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Environment - U.S. Code Provisions

U.S. Code Title 15 > Chapter 56 National Climate Program
U.S. Code Title 15 > Chapter 56A Global Change Research
U.S. Code Title 16 Conservation
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 55 National Environmental Policy
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 56 Environmental Quality Improvement
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 77 Energy Conservation
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 81 Energy Conservation And Resource Renewal
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 96 Biomass Energy And Alcohol Fuels
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 98 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Research And Development
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 99 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

 

Environment - C.F.R. Provisions

CFR > Title 7 > Subtitle B > Chapter VI - Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture
CFR > Title 18 - Conservation of Power and Water Resources
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1300 - Standards of conduct for employees of Tennessee Valley Authority
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1301 - Procedures
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1302 - Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of TVA--effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1303 - Property management
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1304 - Approval of construction in the Tennessee River System and regulation of structures and other alterations
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1306 - Relocation assistance and real property acquisition policies
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1307 - Nondiscrimination with respect to handicap
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1308 - Contract disputes
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1309 - Nondiscrimination with respect to age
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1310 - Administrative cost recovery
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1311 - Intergovernmental review of Tennessee Valley Authority Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development programs and activities
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1312 - Protection of archaeological resources: Uniform regulations
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1313 - Enforcement of nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by the Tennessee Valley Authority
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1314 - Book-entry procedures for TVA power securities issued through the Federal Reserve Banks
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1315 - New restrictions on lobbying
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1316 - General conditions and certifications for incorporation in contract documents or actions
CFR > Title 18 > Chapter XIII > Part 1317 - Nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance
CFR > Title 28 > Chapter I > Part 61 - Procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act
CFR > Title 36 > Chapter XVI - Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence In National Environmental Policy Foundation
CFR > Title 40 - Protection of Environment

 

Environment - Selected State Laws

AlabamaAlabama Code > Title 9 - Conservation And Natural Resources
ArizonaArizona Laws > Title 27
Arizona Laws > Title 49
CaliforniaCalifornia Health and Safety Code > Division 20 > Chapter 6.83 - Land Use And Revitalization
California Health and Safety Code > Division 20 > Chapter 6.98 - Environmental Quality Assessment
California Health and Safety Code > Division 37 - Regulation Of Environmental Protection
California Public Resources Code
ConnecticutConnecticut General Statutes > Title 16 > Chapter 277a - Public Utility Environmental Standards Act
Connecticut General Statutes > Title 22a - Environmental Protection
Connecticut General Statutes > Title 24 - State Geological and Natural History Survey. Weather Control Board
FloridaFlorida Statutes Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
FloridaFlorida Statutes - Energy Conservation Standards
FloridaFlorida Statutes Chapter 403 - Environmental Control
IllinoisIllinois Compiled Statutes > Regulation > Chapter 225 > Natural Resources
Illinois Compiled Statutes > Health and Safety > Chapter 415 - Environmental Safety
Illinois Compiled Statutes > Health and Safety > Chapter 430 > 430 ILCS 45/ - Illinois Chemical Safety Act
Illinois Compiled Statutes > Husbandry > Chapter 525 - Conservation
IndianaIndiana Code > Title 13 - Environment
Indiana Code > Title 14 - Natural And Cultural Resources
KansasKansas Statutes > Chapter 2 > Article 37 - Environmental Remediation
Kansas Statutes > Chapter 32 - Wildlife, Parks And Recreation
Kansas Statutes > Chapter 46 > Article 37 - Joint Committee On Energy And Environmental Policy
Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 39 - Department Of Wildlife And Parks
LouisianaLouisiana Revised Statutes > Title 30 - Minerals, oil, and gas and environmental quality
Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 33 > Chapter 20 - Environmental Protection Districts
Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 36 > Chapter 5-A - Department Of Environmental Quality
Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 36 > Chapter 8 - Department Of Natural Resources
Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 16 - Interstate Compact On Environmental Control
Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 17 - Governor's Council On Environmental Quality
Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 56 - Wildlife and fisheries
MarylandMaryland Code > Environment
Maryland Code > Natural Resources
MassachusettsMassachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title II > Chapter 21 - Department Of Environmental Management
Massachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title II > Chapter 21A - Executive Office Of Environmental Affairs
MichiganMichigan Laws > Chapter 299
Michigan Laws > Chapter 319
Michigan Laws > Chapter 324
MinnesotaMinnesota Statutes > Title 17 - Natural Resources
Minnesota Statutes > Title 24 - Environmental Protection
Minnesota Statutes > Title 26 - Environmental Protection Funds
MissouriMissouri Laws > Title XVI
Missouri Laws > Title XL > Chapter 640 - Department of Natural Resources
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Laws > Chapter 14 > Article 22C - Cave Protection Act
North Carolina Laws > Chapter 113A
North Carolina Laws > Chapter 143B > Article 7 - Department of Environment and Natural Resources
North Carolina Laws > Chapter 159A - Pollution Abatement and Industrial Facilities Financing Act
North Carolina Laws > Chapter 159C - Industrial and Pollution Control Facilities Financing Act
OhioOhio Code > Title 15
Ohio Code > Title 37 > Chapter 3745 - Environmental Protection Agency
TexasTexas Codes > Agriculture Code > Title 9 - Weather And Climate
Texas Codes > Natural Resources Code
Texas Codes > Parks and Wildlife Code
VirginiaVirginia Code Chapter 11.1 - Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia Code Chapter 11.2 - Voluntary Environmental Assessment
Virginia Code Chapter 12 - Environmental Quality
Virginia Code Chapter 25 - Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund
Virginia Code Title 21 Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts
Virginia Code Chapter 46 - Virginia Commission on Energy and Environment
WisconsinWisconsin Statutes > Chapter 20 > Subchapter IV - Environmental Resources
Wisconsin Laws > Natural Resources

 
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