Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1980
PL 96-229 (H.R.2676), enacted 04/07/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-229—APR. 7, 1980 
94 STAT. 325 
Public Law 96-229 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, and demon-
strations for the fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United 
States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Environmental Research, 
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1980". 
PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 2. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Environ-
mental Protection Agency for environmental research, development, 
and demonstration activities for the fiscal year 1980 for the following 
activities: 
(1) $66,659,000 for water quality activities authorized under the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 
which— 
(A) $25,224,000 is for the Health and Ecological Effects 
program: Providedy That the Agency is encouraged to obli-
gate and to expend $900,000 of these funds on the Cold 
Climate Research program through the Agency's Corvallis 
Environmental Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon: Pro-
vided further. That of the funds appropriated pursuant to 
this paragraph, $3,600,000 shall be obligated and expended 
on the Great Lakes Research Station, Grosse He, Michigan: 
And provided further. That of the funds appropriated pursu-
ant to this paragraph, $1,000,000 shall be obligated and 
expended on research to develop environmentally sound 
methods to control aquatic weeds; 
(B) $14,827,000 is for the Industrial Processes program; 
(C) $12,250,000 is for the Monitoring and Technical Sup-
port program; and 
(D) $14,358,000 is for the Public Sector Activities program. 
(2) $9,638,000 for activities under the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 
which— 
(A) $8,298,000 is for the Health and Ecological Effects 
program; 
(B) $900,000 is for the Industrial Processes program; and 
(C) $440,000 is for the Monitoring and Technical Support 
program. 
(3) $26,919,000 for water supply activities authorized under the 
Saife Drinking Water Act of 
wmcn— 
(A) $21,944,000 is for the Public Sector Activities program; 
(B) $4,000,000 is for a groundwater program to include soU 
pollution research activities; and 
(C) $975,000 is for the Monitoring and Technical Support 
program. 
Apr. 7, 1980 
[H.R. 2676] 
Environmental 
Research, 
Development, 
and 
Demonstration 
Authorization 
Act of 1980. 
33 use 1251 
note. 
7 use 136 note. 
42 u s e 201 note. 
94 STAT. 326 
PUBLIC LAW 96-229—APR. 7, 1980 
15 u s e 2601 
note. 
42 u s e 201 note. 
42 u s e 7401 
note. 
42 u s e 6901 
note. 
Non-nuclear 
hazardous waste 
disposal, study. 
Reports to 
eongress and 
EPA. 
42 u s e 4901 
note. 
(4) $30,977,000 for toxic substances control activities author-
ized under the Toxic Substances Control Act of which— 
(A) $26,397,000 is for the Health and Ecological Effects 
program; 
(B) $1,742,000 is for the Industrial Processes program; and 
(C) $2,838,000 is for the Monitoring and Technical Support 
program. 
(5) $2,930,000 for radiation activities authorized under the 
Public Health Service Act, in the Health and EJcological Effects 
program. 
(6) $71,963,000 for air quality activities authorized under the 
Cle£m Air Act of which— 
(A) $46,624,000 is for the Health and Ecological effects 
program; 
(B) $4,050,000 is for the Industrial Processes program; and 
(C) $21,289,000 is for the Monitoring and Technical Sup-
port program. 
(7) $10,243,000 for solid waste activities authorized under the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, of which— 
(A) $8,143,000 is for the Public Sector Activities program, 
and 
(B) $2,100,000 is for a Heizardous Waste program, of 
which— 
(i) $300,000 shall be used for a study of non-nuclear 
hazardous wciste disposal including consideration of the 
effects of such disposal on the environment, and a 
general review of disposal technology, alternatives to 
disposal, and options for containing or removing hazard-
ous wastes already in the environment. The Administra-
tor of the Environmental Protection Agency shall enter 
into appropriate arrangements with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences to conduct this study. The Academy 
should complete the study within eighteen months after 
funding arrangements have been made and make 
interim reports at least every six months to the Con-
gress and the Environmental Protection Agency. The 
Administrator shall regularly report to the Congress 
on the Agency's response to the interim reports and 
shall deliver his recommendations for acting on the 
findings of the final study no later than July 1, 1981; 
(ii) $300,000 shall be used to begin development of 
protocols and working manuals specifying the types of 
health problems associated with various hazardous 
wastes, effects of various kinds of exposure, strategies to 
contain releases from hazardous disposal sites, actions 
to be taken by on-scene response teams, and other 
activities deemed by the Administrator to be of urgent 
need in responding to hazardous waste releases; and 
(iii) $1,500,000 shall be used to demonstrate cost-
effective strategies for isolating, containing, or neutral-
izing hazardous wastes. 
