42 U.S.C. § 4366 : US Code - Section 4366: Identification and coordination of research, development, and demonstration activities

Search 42 U.S.C. § 4366 : US Code - Section 4366: Identification and coordination of research, development, and demonstration activities

(a) Consultation and cooperation of Administrator of Environmental
Protection Agency with heads of Federal agencies; inclusion of
activities in annual revisions of plan for research, etc.
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in
consultation and cooperation with the heads of other Federal
agencies, shall take such actions on a continuing basis as may be
necessary or appropriate -
(1) to identify environmental research, development, and
demonstration activities, within and outside the Federal
Government, which may need to be more effectively coordinated in
order to minimize unnecessary duplication of programs, projects,
and research facilities;
(2) to determine the steps which might be taken under existing
law, by him and by the heads of such other agencies, to
accomplish or promote such coordination, and to provide for or
encourage the taking of such steps; and
(3) to determine the additional legislative actions which would
be needed to assure such coordination to the maximum extent
possible.
The Administrator shall include in each annual revision of the five-
year plan provided for by section 4361 (!1) of this title a full
and complete report on the actions taken and determinations made
during the preceding year under this subsection, and may submit
interim reports on such actions and determinations at such other
times as he deems appropriate.
(b) Coordination of programs by Administrator
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
coordinate environmental research, development, and demonstration
programs of such Agency with the heads of other Federal agencies in
order to minimize unnecessary duplication of programs, projects,
and research facilities.
(c) Joint study by Council on Environmental Quality in consultation
with Office of Science and Technology Policy for coordination of
activities; report to President and Congress; report by President
to Congress on implementation of joint study and report
(1) In order to promote the coordination of environmental
research and development activities, and to assure that the action
taken and methods used (under subsection (a) of this section and
otherwise) to bring about such coordination will be as effective as
possible for that purpose, the Council on Environmental Quality in
consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall
promptly undertake and carry out a joint study of all aspects of
the coordination of environmental research and development. The
Chairman of the Council shall prepare a report on the results of
such study, together with such recommendations (including
legislative recommendations) as he deems appropriate, and shall
submit such report to the President and the Congress not later than
May 31, 1978.
(2) Not later than September 30, 1978, the President shall report
to the Congress on steps he has taken to implement the
recommendations included in the report under paragraph (1),
including any recommendations he may have for legislation.