Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1981
PL 96-569 (S.2726), enacted 12/22/1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-569—DEC. 22, 1980 
94 STAT. 3335 
Public Law 96-569 
96th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, and demon-
strations for the fiscal year 1981, 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 1981". 
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 1981 for the following 
activities: 
(1) for air quality activities authorized under the Clean Air 
Act— 
(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects program, 
$45,243,000; 
(B) in the Industrial Processes program, $4,099,000; 
(C) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, 
$20,825,000; 
(2) for water quality activities authorized under the Clean 
Water Act— 
(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects program, 
$23,884,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated pursu-
ant to this paragraph, $3,600,000 may be obligated and 
expended on the Great Lakes Research program through the 
Environmental Protection Agency's Large Lakes Research 
Station, Grosse He, Michigan: Provided further, That of the 
funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph, $1,000,000 
may be obligated and expended on research to develop 
environmentally sound methods to control aquatic weeds: 
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated pursuant to 
this paragraph, $950,000 may be obligated and expended on 
the Cold Climate Research program through the Environ-
mental 
Protection 
Agency's 
Corvallis 
Environmental 
Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon; 
(B) in the Industrial Processes program, $13,737,000, of 
which $2,500,000 is for the Renewable Resources program; 
(C) in the Public Sector Activities program, $14,300,000: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
paragraph, $500,000 may be obligated and expended on a 
program to develop and demonstrate wet-weather technol-
ogy at New York, New York; 
(D) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, 
$12,101,000; 
Dec. 22, 1980 
[S. 2726] 
Environmental 
Research, 
Development, 
and 
Demonstration 
Authorization 
Act 
of 1981. 
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note. 
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Submittal to 
Congress. 
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note. 
(3) for water supply activities authorized under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act— 
(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects program, 
$12,359,000; 
(B) in the Public Sector Activities program, $14,080,000; 
(C) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, 
$1,008,000: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated pursuant to this para-
graph, $4,000,000 may be obligated and expended on the Ground-
water Research program (and no part of such sum shall be 
subject to transfer to any other category under subsection (e)), 
and the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a plan for 
the conduct of groundwater research and the use of the results of 
this research within one hundred and twenty days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; 
(4) for solid waste activities authorized under the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act, $26,446,000: Provided, That of the funds appropri-
ated pursuant to this paragraph— 
(A) $300,000 may be obligated and expended on a program 
to demonstrate the effectiveness of in-place solidification of 
hazardous wastes at a site in Charles City, Iowa; 
(B) $68,000 may be obligated and expended on a program 
to demonstrate monitoring and isolation methods for haz-
ardous wastes at a site in Coventry, Rhode Island; 
(C) $500,000 may be obligated and expended on a program 
to demonstrate cleanup technologies, monitoring methods, 
scoping studies and related activities for hazardous wastes at 
two hazardous waste sites in Burrillville and North Smith-
field, and Smithfield, Rhode Island; 
(5) for pesticide activities authorized under the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act— 
(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects program, 
$5,970,000: Provided, That no part of any amount appropri-
ated pursuant to this paragraph may be obligated or 
expended except to the extent hereafter specifically author-
ized by law; 
(B) in the Industrial Processes program, $2,900,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of any amount appropriated pursuant to 
this paragraph may be obligated or expended except to the 
extent hereafter specifically authorized by law; 
(C) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, 
$565,000: Provided, That no part of any amount appropriated 
pursuant to this paragraph may be obligated or expended 
except to the extent hereafter specifically authorized by law; 
(6) for radiation activities authorized under the Public Health 
Service Act— 
(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects 
program, 
$2,990,000; 
(B) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, 
$191,000; 
(7) for interdisciplinary activities— 
(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects 
program, 
$5,232,000; 
(B) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, 
$2,868,000; 
(C) in the Anticipatory Research program, $14,745,000; 
(8) for toxic substance activities authorized under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act— 
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(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects program, 
$31,876,000; 
(B) in the Industrial Processes program, $1,772,000; 
(C) in the Monitoring and Technical Support program, 
$3,247,000; 
(9) for energy activities— 
(A) in the Health and Ecological Effects 
program, 
$50,096,000; 
(B) in the Energy Control program, $57,503,000, of which 
$500,000 is for a study of uranium mining wastes. 
Oo) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, for the fiscal 
year 1981, for program management, $4,666,000. 
(c) The aggregate authorization under subsection (a) of this section 
shall be limited to the sum $8,000,000 less than the total of all 
authorizations otherwise provided in subsection (a). 
(d) When he finds it in the public interest, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to utilize funds 
authorized in subsection (a), (b), or (c) for appropriate scientific and 
professional review of research and development grant, contract, and 
cooperative agreement applications. 
(e) Funds may be transferred between the categories listed in 
subsections (a), (b), and (c); except that no funds may be transferred 
from any particular category listed in any 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 subsection (a), (b), or (c) from any other 
category or categories listed in any 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. 
(f) The Administrator shall establish a separately identified pro-
gram of continuing, long-term environmental research and develop-
ment for each activity listed in subsection (a) of this section. Unless 
otherwise specified by law, at least 15 per centum of funds appropri-
ated to the Administrator for environmental research and develop-
ment for each activity listed in subsection (a) of this section shall be 
obligated and expended for such long-term environmental research 
and development under this subsection. 
Limitation. 
Grant, contract, 
and cooperative 
agreement 
applications, 
review. 
Transfer of 
funds. 
Long-term 
research and 
development 
program. 
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AMENDMENT TO SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHMENT 
SEC. 3. Section 8(a) of Public Law 95-155 (relating to the provision 42 USC 4365. 
of advice by the Science Advisory Board) is amended by striking out 
"Science Advisory Board which shall provide such scientific advice as 
the Administrator requests" and inserting in lieu thereof "Science 
Advisory Board which shall provide such scientific advice as may be 
requested by the Administrator, the Committee on Environment and 
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PUBLIC LAW 96-569—DEC. 22, 1980 
Public Works of the United States Senate, or the Committees on 
Science and Technology, Interstate and Foreign Commerce, or Public 
Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives". 
Approved December 22, 1980. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 96-959 accompanying H.R. 7099 (Comm. on Science and 
Technology). 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-745 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 126 (1980): 
May 22, considered and passed Senate. 
Dec. 1, H.R. 7099 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S. 2726, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
Dec. 5, Senate concurred in House amendment with amendments. 
Dec. 9, House concurred in Senate amendments.