PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986
100 STAT. 137
regional basis; (C) advice to regional, State, and local government agencies regarding climate-related issues; (D) information to users within the State regarding climate and climatic effects; and (E) information to the Secretary regarding the needs of persons within the States for climate-related services, information, and data. The Secretary may make annual grants to any State or group of States, which grants shall be made available to public or private educational institutions, to State agencies, and to other persons or institutions qualified to conduct climaterelated studies or provide climate-related services;"; (2) by striking "biennially" in paragraph (9) and inserting in lieu thereof "at least once every four years"; and (3) by striking "under section 6" in paragraph (9) and inserting in lieu thereof "described in paragraph (7)". (d) Section 5(e) of the National Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2904(e)) is amended to read as follows: "(e) CLIMATE PROGRAM POLICY BOARD.—(1) The Secretary shall establish and maintain an interagency Climate Program Policy Board, consisting of representatives of the Federal agencies specified in subsection (b)(2) and any other agency which the Secretary determines should participate in the Program. "(2) The Board shall— "(A) be responsible for coordinated planning and progress review for the Program; "(B) review all agency and department budget requests related to climate transmitted under subsection (g)(1) and submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget concerning such budget requests; "(C) establish and maintain such interagency groups as the Board determines to be necessary to carry out its activities; and "(D) consult with and seek the advice of users and producers of climate data, information, and services to guide the Board's efforts, keeping the Director and the Congress advised of such contacts. "(3) The Board biennially shall select a Chair from among its members. A Board member who is a representative of an agency may not serve as Chair of the Board for a term if an individual who represented that same agency on the Board served as the Board's Chair for the previous term.". (e) Section 5(f)(2) of the National Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2904(f)(2)) is amended by inserting "with the Office" immediately after "cooperate". if) The first sentence of section 5(g)(1) of the National Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2904(g)(1)) is amended by inserting immediately before the period the following: "and shall transmit a copy of such request to the National Climate Program Office". (g) Section 6 of the National Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2905) is repealed. (h) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration, for purposes of carrying out the provisions of the amendments made by this section, $1,897,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $1,982,000 for fiscal year 1987. Of such funds, at least 25 percent shall be made available for intergovernmental climate-related activities described in section 5(d)(7) of the National Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2904(d)(7)), and at least 20 percent shall be made available during each fiscal year for experimental climate forecast centers described
Grants. State and local governments.
Reports.
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