- § 4371. Congressional findings, declarations, and purposes
- § 4372. Office of Environmental Quality
- § 4373. Referral of Environmental Quality Reports to standing committees having jurisdiction
- § 4374. Authorization of appropriations
- § 4375. Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund
§ 4371. Congressional findings, declarations, and purposes
(a) The Congress finds—
(1) that man has caused changes in the environment;
(2) that many of these changes may affect the relationship between man and his environment; and
(3) that population increases and urban concentration contribute directly to pollution and the degradation of our environment.
(b)
(1) The Congress declares that there is a national policy for the environment which provides for the enhancement of environmental quality. This policy is evidenced by statutes heretofore enacted relating to the prevention, abatement, and control of environmental pollution, water and land resources, transportation, and economic and regional development.
(2) The primary responsibility for implementing this policy rests with State and local government.
(3) The Federal Government encourages and supports implementation of this policy through appropriate regional organizations established under existing law.
(c) The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to assure that each Federal department and agency conducting or supporting public works activities which affect the environment shall implement the policies established under existing law; and
(2) to authorize an Office of Environmental Quality, which, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall provide the professional and administrative staff for the Council on Environmental Quality established by Public Law 91–190.
(Pub. L. 91–224, title II, § 202, Apr. 3, 1970, 84 Stat. 114.)
§ 4372. Office of Environmental Quality
(a) Establishment; Director; Deputy Director
(b) Compensation of Deputy Director
(c) Employment of personnel, experts, and consultants; compensation
(d) Duties and functions of Director
In carrying out his functions the Director shall assist and advise the President on policies and programs of the Federal Government affecting environmental quality by—
(1) providing the professional and administrative staff and support for the Council on Environmental Quality established by Public Law 91–190;
(2) assisting the Federal agencies and departments in appraising the effectiveness of existing and proposed facilities, programs, policies, and activities of the Federal Government, and those specific major projects designated by the President which do not require individual project authorization by Congress, which affect environmental quality;
(3) reviewing the adequacy of existing systems for monitoring and predicting environmental changes in order to achieve effective coverage and efficient use of research facilities and other resources;
(4) promoting the advancement of scientific knowledge of the effects of actions and technology on the environment and encourage 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “encouraging”.
the development of the means to prevent or reduce adverse effects that endanger the health and well-being of man;(5) assisting in coordinating among the Federal departments and agencies those programs and activities which affect, protect, and improve environmental quality;
(6) assisting the Federal departments and agencies in the development and interrelationship of environmental quality criteria and standards established through the Federal Government;
(7) collecting, collating, analyzing, and interpreting data and information on environmental quality, ecological research, and evaluation.
(e) Authority of Director to contract
(Pub. L. 91–224, title II, § 203, Apr. 3, 1970, 84 Stat. 114; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959, 84 Stat. 2085.)
§ 4373. Referral of Environmental Quality Reports to standing committees having jurisdiction
Each Environmental Quality Report required by Public Law 91–190 shall, upon transmittal to Congress, be referred to each standing committee having jurisdiction over any part of the subject matter of the Report.
(Pub. L. 91–224, title II, § 204, Apr. 3, 1970, 84 Stat. 115.)
§ 4374. Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the operations of the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality not to exceed the following sums for the following fiscal years which sums are in addition to those contained in Public Law 91–190:
(a) $2,126,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979.
(b) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1980, and September 30, 1981.
(c) $44,000 for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, 1983, and 1984.
(d) $480,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1985 and September 30, 1986.
(Pub. L. 91–224, title II, § 205, Apr. 3, 1970, 84 Stat. 115; Pub. L. 93–36, May 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 72; Pub. L. 94–52, § 1, July 3, 1975, 89 Stat. 258; Pub. L. 94–298, May 29, 1976, 90 Stat. 587; Pub. L. 95–300, June 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 342; Pub. L. 97–350, § 1, Oct. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1661; Pub. L. 98–581, § 1, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3093.)
§ 4375. Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund
(a) Establishment; financing of study contracts and Federal interagency environmental projects
There is established an Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund (hereinafter referred to as the “Fund”) to receive advance payments from other agencies or accounts that may be used solely to finance—
(1) study contracts that are jointly sponsored by the Office and one or more other Federal agencies; and
(2) Federal interagency environmental projects (including task forces) in which the Office participates.
(b) Study contract or project initiative
(c) Regulations
(Pub. L. 91–224, title II, § 206, as added Pub. L. 98–581, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3093.)