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Bill· HRH.R. 4690 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Provides, under the Clean Air Act, that no motor vehicle emission standard regulation applicable to new motor vehicles and engines which requires a greater reduction in emissions of air pollutants than is required under the regulations applicable to model year 1975 new motor vehicles or engines shall take effect before model year 1982. States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not promulgate any certfication or testing procedure applicable to new motor vehicles and engines manufactured before model year 1982 other than the certification and testing procedures applicable to model year 1975 new motor vehicles and engines. Requires 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 engine emission control standards for specified emissions which are more stringent than the standards applicable under the Clean Air Act for the 1975 model year; and (2) the implications of implementing such standards including technological feasibility and energy consumption. Requires that the findings of the study be submitted to Congress. Requires the Administrator, by June 30, 1976, and each year thereafter, to review the rate of development in motor vehicle emission control technology and fuel economy improvement by the automotive industry and the industrial and scientific community.
Bill· HRH.R. 4664 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1975
Allows a tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code for the taxable year of $10 for each ton of post-consumer waste paper processed in the United States by the taxpayer during the taxable year into new commercially marketable pulp, paper, paperboard or other similar products.
Bill· HRH.R. 4667 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 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. 4659 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 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. 4546 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Provides that the Federal share of any sewerage treatment projects approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency between January 24, 1975 and June 30, 1975 shall be 100 percent of the construction cost.
Bill· HRH.R. 4555 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 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· HRH.R. 4423 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 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· HRH.R. 4398 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Provides that if the Secretary of Transportation determines that a State meets the guidelines designed to assure that possible adverse economic, social and environmental effects relating to any proposed Federal-aid highway system project have been fully considered, he may permit such State to prepare an environmental impact statement relative to such projects. States that such statements need only be prepared on such lengths of highway as the State proposes for Federal aid or such other lengths as the Secretary may prescribe. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 109)
Bill· HRH.R. 4369 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 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. 4364 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Postpones for a period of 3 years the application of automobile emission standards under the Clean Air Act. Provides that no new automobile safety standards shall be imposed for a period of three years under the National Traffic and Motor vehicle Safety Act, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, or any other Federal law.
Bill· HRH.R. 4330 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Prohibits the manufacture, sale, or delivery for sale of nonreturnable beverage containers with respect to which no reasonable refund money deposit is required from the consumer for use in marketing or packaging any beverage for human consumption. Prescribes a penalty of up to a $1,000 fine and/or up to 6 months imprisonment for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 4328 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 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. 4327 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 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. 4299 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Requires with respect to any Federal action to lease any site on the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration and production of oil and gas the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement. Requires such statement to set forth: (1) the specific environmental hazards associated with such exploration and production; and (2) the specific measures which will be taken by the lesses and the Federal agency concerned to alleviate such hazards, including those performance standards which will be applied with respect to any equipment used.
Bill· HRH.R. 4169 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may continue the system of ad valorem taxation to industrial users of treatment works constructed pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act if he determines that a change from such a system would be costly, disruptive, or difficult; and if he determines that classes of recipients of wast treatment services and industrial users of such services will receive and pay for their proportionate share of services under such system.
Bill· HRH.R. 4161 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 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. 4170 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Eliminates the requirement under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act that public hearings on proposed effluent standards be held within thirty days following publication of the standard. Permits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to defer the effective date of proposed effluent standards for up to three years following promulgation of such standards if he determines that compliance within one year is technologically infeasible for a particular category of sources.
Bill· HRH.R. 4160 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 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. 4171 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Extends until April 1, 1975, the deadline under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for submission of State water quality inventory reports. Requires such reports to be revised and kept current biennially.
Bill· HRH.R. 4159 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1975
Provides that the preparation of environmental impact statements required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 may be accomplished by the responsible Federal official or, at his discretion, may be delegated to an appropriate State agency or official or may be prepared by a consultant to such Federal or State agency or official. Stipulates that the preparation of any such statement by any State agency or official or consultant shall not be construed as relieving the responsible Federal official from full responsibility for the completeness, objectivity, and content of such statement in approving and adopting such statement.
