Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/820

 91 STAT. 786 .)-..:''^

PUBLIC LAW 95-95—AUG. 7, 1977 ,:

"(5) the adequacy of research, development, and demonstrations being carried out by Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental entities to protect and enhance air quality; "(6) the ability of (including financial resources, manpower, and statutory authority) Federal, State, and local institutions to implement the purposes of the Act; "(7) the extent to which the reduction of hydrocarbon emissions is an adequate or appropriate method to achieve primary standards for photochemical oxidants. Such study shall include— .,;.:,,, "(A) a description and analysis of the various pollutants which are commonly referred to as 'photochemical oxidants' or chemical precursers to photochemical oxidants; "(B) an analysis of any pollutants or combination of polA-fhv; **„ lutants which need to be reduced to achieve any photochemical oxidant standard, and the amount of such reduction; \ "(C) the relationship between the reductions of hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and any other pollutants and the achievement of applicable standards for photochemical oxidants; - fi ' rt"! • MeA "(I^) the degree to which background or natural sources , and long-range transportation of pollutants contribute to measured ambient levels of photochemical oxidants; ' ''(E) any other oxidant-related issues which the Commission determines to be appropriate; and "'(8)(A) the special problems of small businesses and government agencies in obtaining reductions of emissions from existing sources in order to offset increases in emissions from new sources for the purposes of this Act; and "(B) alternative strategies for permitting, without impeding the achievement of national ambient air quality standards as expeditiously as possible, the construction of new facilities and the modification of existing facilities in air quality control regions exceeding the national ambient air quality standard for any pollutant regulated under the Act. The Commission's study and report under paragraph (4) shall include analysis of the health effects of pollutants which are derivates of oxides of nitrogen. "(b)(1) Studies and investigations conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the effects of existing or proposed national ambient air quality standards on employment, energy, and the economy (including State and local), their relationship to objective scientific and medical data collected to determine their validity at existing levels, as well as their other social and environmental effects. "(2) The Commission shall, in carrying out the study authorized under this section, give priority to a study of the implementation of Ante, p. 731. the provisions of part C of this Act (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality) and its effects on the States and the Federal Government. In carrying out such study, the Commission shall study, among other questions, the following: "(A) whether the provisions relating to the designation of, and protection of air quality in class I areas under part C are appropriate to protect the air quality over lands of special national significance, including recommendations for, and methods to (i) add to or delete lands from such designation, and (ii) provide appropriate protection of the air quality over such lands; "(B) whether the provisions of part C, including the three-

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