42 U.S.C. § 7515

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)
Section 7515 - General savings clause

Each regulation, standard, rule, notice, order and guidance promulgated or issued by the Administrator under this chapter, as in effect before November 15, 1990, shall remain in effect according to its terms, except to the extent otherwise provided under this chapter, inconsistent with any provision of this chapter, or revised by the Administrator. No control requirement in effect, or required to be adopted by an order, settlement agreement, or plan in effect before November 15, 1990, in any area which is a nonattainment area for any air pollutant may be modified after November 15, 1990, in any manner unless the modification insures equivalent or greater emission reductions of such air pollutant.

42 U.S.C. § 7515

July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, §193, as added Pub. L. 101-549, title I, §108(l), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2469.
Administrator
The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
air pollutant
The term "air pollutant" means any air pollution agent or combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical, biological, radioactive (including source material, special nuclear material, and byproduct material) substance or matter which is emitted into or otherwise enters the ambient air. Such term includes any precursors to the formation of any air pollutant, to the extent the Administrator has identified such precursor or precursors for the particular purpose for which the term "air pollutant" is used.