AN OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL AIR QUALITY LEGISLATION AS RELATED TO FEDERALLY-ASSISTED HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT PROGRAMS

This paper provides an overview of the U.S. Federal legislation in air quality as related to Federally assisted highway and transit program development. Covered in the discussion are the pre-1955 era, the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, the Clean Air Act of 1963, the Clean Air Act of 1970, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, transportation conformity regulations, the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/resourcecenter/teams/airquality/laws.cfm
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53686
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Tang, Tao
  • O'Loughlin, B
  • Roberts, M
  • Dancausse, E
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality; Conformity; History; Legislation; Ozone; Particulates; Traffic congestion
• Identifier Terms: Air Pollution Control Act of 1955; Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; Clean Air Act of 1963; Clean Air Act of 1970; Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program; National Ambient Air Quality Standards
• Subject Areas: Highways; History; Law; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00970440
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-Atlanta-03-04012
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 11 2004 12:00AM