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Bill· SS. 1316 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Provides that no Federal agency shall permit the construction or operation of a deepwater development until the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall have certified that such development will not cause or contribute to environmental degradation or otherwise result in failure to comply with or cause a violation of effluent limitations or other standards or requirements imposed by this Act, the Clean Air Act, or any other Act which the Administrator is assigned responsibility to administer. States that any person desiring to construct or operate a deepwater development shall at the time of application for any permit, license, or other approval from any Federal agency submit, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Administrator, detailed plans of such development; and such submission to the Administrator shall be at least two years prior to the expected date of the beginning of construction. Provides that the Administrator may certify a deepwater development only after he has (1) received the concurrence of the Governor of the adjacent State or States, (2) held a public hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, and (3) determined that the location, construction, and operation of the proposed deepwater port facility will not cause or contribute to environmental degradation. Provides that whoever begins to construct, constructs, or operates a deepwater development after the effective date of this Act without a prior certification by the Administrator shall be fined not less than $50,000 for each day after that date on which notice of violation is given and construction or other operations continue without a certification obtained in accordnace with this Act. States that the requirement for concurrence of the Governor of an adjacent State shall be waived two years after the date of enactment of this Act, unless such State shall have adopted and the Administrator shall have approved an environmental protection permit program applicable to areas potentially impacted by deepwater development which assures compliance with the specified environmental protection criteria.
Bill· HRH.R. 6014 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1973
Authorizes an emergency fund of $35,000,000 to be expended for emergency erosion control at the discretion of the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, provided that local interests supply without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the work. Allows the Secretary of the Army pending the appropriation of funds to allot from existing erosion appropriations money necessary for the immediate prosecution of the erosion control. Provides that such money is to be reimbursed from the emergency fund when appropriated. (Adds 33 U.S.C. 426(k))
Bill· HRH.R. 5975 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1973
Intervention on the High Seas Act - Implements the 1969 International Convention relating to Intervention on the High Seas in cases of Oil Pollution Casualties. Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to take measures on the high seas in accordance with the convention and this Act to prevent, mitigate, or eliminate a grave and imminent danger to the coast line or related interests of the United States from pollution or threat of pollution of the sea by oil spils from a ship collision, standing or other incident of navigation. Authorizes the Secretary to coordinate and direct all public and private efforts directed at the removal or elimination of the threatened pollution damage, to undertake salvage action, and to remove and if necessary destroy the ship and cargo which is the source of the danger. Directs the Secretary to consult with other countries affected by the marine casualty, and to notify immediately the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and other persons reasonably expected to be affected by any proposed measures, before undertaking such measures. Authorizes the Secretary to forego such consultation in cases of extreme urgency. Directs that measures directed or conducted under this Act may not go beyond what is reasonably necessary to prevent, mitigate or eliminate the damage, actual or threatened, to the coastline or related interests of the United States. Directs the Secretary to endeavor to assure the avoidance of risk to human life; to render aid to distressed persons; and not unnecessarily to interfere with rights and interests of others. Obligates the United States to compensate parties affected by damage caused by excessive measures. Authorizes such claims to be heard in an action brought in the United States Court of Claims and in any District Court of the United States. Requires the Secretary of State to notify without delay persons affected by measures taken under this Act, including foreign states. Provides for criminal proceedings and penalties for violations of the Act. Prohibits the Secretary from taking measures against a warship or a ship owned or operated by a country and used on government noncommercial service. Provides that the Act shall be interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with the convention and other international law, so as not to prejudice any right, duty, privilege or immunity or to deprive any remedy of any country or person. Provides for reasonable administrative rule-making by the Secretary to implement the Act. Establishes the date of enactment or the date the Convention becomes effective as to the United States, whichever is later, as the effective date of the Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5974 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 March 1973
National Environmental Policy Act Amendments - Finds that the national public interest in the environment requires the clarification of the National Environment Policy Act of 1969: (1) to more precisely define procedural requirements placed upon Federal departments and agencies pursuant to the Act; and (2) to weigh environmental value with other policy interests and values. Requires an Environmental Impact Statement for decisionmaking in connection with any proposed Federal legislation or major Federal action. Outlines criteria to be considered in such statement as to proposed legislation or action, including: (1) the environmental impact of such legislation or action; (2) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided compared to any benefits that may accrue from such legislation; (3) alternatives to such legislation; (4) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and (5) any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources involved in such legislation. Requires any responsible Federal offical to consult with and to obtain comments from any other Federal department or agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact statement. Requires copies of environmental impact statements and comments and views of the appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies to be made to the President, the Council of Environmental Quality and to the public for reports to Congress taking action on such proposed legislation; and prior to any major Federal action. Outlines conditions for alternatives to the proposed action considered in the environmental impact statement. Requires an assessment of the environmental empact for every application or request for a Federal license, permit, certificate or other authorization for a proposed action. Directs the responsible Federal official having primary jurisdiction over proposed action to make decisions as to whether such action is a major Federal action affecting human environment. Outlines the action to be taken after his decision, and specifies criteria for alternatives to the proposed action, as well as exemptions and modifications in making detailed statements. Allows a petition for review or restraint of any action of any official, department or agency of the United States based on an environmental impact statement or decision.
