---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 51.232"
title: "40"
number: "51.232"
heading: "Assignment of legal authority to local agencies."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/51.232"
---

# §51.232. Assignment of legal authority to local agencies.

- (a) A State government agency other than the State air pollution control agency may be assigned responsibility for carrying out a portion of a plan if the plan demonstrates to the Administrator's satisfaction that the State governmental agency has the legal authority necessary to carry out the portion of plan.
- (b) The State may authorize a local agency to carry out a plan, or portion thereof, within such local agency's jurisdiction if—
  - (1) The plan demonstrates to the Administrator's satisfaction that the local agency has the legal authority necessary to implement the plan or portion of it; and
  - (2) This authorization does not relieve the State of responsibility under the Act for carrying out such plan, or portion thereof.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 51 FR 40673, Nov. 7, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 101; 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 22398, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted.