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Ushment of such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they 

 may deem desirable for making effective such agree- 

 ments or compacts. No such agreement or compact 

 shall be binding or obligatory upon any State a party 

 thereto unless and until It has been approved by 

 Congress. It Is the Intent of Congress that no agree- 

 ment or compact entered Into between States after 

 November 2, 1967, which relates to the control and 

 abatement of air pollution In an air quality control 

 region, shall provide for participation by a State 

 which is not Included (in whole or In part) In such 

 air quality control region. (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 

 title I. : 102, formerly § 2, as added Dec. 17. 1963, 

 Pub. L. 8S-206, § 1, 77 Stat. 393, renumbered Oct. 

 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89-272. title I, § 101(3), 79 Stat. 992, 

 and amended Nov. 21. 1967, Pub. L. 90-148, § 2. 81 

 Stat. 485; Dec. 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91-604, § 15(c)(2), 

 84 Stat. 1713.) 



Amendments 



1970 — subseca. (a), (b). Pub. L. 91-604 substituted 

 "Administrator" for "Secretary" wherever appearing 

 therein. 



1967 — Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-148 added declaration 

 that It Is the Intent of Congress that no agreement or 

 compact entered Into between States after the date cf 

 enactment of the Air Quality Act of 1967. which for pur- 

 poses of codification was changed to November 21, 1967. 

 the date of approval of such Act. relating to the control 

 and abatement of air pollution In an air quality control 

 region, shall provide for participation by a State which Is 

 not Included (In whole or In part) In such air quality 

 control region. 



§ 1857b. Research, investigations, training, and other 

 activities. 



(a) Research and development program for prevention 

 and control of air pollution. 



The Administrator shall establish a national re- 

 search and development program for the prevention 

 and control of air pollution and as part of such 

 program shall — 



(1) conduct, and promote the coordination and 

 acceleration of, research, investigations, experi- 

 ments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and 

 studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, pre- 

 vention, and control of air pollution; 



(2) encourage, cooperate with, and render tech- 

 nical services and provide financial assistance to 

 air pollution control agencies and other appropri- 

 ate public or private agencies. Institutions, and 

 organizations, and individuals In the conduct of 

 such activities;. 



(3) conduct Investigations and research and 

 make surveys concerning any specific problem of 

 air pollution in cooperation with any air pollu- 

 tion control agency with a view to recommending 

 a solution of such problem. If he Is requested to 

 do so by such agency or if. in his Judgment, such 

 problem may affect any community or communi- 

 ties In a State other than that In which the source 

 of the matter causing or contributing to the pol- 

 lution Is located; 



(4) establish technical advisory committees 

 composed of recognized experts In various aspects 

 of air pollution to assist In the examination and 

 evaluation of research progress and proposals and 

 to avoid duplication of research. 



(b) .\vailability of information and recommendations; 

 cooperative activities; research grants, etc; con- 

 tract; training; fellowships; collection and dis- 

 semination of basic data on chemical, physical and 

 biological effects of air quality; process, method 

 and device development. 



In carrying out the provisions of the preceding 

 subsection the Administrator is authorized to — 



(1) collect and make available, through pub- 

 lications and other appropriate means, the results 

 of and other information, including appropriate 

 recommendations by him in connection therewith, 

 pertaining to such research and other activities; 



(2) cooperate with other Federal departments 

 and agencies, with air pollution control agencies, 

 with other pubUc and private agencies, institu- 

 tions, and organizations, and with any Industries 

 involved, in the preparation and conduct of such 

 research and other activities; 



(3) make grants to air pollution control 

 agencies, to other public or nonprofit private 

 agencies. Institutions, and organizations, and to 

 individuals, for purposes stated in subsection (a) 

 ( 1 ) of this section ; , 



(4) contract with public or private agencies. 

 Institutions, and organizations, and with indi- 

 viduals, without regard to section 529 of Title 

 31 and section 5 of Title 41; 



1 5) provide training for, and make training 

 grants to, personnel of air pollution control agen- 

 cies and other persons with suitable qualifications; 



(6> establish and maintain research fellowships, 

 in the Environmental Protection Agency and at 

 public or nonprofit private educational institutions 

 or research organizations ; 



(7) collect and disseminate, in cooperation with 

 other Federal departments and agencies, and with 

 other public or private agencies, institutions, and 

 organizations having related responsibilities, basic 

 data on chemical, physical, and biological effects 

 of varying air quality and other information per- 

 taining to air pollution and the prevention and 

 control thereof; and 



(8) develop effective and practical processes, 

 methods, and prototype devices for the prevention 

 or control of air pollution. 



(c) Results of other scientific studies. 



In carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of 

 this section the Administrator shall conduct re- 

 search on. and survey the results of other scientific 

 studies on, the harmful effects on the health or wel- 

 fare of persons by the various known air pollutants. 



(d) Construction of facilities. 



The Administrator is authorized to construct such 

 facilities and staff and equip them as he determines 

 to be necessary to carry out his functions under this 

 chapter. 



(e) Potential air pollution problems; conferences; 

 findings and recommendations of .\dministrator. 



If in the judgment of the Administrator, an air 

 pollution problem of substantial significance may 

 result from discharge or discharges into the atmos- 

 phere, he may call a conference concerning this 

 potential air pollution problem to be held in or near 

 one or more of the places where such discharge or 



