Contents

Contents Organized by U.S. Code Title and Section Numbers xi

INTRODUCTION xiii About This Statutory and Case Supplement xiii Environmental Legislation in Historical Perspective xiii

1. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 1 A Guide to Environmental Justice Materials on the Internet 1 Environmental Justice Legislative History Timeline 1 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Title VI Regulations 6 Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations, Executive Order 12,898 16

2. THE REGULATORY PROCESS 19 A Guide to Materials Available on the Internet Pertaining to the Regulatory Process 19 Statutes and Executive Orders Governing the Regulatory Process 20 Administrative Procedure Act 22 Regulatory Flexibility Act 52 Information Quality Act 57 OMB, Agency Information Quality Guidelines 58 Congressional Review Act 61 Regulatory Planning and Review, Executive Order 12,866 65 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, Executive Order 13,563 72 Regulation and Independent Regulatory Agencies, Executive Order 13,579 74 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, Executive Order 13,771 75 Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery, Executive Order 13,924 77 Accelerating the Nation’s Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities, Executive Order 13,927 80

3. REGULATION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES 85

A. Toxic Substances Control Act 85 A Guide to Materials Available on the Internet Pertaining to the Toxic Substances Control Act 85 TSCA Legislative History Timeline 86 Outline of the Principal Provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act 86 Toxic Substances Control Act 88

B. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 177 A Guide to Materials Available on the Internet Pertaining to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 177 FIFRA Legislative History Timeline 177 Outline of the Principal Provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 178 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 179

C. Safe Drinking Water Act 276 A Guide to Materials Available on the Internet Pertaining to the Safe Drinking Water Act 276 Safe Drinking Water Act Legislative History Timeline 276 Outline of the Principal Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act 277 Safe Drinking Water Act 278

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D. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 364 A Guide to Materials Available on the Internet Pertaining to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) 364 EPCRA Legislative History Timeline 364 Outline of the Principal Provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 364 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 366

E. California’s Proposition 65 385 A Guide to Materials Pertaining to California’s Proposition 65 Available on the Internet 385 Proposition 65 Legislative History Timeline 385 Outline of the Principal Provisions of Proposition 65 385 Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) 387

4. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION PREVENTION 395

A. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 395 A Guide to Materials on RCRA Available on the Internet 395 RCRA Legislative History Timeline 395 Outline of Principal Provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) 396 Solid Waste Disposal Act (as Amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) 398

B. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 503 A Guide to CERCLA Materials Available on the Internet 503 CERCLA Legislative History Timeline 503 Outline of Principal Provisions of CERCLA 504 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 505

C. Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) 601 A Guide to Materials on Pollution Prevention Available on the Internet 601 Pollution Prevention Act Legislative History Timeline 601 Outline of Principal Provisions of the PPA 601 Pollution Prevention Act 602

5. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL 607 A Guide to Materials on Air Pollution Control Available on the Internet 607 Clean Air Act Legislative History Timeline 608 A Note on the 1990 Amendments to Section 111(d) 608 Outline of the Principal Provisions of the Clean Air Act 609 Clean Air Act 612 Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth, Executive Order 13,783 865

6. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 869

A. The Clean Water Act (CWA) 869 A Guide to Materials on Water Pollution Control Available on the Internet 869 Clean Water Act Legislative History Timeline 870 Principal Provisions of the Clean Water Act 870 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act [CWA]) 872 Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the “Waters of the United States” Rule, Executive Order 13,778 1055 Contents ix

B. Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 1056 A Guide to Materials on the Control and Prevention of Oil Pollution Available on the Internet 1056 Oil Pollution Act Legislative History Timeline 1056 Principal Provisions of the Oil Pollution Act 1057 Oil Pollution Act 1058

C. Refuse Act of 1899 1095

Refuse Act of 1899 1095 Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, Executive Order 13,840 1096

7. LAND USE REGULATION 1099 A Guide to Materials on the Coastal Zone Management Act Available on the Internet 1099 Coastal Zone Management Act Legislative History Timeline 1099 Principal Provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act 1100 Coastal Zone Management Act 1101

8. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 1123 A Guide to Materials on Environmental Assessment Available on the Internet 1123 NEPA Timeline 1123 Principal Provisions of NEPA 1124 National Environmental Policy Act 1125 NEPA Regulations 1129 Trump Executive Orders on NEPA Reviews 1151 Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects, Executive Order 13,766 1151 Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure, Executive Order 13,807 1152 Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth, Executive Order 13,868 1157

9. BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION 1161 A Guide to Materials on Protection of Biodiversity Available on the Internet 1161 Endangered Species Act Legislative History Timeline 1162 Principal Provisions of the Endangered Species Act 1162 Endangered Species Act 1164

10. PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 1191 A Guide to Materials on Public Lands Available on the Internet 1191 Historical Timeline of Legislation Affecting the Management of the Public Lands 1192 Antiquities Act 1194 Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act, Executive Order 13,792 1195 Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act 1197 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 1198 Federal Land Policy and Management Act 1209 Promoting Active Management of America’s Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk, Executive Order 13,855 1255

11. CASE SUPPLEMENT 1259 Climate Litigation: The Juliana Case 1259 Juliana v. United States 1260 Preemption Under the Atomic Energy Act 1273 Virginia Uranium, Inc. v. Warren 1273 x Contents

The Impact of CERCLA on State Common Law Remedies 1284 Atlantic Richfield Company v. Christian 1284 Do Pollutant Discharges that Flow Through Groundwater Require a Permit Under §402 of the Clean Water Act? 1297 County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund 1297 Venue for Challenges to the “Waters of the U.S.” Rule 1308 National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense 1308 Prerequisites for Bringing Takings Claims Against Government Entities in Federal Court 1314 Knick v. Township of Scott 1314 Designation of Critical Habitat Under the Endangered Species Act 1325 Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 1326 Which Agency Has Authority to Permit a Pipeline to Cross Under the Appalachian Trail — the Forest Service or the National Park Service? 1330 U.S. Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association 1330 Contents Organized by U.S. Code Title and Section Numbers

Title Sections Statute 5 551 to 559 Administrative Procedure Act 22 5 601 to 612 Regulatory Flexibility Act 52 5 701 to 706 Administrative Procedure Act 49 5 801 to 808 Congressional Review Act 61 7 136 to 136y Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 179 15 2601 to 2697 Toxic Substances Control Act 88 16 528 to 531 Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act 1197 16 1451 to 1466 Coastal Zone Management Act 1101 16 1531 to 1544 Endangered Species Act 1164 16 1600 to 1614 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 1198 33 407 & 411 Refuse Act of 1899 1095 33 1251 to 1388 Clean Water Act 872 33 2701 to 2762 Oil Pollution Act 1058 42 300f to 300j-26 Safe Drinking Water Act 278 42 4321 to 4347 National Environmental Policy Act 1125 42 6901 to 6992k Solid Waste Disposal Act 398 42 7401 to 7671q Clean Air Act 612 42 9601 to 9675 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 505 42 11001 to 11050 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 366 42 13101 to 13109 Pollution Prevention Act 602 43 1701 to 1787 Federal Land Policy and Management Act 1209 46 3703a to 3719 Oil Pollution Act 1058 54 320301 Antiquities Act 1194

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