42 U.S.C. § 9124
Civil actions
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 9124, Civil actions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/481899
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Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person having a valid legal interest which is or may be adversely affected may commence a civil action for equitable relief on his own behalf in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia whenever such action constitutes a case or controversy—
No civil action may be commenced—
under subsection (a)(1) of this section—
In any action under this section, the Administrator or the Attorney General, if not a party, may intervene as a matter of right.
The court, in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party whenever the court determines that such an award is appropriate.
Nothing in this section shall restrict any right which any person or class of persons may have under any statute or common law to seek enforcement or to seek any other relief.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally