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Bill· HRH.R. 6821 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1975
Provides for certification by the State water pollution control agency of treatment projects within such State where the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that such projects will be carried out in accordance with State laws and standards at least equivalent to those established by Federal law.
Bill· HRH.R. 6747 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1975
Provides, under the Clean Air Act, that no air pollutant emission standard applicable to new motor vehicle engines which requires a greater reduction in emissions of air pollutants than is required under the regulations applicable to model year 1975 new light-duty motor vehicles or new light-duty motor vehicle engines shall take effect before model year 1982. Directs the appropriate agencies of the executive branch, as designated by the President, to conduct a study to determine: (1) the incremental public health and welfare effects that would result from new motor vehicle and new motor vehicle engine emission control standards for air pollutants which are more stringent than the standards applicable for the 1975 model year; and (2) the implications of implementing such standards. Directs that the findings of such study be reported to Congress not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by June 30, 1976, and each year thereafter to: (1) review the rate of development in motor vehicle emission control technology and fuel economy improvement; (2) report to Congress his findings with respect to both the rate of such technological development and the adequacy of developmental efforts by the automotive industry; and (3) recommend to Congress any amendments to the Clean Air Act which enable the achievement of substantially more stringent automotive emission control levels without the imposition of significant fuel economy or cost penalties.
Bill· SS. 1629 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1975
Authorizes appropriations for the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for an additional two years.
Bill· HRH.R. 6666 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 May 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be allotted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· SS. 1611 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1975
Provides for certification by the State water pollution control agency of treatment projects within such State where the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that such projects will be carried out in accordance with State laws and standards at least equivalent to those established by Federal law.
Law· HRH.R. 6387 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1975
Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act $47,868,000 for fiscal year 1976 and $47,200,000 for fiscal year 1977.
Bill· HRH.R. 6354 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1975
Automotive Transport Research and Development Act - Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to develop, within four years of enactment of this Act, a prototype automobile which: (1) could be mass produced in the private sector without further research or demonstration; and (2) would consume the least practicable amount of energy and cause the least environmental degradation taking energy quality, performance, safety, and environmental factors into account. Requires the Administrator to report annually on the development of such prototype to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6263 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 6255 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Coastal Zone Environment Act - Provides, under the Coastal Zone Management Act, that any applicant for a required license, lease, or permit for the development or production of energy resources in a coastal zone shall certify that the proposed activity complies with any approved State management program. Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Coastal Impact Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make 100 percent annual grants from the Fund to those coastal States which the Secretary determines are likely to be significantly or adversely impacted by the development of energy resources by the siting of energy facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish requirements for grant eligibility and lists circumstances under which the regulations shall provide that a State is eligible. States that the authorization of Congress is given two or more States to negotiate and enter into interstate agreements for the purpose of study, planning, and implementation of unified coastal zone policies for the coordination of sucb policies. Authorizes the Secretary to make annual grants for such purpose, provided they do not exceed 90 percent of the cost. Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance to the coastal States to develop a capability for carrying out short-term research, studies, and training required in support of coastal zone management. Requires the Secretary to submit additional information each year to the President for transmittal to Congress including: (1) a general description and evaluation of interstate and regional planning mechanisms developed by the coastal States. Extends until 1980 the authority of the Secretary to make grants to the coastal States for the development of land and water resources management programs. Authorizes to be appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years for grants made from the Coastal Impact Fund. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976-79 such sums, not to exceed 5,000,000, for interstate coordination grants to the coastal States. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976-79 such sums, not to exceed $5,000,000 for coastal research assistance grants to the coastal States. Authorizes to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal years 1975 through 1980 for grants for the costs of acquisition, developmeent, and operation of estuarine sanctuaries and creating natural field laboratories.
