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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§7611 Records and Audit

Title 42 › CHAPTER 85 — AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 7611

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Anyone who gets money under this law must keep the records the Administrator requires. The records must show how much money was received, how it was spent, the total cost of the project, how much of that cost came from other sources, and any other papers needed to make an audit possible. The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States, or their authorized representatives, can inspect and audit any books, documents, papers, or records that relate to the grants.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §7611

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Recipients of assistance to keep prescribed rec­ords
Each recipient of assistance under this chapter shall keep such records as the Administrator shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such assistance is given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit.
(b)Audits
The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examinations to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grants received under this chapter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 1857j of this title.

Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–604, § 15(c)(2), substituted “Administrator” for “Secretary” and “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”. 1967—Pub. L. 90–148 reenacted section without change.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Modification or Rescission of Rules,

Regulations

, Orders, Determinations, Contracts, Certifications, Authorizations, Delegations, and Other ActionsAll rules,

Regulations

, orders, determinations, contracts, certifications, authorizations, delegations, or other actions duly issued, made, or taken by or pursuant to act
July 14, 1955, the Clean Air Act, as in effect immediately prior to the date of enactment of Pub. L. 95–95 [Aug. 7, 1977] to continue in full force and effect until modified or rescinded in accordance with act
July 14, 1955, as amended by Pub. L. 95–95 [this chapter], see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 95–95, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1977 Amendment note under section 7401 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 7611

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110