residents of Indian and Alaska Native lands and contiguous areas; (3) many of these dumps were established or are used by Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service; (4) these dumps threaten the environment; (5) the United States holds most Indian lands in trust for the benefit of Indian tribes and Indian individuals; and (6) most Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native entities lack the financial and technical resources necessary to close and maintain these dumps in compliance with applicable Federal laws. (b) Purposes.— The purposes of this Act are to— (1) identify the location of open dumps on Indian lands and Alaska Native lands; (2) assess the relative health and environmental hazards posed by such dumps; and (3) provide financial and technical assistance to Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native entities, either directly or by contract, to close such dumps in compliance with applicable Federal standards and regulations, or standards promulgated by an Indian tribal government or Alaska Native entity, if such standards are more stringent than the Federal standards.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 103–399, § 1, , 108 Stat. 4164, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup Act of 1994’.”