Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/377

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PUBLIC LAW 101-549—NOV. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 2693 Reports. 42 USC 7404 note. "(3) prior to the issuance of a report required under subsection (d) or (e), review the findings of such report, and make recommendations to the Administrator concerning the validity and utility of such findings.", (b) GAO REPORTS ON COSTS AND BENEFITS. —Commencing on the 42 USC 7612 second year after the date of the enactment of the Clean Air Act note. Amendments of 1990 and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office, in consultation with other agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, the National Academy of Sciences, the Office of Technology Assessment, the National Academy of Engineering, the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Surgeon General, shall provide a report to the Congress on the incremental human health and environmental benefits, and incremental costs beyond current clean air requirements of the new control strategies and technologies required by this Act. The report shall include, for such strategies and technologies, an analysis of the actual emissions reductions beyond existing practice, the effects on human life, human health and the environment (including both positive impacts and those that may be detrimental to jobs and communities resulting from loss of employers and employment, etc.), the energy security impacts, and the effect on United States products and industrial competitiveness in national and international markets. SEC. 813. COMBUSTION OF CONTAMINATED USED OIL IN SHIPS. Within 2 years after the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 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. SEC. 814. AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) existing equipment and machinery retrofitted to comply with the Clean Air Act's "Best Available Control Technology language and all other specifications within the Act be produced in the United States and purchased from American manufacturers. (2) The construction of new industrial and utility facilities comply to the Act's specifications through the incorporation of American made equipment and technology. (3) Individuals, groups, and organizations in the public sector strive to purchase and produce American made products that improve our nation's air quality. SEC. 815. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM TO MONITOR AND IMPROVE AIR 42 USC 7509a QUALITY IN REGIONS ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN THE note. UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator") is