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Welcome to the USGS Recreation Site:
Your Earth Science Gateway for a Safer and More Enjoyable Experience of the Outdoors
USGS Guide to Federal Environmental Laws and Regulations
MENU OF FEDERAL LAWS & REGULATIONS
AirQuality
Cultural & Historic Resources
Endangered Species
Fish & Wildlife Conservation
List of Statutes by Section
Miscellaneous Acts
Organizing Federal Laws & Regulations
Prime & Unique Farmlands
Public Land Resources
Solid & Hazardous Substances
Water Resources Related Acts & Executive Orders
Water Quality
Denotes area of particular relevance to the USGS field staff
LIST OF STATUTES BY SECTION
AIR QUALITY
Clean Air Act
Montreal Protocol
CULTURAL & HISTORIC RESOURCES
Historic Sites Act
Archeological and Historic Preservation Act
National Historic Preservation Act
Archeological Resources Protection Act
ENDANGERED SPECIES
Endangered Species Act
FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
PRIME AND UNIQUE FARMLANDS
Farmland Protection Policy Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
PUBLIC LAND RESOURCES
Organic Act of the National Park Service
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
Wilderness Act
Federal Land Policy Management Act
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Toxic Substances Control Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Executive Order 12856
WATER QUALITY
Clean Water Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
WATER RESOURCES RELATED ACTS & EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Estuary Protection Act
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
National Marine Sanctuaries Act
Coastal Zone Management Act
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Clean Water Act (Section 404)
Various Executive Orders
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS
National Environmental Policy Act
Freedom of Information Act