Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency agency and regional management For agency and regional management expenses, including official, reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $3,500) ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lure, maintenance, and operation of aircraft,; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; $65,374,000; including $5,000,000 to provide for the preparation of Environmental Impact Statements as required by section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act on all proposed actions by the Environmental Protection Agency, except where prohibited by law. For “Agency and regional manaremeat” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $16,923,000, of which not to exceed $875 may be for official reception and representation expenses. energy research and development For energy research and development activities, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901–5902, United States Code, title 5; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate of GS–18; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. For “Energy research and development” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended. research and development For research and development activities, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services 89 STAT. 589as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate of GS–18; purchase of reprints: library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; $170,674,000, to remain available until expended. For “Research and development” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $42,923,000, to remain available until expended. abatement and control For abatement and control activities, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscriber who are not members; to remain available until expended, $375,766,000, and for liquidation of obligations incurred in carrying out section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, $65,000,000, to remain available, until expended. For “Abatement and control” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $92,639,000, to remain available until expended, and for liquidation of obligations incurred in carrying out section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended. enforcement For enforcement activities, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS–18; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; $53,606,000. For “Enforcement” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $13,931,000. buildings and facilities For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment of facilities of or used by the Environmental Protection Agency, $2,100,000, to remain available until expended. For “Buildings and facilities” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $500,000, to remain available until expended. construction grants For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in section 203 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended. 89 STAT. 590 For liquidation of obligations, “Construction grants” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $600,000,000, to remain available until expended. scientific activities overseas (special foreign currency program) For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the Environmental Protection Agency in the conduct of scientific activities overseas in connection with environmental pollution, as authorized by law, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in addition to other operations to such Agency, for payments in the foregoing currencies. For “Scientific activities overseas (special foreign currency program)” for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $670,000, to remain available until expended. general provision Not to exceed 7 per centum of any appropriation made available to the Environmental Protection Agency by this Act (except appropriations for “Construction Grants”) may be transferred to any other such appropriation. No funds provided for the Environmental Protection Agency by this Act may be used for any Federal insecticide, fungicide, or rodenticide activity after September 30, 1975, that is not authorized by law.