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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by 38 U.S.C.
7251–7298, $13,221,000, of which $895,000 shall be available for
the purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and
in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth,
under this heading in Public Law 102–229.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, for maintenance,
operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and
Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including the
purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, $22,537,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section
311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, $70,228,000.
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth
in sections 104(i), 111(c)(4), and 111(c)(14) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended; section 118(f) of the Superfund Amend-
ments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended; and
section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended,
$78,235,000, to be derived from the Hazardous Substance Superfund
Trust Fund pursuant to section 517(a) of SARA (26 U.S.C. 9507):
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu
of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of
CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appro-
priate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without
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limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical moni-
toring, and referral to accredited health care providers: Provided
further, That in performing any such health assessment or health
study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall
not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40
toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during
fiscal year 2002, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
For science and technology, including research and development
activities, which shall include research and development activities
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980, as amended; necessary expenses for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate
payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; procurement
of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses
in support of research and development; construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project, $698,089,000, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2003.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS AND MANAGEMENT
For environmental programs and management, including nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and
related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for
senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase
of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which
issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed
$75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official reception
and representation expenses, $2,054,511,000, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2003.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, and for construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation,
and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project,
$34,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration,
and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by,
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the Environmental Protection Agency, $25,318,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), as amended, including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6),
and (e)(4) (42 U.S.C. 9611), and for construction, alteration, repair,
rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000
per project; $1,270,000,000 (of which $100,000,000 shall not become
available until September 1, 2002) to remain available until
expended, consisting of $635,000,000, as authorized by section
517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 101–508, and $635,000,000
as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance
Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA,
as amended: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading
may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with
section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, $11,867,000 shall be transferred
to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ appropriation to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2003, and $36,891,000 shall be transferred
to the ‘‘Science and technology’’ appropriation to remain available
until September 30, 2003.
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground stor-
age tank cleanup activities authorized by section 205 of the Super-
fund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, and for
construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of
facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project, $73,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency’s responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$15,000,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund,
to remain available until expended.
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance,
including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and
performance partnership grants, $3,733,276,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $1,350,000,000 shall be for making
capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended (the ‘‘Act’’); $850,000,000 shall be for capitalization grants
for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, except that, notwith-
standing section 1452(n) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended, none of the funds made available under this heading
in this Act, or in previous appropriations Acts, shall be reserved
by the Administrator for health effects studies on drinking water
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contaminants; $75,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering,
planning, design, construction and related activities in connection
with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facili-
ties in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consulta-
tion with the appropriate border commission; $40,000,000 shall
be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water
and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native
Villages; $343,900,000, in addition to $124,725 previously appro-
priated under this heading in Public Law 106–377 and $498,900
previously appropriated under this heading in Public Law 106–
554, shall be for making grants for the construction of wastewater
and water treatment facilities and groundwater protection infra-
structure in accordance with the terms and conditions specified
for such grants in the statement of the managers accompanying
this Act; and $1,074,376,000 shall be for grants, including associated
program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, inter-
state agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies
for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and
abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to
the provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104–
134, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air
Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities
of which and subject to terms and conditions specified by the
Administrator, $25,000,000 shall be for Environmental Information
Exchange Network grants, including associated program support
costs: Provided, That for fiscal year 2002, State authority under
section 302(a) of Public Law 104–182 shall remain in effect: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Act,
the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control
revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the
fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans
made by such fund in fiscal year 2002 and prior years where
such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the
extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the
Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the
fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including adminis-
tration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2002, and notwith-
standing section 518(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts
appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of that Act
to make grants to Indian tribes pursuant to section 319(h) and
518(e) of that Act: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2002,
notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of
the Act, up to a total of 11⁄2 percent of the funds appropriated
for State Revolving Funds under title VI of that Act may be reserved
by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) of such Act:
Provided further, That no funds provided by this legislation to
address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure
needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-
Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal
government unless that government has established an enforceable
local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdic-
tion the development or construction of any additional colonia areas,
or the development within an existing colonia the construction
of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water,
wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure.