A bill to authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration.

Summary

Authorizes appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 1977 for environmental research, development, and demonstration activities in the following categories and amounts: (1) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, $13,813,900; (2) health studies under the Public Health Service Act, $878,900; (3) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, $13,592,500; (4) under the Clean Air Act, $129,223,500; (5) under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1974, $14,278,900; (6) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, $89,779,300; and (7) under the Toxic Substance Control Act, $10,000,000. Prohibits the transfer of more than ten percent of the total funds in one category to another category without the consent of Congress. Establishes procedures for obtaining the consent of Congress in such cases. Authorizes transfers of an amount not to exceed ten percent of the total research budget for the Agency to other authorized Agency activities (except waste treatment works construction grants and overseas research programs). Directs the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality to conduct a continuing inventory of environmental research and development programs and include the results of such inventory in the annual report to the President and Congress.

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Timeline

1. 4 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 January 1977

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Sponsors

• Rep. Teague, Olin E. [D-TX-6] · D · Sponsor
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