42 U.S.C. § 7477

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 7477 - Enforcement

The Administrator shall, and a State may, take such measures, including issuance of an order, or seeking injunctive relief, as necessary to prevent the construction or modification of a major emitting facility which does not conform to the requirements of this part, or which is proposed to be constructed in any area designated pursuant to section 7407(d) of this title as attainment or unclassifiable and which is not subject to an implementation plan which meets the requirements of this part.

42 U.S.C. § 7477

July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, §167, as added Pub. L. 95-95, title I, §127(a), Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 740; amended Pub. L. 101-549, title I, §110(3), title VII, §708, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2470, 2684.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS1990- Pub. L. 101-549, §708, substituted "construction or modification of a major emitting facility" for "construction of a major emitting facility". Pub. L. 101-549, §110(3), substituted "designated pursuant to section 7407(d) as attainment or unclassifiable" for "included in the list promulgated pursuant to paragraph (1)(D) or (E) of subsection (d) of section 7407 of this title".

Administrator

The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

State

The term "State" means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.