42 USC § 7610 - Other authority

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title: "42 USC § 7610 - Other authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7610"
section_name: "Other authority"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 310, formerly § 10, as added Pub. L. 88–206, § 1, Dec. 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 401; renumbered § 303, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(4), Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 992; amended Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, Nov. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 505; renumbered § 310 and amended Pub. L. 91–604, §§ 12(a), 15(c)(2), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1705, 1713.)"
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# § 7610. Other authority

**(a)** **Authority and responsibilities under other laws not affected** Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this chapter shall not be construed as superseding or limiting the authorities and responsibilities, under any other provision of law, of the Administrator or any other Federal officer, department, or agency.

**(b)** **Nonduplication of appropriations** June 30, 1964

No appropriation shall be authorized or made under section 241, 243, or 246 of this title for any fiscal year after the fiscal year ending , for any purpose for which appropriations may be made under authority of this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 310, formerly § 10, as added Pub. L. 88–206, § 1, Dec. 17, 1963, 77 Stat. 401; renumbered § 303, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(4), Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 992; amended Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, Nov. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 505; renumbered § 310 and amended Pub. L. 91–604, §§ 12(a), 15(c)(2), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1705, 1713.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 310 of act , was renumbered section 317 by  and is set out as a Short Title note under .

Provisions similar to those in subsec. (a) of this section were contained in , , , prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

### Amendments

1970—Subsec. (a). , substituted “Administrator” for “Secretary”.

1967—Subsec. (b).  substituted reference to  for reference to .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Modification or Rescission of Rules, Regulations, Orders, Determinations, Contracts, Certifications, Authorizations, Delegations, and Other Actions

All rules, regulations, orders, determinations, contracts, certifications, authorizations, delegations, or other actions duly issued, made, or taken by or pursuant to act , the Clean Air Act, as in effect immediately prior to the date of enactment of  [] to continue in full force and effect until modified or rescinded in accordance with act , as amended by  [this chapter], see , set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under .