Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1412

 91 STAT. 1378

PUBLIC LAW 95-183—NOV. 15, 1977 TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS REPROGRAMMING

Notice to congressional committees.

SEC. 301. Except as otherwise provided in this Act— (1) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program in excess of the amount actually authorized for that particular program by this Act, and (2) no amount appropriated pursuant to this Act may be used for any program which has not been presented to, or requested of, the Congress, unless a period of thirty calendar days (not including any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) has passed after the receipt by the Committee on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of notice given by the Administrator of Energy Research and Development (hereinafter in this title referred to as the "Administrator") containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such proposed action, or unless each such committee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the Administrator written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to the proposed action. ^ ^

Notice to congressional committees.

PROJECT COST VARIATION PROVISIONS

SEC. 302. (a) No project for which appropriations are authorized in section 202(1), (2), or (3) may be started if the current estimated cost of such project exceeds by more than 25 percent the amount authorized for such project. (b) At any time the Current estimated cost of any such project under construction exceeds by more than 25 percent the total amount authorized by law for such project, the Administrator shall (1) promptly notify the appropriate committees of the Congress of such fact and include in the notification an explanation for the increased cost of the project and the revised current estimated cost figures for such project, and (2) not proceed with such project unless and until additional funds for such project are authorized by law. (c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any project which has a current estimated cost of less than $5,000,000. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS

SEC. 303. The Administrator is authorized to start any project set forth under section 202(4) only if— (1) the then maximum currently estimated cost of such project does not exceed $750,000 and the then maximum currently estimated cost of any building included in such project does not exceed $300,000, except that the building cost limitation may be exceeded if the Administrator determines that it is necessary to do so in the interest of efficiency and economy; and (2) the total cost of all projects undertaken under such section does not exceed the estimated cost set forth in such section by more than 25 percent.

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