summarize a statute or regulation of your choice. It has something to do with engineering. Provide a 2-page brief
- Name of statute or regulation, U.S. code reference (or similar), date of enactment
- Amendments to statute (or changes to regulation)
- Problem addressed by the statute or regulation
- Structure of the statute or reg. (how does it address a problem; how is it organized? Who are the responsible agencies, what are the penalties for non-compliance?)
- Judicial decisions (case name, case citation, and brief discussion of three cases which have been interpreted, modified, or enforced by this statute or regulation)
- Comments on statute or regulation (is it understandable or complex? Who bears the cost of compliance? What problems might or have arisen from the implementation?)
