Pub. L. 117-58, div. J, tit. VI, under "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

EnactedYear: 2021Length: 4,936 wordsOfficial source
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Environmental Programs and Management (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for “Environmental Programs and Management”, $1,959,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows:(1) $1,717,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Geographic Programs as specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 of the matter preceding division A of Public Law 116–260: Provided, That $343,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $343,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $343,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $343,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $343,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That of the funds made available in this paragraph in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following purposes in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026—(A) $1,000,000,000 shall be for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; (B) $238,000,000 shall be for Chesapeake Bay; (C) $24,000,000 shall be for San Francisco Bay; (D) $89,000,000 shall be for Puget Sound; (E) $106,000,000 shall be for Long Island Sound; (F) $53,000,000 shall be for Gulf of Mexico; (G) $16,000,000 shall be for South Florida; (H) $40,000,000 shall be for Lake Champlain; (I) $53,000,000 shall be for Lake Pontchartrain; (J) $15,000,000 shall be for Southern New England Estuaries; (K) $79,000,000 shall be for Columbia River Basin; and (L) $4,000,000 shall be for other geographic activities which includes Pacific Northwest: Provided further, That the Administrator may waive or reduce the required non-Federal share for amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act for the purposes described in the preceding proviso; (2) $132,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the National Estuary Program grants under section 320(g)(2) 135 STAT. 1397 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, notwithstanding the funding limitation in section 320(i)(2)(B) of the Act: Provided, That $26,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $26,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $26,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $26,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $26,400,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That the Administrator may waive or reduce the required non-Federal share for amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration; (3) $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, for actions under the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan: Provided, That $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That funds shall be provided annually to the twelve states serving as members of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin) in equal amounts for each state for the period of fiscal year 2022 to fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration; (4) $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support permitting of Class VI wells as authorized under section 40306 of division D of this Act, to be carried out by Drinking Water Programs: Provided, That $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026; (5) $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for developing battery recycling best practices, as authorized under section 70401(b) of division G of this Act, to be carried out by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program; (6) $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, for developing voluntary battery labeling guidelines, as authorized under section 70401(c) of division G of this Act, to be carried out by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program;135 STAT. 1398 Provided, That funds provided for the purposes described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) under this heading in this Act may be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with Geographic programs, the National Estuary Program, and the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Hazardous Substance Superfund (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for “Hazardous Substance Superfund”, $3,500,000,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2021, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $3,500,000,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA, for all costs associated with Superfund: Remedial activities: Provided, That in providing technical and project implementation assistance for amounts made available under this heading in this Act, the Administrator shall consider the unique needs of Tribal communities with contaminated sites where the potentially responsible parties cannot pay or cannot be identified, but shall not alter the process for prioritizing site cleanups: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall not be subject to cost share requirements under section 104(c)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9604(c)(3)): Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall annually report to Congress on the status of funded projects: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget 135 STAT. 1399 for fiscal year 2018, and to section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. State and Tribal Assistance Grants (including transfers of funds) For an additional amount for “State and Tribal Assistance Grants”, $55,426,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be allocated as follows:(1) $11,713,000,000 for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Provided, That $1,902,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $2,202,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $2,403,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $2,603,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $2,603,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That for the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023, the State shall deposit in the State loan fund from State moneys an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the total amount of the grant to be made to the State, notwithstanding sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3) or 202 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That for the funds made available under this paragraph in this Act, forty-nine percent of the funds made available to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of assistance agreements with 100 percent forgiveness of principal or grants (or any combination of these), notwithstanding section 603(i)(3)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383): Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in fiscal year 2022 and up to two percent in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That not less than 80 percent of the amounts the Administrator uses in each fiscal year for salaries, expenses, and administration from amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act for such purposes shall be used for purposes other than hiring full-time employees: Provided further, That 0.35 percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (2) $11,713,000,000 for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That $1,902,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $2,202,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, 135 STAT. 1400 $2,403,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $2,603,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $2,603,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That for the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023, the State shall deposit in the State loan fund from State moneys an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the total amount of the grant to be made to the State, notwithstanding section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That for the funds made available under this paragraph in this Act, forty-nine percent of the funds made available to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of assistance agreements with 100 percent forgiveness of principal or grants (or any combination of these), notwithstanding section 1452(d)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12): Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in fiscal year 2022 and up to two percent in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That not less than 80 percent of the amounts the Administrator uses in each fiscal year for salaries, expenses, and administration from amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act for such purposes shall be used for purposes other than hiring full-time employees: Provided further, That 0.35 percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (3) $15,000,000,000 for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $3,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That the funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall be for lead service line replacement projects and associated activities directly connected to the identification, planning, design, and replacement of lead service lines: Provided further, That for the funds made