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42 U.S.C. 2239: Hearings and judicial review

Created in 1957 by Public Law 85-256. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 28 U.S.C. 2342, 42 U.S.C. 2155a, 42 U.S.C. 2235, 42 U.S.C. 2242, 42 U.S.C. 10154.

7 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (6), Environmental Protection Agency (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–134 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "Any final order entered in any proceeding of the kind specified in subsection (a) of this section or any final order allowing or prohibiting a facility to begin operating under a combined c… (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.) Law text · (b)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–486, §2802, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §2804, inserted "or any amendment to a combined construction and operating license" after "any amendment to an operating license". · (a), (C)
    • Pub. L. 102–486, §2805, inserted "or any final order allowing or prohibiting a facility to begin operating under a combined construction and operating license" before "shall be subject to judicial review". · (b)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–415 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (a)

    1962

    • Pub. L. 87–615 substituted "construction permit for a facility" and "construction permit for a testing facility" for "license for a facility" and "license for a testing facility" respectively, and authorized the commission in cases where a permit has been issued following a hearing, an… · (a)

    1957

    • Pub. L. 85–256 required the Commission to hold a hearing after 30 days notice and publication once in the Federal Register on an application for a license for a facility or a testing facility. · (a)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.