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42 U.S.C. 7401: Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

Created in 1963 by Public Law 88-206. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

60 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 7719, 10 U.S.C. 6302, 15 U.S.C. 717b, 15 U.S.C. 793, 15 U.S.C. 798.

53 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (53).

This Congress

  • H.R. 6409 FENCES Act · passed house · would change 179C

How it got here

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–549, §108(k)(1), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "that the prevention and control of air pollution at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–549, §108(k)(2), inserted "prevention and" after "pollution". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 101–549, §108(k)(3), added subsec. (c). · (c)

1967

  • Pub. L. 90–148 inserted "and enhance the quality of" after "to protect". · (b)

1965

  • Pub. L. 89–272 substituted "this title" for "this Act", which for purposes of codification has been changed to "this subchapter". · (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.