110 STAT. 2910 PUBLIC LAW 104-204—SEPT. 26, 1996 other operating expenses in support of research and development; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $542,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 1998. ENVIRO^fMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,710,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 1998. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $28,500,000. BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $87,220,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That EPA is authorized to establish and construct a consolidated research facility at Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, at a msiximum total construction cost of $232,000,000, and to obligate such monies as are made available by this Act for this purpose: Provided further, That EPA is authorized to construct such facility through multi-year contracts incrementally funded through appropriations hereafter made available for this project: Provided further. That, notwithstanding the previous provisos, for monies obligated pursuant to this authority, EPA may not obligate monies in excess of those provided in advance in annual appropriations, and such contracts shall clearly provide for this limitation. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; not to exceed $1,394,245,000 (of which $100,000,000
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