Environmental Laws - Federal

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Common Name	US Code Link	Congressional Act Link
Clean Air Act; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401 - 7671q CAA	CAA	CAA
Coastal Zone management Act; 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1451 - 1466 CZMA	CZMA	CZMA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, also known as Superfund; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 9601 - 9675 CERCLA (Superfund)	Superfund	Superfund
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 11001 - 11050 EPCRA	EPCRA	See CERCLA (SARA III)
Endangered Species Act; 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 - 1599 ESA	ESA	ESA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; 7 U.S.C.A. §§ 136 - 136y FIFRA	FIFRA	FIFRA
Federal Land Policy and Management Act; 43 U.S.C.A. §§ 1701 - 1785 FLPMA	FLPMA	FLPMA
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act; 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251 - 1387 FWPCA (CWA)	CWA	CWA
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act; 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1600 - 1614 FRRRPA	FRRRPA	FRRRPA
Hazardous Material Transportation Act; §§ 5101 - 6109 HMTA	HMTA	Not Available
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, also known as the Ocean Dumping Act; 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1401 - 1445 MPRSA	MPRSA	MPRSA
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act; 16 U.S.C.A. §§ 528 - 531 MUSYA	MUSYA	MUSYA
Noise Control Act; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 4901 - 4918 NCA	NCA	NCA
National Environmental Policy Act; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 4321 - 4370f NEPA	NEPA	NEPA
Occupational Safety and Health Act; 29 U.S.C.A. § 651 et seq. OSHA	OSHA	OSHA
Oil Pollution Act; 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 2701 - 2762 OPA	OPA	OPA
Pollution Prevention Act; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 13101 - 13109 PPA	PPA	PPA
Public Health Service Act, also known as the Safe Drinking Water Act; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 300f - 300j-26 PHSA (SDWA)	SDWA	SDWA
Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 6901 - 6992k SWDA (RCRA)	RCRA	RCRA
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; U.S.C.A. §§ 1202 - 1328 SMCRA	SMCRA	SMCRA
Toxic Substances Control Act; 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 2601 - 2692 TSCA	TSCA	TSCA

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