42 USC § 6951 - Functions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s6951"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 6951 - Functions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6951"
section_name: "Functions"
chapter_number: 82
chapter_name: "SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE IN RESOURCE AND RECOVERY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 5001, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2820.)"
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# § 6951. Functions

The Secretary of Commerce shall encourage greater commercialization of proven resource recovery technology by providing—

**(1)** accurate specifications for recovered materials;

**(2)** stimulation of development of markets for recovered materials;

**(3)** promotion of proven technology; and

**(4)** a forum for the exchange of technical and economic data relating to resource recovery facilities.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 5001, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2820.)