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42 U.S.C. 7602: Definitions

Created in 1963 by Public Law 88-206. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 7405, 42 U.S.C. 7413, 42 U.S.C. 7506, 42 U.S.C. 7511a, 42 U.S.C. 7512a.

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, §107(a)(1), (2), struck out "or" at end of par. (3) and substituted periods for semicolons at end of pars. (1) to (3). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §107(a)(3), added par. (5). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §108(j)(2), inserted at end "Such term includes any precursors to the formation of any air pollutant, to the extent the Administrator has identified such precursor or precursors for the particular purpose for which the term 'air pollutant' is used." · (g)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §109(b), inserted before period at end ", whether caused by transformation, conversion, or combination with other air pollutants". · (h)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §303(e), inserted before period at end ", and any design, equipment, work practice or operational standard promulgated under this chapter." · (k)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §101(d)(4), added subsec. (q). · (q)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §107(b), added subsec. (r). · (r)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §108(j)(1), added subsecs. (s) to (y). · (s), (t), (u), (v), (w), (x), (y)
    • Pub. L. 101–549, §709, added subsec. (z). · (z)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–95, §218(c), inserted "and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands" after "American Samoa". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–190 substituted "individual, corporation" for "individual corporation". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §301(b), expanded definition of "person" to include agencies, departments, and instrumentalities of the United States and officers, agents, and employees thereof. · (e)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §301(c), expanded definition of "air pollutant" so as, expressly, to include physical, chemical, biological, and radioactive substances or matter emitted into or otherwise entering the ambient air. · (g)
    • Pub. L. 95–95, §301(a), added subsecs. (i) to (p). · (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–604, §15(c)(1), substituted definition of "Administrator" as meaning Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for definition of "Secretary" as meaning Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 91–604, §15(a)(1), added subsec. (g) defining "air pollutant", redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h) and substituted references to effects on soil, water, crops, vegetation, manmade materials, animals, wildlife, weather, visibility, and climate for references to injury t… · (g), (h)

    1967

    • Pub. L. 90–148 reenacted section without change.

    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.