PUBLIC LAW 105-178—JUNE 9, 1998 112 STAT. 463 (c) TRANSLINK. — (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall make grants to the Texas Transportation Institute to continue the Translink Research progrsim. (2) FUNDING.— Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001 by section 5001(a)(6) of this Act, $1,300,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out this paragraph. SEC. 5213. REPEAL. 23 USC 502 note. The Intermodal Surface Trsmsportation Efficiency Act of 1991 is amended by striking part B of title VI (23 U.S.C. 307 note; 105 Stat. 2189). TITLE VI—OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS SEC. 6101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 42 USC 7407 (a) The Congress finds that— (1) there is a lack of air quality monitoring data for fine particle levels, measured as PM2.5, in the United States and the States should receive full funding for the monitoring efforts; (2) such data would provide a basis for designating areas as attainment or nonattainment for any PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards pursuant to the standards promulgated in July 1997; (3) the President of the United States directed the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this title as the "Administrator") in a memorandum dated July 16, 1997, to complete the next periodic review of the particulate matter national ambient air quality standards by July 2002 in order to determine "whether to revise or maintain the standards"; (4) the Administrator has stated that 3 years of air quality monitoring data for fine particle levels, measured as PM2.5 and performed in accordance with any applicable Federal ref- erence methods, is appropriate for designating areas as attainment or nonattainment pursuant to the July 1997 promulgated standards; and (5) the Administrator has acknowledged that in drawing boundaries for attainment and nonattainment areas for the July 1997 ozone national air quality standards. Governors would benefit from considering implementation guidance from EPA on drawing area boundaries. (b) The purposes of this title are— (1) to ensure that 3 years of air quality monitoring data regarding fine particle levels are gathered for use in the determination of area attainment or nonattainment designations respecting any PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards; (2) to ensure that the Governors have adequate time to consider implementation guidance from EPA on drawing area boundaries prior to submitting area designations respecting the July 1997 ozone national ambient air quality standards; (3) to ensure that the schedule for implementation of the July 1997 revisions of the ambient air quality standards for particulate matter and the schedule for the Environmental
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