Institutional assessment of the implementation and enforcement of the Clean Air Act: Puget Sound case study

Technical Report · Wed Nov 26 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5927619

Farrell, S O; Jensen, M S

This report examines and evaluates the capabilities and effectiveness of the institutions charged with enforcing the Clean Air Act requirements in the Puget Sound region of the State of Washington. Among the sections of the Act addressed by the study are those concerning Federal grants (Sections 105, 175, and 176), designation and planning (Sections 107 and 110), enforcement issues (Sections 113, 114, and 120), and citizen suits (Section 304). The requirements for nonattainment areas specified in Title I, Part D of the Act are reviewed extensively. This evaluation is part of a larger effort to aid the National Commission on Air Quality in assessing the ability of various levels of government to develop, implement, and enforce air quality management strategies in response to the requirements of the Act. Case studies are also under way in the Eastern Tennessee Valley of Alabama and Tennessee; Houston, Texas; the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Youngstown, Ohio area; and the state of Florida. A summary report will integrate the findings of these five studies.

• Research Organization: Urban Systems Research and Engineering, Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5927619
• Report Number(s): PB-81-158586
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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