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methods, having industry-wide application, for the 

 prevention and control of air pollution resulting from 

 the combustion of fuels. In furtherance of such re- 

 search and development he shall — 



(1) conduct and accelerate research programs 

 directed toward deve^opment of improved, low- 

 cost techniques for — 



(A) control of combustion byproducts of 

 fuels. 



'B) removal of potential air pollutants from 

 fuels prior to combustion, 



(C) control of emissions from the evaporation 

 of fuels. 



(D) improving the efficiency of fuels combus- 

 tion so as to decrease atmospheric emissions, 

 and 



(E> producing synthetic or new fuels which, 

 when used, result in decreased atmospheric 

 emissions. 



(2) provide for Federal grants to public or non- 

 profit agencies, Institutions, and organizations and 

 to individuals, and contracts with public or pri- 

 vate agencies. Institutions, or persons, for payment 

 of (A) part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, 

 or otherwise securing for research and develop- 

 ment purposes, new or Improved devices or meth- 

 ods having industrywide application of preventing 

 or controlling discharges into the air of various 

 types of pollutants; (B) part of the cost of pro- 

 grams to develop low emission alternatives to the 

 present internal combustion engine; (C) the cost 

 to purchase vehicles and vehicle engines, or por- 

 tions thereof, for research, development, and test- 

 ing purposes; and (D) carrying out the other 

 provisions of this section, without regEird to sec- 

 tion 529 of Title 31 and section 5 of Title 41 : Pro- 

 vided, That research or demonstration contracts 

 awarded pursuant to this subsection (including 

 contracts for construction) may be made In 

 accordance with, and subject to the limitations 

 provided with respect to research contracts of the 

 military departments In, section 2353 of Title 10, 

 except that the determination, approval, and certi- 

 fication required thereby shall be made by the Sec- 

 retary: Provided further, Tliat no grant may be 

 made under this paragraph in excess of $1,500,000; 



(3) determine, by laboratory and pilot plant 

 testing, the results of air pollution research and 

 studies in order to develop new or improved pro- 

 cesses and plant designs to the point where they 

 can be demonstrated on a large and practical scale ; 



(4) construct, operate, and maintain, or assist 

 in meeting the cost of the construction, operation, 

 and maintenance of new or improved demonstra- 

 tion plants or processes which have promise of ac- 

 complishing the purposes of this chapter; 



(5> study new or improved methods for the re- 

 covery and marketing of commercially valuable 

 byproducts resulting from the removal of 

 pollutants. 



(b) Powers of Administrator in establishing research 

 and development programs. 



In carrying out the provisions of this section, the 



Administrator may — 



(1) conduct and accelerate research and de- 

 velopment of low-cost instrumentation techniques 

 to facilitate determination of quantity and qual- 

 ity of air pollutant emissions, including, but not 

 limited to, automotive emissions; 



(2) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the facilities 

 of existing Federal scientific laboratories ; 



<3> establish and operate necessary facilities 

 and test sites at which to carry on the research, 

 testing, development, and programming necessary 

 to effectuate the purposes of this section; 



(4) acquire secret processes, technical data, in- 

 ventions, patent applications, patents, licenses, and 

 an Interest in lands, plants, and facilities, and 

 other projjerty or rights by purchase, license, lease, 

 or donation; and 



(5) cause on-site Inspections to be made of 

 promising domestic and foreign projects, and co- 

 operate and participate In their development In 

 Instances in which the purposes of the chapter 

 will be served thereby. 



(c) Authorization of appropriations. 



For the purposes of this section there are author- 

 ized to be appropriated $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 

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

 ending June 30, 1972, $150,000,000 for the fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1973, and $150,000,000 for the fiscal 

 year ending June 30, 1974. Amounts appropriated 

 pursuant to this subsection shall remain available 

 until expended. (As amended Apr. 9, 1973. Pub. L. 

 93-15, § 1(a), 87 Stat. 11.) 



Amendments 



1973 — Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-15 authorized appropria- 

 tion of $150,000,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. 



1970 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-604, § 15(c)(2), sub- 

 stituted "Administrator" for "Secretary". 



Subsec (a) (1). Pub L. 91-604. § 2(b). added provisions 

 authorizing research programs directed toward develop- 

 ment of techniques for Improving the elBclency of fuels 

 combustion so as to decrease atmospheric emissions, and 

 producing synthetic or new fuels which result in de- 

 creased atmospheric emissions. 



Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 91-604. §2(c). added els. (B) 

 nnd (C). Former cl. (B) was redesignated as (D). 



Subsec. (b) Pub. L. 91-604. J 15(c)(2). substituted 

 "Administrator" for "Secretary" 



Subsec (c). Pub. L. 91-604. 8 13(a). substituted pro- 

 visions authorizing appropriations for fiscal years ending 

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

 appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1968 

 and 1969. 



1969 — Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-137 authorized appropria- 

 tion of (45,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970. 



§ 1857c. Grants for support of air pollution planning 

 and control programs. 



(a) Amounts: limitations; assurances of plan develop- 

 ment capability. 

 ( 1 ) ( A ) The Administrator may make grants to air 



