Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jun-07-1976
Hancock v. Train - 426 U.S. 167 (1976) U.S. Supreme Court Hancock v. Train, 426 U.S. 167 (1976) Hancock v. Train No. 74-220 Argued January 13, 1976 Decided June 7, 1976 426 U.S. 167 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Although 118 of the Clean Air Act obligates federal installations discharging air pollutants to join with nonfederal facilities in complying with state "requirements respecting control and abatement of air pollution," obtaining a permit from a State with a federally approved implementation plan is not among such requirements. There cannot be found in 118, either on its face or in relation to the Act as a whole, nor can there be derived from the legislative history of the Clean Air Amendments of 1970, any clear and unambiguous declaration by Congress that such federal installations may not operate without a state permit. Nor can congressional intention to submit federal activity to state control be implied from the ...
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