CHAPTER 85 — Air Pollution Prevention and Control
185 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES 78 sections
Part A — Air Quality and Emission Limitations 38 sections
- § 7401. — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
- § 7402. — Cooperative activities
- § 7403. — Research, investigation, training, and other activities
- § 7404. — Research relating to fuels and vehicles
- § 7405. — Grants for support of air pollution planning and control programs
- § 7406. — Interstate air quality agencies; program cost limitations
- § 7407. — Air quality control regions
- § 7408. — Air quality criteria and control techniques
- § 7409. — National primary and secondary ambient air quality standards
- § 7410. — State implementation plans for national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards
- § 7411. — Standards of performance for new stationary sources
- § 7412. — Hazardous air pollutants
- § 7413. — Federal enforcement
- § 7414. — Recordkeeping, inspections, monitoring, and entry
- § 7415. — International air pollution
- § 7416. — Retention of State authority
- § 7417. — Advisory committees
- § 7418. — Control of pollution from Federal facilities
- § 7419. — Primary nonferrous smelter orders
- § 7420. — Noncompliance penalty
- § 7421. — Consultation
- § 7422. — Listing of certain unregulated pollutants
- § 7423. — Stack heights
- § 7424. — Assurance of adequacy of State plans
- § 7425. — Measures to prevent economic disruption or unemployment
- § 7426. — Interstate pollution abatement
- § 7427. — Public notification
- § 7428. — State boards
- § 7429. — Solid waste combustion
- § 7430. — Emission factors
- § 7431. — Land use authority
- § 7432. — Clean heavy-duty vehicles
- § 7433. — Grants to reduce air pollution at ports
- § 7434. — Repealed. Pub. L. 119–21, title VI, § 60002, July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 154
- § 7435. — Low emissions electricity program
- § 7436. — Methane emissions and waste reduction incentive program for petroleum and natural gas systems
- § 7437. — Greenhouse gas air pollution plans and implementation grants
- § 7438. — Environmental and climate justice block grants
Part B — Ozone Protection 1 sections
Part C — Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality 12 sections
subpart i — clean air 10 sections
- § 7470. — Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 7471. — Plan requirements
- § 7472. — Initial classifications
- § 7473. — Increments and ceilings
- § 7474. — Area redesignation
- § 7475. — Preconstruction requirements
- § 7476. — Other pollutants
- § 7477. — Enforcement
- § 7478. — Period before plan approval
- § 7479. — Definitions
subpart ii — visibility protection 2 sections
Part D — Plan Requirements for Nonattainment Areas 27 sections
subpart 1 — nonattainment areas in general 12 sections
- § 7501. — Definitions
- § 7502. — Nonattainment plan provisions in general
- § 7503. — Permit requirements
- § 7504. — Planning procedures
- § 7505. — Environmental Protection Agency grants
- § 7505a. — Maintenance plans
- § 7506. — Limitations on certain Federal assistance
- § 7506a. — Interstate transport commissions
- § 7507. — New motor vehicle emission standards in nonattainment areas
- § 7508. — Guidance documents
- § 7509. — Sanctions and consequences of failure to attain
- § 7509a. — International border areas
subpart 2 — additional provisions for ozone nonattainment areas 7 sections
- § 7511. — Classifications and attainment dates
- § 7511a. — Plan submissions and requirements
- § 7511b. — Federal ozone measures
- § 7511c. — Control of interstate ozone air pollution
- § 7511d. — Enforcement for Severe and Extreme ozone nonattainment areas for failure to attain
- § 7511e. — Transitional areas
- § 7511f. — NOx and VOC study
subpart 3 — additional provisions for carbon monoxide nonattainment areas 2 sections
subpart 4 — additional provisions for particulate matter nonattainment areas 3 sections
subpart 5 — additional provisions for areas designated nonattainment for sulfur oxides, nitrogen dioxide, or lead 2 sections
subpart 6 — savings provisions 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOVING SOURCES 33 sections
Part A — Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards 19 sections
- § 7521. — Emission standards for new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines
- § 7522. — Prohibited acts
- § 7523. — Actions to restrain violations
- § 7524. — Civil penalties
- § 7525. — Motor vehicle and motor vehicle engine compliance testing and certification
- § 7541. — Compliance by vehicles and engines in actual use
- § 7542. — Information collection
- § 7543. — State standards
- § 7544. — State grants
- § 7545. — Regulation of fuels
- § 7546. — Renewable fuel
- § 7547. — Nonroad engines and vehicles
- § 7548. — Study of particulate emissions from motor vehicles
- § 7549. — High altitude performance adjustments
- § 7550. — Definitions
- § 7551. — Omitted
- § 7552. — Motor vehicle compliance program fees
- § 7553. — Prohibition on production of engines requiring leaded gasoline
- § 7554. — Urban bus standards
Part B — Aircraft Emission Standards 4 sections
Part C — Clean Fuel Vehicles 10 sections
- § 7581. — Definitions
- § 7582. — Requirements applicable to clean-fuel vehicles
- § 7583. — Standards for light-duty clean-fuel vehicles
- § 7584. — Administration and enforcement as per California standards
- § 7585. — Standards for heavy-duty clean-fuel vehicles (GVWR above 8,500 up to 26,000 lbs.)