Bill· HRH.R. 6225 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1975
Environmental Protection Tax Act - Title I: Short Title, Et Cetera - Specifies that all amendments contained in the Act are amendments to the Internal Revenue Code. Title II: Preservation of Coastal Wetlands - Provides that the depreciation deduction for property constructed, reconstructed, or erected in the coastal wetlands may be computed only by use of the straight-line method of depreciation. States that the limitation of depreciation methods will apply with respect to property placed in service after December 31, 1975. Provides that any gain on the disposition of improvements located in coastal wetlands will be treated as ordinary income to the extent of all depreciation deductions claimed with respect to such improvements. Provides that land clearing expenditures and certain soil and water conservation expenditures with regard to coastal wetlands are not deductible under the special rules of the Internal Revenue Code. Provides for a deduction for interest and taxes where it is attributable to land under development and associated improvements in the coastal wetlands. Sets forth definitions of terms used in this Act. Title III: Historic Preservation - Permits a 5-year write-off of rehabilitation expenditures incurred with respect to historic structures which are used in the taxpayer's trade or business or held for the production of income provided that property acquired in connection with such expenditure is otherwise eligible for the depreciation allowance. Provides that, upon the disposition of a certified historic structure, the gain will be treated as ordinary income to the extent that the deduction provided under this Act exceeded the depreciation deduction which would have otherwise been allowable. Provides that no deduction would be allowed for amounts expended in the demolition of a registered historic structure, or for any loss sustained on account of such demolition. Title IV: Rehabilitation - Permits a taxpayer, if he substantially rehabilitated depreciable property, to elect to compute depreciation with respect to his preexisting basis in the building as though the entire structure was first placed in service by him. States that in orded to qualify for this treatment, the amounts added to capital account during a 24-month period must be at least $5,000 in amount and must be greated than the undepreciated cost of the property, determined at the beginning of the 24-month period. Title V: Charitable Transfers for Conservation Purposes - Provides that a charitable deduction will not be denied on the transfer of a partial interest in property, where the interest is an easement of 30 or more years duration granted exclusively for conservation purposes. Defines the term "conservation purposes" to mean the perservation of open land areas for public outdoor recreation or education, or scenic enjoyment; the preservation of historically important land areas or structures; or the protection of natural environmental systems.
Bill· HRH.R. 6097 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Ozone Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress on the effects on Public health and the environment of the discharge of chlorofluoromethane into the ambient air. Requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to report to the Congress the control and target levels which should be prescribed. Permits the Administrator to waive the requirements and prohibitions of this Act if he determines that there is no significant risk to the public health. Permits the Administrator to establish target and control levels. Establishes a target level of 1 percent and a control level of fifty thousand tons per year in the absence of any set by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to arrange for the issuance of licenses to regulate chlorofluoromethane. Prohibits the violation of the terms of any license, the manufacture, importation, the introduction into commerce of chlorofluoromethane, or the unreasonable stockpiling of chlorofluoromethane. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1975-1977 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6120 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Provides that whenever the Small Business Administration determines that small business concerns are or are likely to be at an operational or financing disadvantage with other business concerns with respect to the planning, design, or installation of pollution control facilities, or the obtaining of private financing therefor, it may guarantee the payment of rentals or other amounts due under qualified contracts, and any such guarantee shall be for the full amount of the payments due under such qualified contract.
Bill· HRH.R. 6099 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Ozone Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress on the effects on Public health and the environment of the discharge of chlorofluoromethane into the ambient air. Requires the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to report to the Congress the control and target levels which should be prescribed. Permits the Administrator to waive the requirements and prohibitions of this Act if he determines that there is no significant risk to the public health. Permits the Administrator to establish target and control levels. Establishes a target level of 1 percent and a control level of fifty thousand tons per year in the absence of any set by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator to arrange for the issuance of licenses to regulate chlorofluoromethane. Prohibits the violation of the terms of any license, the manufacture, importation, the introduction into commerce of chlorofluoromethane, or the unreasonable stockpiling of chlorofluoromethane. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1975-1977 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 6106 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 April 1975
Authorizes the Energy Research and Development Administration to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Utah to remove and dispose of uranium mill tailings. Directs the Administration to provide 75 percent of the costs of a State program for such disposal. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $10,000,000 to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5949 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 5972 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1975
Provides, under the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act, that the certification standard for a private applicator of pesticides shall be deemed fulfilled by his signing a self- certification form. States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall assure that such form contains adequate information and affirmations regarding the skill of such applicator.