Bill· HRH.R. 4072 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1975
Provides that any detailed statement required by the National Environmental Policy Act for any Federal-aid highway project in the States of New York, Vermont, and Connecticut which was prepared by the State during the period beginning on January 1, 1970, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed a statement prepared by the Secretary of Transportation for purposes of The National Environmental Policy Act. (Amends 23 U.S.C. 109)
Bill· SS. 898 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 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· HRH.R. 4024 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 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. 3981 (94th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 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. 3982 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Designates the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the lead agency for the purposes of complying with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. Requires the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, to conduct a study to establish baseline information concerning the status of the marine and coastal environment of the Outer Continental Shelf and the coastal zone which may be affected by oil and gas development. Requires the Administrator, subsequent to leasing and development of any area, to monitor the marine and coastal environment of the areas affected so that previous data collected can be compared and significant changes in the quality and productivity of the environment can be identified. Requires the Administrator to designate within guidelines which coastal States are to be considered as adjacent coastal States for the purposes of this Act, and to be so designated within 60 days after notice from the Secretary of the Interior of an intent to proceed with exploratory drilling. Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act during fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transmit a development plan to the Governor and State coastal zone management agencies in adjacent coastal States in which oil or gas are found in commercial quantities. Authorizes the Secretary to proceed with the sale of the proposed lease tracts pursuant to each leasing and development plan unless within 90 days either House of the Congress passes a resolution expressing disapproval of such plan. Requires the Secretary, after a request for a postponement of a leasing plan by a Governor, to either grant or deny the request, or to provide for a shorter postponement. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and maintain a leasing program for the development of oil and gas resources, to manage the Outer Continental Shelf, to locate oil and gas in the physiographic regions of the Outer Continental Shelf, to schedule the timing of leasing for maximum environmental and production benefit, and to receive fair market value for the oil and gas resources. Authorizes and directs the Secretary to conduct an exploratory program to determine the extent, location, and potential for developing the oil and gas resources in the Outer Continental Shelf. Permits the Secretary to conduct geological investigations and exploratory drilling. Directs the Secretary to make available to the public all data obtained directly or under contract, subject to certain exceptions. Directs the Secretary and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency to jointly develop and transmit to the Congress an implementation for the oil and gas exploration program authorized by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish procedures for determining areas to be considered for exploratory drilling and potential leasing. Directs the Secretary to coordinate such program with the coastal management programs developed by any coastal or adjacent coastal states. Establishes a moratorium on the leasing of any additional tracts for oil and gas development under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act upon the effective date of this Act and continues such moratorium until the Federal Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas exploration program is implemented.
Bill· HRH.R. 3916 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 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. 3880 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Provides, under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, that expenditures for certified pollution control facilities will be credited against the payments required as a return on the appropriation investment in power facilities and the annual repayment sum. Defines the term "certified pollution control facility" for purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3865 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1975
Provides, under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, that expenditures for certified pollution control facilities will be credited against the payments required as a return on the appropriation investment in power facilities and the annual repayment sum. Defines the term "certified pollution control facility" for purposes of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3808 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1975
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments - Title I: Purposes, Definitions, and National Policy for Managing the Resources of the Outer Continental Shelf - States that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) establish policies and procedures for managing the oil and natural gas resources of the Outer Continental Shelf in order to achieve national economic goals; (2) preserve, protect, and develop oil and natural gas resources in the Outer Continental Shelf; (3) encourage development of new and improved technology for energy resource production that will increase human safety and eliminate or reduce risk of environmental damage; and (4) assure that coastal States which are directly impacted by oil and natural gas exploration and development are provided with an opportunity to take part in policy and planning decisions. Title II: Amendments to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - Revises bidding and lease administration provisions under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Provides for the orderly development of oil and gas leases and requires that no geological and geophysical exploration shall take place in the Outer Continental Shelf without a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior. Directs the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive exploratory program designed to obtain sufficient data and information to evaluate the extent, location, and potential for developing the oil and gas resources in the Outer Continental Shelf. States that the Secretary shall, by regulation, establish procedures for determining the areas to be considered for exploratory drilling and potential leasing. Authorizes to be appropriated for such purposes $200,000,000 during fiscal years 1976 and 1977. Requires the Secretary to transmit a leasing and development plan to Congress at least 90 calendar days prior to announcing the invitation to bid on each tract in which oil or gas is found in commercial quanties. Provides that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be