(8) $500,000 for noise control activities authorized under the 
Noise Control Act, in the Health and Ecological Effects program. 
(9) $25,449,000 for Interdisciplinary activities of which— 
(A) $5,099,000 is for the Health and Ecological Effects 
program; 
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(B) $16,883,000 is for the Anticipatory Research program; 
and 
(O $3,467,000 is for the Monitoring and Technical Support 
program. 
(10) $103,461,000 for Energy-related activities of which— 
(A) $49,186,000 is for the Health and Ecological Effects 
program; and 
(B) $54,275,000 is for the Energy Control program. 
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, for the fiscal 
year 1980, for program management and support, $26,753,000. 
(c) No funds may be transferred from any particular category listed 
in subsection (a) or (b) to any other category or categories listed in 
either such subsection if the total of the funds so transferred from 
that particular category would exceed 10 per centum thereof, and no 
funds may be transferred to any particular category listed in subsec-
tion (a) or (b) from any other category or categories listed in either 
such subsection if the total of the funds so transferred to that 
particular category would exceed 10 per centum thereof, unless— 
(1) a period of thirty legislative days has passed after the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or his 
designee has transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives and to the President of the Senate a written report 
containing a full and complete statement concerning the nature 
of the transfer involved and the reason therefor or 
(2) each committee of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate having jurisdiction over the subject matter involved, 
before the expiration of such period, has transmitted to the 
Administrator written notice to the effect that such committee 
has no objection to the proposed action. 
(dXD The Administrator shall continue to be responsible for con-
ducting and shall continue to conduct full-scale demonstrations of 
energy-related pollution control technologies as necessary in his 
judgment to fulfill the provisions of the Clean Air Act £is amended, 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended, and other 
pertinent pollution control statutes. 
(2) Energy-related environmental protection projects authorized to 
be administered by the Environmental Protection Agency under this 
Act shall not be transferred administratively to the Department of 
Energy or reduced through budget amendment No action shall be 
taken through administrative or budgetary means to diminish the 
ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to initiate such 
projects. 
(e) The Administrator shall establish a separately identified pro-
gram to conduct continuing and long-term environmental research 
and development. Unless otherwise specified by law, at least 15 per 
centum of the funds appropriated to the Agency for environmental 
research and development in each category listed in subsection (a) of 
this section shall be allocated for such long-term environmental 
research and development under this subsection. 
Transfer of 
funds. 
Report to 
Speaker of 
House and 
President of 
Senate. 
Notice to EPA 
Administrator. 
42 u s e 4363a. 
42 u s e 7401 
note. 
33 u s e 1251 
note. 
Energy-related 
environmental 
protection 
projects. 
Long-term 
environmental 
research and 
development. 
42 u s e 4363. 
OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC, 3. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Commerce for the fiscal year 1980 for use by the National Bureau of 
Standards— 
(1) $500,000 for research in the area of environmental measure-
ment sciences; and 
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42 u s e 6952. 
42 u s e 4369a. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
42 u s e 4370. 
Waiver. 
(2) $3,500,000 to carry out activities authorized in section 5002 
of the Resource (Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (Public 
Law 94-580). 
REPORTING 
SEC. 4. (a) The Administrator shall keep the appropriate commit-
tees of the House and the Senate fully and currently informed about 
all aspects of the environmental research and development activities 
of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(b) Each year, at the time of the submission of the President's 
annual budget request, the Administrator shall make available to the 
appropriate committees of Congress sufficient copies of a report fully 
describing funds requested and the environmental research and 
development activities to be carried out with these funds. 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF FACILITIES 
SEC. 5. (a) The Administrator is authorized to allow appropriate use 
of special Environmental Protection Agency research and test facili-
ties by outside groups or individuals and to receive reimbursement or 
fees for costs incurred thereby when he finds this to be in the public 
interest. Such reimbursement or fees are to be used by the Agency to 
defray the costs of use by outside groups or individuals. 
(b) The Administrator may promulgate regulations to cover such 
use of Agency facilities in accordance with generally accepted ac-
counting, safety, and laboratory practices. 
(c) When he finds it is in the public interest the Administrator may 
waive reimbursement or fees for outside use of Agency facilities by 
nonprofit private or public entities. 
Approved April 7, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-58 (Comm. on Science and Technology) and No. 96-611 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-158 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 125 (1979): Mar. 26, 27, considered and passed House. 
May 23, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Nov. 14, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Nov. 29, point of order made and sustained against conference 
report; House receded from its disagreement and agreed to 
Senate amendment No. 1 with an amendment; agreed to 
amendments numbered 2 through 7. 
Vol. 126 (1980): Mar. 25, Senate sigreed to House amendment.