Bill· SS. 1307 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Provides for the inclusion of Alaska as an eligible recipient of benefits under the Small Reclamation Projects Act. (Amends 43 U.S.C. 422a)
Bill· HRH.R. 5849 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Provides that no highway, road, or trail shall be constructed on public land unless public hearings have been held and all environmental values have been planned in order to protect fish and wildlife resources. Provides that in the case of any highway, road, or trail to be constructed on public land, no title to any public land shall be conveyed to any state for the purpose of such construction, other than an easement for a right-of-way. (Adds 23 U.S.C. 217)
Bill· HRH.R. 5850 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Provides, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, that before approval of any grants for sewage treatment works, the applicant must provide for the licensing of persons managing and operating such works. Requires the establishment of Federal standards of licensing of persons operating treatment works to insure that such works will be managed by persons having the technical skills to operate such facilities in the most efficient and effective manner.
Bill· HRH.R. 5888 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Authorizes an emergency fund of $35,000,000 to be expended for emergency erosion control at the discretion of the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, provided that local interests supply without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the work. Allows the Secretary of the Army pending the appropriation of funds to allot from existing erosion appropriations money necessary for the immediate prosecution of the erosion control. Provides that such money is to be reimbursed from the emergency fund when appropriated. (Adds 33 U.S.C. 426(k))
Bill· HRH.R. 5848 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Authorizes to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973 and for each of the next two succeeding fiscal years, $25,000,000 per fiscal year for assisting in improved operation of waste treatment plants under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (Adds 33 U.S.C. 1156(b))
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 316 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1973
Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5445) to extend the Clean Air Act, as amended, for one year. Provides that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. Provides that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
Law· HRH.R. 5760 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
An act to provide for the striking of medals commemorating the International Exposition on Environment at Spokane, Washington, in l974.
Bill· HRH.R. 5700 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Prohibits the transportation and sale in interstate commerce and importation into the United States of noxious aquatic plans, including water hyacinth plants, water chestnut plants, and alligator grass, except for purposes conducive to the public interest. Provides penalties for the violation of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5696 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1973
Authorizes contributions and participation by the United States in the United Nations Environment Program.
Bill· HRH.R. 5584 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
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, 1973. 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 order 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 greater 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.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 310 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1973
Establishes a Committee on Environment in the House of Representatives, consisting of 25 members. Provides that such Committee shall deal with all measures relating to the quality of the physical environment of the United States and its possessions, including: (1) water quality; (2) air quality; (3) weather modification; (4) waste disposal and management; (5) pesticides and herbicides; and (6) acoustic problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 5473 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1973
Allows a tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for specified percentages of the amounts paid during the taxable year by the taxpayer to purchase recycled solid waste materials for manufacture by the taxpayer into useful raw materials or salable products. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, by regulation and after a hearing, to disallow such deduction with respect to any solid waste material if the Administrator finds that such deduction is not required to alleviate the depletion of any virgin natural resource. Allows every taxpayer, at his election in lieu of any depreciation deduction, to deduct the amortized basis of any solid waste recycling facility based on a period of 60 months. Provides that the taxpayer may, at any time after making such election, discontinue the amortization deduction with respect to the remainder of the amortization. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 189, 190)
Bill· HRH.R. 5471 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1973
Airport Noise Curfew Act - Establishes the Airport Noise Curfew Commission to study and make recommendations to the Congress regarding the establishment of curfews on nonmilitary aircraft operations over populated areas of the United States during normal sleeping hours. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress no later than six months after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Commission to secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information necessary to carry out its duties and functions. Requires the head of such department or agency to furnish such requested information to the Commission. Empowers the Commission to issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any evidence that relates to any subject that the Commission is authorized to investigate by this Act.
Bill· SS. 1155 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
United Nations Environment Program Participation Act - Provides for the participation by the United States in the United Nations Environment Program. Authorizes such appropriations as may be necessary for contributions to the U.N. Environment Fund.
Law· HRH.R. 5445 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Extends the Clean Air Act for one year by authorizing for fiscal year 1974 additional sums totalling $450,000,000.
Law· HRH.R. 5446 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Extends the Solid Waste Disposal Act for one year by authorizing for fiscal year 1974 additional sums in the amount of $238,500,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 5440 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Allows a tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for specified percentages of the amounts paid during the taxable year by the taxpayer to purchase recycled solid waste materials for manufacture by the taxpayer into useful raw materials or salable products. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, by regulation and after a hearing, to disallow such deduction with respect to any solid waste material if the Administrator finds that such deduction is not required to alleviate the depletion of any virgin natural resource. Allows every taxpayer, at his election in lieu of any depreciation deduction, to deduct the amortized basis of any solid waste recycling facility based on a period of 60 months. Provides that the taxpayer may, at any time after making such election, discontinue the amortization deduction with respect to the remainder of the amortization. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 189, 190)
Bill· HRH.R. 5412 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Allows a tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for specified percentages of the amounts paid during the taxable year by the taxpayer to purchase recycled solid waste materials for manufacture by the taxpayer into useful raw materials or salable products. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, by regulation and after a hearing, to disallow such deduction with respect to any solid waste material if the Administrator finds that such deduction is not required to alleviate the depletion of any virgin natural resource. Allows every taxpayer, at his election in lieu of any depreciation deduction, to deduct the amortized basis of any solid waste recycling facility based on a period of 60 months. Provides that the taxpayer may, at any time after making such election, discontinue the amortization deduction with respect to the remainder of the amortization. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 189, 190)
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 149 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1973
Declares it to be the policy of the United States that the years 1973 through 1978 should be designated by all nations of the world as the World Environmental Quinquennium which should be marked by a global environmental research effort for the collection, assessment, and dissemination of technical information on, and scientific knowledge of, environmental problems and their solutions. Authorizes the President to take such action as he deems necessary and appropriate to further the United States participation in the World Environmental Quinquennium.
