All federal agencies are directed to further the noise policy declared in the Act

Evidence

SEC. 4. (a) The Congress authorizes and directs that Federal agencies shall, to the fullest extent consistent with their authority under Federal laws administered by them, carry out the programs within their control in such a manner as to further the policy declared in section 2(b). — United States Congress (Pub. L. No. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234), Noise Control Act of 1972, 23

Categorization

  • XREF: This ‘authorizes and directs all federal agencies’ clause makes the Interior/Defense noise source a statutory-reach question — directly relevant to the anthropophony/noise-burden environmental-justice thread. — connects to: States retain authority to regulate noise through use restrictions beyond product emission limits — United States Congress (Pub. L. No. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234), Noise Control Act of 1972, 76; Federal procurement in the Noise Control Act defines low-noise products against EPA emission standards — United States Congress (Pub. L. No. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234), Noise Control Act of 1972, 175; The President can exempt federal facilities from noise requirements only for paramount national interest — United States Congress (Pub. L. No. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234), Noise Control Act of 1972, 25