42 USC § 7625a - Statutory construction

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7625a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 7625a - Statutory construction"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7625a"
section_name: "Statutory construction"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 326, as added Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(84), Nov. 16, 1977, 91 Stat. 1404; renumbered § 325, Pub. L. 96–300, § 1(c), July 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 831; renumbered § 326, Pub. L. 98–213, § 11, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1461.)"
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# § 7625a. Statutory construction

The parenthetical cross references in any provision of this chapter to other provisions of the chapter, or other provisions of law, where the words “relating to” or “pertaining to” are used, are made only for convenience, and shall be given no legal effect.

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**Source Credit**: (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 326, as added Pub. L. 95–190, § 14(a)(84), Nov. 16, 1977, 91 Stat. 1404; renumbered § 325, Pub. L. 96–300, § 1(c), July 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 831; renumbered § 326, Pub. L. 98–213, § 11, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1461.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 326 of act , was renumbered section 327 by  and is classified to .