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PUBLIC LAW 90-440-JULY 30, 1968

[82 STAT.

Public Law 90-440 July 30, 1968 I^S-1941]

District of

Columbia Air P o l l u t i o n Control Act.

AN ACT To p r e v e n t, a b a t e, and c o n t r o l a i r p o l l u t i o n i n the District of C o l u m b i a, for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America In Congress assembled,

and

of the

SHORT TITLE

1. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act". SECTION

DECLARATION OF PURPOSE

SEC. 2. I t is the purpose of this Act to enable the District of Columbia Council and the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to take such action (including the adoption of air pollution control regulations of the type proposed in the model air pollution control ordinance adopted by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments) as may be necessary to protect and enhance the quality of the District of (Columbia's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population; to foster their comfort and convenience; and to increase the enjoyment of all of the attractions of the Nation's Capital. E M I S S I O N A N D AIR Q U A L I T Y STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE o r COLUMBIA C O U N C I L

Minimum standards.

81 Stat. 494. Review and re-

Federal property

DISTRICT

SEC. 3. (a)(1) The District of Columbia Council (hereafter referred to in this Act as the "Council") shall prescribe (A) within six months after the date of the enactment of this Act regulations to control emissions in the District of Columbia of substances into the atmosphere, and (B) such other regulations to protect and improve air quality in the District of Columbia as it determines are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In carrying out clause (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Council shall prescribe regulations for the control of the following air pollution problems in the District of Columbia: (A) combustion of fuels at stationary sources, (B) solid waste disposal and salvage operations, (C) visible emissions, (D) process emissions, and (E) emissions from motor vehicles (including diesel driven vehicles). The provisions of such regulations shall be at least as stringent as the provisions of the recommendations made by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for the control of such problems and contained in his recommendations for abatement of air pollution in the National Capital metropolitan area presented in January 1968 to the interstate air pollution abatement conference called under section 105(d)(1)(C) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857d). _ (3) The Council may review and make such revisions of regulations prescribed under this Act as it determines are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, except that any regulation prescribed under clause (A) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) shall be so reviewed at least once every two years. (4) The regulations prescribed by the Council under this Act shall apply to any building, installation, or other property, which is located in the District of Columbia and which is under the juris-

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