Exemptions from Environmental Law for the Department of Defense

Bearden, David M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Air pollution;    Solid wastes;    Refuse and refuse disposal;    Environmental protection;    Environmental law and legislation;   

RP-ID  :  RS22149
RP-ID  :  RS22149_2008May01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Whether broader expansions from federal environmental laws are needed to preserve military readiness has been an issue. Questions have been raised as to whether environmental requirements have limited military training activities to the point that readiness would be compromised. The potential impacts of broader exemptions on environmental quality have raised additional questions. Although certain exemptions the Department of Defense (DOD) first requested in FY2003 have been enacted into law, Congress has opposed others. From FY2003 to FY2008, DOD requested exemptions from the Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. To date, Congress has not enacted these three latter exceptions. The Administration's FY2009 defense authorization bill does not include these exemptions.