Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/908

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97 STAT. 876 PUBLIC LAW 98-139—OCT. 31, 1983 approved by the Administration and (2) had the consultant examine the condition cited and (3) made or is in the process of making a reasonable good faith effort to eliminate the hazard created by the condition cited as such, which was identified by the aforementioned consultant, unless changing circumstances or workplace conditions render inapplicable the advice obtained from such consultants: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph may be obligated or ex- pended for any State plan monitoring visit by the Secretary of Labor under section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health 29 USC 667. Act of 1970, of any factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other area, workplace or environment where such a workplace or environment has been inspected by an employee of a State acting pursuant to section 18 of such Act within the six months preceding such inspection: Provided further, That this limitation does not prohibit the Secretary of Labor from con- ducting such monitoring visit at the time and place of an inspection by an employee of a State acting pursuant to section 18 of such Act, or in order to investigate a complaint about State program administration including a failure to respond to a worker complaint regarding a violation of such Act, or in order to investigate a discrimination complaint under section 29 USC 660. 11(c) of such Act, or as part of a special study monitoring program, or to investigate a fatality or catastrophe: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated under this para- graph may be obligated or expended for the inspection, investi- gation, or enforcement of any activity occurring on the Outer Continental Shelf which exceeds the authority granted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration by any provi- 43 USC 1301 sion of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, or the Outer 43^sc 1801 Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978. note. MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Adminis- tration, $151,397,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the purchase of not to exceed eighty passenger motor vehicles for 30 USC 962. replacement only; the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, build- ings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies. Federal, State, or private; the Mine Safety and Health Administra- tion is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations; and any funds avail- able to the Department may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of major disaster: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or ex- pended to carry out section 115 of the Federal Mine Safety and 30 USC 825. Health Act of 1977 or to carry out that portion of section 104(g)(1) of 30 USC 814. such Act relating to the enforcement of any training requirements, with respect to shell dredging, or with respect to any sand, gravel, surface stone, surface clay, colloidal phosphate, or surface limestone mine.