Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/1371

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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-580—OCT. 21, 1976

90 STAT. 2839

"(2) The Federal share for any project to which paragraph (1) applies diall be not more than 50 percent in the case of a project serving an area which includes only one municipality, and not more than 75 percent in any other case. '^(d) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Administrator shall promulgate reg- Regulations, ulations establishing a procedure for awarding grants under this section which— " (A) provides that projects will be carried out in communities of varying sizes, under such conditions as will assist in solving the community waste problems of urban-industrial centers, metropolitan regions, and rural areas, under representative geographic and environmental conditions; and " (B) provides deadlines for submission of, and action on, grant requests. (2) In taking action on applications for grants under this section, consideration shall be given by the Administrator (A) to the public benefits to be derived by the construction and the propriety of Federal aid in making such grant; (B) to the extent applicable, to the economic and commercial viability of the project (including contractual arrangements with the private sector to market any resources recovered); (C) to the potential of such project for general application to community solid waste disposal problems; and (D) to the use by the applicant of comprehensive regional or metropohtan area planning. " (e) ADDmoNAL LIMITATIONS.—^A grant under this section— "(1) may be made only in the amount of the Federal share of (A) the estimated total design and construction costs, plus (B) in the case of a grant to which subsection (b)(1) applies, the first-year operation and maintenance costs; "(2) may not be provided for land acquisition or (except as otherwise provided in paragraph (1)(B)) for operating or maintenance costs; "(3) may not be made until the applicant has made provision satisfactory to the Administrator for proper and efficient operation and maintenance of the project (subject to paragraph (1) (B)); and "(4) may be made subject to such conditions and requirements, in addition to those provided in this section, as the Administrator may require to properly carry out his functions pursuant to this Act. For purposes of paragraph (1), the non-Federal share may be in any form, including, out not limited to, lands or interests therein needed for the project or personal property or services, the value of which shall be determined by the Administrator. "(f) SINGLE STATE.—(1) Not more than 15 percent of the total of funds authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out this section shall be granted under this section for projects in any one State. "(2) The Administrator shall prescribe by regulation the manner Regulation, in which this subection shall apply to a grant under this section for a project in an area which includes all or part of more than one State. "AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 8007. There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 42 USC 6987. $35,000,000 for the fiscal year 1978 to carry out the purposes of this subtitle (except for section 8002).".