EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
rivers that the President may designate as American Heritage Rivers,
by ordering that the second sentence of both section 2(d)(1) of E.O.
13061 and of section 2(a) of E.O. 13080 are amended by deleting "ten"
and inserting "up to 20" in lieu thereof.
C-62. Executive Order 13101, 14 September 1998, Greening the
Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal
Acquisition. Orders that, consistent with the demands of efficiency
and cost effectiveness, the executive agencies shall incorporate waste
prevention and recycling in the agency's daily operations and work to
increase and expand markets for recovered materials through greater
Federal Government preference and demand for such products.
Establishes as National policy that preference be given to pollution
prevention, whenever feasible; and that pollution that cannot be
prevented should be recycled; pollution that cannot be prevented or
recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner.
Disposal should be employed only as a last resort.
Directs agencies
to comply with executive branch policies for the acquisition and use
of environmentally preferable products and services and implement
cost-effective procurement preference programs favoring the purchase
of these products and services. Creates a Steering Committee, a
Federal Environmental Executive (FEE), and a Task Force, and
establishes Agency Environmental Executive (AEE) positions within each
agency, to be responsible for ensuring the implementation of the E.O.
Directs that within 6 months of the date of this order, the EPA
Administrator shall, in consultation with the Federal Environmental
Executive, prepare guidance for use in determining Federal facility
compliance with section 6002 of RCRA and the related requirements of
this EO. EPA inspections of Federal facilities conducted pursuant to
RCRA and the Federal Facility Compliance Act and EPA "multi-media"
inspections carried out at Federal facilities will include, where
appropriate, evaluation of facility compliance with section 6002 of
RCRA and any implementing guidance. EPA is ordered to develop
guidance within 90 days from the date of this order to address
environmentally preferable purchasing. The guidance may be based on
the EPA's September 1995 Proposed Guidance on the Acquisition of
Environmentally Preferable Products and Services and comments received
thereon. Directs each executive agency that has not already done so
to initiate a program to promote cost-effective waste prevention and
recycling of reusable materials in all of its facilities. The
recycling programs implemented pursuant to this section must be
compatible with applicable State and local recycling requirements.
C-13
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