Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency agency and regional management For agency and regional management expenses, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $84,185,000. research and development For research and development activities, $328,528,000, to remain available until September 30, 1980. abatement and control For abatement and control activities, $692,915,000, to remain available until September 30, 1980. enforcement For enforcement activities, $94,755,000. buildings and facilities For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment of facilities of or used by the Environmental Protection Agency, $1,063,000, to remain available until expended. construction grants For necessary expenses to carry out title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, other than sections 206, 208, and 209, $4,200,000,000, to remain available until expended, and for92 STAT. 797 liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in section 203, $1,400,000,000 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, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available in addition to other appropriations to such Agency, for payments in the foregoing currencies. administrative provisions 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. Appropriations made available to the Environmental Protection Agency by this Act (except appropriations for “Construction grants”, “Scientific activities overseas”, and “Buildings and facilities”) shall be available for 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; and 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.