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other information and recommendations, including 

 legislative recommendations, as he deems appro- 

 priate. 



(h) Lake pollution. 



The Administrator is authorized to enter into con- 

 tracts with, or make grants to, public or private 

 agencies and organizations and individuals for (A) 

 the purpose of developing and demonstrating new 

 or improved methods for the prevention, removal, 

 reduction, and elimination of pollution in lakes, in- 

 cluding the undesirable effects of nutrients and vege- 

 tation, and (B) the construction of publicly owned 

 research facilities for such purpose. 



(i) Oil pollution control studies. 



The Administrator, in cooperation with the Sec- 

 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 

 is operating, shall — 



(1) engage in such research, studies, experi- 

 ments, and demonstrations as he deems appro- 

 priate, relative to the removal of oil from any 

 waters and to the prevention, control, and elimi- 

 nation of oil and hazardous substances pollution; 



(2) publish from time to time the results of 

 such activities; and 



(3) from time to time, develop and publish in 

 the Federal Register specifications and other 

 technical information on the various chemical 

 compounds used in the control of oil and hazard- 

 ous substances spills. 



In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator 

 may enter into contracts with, or make grants to, 

 public or private agencies and organizations and 

 individuals. 



(j) Solid waste disposal equipment for vessels. 



The Secretary of the department in which the 

 Coast Guard is operating shall engage in such re- 

 search, studies, experiments, and demonstrations 

 as he deems appropriate relative to equipment which 

 is to be installed on board a vessel and is designed 

 to receive, retain, treat, or discharge human body 

 wastes and the wastes from toilets and other re- 

 ceptacles intended to receive or retain body wastes 

 wtih particular emphasis on equipment to be in- 

 stalled on small recreational vessels. The Secretary 

 of the department in which the Coast Guard is 

 operating shall report to Congress the results of 

 such research, studies, experiments, and demon- 

 strations prior to the effective date of any regula- 

 tions established under section 1322 of this title. 

 In carrying out this subsection the Secretary of the 

 department in which the Coast Guard is operating 

 may enter into contracts with, or make grants to, 

 public or private organizations and individuals. 



(k) Land acquisition. 



In carrying out the provisions of this section 

 relating to the conduct by the Administrator of 

 demonstration projects and the development of 

 field laboratories and research facilities, the Ad- 

 ministrator may acquire land and interests therein 

 by purchase, with appropriated or donated funds, 

 by donation, or by exchange for acquired or public 

 lands under his jurisdiction which he classifies as 

 suitable for disposition. The values of the properties 

 so exchanged either shall be approximately equal. 



or if they are not approximately equal, the values 

 shall be equalized by the payment of cash to the 

 grantor or to the Administrator as the circum- 

 stances require. 



(0 Collection and dissemination of scientific knowl- 

 edge on effects and control of pesticides in water. 



(1) The Administrator shall, after consultation 

 with appropriate local. State, and Federal agencies, 

 public and private organizations, and interested 

 individuals, as soon as practicable but not later 

 than January 1, 1973, develop and issue to the 

 States for the purpose of carrying out this chapter 

 the latest scientific knowledge available in indicat- 

 ing the kind and extent of effects on health and 

 welfare which may be expected from the presence 

 of pesticides in the water in varying quantities. He 

 shall revise and add to such information whenever 

 necessary to reflect developing scientific knowledge. 



(2) The President shall. In consultation with 

 appropriate local. State, and Federal agencies, 

 public and private organizations, and interested 

 individuals, conduct studies and investigations of 

 methods to control the release of pesticides into the 

 environment which study shall include examination 

 of the persistency of pesticides in the water en- 

 vironment and alternatives thereto. The President 

 shall submit reports, from time to time, on such 

 investigations to Congress together with his rec- 

 ommendations for any necessary legislation. 



(m) Waste oil disposal study. 



(1) The Administrator shall, in an effort to pre- 

 vent degradation of the environment from the dis- 

 posal of waste oil, conduct a study of (A) the 

 generation of used engine, machine, cooling, and 

 similar wEiste oil, including quantities generated, 

 the nature and quality of such oil, present collect- 

 ing methods and disposal practices, and alternate 

 uses of such oil; (B) the long-term, chronic bio- 

 logical effects of the disposal of such waste oil; and 

 (C) the potential market for such oils, including 

 the economic and legal factors relating to the sale 

 of products made from such oils, the level of subsidy, 

 if any, needed to encourage the purchase by public 

 and private nonprofit agencies of products from 



■such oU, and the practicability of Federal procure- 

 ment, on a priority basis, of products made from 

 such oil. In conducting such study, the Adminis- 

 trator shall consult with affected industries and 

 other persons. 



(2) The Administrator shall report the prelimi- 

 nary results of such study to Congress within six 

 months after October 18, 1972, and shall submit a 

 final report to Congress within 18 months aft«r 

 such date. 



(n) Comprehensive studies of elTects of pollution on 

 estuaries and estuariiie zones ; reports. 

 (1) The Administrator shall, in-cooperation with 

 the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, the Water Resources Council, and with 

 other appropriate Federal, State, interstate, or local 

 public bodies and private organizations, institu- 

 tions, and individuals, conduct and promote, and 

 encourage contributions to, continuing comprehen- 

 sive studies of the effects of pollution, including 

 sedimentation, in the estuaries and estuarine zones 



