or imder consideration pursuant to subchapter II of 

 this chapter; <9i the status of State, interstate, and 

 local pollution control programs established pursu- 

 ant to and assisted by this chapter: and ilO) the 

 reports and recommendations made by the Presi- 

 dent's Air Quality Advisory Board. (July 14. 1955. 

 ch. 360. title m. I 313. formerly I 306. as added 

 Nov. 21. 196". Pub. L. 90-148, i 2, 81 Stat. 506, re- 

 numbered and amended Dec. 31. 1970. Pub. L. 91-604. 

 §J12'a). 15(C)(2). (84 Stat. 1705, 1713. > 

 Akendments 

 1970— Pub. L 91-604. S 15(c) (2). substituted •Admln- 

 tstiattx" for "Secretary". 



§ 1857}-3. Labor standards. 



The Administrator shall take such action as may 

 be necessary to insure that all laborers and me- 

 chanics employed by contractors or subccffltractors 

 cc projects assisted under this chapter shall be paid 

 wages at rates not less than those prevailing for the 

 same type of work on similar construction in the 

 locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor, in 

 accordance with the Act of March 3. 1931. as 

 amended, known as the Davis-Bacon Act. The Sec- 

 retary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor 

 standards specified in this subsection, the authority 

 and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Num-. 

 bered 14 of 1950 and secticM 276c of Title 40. 'July 

 14. 1955. ch. 360. tiUe m. } 314. formerly i 307. as 

 added Nov. 21. 1967. Pub. L. 90-148. 5 2. 81 Stat. 506, 

 renumbered and amended Dec. 31. 1970. Pub. L. 

 91-€04. }5 12(ai. 15'ct(2), 84 Stat. 1705. 1713.) 



Amend ucNTS 



1970— Pub. L. 91-604. I 15(Cl (21. substituted "Admin- 

 istrator" for "Secretary" meaning the Secretary of Health. 

 Education, and Welfare. 



§ 1857k. Separability of provisions. 



If any provision of this chapter, or the appllcattMJ 

 of any provision of this chapter to any person or 

 circumstance, is held Invalid, the application of such 

 provision to other persons or circumstances, and the 

 remainder of this chapter shall not be affected 

 thereby. 'July 14, 1955. ch. 360. tiOe in, } 315, for- 

 merly § 12, as added Dec. 17, 1963, Pub. L. 88-206. 

 : 1. 77 Stat. 401. renumbered 5 305, Oct. 20, 1965, Ptib. 



L. 89-272, Utle I. } 101(4) , 79 Stat. 992. amended and 

 renumbered i 308, Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90-148, I 2. 

 81 Stat. 506. renumbered J 315, Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 

 91-604. { 12(a), 84 SUt. 1705.) 



.^MEXDMEjrrS 



1967— Pub. L. 90-148 reenacted section without disnge. 



§ ISo'l. Appropriations. 



There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

 out this chapter, other than sections 1857b(f ) (3) 

 and id\ 1857b-l, 1857f-«e, and 1858a of this title, 

 $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971. 

 S225.000.000 for the fiscal year ending Jime 30, 1972, 

 S300.000.000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, 

 and 8300,000.000 for the fiscal year ending Jime 30, 

 1974. (As amended Apr. 9, 1973, Pub. L. 93-15, 5 Kc) , 

 87 Stat. 11.1 



AsiZXDilENTS 



1973 — ^Pub. L. 93-15 authorized appropriation of $300,- 

 000.000 for fiscal year ending June 30. 1974. 



1970 — Pub. L. 91-604. 5 13(b). substituted provisions 

 authorizing appropriations for the fiscal years June 30. 

 1971. June 30. 1972. and June 30. 1973. for provisions 

 authorizing appropriations of »74.000,(X)0 for fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1968. 895.000.000 for fiscal year ending 

 June 30. 1969. and $134,000,000 for fiscal year ending 

 June 30. 1970. and added sections 1857b(f)(3). 1857f-6e. 

 and 1858a of this Utle to the enumeration of excepted 

 sections. 



1967 — ^Pub. L. 90-148 Inserted provision excepting sec- 

 tions 1857b(d) and 1857b-l of this title from the sections 

 for which appropriations are authorized, struck out pro- 

 vision authorizing an approprlaUons of $46,000,000 for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30. 1967, raised from $66,000,000 to 

 $74.(X)0.000 the authorization for appropriation for fiscal 

 y«ar ending June 30. 1968, and from $74,000,000 to 

 $95,000,000 the authorization for a[>proprlation for fiscal 

 year ending June 30. 1969. and added authorization for an 

 appropriation of $134,300,000 for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30. 1970. 



1966 — ^Pub L- 89-675 substituted provisions authorizing 

 appropriations to carry out the chapter of $46,000,000 for 

 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967. $66.0(X).000 for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30. 1968. and $74,000,000 for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30 1969 for provisions authorizing 

 appropriations to carry out subchapter I of this chapter 

 for fiscal years ending on June 30. 1965. 1966. and 1967. 



1965 — Pub L. 89-272 deleted former subsec (ai. which 

 authorized an appropriation of not to exceed $5,000,000 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1964 to carry out section 

 1857c of this title, redesignated former subsec. ibi as the 

 entire section, and substituted "title I" for "this Act", 

 which for purposes of codification has been changed to 

 "subchapter I of this chapter." 



4. Air Pollution. Prevention, and Control 

 42 US.C. 1857-1857f 



sec. 



1857. 



1857a 



Congressional findings: purpose^ of subchapter. 

 Cooperative activities 

 (a) Interstate cooperation: unUrarm State laws: 



State compacts. 

 ( b 1 Federal cooperation . 

 1 c I Consent of Congress to compacts. 

 ISSTb. Research, investigations, training, and other ac- 

 tivities. 



(a) Research and development program for pre- 



vention and control of air pollution. 



(b) Availability of information and recommen- 



dations: cooperative activities: research 

 grants, etc: contract: training: fellow- 



ships; collection and dissemination of 

 basic data on chemical, physical and bio- 

 logical effects of air quality: process, 

 method and device development 



(c) Resulu of other scientific studies. 



(d) Construction of facilities. 



(e) Potential air pollution problems; confer- 



ences; findings and recommendations of 

 Administrator 



(f) Accelerated research program on short- and 



long-term effects of air pollutants; con- 

 duct of studies, utilization of facilities, 

 and consultations: duration of contracts; 

 authorization of appropriations. 



