Amendment extended provisions of the Clean Air Act to oil and gas platforms located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) along the Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic, and eastern gulf coasts and to the vessels that service them. It required sources within 25 miles of the seaward State boundary to meet the same regulations as those for similar onshore sources and sources in State waters. It required the EPA to monitor and complete a study of the sources of atmospheric deposition of toxics in coastal waters, their tendency to bioaccumulate, and their effects on human life.

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Amendment Number
468
Description
Amendment extended provisions of the Clean Air Act to oil and gas platforms located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) along the Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic, and eastern gulf coasts and to the vessels that service them. It required sources within 25 miles of the seaward State boundary to meet the same regulations as those for similar onshore sources and sources in State waters. It required the EPA to monitor and complete a study of the sources of atmospheric deposition of toxics in coastal waters, their tendency to bioaccumulate, and their effects on human life.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 23, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Dingell amendment (A009) Agreed to by recorded vote: 411 - 5 (Roll no. 135).
Latest Action Time
20:13:17
Submitted Date
May 23, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 1, 2021
Amendment 468 — Informed