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 104 STAT. 3004 PUBLIC LAW 101-596—NOV. 16, 1990 33 USC 1268. Long Island Sound Improvement Act of 1990. 33 USC 1251 note. HEALTH RESEARCH REPORT SEC. 106. Subsection 118(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph— "(3) HEALTH RESEARCH REPORT.—(A) Not later than September 30, 1994, the Program Office, in consultation with the Research Office, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and Great Lakes States shall submit to the Congress a report assessing the adverse effects of water pollutants in the Great Lakes System on the health of persons in Great Lakes States and the health of fish, shellfish, and wildlife in the Great Lakes System. In conducting research in support of this report, the Administrator may, where appropriate, provide for research to be conducted under cooperative agreements with Great Lakes States. "(B) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section not to exceed $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994.". TITLE II—LONG ISLAND SOUND SHORT TITLE SEC. 201. This part may be cited as the "Long Island Sound Improvement Act of 1990". AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SEC. 202. Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 33 USC 1269. " SEC. 119. LONG ISLAND SOUND. —(a) The Administrator shall continue the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study (hereinafter referred to as the "Conference") as established pursuant to section 320 of this Act, and shall establish an office (hereinafter referred to as the "Office") to be located on or near Long Island Sound. "(b) ADMINISTRATION AND STAFFING OF OFFICE. — The Office shall be headed by a Director, who shall be detailed by the Administrator, following consultation with the Administrators of EPA regions I and II, from among the employees of the Agency who are in civil service. The Administrator shall delegate to the Director such authority and detail such additional staff as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Director under this section. "(c) DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.— The Office shall assist the Management Conference of the Long Island Sound Study in carrying out its goals. Specifically, the Office shall— "(1) assist and support the implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for Long Island Sound developed pursuant to section 320 of this Act; "(2) conduct or commission studies deemed necessary for strengthened implementation of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan including, but not limited to— "(A) population growth and the adequacy of wastewater treatment facilities, "(B) the use of biological methods for nutrient removal in sewage treatment plants,

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