PUBLIC LAW 102-580—OCT. 31, 1992 106 STAT. 4865 (1) IN GENERAL. —The membership of the Task Force shall include 1 representative of each oftiiefollowing: (A) The Administrator. (B) The Secretary. (C) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (D) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (E) The Geological Survey. (F) The Department of Agriculture. (2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.— Additional members of the Task Force shall be jointly selected by the Administrator and the Secretary, and shall include— (A) not more than 3 representatives of States; (B) not more than 3 representatives of ports, agriculture, and manufacturing; and (C) not more than 3 representatives of public interest organizations with a demonstrated interest in aquatic sediment contamination. (3) COCHAIRMEN. —The Administrator and the Secretary shall serve as cochairmen of the Task Force. (4) CLERICAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— Such clerical and technical assistance as may be necessary to discharge the duties of the Task Force shall be provided by the personnel of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers. (5) COMPENSATION FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.— The additional members of the Task Force selected under paragraph (2) shall, while attending meetings or conferences of the Task Force, be compensated at a rate to be fixed by the cochairmen, but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the base rate of pay in effect for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Task Force. While away fix)m their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Task Force, such members shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code. (c) REPORT.—Within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to Congress a report stating thefindingsand recommendations of the Task Force. SEC. 503. SEDIMENT SURVEY AND MONITDRING. 33 USC 1271. (a) SURVEY.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Secretary, shall conduct a comprehensive national survey of data regarding aquatic sediment quality in the United States. The Administrator shall compile all existing information on the quantity, chemical and physical composition, and geographic location of pollutants in aquatic sediment, including the probable source of such pollutants and identification of Uiose sediments which are contaminated pursuant to section 501(b)(4).
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