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42 U.S.C. 7410: State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards
Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-604. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
36 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 6215, 42 U.S.C. 7405, 42 U.S.C. 7407, 42 U.S.C. 7411, 42 U.S.C. 7414.
11 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (9), Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation (1), Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation (1).
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
1990
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(8), substituted "3 years (or such shorter period as the Administrator may prescribe)" for "nine months" in two places. · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(b), amended par. (2) generally, substituting present provisions for provisions setting the time within which the Administrator was to approve or disapprove a plan or portion thereof and listing the conditions under which the plan or portion thereof was to be ap… · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(1), struck out subpar. (A) which directed Administrator to approve any revision of an implementation plan if it met certain requirements and had been adopted by the State after reasonable notice and public hearings. · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(1), struck out subpar. (D) which directed that certain implementation plans be revised to include comprehensive measures and requirements. · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(2), struck out par. (4) which set forth requirements for review procedure. · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §102(h), amended par. (1) generally, substituting present provisions for provisions relating to preparation and publication of regulations setting forth an implementation plan, after opportunity for a hearing, upon failure of a State to make required submission or r… · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(3)(A), struck out subpar. (A) which required a study and report on necessity of parking surcharge, management of parking supply, and preferential bus/carpool lane regulations to achieve and maintain national primary ambient air quality standards. · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(3)(B), struck out subpar. (C) which authorized suspension of certain regulations and requirements relating to management of parking supply. · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(3)(C), struck out par. (4) which permitted Governors to temporarily suspend measures in implementation plans relating to retrofits, gas rationing, and reduction of on-street parking. · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(3)(D), struck out "(including the written evidence required by part D)," after "include comprehensive measures". · (c)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(4), struck out subsec. (d) which defined an applicable implementation plan for purposes of this chapter. · (d)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(5), struck out subsec. (e) which permitted an extension of time for attainment of a national primary ambient air quality standard. · (e)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §412, inserted "or of any requirement under section 7651j of this title (concerning excess emissions penalties or offsets)" in subpar. (A) and in last sentence. · (f)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(6), substituted "12 months of submission of the proposed plan revision" for "the required four month period" in closing provisions. · (g)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(7), substituted "5 years after November 15, 1990, and every three years thereafter" for "one year after August 7, 1977, and annually thereafter" and struck out at end "Each such document shall be revised as frequently as practicable but not less often than a… · (h)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §101(c), added subsecs. (k) to (n). · (k), (l), (m), (n)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §107(c), added subsec. (o). · (o)
- Pub. L. 101–549, §108(d), added subsec. (p). · (p)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–23 inserted reference to extensions of compliance in decrees entered under section 7413(e) of this title (relating to iron- and steel-producing operations). · (a)
1977
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(a)(1), substituted "(A) except as may be provided in subparagraph (I)(i) in the case of a plan" for "(A)(i) in the case of a plan". · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(a)(2), substituted "transportation controls, air quality maintenance plans, and preconstruction review of direct sources of air pollution as provided in subparagraph (D)" for "land use and transportation controls". · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(a)(3), substituted "it includes a program to provide for the enforcement of emission limitations and regulation of the modification, construction, and operation of any stationary source, including a permit program as required in parts C and D and a permit or e… · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(a)(4), substituted "it contains adequate provisions (i) prohibiting any stationary source within the State from emitting any air pollutant in amounts which will (I) prevent attainment or maintenance by any other State of any such national primary or secondary … · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(a)(5), added cl. (vi). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(1), substituted "1977;" for "1977". · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(a)(6), inserted "except as provided in paragraph (3)(C)," after "or (ii)" and "or to otherwise comply with any additional requirements established under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977" after "to achieve the national ambient air quality primary or secondary standard which i… · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(b), added subpar. (I). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(2), substituted "; and" for ", and". · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(b), added subpar. (J). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(b) added subpar. (K). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(c), added subpar. (C). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(4), added subpar. (D). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(e), added par. (5). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(3), struck out "preconstruction or premodification" before "review". · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(e), added par. (6). · (a)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(d)(1), (2), substituted "plan which meets the requirements of this section" for "plan for any national ambient air quality primary or secondary standard within the time prescribed" in subpar. (A) and, in provisions following subpar. (C), directed that any portion… · (c)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(d)(3), added pars. (3) to (5). · (c)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(f), substituted "and which implements the requirements of this section" for "and which implements a national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard in a State". · (d)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §107(a), substituted provisions relating to the handling of national or regional energy emergencies for provisions relating to the postponement of compliance by stationary sources or classes of moving sources with any requirement of applicable implementation plans. · (f)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §108(g), added subsec. (g) relating to publication of comprehensive document. · (g)
- Pub. L. 95–95, §107(b), added subsec. (g) relating to Governor's authority to issue temporary emergency suspensions. · (g)
- Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(5), redesignated subsec. (g), added by Pub. L. 95–95, §108(g), as (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i). · (h)
- Pub. L. 95–190, §14(a)(5), redesignated subsec. (h), added by Pub. L. 95–95, §108(g), as (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j) and amended. · (i)
- Pub. L. 95–190 §14(a)(5), (6), redesignated subsec. (i), added by Pub. L. 95–95, §108(g), as (j) and in subsec. (j) as so redesignated, substituted "will enable such source" for "at such source will enable it". · (j)
1974
- Pub. L. 93–319, §4(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). · (a)
- Pub. L. 93–319, §4(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and existing pars. (1), (2), and (3) as subpars. (A), (B), and (C), respectively, of such redesignated par. (1), and added par. (2). · (c)
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