considered the "lead agency" for the purpose of complying with the requirements of the Environmental Policy Act as such Act pertains to the implementation of this Act. Requires that the environmental impact statements include such information as: (1) the probable impact of the proposed exploration or development on the marine coastal environments; and (2) any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources that would be involved in the proposed exploration or development. Makes provisions for the development, promulgation, and enforcement of safety regulations for operations in the Outer Continental Shelf. Requires that the Coast Guard make regular inspections and strictly enforce the safety regulations. States that any person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $100,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. Allows citizen suits by persons having an interest which is, or may be, adversely affected. Permits civil actions against any person, including the United States, and against the Secretary of the Interior where there is alleged a failure of the Secretary to perform any act or duty under this Act which is not discretionary. Provides that any person is in charge of any oil and gas operations in the Outer Continental Shelf shall be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for failure to immediately notify an appropriate agency of the U.S. Government of a discharge or spillage of oil. Authorizes, for the purpose of removing a discharge or spilling, the withdrawal of money available in the Offshore Oil Pollution Settlements Fund established pursuant to this Act. Imposes on each barrel of oil produced pursuant to any lease issued or maintained under this Act a fee of two and a half cents per barrel to pay costs of administration of this Act. Provides that collection of amounts for the fund shall cease when $100,000,000 has been accumulated, but shall be renewed when the accumulation in the fund falls be renewed when the accumulation in fund falls below $85,000,000. Provides that immediately upon the date of enactment of this Act, there shall cease any additional leasing of tracts for the purpose of developing oil and gas under the authority of the Older Continental Shelf Lands Act in all regions and areas where there has been no previous development of oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf or other areas where geological or environment conditions make such development hazardous. States that such moratorium shall continue until a specified time. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Requires that the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and publish a report with recommendations for achieving an equitable system of lease sales while maximizing production and revenues from the leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands. Provides that the Secretary also shall study the most appropriate means of developing a National Strategic Energy Reserve.
Bill· HRH.R. 3813 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 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. 3794 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 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· HRH.R. 3762 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 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. 3807 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 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. 3761 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 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· SS. 827 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1975
Requires the filing of supplemental environment impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act prior to preproduction exploration and production development of oil and gas lease sites on the Continental Shelf. States that such statements must include: (1) the specific environmental hazards associated with such exploration, development, and production; and (2) the specific measures which will be taken by the lessee and the Federal agency concerned to alleviate such hazards including those performance standards which will be applied with respect to any equipment used during such exploration, production, or development.
Bill· SS. 826 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1975
Prohibits Federal agencies from commencing any preproduction exploration (except geophysical exploration) or production with respect to any offshore energy facility within any area of the Outer Continental Shelf before the affected coastal state (1) develops, and the Secretary of Commerce approves, the coastal zone management program pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act concerning the impact on the coastal zone of such State of activities related to the development and operation of offshore energy facilities in such area; or (2) certifies to the Secretary that the prohibition on such Federal agency action set forth in this Act shall not apply with respect to the area of the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to such State. Permits other coastal States to petition the Secretary to suspend Federal agency action in non-adjacent Continental Shelf areas if such state considers that such action may have an impact on its own coastal zone. Requires each appropriate Federal agency to inform, on a continuing basis, all affected coastal States of the nature, location, and magnitude of potential resources in or on the Outer Continental Shelf. Requires such agencies to coordinate and consult with affected coastal states likely to be impacted by exploration and development of such resources. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to coastal States for one or more of the following activities: (1) The collection and assessment of the economic, environmental, and social data which is necessary to enable such State to identify and designate those sites within or adjacent to its coastal zone which are suitable or unsuitable for the location of related on-shore facilities; (2) the development of a process for the selection and designation of such sites within, or adjacent to, its coastal zone; and (3) the construction of such public facilities and works, and the provision of such public services, as may be necessary and appropriate to privide for the integration of any related on-shore facility into the community where sited. Sets forth criteria to be met by states in order to be eligible for such grants. Establishes the Affected Coastal States Fund for the purposes of making grants under this Act. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund of $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1976 and 1977 and such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal years.
Bill· HRH.R. 3719 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1975
Requires with respect to any Federal action to lease any site on the Outer Continental Shelf for the exploration and production of oil and gas the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement. Requires such statement to set forth: (1) the specific environmental hazards associated with such exploration and production; and (2) the specific measures which will be taken by the lesses and the Federal agency concerned to alleviate such hazards, including those performance standards which will be applied with respect to any equipment used.
