106 STAT. 1334 PUBLIC LAW 102-377 —OCT. 2, 1992 available funds, not to exceed $5,000,000 may be provided to the State of Nevada, for the sole purpose in the conduct of its oversight responsibilities pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, Public Law 97-425, as amended: Provided further, That of the amount herein appropriated, not more than $6,000,000 may be provided to affected local governments, as defined in the Act, to conduct appropriate activities pursuant to the Act: Provided further, That the distribution of the funds herein provided among the affected units of local government shall be determined by the Department of Energy (DOE) and made available to the State and affected units of local government by direct payment: Provided further, That within 90 days of the completion of each Federal fiscal year, each entity shall provide certification to the DOE, that all funds expended from such direct payment monies have been expended for activities as defined in Public Law 97-425, as amended. Failure to provide such certification shall cause such entity to be prohibited from any further funding provided for similar activities: Provided further, That none of the funds herein appropriated may be used directly or indirectly to influence legislative action on any matter pending before Congress or a State legislature or for any lobbying activity as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further. That none of the funds herein appropriated may be used for litigation expenses: Provided further, Tnat grant funds are not to be used to support multistate efforts or other coalition building activities inconsistent with the restrictions contained in this Act: Provided further. That of the amount appropriated herein, up to $3,700,000 shall be available for infrastructure studies and other research and development work to be carried out by the Universities in Nevada, Reno, and Las Vegas, and the Desert Research Institute, and at least $750,000 to continue funding for the Mobile Sampling Platform developed and operated by the Environmental Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Funding to the Universities will be administered by the DOE through a cooperative agreement. In paying the amounts determined to be appropriate as a result of the decision in Consolidated Edison Company of New York V. Department of Energy 870 F.2d 694 (DC Cir. 1989), the Department of Energy shall pay interest at a rate to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury and calculated from the date the amounts were deposited into the Nuclear Waste Fund. Such payments may be made by credits to future utility payments into the Fund. ISOTOPE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FUND 42 USC 20(51 Revenues received hereafter from the disposition of isotopes "°*^ and related services shall be credited to this account, to be available for carrying out the purposes of the isotope production and distribution program without further appropriation: Provided, That such revenues and all funds provided under this head in Public Law 101-101 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That if at any time the amounts available to the fund are insufficient to enable the Department of Energy to discharge its responsibilities with respect to isotope production and distribution, the Secretary may borrow from amounts available in the Treasury, such sums as are necessary up to a maximum of $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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