Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970

Richard Nixon, who proposed the EPA via Reorganization Plan No. 3

Reorganization Plan No. 3 was a United States presidential directive establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), effective December 2, 1970.[1] The order, published in the Federal Register on October 6, 1970, consolidated components from different federal agencies to form the EPA, "a strong, independent agency" that would establish and enforce federal environmental protection laws.[2]

  1. ^ United States. Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970. Presidential Documents. Federal Register, 35 FR 15623 October 6, 1970.
  2. ^ Lewis, Jack (November 1985). "The Birth of EPA". EPA Journal. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.