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In addition to the grants authorized under section 

 1532 of this title, the Commissioner, from the sums 

 appropriated, shall have the authority to make 

 grants, in sums not to exceed $10,000 annually, to 

 nonprofit organizations such as citizens groups, vol- 

 unteer organizations working in the environmental 

 field, and other public and private nonprofit agen- 

 cies, institutions, or organizations for conducting 

 courses, workshops, seminars, symposiums, institutes, 

 and conferences, especially for adults and commu- 

 nity groups (other than the group funded) . 



(tj) Priority of grants. 



Priority shall be given to those prop)osals demon- 

 strating innovative approaches to envirorunental 

 education. 



(c) Length of existence of interested organization or 

 group; submission of annual report on Federal 

 funds expended. 



For the purposes of this section, the Commissioner 

 shall require evidence that the interested organiza- 

 tion or group shall have been in existence one year 

 prior to the submission of a proposal for Federal 

 funds and that it shall submit an aimuaJ report on 

 Federal funds expended. 



(d) Requirements for proposals submitted by orga- 

 nizations and groups. 



Proposals submitted by organizations and groups 

 under this section shall be limited to the essential 

 information required to evaluate them, unless the 

 organization or group shall volunteer additional in- 

 formation. (Pub. L. 91-5X6. § 5. Oct. 30. 1970, 84 Stat. 

 1315.) 



§ 1535. Administration by Commissioner; utilization of 

 services and facilities of Federal agencies and 

 public or private agencies or institutions; agree- 

 ments; compensation; annual publication and dis- 

 tribution of list of supported projects. 



-In administering the provisions of this chapter, 

 the Commissioner is authorized to utilize the services 

 and facilities of any agency of the Federal Govern- 

 ment and of any other public or private agency or 

 institution in accordance with appropriate agree- 

 ments, and to pay for such services either in advance 

 or by way of reimbursements, as may be agreed uix>n. 

 The Commissioner shall publish annually a list and 

 description of projects supported under this chapter 

 and shall distribute such list and description to inter- 

 ested educational institutions, citizens' groups, con- 

 servation organizations, and other organizations and 

 individuals involved in enhancing environmental 

 quality and maintaining ecological balance. (Pub. L. 

 91-516. §6. Oct. 30, 1970. 84 Stat. 1315.) 



§ i'lSfi. .\u()iDri.7a!ion of :ippro;iria(ions. 



There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, $15,000,000 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972. S25.000.000 

 for the fi.scal year ending June 30, 1973, $5,000,000 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1975. .$10,000,000 

 for the fl.scal year ending June 30. 1976. and $15.- 

 000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1977. for 

 carrying out the purposes of this chapter. (As 

 amended Pub. L. 93-278, § 3, May 10, 1974, 88 Stat. 

 121.) 



.4me>:pments 



1974 — Pub. L. 03-278 authorired appropriation of 

 $'1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30. 197.^. SIO.- 

 OCO.OfO trr the fi'.-al yer-r ending .June .30. 1976. and. 

 $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1977. 



11. Environmental Financing Act of 1972 



33 U.S.C. 1281 note 



(See Environmental Financing Act of 1972 under title IX Pollution Control, Financing) 



12. Environmental Impact Statements — Highways 

 Pub. L. 93-87 § 141 



Sec. 141. (a) The Secretary of Transportation 

 shall, not later than forty-five days after the date 

 of enactment of this section, complete all necessary 

 action on ( 1) the environmental Impact statement 

 pursuant to section 102(2) (C) of the National En- 

 vironmental Policy Act of 1969, and (2) the appli- 

 cation for approval under the General Bridge Act 

 of 1946, with respect to the proposal for construc- 

 tion by the Department of Transportation of the 

 State of New Jersey of a bridge over the Raritan 

 River in such State for the purpose of such State's 

 Highway Route 18. 



(b) The Secretary of Transportation shall — 

 (1) by October 1, 1973— 



(A) complete the draft environmental 



impact statement pursuant to section 102 

 (2) (C) of the National Environmental 

 Policy Act and his determination under 

 section 4(f) of the Department of Trans- 

 portation Act and section 138 of title 23 

 of the United States Code, on the project 

 for Interstate Route Numbered 66 in the 

 State of Virginia from the National Cap- 

 ital Beltway to the Potomac River, which 

 project is described In the 1972 estimate 

 of the cost of completing the National 

 System of Interstate and Defense High- 

 ways as estimate section termini E 10.4.2 

 at the Beltway to E 10.11.1 in Rosslyn, 

 (B) circulate such statement to all 



