PUBLIC LAW 105-47—OCT. 1, 1997 111 STAT. 1159 Public Law 105-47 105th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Oct. 1, 1997 Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes, [S. 910] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(7)— (A) by striking "and" after "1995,"; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", $20,900,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and $21,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999"; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking "and" after "September 30, 1995;"; (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: "; $52,565,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, of which $3,800,000 shall be used for the Global Seismic Network operated by the Agency; and $54,052,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, of which $3,800,000 shall be used for the Global Seismic Network operated by the Agency"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection, at least— "(1) $8,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; and "(2) $8,250,000 of the amount authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, shall be used for carrying out a competitive, peer-reviewed program under which the Director, in close coordination with and as a complement to related activities of the United States Geological Survey, awards grants to, or enters into cooperative agreements with. State and local governments and persons or entities from the academic community and the private sector."; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking "and" after "September 30, 1995,"; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", (3) $18,450,000 for engineering research and $11,920,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and (4) $19,000,000 for engineering research and $12,280,000 for geosciences
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