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 PUBLIC LAW 99-396—AUG. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 841

"SEC. 4. (a) Section 704(c) of the foregoing Covenant shall not apply to the Federal financial assistance which is provided to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to section 3 of this Act. "(b) Upon the expiration of the period of Federal financial assistance which is provided to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to section 3 of this Act, payments of direct grant assistance shall continue at the annual level provided for the last fiscal year of the additional period of seven fiscal years until Congress otherwise provides by law. "SEC. 5. Should the Secretary of the Interior believe that the performance standards of the agreement identified in section 3 of this Act are not being met, he shall notify the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands in writing with the intent to resolve such issue in a mutually agreeable and expeditious manner and notify the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Should the issue not be resolved within thirty days after the notification is received by the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Secretary of the Interior may request authority from Congress to withhold payment of an appropriate amount of the operations funds identified in the schedule of payments in paragraph 2 of part II of the Agreement of the Special Representatives for a period of less than one year but no funds shall be withheld except by Act of Congress.". SEC 11. The final rule of June 18, 1986, amending part 697 of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall have no effect. The minimum rates of wages paid to the employees in American Samoa shall be those in effect July 1, 1986, until new rates are established by another industry committee acting pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. SEC. 12. (a) In awarding assistance grants, consolidated under the provisions of title V of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts related thereto, and for other purposes" (91 Stat. 1159, as amended), to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands or the Virgin Islands, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may, in his discretion, adjust or otherwise modify maintenance or level of effort requirements. (b) In awarding grants to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands under section 201(g)(1) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may waive limitations regarding grant eligibility for sewerage facilities and related appurtenances, insofar as such limitations relate to collector sewers, based upon a determination that applying such limitations could hinder the alleviation of threats to public health and water quality. In making such a determination, the Administrator shall take into consideration the public health and water quality benefits to be derived and the availability of alternate funding sources. The Administrator shall not award grants under this section for the operation and maintenance of sewerage facilities, for construction of facilities which are not an essential component of the sewerage facilities, or any other activities or facilities which are not concerned with the manage-

48 USC 1681 note. Ante, p. 840. Grants.

48 USC 1681 note.

Wages.

29 USC 201 et seq. Grants. 48 USC 1469a note. 48 USC 1469a.

Grants. Waste disposal. Water. Health and medical care. 33 USC 1281 note. 33 USC 1281.

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