Bill· HRH.R. 5345 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Safe Drinking Water Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish and publish national drinking water regulations specifying the maximum permissible level of harmful contaminants in water from a public water system. Prescribes regulations for State underground waste injection control programs with inspection, monitoring, reporting, and control requirements to prevent harmful contaminants. Provides that a State has primary enforcement responsibility for public water systems and underground water sources during any period for which the Administrator determines that such State has adopted and is implementing acceptable drinking water standards. Provides for civil actions to require compliance by any State failing to assure enforcement of drinking water regulations. Provides that the Administrator, upon receipt of information that a contaminant in a public water system may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons, and that appropriate State authorities have not acted, may take such actions as he may deem necessary in order to protect the health of such persons. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct research and programs to control diseases resulting from contaminants in water, including improved methods to identify and measure contaminants, and improved methods of water treatment, purification, and distribution. Authorizes grants for projects designed to train personnel for occupations involving the public health aspects of providing safe drinking water. Authorizes appropriations for grants to States to carry out the drinking water programs established under this Act. Makes provisions for State plans and applications for assistance. Establishes a National Drinking Water Advisory Council of 15 members to advise the Administrator on matters relating to this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out his functions under this Act. Authorizes the Administrator to establish and promulgate bottled drinking water standards. Requires the registration of preparers of bottled drinking water. Prescribes penalties for failure to comply with these registration provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 5329 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Extends through fiscal year 1974 the authorization of appropriations to carry out the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Clean Air Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or any State involved to provide for public participation in the regulations and programs undertaken under the Clean Air Act. States that no person shall fire any employee by reason of the fact that such employee has filed a suit under the Clean Air Act, and provides for administrative and judicial review of any employee discriminated against. Prohibits discrimination on account of sex in regard to activities under the Clean Air Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, or any other law administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Bill· HRH.R. 5325 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
National Environmental Financing Act - Sets forth the findings of the Congress and the purpose of this Act. Provides definitions of terms relating to this Act. Creates the National Environmental Bank. Provides that management of the bank shall be by a Board of Directors consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Secretary of Agriculture, Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Chairman of the President's Council on Environmental Quality, Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, and six other persons appointed by the President. Authorizes the appointment of officers and employees. Prohibits conflict interests by any director, officer, attorney, agent, or employee of the bank. Prohibits political activities by such persons. Grants the bank general corporate power and requires the principal office of the bank to be located in the District of Columbia. Provides capital stock of $500,000,000 subscribed to by the United States, payment for which shall be subject to call in whole or in part by the Board. Authorizes the Secretary of Treasure to purchase stock in amounts designated by the Board up to a total of $500,000,000. Authorizes the Bank to borrow up to an amount equal to twenty times the paid in capital stock. Provides that obligations will be backed by the United States and unmet bills will be paid from the Treasury. Provides that the Bank may make or guarantee loans to local public bodies to finance environmental programs. Authorizes the Bank to provide needed technical assistance to borrowers. Creates tax exempt status for the Bank except for real and personal property taxes and taxes on obligations issued by the Bank. Provides that all obligations issued may be lawful investment for, and may be accepted as security for, all fiduciary, trust, and public funds the investment or deposit of which is under the authority or control of the United States and its officers. Authorizes the issuance of United States Environmental Savings Bonds, the proceeds of which are deposited in the Environmental Trust Fund. Directs the General Accounting Office to audit the financial transactions of the Bank and gives it access to all its books, records, and accounts. Requires an annual report to the President and the Congress on its operations and activities. Authorizes necessary appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 5334 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Pure Air Tax Act - Imposes a tax, under the Internal Revenue Code, of 15 cents upon each pound of sulfur contained in a sulfurous fuel sold by a registered taxpayer during any calendar year beginning after 1975. Imposes a floor stocks tax on the sulfurous fuel held by a person who ceases to be a registered taxpayer. Provides that such rate shall be 15 cents per pound of sulfur if the floor stocks were sold by such person for ultimate use in the sulfur tax region where they are located at the time he ceases to be a registered taxpayer. Imposes a tax of 15 cents per pound upon each pound of sulfur emitted into the atmosphere by a registered taxpayer, or by a processor during any calendar year beginning after 1975. Imposes a tax of up to 15 cents per pound on the number of pounds by which the sum of the pounds of sulfur contained in sulfurous fuel sold by a registered taxpayer for ultimate use in a sulfur tax region and the pounds of sulfur emitted into the atmosphere in such region by such person, or the number of pounds of sulfur emitted into the atmosphere in a sulfur tax region by a processor, during any calendar year beginning after 1975, exceeds the net base pounds of sulfur of such processor or registered taxpayer for such sulfur tax region for the preceding calendar year. Provides that the following persons shall be required to register with the Secretary of the Treasury: (1) any person who is a dealer in sulfurous fuel if, during any one of the five calendar years preceding a taxable year, such person purchased, imported, or produced sulfurous fuel containing more than 250,000 million BTU's of heat content, or emitted more than 1,000 tons of sulfur into the atmosphere; (2) any person who is a producer-user of sulfurous fuel; and (3) any person who operates or maintains an emission source during any calendar year beginning after 1974. Provides for the designation of sulfur tax regions by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides that the tax on the sulfurous content of sulfurous fuels sold shall be deemed to be an overpayment by the person who paid such tax if such fuel is exported, sold to a registered taxpayer, or used by the ultimate purchaser for a nonfuel use. Provides that nothing in this title or any other law of the United States shall prevent the several States from taxing the sulfur content of sulfurous fuels.
