A bill to authorize appropriations under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1988 and 1989.
PL 100-252 (H.R.1612), enacted 02/29/1988

102 STAT. 18 
PUBLIC LAW 100-252—FEB. 29, 1988 
Public Law 100-252 
100th Congress 
An Act 
Feb. 29, 1988 
To authorize appropriations under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for 
[H.R. 1612] 
fiscal 
years 1988,1989, and 1990. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 7(a) 
of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(7) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director, to 
carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act, $5,778,000 for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, $5,788,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1989, and $5,798,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1990.". 
(b) Section 7(b) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7706(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1986;"; and 
(2) by inserting immediately before the period the following: 
"; $38,540,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988; 
$41,819,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989; and 
$43,283,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990". 
(c) Section 7(c) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7706(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1986;"; and 
(2) by inserting immediately before the period the following: 
"; $28,235,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988; 
$31,634,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989; and 
$35,454,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990". 
(d) Section 7(d) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7706(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking "and" after "1986;"; and 
(2) by inserting immediately before the period the following: 
"; $525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988; 
$525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989; and 
$525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990". 
SEC. 2. Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(j) COST SHARING.—(1) In the case of any State which has volun-
tarily engaged in cost sharing by matching Federal grants from the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency for activities under this 
Act over the three-fiscal-year period ending September 30, 1987, any 
such cost sharing that may be required for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1988, or the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, 
shall be at a level no higher than the State's average level of such 
cost sharing over such three-year period. 
"(2) In the case of any State which has not engaged in cost sharing 
by matching Federal grants from the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency for activities under this Act over such three-fiscal-year 
period— 
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"(A) no such cost sharing may be required for the fiscal year 
ending September 30,1988; and 
"(B) any such cost sharing that may be required for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1989, shall be at a level no higher 
than 25 percent of the cost of the activities involved. 
"(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent a 
State, voluntarily and at its option, from engaging in cost sharing at 
a level higher than the maximum level which may be required of it 
under paragraph (1) or (2).". 
Approved February 29, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1612: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-89, Pt. 1 (Ctomm. on Interior and Insular Affairs) and Ft. 2 
(Comm. on Science, Space, and Technology). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-239 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transporta-
tion). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 133 (1987): June 8, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Vol. 134 (1988): Feb. 16, House concurred in Senate amendment.