Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 7404 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 7404 : US Code - Notes

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, Sec. 104, as added Pub. L. 90-
148, Sec. 2, Nov. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 487; amended Pub. L. 91-137,
Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 283; Pub. L. 91-604, Secs. 2(b), (c), 13(a),
15(c)(2), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1676, 1677, 1709, 1713; Pub. L.
93-15, Sec. 1(a), Apr. 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 93-319, Sec.
13(a), June 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 265; Pub. L. 101-549, title IX, Sec.
901(d), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2706.)
CODIFICATION
In subsec. (a)(2), "section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31"
substituted for reference to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes
(31 U.S.C. 529) on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept.
13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title
31, Money and Finance.
Section was formerly classified to section 1857b-1 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 104 of act July 14, 1955, was renumbered section
105 by Pub. L. 90-148 and is classified to section 7405 of this
title.
AMENDMENTS
1990 - Subsecs. (a)(1), (b)(1). Pub. L. 101-549, Sec. 901(d)(1),
substituted "cost-effective" for "low-cost".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-549, Sec. 901(d)(2), amended subsec. (c)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: "For
the purposes of this section there are authorized to be
appropriated $75,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971,
$125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $150,000,000
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and $150,000,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and $150,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1975. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this
subsection shall remain available until expended."
1974 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-319 authorized appropriation of
$150,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.
1973 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-15 authorized appropriation of
$150,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.
1970 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-604, Sec. 15(c)(2), substituted
"Administrator" for "Secretary".
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 91-604, Sec. 2(b), inserted provisions
authorizing research programs directed toward development of
techniques for improving the efficiency of fuels combustion so as
to decrease atmospheric emissions, and producing synthetic or new
fuels which result in decreased atmospheric emissions.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 91-604, Sec. 2(c), added cls. (B) and (C)
and redesignated former cl. (B) as (D).
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-604, Sec. 15(c)(2), substituted
"Administrator" for "Secretary".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-604, Sec. 13(a), substituted provisions
authorizing appropriations for fiscal years ending June 30, 1971,
1972, and 1973, for provisions authorizing appropriations for
fiscal years ending June 30, 1968 and 1969.
1969 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-137 authorized appropriation of
$45,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1970.
HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLE STUDY AND TEST PROGRAM
Section 807 of Pub. L. 101-549 provided that: "The Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency, in conjunction with the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of
Energy, shall conduct a study and test program on the development
of a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. The study and test
program shall determine how best to transfer existing NASA hydrogen
fuel cell technology into the form of a mass-producible, cost
effective hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Such study and test program
shall include at a minimum a feasibility-design study, the
construction of a prototype, and a demonstration. This study and
test program should be completed and a report submitted to Congress
within 3 years after the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990 [Nov. 15, 1990]. This study and test program should be
performed in the university or universities which are best
exhibiting the facilities and expertise to develop such a fuel cell
vehicle."
COMBUSTION OF CONTAMINATED USED OIL IN SHIPS
Section 813 of Pub. L. 101-549 provided that: "Within 2 years
after the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 [Nov.
15, 1990], the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall complete a study and submit a report to Congress evaluating
the health and environmental impacts of the combustion of
contaminated used oil in ships, the reasons for using such oil for
such purposes, the alternatives to such use, the costs of such
alternatives, and other relevant factors and impacts. In preparing
such study, the Administrator shall obtain the view and comments of
all interested persons and shall consult with the Secretary of
Transportation and the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating."
EXTENSION TO AUG. 31, 1970 OF AUTHORIZATION PERIOD FOR FISCAL YEAR
1970
Pub. L. 91-316, July 10, 1970, 84 Stat. 416, provided in part
that the authorization contained in section 104(c) of the Clean Air
Act [subsec. (c) of this section] for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1970, should remain available through Aug. 31, 1970,
notwithstanding any provisions of this section.
(!1) So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.

(!2) So in original. The word "and" probably should appear.