Reorganization Plan No. 3
- Reorganization Plan No. 3
Reorganization Plan No. 3 was an executive order by President Richard Nixon establishing the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and setting forth the components of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The order consolidated components from different federal agencies to form the U.S. EPA: "a strong, independent agency" that would establish and enforce federal environmental protection laws. [cite news
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first =Jack
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title = The Birth of EPA
work = EPA Journal
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publisher = U.S. EPA
date = November 1985
url = http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/epa/15c.htm
accessdate =2008-10-11 ] Unlike other agencies such as OSHA, the EPA does not have a single enabling act that established the agency.
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* [http://www.epa.gov/history/org/origins/reorg.htm Text of Reorganization Plan No. 3 & President's Message to Congress] from [http://www.epa.gov U.S. EPA website]
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