§ 3908. — Disclaimers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC3908]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 41--INDIAN LANDS OPEN DUMP CLEANUP
Sec. 3908. Disclaimers
(a) Authority of Director
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter, diminish,
repeal, or supersede any authority conferred on the Director pursuant to
section 1632 of this title, and section 2004a of title 42.
(b) Exempted lands and facilities
This chapter shall not apply to open dump sites on Indian lands or
Alaska Native lands--
(1) that comprise an area of one-half acre or less and that are
used by individual families on lands to which they hold legal or
beneficial title;
(2) of any size that have been or are being operated for a
profit; or
(3) where solid waste from an industrial process is being or has
been routinely disposed of at a privately owned facility in
compliance with applicable Federal laws.
(c) Rules of construction
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to amend or modify
the authority or responsibility of the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
(2) Nothing in this chapter is intended to amend, repeal, or
supersede any provision of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901
et seq.).
(Pub. L. 103-399, Sec. 9, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4168.)
References in Text
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is title
II of Pub. L. 89-272, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 997, as amended generally
by Pub. L. 94-580, Sec. 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2795, which is
classified generally to chapter 82 (Sec. 6901 et seq.) of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6901 of Title 42
and Tables.
