42 U.S.C. § 6916 : US Code - Section 6916: General authorization

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6916 : US Code - Section 6916: General authorization

(a) General administration
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) Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels
Not less than 20 percent of the amount appropriated under
subsection (a) of this section, 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) Hazardous waste
Not less than 30 percent of the amount appropriated under
subsection (a) of this section 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) State and local support
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) Criminal investigators
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) Underground storage tanks
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subchapter IX of
this chapter (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 of this chapter.