Bill· HRH.R. 5917 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1975
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to insure that offshore drilling sites operating under leases issued under the provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act be inspected at least once every sixty days to determine whether such site is being operated according to the rules and regulations issued pursuant to such Act. Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Liability Fund as a nonprofit corporate entity. States that the fund shall consist of: (1) 20 percent of monies paid as bids on Outer Continental Shelf leases, and (2) 10 cents per barrel of oil produced at any leased site under the Act. States that such collections and contributions to the fund shall cease when amounts in the fund reach and remain above the level of $500,000,000. Provides that each lessee, and the fund, shall be strictly liable without regard to fault for all damages, including clean up costs, sustained by any person or entity (public or private) as a result of operations or activities at, related to, or in the vicinity of any offshore drilling site operated by the lessee. Makes the owner or operator of any vessel, and the fund, strictly liable for damages resulting from any discharge of oil from the operation of any offshore drilling site, including the transportation of oil from the drilling site to an onshore storage site. States that strict liability will not be imposed if the damages result from an act of war, negligence of the United States or other governmental entity, or negligence by the party sustaining the damage. Limits the liability to $500,000,000 for any one incident. Establishes the Outer Continental Shelf Research Fund, to be administered jointly by the Secretaries of Interior, Commerce, and Transportation. States that amounts in the Fund shall be available to: (1) improve the technology related to the exploration and development of the oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf; (2) develop baseline data relating to the marine environment on the Outer Continental Shelf; and (3) develop data regarding the impact of developing the oil and gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf on the marine and associated onshore environment.
Bill· HRH.R. 5881 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, under the provisions of the Clean Air Act, to establish and maintain national ambient air quality standards, standards of performance for new stationary sources, and National emission standards for hazardous air pollutants. States that such standards may not be more stringent than primary and secondary ambient air quality standards. Requires the Administrator to approve State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards if: (1) they include emission limitations, or operational techniques, schedules and time-tables for compliance with such measures as promulgated by the Administrator as such may be necessary to insure attainment of standards within the areas affected by various sources; and (2) they provide for the granting of a variance for an emission source beyond the dates provided an application is made therefor and specified criteria are met. States that a variance granted under an applicable implementation plan shall be deemed approved by the Administrator unless within 30 days after the grant of the variance by the State, the Administration finds that the requirements of this Act have not been met.
Bill· HRH.R. 5757 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 5764 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1975
Provides, under the Clean Air Act, that no air pollutant emission standard applicable to new motor vehicle engines which requires a greater reduction in emissions of air pollutants than is required under the regulations applicable to model year 1975 new light-duty motor vehicles or new light-duty motor vehicle engines shall take effect before model year 1982. Directs the appropriate agencies of the executive branch, as designated by the President, to conduct a study to determine: (1) the incremental public health and welfare effects that would result from new motor vehicle and new motor vehicle engine emission control standards for air pollutants which are more stringent than the standards applicable for the 1975 model year; and (2) the implications of implementing such standards. Directs that the findings of such study be reported to Congress not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency by June 30, 1976 and of each year thereafter to: (1) review the rate of development in motor vehicle emission control technology and fuel economy improvement; (2) report to Congress his findings with respect to both the rate of such technological development and the adequacy of developmental efforts by the automotive industry; and (3) recommend to Congress any amendments to the Clean Air Act which enable the achievement of substantially more stringent automotive emission control levels without the imposition of significant fuel economy or cost penalties.
Bill· HRH.R. 5748 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1975
Permits States or their political subdivisions to regulate the design, manufacture, installation, or use of marine sanitation devices, provided that such regulations are not less strigent than Federal regulations promulgated under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Law· HRH.R. 5682 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1975
Revises the area set aside for, and authorizes additions to, the Tinicum National Environmental Center, in the State of Pennsylvania.
Bill· HRH.R. 5706 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1975
Ozone Protection Act - Declares that the release of chlorofluromethane may pose a danger to public health and safety. Provides for a study by the National Academy of Sciences of the nature and likelihood of potential effects on public health and the environment of the discharge of such gas. Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to report to the Congress on such potential effects. Provides for a program of standards to limit the emissions of such gas from major sources. Provides for the enforcement of prohibitions upon the manufacture and sale of aerosol spray containers which discharge such gas, including penalties of up to $10,000 in civil fines per day of violation under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5690 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· SS. 1341 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Title I: Adds a definition of the term "navigable waters "(for purposes of U.S. vessel pollution control jurisdiction) to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, setting the outer boundary of such waters at 197 miles from the outer limit of the territorial seas. Title II: Defines, under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972, the term "navigable waters" to include a Marine Pollution Control Zone extending 197 miles from the outer limit of the territorial seas. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set limits of liability for discharges of oil and hazardous substances and standards of performance controlling the discharge of sewage from vessels in the 200-mile zone. Requires a review of present rules and regulations promulgated with respect to United States-flag vessels engaged in coastwise trade to determine whether stricter standards are necessary.
