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7/1/99 Title 40 CFR This GPO site has the complete contents
of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations as printed in the
July 1999 version of the printed CFR. The CFR is searchable and is
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More than a dozen major statutes or laws form the legal
basis for the programs of the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). (More about the full
text of these laws.)
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); 42 U.S.C.
4321-4347 NEPA is the basic national charter for protection of the
environment. It establishes policy, sets goals, and provides means
for carrying out the policy.
- NEPA full
text | More
about NEPA
Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory
Relief Act Public Law 106-40, Jan. 6, 1999; 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)
Amendment to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act
Factsheets and full
text
- The Clean Air Act (CAA); 42 U.S.C. s/s 7401 et seq.
(1970)
CAA
summary |
CAA full text | Guide to the
CAA | CAA - US Code
- The Clean Water Act (CWA); 33 U.S.C. s/s 121 et seq.
(1977)
CWA
summary | CWA full text
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) 42 U.S.C. s/s 9601 et seq.
(1980)
CERCLA
summary | CERCLA full
text
- The Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act
(EPCRA); 42 U.S.C. 11011 et seq. (1986)
EPCRA
summary | EPCRA full
text
- The Endangered Species Act (ESA); 7 U.S.C. 136;16 U.S.C.
460 et seq. (1973)
ESA
summary | ESA full text
- The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA); 7 U.S.C. s/s 135 et seq. (1972)
FIFRA
summary | FIFRA full text
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 21 U.S.C.
301 et seq.
FFDCA
full text
- Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Public Law 104-170,
Aug. 3, 1996
FQPA summary and full
text
- The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); U.S.C. s/s 552
(1966)
FOIA
summary | FOIA full text
- The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); 29 U.S.C.
651 et seq. (1970)
OSHA
summary | OSHA full
text
- The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA); 33 U.S.C. 2702 to
2761
OPA
summary | OPA full text
- The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA); 42 U.S.C. 13101 and
13102, s/s et seq. (1990)
PPA
summary | PPA full text
- The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); 42
U.S.C. s/s 6901 et seq. (1976)
RCRA
summary | RCRA full
text
