Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 97 — Acid Precipitation Program and Carbon Dioxide Study
§ 8901. Introductory provisions
Statutory text
Congressional statement of findings and purpose
The Congress finds and declares that acid precipitation resulting from other than natural sources—
could contribute to the increasing pollution of natural and man-made water systems;
could adversely affect agricultural and forest crops;
could adversely affect fish and wildlife and natural ecosystems generally;
could contribute to corrosion of metals, wood, paint, and masonry used in construction and ornamentation of buildings and public monuments;
could adversely affect public health and welfare; and
could affect areas distant from sources and thus involve issues of national and international policy.
Congressional declaration of purpose
The Congress declares that it is the purpose of this subchapter—
to identify the causes and sources of acid precipitation;
to evaluate the environmental, social, and economic effects of acid precipitation; and
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.
“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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Acid Precipitation Act of 1980
Pub. L. 96–294 title VII § 702 · 94 Stat. 611
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 8901
(Pub. L. 96–294, title VII, § 702, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 770.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 96–294, title VII, § 702, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 770.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 702. statement of findings and purpose (a) 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 or 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) The Congress declares that it is the purpose of this subtitle— (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 subtitle 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) For purposes of this subtitle the term “acid precipitation” means “Acid precipitation.” the wet or dry deposition from the atmosphere of acid chemical compounds.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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’.”