Bill· SS. 1336 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Ozone Protection Act - Declares that the release of chlorofluromethane may pose a danger to public health and safety. Provides for a study by the National Academy of Sciences of the nature and likelihood of potential effects on public health and the environment of the discharge of such gas. Directs the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to report to the Congress on such potential effects. Provides for a program of standards to limit the emissions of such gas from major sources. Provides for the enforcement of prohibitions upon the manufacture and sale of aerosol spray containers which discharge such gas, including penalties of up to $10,000 in civil fines per day of violation under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5646 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Energy Materials Conservation Education Act - Establishes within the Office of Education the Council on the Conservation and Nonuse of Energy-Materials, the members of which shall broadly represent the public and private sectors. Directs the Council to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on programs established under this Act. States that funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this Act shall be available for (but not limited to) such activities as: (1) community education programs concerning the conservation and nonuse of energy and materials, including special programs for adults; (2) dissemination of information to public and private nonprofit preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, adult, and community education programs; (3) research, development, and dissemination of curriculums, texts and materials, tests, and programs for adequate vocational and technical education and career counseling for persons in the field of energy-materials conservation and nonuse; and (4) programs and projects to recruit, train, organize, and employ professional and other persons, and to organize and participate in energy-materials conservation and nonuse educational programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and other institutions for planning and carrying out community-oriented education programs or projects on the conservation and nonuse of energy materials in American society for the benefit of interested and concerned adults, young persons, ethnic and cultural groups, community, labor and business leaders, and other individuals and groups within a community. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5581 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 5580 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 5461 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1975
Requires, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency include in any designation he makes of a hazardous substance, which when discharged upon navigable waters presents a danger to the public health or welfare, a determination whether such hazardous substance is itself actually removable. States that the owner or operator of any vessel, onshore facility, or offshore facility from which there is discharged any hazardous substance determined to be not removable shall be liable for a civil penalty per discharge based on toxicily, degradability, and disposal characteristics of such substance.
Bill· HRH.R. 5475 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1975
Clean Air Amendments - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve State air quality control plans that include fixed or variable emission limitations (based, whenever technically feasible, on measurement and field-validated models of the impact of individual sources), schedules, and timetables for compliance with such limitations, or such other measures as may be necessary to insure attainment and maintenance of such primary or secondary standard; provide for revision, after public hearings, of such plan from time to time as may be necessary to take account of: (1) revisions of such national primary or secondary ambient air quality standard; and (2) the availability of improved or more expeditious methods, including more cost-effective methods, of achieving such primary or secondary standard; and provide a procedure for petition by a source owner or operator to the State agency for promulgation of emission limitations or other measures with respect to a particular source different from those approved elsewhere in the Act. Allows any owner or operator of a new stationary source to petition the Administrator for a permit to operate a new source with emission limits in excess of those established by the Administrator as standards of performance for such source. Requires the Administrator to establish procedures for conduct of hearings on the record with respect to such petitions. Requires the Administrator to revise State plans within nine months that are not in conformance with this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5433 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1975
Suspends emissions controls on motor vehicles and engines in the continental United States except vehicles registered to residents of designated air quality regions until June 30, 1977, or sixty days after the President determines there is no significant shortage of petroleum fuels, whichever is later. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate, subject to the limitations of the Act, geographic areas of the United States in which there is significant auto emissions related to air pollution. Provides that each State shall, not later than sixty days following enactment of this Act, submit to the Administrator a plan for implementing the Act. Provides that if a State fails to submit a plan under the Act or if the Administrator determines (after notice and opportunity for hearing) that such State is not adequately enforcing such a plan, then such State shall lose its entitlement to, and may not thereafter receive, any Federal grant or loan assistance under this Act or under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Declares that willful and deliberate violation of any provision of this Act shall be punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, or imprisonment for up to one year, or both.
Bill· HRH.R. 5287 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1975
Provides for certification by the State water pollution control agency of treatment projects within such State where the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that such projects will be carried out in accordance with State laws and standards at least equivalent to those established by Federal law.