Bill· HRH.R. 5356 (93rd)passed
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Toxic Substances Control Act - Provides that if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency finds that testing of a chemical substance in accordance with a test protocol for such substance is necessary to protect against unreasonable risk to health or the environment, he may, by rule: (1) prescribe a test protocol for such substance; and (2) require one or more persons connected with such substance to perform the test called for in such protocol. Provides criteria from which the Administrator shall determine the need for a test protocol. Permits those persons connected with the substance to designate one or more of their members or a qualified independent third party to perform the required tests and share the costs of such tests. Authorizes the Administrator, if those persons connected with the substance can not agree on a designee or if the designee is unacceptable to the Administrator, to designate one or more of those connected with the substance or a third party to perform the required tests and require those connected to contribute to the costs of the tests. Authorizes the Administrator upon receipt of the test results to promptly publish in the Federal Register, the test data, the intended uses of the substances, and the nature of the tests. Directs the Administrator within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act to, by rule, identify and publish in the Federal Register a list of chemical substances which the Administrator finds pose or are likely to pose substantial danger to the health or environment. Prohibits the use of a substance which has been listed by the Administrator as dangerous or possibly dangerous for a new use unless at least 90 days prior to such manufacture or distribution, the person intending to manufacture or distribute the chemical substance for such new use makes application to the Administrator to manufacture or distribute such substance for such new use and submits test data which shows the intended new use safe. Provides that a chemical substance listed as dangerous or potentially dangerous by the Administrator that has not been produced or distributed in commerce prior to its listing may not be produced or distributed unless application is made to the Administrator as outlined above. Provides that if no test protocol has been prescribed for a chemical substance which has been listed by the Administrator, the manufacturer or distributor may make tests sufficient to show the substance's safety or petition the Administrator to develop an adequate test protocol. Authorizes the Administrator, upon a finding that a chemical substance is dangerous or potentially dangerous, to prescribe rules to: (1) prohibit the manufacture or distribution of a substance or limit the amount which may be produced or distributed; (2) prohibit particular use or uses of such a substance; and (3) require an adequate warning with regard to the use or disposal to the substance. Provides the Administrator with criteria for formulating and promulgating such rules. Permits the Administrator to formulate quality control rules if he has good cause to believe processing or manufacturing permits or causes dangerous adulteration of a chemical substance. Provides that the Administrator shall conduct hearings to determine if quality control rules are necessary. Provides that the Administrator may file an action for temporary or permanent relief in a U.S. district court against an imminently hazardous chemical substance for its seizure or against any person who is a manufacturer, processor or distributor of such chemical substance. Authorizes the Administrator, by rule, to require reports of all manufacturers and importers of chemical substances where appropriate to ascertain the nature, quantity and uses of substances produced. Prohibits the Administrator from taking action under this Act if any risks to health or environment could be prevented by employing existing Federal Law. Establishes in the Environmental Protection Agency a Chemical Substances Board consisting of twelve scientifically qualified members. Directs the Administrator to appoint eleven members to this Board from a list recommended to him by the National Academy of Sciences and the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to appoint one from whatever source he desires. Directs the Administrator to refer all proposed rules to this Board to prepare a report. Permits the Administrator to inspect any factory, warehouse, or other premises to verify records and reports. Requires the Administrator to designate officers for such purposes who will enter with appropriate credentials and a valid administrative warrant. Provides that this Act shall not apply to any chemical substance which is to be used solely for export from the United States. Provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall refuse entry into the United States of any chemical substance or article containing such substance offered for entry which fails to conform with rules promulgated under this Act. Provides that all information reported to, or otherwise obtained by, the Administrator or his representative which contains or relates to trade secrets shall be considered confidential. Makes it unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with any provision of this Act or any rule promulgated under the authority of this Act. Provides a $25,000 a day civil penalty for each day of violation and a criminal penalty of $25,000 a day or imprisonment not to exceed one year or both in addition to or in lieu of a civil penalty. Authorizes the U.S. districts courts to exercise jurisdiction over such cases. Provides that any interested and adversely affected person may commence a civil action for injunctive relief on his own behalf against any person including the United States. Provides for judicial review by the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of any rule promulgated under this Act. Authorizes total appropriations of $29,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1974-1976.
Bill· HRH.R. 5376 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1973
Modifies the emission standards required under the Clean Air Act for light duty motor vehicles and engines manufactured during or after model year 1975, to provide for a less stringent reduction of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions than that presently required.
Bill· SS. 1122 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1973
Interstate Recycling Expansion Act - Sets forth the purposes and definitions of the Act - Title I: Establishment of Nondiscriminatory Rates and Charges for the Transportation of Recyclable and Recycled Solid Waste Materials in Interstate and Foreign Commerce - Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Federal Maritime Commission to investigate all freight rate discriminations against recyclable commodities and within two years to enter appropriate orders terminating all such unreasonable discrimination in transportation charges. Title II: Expansion of Recycling Through Federal Procurement - Directs all Federal procurement agencies to work closely with the Environmental Protection Agency in the establishment of new rules and procedures to maximize the procurement of recyclable materials and products which contain recycled materials. Title III: Modifications of Other Federal Impediments to Expanded Recycling in Commerce - States that labels under the Wool Products Labeling Act shall use the term recycled rather than reused or reprocessed. Title IV: Miscellaneous - Provides that this Act shall be effective on the date of enactment.