- § 7586. — Centrally fueled fleets
- § 7587. — Vehicle conversions
- § 7588. — Federal agency fleets
- § 7589. — California pilot test program
- § 7590. — General provisions
SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL PROVISIONS 30 sections
- § 7601. — Administration
- § 7602. — Definitions
- § 7603. — Emergency powers
- § 7604. — Citizen suits
- § 7605. — Representation in litigation
- § 7606. — Federal procurement
- § 7607. — Administrative proceedings and judicial review
- § 7608. — Mandatory licensing
- § 7609. — Policy review
- § 7610. — Other authority
- § 7611. — Records and audit
- § 7612. — Economic impact analyses
- § 7613. — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–549, title VIII, § 803, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2689
- § 7614. — Labor standards
- § 7615. — Separability
- § 7616. — Sewage treatment grants
- § 7617. — Economic impact assessment
- § 7618. — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–549, title I, § 108(q), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2469
- § 7619. — Air quality monitoring
- § 7620. — Standardized air quality modeling
- § 7621. — Employment effects
- § 7622. — Employee protection
- § 7623. — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–300, § 1(c), July 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 831
- § 7624. — Cost of vapor recovery equipment
- § 7625. — Vapor recovery for small business marketers of petroleum products
- § 7625–1. — Exemptions for certain territories
- § 7625a. — Statutory construction
- § 7626. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 7627. — Air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities
- § 7628. — Demonstration grant program for local governments
SUBCHAPTER IV — NOISE POLLUTION 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER IV–A — ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL 16 sections
- § 7651. — Findings and purposes
- § 7651a. — Definitions
- § 7651b. — Sulfur dioxide allowance program for existing and new units
- § 7651c. — Phase I sulfur dioxide requirements
- § 7651d. — Phase II sulfur dioxide requirements
- § 7651e. — Allowances for States with emissions rates at or below 0.80 lbs/mmBtu
- § 7651f. — Nitrogen oxides emission reduction program
- § 7651g. — Permits and compliance plans
- § 7651h. — Repowered sources
- § 7651i. — Election for additional sources
- § 7651j. — Excess emissions penalty
- § 7651k. — Monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements
- § 7651l. — General compliance with other provisions
- § 7651m. — Enforcement
- § 7651n. — Clean coal technology regulatory incentives
- § 7651o. — Contingency guarantee, auctions, reserve
SUBCHAPTER V — PERMITS 7 sections
- § 7661. — Definitions
- § 7661a. — Permit programs
- § 7661b. — Permit applications
- § 7661c. — Permit requirements and conditions
- § 7661d. — Notification to Administrator and contiguous States
- § 7661e. — Other authorities
- § 7661f. — Small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program
SUBCHAPTER VI — STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION 18 sections
- § 7671. — Definitions
- § 7671a. — Listing of class I and class II substances
- § 7671b. — Monitoring and reporting requirements
- § 7671c. — Phase-out of production and consumption of class I substances
- § 7671d. — Phase-out of production and consumption of class II substances
- § 7671e. — Accelerated schedule
- § 7671f. — Exchange authority
- § 7671g. — National recycling and emission reduction program
- § 7671h. — Servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners
- § 7671i. — Nonessential products containing chlorofluorocarbons
- § 7671j. — Labeling
- § 7671k. — Safe alternatives policy
- § 7671l. — Federal procurement
- § 7671m. — Relationship to other laws
- § 7671n. — Authority of Administrator
- § 7671o. — Transfers among Parties to Montreal Protocol
- § 7671p. — International cooperation
- § 7671q. — Miscellaneous provisions