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[CITE: 42USC8471]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
             CHAPTER 92--POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VII--ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
 
            Part G--Coordination With Other Provisions of Law
 
Sec. 8471. Effect on environmental requirements


(a) Compliance with applicable environmental requirements

    Except as provided in section 8374 of this title, nothing in this 
chapter shall be construed as permitting any existing or new electric 
powerplant to delay or avoid compliance with applicable environmental 
requirements.

(b) Local environmental requirements

    In the case of any new or existing facility--
        (1) which is subject to any prohibition under this chapter, and
        (2) which is also subject to any requirement of any local 
    environmental requirement which may be stricter than any Federal or 
    State environmental requirement,

the existence of such local requirement shall not be construed to affect 
the validity or applicability of such prohibition to such facility, 
except to the extent provided under section 8322(b) or section 8352(b) 
of this title; and the existence of such prohibition shall not be 
construed to preempt such local requirement with respect to that 
facility.

(Pub. L. 95-620, title VII, Sec. 761, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3345; Pub. 
L. 100-42, Sec. 1(c)(23), May 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 314.)


                               Amendments

    1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-42 struck out ``or major fuel-burning 
installation'' after ``powerplant''.
