Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4363a Pollution Control Technologies Demonstrations
Title 42 › CHAPTER 55 — NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 4363a
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must keep running full-scale tests of energy-related pollution control technologies when needed to meet the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and other pollution laws. EPA projects under this law cannot be moved to the Department of Energy or cut by changing the budget, and no administrative or budget action may weaken EPA’s ability to start those projects.
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Title 42, §4363a
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(1)The Administrator shall continue to be responsible for conducting and shall continue to conduct full-scale demonstrations of energy-related pollution control technologies as necessary in his judgment to fulfill the provisions of the Clean Air Act as amended [42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.], the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended [33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.], and other pertinent pollution control statutes.
(2)Energy-related environmental protection projects authorized to be administered by the Environmental Protection Agency under this Act shall not be transferred administratively to the Department of Energy or reduced through budget amendment. No action shall be taken through administrative or budgetary means to diminish the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to initiate such projects.
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References in Text
The Clean Air Act, referred to in par. (1), is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322, which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 7401 of this title and Tables. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in par. (1), is act June 30, 1948, ch. 758, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–500, § 2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 816, which is classified generally to chapter 26 (§ 1251 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1251 of Title 33 and Tables. This Act, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 96–229, Apr. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 325, known as the Environmental, Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1980, which enacted section 4363, 4363a, 4369a, and 4370 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1980, and not as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior authorization act: 1979—Pub. L. 95–477, § 2(d), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1508.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 4363a
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102