Major sources are defined as a stationary source or group of stationary sources that emit or have the potential to emit 10 tons per year or more of a hazardous air. The benefits and costs of the clean air act, 1970 to 1990. The solid waste disposal act, referred to in subsec. The caa sets forth airquality standards and requirements to control pollutant release.
Appendix c the clean air act amendments of 1990 list of. The caa sets forth air quality standards and requirements to control pollutant release. Title iv of the clean air act amendments of 1990 caaa created a new regulatory instrument that electric power producers utilities and others will be required to possess and expend in order to emit sulfur dioxide soz into the atmosphere. Nov 19, 2017 animation explaining how the clean air act amendments of 1990 nearly eliminated the production of acid rain. In general amends the clean air act to require state governors to designate areas within a state as nonattainment, attainment, or unclassifiable, with regard to air quality standards, and to submit such. The clean air act, first passed in 1963, was last reauthorized and amended in 1990, when new programs were created and changes were made to the ways in which air pollution is controlled. National ambient air quality standards naaqs the clean air act, which was last amended in 1990, requires epa to set national ambient air quality standards 40 cfr part 50 for pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. Cleaner, lesspolluting buses resulted from the 1990 clean air act amendments. The cleanair act amendments, of 1990, in june 1989 president bush proposed sweeping revisions to the clean air act. Guidelines for implementation of section 507 of the 1990 clean air act amendments pdf 7 pp, 252 k. In june 1989 president bush proposed sweeping revisions to the clean air act. The 1990 amendments to the clean air act were designed to curb four major threats to both the environment and the health of millions of americans. The clean air act, signed into law in1970 and strengthened in 1990, gave.
The edits to this title deal with stratospheric ozone and global climate protection. Clean air act united states house of representatives. Guidelines for implementation of section 507 of the 1990. The plain english guide to the clean air act pinal county. The clean air act highlights of the 1990 amendments. Benefits and costs of the clean air act amendments of 1990 fact sheet pdf2 pp, 344 k, 2011. It should be observed that under current law the clean air act limits epas authority to manage hfc substitutes for ozone depleting substitutes, phasedout pursuant to the montreal protocol and the 1990 clean air act amendments, to the acts section 608c venting prohibition. The clean air act identifies two types of national ambient air quality standards. The clean air act was major legislation passed to control air pollution in the united states. The impact of the clean air act pubmed central pmc. It set goals for the year 2000 of reducing annual so 2 emissions by 10 million tons from 1980 levels and reducing annual no x emissions by 2. The clean air act,1 last reauthorized and amended by the congress in 1990, provides for a number of related programs designed to protect health and control air pollution. Section 306 of the clean air act amendments of 1990, referred to in subsec. D if, after the date of the enactment of the clean air act amendments of 1990, the administrator modifies the method of determining compliance with the national primary ambient air quality standard, a design value or other indicator comparable to 0.
It is one of the united states first and most influential modern environmental laws, and one of the most comprehensive air quality laws in the world. Bush signed into law the clean air act amendments of 1990, a law setting forth a multitude of new controls and considerations that needed to be made in order to gain or remain compliant with the clean air act. Clean air act amendments of 1990 how is clean air act. Increased authority and responsibility of the federal government, targeting acid rain, urban air pollution, toxic air emissions, and ozone depletion. Appendix c the clean air act amendments of 1990 list of hazardous air pollutants. The agency may act independently or may file its own enforcement action in.
The caaa establishes standards and procedures for reducing human. Bush in 1989, the clean air act amendments of 1990 substantially strengthened the clean air act, or caafirst passed in 1970in. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Section 304 of the caaa requires that the secretary of labor, in coordination with the administrator of the environmental protection agency epa, promulgate. The amendments add substantial new requirements to the clean air act of 1970,2 as previously amended in 1977. There was a clean air act proposed and passed in 1963 and it referred to the control of air pollution, but another version was created in 1970 which. The clean air act amendments caaa of 1990 amended the original clean air act caa of 1970. Animation explaining how the clean air act amendments of 1990 nearly eliminated the production of acid rain. Implementation guidance for section 112g of the 1990 clean air act amendments casebycase mact for new hap sources september 2000 amended january 2010 2 disclaimer this document is to be used as guidance only. The 1990 amendments included hundreds of requirements for epa, as well as other parties, to take steps that will ultimately reduce air pollution. A progress report the passage of the clean air act amendments of 1990 caaa has encouraoecl states to develop creative implementation plans in order to meet the ambient air quality stan clards that the act requires. Clean air act, a comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions from. Clean air act, a comprehensive federal law that regulates air emissions. Title i of the great lakes critical programs act of 1990, for example, put into place parts of the great lakes water quality agreement of 1978, signed by the u.
