MAJOR U.S. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION

GENERAL
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
International Environmental Protection Act of 1983
Environmental Education Act of 1990

ENERGY
Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
National Energy Act of 1978, 1980
National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987
Energy Policy Act of 1992

WATER QUALITY
Water Quality Act of 1965
Water Resources Planning Act of 1965
Federal Water Pollution Control Acts of 1965, 1972
Ocean Dumping Act of 1972
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, 1984, 1996
Water Resources Development Act of 1986
Clean Water Act of 1977, 1981, 1987
Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988
Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of 1990
Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 1990

AIR QUALITY
Clean Air Act of 1963, 1965, 1970, 1977, 1990
Asbestos Hazard and Emergency Response Act of 1986
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990

NOISE CONTROL
Noise Control Act of 1965
Quiet Communities Act of 1978

RESOURCES AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Mining Act of 1872
Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965
Resource Recovery Act of 1970
Resource Conservation and Recovery Acts (RCRA) of 1976, 1989
Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987
Waste Reduction Act of 1990

TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975
Toxic Substances Control Act (TOSCA) of 1976
Resource Conservation and Recovery Acts (RCRA) of 1976, 1984
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability (Superfund) Act of 1980, 1986, 1990
Low-Level Radioactive Policy Act of 1980
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

PESTICIDES
Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Acts of 1938, 1954, 1958
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Control Act of 1972, 1988
Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Lacey Act of 1900
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929
Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of 1934
Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937
Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965
Fur Seal Act of 1966
Species Conservation Act of 1966, 1969
National Wildlife Refuge System Act of 1966, 1976, 1978
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
Endangered Species Act of 1973, 1982, 1985, 1988
Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act of 1976
Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, 1978, 1982
Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 (Nongame Act)

LAND USE AND CONSERVATION
Homestead Act of 1862
Taylor Grazing Act of 1934
Soil Conservation Act of 1935
Wilderness Act of 1964
Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965
Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1968
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968
National Trails System Act of 1968
National Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 1980
Forest Reserves Management Act of 1974, 1976
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 1974, 1978
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
National Forest Management Act of 1976
Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1977
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978
Endangered American Wilderness Act of 1978
Alaskan National Interests Lands Conservation Act of 1980
Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982
Food Security Act of 1985
Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986
Coastal Development Act of 1990
California Desert Protection Act of 1994