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 118 STAT. 418 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 (1) treat the Pioneer Homes in the State of Alaska collec tively as a single State home for veterans for purposes of section 1741 of title 38, United States Code; and (2) make per diem payments to the State of Alaska for care provided to veterans in the Pioneer Homes in accordance with the provisions of that section. (b) TREATMENT NOTWITHSTANDING NON VETERAN RESIDENCY.— The Secretary may treat the Pioneer Homes as a State home under subsection (a) notwithstanding the residency of non veterans in one or more of the Pioneer Homes. (c) PIONEER HOMES DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Pio neer Homes’’ means the six regional homes in the State of Alaska known as Pioneer Homes, which are located in the following: (1) Anchorage, Alaska. (2) Fairbanks, Alaska. (3) Juneau, Alaska. (4) Ketchikan, Alaska. (5) Palmer, Alaska. (6) Sitka, Alaska. (d) LIMITATION.—The number of beds occupied by veterans collectively in the six Pioneer Homes listed under subsection (c) for which per diem would be paid under this authority shall not exceed the number of veterans in State beds that otherwise would be permitted in Alaska under the Department of Veterans Affairs State home regulations governing the number of beds per veteran population. SEC. 427. Of the amounts available to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, such sums as maybe necessary for the benefit of the families of the astronauts who died on board the Space Shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003, are available under the terms of section 203(c)(13) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended, independent of the limitations established therein. SEC. 428. REGULATION OF SMALL ENGINES. (a) In considering any request from California to authorize the State to adopt or enforce standards of other requirements relating to the control of emissions from new non road spark ignition engines smaller than 50 horsepower, the Administrator shall give appropriate consider ation to safety factors (including the potential increased risk of burn or fire) associated with compliance with the California standard. (b) Not later than December 1, 2004, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall propose regulations under the Clean Air Act that shall contain standards to reduce emissions from new nonroad spark ignition engines smaller than 50 horsepower. Not later than December 31, 2005, the Adminis trator shall publish in the Federal Register final regulations con taining such standards. (c) No State or any political subdivision thereof may adopt or attempt to enforce any standard or other requirement applicable to spark ignition engines smaller than 50 horsepower. (d) EXCEPTION FOR CALIFORNIA.—The prohibition in subsection (e) does not apply to or restrict in any way the authority granted to California under section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7543(e)). (e) EXCEPTION FOR OTHER STATES.—The prohibition in sub section (c) does not apply to or restrict the authority of any State Federal Register, publication. Deadlines. 42 USC 7547 note. California. Space Shuttle Columbia.

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