§ 2627. — State programs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2627]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 53--TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I--CONTROL OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Sec. 2627. State programs
(a) In general
For the purpose of complementing (but not reducing) the authority
of, or actions taken by, the Administrator under this chapter, the
Administrator may make grants to States for the establishment and
operation of programs to prevent or eliminate unreasonable risks within
the States to health or the environment which are associated with a
chemical substance or mixture and with respect to which the
Administrator is unable or is not likely to take action under this
chapter for their prevention or elimination. The amount of a grant under
this subsection shall be determined by the Administrator, except that no
grant for any State program may exceed 75 per centum of the
establishment and operation costs (as determined by the Administrator)
of such program during the period for which the grant is made.
(b) Approval by Administrator
(1) No grant may be made under subsection (a) of this section unless
an application therefor is submitted to and approved by the
Administrator. Such an application shall be submitted in such form and
manner as the Administrator may require and shall--
(A) set forth the need of the applicant for a grant under
subsection (a) of this section,
(B) identify the agency or agencies of the State which shall
establish or operate, or both, the program for which the application
is submitted,
(C) describe the actions proposed to be taken under such
program,
(D) contain or be supported by assurances satisfactory to the
Administrator that such program shall, to the extent feasible, be
integrated with other programs of the applicant for environmental
and public health protection,
(E) provide for the making of such reports and evaluations as
the Administrator may require, and
(F) contain such other information as the Administrator may
prescribe.
(2) The Administrator may approve an application submitted in
accordance with paragraph (1) only if the applicant has established to
the satisfaction of the Administrator a priority need, as determined
under rules of the Administrator, for the grant for which the
application has been submitted. Such rules shall take into consideration
the seriousness of the health effects in a State which are associated
with chemical substances or mixtures, including cancer, birth defects,
and gene mutations, the extent of the exposure in a State of human
beings and the environment to chemical substances and mixtures, and the
extent to which chemical substances and mixtures are manufactured,
processed, used, and disposed of in a State.
(c) Annual reports
Not later than six months after the end of each of the fiscal years
1979, 1980, and 1981, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a
report respecting the programs assisted by grants under subsection (a)
of this section in the preceding fiscal year and the extent to which the
Administrator has disseminated information respecting such programs.
(d) Authorization
For the purpose of making grants under subsection (a) of this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for each of
the fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Sums appropriated under this subsection
shall remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 94-469, title I, Sec. 28, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2049; Pub. L.
97-129, Sec. 1(a), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1686; renumbered title I,
Pub. L. 99-519, Sec. 3(c)(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2989.)
Amendments
1981--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97-129 substituted provisions relating to
authorization of appropriations of $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1982 and 1983 for provisions relating to such authorization for
fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1977, Sept. 30, 1978, and Sept. 30, 1979.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2628 of this title.
