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42 U.S.C. § 7470 — Congressional declaration of purpose
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The purposes of this part are as follows:
(1) to protect public health and welfare from any actual or potential adverse effect which in the Administrator’s judgment may reasonably be anticipate 11 So in original. Probably should be “anticipated”. to occur from air pollution or from exposures to pollutants in other media, which pollutants originate as emissions to the ambient air) 22 So in original. Section was enacted without an opening parenthesis., notwithstanding attainment and maintenance of all national ambient air quality standards;
(2) to preserve, protect, and enhance the air quality in national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, national seashores, and other areas of special national or regional natural, recreational, scenic, or historic value;
(3) to insure that economic growth will occur in a manner consistent with the preservation of existing clean air resources;
(4) to assure that emissions from any source in any State will not interfere with any portion of the applicable implementation plan to prevent significant deterioration of air quality for any other State; and
(5) to assure that any decision to permit increased air pollution in any area to which this section applies is made only after careful evaluation of all the consequences of such a decision and after adequate procedural opportunities for informed public participation in the decisionmaking process.
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The purposes of this part are as follows:
(1) to protect public health and welfare from any actual or potential adverse effect which in the Administrator’s judgment may reasonably be anticipate 11 So in original. Probably should be “anticipated”. to occur from air pollution or from exposures to pollutants in other media, which pollutants originate as emissions to the ambient air) 22 So in original. Section was enacted without an opening parenthesis., notwithstanding attainment and maintenance of all national ambient air quality standards;
(2) to preserve, protect, and enhance the air quality in national parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, national seashores, and other areas of special national or regional natural, recreational, scenic, or historic value;
(3) to insure that economic growth will occur in a manner consistent with the preservation of existing clean air resources;
(4) to assure that emissions from any source in any State will not interfere with any portion of the applicable implementation plan to prevent significant deterioration of air quality for any other State; and
(5) to assure that any decision to permit increased air pollution in any area to which this section applies is made only after careful evaluation of all the consequences of such a decision and after adequate procedural opportunities for informed public participation in the decisionmaking process.
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**(a) Findings** The Congress finds—
(1) that the predominant part of the Nation’s population is located in its rapidly expanding metropolitan and other urban areas, which generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more States;
(2) that the growth in the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare, including injury to agricultural crops and livestock, damage to and the deterioration of property, and hazards to air and ground transportation;
(3) that air pollution prevention (that is, the reduction or elimination, through any measures, of the amount of pollutants produced or created at the source) and air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and
(4) that Federal financial assistance and leadership is essential for the development of cooperative Federal, State, regional, and local programs to prevent and control air pollution.
**(b) Declaration** The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation’s air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population;
(2) to initiate and accelerate a national research and development program to achieve the prevention and control of air pollution;
(3) to provide technical and financial assistance to State and local governments in connection with the development and execution of their air pollution prevention and control programs; and
(4) to encourage and assist the development and operation of regional air pollution prevention and control programs.
**(c) Pollution prevention** A prim
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**(a) Dateline for decision; transmission to Congress, delay: notice to Congress; contents of decision; chairman, appointment; Federal inspector of construction: duties, including establishment of joint surveillance and monitoring agreement**
(1) As soon as practicable after July 1, 1977, but not later than September 1, 1977, the President shall issue a decision as to whether a transportation system for delivery of Alaska natural gas should be approved under this chapter. If he determines such a system should be so approved, his decision shall designate such a system for approval pursuant to [section 719f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall be consistent with [section 719c(b)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c/b/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim) to assure delivery of Alaska natural gas to points both east and west of the Rocky Mountains in the continental United States. The President in making his decision shall take into consideration the Commission’s recommendation pursuant to [section 719c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c&num=0&edition=prelim), the report under [section 719c(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c/c&num=0&edition=prelim), and any comments submitted under [section 719d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719d&num=0&edition=prelim); and his decision to designate a system for approval shall be based on his determination as to which system, if any, best serves the national interest.
