Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/542

 94 STAT. 492

Report to Secretary.

Limitation of funds.

PUBLIC LAW 96-270—JUNE 14, 1980 (E) contains such other information or assurances as the Secretary may require. (2) The Secretary shall provide the Task Force with a copy of any application submitted to the Secretary under paragraph (1). (3) No grant may be awarded by the Secretary under this section for asbestos hazards detection programs conducted before the effective date of this Act unless the applicant has submitted an application to the Secretary— (A) containing the information required under paragraph (1); and (B) providing assurances that any program for which a grant is sought was carried out in a manner which substantially conforms to the requirements established by the Secretary under section 7(a)(l). No grant may be awarded under this section for any asbestos hazards detection program completed before January 1, 1976. (4) After reviewing the application submitted under this section, together with any recommendations made by the Task Force, the Secretary shall determine the amount of any grant to be awarded under this section. Funds may be awarded by the Secretary for the administrative costs incurred in the preparation and supervision of the asbestos detection program and for the following activities: (A) Visual inspections of school buildings. (B) The sampling of building and insulation materials. (C) Appropriate tests to determine the level of asbestos content in suspected materials, and tests determined to be essential to detect the likelihood of imminent danger to persons within school buildings. (c) Local and State educational agencies receiving grants under this section shall file a report with the Secretary, not later than 120 days after the award of such grant, describing the detection activities which were undertaken, the results of the asbestos detection program, and plans for mitigating any imminent hazards which were detected by the testing. The report shall include a detailed accounting of the funds'used to carry out the detection program. (d) During the period in which grants may be made under this section, not more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section may be made available by the Secretary to the Task Force to conduct education and technical assistance programs related to the detection of asbestos hazards in school buildings and the implementation of appropriate actions to mitigate such hazards. ASBESTOS HAZARDS CONTROL LOAN PROGRAM

20 USC 3605.

Limitation on loan amount.

SEC. 6. (a)(1) There is established within the Department of Education an Asbestos Hazards Control Loan Program (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Loan Program"), which shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this section. (2) The Secretary may make loans under this section to local educational agencies in an amount equal to 50 percent of the costs of carrying out projects for— (A) the containment or removal of any materials containing asbestos in school buildings in which such materials pose an imminent hazard to the health and safety of children or employees;

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