Bill· SS. 776 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1975
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 such 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. Directs 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. Requires a manufacturer or importer of a new chemical substance to notify the Administrator of the planned manufacture or importation of such substance at least 90 days in advance thereof and to submit the applicable test data. 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 such rules. Permits the Administrator to formulate qualfity 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 qualify 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 substance 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. Directs the President to appoint an Administrator for Toxic Substance. Directs the Administrator to conduct such research and monitoring as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Directs the Administrator to establish an efficient system for the retrieval of toxicological data. Permits the Administrator to inspect and examine the records and properties of persons to the extent that such records and properties relate to the manufacture, processing, or distribution in commerce of chemical substances subject to this Act. Provides that this Act shall not apply to any chemical substances 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 ro 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. district 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. Declares that the Administrator shall waive compliance with this Act upon request of the Secretary of Defense and upon a determination by the President that the requested waiver is necessary in the interest of national defense. Stipulates that no employer may discharge any employee because the employee has in any way participated in any action to carry out the purposes of this Act. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to commission a study by a university or recognized research center of all Federal laws administered by such agency. Provides that such study shall be for the purposes of determining whether indemnification should be accorded any person as a result of any action taken by, the Administrator under any law administered by such agency. Authorizes to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $11,100,000 for fiscal year 1976; a sum not to exceed $2,600,000 for the transitional quarter and a sum not to exceed $10,100,000 for fiscal year 1977. Stipulates that no part of such sums be used to construct any research laboratories.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 134 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 February 1975
Expresses the sense of Congress that there shall be a national policy recognizing the right of all citizens to the full development of their economic, social and personal potential regardless of their physical disabilities. Directs that there be a mobilization of private and public resources to remove barriers from the environment. Expresses as a goal the integration of handicapped people into their communities.
Bill· SS. 761 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1975
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 Act, 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 States has a State environmental center, to establish and operate a regional environmental center. Establishes prequisites 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, relating to resolution of environmental pollution, natural resource management, and other local, State, and regional environmental problems and opportunities; and (2) the training of environmental professionals through such research, investigations, and experiments. Authorizes $7,000,000 for the first fiscal year, $10,000,000 for the second fiscal year, $15,000,000 for the third fiscal year, and $20,000,000 for the fourth and fifth fiscal years following enactment of this Act, to be disbursed in equal snares to the environmental centers, except that each regional center shall receive a number of snares equal to the number of States participating in such regional center. Authorizes $10,000,000 for each of the three fiscal years following enactment of this Act, 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, the presence of areas of high environmental importance, 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 of the President and to Congress regarding the receipts and expenditures and works of all State and regional environmental centers.
Bill· HRH.R. 3246 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 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· HRH.R. 3233 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1975
States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may continue the system of ad valorem taxation to industrial users of treatment works constructed pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act if he determines that a change from such a system would be costly, disruptive, or difficult; and if he determines that classes of recipients of wast treatment services and industrial users of such services will receive and pay for their proportionate share of services under such system.
Bill· HRH.R. 3206 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1975
Revises the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow grants for training projects and to provides for the conduct of training by contract. (Amends 33 U.S.C. 1254)
Bill· SS. 693 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1975
Reaffirms, under the Clean Air Act, the standards to protect the quality of the Nation's air. Limits such standards by providing that nothing in such Act is intended to require or provide for the establishment of standards more stringent than primary and secondary ambient air quality standards.
Bill· SS. 694 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1975
Fuel Emergency Clean Air Act Amendments - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to extend any stationary source fuel or sulfur oxide emission limitation for a powerplant using coal as its primary source. Stipulates that such extension shall be made only if such powerplant can apply interim measures to attain national primary ambient air quality standards. Limits such extension to a period ending January 1, 1985.
Bill· SS. 695 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1975
Extends for five years, under the Clean Air Act, the dates for compliance with the present Federal emission standards for carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, and hydrocarbons from light duty vehicles and engines.
Law· HRH.R. 3130 (94th)open
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1975
Provides that the preparation of environmental impact statements required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 may be accomplished by the responsible Federal official or, at his discretion, may be delegated to an appropriate State agency or official or may be prepared by a consultant to such Federal or State agency or official. Stipulates that the preparation of any such statement by any State agency or official or consultant shall not be construed as relieving the responsible Federal official from full responsibility for the completeness, objectivity, and content of such statement in approving and adopting such statement.
Bill· HRH.R. 3128 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1975
Permits the responsible Federal official to delegate the preparation of an environmental impact statement required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to the appropriate State agency or official. Provides that in no way is such delegation to be construed as relieving the Federal official from being responsible for the objectivity, completeness, and content of such statement in adopting and approving it.
Bill· HRH.R. 3129 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 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. 3127 (94th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 February 1975
Authorizes the purchase of additional land to preserve the scenic, environmental, and outdoor recreational values of Lake Tahoe Basin in California and Nevada.