(2) The President, for a period of up to 90 addi
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For the purposes of part C of the Clean Air Act [[42 U.S.C. 7470](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7470&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the State may redesignate the national river only as class I or class II.
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**(a) Hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, petrochemical oxidants, and nitrogen oxides** In the case of the pollutants hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, photochemical oxidants, and nitrogen oxides, the Administrator shall conduct a study and not later than two years after August 7, 1977, promulgate regulations to prevent the significant deterioration of air quality which would result from the emissions of such pollutants. In the case of pollutants for which national ambient air quality standards are promulgated after August 7, 1977, he shall promulgate such regulations not more than 2 years after the date of promulgation of such standards.
**(b) Effective date of regulations** Regulations referred to in subsection (a) shall become effective one year after the date of promulgation. Within 21 months after such date of promulgation such plan revision shall be submitted to the Administrator who shall approve or disapprove the plan within 25 months after such date or 11 So in original. Probably should be “of”. promulgation in the same manner as required under [section 7410 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7410&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Contents of regulations** Such regulations shall provide specific numerical measures against which permit applications may be evaluated, a framework for stimulating improved control technology, protection of air quality values, and fulfill the goals and purposes set forth in section 7401 and [section 7470 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7470&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Specific measures to fulfill goals and purposes** The regulations of the Administrator under subsection (a) shall provide specific measures at least as effective as
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For purpose of this subchapter—
(1) The term “act of God” means an unanticipated grave natural disaster or other natural phenomenon of an exceptional, inevitable, and irresistible character, the effects of which could not have been prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight.
(2) The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) The term “barrel” means forty-two United States gallons at sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
(4) The term “claim” means a demand in writing for a sum certain.
(5) The term “claimant” means any person who presents a claim for compensation under this chapter.
(6) The term “damages” means damages for injury or loss of natural resources as set forth in section 9607(a) or 9611(b) of this title.
(7) The term “drinking water supply” means any raw or finished water source that is or may be used by a public water system (as defined in the Safe Drinking Water Act [[42 U.S.C. 300f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300f&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]) or as drinking water by one or more individuals.
(8) The term “environment” means (A) the navigable waters, the waters of the contiguous zone, and the ocean waters of which the natural resources are under the exclusive management authority of the United States under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act [[16 U.S.C. 1801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and (B) any other surface water, ground water, drinking water supply, land surface or subsurface strata, or ambient air within the United States or under the jurisdiction of the United States.
(9) The term “facility” means (A) any building, st
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 7470
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘anticipated’’.
2 So in original. Section was enacted without an opening paren-
thesis.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SIMILAR PROVISIONS
For provisions relating to stratospheric ozone protec-
tion, see section 7671 et seq. of this title.
PART C—PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT
DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY
SUBPART I—CLEAN AIR
§ 7470. Congressional declaration of purpose
The purposes of this part are as follows:
(1) to protect public health and welfare from
any actual or potential adverse effect which in
the Administrator’s judgment may reasonably
be anticipate 1 to occur from air pollution or
from exposures to pollutants in other media,
which pollutants originate as emissions to the
ambient air) 2, notwithstanding attainment
and maintenance of all national ambient air
quality standards;
(2) to preserve, protect, and enhance the air
quality in national parks, national wilderness
areas, national monuments, national sea-
shores, and other areas of special national or
regional natural, recreational, scenic, or his-
toric value;
(3) to insure that economic growth will
occur in a manner consistent with the preser-
vation of existing clean air resources;
(4) to assure that emissions from any source
in any State will not interfere with any por-
tion of the applicable implementation plan to
prevent significant deterioration of air quality
for any other State; and
(5) to assure that any decision to permit in-
creased air pollution in any area to which this
section applies is made only after careful eval-
uation of all the consequences of such a deci-
sion and after adequate procedural opportuni-
ties for informed public participation in the
decisionmaking
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