42 U.S.C. § 6944 — Criteria for sanitary landfills; sanitary landfills required for all disposal

Not later than one year after October 21, 1976, after consultation with the States, and after notice and public hearings, the Administrator^* shall promulgate regulations containing criteria for determining which facilities shall be classified as sanitary landfills and which shall be classified as open dumps within the meaning of this chapter. At a minimum, such criteria shall provide that a facility may be classified as a sanitary landfill^* and not an open dump^* only if there is no reasonable probability of adverse effects on health or the environment from disposal^* of solid waste^* at such facility. Such regulations may provide for the classification of the types of sanitary landfills.

For purposes of complying with section 6943(2) 1 of this title each State^* plan shall prohibit the establishment of open dumps and contain a requirement that disposal of all solid waste within the State shall be in compliance with such section 6943(2) 1 of this title.

The prohibition contained in subsection (b) shall take effect on the date six months after the date of promulgation of regulations under subsection (a).