§6916 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Provides specific yearly funding amounts to the Administrator to carry out the programs in this chapter: $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977; $38,000,000 for the year ending September 30, 1978; $42,000,000 for the year ending September 30, 1979; $70,000,000 for the year ending September 30, 1980; $80,000,000 for each of the years ending September 30, 1981 and 1982; $70,000,000 for the year ending September 30, 1985; and $80,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1986, 1987, and 1988. Requires set-asides and other specific pots of money. At least 20% of the amounts above, or $5,000,000 per fiscal year (whichever is less), must go to Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels, including their travel. At least 30% must go to hazardous waste work under subchapter III, except section 6931. At least 25% of the total appropriated under this chapter, up to the limit in section 6948(a)(1), must support State, regional, local, and interstate agencies under subchapter IV (excluding section 6948(a)(2) and section 6949). It also authorizes $3,246,000 for FY1985, $2,408,300 for FY1986, and $2,529,000 for each of FY1987 and FY1988 for hiring and support of additional criminal investigators. Finally, it authorizes $10,000,000 per year for FY1985–1988 for underground storage tank work and $25,000,000 per year for FY1985–1988 for grants to States to help run approved State underground storage tank programs.

Title 42, §6916

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(a)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $38,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, $42,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1988.

(b)Not less than 20 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a), or $5,000,000 per fiscal year, whichever is less, shall be used only for purposes of Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels established under section 6913 of this title (including travel expenses incurred by such panels in carrying out their functions under this chapter).

(c)Not less than 30 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) shall be used only for purposes of carrying out subchapter III of this chapter (relating to hazardous waste) other than section 6931 of this title.

(d)Not less than 25 per centum of the total amount appropriated under this chapter, up to the amount authorized in section 6948(a)(1) of this title, shall be used only for purposes of support to State, regional, local, and interstate agencies in accordance with subchapter IV of this chapter other than section 6948(a)(2) or 6949 of this title.

(e)There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $3,246,000 for the fiscal year 1985, $2,408,300 for the fiscal year 1986, $2,529,000 for the fiscal year 1987, and $2,529,000 for the fiscal year 1988 to be used—

(1)for additional officers or employees of the Environmental Protection Agency authorized by the Administrator to conduct criminal investigations (to investigate, or supervise the investigation of, any activity for which a criminal penalty is provided) under this chapter; and

(2)for support costs for such additional officers or employees.

(f)(1)There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subchapter IX (relating to regulation of underground storage tanks), $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1985 through 1988.

(2)There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1985 through 1988 to be used to make grants to the States for purposes of assisting the States in the development and implementation of approved State underground storage tank release detection, prevention, and correction programs under subchapter IX.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–616, § 2(a), substituted “$80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1982, $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1985, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1986, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1987, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1988” for “and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1982”. Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 98–616, § 2(i), added subsecs. (e) and (f). 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–482, § 31(a), authorized appropriation of $70,000,000, $80,000,000, and $80,000,000 for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1980, through 1982, respectively. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–482, § 6(a), inserted “, or $5,000,000 per fiscal year, whichever is less,” after “subsection (a)”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–482, § 6(b), added subsec. (d).

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of certain

Enforcement

functions of Administrator or other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.

§6916 General authorization