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42 U.S.C. § 16151 — Settlement agreement provisions
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In any settlement agreement regarding alleged violations of environmental law in which a defendant agrees to perform a diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental Project, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall require the defendant to include in the settlement documents a certification under penalty of law that the defendant would have agreed to perform a comparably valued, alternative project other than a diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental Project if the Administrator were precluded by law from accepting a diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Project. A failure by the Administrator to include this language in such a settlement agreement shall not create a cause of action against the United States under the Clean Air Act [[42 U.S.C. 7401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or any other law or create a basis for overturning a settlement agreement entered into by the United States.
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In any settlement agreement regarding alleged violations of environmental law in which a defendant agrees to perform a diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental Project, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall require the defendant to include in the settlement documents a certification under penalty of law that the defendant would have agreed to perform a comparably valued, alternative project other than a diesel emissions reduction Supplemental Environmental Project if the Administrator were precluded by law from accepting a diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Project. A failure by the Administrator to include this language in such a settlement agreement shall not create a cause of action against the United States under the Clean Air Act [[42 U.S.C. 7401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] or any other law or create a basis for overturning a settlement agreement entered into by the United States.
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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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The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to enable and promote comprehensive development, demonstration, and commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technology in partnership with industry;
(2) to make critical public investments in building strong links to private industry, institutions of higher education, National Laboratories, and research institutions to expand innovation and industrial growth;
(3) to build a mature hydrogen economy that creates fuel diversity in the massive transportation sector of the United States;
(4) to sharply decrease the dependency of the United States on imported oil, eliminate most emissions from the transportation sector, and greatly enhance our energy security; and
(5) to create, strengthen, and protect a sustainable national energy economy.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 16151
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2011 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–364 effective Oct. 1, 2011,
except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L.
111–364, set out as a note under section 16131 of this
title.
§ 16138. EPA authority to accept diesel emissions
reduction
Supplemental
Environmental
Projects
The Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (hereinafter, the ‘‘Agency’’) may
accept (notwithstanding sections 3302 and 1301 of
title 31) diesel emissions reduction Supple-
mental Environmental Projects if the projects,
as part of a settlement of any alleged violations
of environmental law—
(1) protect human health or the environ-
ment;
(2) are related to the underlying alleged vio-
lations;
(3) do not constitute activities that the de-
fendant would otherwise be legally required to
perform; and
(4) do not provide funds for the staff of the
Agency or for contractors to carry out the
Agency’s internal operations.
(Pub. L. 110–255, § 1, June 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2423.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 which comprises this chapter.
§ 16139. Settlement agreement provisions
In any settlement agreement regarding al-
leged violations of environmental law in which a
defendant agrees to perform a diesel emissions
reduction Supplemental Environmental Project,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency shall require the defendant to in-
clude in the settlement documents a certifi-
cation under penalty of law that the defendant
would have agreed to perform a comparably val-
ued, alternative project other than a diesel
emissions
reduction
Supplemental
Environ-
mental Pr
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 7401
Sec.
PART C—CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES
7581.
Definitions.
7582.
Requirements applicable to clean-fuel vehi-
cles.
7583.
Standards for light-duty clean-fuel vehicles.
7584.
Administration and enforcement as per Cali-
fornia standards.
7585.
Standards for heavy-duty clean-fuel vehicles
(GVWR above 8,500 up to 26,000 lbs.).
7586.
Centrally fueled fleets.
7587.
Vehicle conversions.
7588.
Federal agency fleets.
7589.
California pilot test program.
7590.
General provisions.
SUBCHAPTER III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
7601.
Administration.
7602.
Definitions.
7603.
Emergency powers.
7604.
Citizen suits.
7605.
Representation in litigation.
7606.
Federal procurement.
7607.
Administrative proceedings and judicial re-
view.
7608.
Mandatory licensing.
7609.
Policy review.
7610.
Other authority.
7611.
Records and audit.
7612.
Economic impact analyses.
7613.
Repealed.
7614.
Labor standards.
7615.
Separability.
7616.
Sewage treatment grants.
7617.
Economic impact assessment.
7618.
Repealed.
7619.
Air quality monitoring.
7620.
Standardized air quality modeling.
7621.
Employment effects.
7622.
Employee protection.
7623.
Repealed.
7624.
Cost of vapor recovery equipment.
7625.
Vapor recovery for small business marketers
of petroleum products.
7625–1.
Exemptions for certain territories.
7625a.
Statutory construction.
7626.
Authorization of appropriations.
7627.
Air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf
activities.
7628.
Demonstration grant program for local gov-
ernments.
SUBCHAPTER IV—NOISE POLLUTION
7641.
Noise abatement.
7642.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER IV–A—ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL
7651.
Findings and purposes.
7651a.
Definitions.
7651b.
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