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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1152

To establish a National Environmental Technology Achievement Award, and

for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 8, 1997

Mr. MCCAIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To establish a National Environmental Technology

Achievement Award, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Environ5 mental Technology Achievement Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior

8 (acting through the Administrator of the Environmental

9 Protection Agency) and the Secretary of Commerce (re10 ferred to in the Act as the ‘‘Secretaries’’) shall present
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1 an annual award, to be known as the ‘‘National Environ2 mental Technology Achievement Award’’ (referred to in

3 this Act as the ‘‘Award’’).

4 (b) PURPOSE OF AWARD.—The Award shall recog5 nize the premier National environmental technology ad6 vancement for the year that advances the ability of the

7 United States to prevent and clean up sources of pollution

8 of the land, air, and water resources of the United States.

9 (c) CASH AWARD.—The Award shall include a cash

10 award from amounts donated for the Award by nongovern11 mental entities.

12 SEC. 3. AWARD PANEL.

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a panel

14 to be known as the National Environmental Technology

15 Achievement Award Panel (referred to in this Act as the

16 ‘Award Panel’).

17 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Award Panel shall be com18 posed of 14 members, of whom—

19 (1) 1 shall be the Administrator of the Environ20 mental Protection Agency;

21 (2) 1 shall be the Secretary of Commerce;

22 (3) 1 shall be the National Science Adviser;

23 (4) 1 shall be the Director of the National

24 Science Foundation;

25 (5) 1 shall be the Secretary of the Interior;
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1 (6) 3 shall be members of the academic commu2 nity, of whom—

3 (A) 1 shall be appointed by the President;

4 (B) 1 shall be appointed by the majority

5 leader of the Senate; and

6 (C) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of

7 the House of Representatives;

8 (7) 3 shall be representatives of United States

9 industry, of whom—

10 (A) 1 shall be appointed by the President;

11 (B) 1 shall be appointed by the majority

12 leader of the Senate; and

13 (C) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of

14 the House of Representatives; and

15 (8) 3 shall be nongovernmental environmental

16 organizations, of whom—

17 (A) 1 shall be appointed by the President;

18 (B) 1 shall be appointed by the majority

19 leader of the Senate; and

20 (C) 1 shall be appointed by the Speaker of

21 the House of Representatives.

22 (c) TERM.—A member appointed under paragraphs

23 (6) through (8) of subsection (a) shall serve for 3 years.
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1 (d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Award Panel

2 shall be filled in the same manner as the original appoint3 ment.

4 (e) MEETINGS.—

5 (1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 180

6 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the

7 Award Panel shall hold its first meeting.

8 (2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—The Award

9 Panel shall meet as necessary to carry out sub10 section (f).

11 (f) DUTIES OF THE AWARD PANEL.—The Award

12 Panel shall—

13 (1) establish the criteria for awarding the

14 Award;

15 (2) design the Award;

16 (3) establish the amount of the cash award pro17 vided under section 2(c);

18 (4) assist the Secretaries in raising funds for

19 the cash award;

20 (5) establish the consideration and selection

21 process for awarding the Award; and

22 (6) select the annual recipients of the Award.

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