Oil Shale Environmental Protection Act

Summary

Oil Shale Environmental Protection Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include oil shale operations on the list of categories of stationary sources of air pollution under the Clean Air Act, and sources of water pollution under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Requires the Administrator to establish within one year Federal standards of performance for such oil shale operations. Requires the Administrator to provide by regulation for the monitoring of the environmental effects of the oil shale operations by persons owning or operating such oil shale operations. Requires the Administrator, after consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Energy, members of the public, and representatives of the oil shale industry, to issue regulations providing for access to oil shale operations on federally owned land by representatives of Federal, State, and local government. Grants jurisdiction to the United States district courts over citizen suits against the Administrator with regard to non-discretionary acts or duties.

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Timeline

1. 2 April 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 April 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 April 1979

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
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