15 U.S.C. § 2627 : US Code - Section 2627: State programs

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2627 : US Code - Section 2627: State programs

(a) In general
For the purpose of complementing (but not reducing) the authority
of, or actions taken by, the Administrator under this chapter, the
Administrator may make grants to States for the establishment and
operation of programs to prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks
within the States to health or the environment which are associated
with a chemical substance or mixture and with respect to which the
Administrator is unable or is not likely to take action under this
chapter for their prevention or elimination. The amount of a grant
under this subsection shall be determined by the Administrator,
except that no grant for any State program may exceed 75 per centum
of the establishment and operation costs (as determined by the
Administrator) of such program during the period for which the
grant is made.
(b) Approval by Administrator
(1) No grant may be made under subsection (a) of this section
unless an application therefor is submitted to and approved by the
Administrator. Such an application shall be submitted in such form
and manner as the Administrator may require and shall -
(A) set forth the need of the applicant for a grant under
subsection (a) of this section,
(B) identify the agency or agencies of the State which shall
establish or operate, or both, the program for which the
application is submitted,
(C) describe the actions proposed to be taken under such
program,
(D) contain or be supported by assurances satisfactory to the
Administrator that such program shall, to the extent feasible, be
integrated with other programs of the applicant for environmental
and public health protection,
(E) provide for the making of such reports and evaluations as
the Administrator may require, and
(F) contain such other information as the Administrator may
prescribe.
(2) The Administrator may approve an application submitted in
accordance with paragraph (1) only if the applicant has established
to the satisfaction of the Administrator a priority need, as
determined under rules of the Administrator, for the grant for
which the application has been submitted. Such rules shall take
into consideration the seriousness of the health effects in a State
which are associated with chemical substances or mixtures,
including cancer, birth defects, and gene mutations, the extent of
the exposure in a State of human beings and the environment to
chemical substances and mixtures, and the extent to which chemical
substances and mixtures are manufactured, processed, used, and
disposed of in a State.
(c) Annual reports
Not later than six months after the end of each of the fiscal
years 1979, 1980, and 1981, the Administrator shall submit to the
Congress a report respecting the programs assisted by grants under
subsection (a) of this section in the preceding fiscal year and the
extent to which the Administrator has disseminated information
respecting such programs.
(d) Authorization
For the purpose of making grants under subsection (a) of this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Sums appropriated under
this subsection shall remain available until expended.