PUBLIC LAW 100-551—OCT. 28, 1988
102 STAT. 2759
of any municipal, district, or areawide organization involved in radon programs. "(3) A description of the activities and programs related to radon which the State proposes in such year. "(4) A budget specifying Federal and State funding of each element of activity of the grant application. "(5) A 3-year plan which outlines long range program goals and objectives, tasks necessary to achieve them, and resource requirements for the entire 3-year period, including anticipated State funding levels and desired Federal funding levels. This clause shall apply only for the initial year in which a grant application is made. "(c) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Activities eligible for grant assistance under this section are the following: "(1) Survey of radon levels, including special surveys of geographic areas or classes of buildings (such as, among others, public buildings, school buildings, high-risk residential construction types). "(2) Development of public information and educational materials concerning radon assessment, mitigation, and control programs. "(3) Implementation of programs to control radon in existing and new structures. "(4) Purchsise by the State of radon measurement equipment or devices. "(5) Purchase and maintenance of analytical equipment connected to radon measurement and analysis, including costs of calibration of such equipment. "(6) Payment of costs of Environmental Protection Agencyapproved training programs related to radon for permanent State or local employees. "(7) Payment of general overhead and program administration costs. "(8) Development of a data storage and management system for information concerning radon occurrence, levels, and programs. "(9) Payment of costs of demonstration of radon mitigation methods and technologies as approved by the Administrator, including State participation in the Environmental Protection Agency Home Evaluation Program. "(10) A toll-free radon hotline to provide information and technical assistance. "(d) PREFERENCE TO CERTAIN STATES.—Beginning in fiscal year 1991, the Administrator shall give a preference for grant assistance under this section to States that have made reasonable efforts to ensure the adoption, by the authorities which regulate building construction within that State or political subdivisions within States, of the model construction standards and techniques for new buildings developed under section 304. "(e) PRIORITY ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS.—The Administrator shall support eligible activities contained in State applications with the full amount of available funds. In the event that State applications for funds exceed the total funds available in a fiscal year, the Administrator shall give priority to activities or projects proposed by States based on each of the following criteria: "(1) The seriousness and extent of the radon contamination problem to be addressed.
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