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[CITE: 42USC7523]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
            CHAPTER 85--AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
 
          SUBCHAPTER II--EMISSION STANDARDS FOR MOVING SOURCES
 
            Part A--Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards
 
Sec. 7523. Actions to restrain violations


(a) Jurisdiction

    The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to 
restrain violations of section 7522(a) of this title.

(b) Actions brought by or in name of United States; subpenas

    Actions to restrain such violations shall be brought by and in the 
name of the United States. In any such action, subpenas for witnesses 
who are required to attend a district court in any district may run into 
any other district.

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, Sec. 204, as added Pub. L. 89-272, 
title I, Sec. 101(8), Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 994; amended Pub. L. 90-
148, Sec. 2, Nov. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 500; Pub. L. 91-604, Sec. 7(b), 
Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1694; Pub. L. 95-95, title II, Sec. 218(b), Aug. 
7, 1977, 91 Stat. 761.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 1857f-3 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-95 struck out ``paragraph (1), (2), 
(3), or (4)'' after ``restrain violations of''.
    1970--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-604 inserted reference to par. (4) of 
section 7522(a) of this title.
    1967--Pub. L. 90-148 reenacted section without change.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-95 effective Aug. 7, 1977, except as 
otherwise expressly provided, see section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95-95, set 
out as a note under section 7401 of this title.


                     Pending Actions and Proceedings

    Suits, actions, and other proceedings lawfully commenced by or 
against the Administrator or any other officer or employee of the United 
States in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his 
official duties under act July 14, 1955, the Clean Air Act, as in effect 
immediately prior to the enactment of Pub. L. 95-95 [Aug. 7, 1977], not 
to abate by reason of the taking effect of Pub. L. 95-95, see section 
406(a) of Pub. L. 95-95, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 amendment 
note under section 7401 of this title.