Bill· HRH.R. 5220 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1975
Clean Air Act Amendments - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate revised national primary and secondary standards for: (1) suspended particulate matter; (2) secondary air pollutants and their precursor pollutants; and (3) acid sulphate aerosols. Provides that if the Administrator finds promulgation of such standards impracticable with respect to any of the above pollutants, he may set emission charges on the pollutants. Requires that sources associated with more than minimal emissions of sulphur oxides, particulates, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, or hydrocarbons shall be monitored and that a person responsible for such monitoring shall be designated by the source. Enumerates procedural requirements for the construction of modification of sources to insure that emissions from such sources meet ambient air quality standards. Provides penalties for failure to pay applicable emission charges or penalties. Provides that the useful lives for light duty vehicle and engines shall be a 10-year use period or 100,000 miles, whichever occurs first. Includes violations of this Act among the causes of action on which a citizen may bring suit under the Clean Air Act. Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because such employee has assisted or participated, or is about to do so, in an action to effectuate the purposes of the Clean Air Act. Authorizes the Administrator to evaluate and investigate the possibility of loss of employment resulting from any requirement under such Act. Authorizes $100,000,000 to be appropriated to carry out such investigations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5219 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1975
Provides that any implementation plan for primary and secondary ambient air quality standards submitted by a State pursuant to the Clear Air Act shall be approved by the Administration of the Environmental Protection Agency only if the state has conducted public hearings and permitted all interested persons to present their views on the proposed plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 5159 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1975
Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring, under the Clean Air Act, an indirect source emission review as a part of any applicable implementation plan. States that any rules or regulations with respect to the requirement of such review as a part of any such plan previously promulgated by the Administrator shall be void on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1216 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 5088 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Permits the Secretary of Transportation to delegate the responsibility for the preparation of an environmental impact statement to the State affected by a proposed project on a Federal-aid highway system. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 109)
Bill· HRH.R. 5084 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1975
Returnable Beverage Container Act - Provides that no person shall manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce any beverage container other than a returnable beverage container. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish such regulations as are necessary for the purpose of this Act. Sets forth penalties of up to a $1,000 fine and/or up to six months imprisonment for violation of provisions of this Act. Directs that the provisions of this Act shall be applicable, one year after passage, to metal cans with attached opening devices and to all other non-returnable containers three years after passage.
Bill· SS. 1199 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
Authorizes the Energy Research and Development Administration to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Utah to remove and dispose of uranium mill tailings. Directs the Administration to provide 75 percent of the costs of a State program for such disposal. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $10,000,000 to carry out this Act.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 329 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1975
Authorizes the President to designate March 21, 1975, as "Earth Day".
Bill· HRH.R. 4977 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1975
Provides, under the Clean Air Act, that specified vehicles and engines sold to ultimate purchasers shall comply with specified emission standards for altitudes up to 7,000 feet above sea level. States that this Act shall apply to motor vehicles manufactured during the model year 1976 and thereafter. Directs that, upon request of the Governor of a State, the Administrator of the Enviromental Protection Agency shall prescribe, or shall authorize an agency of such State to prescribe, regulations authorizing specific modifications by the manufacturer or dealer of any motor vehicle emission control system if, in the Administrator's determination, such modifications are within reasonable cost limits are necessary to assure that such system functions in compliance with the provisions of the Clean Air Act under normal driving conditions in such State, including high altitude conditions. Provides that, under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, the manufacturer of any motor vehicle or engine manufactured after model year 1969 shall provide to the dealer, upon the dealer's request, such equipment and technical assistance as may be needed to modify any device or element of design for purpose of assuring that such vehicle or engine meets applicable regulations at the appropriate altitude, up to 7,000 feet above sea level. Authorizes to be appropriated, for the purpose of studying the problems of motor vehicle emissions peculiar to urban areas located more than 4,500 feet above sea level, a sum not to exceed $750,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 4952 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1975
Provides, under the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act, that the certification standard for a private applicator of pesticides shall be deemed fulfilled by his signing a self- certification form. States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall assure that such form contains adequate information and affirmations regarding the skill of such applicator.
Bill· HRH.R. 4954 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1975
Permits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to extend from July 1, l977, until July 1, 1982, the deadline for the achievement of effluent limitations of public treatment works required by the Federal Water Pollution Act. Directs the Administrator, when considering such extension, to consider the cost involved in achieving secondary and alternative treatment and the effects such secondary and alternative treatment will have on public health and water quality.
Bill· SS. 1185 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Exempts from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act employees of a State-operated residential treatment facility intended to approximate a home environment for children for whom living at home is not feasible.
