A bill to authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstration.
PL 94-475 (H.R.7108), enacted 10/11/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-475—OCT. 11, 1976 
90 STAT. 2069 
Public Law 94-475 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for environmental researcli, development, and 
demonstration. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Environmental Research, Development, and Demon-
stration Authorization Act of 1976". 
SEC. 2. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environ-
mental Protection Agency for the following categories, as follows: 
(1) Research, development, and demonstration under the Noise 
Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.), not to exceed 
$2,110,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and not to 
exceed $527,500 for the fiscal transitional period ending Septem-
ber 30,1976. 
(2) Research, development and demonstration under the Fed-
eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 
et seq.), not to exceed $14,047,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1976, and not to exceed $3,511,975 for the fiscal transi-
tional period ending September 30,1976. 
(3) Research, development, and demonstration under section 
301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241), not to 
exceed $2,115,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and 
not to exceed $528,750 for the fiscal transitional period ending 
September 30,1976. 
(4) Research, development, and demonstration under the Clean 
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq.), not to exceed $148,194,700 for 
the fiscal year ending June 30,1976, and not to exceed $37,048,675 
for the fiscal transitional period ending September 30, 1976. 
(5) Research, development, and demonstration under the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 3251 et seq.), not to exceed 
$13,534,300 for the fiscal year endinj^ June 30, 1976, and not to 
exceed $3,383,575 for the fiscal transitional period ending Septem-
ber 30,1976. 
(6) Research, development, and demonstration under the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, not to 
exceed $148,800,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, of 
which— 
(A) $89,900,000 shall be for programs authorized by sec-
tion 104(u) (1) thereof (33 U.S.C. 1254(u) (1)), 
(B) $5,600,000 shall be for programs authorized by section 
104(u)(4) thereof (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)(4)), 
(C) $2,000,000 shall be for programs authorized by section 
104(u)(5) thereof (33U.S.C. 1254(u) (5)), 
(D) $20,000,000 shall be for programs authorized by 
section 104(u) (6) thereof (33 U.S.C. 1254(u) (6)), 
(E) $24,700,000 shall be for programs authorized by sec-
tion 105(h) thereof (33 U.S.C. 1255(h)), 
Oct. 11. 1976 
[H.R. 7108] 
Environmental 
Research, 
Development, 
and 
Demonstra-
tion 
Authorization 
Act of 1976. 
33 u s e 1251 
note. 
90 STAT. 2070 
PUBLIC LAW 94-475—OCT. 11, 1976 
Report to 
Congress. 
Notice. 
(F) $4,600,000 shall be for programs authorized by section 
107 thereof (33 U.S.C. 1257), and 
(G) $2,000,000 shall be for programs authorized by sec-
tion 113 thereof (33 U.S.C. 1263) and 
not to exceed $37,200,000 for the fiscal transitional period ending 
September 30, 1976. 
(b) No funds may be transferred from any particular category 
listed in subsection (a) of this section to any other category or cate-
gories listed in such subsection if the total of the funds so transferred 
from that particular category would exceed 10 percent thereof, and 
no funds may be transferred to any particular category listed in sub-
section (a) of this section from any other category or categories listed 
in such subsection if the total of the funds so transferred from that 
particular category would exceed 10 percent thereof, unless— 
(1) a period of 30 legislative days has passed after the Admin-
istrator or his designee has transmitted to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and to the President of the Senate a 
written report containing a full and complete statement concern-
ing the nature of the transfer 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. 
(c) In addition to any transfers among the categories listed in sub-
section (a) of this section which are authorized by subsection (b) of 
this section, not to exceed 10 percent of the total amount appropriated 
pursuant to such subsection (a) may be transferred to other author-
ized activities of the Environmental Protection Agency (except con-
struction grants for waste treatment works and scientific activities 
overseas), and not to exceed 10 percent of the total amount appropri-
ated for such other authorized activities may be transferred to any 
category or categories listed in such subsection (a). 
SEC. 3. Appropriations made pursuant to the authority provided in 
section 2 of this Act shall remain available for obligation tor expendi-
ture, or for obligation and expenditure, for such period or periods as 
may be specified in the Acts making such appropriations. 
SEC. 4. No appropriation may be made to the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency for environmental research, development, or demonstra-
tion, for any period beginning after September 30, 1976, unless 
previously authorized by legislation hereafter enacted by the Congress. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-475—OCT. 11, 1976 
90 STAT. 2071 
SEC. 5. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Comprehensive 
shall transmit to the Congress, within 6 months after the date of 5-year plan, 
enactment of this Act, a comprehensive 5-year plan for environmental t
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research, development, and demonstration. This plan shall be appro- 42°us*c* 
priately revised annually, and such revisions shall be transmitted to 
the Congress no later than two weeks after the President submits his 
annual budget to the Congress in such year. 
Approved October 11, 1976. 
transmittal to 
Congress. 
42 u s e 4361. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-270 (Coram, on Science and Technology) and No. 94-1645 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 94-479 (Comm. on Public Works), No. 94-617 (Comm. on 
Commerce) and No. 94-744 (Comm. on Labor and Public Wel-
fare). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 121 (1975): July 10, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 122 (1976): Apr. 13, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 30, Senate and House agreed to conference report.