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[CITE: 42USC8456]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
             CHAPTER 92--POWERPLANT AND INDUSTRIAL FUEL USE
 
             SUBCHAPTER VII--ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
 
                             Part E--Studies
 
Sec. 8456. Socioeconomic impacts of increased coal production 
        and other energy development
        

(a) Committee

    There is hereby established an interagency committee composed of the 
heads of the Departments of Energy, Commerce, Interior, Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services, the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Appalachian Regional Commission, 
the Farmers' Home Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, 
and such other Federal agencies as the Secretary shall designate. In 
carrying out its functions the committee shall consult with the National 
Governors' Conference and interested persons, organizations, and 
entities. The chairman of the committee shall be designated by the 
President. The committee shall terminate 90 days after the submission of 
its report under subsection (c) of this section.

(b) Functions of committee

    It is the function of the committee to conduct a study of the 
socioeconomic impacts of expanded coal production and rapid energy 
development in general, on States, including local communities, and on 
the public, including the adequacy of housing and public, recreational, 
and cultural facilities for coal miners and their families and the 
effect of any Federal or State laws or regulations on providing such 
housing and facilities. The committee shall gather data and information 
on--
        (1) the level of assistance provided under this chapter and any 
    other programs related to impact assistance,
        (2) the timeliness of assistance in meeting impacts caused by 
    Federal decisions on energy policy as well as private sector 
    decisions, and
        (3) the obstacles to effective assistance contained in 
    regulations of existing programs related to impact assistance.

(c) Report

    Within 1 year after the effective date of this chapter, the 
committee shall submit a detailed report on the results of such study to 
the Congress, together with any recommendations for additional 
legislation it may consider appropriate.

(Pub. L. 95-620, title VII, Sec. 746, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3344; Pub. 
L. 96-88, title V, Sec. 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)

                       References in Text

    The effective date of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), is 
the effective date of Pub. L. 95-620. See section 901 of Pub. L. 95-620, 
set out as an Effective Date note under section 8301 of this title.

                         Change of Name

    ``Department of Health and Human Services'' substituted for 
``Department of Health, Education, and Welfare'' in subsec. (a), 
pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96-88, which is classified to 
section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
