Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/947

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PUBLIC LAW 101-615—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 3263 (e) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— (1) HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.— The term "high-level radioactive waste" has the meaning given such term in section 2(12) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(12)). (2) SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.— The term "spent nuclear fuel" has the meaning given such term in section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(23)). SEC. 17. PUBLIC SECTOR TRAINING AND PLANNING. The Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1801-1813) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 117A. PUBLIC SECTOR TRAINING AND PLANNING. "(a) PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall make grants to States— "(A) for developing, improving, and implementing emergency plans under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986, including determination of flow patterns of hazardous materials within a State and between a State and another State; and "(B) for determining the need for regional hazardous materials emergency response teams. "(2) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— The Secretary may not make a grant to a State under this subsection in a fiscal year unless such State certifies that the aggregate expenditure of funds of the State, exclusive of Federal funds, for developing, improving, and implementing emergency plans under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 will be maintained at a level which does not fall below the average level of such expenditure for its last 2 fiscal years. "(3) FUNDING OF PLANNING BY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES. —The Secretary may not make a grant to a State under this subsection in a fiscal year unless such State agrees to make available not less than 75 percent of the funds granted to the State under this subsection in the fiscal year to local emergency planning committees established pursuant to section 301(c) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To- Know Act of 1986 by the State emergency response commission. Such funds shall be made available to the local committees for developing emergency plans under such Act. " (h) TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to States and Indian tribes for training public sector employees to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials. "(2) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. — The Secretary may not make a grant to a State or Indian tribe under this subsection in a fiscal year unless the State or Indian tribe certifies that the aggregate expenditure of funds of the State or Indian tribe, exclusive of Federal funds, for training public sector employees to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials will be maintained at a level which does not fall below the average level of such expenditure for its last 2 fiscal years. " (3) FUNDING OF TRAINING BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. —The Secretary may not make a grant to a State under this subsection in a fiscal year unless such State agrees to make available Intergovernmental relations. 49 USC app. 1815. Indians.