PUBLIC LAW 95-477—OCT. 18, 1978
92 STAT. 1509
SPECIAL AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 3. (a)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environ- Grants. mental Protection Agency for the fiscal year 1979, for grants for longterm environmental research programs at universities or other such research institutions, $7,000,000. (2) These grants are for the purpose of developing continuing centers for environmental research and training in the engineering, physical, natural, health, and social sciences. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year 1979, to implement the study authorized in section 408(d) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 42 USC 7401 1977 (Public Law 95-95), $3,000,000. (c)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental note. Protection Agency for the fiscal year 1979, $1,000,000, and for the Study and report. fiscal year 1980, $1,000,000, for a study and report, to be conducted 42 USC 4366 note. outside the Federal Government, on (A) coordination of the Federal Government's efforts in environmental research, development, and demonstration, and (B) the application of the results of such efforts to environmental problems. (2) The study shall be conducted under a contract let by the Admin- Contract. istrator. Such contract shall (A) be developed in consultation with an interagency advisory committee whose membership includes representatives of the Office of Management and Budget and of all agencies conducting or using the results of environmental research, and (B) provide for an oversight and review role by the National Academy of Sciences. (3) The study shall conclude with a report to be submitted to the Submittal to President, the Administrator, and the Congress within two years after President, the date of the enactment of this Act. The report shall include recom- Administrator, mendations for action by the President, the Administrator, other and Congress. agencies, or the Congress, as may be appropriate. (4) The report shall not be subject to any prior clearance or review (except as specifically provided in this subsection), nor shall any such prior clearance be a part of the contract let under paragraph (2). (d)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental Grants. Protection Agency, for grants to qualified citizens groups in States 42 USC 4368. and regions, $3,000,000. (2) Grants under this subsection may be made for the purpose of supporting and encouraging participation by qualified citizens groups in determining how scientific, technological, and social trends and changes affect the future environment and quality of life of an area, and for setting goals and identifying measures for improvement. (8) The term "(Qualified citizens group shall mean a nonprofit "Qualified organization of citizens having an area based focus, which is not single- citizens group. i^sue oriented and which can demonstrate a prior record of interest and involvement in goal-setting and research concerned with improving the quality of life, including plans to identify, protect and enhance significant natural and cultural resources and the environment. (4) A citizens group shall be eligible for assistance only if certified Eligible group by the Governor in consultation with the State legislature as a bona- certification. fide organization entitled to receive Federal assistance to pursue the aims of this program. The group shall further demonstrate its capacity to employ usefully the funds for the purposes of this program and its broad-based representative nature.
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