PUBLIC LAW 95-348—AUG. 18, 1978
92 STAT. 487
Public Law 95-348 95th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemhted, GUAM
Aug. 18, 1978 [S. 2821] United States insular areas. Appropriation authorizations.
1. (a)(1) For grants to the ^vernment of Guam for the rehabilitation, upgrading, and construction of public facilities, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") $13,868,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $20,000,000 thereafter, plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs from October 1978 price levels as indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the types of construction involved. (2) The Secretary may place such stipulations as he deems appropriate on the use of funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) hereof. (3) Grants provided pursuant to this Act and not obligated or expended by the government of Guam during any fiscal year will remain available for obligation or expenditure by such government in subsequent fiscal years for the purposes for which the funds were appropriated. (4) Funds provided under paragraph (a)(1) may be used by Guam as the matching share for Federal programs and services. (5) Authorizations of moneys to be appropriated under this sub- Effective date section shall be effective on October 1, 1978. (6) The Secretary is directed to prepare and transmit to the Con- Report to gress no later than July 1, 1979, an analysis of the capital infrastruc- Congress. ture needs of Guam for the 1985-1990 timeframe. The analysis shall 48 USC 1421 detail the nature and type of infrastructure needed, the adequacy of note. the existing infrastructure, the estimated costs of improvement, extension, rehabilitation, or replacement of the existing infrastructure to meet the projected demands, the capability of local government to fund such costs and the options available, and shall provide a series of alternatives for Federal support for that portion of the infrastructure which cannot be financed by local government. (b) The government of Guam in carrying out the purposes of this Act or Public Law 95-134, may utilize, to the extent practicable, the 91 Stat. 1159. available services and facilities of agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government on a reimbursable basis. Such amounts may be credited to the appropriation or fund which provided the services and facilities. Agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government may, when practicable, make available to the government of Guam upon request of the Secretary such services and facilities as they are equipped to render or furnish, and they may do so without reimbursement if otherwise authorized by law. SECTION
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