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Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)

42 U.S.C. s/s 9601 et seq. (1986)

Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)

42 U.S.C. s/s 11011 et seq. (1986)

Clean Water Act

33 U.S.C. s/s 1251 et seq. (1977)

Resource Concervation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

42 U.S.C. s/s 321 et seq. (1976)

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

7 U.S.C. 136 (1973)

Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) (P.L. 104-150)

Amended in 1972, CZMA (P.L. 104-150) requires states to develop and implement Coastal Zone Management plans. It also established Federal grant programs within the Department of Commerce to fund these state plans.

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)

29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. (1970)

Clean Air Act (CAA)

42 U.S.C. s/s 7401 et seq. (1970)

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

5 U.S.C. s/s 552 et seq. (1966)

Legal Information Institute - U.S. Code Database

Via the internet, LLI provides access to the full United States Code, opinions of the United States Supreme Court handed down since 1992, historically important decisions, and opinions of the New York Court of Appeals.

Office of Ocean Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)

OCRM is an office within the National Ocean Service (NOS). NOS is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). OCRM is responsible for implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA).

NRT Fact Sheets

The Federal Consistency Requirement of the Coastal Zone Management Act (1972)

Provides background on the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (P.L. 104-150) and its Federal Consistency Requirement. Outlines how the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) assured that the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 was coordinated with the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and the Area Contingency Plan (ACP) Process. Also summarizes how disputes between a federal agency and the state can be resolved.

Oil Pollution Act (OPA) (1990)

OPA (P.L. 106-580) establishes the limitations on liability for damages resulting from oil pollution and establishes a fund for compensatory payment for such damages.

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (1980)

Commonly known as the Superfund Act, CERCLA (P.L. 96-510) enables Federal authorities to respond to hazardous materials pollution incidents that threaten either the environment or public health. CERCLA also established a tax, which since its inception has been used to clean abandoned and unused hazardous waste sites.

ICS UC Technical Assistance Document (2000)

Provides guidance to all responders who are part of the NRS on the organizational management concept of an Incident Command System (ICS) led by a Unified Command (UC) for emergency response (updated from the 1996 ICS/UC TAD).