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PUBLIC LAW 93-523-DEC. 16, 1974

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" (b)(1) From allotments made pursuant to paragraph (4), the underground Administrator may make grants to States to carry out underground ^ro'tect^U)n'^'* water source protection programs. programs. "(2) No grant may be made under paragraph (1) unless an application therefor has been submitted to the Administrator in such form and manner as he may require. The Administrator may not approve an application of a State for its first grant under paragraph (1) unless he determines that the State— " (A) has established or will establish within two years from the date of such grant an underground water source protection, and " (B) will, within such two years, assume primary enforcement responsibility for underground water sources within the

State. No grant may be made to a State under paragraph (1) for any period beginning more than two years after the date of the State's first grant unless the State has assumed and maintains primary enforcement responsibility for underground water sources within the State. "(3) A grant under paragraph (1) shall be made to cover not more than 75 per centum of the grant recipient's costs (as determined under regulations of the Administrator) in carrying out, during the one-year period beginning on the date the grant is made, an underground water source protection program. "(4) In each fiscal year the Administrator shall, in accordance with regulations, allot the sums appropriated for such year under paragraph (5) among the States on the basis of population, geographical area, and other relevant factors. "(5) For purposes of making grants under paragraph (1) there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1976, and $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977. "(c) For purposes of this section: " (1) The term 'public water system supervision program' means a program for the adoption and enforcement of drinking water regulations (with such variances and exemptions from such regulations under conditions and in a manner which is not less stringent than the conditions under, and the manner in, which variances and exemptions may be granted under sections 1415 and 1416) which are no less stringent than the national primary drinking water regulations under section 1412, and for keeping records and making reports required by section 1413(a)(3). "(2) The term 'underground water source protection program' means a program for the adoption and enforcement of a program which meets the requirements of regulations under section 1421 and for keeping records and making reports required by section 1422(b)(1)(A) (ii).

Allotment of

Appropriations Definitions.

"SPECIAL STUDY AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT GRANTS; GUARANTEED LOANS

"SEC. 1444. (a) The Administrator may make grants to any person for the purposes of— "(1) assisting in the development and demonstration (including construction) of any project which will demonstrate a new or improved method, approach, or technology, for providing a dependably safe supply of drinking water to the public; and "(2) assisting in the development and demonstration (including construction) of any project which will investigate and demonstrate health implications involved in the reclamation, recycling,

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