available under this paragraph in this Act, forty-nine percent of the funds made available to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of assistance agreements with 100 percent forgiveness of principal or grants (or any combination of these), notwithstanding section 1452(d)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12): Provided further, That the funds provided under this paragraph in this 135 STAT. 1401 Act shall not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in fiscal year 2022 and up to two percent in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (4) $1,000,000,000 for capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Provided, That $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $225,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $225,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $225,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $225,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall be for eligible uses under section 603(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act that address emerging contaminants: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements of sections 602(b)(2), 602(b)(3), or 202 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act deposited into the state revolving fund shall be provided to eligible recipients as assistance agreements with 100 percent principal forgiveness or as grants (or a combination of these): Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in fiscal year 2022 and up to two percent in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (5) $4,000,000,000 for capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, That $800,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $800,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $800,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $800,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $800,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall be to address emerging contaminants in drinking water with a focus on 135 STAT. 1402 perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances through capitalization grants under section 1452(t) of the Safe Drinking Water Act for the purposes described in section 1452(a)(2)(G) of such Act: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act deposited into the State revolving fund shall be provided to eligible recipients as loans with 100 percent principal forgiveness or as grants (or a combination of these): Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements of section 1452(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in fiscal year 2022 and up to two percent in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (6) $5,000,000,000 for grants for addressing emerging contaminants under subsections (a) through (j) of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–19a): Provided, That $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That funds provided to States under this paragraph may be used for projects that address emerging contaminants supporting a community described in section 1459A, subsection (c)(2), of the Safe Drinking Water Act, notwithstanding the definition of underserved communities in section 1459A, subsection (a)(2), of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to the matching or cost share requirements of section 1459A of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (7) $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to award Underground Injection Control grants, as authorized under section 40306 of division D of this Act, and for activities to support states’ efforts to develop programs leading to primacy: Provided, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That one-half 135 STAT. 1403 of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (8) $1,500,000,000 for brownfields activities: Provided, That $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That of the amounts made available in this paragraph in this Act, the following amounts shall be for the following purposes, in equal amounts for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026—(A) $1,200,000,000 shall be to carry out Brownfields projects authorized by section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements and associated program support costs, of which up to $600,000,000, notwithstanding funding limitations in such sections of such Act, may be for—(i) grants under section 104(k)(3)(A)(ii) of CERCLA to remediate brownfields sites in amounts not to exceed $5,000,000 per grant; (ii) multipurpose grants under section 104(k)(4)(B)(i) of CERCLA in amounts not to exceed $10,000,000 per grant; (iii) grants under sections 104(k)(2)(B) and 104(k)(5)(A)(i) of CERCLA for site characterization and assessment activities on a community-wide or site-by-site basis in amounts not to exceed $10,000,000 per grant and without further limitation on the amount that may be expended for any individual brownfield site; (iv) grants under sections 104(k)(3)(A)(i) and 104(k)(5)(A)(ii) of CERCLA for capitalization of revolving loan funds in amounts not to exceed $10,000,000 per grant; and (v) grants under section 104(k)(7) of CERCLA for job training in amounts not to exceed $1,000,000 per grant; and (B) $300,000,000 shall be to carry out section 128 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to cost share requirements under section 104(k)(10)(B)(iii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall annually report to Congress on the status of funded projects: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, 135 STAT. 1404 That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (9) $100,000,000 for all costs for carrying out section 6605 of the Pollution Prevention Act: Provided, That $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph in this Act shall not be subject to cost share requirements under section 6605(c) of the Pollution Prevention Act: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (10) $275,000,000 for grants under section 302(a) of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act (Public Law 116–224): Provided, That $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $55,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 302(a) of such Act, the Administrator may also provide grants pursuant to such authority to tribes, intertribal consortia consistent with the requirements in 40 CFR 35.504(a), former Indian reservations in Oklahoma (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and Alaskan Native Villages as defined in Public Law 92–203: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (11) $75,000,000 to award grants focused on improving material recycling, recovery, management, and reduction, as authorized under section 70402 of division G of this Act: Provided, That $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $15,000,000, to remain available until 135 STAT. 1405 expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That one-half of one percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act; (12) $5,000,000,000 for the Clean School Bus Program as authorized under section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091), as amended by section 71101 of division G of this Act: Provided, That $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2022, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2023, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2024, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2025, and $1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be made available for fiscal year 2026: Provided further, That of the funds provided, $500,000,000 shall be provided annually for zero-emission school buses, as defined in section 741(a)(8) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091(a)(8)), as amended by section 71101 of division G of this Act, and $500,000,000 shall be provided annually for clean school buses and zero-emission school buses, as defined in section 741(a)(3) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091(a)(3)), as amended by section 71101 of division G of this Act: Provided further, That up to three percent of the amounts made available under this paragraph in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be for salaries, expenses, and administration: Provided further, That up to one-half of one percent of the of the amounts made available under this heading in this Act in each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency for oversight of funding provided to the Environmental Protection Agency in this title in this Act: Provided further, That if there are unobligated funds in any of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 after the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency issues awards for that fiscal year, States may compete for those funds, notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation under section 741(b)(7)(B) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091(b)(7)(B)), as amended by section 71101 of division G of this Act: Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in this Act shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, and to section 135 STAT. 1406 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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