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[CITE: 42USC6916]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 82--SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
 
 SUBCHAPTER II--OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE; AUTHORITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
 
Sec. 6916. General authorization


(a) General administration

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for the 
purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, $35,000,000 for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $38,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1978, $42,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1979, $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1980, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, 
$80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $70,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $80,000,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1987, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1988.

(b) Resource Recovery and Conservation Panels

    Not less than 20 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection 
(a) of this section, or $5,000,000 per fiscal year, whichever is less, 
shall be used only for purposes of Resource Recovery and Conservation 
Panels established under section 6913 of this title (including travel 
expenses incurred by such panels in carrying out their functions under 
this chapter).

(c) Hazardous waste

    Not less than 30 percent of the amount appropriated under subsection 
(a) of this section shall be used only for purposes of carrying out 
subchapter III of this chapter (relating to hazardous waste) other than 
section 6931 of this title.

(d) State and local support

    Not less than 25 per centum of the total amount appropriated under 
this chapter, up to the amount authorized in section 6948(a)(1) of this 
title, shall be used only for purposes of support to State, regional, 
local, and interstate agencies in accordance with subchapter IV of this 
chapter other than section 6948(a)(2) or 6949 of this title.

(e) Criminal investigators

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$3,246,000 for the fiscal year 1985, $2,408,300 for the fiscal year 
1986, $2,529,000 for the fiscal year 1987, and $2,529,000 for the fiscal 
year 1988 to be used--
        (1) for additional officers or employees of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency authorized by the Administrator to conduct 
    criminal investigations (to investigate, or supervise the 
    investigation of, any activity for which a criminal penalty is 
    provided) under this chapter; and
        (2) for support costs for such additional officers or employees.

(f) Underground storage tanks

    (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for 
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subchapter IX of this 
chapter (relating to regulation of underground storage tanks), 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1985 through 1988.
    (2) There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 1985 through 1988 to be used to make grants to the 
States for purposes of assisting the States in the development and 
implementation of approved State underground storage tank release 
detection, prevention, and correction programs under subchapter IX of 
this chapter.

(Pub. L. 89-272, title II, Sec. 2007, formerly Sec. 2006, as added Pub. 
L. 94-580, Sec. 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2805, renumbered Pub. L. 96-
463, Sec. 4(a), Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2055; amended Pub. L. 96-482, 
Secs. 6, 31(a), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2336, 2352; Pub. L. 98-616, 
Sec. 2(a), (i), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3222, 3223.)


                               Amendments

    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-616, Sec. 2(a), substituted 
``$80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $70,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $80,000,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1987, and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1988'' 
for ``and $80,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982''.
    Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 98-616, Sec. 2(i), added subsecs. (e) and 
(f).
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-482, Sec. 31(a), authorized 
appropriation of $70,000,000, $80,000,000, and $80,000,000 for fiscal 
years ending Sept. 30, 1980, through 1982, respectively.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-482, Sec. 6(a), inserted ``, or $5,000,000 
per fiscal year, whichever is less,'' after ``subsection (a) of this 
section''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-482, Sec. 6(b), added subsec. (d).

                          Transfer of Functions

    For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Administrator or 
other official of Environmental Protection Agency under this chapter to 
Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural 
Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of 
Energy, see note set out under section 6903 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6991h, 6991i of this title.
