33 USC 1371 - Authority under other laws and regulations

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§ 1371.

Authority under other laws and regulations

(a)

Impairment of authority or functions of officials and agencies; treaty provisions

(b)

Discharges of pollutants into navigable waters

(c)

Action of the Administrator deemed major Federal action; construction of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(1)

Except for the provision of Federal financial assistance for the purpose of assisting the construction of publicly owned treatment works as authorized by section 1281 of this title, and the issuance of a permit under section 1342 of this title for the discharge of any pollutant by a new source as defined in section 1316 of this title, no action of the Administrator taken pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 852) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.]; and

(2)

Nothing in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 852) shall be deemed to—

(A)

authorize any Federal agency authorized to license or permit the conduct of any activity which may result in the discharge of a pollutant into the navigable waters to review any effluent limitation or other requirement established pursuant to this chapter or the adequacy of any certification under section 1341 of this title; or

(B)

authorize any such agency to impose, as a condition precedent to the issuance of any license or permit, any effluent limitation other than any such limitation established pursuant to this chapter.

(d)

Consideration of international water pollution control agreements

(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title V, § 511, as added Pub. L. 92–500, § 2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 893; amended Pub. L. 93–243, § 3, Jan. 2, 1974, 87 Stat. 1069.)

cite as: 33 USC 1371