Bill· SS. 1086 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1973
Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within eighteen months after the enactment of this Act, to: (1) identify hazardous wastes; (2) establish standards for treatment and disposal of such waste; and (3) establish guidelines for State programs for implementing such standards. Requires the guidelines to provide that: (1) with respect to disposal sites for hazardous wastes, the State program requires that any person obtain from the State a permit to operate such site; (2) such permits require compliance with the minimum standards of performance acceptable set by the guidelines; and (3) the State have such regulatory and other authorities as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. Directs the administrator to promulgate regulations establishing requirements for generators of hazardous waste in such a manner so as to: (1) maintain records indicating the quantities of hazardous waste generated and the disposition thereof; (2) package hazardous waste in such a manner so as to protect human health and other living organisms, and label such packaging so as to identify accurately such wastes; (3) treat or dispose of all hazardous waste at a hazardous waste disposal site or treatment facility for which a permit has been issued under this Act; (4) handle and store all hazardous waste in such a manner so as not to pose a threat to human health or other living organisms; and (5) submit reports to the Administrator, at such times as the Administrator deems necessary. Allows injunctive relief for noncompliance with standards and regulations. Establishes a maximum civil penalty of $25,000 per day for continued noncompliance. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and render financial and other assistance to appropriate public and private agencies, institutions, and individuals for research, development, investigations, and other activities concerning waste management. Permits any person to commence a civil action for injunctive relief on his own behalf. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency such sums as may be necessary for the purposes and administration of this Act. Provides that a petition for review of action of the Administrator in promulgating of any regulation shall be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Provides that any person who will be adversely affected by a final order or other final determination may file a petition with the United States court of appeals for the circuit wherein such person resides or has his principal place of business.
Bill· SS. 1104 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1973
Environmental Protection Act - Declares that each person is entitled to the protection, preservation and enhancement of his environment. Establishes the right of any person to maintain a judicial action for declaratory or equitable relief, either individually or in behalf of a class of persons, without regard to the amount in controversy, to protect the environment or public trust from pollution, impairment or destruction which results from or reasonably may result from any activity and such action for relief constitutes a case or controversy. Provides that complaints in such actions shall be supported by affidavits of at least two technically qualified persons affirming that the defendant's activities damage or reasonably may damage the environment. Prescribes various judicial procedures and standards which are to govern the administration of this Act by the courts. Grants the courts authority to provide declaratory relief, temporary and permanent equitable relief, or to impose conditions on the defendant's operations which are required for the protection of the air, water, and land from unreasonable pollution impairment or destruction. Provides that the Act shall be supplementary to existing administrative and regulatory procedures provided by law and grants the court authority to remand the parties to such procedures. Provides that nothing in this Act shall prevent the granting of appropriate interim equitable relief to protect the rights recognized under this Act for as long as is necessary. Provides that any person entitled to maintain an action under the Act may intervene as a party in all such administrative and regulatory procedures. Provides that nothing in this Act shall prevent the maintenance of an action to protect rights recognized in the Act where the court finds existing administrative or regulatory procedures to be inadequate for the protection of such rights. Provides that at the initiation of any person entitled to maintain an action under this Act, such procedures shall be reviewable in a court of competent jurisdiction to the extent necessary to protect the rights recognized in the Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5129 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1973
Allows a tax deduction under the Internal Revenue Code for specified percentages of the amounts paid during the taxable year by the taxpayer to purchase recycled solid waste materials for manufacture by the taxpayer into useful raw materials or salable products. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, by regulation and after a hearing, to disallow such deduction with respect to any solid waste material if the Administrator finds that such deduction is not required to alleviate the depletion of any virgin natural resource. Allows every taxpayer, at his election in lieu of any depreciation deduction, to deduct the amortized basis of any solid waste recycling facility based on a period of 60 months. Provides that the taxpayer may, at any time after making such election, discontinue the amortization deduction with respect to the remainder of the amortization. (Adds 26 U.S.C. 189, 190)
Bill· HRH.R. 5142 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1973
Requires the use of at least 50 percent recycled paper in the printing of the Congressional Record. (Adds 44 U.S.C. 911)
Bill· HRH.R. 5135 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1973
Small Business Pollution Abatement Loan Assistance and Worker's Readjustment Assistance Act - Title I: Assistance to Small Business - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make: (1) planning grants of up to $100,000 or 100 percent of the cost of meeting pollution requirements, whichever is less, to small business firms; and (2) loans of up to $500,000 or 100 percent of the cost for meeting the costs of compliance with State or Federal laws, rules or regulations relating to pollution abatement, whichever is less. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans to small businesses for purposes of tying into municipal waste treatment facilities. Provides that no such loan shall exceed $500,000 in amount. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $4,000,000,000 to carry out this title. Title II: Assistance to Workers - Authorizes the Secretary to pay a readjustment allowance to adversely affected workers, meeting the qualifying requirements set out in this title, who have been totally or partially separated from their jobs after the date of enactment of this Act on account of the enforcement of State or Federal pollution abatement measures. Provides that the readjustment allowance authorized under this title for a week of unemployment may be an amount equal to his average weekly wage over the last 6 months of his employment. Provides for reductions in such allowance based upon the amount of unemployment insurance the worker is receiving. Sets forth time limitations on such allowance payments. Provides for training of workers covered by this Act in accordance with such workers' capabilities and prospective employment opportunities. Provides for relocation allowances for such workers. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the functions authorized in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5115 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1973
