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42 U.S.C. 7543: State standards

Created in 1967 by Public Law 90-148. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 7507, 42 U.S.C. 7521, 42 U.S.C. 7541, 42 U.S.C. 7545, 42 U.S.C. 7583.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–549 added subsec. (e). · (e)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–95, §207, designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "March 30, 1966, if the State determines that the State standards will be, in the aggregate, at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable Federal standards" for "March 30, 1966, unless he … · (b)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §221, added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). · (c), (d)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–604, §11(a)(2)(A), substituted "part" for "subchapter". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 91–604, §15(c)(2), substituted "Administrator" for "Secretary". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 91–604, §11(a)(2)(A), substituted "part" for "subchapter". · (c)

    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.