Environmental Legislation: The Increasing Costs of Regulatory Compliance to the City of Columbus (Ohio)

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DIANE Publishing, 1995 - Political Science - 150 pages
Identifies all known federal and state of Ohio environmental legislation that affects the city; determines the yearly and total costs over a determined time span to the city of these state and federal laws and regulations; and develops recommendations to improve the city's ability to cope effectively with federal and state environmental legislation. Charts, tables and graphs.
 

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Page 42 - The purposes of this title are (1) to protect and enhance the quality of the Nation's air resources so as to promote the public health and welfare and the productive capacity of its population...
Page 2-28 - Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection any person may commence a civil suit on his own behalf to enjoin any person, including the United States and any other governmental instrumentality or agency...
Page 15 - Funds - to account for operations (a) that are financed and operated in a manner similar to private business enterprises — where the intent of the governing body is that the costs (expenses, including depreciation) of providing goods or services to the general public on a continuing basis be financed or recovered primarily through user charges; or...
Page 50 - ... this section, shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each day of each violation.
Page 17 - The present implementation option assumes that present levels of implementation of existing programs remain the same as in 1987. The full implementation option assumes that the investments needed to bring about nationwide attainment of the national ambient air quality standard for ozone and the fishable/swimmable goals of the Clean Water Act for municipal systems are made by the year 2000. The comparison with Gross National Product is intended to provide a frame...
Page 34 - ... to reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste as expeditiously as possible.
Page 2-28 - SEC. 310. CITIZENS SUITS. (a) AUTHORITY TO BRING CIVIL ACTIONS.— Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section and in section 113(h) (relating to timing of judicial review), any person may commence a civil action on his own behalf— (1) against any person (including the United States and any other governmental instrumentality or agency, to the extent permitted by the eleventh amendment to the Constitution...
Page 15 - Capital projects funds are used to account for financial resources to be used for the acquisition or construction of major capital facilities (other than those financed by proprietary funds and trust funds).
Page 18 - ... medium. Despite problems of overlap, it was felt that the advantages of this categorization scheme favored its use. 21.1 SUMMARY OF COSTS The report concludes that total annualized costs for all pollution control activities in the United States at 7% interest have increased and are projected to increase as follows (figures for year 2000 are provided for both present and full implementation scenarios): 2000 Total Annualized Costs 1972 1987 1990 Present...
Page 2-29 - State emergency response commission or local emergency planning committee may commence a civil action against an owner or operator of a facility for failure to provide information under section 303(d) or for failure to submit tier II information under section 312(eXl).

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