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 PUBLIC LAW 96-270—JUNE 14, 1980 (b) Not later than six months after the submission of the plan described in subsection (a), and each six months thereafter during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act, the State agency or unit designated under paragraph (4) of subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a report which describes the actions taken by the State in accordance with its plan under such subsection.

94 STAT. 491 Report to Secretary.

ASBESTOS HAZARDS DETECTION PROGRAM

SEC. 5. (a)(1)(A) The Secretary may make grants to local educational Grants. agencies for the Federal share of the costs of carrying out an asbestos 20 USC 3604. detection program meeting the standards established by the Secretary under section 7(a)(1) of this Act. Grants may be made under this section only during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act. (B) The Secretary may make grants to State educational agencies for the Federal share of the costs of carrying out any asbestos detection program if— (i) the State,, through the State educational agency or some other appropriate State agency, is making grants to local educational agencies for asbestos hazard detection programs, and (ii) such programs meet the standards established by the Secretary under section 7(a)(1) of this Act. (C) Grants may be made under this section only during the two- Time limitation. year period beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Subject to the second sentence of this paragraph, the Federal Federal share share of the costs referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 50 percent. Upon a determination by the Secretary that an applicant has limited fiscal resources and would be unable to participate in the program under this section without receiving from the Federal Government, as its Federal share of such costs, an amount greater than the amount permitted under the first sentence of this paragraph, the Secretary may increase the Federal share which may be paid to such applicant by such amount as the Secretary considers appropriate to permit the applicant to participate in the program. Application for (b)(1) No grant may be made under this section unless an applica- grant. tion has been submitted to and approved by the Secretary, after consultation with the Task Force. The Secretary may not approve an application unless the application— (A) contains a description of the methods to be used by the local educational agency, or in the case of an application by the State educational agency the methods to be used by the local educational agencies receiving grants from the State, to determine whether hazardous concentrations of asbestos fibers or materials emitting such fibers exist in school buildings under the jurisdiction of such agency; (B) contains an estimate of the total cost of the detection program, including such detailed descriptions of the costs of each component of the program as the Secretary may require; (C) designates the party which shall conduct the testing for the detection program and describes such party's qualifications for conducting such testing; (D) contains assurances that the program shall be carried out in accordance with standards established by the Secretary under section 7(a)(1) and that any party employed to conduct such testing shall satisfy the competency standards established under such section; and

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