Pub. L. 91-224, tit. I, sec. 104

Sec. 104. Redesignated section 22 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(f) (1) It is the purpose of this subsection to authorize a program which will provide official recognition by the United States Government to those industrial organizations and political subdivsions of States which during the preceding year demonstrated an outstanding technological achievement or an innovative process, method or device in their waste treatment and pollution abatement programs. The Secretary shall, in consultation with the appropriate State water pollution control agency, establish regulations under which such recognition may be applied for and granted, except that no applicant shall be eligible for an award under this subsection if such applicant is not in total compliance with all applicable water quality standards under this Act, and otherwise does not have a satisfactory record with respect to environmental quality. 84 Stat. 111 “(2) The Secretary shall award a certificate or plaque of suitable design to each industrial organization or political subdivision which qualifies for such recognition under regulations established by this subsection. “(3) The President of the United States, the Governor of the appropriate State, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall be notified of the award by the Secretary, and the awarding of such recognition shall be published in the Federal Register.”