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§8303 Territorial application

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 92— - POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 8303

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Title 42, §8303

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The provisions of this chapter shall only apply within the contiguous 48 States and the District of Columbia.

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References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 95–620, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3289, known as the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 8301 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1987—Pub. L. 100–42 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The provisions of this chapter shall apply in all the States, Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States, except that— “(1) the provisions of subchapters II and III of this chapter (other than section 8341 of this title) shall only apply to powerplants and installations situated within the contiguous 48 States, Alaska, and the District of Columbia; and “(2) the provisions of section 8341 of this title shall only apply to powerplants situated within the contiguous 48 States and the District of Columbia.”

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42 U.S.C. § 8303

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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