Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970
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Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 is a presidential reorganization measure that created the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and consolidated various federal environmental responsibilities under a single independent agency.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential reorganization plan
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legal instrument → |
| administratorAppointment | Administrator appointed by the President with Senate confirmation → |
| agencyStatus | independent of existing Cabinet departments → |
| agencyTypeCreated | independent agency of the United States federal government → |
| alsoKnownAs | Nixon Reorganization Plan creating EPA → |
| appliesTo | executive branch of the United States government → |
| approvedBy | United States Congress → |
| authorizedBy | Reorganization Act of 1949 → |
| consolidated |
environmental research and standard‑setting functions
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federal air pollution control programs → federal pesticide regulation functions → federal radiation protection programs → federal solid waste management programs → federal water pollution control programs → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| created | United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| createdPosition |
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency → |
| dateProposed | 1970-07-09 → |
| deputyAdministratorAppointment | Deputy Administrator appointed by the President with Senate confirmation → |
| effectiveDate | 1970-12-02 → |
| established | United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| field |
administrative law
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environmental law → |
| historicalSignificance | marked the formal creation of a centralized federal environmental regulator → |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form: "federal government of the United States"
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| language | English → |
| legalBasisFor | organization of the United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| legislativeProcess | became effective after congressional review period without disapproval → |
| placedAgency | under the President of the United States → |
| presidentDuringAdoption | Richard Nixon → |
| proposedBy | Richard Nixon → |
| purpose |
to consolidate federal environmental responsibilities in a single agency
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to improve coordination of environmental protection activities → to separate environmental regulation from other departmental missions → |
| resultedIn | creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| signedBy | Richard Nixon → |
| subjectMatter |
environmental protection
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federal environmental responsibilities → pollution control → |
| transferredFunctionsFrom |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
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surface form: "Atomic Energy Commission"
United States Department of Agriculture →
surface form: "Department of Agriculture"
United States Department of Health and Human Services →
surface form: "Department of Health, Education, and Welfare"
United States Department of the Interior →
surface form: "Department of the Interior"
Federal Radiation Council → Federal Water Quality Administration → |
| transferredFunctionsTo | United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| year | 1970 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970"
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Cabinet-level)
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legalBasis
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Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970
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