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Legal Resources
- Federal Laws
- Summary of
U.S. Environmental Laws - These laws, and others enacted by
states, have various requirements and are enforced by various agencies.
This web site presents a brief description of the intent of each
law.
- Clean Air Act (CAA)
- This web site offers the full text version of the CAA, a link
to the 1990 amendments web site, and a plain English guide to the
CAA.
- Clean Water
Act - The Clean Water Act is a 1977 amendment to the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, which set the basic structure
for regulating discharges of pollutants to waters of the United
States.
- Safe Drinking
Water Act (SDWA) - Under SDWA, EPA sets standards for drinking
water quality and oversees the states, localities, and water suppliers
that implement those standards. This site shows the status of EPA
action items.
- Transportation Equity Act
(TEA) - Check out this site to view a fact sheet, the full text
version of the regulation, issues of Watershed Events, and
much more.
- US Supreme
Court
 - The
site contains information on the Supreme Court, cases, pubic information,
and other helpful web sites.
- Bylaws
- Examples
- Clark County
Clean Water Commission Bylaws -
This site enables a user to download the Clark County Clean
Water Commission Bylaws, membership list, calendar of meetings
for 2001, and meeting minutes.
- Local Ordinances
- Local Ordinances: A User's Guide - Preparing local ordinances
and regulating new development constitute the theme of this comprehensive
guide for local planners. Each chapter gives the scientific, environmental,
and regulatory backgrounds and basic problem associated with each
issue and concludes with ideas for creating a community ordinance
that can help developers and citizens conserve, not destroy, water
quality, wildlife, and habitat. Order online from Terrene
Institute.
- Model ordinances
- Model Ordinances
to Protect Local Resources - This site contains model ordinances
and real-life examples to help local officials protect water quality.
- Tax Exempt Status
- C(3) or C(4): Choosing Your Tax Exempt Status - Different
categories of tax exemption permit groups to carry out various activities.
This booklet serves as an introduction to the two most common tax
exemptions for river groups, 501C(3) and 501C(4). Order online at
the River Network.
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