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PUBLIC LAW 90-148-NOV. 21, 1967

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Public Law 90-148 AN ACT

To amend' the Clean Air Act to authorize planning grants to air pollution control agencies; expand research provisions relating to fuels and vehicles; provide for interstate air pollution control agencies or commissions; authorize the establishment of air quality standards, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may /"'" Quality Act be cited as the "Air Quality Act of 1967". SEC. 2. The Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1857-18571), is j^st^.^^^'' hereby amended to read as follows: "TITLE I—AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL aFINDINGS

A N D PUItPOSES

"SEC. 101. (a) The Congress finds— "(1) that the predominant part of the Nation's population is located in its rapidly expanding metropolitan and other urban areas, which generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more States; " (2) that the growth in the amount and complexity of air pollution brought about by urbanization, industrial development, and the increasing use of motor vehicles, has resulted in mounting dangers to the public health and welfare, including injury to agricultural crops and livestock, damage to and the deterioration of property, and hazards to air and ground transportation; "(3) that the prevention and control of air pollution at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments; and " (4) that Federal financial assistance and leadership is essential for the development of cooperative Federal, State, regional, and local programs to prevent and control air pollution. " (b) The purposes of this title are— "(1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population; " (2) to initiate and accelerate a national research and development program to achieve the prevention and control of air pollution; "(3) to provide technical and financial assistance to State and local governments in connection with the development and execution of their air pollution prevention and control programs; and "(4) to encourage and assist the development and operation of regional air pollution control programs. u COOPERATIVE

ACTIVITIES A N D UNIFORM L A W S

"SEC. 102. (a) The Secretary shall encourage cooperative activities by the States and local governments for the prevention and control of air pollution; encourage the enactment of improved and, so far as practicable in the li^ht of varying conditions and needs, uniform State and local laws relating to the prevention and control of air pollution; and encourage the making of agreements and compacts between States for the prevention and control of air pollution. " (b) The Secretary shall cooperate with and encourage cooperative activities by all Federal departments and agencies having functions relating to the prevention and control of air pollution, so as to assure

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