PUBLIC LAW 95-124—OCT. 7, 1977
9 1 STAT. 1101
(d) PARTICIPATION.—In assigning the role and responsibility of Federal departments, agencies, and entities under subsection (b)(3)(B), the President shall, where appropriate, include the United States Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Bureau of Standards, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the National F i r e Prevention and Control Administration. (e) RESEARCH E L E M E N T S. — The research elements of the p r o g i u m
shall include— (1) research into the basic causes and mechanisms of earthquakes; (2) development of methods to predict the time, place, and . magnitude of future earthquakes; (3) development of an understanding of the circumstances in which earthquakes might be artificially induced by the injection of fluids in deep wells, by the impoundment of reservoirs, or by other means; (4) evaluation of methods that may lead to the development of a capability to modify or control earthquakes in certain regions; (5) development of infomiation and guidelines for zoning land in light of seismic risk in all part s of the United States and preparation of seismic risk analyses useful for emergency planning and community preparedness; (6) development of techniques for the delineation and evaluation of the political effects of earthquakes, and their application on a regional basis; (7) development of methods for planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, and utilization of manmade works so a s to effectively resist the hazards imposed by earthquakes; (8) exploration of possible social and economic adjustments that could be made to reduce earthquake vulnerability and to exploit effectively existing and developing earthquake mitigation techniques; and (9) studies of foreign experience with all aspects of earthquakes. (f) IMPLEMENTATION P L A N. — The President shall develop, through the Federal agency, department, or entity designated under subsection (b)(1), an implementation plan which shall set year-by-year targets through at least 1980, and shall specify the roles for Federal agencies, and recommended appropriate roles for State and local units of government, individuals, and private organizations, in carrying out the implementation plan. The plan shall provide for— (1) the development of measures to be taken with respect to p r e p a r i n g for earthquakes, evaluation of prediction techniques and actual predictions of earthquakes, warning the residents of an area that an earthquake may occur, and ensuring that a comprehensive response is made to the occurrence of an earthquake; (2) the development of ways for State, county, local, and regional governmental units to use existing and developing knowledge about the regional and local variations of seismic risk in making their land use decisions; (3) the development and promulgation of specifications, building standards, design criteria, and construction practices to achieve appropriate earthquake resistance for new and existing
- structures;
,,
�
