42-U.S.C.-13557

§13557 – Sense of Congress On Risk Assessments

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Title 42 > Chapter 134 > Subchapter XII > Part B > Section 13557

Details

• Reference: Section 13557
• Legend: §13557 – Sense of Congress On Risk Assessments
• USCode Year: 2011

Provision Content

It is the sense of Congress that Federal agencies conducting assessments of risks to human health and the environment from energy technology, production, transport, transmission, distribution, storage, use, or conservation activities shall use sound and objective scientific practices in assessing such risks, shall consider the best available science (including peer reviewed studies), and shall include a description of the weight of the scientific evidence concerning such risks.

(Pub. L. 102–486, title XXX, §3022, as added Pub. L. 109–58, title XIV, §1401, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 1061.)

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42-U.S.C.-13503 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Energy Policy

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