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[81 STAT. 499]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 499]

81 STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 9 0 - 1 4 8 - N O V. 21, 1967

499

"COOPERATION BY FEDERAL AGENCIES TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION FROM FEDERAL FACILITIES

"SEC. 111. (a) I t is hereby declared to be the intent of Congress that any Federal department or agency having jurisdiction over any building, installation, or other property shall, to the extent practicable and consistent with the interests of the United States and within any available appropriations, cooperate with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and with any air pollution control agency in preventing and controlling the pollution of the air in any area insofar as the discharge of any matter from or by such building, installation, or other property may cause or contribute to pollution of the air in such area. (b) I n order to control air pollution which may endanger the health or welfare of any persons, the Secretary may establish classes of potential pollution sources for which an}^ Federal department or agency having jurisdiction over any building, installation, or other property shall, before discharging any matter into the air of the United States, obtain a permit from the Secretary for such discharge, such permits to be issued for a specified period of time to be determined by the Secretary and subject to revocation if the Secretary finds pollution is endangering the health and welfare of any persons. In connection with the issuance of such permits, there shall be submitted to the Secretary such plans, specifications, and other information as he deems relevant thereto and under such conditions as he may prescribe. The Secretary cc!^^gfesV° shall report each January to the Congress the status of such permits and compliance therewith. " TITLE II—NATIONAL EMISSION STANDAKDS ACT " S H O R TITLE

"SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the 'National Emission Standards Act'. "ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS

"SEC. 202. (a) The Secretary shall by regulation, giving appropriate consideration to technological feasibility and economic costs, prescribe as soon as practicable standards, applicable to the emission of any kind of substance, from any class or classes of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, which in his judgment cause or contribute to, or are likely to cause or to contribute to, air pollution which endangers the health or welfare of any persons, and such standards shall apply to such vehicles or engines whether they are designed as complete systems or incorporate other devices to prevent or control such pollution. "(b) Any regulations initially prescribed under this section, and amendments thereto, with respect to any class oi new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines shall become effective on the effective date specified in the order promulgating such regulations which date shall be determined by the Secretary after consideration of the period reasonably necessary for industry compliance. "PROHIBITED ACTS

"SEC. 203. (a) The following acts and the causing thereof are prohibited— " (1) in the case of a manufacturer of new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines for distribution in commerce, the manufacture for sale, the sale, or the offering for sale, or the introduction or delivery for introduction into commerce, or the importation into the United States for sale or resale, of any new motor

Effective date

of regulations.