The Effects of Pollution Abatement on International Trade: The First Report of the Secretary of Commerce to the President and Congress in Compliance with Section 6 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500). |
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Page 11 - COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972 PUBLIC LAW 92-583, 86 Stat. 1280 An act to establish a national policy and develop a national program for the management, beneficial use, protection, and development of the land and water resources of the Nation's coastal zones, and for other purposes.
Page 30 - State and interstate agencies and municipalities in connection with the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution. (c) It is further the policy of Congress that the President, acting through the Secretary of State and such national and international organizations as he determines appropriate, shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that to the fullest extent possible all foreign countries shall take meaningful action for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution...
Page 3 - In 1971, a series of industry studies on the costs of environmental controls was carried out under the joint sponsorship of the Council on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Commerce.
Page 27 - ... (3) the probable competitive advantage which any article manufactured in a foreign nation will likely have in relation to a comparable article made in the United States if that foreign nation— (A) does not require its manufacturers to implement pollution abatement and control programs.
Page 5 - SEC. 6. (a) The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with other interested Federal agencies and with representatives of industry and the public, shall undertake immediately an investigation and study to determine — (1) the extent to which pollution abatement and control programs will be imposed on, or voluntarily undertaken by, United States manufacturers in the near future and the probable short- and long-range effects of the costs of such programs (computed to the greatest extent practicable...
Page 27 - ... (B) requires a lesser degree of pollution abatement and control in its programs, or (C) in any way reimburses or otherwise subsidizes its manufacturers for the costs of such program; (4) alternative means by which any competitive advantage accruing to the products of any foreign nation as a result of any factor described in paragraph (3) may be (A) accurately and quickly determined, and (B) equalized, for example, by the imposition of a surcharge or duty, on a foreign product in an amount necessary...
Page 31 - The President shall undertake to enter into international agreements to apply uniform standards of performance for the control of the discharge and emission of pollutants from new sources, uniform controls over the discharge and emission of toxic pollutants, and uniform controls over the discharge of pollutants into the ocean. For this purpose the President shall negotiate multilateral treaties, conventions, resolutions, or other agreements, and formulate, present, or support proposals at the United...
Page 20 - ... (2) the probable extent to which pollution abatement and control programs will be implemented in foreign industrial nations in the near future and the extent to which the production costs (computed to the greatest extent practicable on an industry-byindustry basis) of foreign manufacturers will be affected by the costs of such programs...
Page 30 - ... interstate agencies and municipalities in connection with the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution. (c) It is further the policy of Congress that the President, acting through the Secretary of State and such national and international organizations as he determines appropriate, shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that to the fullest extent possible all foreign countries shall take meaningful action for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution in...
Page 5 - Commerce to undertake immediately an investigation and study to determine— (1) the extent to which pollution abatement and control programs will be imposed on, or voluntarily undertaken by, United States manufacturers in the near future and the probable short- and long-range effects of the costs of such programs (computed to the greatest extent practicable on an industry-by-industry basis) on (A) the production costs of such domestic manufacturers, and (B) the market prices of the goods produced...