§ 742d-1. — Studies of effects in use of chemicals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC742d-1]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 9--FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Sec. 742d-1. Studies of effects in use of chemicals
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is
authorized and directed to undertake comprehensive continuing studies on
the effects of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and pesticides, upon
the fish and wildlife resources of the United States, for the purpose of
determining the amounts, percentages, and formulations of such chemicals
that are lethal to or injurious to fish and wildlife and the amounts,
percentages, mixtures, or formulations that can be used safely, and
thereby prevent losses of fish and wildlife from such spraying, dusting,
or other treatment.
(Pub. L. 85-582, Sec. 1, Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 479; 1970 Reorg. Plan
No. 3, Sec. 2(a)(2)(i), eff. Dec. 2, 1970, 35 F.R. 15623, 84 Stat.
2086.)
Transfer of Functions
``Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency'' substituted
in text for ``Secretary of the Interior'' pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3
of 1970, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees, which abolished the Federal Water Quality Administration in
Department of the Interior and transferred to Administrator of
Environmental Protection Agency all functions vested in Secretary of the
Interior by this section.
Appropriations
Section 2 of Pub. L. 85-582, Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 479, as amended
by Pub. L. 86-279, Sept. 16, 1959, 73 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 89-232, Oct. 1,
1965, 79 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 90-394, July 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 338,
provided that: ``In order to carry out the provisions of this Act [this
section], there is authorized to be appropriated $3,500,000 for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and for each of the two fiscal years
immediately following such year. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.''
