Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1980

Summary

Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1980 - Authorizes appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental research, development, and demonstration activities for fiscal year 1980. Specifies amounts authorized for programs concerning air quality, water quality, water supply, pesticides, solid waste, toxic substances, radiation, energy, program management and support, and interdisciplinary activities. Designates a portion of funds appropriated to EPA for program management and support for use for a study of non-nuclear hazardous waste disposal. Prohibits transfer of funds, above a specified amount, without prior written approval by the appropriate Congressional committees or the lapse of 30 legislative days after the transmittal to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate of a written report containing a full and complete statement concerning the nature and reason of the transfer. Prohibits the transfer of energy-related environmental protection projects from EPA to the Department of Energy and prohibits actions taken through administrative or budgetary means to diminish EPA's ability to initiate such projects. Directs the Administrator to establish a separately identifiable long-term environmental research and development program to be funded by a percentage of funds appropriated under this Act. Authorizes funds for grants concerning long-term environmental research programs at universities and other research institutions. Authorizes funds to implement the air quality study authorized by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977. Authorizes funds for grants to public agencies for projects demonstrating new or improved methods or technologies for providing public drinking water and for projects investigating and demonstrating health and conservation implications of reclamation, recycling and use of wastewater for drinking. Authorizes appropriations for use by the National Bureau of Standards for research in the area of environmental measurement and for development of specifications for recovered materials. Requires the Administrator to make available to the appropriate Congressional committees all reports relevant to the agency's program of research, development, and demonstration. Authorizes the Administrator to allow outside groups or individuals to use special EPA research and test facilities.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 8 April 1980

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• House receded and concurred with amendment

  summary · EN · 29 November 1979

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 9 November 1979

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 15 May 1979

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 20 March 1979

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 March 1979

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