Environmental Quality Corps Act - Establishes the Environmental Quality Corps as an independent agency within the executive branch. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Corps to provide the manpower needed in projects designed to better the environmental quality for all Americans. Provides that applicants shall be eligible for enlistment in the Corps if they are unmarried American citizens, aged eithteen through twenty-six. Provides that the Corps shall be composed of volunteers to be provided with room and board and a modest living allowance by the Administrator of the Corps. Provides that the Administrator shall arrange for transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, training, and other services which may be needed by the Corps volunteers in fulfilling their duties. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into arrangements with Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and Corps volunteers under the supervision of the Corps, on projects authorized by this Act. Provides that each such agency which desires to receive the services of volunteers shall submit annually to the Administrator a detailed plan which shall include: (1) an outline of the proposed projects and lands for which such services are desired; (2) a description of the funds, equipment, and facilities which are available for each such project; and (3) the number of volunteers requested for, studies of the environmental impact of, estimates of the total cost of, and estimates of the economic effect of each such project. Establishes in the Corps a Board of Advisers to: (1) establish policies for the recruitment of applicants; (2) establish project priorities and review Federal, State, and local plans submitted under this Act; (3) assist the Administrator in the coordination of the various departments and agencies represented by its members with each other, in order to avoid duplication of effort; and (4) advise and assist the Administrator with respect to the provision of such technical and logistical support as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal year 1973 and 1974 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 5140 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1973
Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the General Services Administration to insure the procurement and use by the Federal Government of products manufactrued from recycled materials. Requires the Secretary and Administrator to make an annual report to the Congress with regard to Federal departments and agencies progress in carrying out the objectives of this Act.
Law· SS. 1070 (93rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1973
Intervention on the High Seas Act - Implements the International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas. Permits the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to take whatever action he deems necessary to prevent, mitigate, or eliminate a threat of oil pollution resulting from a maritime accident beyond the coastal States territorial sea. Requires that there be an express determination by the Secretary that there exists a grave and imminent danger to the coast line or related interests of the United States from pollution or threat of pollution of the sea by oil before such authority is exercised. Provides the necessary regulatory and enforcement powers for carrying out the purpose of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to use the revolving fund established pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as a means of funding extraordinary Federal activities under this Act. Specifies those limits within which the Secretary must act and those criteria upon which action should be taken.
Bill· SS. 1067 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1973
Oil Pollution Act Amendments - Adds to the list of definitions of actions covered by the Oil Pollution Act of 1961. Defines the term "instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content" as meaning the rate of discharge of oil in liters per hour at any instant divided by the speed of the ship in knots at the same instant. Defines the term "an oily mixture" as meaning a mixture with any oil content. Defines the meaning of distance from the nearest land for purposes of actions in the vicinity of Australia. Provides for construction requirements of ships covered by the Act which are built in the United States. Provides for a penalty of a $10,000 fine and/or up to one year imprisonment per violation by those who willfully discharge oil or oily mixture from a ship in violation of this Act (presently limited to a $2,500 fine and/or up to a one year imprisonment). (Amends 33 U.S.C. 1001-1015)
Bill· HRH.R. 5090 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1973
Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or any other regulation, no State shall receive a lesser allocation of water pollution control funds in fiscal year 1973 or fiscal year 1974 than it received in fiscal year 1972.
Bill· HRH.R. 5087 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1973
Toxic Substances Control Act - Asserts that adequate authority should exist to restrict the distribution and use of chemicals found to be toxic and hazardous consumer products. Provides that for any chemical substance produced in commercial quantities, after evaluating all information available to him, and after referring the matter to a committee of the Toxic Substances Board, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may publish proposed regulations to: (1) restrict or prohibit the use of distribution of the chemical substance as necessary to protect health and the environment; (2) require that any or all persons engaged in the distribution of the substance so regulated give notification to purchasers of the restriction; and (3) require such other action as necessary to carry out such restrictions including prohibiting or restricting the sale, use, or removal of such substance or product. Provides for objections to the Administrator's regulations by any person who is adversely affected, and allows such person to request a public hearing, which may be held after due notice. Asserts that in acting upon such objections, the Administrator shall issue an order which must be based only on the evidence of record and must set forth detailed findings of fact upon which the order is based. Specifies that the order must be based on the Administrator's finding that the regulations are necessary to protect health and the environment and to carry out the purposes of this Act. Provides that in making such a finding the Administrator shall consider all relevant factors including: (1) the effects on human health and the environment of the substance or its byproducts; (2) the benefits to be derived from the use of the substance as compared with the risks; (3) the normal circumstances of use; (4) the degree to which release of the substance or byproducts to the general environment is controlled; and (5) the magnitude of exposure of humans and the environment to the substance or its byproducts. Allows a person who is adversely affected to petition for judicial review of the Administrator's orders in the United States Court of Appeals, whose judgement is subject to review by the Supreme Court. Provides that an imminent hazard shall be considered to exist when the evidence is sufficient to show that a use or distribution of a chemical substance creates a hazard to human health or the environment (1) that should be corrected immediately to prevent injury to health and (2) that should not be permitted to continue while an administrative hearing or other formal proceeding is being held. Provides that if the Administrator has reason to believe that an imminent hazard exists he may request the Attorney General to petition an appropriate district court of the United States to restrain the uses or distribution of the chemical substance responsible for the hazard. Grants the district court jurisdiction to provide injunctive relief or temporary restraining order pending the outcome of the proceedings. Asserts that the Administrator shall, after referral to the Toxic Substances Board, for various classes and uses of chemical substances, prescribe by regulation standards for test protocols, and for the results to be achieved therefrom, as are necessary to protect health and the environment. Permits the Administrator to require all manufacturers of chemical substances to report to him periodically and give such information as the names and amounts of all substances produced, the chemical structure of such chemicals, and a description of its byproducts. Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency a Toxic Substances Board consisting of scientifically qualified persons, to be appointed by the Administrator. Provides for a team of consultants to work with the Board. Requires the Administrator to refer his proposed regulations of orders to a committee of the Board, which committee will then report its views and findings. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct research and to establish research labs. Authorizes the Administrator to enter any factory, warehouse, or premises where chemical substances are manufactured, processed, or held and to conduct administrative inspections for the purposes of verifying records and reports. Exempts certain data from such inspection. Sets up a procedure for the issuance and execution of administrative warrants. Excludes from the operation of this Act substances which are intended solely for export to any foreign country, except if the Administrator finds that as exported and used, the substance will produce a significant direct or indirect hazard to human health or the environment in the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to bar the entry into the United States of any substance which violates provisions of this Act. Prescribes procedures and standards for maintaining confidentiality with regard to information obtained from any manufacturer or processor. Prescribes criminal penalties for failure to comply with regulations or orders issued by the Administrator, the failure to provide required information, the sale, distribution, or importation of substances which do not meet requirements established under this Act, and the failure to perform any other action required by this Act. Calls for a study of the feasibility of establishing a standard classification system for chemical substances and a means for storing and obtaining rapid access to information respecting such materials. Provides for civil actions by private citizens for injunctive relief under this Act. Leaves unaffected the right of any State or local government to restrict the distribution or use of a chemical substance or to impose requirements of tests and test results for a chemical substance except in specified cases.
Bill· HRH.R. 5096 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1973
Requires the use of United States materials and products in the construction, alteration, or repair of water, air, or noise pollution control facilities for which Federal assistance is provided, unless the cost would be unreasonable or the use would be inconsistent with the public interest.
Bill· SS. 1055 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1973
Automotive Transport Research and Development Act - Provides for, an immediate and intensive national research and development program to produce, within 3 years, a motor vehicle engine system that is clean, quiet, energy-efficient, safe, and suited to our existing patterns of life. Authorizes the Low-Emission Vehicle Certification Board to carry out the program under this Act. Specifies that the Board be an interagency group as defined in the Clean Air Act and be composed of representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the Council of Environmental Quality and the General Services Administration. Authorizes the Board to develop vehicles which will comply with clean air standards and future emission standards that Congress may enact to protect the public health and welfare in high-population-density areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 4942 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1973
Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Acceleration Act - Permits a limited exemption to the antitrust laws which would allow motor vehicle manufacturers to enter into any contract, combination or other arrangement for the purpose of developing motor vehicle engines and devices which will meet or exceed standards promulgated under Federal or State law which relate to the control of motor vehicle emissions if such contract, combination or other arrangement is approved by the Attorney General. Authorizes the Attorney General to promulgate regulations establishing procedures to be followed by manufacturers in entering into such contracts, combinations or arrangements. Declares that the Attorney General shall not approve any such contract, combination or arrangement if the terms extend beyond December 31, 1975. Provides that information developed under such arrangements shall be made available upon request to any motor vehicle manufacturer not a party to such contract, combination or arrangement. States that this exemption shall not apply after December 31, 1975.
Bill· HRH.R. 4873 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1973
Hazardous Waste Management Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, within eighteen months after the enactment of this Act, to: (1) identify hazardous wastes; (2) establish standards for treatment and disposal of such wastes; and (3) establish guidelines for State programs for implementing such standards. Requires the guidelines to provide that: (1) with respect to disposal sites for hazardous wastes, the State program requires that any person obtain from the State a permit to operate such site; (2) such permits require compliance with the minimum standards of performance acceptable site criteria set by the guidelines; and (3) the State have such regulatory and other authorities as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations establishing requirements for generators of hazardous wastes requiring such generators to: (1) maintain records indicating the quantities of hazardous waste generated and the disposition thereof; (2) package hazardous waste in such a manner so as to protect human health and other living organisms, and label such packaging so as to identify accurately such wastes; (3) treat or dispose of all hazardous waste at a hazardous waste disposal site or treatment facility for which a permit has been issued under this Act; (4) handle and store all hazardous waste in such a manner so as not to pose a threat to human health or other living organisms; and (5) submit reports to the Administrator, at such times as the Administrator deems necessary. Allows injunctive relief for noncompliance with standards and regulations. Establishes a maximum civil penalty of $25,000 per day for continued noncompliance. Authorizes the Administrator to conduct, encourage, cooperate with, and render financial and other assistance to appropriate public and private agencies, institutions, and individuals for research, development, investigations, and other activities concerning waste management. Permits any person to commence a civil action for injunctive relief on his own behalf. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency such sums as may be necessary for the purposes and Administration of this Act. Provides that a petition for review of action of the Administrator in promulgating any regulation shall be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Provides that any person who will be adversely affected by a final order or other final determination may file a petition with the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit wherein such person resides or has his principal place of business.
