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PUBLIC LAW 90-103-OCT. 11, 1967

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"(2) Identify present and potential water-using and other activities which are affected by acid mine pollution in the region, or originating in the region, and the economic and social costs and effects attributable to such pollution. • "(3) Identify known methods and costs for the control and . ' abatement of acid mine pollution. "(4) Estimate economic and social benefits, public and private, ^ that are likely to result from reducing to various levels acid mine pollution in the streams of the region and identify the types of ^ - :beneficiaries and the relative distribution of the benefits to such I beneficiaries. "(5) Consider the appropriate roles of Federal, State, and private interests in programs for the control, reduction, or elimination of acid mine pollution in the region and the relative costs which each should bear, including specifically (A) the extent, if any, to which private interests can bear the cost of such programs within the economics of mining activity, (B) the effectiveness of past action by Federal, State, and local units of government in remedying or controlling the adverse effects of acid mine pollution, (C) relationships which might be established among Federal, State, and local units of government, and with private interests, or implementing and funding such programs, and (D) the need for appropriate Federal and State legislation, including adequate enforcement provisions, for such programs. "(6) Formulate a program for the appropriate control, reduc^ '" tion, or elimination of acid mine pollution in the region, including the identification of specific objectives and costs, with due consideration to: (A) the developmental effects of the program, (B) the economic benefits of the program in relation to costs, (C) the social effects of the program, (D) the avoidance of unwarranted I financial gain to private interests, and (E) the types and sources of aid required to accomplish the program. "(c)(1) The Commission shall, as required by the President, main- reco"dr,*^^°^ tain accurate and complete records of transactions and activities maintenance. financed with Federal funds and report thereon to the President. The records of the Commission shall be available for audit with respect to such grants by the President and the Comptroller General or their duly authorized representatives. "(2) Recipients of Federal assistance under the provisions of this section shall, as required by the Commission, maintain accurate and complete records of transactions and activities financed with Federal funds and report thereon to the Commission. Such records shall be available for audit by the President, the Comptroller General, and the Commission or their duly authorized representatives. " (d) Not to exceed $11,000,000 of the funds authorized in section 401 of this Act for the two-fiscal-year period ending June 30, 1969, ^°^^' P- '^^^^ shall be available to carry out this section. Not to exceed $3,000,000 of such authorization shall be available for the purposes of subsection (b)." SEC. 121. Section 303 of the Act is amended to read as follows: H s*^*- 20. 40 USC app. 3 0 3. il.

P R O J E C T APPROVAL

"SEC. 303. An application for a grant or for any other assistance for a program or project under this Act shall be made through the State member of the Commission representing such applicant, and such State member shall evaluate the application for approval. Only applications for p r o - a m s and projects which are approved by a State member as meeting the requirements for assistance under the Act shall

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