A bill to provide the States with the right to adopt or enforce requirements with respect to certain environmental matters.

Summary

States the purposes of this Act including to direct that the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States should not be interpreted as precluding or denying to any State or political subdivision the right to adopt or enforce any standard, requirement, limitation, or other restriction, with respect to major governmental actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Makes changes to: (1) the Clean Air Act; (2) the Noise Control Act; (3) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; (4) the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; (5) the Federal Aviation Act; and (6) the Atomic Energy Act to carry out such purpose.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 August 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 August 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Sponsor
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