Bill· HRH.R. 4782 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1973
Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law or any other regulation, no State shall receive a lesser allocation of water pollution control funds in fiscal year 1973 or fiscal year 1974 than it received in fiscal year 1972.
Bill· HRH.R. 4732 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1973
National Environmental Data System and Environmental Centers Act - Title I: National Environmental Data System - Establish a National Environmental Data System to serve as the national coordinating facility for data relating to the environment so as to provide information needed to support environmental decisions in a timely manner and usable form. Provides that information shall be sought from international sources. Directs that the information shall be made available without charge to Congress, all agencies of the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government and their contractors and grantees; and to all States and political subdivisions thereof, except that a charge may be made for substantial requests. Provides that the data shall be available to private persons and entities for a charge. Creates the position of National Environmental Data System Director, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides that the Director shall: (1) administer the Data System under the guidance of the Council on Environmental Quality; (2) study the state of the act of information technology and utilize new techniques for accomplishing the purpose of this Act; (3) develop guidelines to govern the selection of data; (4) develop a plan to maintain the environmental information network; (5) develop standards for the integration of existing and new information systems; and (6) develop and publish environmental quality indicators for all regions of the United States. Authorizes the Director to provide incentives to gain information. Directs the heads of agencies to gather data for the system from organizations and political subdivision receiving Federal aid. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act not to exceed $1,000,000, $2,000,000, and $3,000,000 for fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976 respectively. Title II: State and Regional Environmental Centers - Environmental Centers Act - Allows the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide financial assistance to enable any State, if such State does not participate in a regional environmental center assisted under this title, to establish and operate one State environmental center. Establishes prerequisites for the designation of such State environmental centers. Allows the Administrator to provide financial assistance to enable two or more States if none of such State ans has a State environmental center, to establish and operate environmental center. Establishes prerequisites for the designation of such regional centers. Establishes eligibility requirements for environmental centers. Declares that the functions of each State and regional environmental center shall include: (1) the planning and implementing of research, investigations, and experiments relating to the study and resolution of environmental pollution, natural resource management, and other local, State, and regional environmental problems and opportunities; and (2) the training of environmental professionals, which training may include, but is not limited to, biological, ecological, geographic, geological, engineering, economic, legal, energy resource, natural resource and land use planning, social, recreational, and other aspects of environmental problems. Authorizes $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1974; $9,800,000 for fiscal year 1975; and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1976 to be disbursed in equal shares to the environmental centers, except that each regional center shall receive a number of shares equal to the number of States participating in such regional center. Authorizes $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1974, 1975, and 1976 to be allocated to the environmental centers on a proportional basis determined by population, land area, severity of the environmental problems in the areas served by the centers, and the ability and willingness of such centers to address themselves to such problems. Establishes the Environmental Centers Research Coordination Board for the purpose of assisting the Administrator with the development and operation of the program. Requires the Governor of each State having a State environmental center, and the Governor of States participating in each regional environmental center, to appoint an advisory board to advise such centers of the efforts of Federal, State, and local governments and private industry relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment. Requires the Administrator to report on or before January 1, of each year to the President and to Congress regarding the receipts and expenditures and works of all State and regional environmental centers.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 380 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1973
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the agencies represented on the advisory committee established under this joint resolution, to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of the relationship of motor vehicle size to the public interest. Provides that such study and investigation shall include consideration of: (1) the relationship between motor vehicle size and (A) pollution of the air and other components of the environment; (B) consumption of the Nation's supply of petroleum, metals, and other renewable resources; (C) the rate and frequency of motor vehicle accidents and the costs, injuries, and fatalities attendant thereto; (D) the shortage of motor vehicle parking spaces in urban and metropolitan areas; (E) the need for additional highway construction; (F) the congestion of urban roadways; (G) the needs of motor vehicle users; (H) the automobile manufacturing industry, motor vehicle insurance costs, and the various industries and businesses which supply services and goods required for the maintenance, operation, and manufacture of motor vehicles; and (I) the feasibility of motor vehicle power-plants other than internal combustion engines; (2) whether a reduction of motor vehicle size would be in the public interest; and (3) the possible means of reducing the size of motor vehicles, such as through the power of Congress to tax or to regulate interstate and foreign commerce or in any other way, and the relative costs and benefits of each such means, monetary or otherwise. Requires the Secretary to submit interim reports from time to time to the Congress and to the President and a final report, not later than twelve months after the date of approval of this joint resolution, containing a detailed statement of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary, and to propose such legislation or other action as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out his recommendations. Requires the President to appoint a Governmental Advisory Committee on the Impact of Motor Vehicle Size consisting of the Secretary who shall be Chairman and one representative each from the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, Justice, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, and Health, Education, and Welfare, the Federal Trade Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and such other Federal agencies as are designated by the President. Provides that such Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretary on the preparation for and the conduct of the study authorized by this joint resolution. Provides that the authority of the Secretary under this joint resolution shall terminate ninety days after the submission of his final report. Authorizes to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, such sums, not to exceed $2,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 248 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1973
Establishes a Committee on Environment in the House of Representatives, consisting of 25 members. Provides that such Committee shall deal with all measures relating to the quality of the physical environment of the United States and its possessions, including: (1) water quality; (2) air quality; (3) weather modification; (4) waste disposal and management; (5) pesticides and herbicides; and (6) acoustic problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 4673 (93rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1973
Extends the Clean Air Act for one year by authorizing for fiscal year 1974 additional sums totalling $450,000,000.