Federal Facilities Compliance Act

Book · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:99337

Gunderson, J

On October 6, 1992, President Bush signed into law the Federal Facilities Compliance Act (FFCA). The act is intended to eliminate the double standard that generally was acknowledged between federal and privately owned facilities regarding the management and disposal of hazardous and solid waste. It does so by increasing the power of state agencies and the US EPA over federal installations. The passage of the act is likely to bring about major changes in environmental efforts at federal facilities. Many of the changes involve the resolution of relatively high-level questions such as the effect fines and penalties will have on the federal budget, and the myriad legal questions involved in changing traditional relations between federal and state bodies. Other changes, however, will directly affect how compliance activities are run at the line level. Environmental managers at federal facilities--as well as contractors and consultants conducting work on site--will need to be aware of the new regulatory environment they face, and the ways in which their practices must be tailored to the new situation. The FFCA as currently enacted deals primarily with regulation and enforcement under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

• OSTI ID: 99337
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
COMPLIANCE
ENFORCEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
RESOURCE RECOVERY ACTS
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT