42 U.S.C. § 7477 — Enforcement
submitted 71 years ago by Pub. L. 95-95 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 80 words · no verdicts yet
The EPA - and states too - can take action to stop illegal construction of major polluting facilities. This includes issuing orders or asking a court for an injunction. It applies when a facility does not meet clean-air rules or belongs to an area without an approved air plan.
The Administrator* must, and a state* may, take whatever steps are necessary - including issuing an order or seeking an injunction from a court - to stop the construction or modification of a major polluting facility that does not meet this part's requirements. This also applies to a facility proposed for an area designated as meeting air quality standards (or "unclassifiable") under section 7407(d), if that area does not have an implementation plan meeting this part's requirements.
The Administrator* shall, and a State* may, take such measures, including issuance of an order, or seeking injunctive relief, as necessary to prevent the construction or modification of a major emitting facility* which does not conform to the requirements of this part, or which is proposed to be constructed in any area designated pursuant to section 7407(d) of this title as attainment or unclassifiable and which is not subject to an implementation plan which meets the requirements of this part.
Source credit: (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, § 167, as added Pub. L. 95–95, title I, § 127(a), Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 740; amended Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 110(3), title VII, § 708, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2470, 2684.)
- 1955Enacted · Pub. L. 95-95 · 91 Stat. 740
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-549 · 104 Stat. 2470, 2684
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-95 on 1955-07-14.
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