Highlights of the clean air act amendments off 1990. Reflecting the clean air act amendments of 1990 signed by the president as p. Regulations governing constructed or reconstructed major sources, 40 cfr part 63 subpart b. Nov 15, 2017 the 1990 amendments to the clean air act were designed to curb four major threats to both the environment and the health of millions of americans. The act was last reauthorized and amended by the congress in 1990. With these themes providing the framework for the clean air act amendments and with our commitment to implement the new law quickly, fairly and efficiently, americans will get what they asked for. The clean air act highlights of the 1990 amendments on november 15, 1990 the clean air act was revised with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed into law by president george h. The clean air act has helped change the way many of us work. The act which underwent major revisions in 1990 and 2003 deals with ambient air pollution that which is present in the open air as well as sourcespecific air pollution that which can be traced to identifiable sources, such as factories and automobiles. Passed house amended 0523 1990 clean air act amendments of 1990 title i. The 1990 amendments to the clean air act were signed into law by president bush on november 15, 1990. Epas prospective study of the clean air act focuses on the effects of the 1990 clean air act amendments from 1990 through 2010 by estimating the incremental benefits of the 1990 amendments. Clean air act amendments legislative history senate report no.
Valuing the clean air act institute for policy integrity. Air pollution implementation of the clean air act amendments. The 1990 clean air act amendments established section 507 that requires each state establish a small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program. The caaa of 1990 created several initiatives to reduce mobile source pollutants, thereby pursuing one of the original goals of caa. Clean air act amendments of 1990 in which to contribute such amount.
Research needs associated with particulate emissions at airports. The clean air acts economic benefits past, present and future. Jan 03, 2003 the clean air act amendments of 1990 added an acid deposition control program title iv to the act. This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to title iv of the clean air act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. Section ii introduction to the federal clean air act and related programs. Implementation guidance for section 112g of the 1990. Over the years, many other laws have changed parts of the clean water act.
Provisions were added to prevent deterioration of air quality in geographic areas that were not meeting air quality standards. Clean air act of 1963, 1970 and 1990 american historama. The clean air act, 1990 as amended, requires federal agencies to assess the impact that projects will have on air quality and to take actions to prevent air quality degradation. Federal register protection of stratospheric ozone. Chemical accident prevention and the clean air act amendments of 1990 may 1996 the caa, under s.
Sep 20, 2012 the 1990 clean air act amendments revised section 112 to require issuance of technologybased standards for major sources and certain area sources. The clean air act physicians for social responsibility. The environmental protection agency epa is proposing changes to the leak repair regulations promulgated under section 608 of the clean air act amendments of 1990 caa or act. On november 15, 1990 the clean air act was revised with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed into law by president george h. Congress enactment of the 1970 amendments to the clean air act a few. Specifically the amendments were designed to curb four major. Specifically the amendments were designed to curb four major threats to the environment and to the health of millions of americans. The edits to this title deal with acid deposition control. The clean air act highlights of the 1990 amendments epa. The purpose of 112g is to require a new major hazardous air pollutant hap. The clean air act amendments of 1990 established new programs and made major changes in the ways that air pollution is controlled.
Amendments to the clean air act in 1990 focused on further reducing air pollutant emissions and air pollution. This rule implements 112g of the 1990 clean air act amendments caaa. The clean air issues update contains information on current clean air act reporting obligations, a summary of final rules for the new ozone and. The clean air act amendments of 1990 added an acid deposition control program title iv to the act. Section 812 of the clean air act amendments of 1990 requires the environmental protection agency epa to periodically assess the effect of the clean air act on the public health, economy, and environment of the united states, and to report the findings and results of its assessments to the congress. Pdf the major provisions of the clean air act of 1970 were summarized. National academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine. In re sponding to this challenge, state regu lators throughout the nation and. Provisions for attainment and maintenance of national ambient air quality standards amends the clean air act to require state governors to designate areas within a state as nonattainment, attainment, or unclassifiable, with regard to air quality standards, and to submit such designations to the administrator of. Due to the clean air act amendments of 1990 caaa90, the demand for low sulfur coal is likely to grow significantly in the next several years.
A letter report issued by the general accounting office with an abstract that begins pursuant to a congressional request, gao provided information on the 1990 clean air act amendments, focusing on. Status of implementation and issues of the clean air act. The clean air act amendments of 19901 amendments transform the federal statute which regulates air pollution into a behemoth of over 700 pages in length. The act was passed in 1963, but important and major amendments were added to the original act in 1970 and 1990. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. The emission allowance system created by the caaa will be grafted. The impacts of the clean air act amendments of 1990 and. Pdf enforcing the clean air act of 1970 researchgate. Provisions for attainment and maintenance of national ambient air quality standards subtitle a. A bill to amend the clean air act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes. Building on congressional proposals advanced during the 1980s, the president proposed legislation designed to curb three major threats to the nations environment and to the health of millions of americans. The amendments place strict limitations on the amount of sulfur dioxide that may be emitted by electric utilities. These programs are often known as the small business environmental assistance programs or sbeap. It set goals for the year 2000 of reducing annual so 2 emissions by 10 million tons from 1980 levels and reducing annual no x emissions by 2 million tons, also from 1980 levels.