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17. Environmental Programs, Appropriations 

 P.L. 94-378 



Environmental Protection Agency 



agency and regional management 



For agency and regional management exjjenses, 

 Including oflBcial reception and representation ex- 

 penses (not to exceed $2,500) ; hire of passenger 

 motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation 

 of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 

 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as au- 

 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals 

 not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 

 rate for GS-18; purchase of reprints; library 

 memberships in societies or associations which 

 issue publications to members only or at price to 

 members lower than to subscribers who are not 

 members; $73,000,000. 



RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 



For research and development activities, Includ- 

 ing hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, mainte- 

 nance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or 

 allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 

 diem rate equivalent to the rate of GS-18; pur- 

 chase of reprints ; library memberships in societies 

 or associations which issue publications to mem- 

 bers only or at a price to members lower than to 

 subscribers who are not members; $259,900,000. 

 to remain available for obligation until Septem- 

 ber 30, 1978. 



ABATEMENT AND CONTROL 



F\)r abatement and control activities, including 

 hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, mainte- 

 nance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or 

 allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 

 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per 

 diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; pur- 

 chase of reprints ; library memberships in societies 

 or associations which issue publications to mem- 

 bers only or at a price to members lower than to 

 subscribers who are not members ; to remain avail- 

 able for obligation until September 30, 1978, $376,- 

 844,000 and for liquidation of obligations incurred 

 in carrying out section 208 of the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Act, as amended, $49,182,000, to 

 remain available until expended. 



ENFORCEMENT 



For enforcement activities, including hire of 

 passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and 

 operation of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances 

 therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 

 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates 

 for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 

 equivalent to the rate for GS-18; purchase of re- 

 prints; library memberships in societies or associ- 



ations which issue publications to members only 

 or at a price to members lower than to subscrib- 

 ers who are not members; $56,561,000. 



BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 



For construction, repair, improvement, extension, 

 alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment of 

 facilities of or used by the Environmental Protec- 

 tion Agency, $2,100,000. to remain available until 

 expended. 



CONSTRUCTION GRANTS 



For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant 

 to authority contained in section 203 of the Federal 

 Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, $3,800,- 

 000,000, to remain available until expended. 



For an additional amount for liquidation of obli- 

 gations, "Construction grants", for the period 

 July 1. through September 30, 1976, $200,000,000, 

 to remain available until expended. 



For payment of reimbursement claims pursuant 

 to section 206(a) of the Federal Water Pollution 

 Control Act. as amended, $200,000,000. to remain 

 available until expended. 



SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS (SPECIAL FOREIGN 

 CURRENCY PROGRAM) 



For payments in foreign currencies which the 

 Treasury Department determines to be excess to 

 the normal requirements of the United States, for 

 necessary expenses of the Environmental Protec- 

 tion Agency in the conduct of scientific activities 

 overseas in connection with environmental pollu- 

 tion, as authorized by law, $5,000,000, to remain 

 available until expended: Provided, That this ap- 

 propriation shall be available in addition to other 

 appropriations to such Agency, for payments in the 

 foregoing currencies. 



GENERAL PROVISIONS 



Not to exceed 7 per centum of any appropriation 

 made available to the Environmental Protection 

 Agency by this Act (except appropriations for "Con- 

 struction Grants") may be transferred to any other 

 such appropriation. 



No part of any budget authority made available 

 to the Environmental Protection Agency by this 

 Act or for the fiscal year 1976 and the period ending 

 September 30, 1976, shall be used for any grant to 

 cover in excess of 75 per centum of the total cost 

 of the purposes to be carried out by such grant made 

 pursuant to the authority contained in section 208 

 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (P.L. 

 92-500). 



Executive Office of the Pre.sident 



council on environmental quality and office of 

 environmental quality 



For expenses necessary for the Council on En- 



