HR 1679 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection

Acid Deposition Control Act of 1985

Introduced 1987-03-18· Sponsored by Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1987-03-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Acid Deposition Control Act of 1985 - Title I: Acid Deposition Control Program - Amends the Clean Air Act to establish an interstate transport and acid precursor reduction program. Designates an acid deposition impact region comprising a long-range transport corridor of 31 States east of the Mississippi and the District of Columbia. Sets forth sulfur dioxide emission reduction standards for such region of ten million tons below 1980 levels by the end of 1997. Requires such reduction to be accomplished in two phases, half the reductions to be made by the start of 1993. Directs the Acid Precipitation Task Force to conduct an accelerated research program during the first phase, examining the pattern of effects of atmospheric loading of pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1991, the program itself to be completed by the start of 1991. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the results by July 1, 1992. Authorizes the Administrator to change the second phase of the reduction program, based upon first-phase research, in any of the following areas: (1) excluding or including States; (2) restr…

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