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42 U.S.C. 6974: Petition for regulations; public participation

Created in 1976 by Public Law 89-272. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6925.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (5).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–482 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). · (b)

    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.