42 U.S.C. § 7651m — Enforcement

submitted 71 years ago by Pub. L. 101-549 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 82 words · no verdicts yet

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Breaking any rule or regulation under this subchapter violates the Clean Air Act. Running a unit that emits more sulfur dioxide than its allowances is also a violation. Each excess ton counted is its own separate violation.

This section makes it illegal for anyone covered by this subchapter to violate any of its prohibitions, requirements, or regulations — doing so is treated as a violation of the whole Clean Air Act. On top of that, if an affected unit emits more sulfur dioxide than the allowances it holds, that operation itself counts as a violation. Each ton emitted beyond the unit's allowances is a separate, individual violation — so emitting many excess tons can mean many separate violations.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

It shall be unlawful for any person subject to this subchapter to violate any prohibition of, requirement of, or regulation promulgated pursuant to this subchapter shall be a violation of this chapter.1 In addition to the other requirements and prohibitions provided for in this subchapter, the operation of any affected unit to emit sulfur dioxide in excess of allowances held for such unit shall be deemed a violation, with each ton emitted in excess of allowances held constituting a separate violation.

Source credit: (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title IV, § 414, as added Pub. L. 101–549, title IV, § 401, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2625.)

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1955Enacted · Pub. L. 101-549 · 104 Stat. 2625

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-549 on 1955-07-14.

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