Pub. L. 100-371, tit. III, sec. 305

Sec. 305. (a) During fiscal year 1989, the Department of Energy, in the case of any State with unemployment in excess of 10 percent as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shall give priority in approving plans for the use of funds available to such State under the Agreement approved on July 7, 1986 In Re: The Department of Energy Stripper Well Exemption Litigation, M.D.L. No. 378. (b) Any plan described in subsection (a) submitted in fiscal year 1989 shall be deemed approved by the Department of Energy if the Department fails to act on the plan within 45 calendar days after such submittal and if the Governor or a designated State official certifies in writing that the use of such funds provided in such plan is consistent with the applicable terms of such Agreement. (c) It is the intent of Congress that the purpose of this provision is to help such States gain prompt approval of such plans for the purposes proposed by such States so long as such plans are consistent with the terms and conditions of such Agreement.