S 1481 · 95th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Department of Environment and Natural Resources Act

Introduced 1977-05-10· Sponsored by Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.(1977-05-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Environment and Natural Resources Act - Establishes an executive Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Establishes, under the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, the offices of Deputy Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Assistant Secretary for Administration, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Science and Research. Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Recreation, Assistant Secretary for Land and Water Resources, and a General Counsel. Establishes Assistant Secretaries for Air Quality, Water Quality, Atmospheric Services,and Oceans. Abolishes the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior. Transfers all functions of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior to the new Department. Establishes within the Department a Bureau of Coastal Zone Management to carry out all functions of the Coastal Zone Act. Transfers authority currently vested in the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to coastal zone activities to the Bureau. Establishes within the Department on Air Quality Administration, a Water Quality Administration, and a Waste and Hazardous Materials Administratio…

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