Attachment A: Authorizing Legislation
State Surveillance Under the National Toxic Substance Incidents Program
TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 103--COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY
SUBCHAPTER I--HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES RELEASES, LIABILITY, COMPENSATION
Sec. 9604. Response authorities
(i) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; establishment, functions, etc.
(4) The Administrator of the ATSDR shall provide consultations upon request on health issues relating to exposure to hazardous or toxic substances, on the basis of available information, to the Administrator of EPA, State officials, and local officials. Such consultations to individuals may be provided by States under cooperative agreements established under this chapter.
(15) The activities of the Administrator of ATSDR described in this subsection and section 9611(c)(4) of this title shall be carried out by the Administrator of ATSDR, either directly or through cooperative agreements with States (or political subdivisions thereof) which the Administrator of ATSDR determines are capable of carrying out such activities. Such activities shall include provision of consultations on health information, the conduct of health assessments, including those required under section 3019(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act [42 U.S.C. 6939a(b)], health studies, registries, and health surveillance.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Author | maureen orr |
| Last Modified By | NCEH/ATSDR Office of Science |
| File Modified | 2014-02-20 |
| File Created | 2013-11-22 |