2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 97 - Acid Precipitation Program and Carbon Dioxide Study (Sections 8901 - 8912)
Subchapter I - Acid Precipitation (Sections 8901 - 8906)
Sec. 8901 - Introductory provisions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 97 - ACID PRECIPITATION PROGRAM AND CARBON DIOXIDE STUDY
SUBCHAPTER I - ACID PRECIPITATION
Sec. 8901 - Introductory provisions
Containssection 8901
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Short Titles'Acid Precipitation Act of 1980'."

Source CreditPub. L. 96-294, title VII, §702, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 770.
Statutes at Large Reference94 Stat. 770
Public and Private LawPublic Law 96-294

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42 U.S.C. § 8901 (2014)
§8901. Introductory provisions(a) Congressional statement of findings and purpose

The Congress finds and declares that acid precipitation resulting from other than natural sources—

(1) could contribute to the increasing pollution of natural and man-made water systems;

(2) could adversely affect agricultural and forest crops;

(3) could adversely affect fish and wildlife and natural ecosystems generally;

(4) could contribute to corrosion of metals, wood, paint, and masonry used in construction and ornamentation of buildings and public monuments;

(5) could adversely affect public health and welfare; and

(6) could affect areas distant from sources and thus involve issues of national and international policy.

(b) Congressional declaration of purpose

The Congress declares that it is the purpose of this subchapter—

(1) to identify the causes and sources of acid precipitation;

(2) to evaluate the environmental, social, and economic effects of acid precipitation; and

(3) based on the results of the research program established by this subchapter and to the extent consistent with existing law, to take action to the extent necessary and practicable (A) to limit or eliminate the identified emissions which are sources of acid precipitation, and (B) to remedy or otherwise ameliorate the harmful effects which may result from acid precipitation.

(c) "Acid precipitation" defined

For purposes of this subchapter the term "acid precipitation" means the wet or dry deposition from the atmosphere of acid chemical compounds.

(Pub. L. 96–294, title VII, §702, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 770.)

SHORT TITLE

Section 701 of title VII Pub. L. 96–294 provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Acid Precipitation Act of 1980'."

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