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# 42 U.S.C. § 8838 - Jurisdiction of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency

## Text

The provisions of section 5920(c) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, relating to the responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy, shall apply with respect to actions under this subchapter to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to actions under section 5920 1 of this title.

(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 238, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 704.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextSection 5920 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(b)(12), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 936.