104 STAT. 1372 PUBLIC LAW 101-507 —NOV. 5, 1990 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses; $974,700,000: Provided, That none of these funds may be expended for purposes of Resource Conservation and Recovery Panels established under section 2003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6913). OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, $37,000,000, of which $13,107,000 shall be derived from the Hazardous Substance Superfund trust fund and $575,000 shall be derived from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For research and development activities, $254,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 1992: Provided, That not more than $35,600,000 of these funds shall be available for procurement of laboratory equipment, supplies, and other operating expenses in support of research and development. ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE For abatement, control, and compliance activities, $1,006,525,000, to remain available until September 30, 1992: Provided, That up to $2,800,000 shall be available for grants and cooperative agreements to develop and implement asbestos training and accreditation pro- Government grams: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision contracts. of law, the lease or purchase of a computer, from funds appropriated Michigan. under this paragraph, to support the regional acid deposition monitoring program, and the planning and site acquisition for a new EPA Center for Ecology Research and Training, shall be established in the Bay City, Michigan, vicinity: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds appropriated under this heading, the Administrator is authorized to make grants to "Federally recognized Indian tribes" on such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate for the development of multimedia environmental programs: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this head shall be available to the National Oceanic
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