The Environment: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, Second Session, on Long-term Strategies for Programs and Issues Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee, March 6, 7, and 14, 1990U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 1002 pages |
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Page 537 - Federal agencies shall to the fullest extent possible: (a) Interpret and administer the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States in accordance with the policies set forth in the Act and in these regulations.