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Clean Air Act Title IV - Subchapter A: Acid Deposition Control

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    Clean Air Act Section U.S. Code Title
    401 7651 Findings and purposes
    402 7651a Definitions
    403 7651b Sulfur dioxide allowance program for existing and new units
    404 7651c Phase I sulfur dioxide requirements
    405 7651d Phase II sulfur dioxide requirements
    406 7651e Allowances for States with emissions rates at or below 0.80 lbs/mmBtu
    407 7651f Nitrogen oxides emission reduction program
    408 7651g Permits and compliance plans
    409 7651h Repowered sources
    410 7651i Election for additional sources
    411 7651j Excess emissions penalty
    412 7651k Monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements
    413 7651l General compliance with other provisions
    414 7651m Enforcement
    415 7651n Clean coal technology regulatory incentives
    416 7651o Contingency guarantee, auctions, reserve

    Title IV - Noise Control

    NOTE: The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments added a new title IV, relating to acid deposition control, without repealing the existing title IV, relating to noise pollution. The U.S. Code designates the original title IV (noise pollution) as subchapter IV and the new title IV (acid deposition control) as subchapter IV-A.


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