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42 U.S.C. 7627: Air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-549. 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. 7412.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–74, §432(b), inserted "(other than Outer Continental Shelf sources located offshore of the North Slope Borough of the State of Alaska)" after "Outer Continental Shelf sources located offshore of the States along the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Coasts" and "and this chap… (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–74, §432(c), struck out "Gulf Coast" after "United States" and inserted "or are adjacent to the North Slope Borough of the State of Alaska" after "Alabama". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012) Law text · (b)

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