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PUBLIC LAW 88-206-DEC. 17, 1963

[77 STAT.

a ADMINISTRATION

58 Stat. 690. 60 stat^. 423*.

"SEC. 8. (a) The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out his functions under this Act. The Secretary may delegate to any officer or employee of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare such of his powers and duties under this Act,' except the making of regulations, as he may deem necessary or expedient. "(b) Upon the request of an air pollution control agency, personnel of the Public Health Service may be detailed to such agency for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. The provisions of section 214(d) of the Public Health Service Act shall be applicable with respect to any personnel so detailed to the same extent as if such personnel had been detailed under section 214(b) of that Act. "(c) Payments under grants made under this Act may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Secretary. "DEFINITIONS

"SEC. 9. When used in this Act— "(a) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. "(b) The term 'air pollution control agency' means any of the following: "(1) A single State agency designated by the Governor of that State as the official State air pollution control agency for purposes of this Act; "(2) An agency established by two or more States and having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the prevention and control of air pollution; " (3) A city, county, or other local government health authority, or, in the case of any city, county, or other local government in which there is an agency other than the health authority charged with responsibility for enforcing ordinances or laws relating to the prevention and control of air pollution, such other agency; or "(4) An agency of two or more municipalities located in the same State or in different States and having substantial powers or duties pertaining to the prevention and control of air pollution. "(c) The term 'interstate air pollution control agency' means— " (1) an air pollution control agency established by two or more States, or " (2) an air pollution control agency of two or more municipalities located in different States. " (d) The term 'State' means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. "(e) The term 'person' includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association. State, municipality, and political subdivision of a State. " (f) The term 'municipality"' means a city, town, borough, county, )arisli, district, or other public body created by or pursuant to State aw. " (g) All language referring to adverse effects on Avelfare shall include but not be limited to injury to agricultural crops and livestock, damage to and the deterioration of property, and hazards to transportation.

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