Bill· HRH.R. 4919 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Energy Materials Conservation Education Act - Establishes within the Office of Education the Council on the Conservation and Nonuse of Energy-Materials, the members of which shall broadly represent the public and private sectors. Directs the Council to advise the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on programs established under this Act. States that funds appropriated for grants and contracts under this Act shall be available for (but not limited to) such activities as: (1) community education programs concerning the conservation and nonuse of energy and materials, including special programs for adults; (2) dissemination of information to public and private nonprofit preschool, elementary, secondary, higher, adult, and community education programs; (3) research, development, and dissemination of curriculums, texts and materials, tests, and programs for adequate vocational and technical education and career counseling for persons in the field of energy-materials conservation and nonuse; and (4) programs and projects to recruit, train, organize, and employ professional and other persons, and to organize and participate in energy-materials conservation and nonuse educational programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and other institutions for planning and carrying out community-oriented education programs or projects on the conservation and nonuse of energy materials in American society for the benefit of interested and concerned adults, young persons, ethnic and cultural groups, community, labor and business leaders, and other individuals and groups within a community. Authorizes the appropriation of $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1978 for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4858 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Coastal Zone Environment Act - Provides, under the Coastal Zone Management Act, that any applicant for a required license, lease, or permit for the development or production of energy resources in a coastal zone shall certify that the proposed activity complies with any approved State management program. Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Coastal Impact Fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make 100 percent annual grants from the Fund to those coastal States which the Secretary determines are likely to be significantly or adversely impacted by the development or energy resources or by the siting of energy facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish requirements for grant eligibility and lists circumstances under which the regulations shall provide that a State is eligible. States that the authorization of Congress is given to two or more States to negotiate and enter into interstate agreements for the purpose of study, planning, and implementation of unified coastal zone policies and for the coordination of such policies. Authorizes the Secretary to make annual grants for such purposes, provided that they do not exceed 90 percent of the cost. Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance to the coastal States to develop a capability for carrying out short-term research, studies, and training required in support of coastal zone management. Requires the Secretary to submit additional information each year to the President for transmittal to Congress including: (1) a general description of the economic, environmental, and social impacts of the development or production of energy resources or the siting of energy facilities affecting the coastal zone; and (2) a description and evaluation of interstate and regional planning mechanisms developed by the coastal States. Extends until 1980 the authority of the Secretary to make grants to the coastal States for the development of land and water resources management programs. Authorizes to be appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal years 1976 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years for grants made from the Coastal Impact Fund. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976-79 such sums, not to exceed $5,000,000, for interstate coordination grants to the coastal States. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal years 1976-79 such sums, not to exceed $5,000,000, for coastal research assistance grants to the coastal States. Includes "islands" and "beach" within the definition of coastal zone under the Coastal Zone Management Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make annual grants to any coastal State for the purpose of assisting in the development of a management program, including plans for the protection of access to public beaches and other coastal areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 4836 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1975
Clean Air Act Amendments - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate revised national primary and secondary standards for: (1) suspended particulate matter; (2) secondary air pollutants and their precursor pollutants; and (3) acid sulphate aerosols. Provides that if the Administrator finds promulgation of such standards impracticable with respect to any of the above pollutants, he may set emission charges on the pollutants. Requires that sources associated with more than minimal emissions of sulphur oxides, particulates, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, or hydrocarbons shall be monitored and that a person responsible for such monitoring shall be designated by the source. Enumerates procedural requirements for the construction of modification of sources to insure that emissions from such sources meet ambient air quality standards. Provides penalties for failure to pay applicable emission charges or penalties. Provides that the useful lives for light duty vehicle and engines shall be a 10-year use period or 100,000 miles, whichever occurs first. Includes violations of this Act among the causes of action on which a citizen may bring suit under the Clean Air Act. Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because such employee has assisted or participated, or is about to do so, in an action to effectuate the purposes of the Clean Air Act. Authorizes the Administrator to evaluate and investigate the possibility of loss of employment resulting from any requirement under such Act. Authorizes $100,000,000 to be appropriated to carry out such investigations.
Bill· SS. 1151 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Increases the authorization, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, for the Alaska village demonstration projects from $2,000,000 to $3,500,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 4710 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Extends for five years, from 1977 to 1981, the dates for compliance with the Federal emission standards, under the Clean Air Act, for carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and hydrocarbons from light duty vehicles and engines.