Pub. L. 100-561, tit. III, sec. 301
GRANTS-IN-AID AUTHORIZATION.
SEC. 301. GRANTS-IN-AID AUTHORIZATION. (a) In General.— Subsection (c) of section 17 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. App. 1684) is amended— (1) by striking “and” after “September 30, 1986,”; and (2) by inserting “, $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and $5,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991” after “September 30, 1987”. (b) Maximum Allocation on Indirect Expenses.— (1) In general.— Subsection (d) of such section is amended by inserting “(1) Set aside for hazardous liquid grants-in-aid program.—” before “Not less than” and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 102 STAT. 2814 “(2) Maximum allocation to indirect expenses.— Not more than 20 percent of the amount of a pipeline safety grant made to a State under section 5(d) of this Act and section 205(d) of the Hazardous Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 may be allocated to indirect expenses.”. (2) Conforming amendments.— Such subsection is further amended— (A) by inserting “Limitation on Grants-in-Aid Funds.—” after “(d)” the first place it appears; and (B) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by this subsection, and aligning such paragraph with paragraph (2) of such section, as added by this subsection. (c) Additional Funding.— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) Additional Funding.— “(1) Additional grant funds.— The Secretary shall make available for grants to the States any funds appropriated for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 which have not been expended in making grants under section 5(d) of this Act and section 205(d) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 (49 U.S.C. App. 2004(d)). “(2) Eligibility.— Grants made under this subsection shall be available to States which in 1988 or thereafter (A) undertake new responsibilities under section 5(a) of this Act or section 205(a) of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, or (B) implement a one-call damage prevention program established under State law. “(3) Limitations.— Nothing in this subsection shall result in any State receiving grant funds under this Act or under the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 in excess of 50 percent of its allowable pipeline safety costs. No State shall receive funds under this subsection in excess of $75,000. “(4) Availability.— Funds made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.”.