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Reports and recordkeeping.

Federal share, limitation.

Advisory Counc i l on Environmental Education; establishment; membership.

PUBLIC LAW 91-516-OCT. 30, 1970

[84 STAT.

cedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this title; and (vi) provides for making an annual report and such other reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require and for keeping such records, and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. (B) Applications from local educational agencies for financial assistance under this Act may be approved by the Commissioner only if the State educational agency has been notified of the application and been given the opportunity to offer recommendations. (C) Amendments of applications shall, except as the Secretary may otherwise provide by or pursuant to regulation, be subject to approval in the same manner as original applications. (4) Federal assistance to any program or project under this section, other than those involving curriculum development, dissemination of curricular materials, and evaluation, shall not exceed 80 per centum of the cost of such program for the first fiscal year of its operation, including costs of administration, unless the Commissioner determines, pursuant to regulations adopted and promulgated by the Secretary establishing objective criteria for such determinations, that assistance in excess of such percentages is required in furtherance of the purposes of this section. The Federal share for the second year shall not exceed 60 per centum, and for the third year 40 per centum. NonFederal contributions may be in cash or kind, fairly evaluated, including but not limited to plant, equipment, and services. (c)(1) There is hereby established an Advisory Council on Environmental Education consisting of twenty-one members appointed by the Secretary, The Secretary shall appoint one member as Chairman. The Council shall consist of persons appointed from the public and private sector with due regard to their fitness, knowledge, and experience in matters of, but not limited to, academic, scientific, medical, legal, resource conservation and production, urban and regional planning, and information media activities as they relate to our society and affect our environment, and shall give due consideration to geographical representation in the appointment of such members: Provided, however, That the Council shall consist of not less than three ecologists and three students. (2) The Council shall— (A) advise the Commissioner and the office concerning the administration of, preparation of general regulations for, and operation of programs assisted under this section; (B) make recommendations to the office with respect to the allocation of funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (d) among the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and the criteria to be used in approving applications, which criteria shall insure an appropriate geographical distribution of approved programs and projects throughout the Nation; (C) develop criteria for the review of applications and their disposition; and (D) evaluate programs and projects assisted under this section and disseminate the results thereof.

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