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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 13102"
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description: "Definitions"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "133"
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chapter_name: "POLLUTION PREVENTION"
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section: "13102"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 13102 - Definitions
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## Text
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For purposes of this chapter—
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(1) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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(2) The term “Agency” means the Environmental Protection Agency.
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(3) The term “toxic chemical” means any substance on the list described in section 11023(c) of this title.
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(4) The term “release” has the same meaning as provided by section 11049(8) of this title.
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(5) (A) The term “source reduction” means any practice which—
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(i) reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment (including fugitive emissions) prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal; and
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(ii) reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
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The term includes equipment or technology modifications, process or procedure modifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, or inventory control.
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(B) The term “source reduction” does not include any practice which alters the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or the volume of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant through a process or activity which itself is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or the providing of a service.
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(6) The term “multi-media” means water, air, and land.
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(7) The term “SIC codes” refers to the 2-digit code numbers used for classification of economic activity in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual.
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(Pub. L. 101–508, title VI, § 6603, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–321.)
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