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29 U.S.C. § 672 — Grants to States
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employee transported releases of hazardous
materials; and
(B) prepare and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report concerning
the result of such determination.
(2) Additional regulations or standards
If the Secretary of Labor determines that
additional regulations or standards are needed
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pro-
mulgate, pursuant to the Secretary’s author-
ity under the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), such regula-
tions or standards as determined to be appro-
priate not later than 3 years after such deter-
mination.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated from
sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated,
for each fiscal year such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 102–522, title II, § 209, Oct. 26, 1992, 106
Stat. 3420.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, re-
ferred to in subsecs. (c)(1)(B)(i)(II) and (d)(2), is Pub. L.
91–596, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, which is classified
principally to this chapter. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 651 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Fire Administra-
tion Authorization Act of 1992, and not as part of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which com-
prises this chapter.
§ 672. Grants to States
(a) Designation of State agency to assist State in
identifying State needs and responsibilities
and in developing State plans
The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1971, and the two suc-
ceeding fiscal years, to make grants to the
States which have designate
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employee transported releases of hazardous
materials; and
(B) prepare and submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a report concerning
the result of such determination.
(2) Additional regulations or standards
If the Secretary of Labor determines that
additional regulations or standards are needed
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pro-
mulgate, pursuant to the Secretary’s author-
ity under the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), such regula-
tions or standards as determined to be appro-
priate not later than 3 years after such deter-
mination.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated from
sums otherwise authorized to be appropriated,
for each fiscal year such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(Pub. L. 102–522, title II, § 209, Oct. 26, 1992, 106
Stat. 3420.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, re-
ferred to in subsecs. (c)(1)(B)(i)(II) and (d)(2), is Pub. L.
91–596, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, which is classified
principally to this chapter. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 651 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Fire Administra-
tion Authorization Act of 1992, and not as part of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which com-
prises this chapter.
§ 672. Grants to States
(a) Designation of State agency to assist State in
identifying State needs and responsibilities
and in developing State plans
The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1971, and the two suc-
ceeding fiscal years, to make grants to the
States which have designated a State agency
under section 667 of this title to assist them—
(1) in identifying their needs and responsibil-
ities in the area of occupational safety and
health,
(2) in developing State plans under section
667 of this title, or
(3) in developing plans for—
(A) establishing systems for the collection
of information concerning the nature and
frequency of occupational injuries and dis-
eases;
(B) increasing the expertise and enforce-
ment capabilities of their personnel engaged
in occupational safety and health programs;
or
(C) otherwise improving the administra-
tion and enforcement of State occupational
safety and health laws, including standards
thereunder, consistent with the objectives of
this chapter.
(b) Experimental and demonstration projects
The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1971, and the two suc-
ceeding fiscal years, to make grants to the
States for experimental and demonstration
projects consistent with the objectives set forth
in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Designation by Governor of appropriate State
agency for receipt of grant
The Governor of the State shall designate the
appropriate State agency for receipt of any
grant made by the Secretary under this section.
(d) Submission of application
Any State agency designated by the Governor
of the State desiring a grant under this section
shall submit an application therefor to the Sec-
retary.
(e) Approval or rejection of application
The Secretary shall review the application,
and shall, after consultation with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, approve or reject
such application.
(f) Federal share
The Federal share for each State grant under
subsection (a) or (b) of this section may not ex-
ceed 90 per centum of the total cost of the appli-
cation. In the event the Federal share for all
States under either such subsection is not the
same, the differences among the States shall be
established on the basis of objective criteria.
(g) Administration and enforcement of programs
contained in approved State plans; Federal
share
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to
the States to assist them in administering and
enforcing programs for occupational safety and
health contained in State plans approved by the
Secretary pursuant to section 667 of this title.
The Federal share for each State grant under
this subsection may not exceed 50 per centum of
the total cost to the State of such a program.
The last sentence of subsection (f) shall be appli-
cable in determining the Federal share under
this subsection.
(h) Report to President and Congress
Prior to June 30, 1973, the Secretary shall,
after consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, transmit a report to the
President and to the Congress, describing the
experience under the grant programs authorized
by this section and making any recommenda-
tions he may deem appropriate.
(Pub. L. 91–596, § 23, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1613;
Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93
Stat. 695.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’ sub-
stituted for ‘‘Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare’’ in subsec. (c), pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub.
L. 96–88 which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20,
Education.
§ 673. Statistics
(a) Development and maintenance of program of
collection, compilation, and analysis; employ-
ments subject to coverage; scope
In order to further the purposes of this chap-
ter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
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**(a)** The Congress finds that personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations impose a substantial burden upon, and are a hindrance to, interstate commerce in terms of lost production, wage loss, medical expenses, and disability compensation payments.
**(b)** The Congress declares it to be its purpose and policy, through the exercise of its powers to regulate commerce among the several States and with foreign nations and to provide for the general welfare, to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources—
(1) by encouraging employers and employees in their efforts to reduce the number of occupational safety and health hazards at their places of employment, and to stimulate employers and employees to institute new and to perfect existing programs for providing safe and healthful working conditions;
(2) by providing that employers and employees have separate but dependent responsibilities and rights with respect to achieving safe and healthful working conditions;
(3) by authorizing the Secretary of Labor to set mandatory occupational safety and health standards applicable to businesses affecting interstate commerce, and by creating an Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for carrying out adjudicatory functions under this chapter;
(4) by building upon advances already made through employer and employee initiative for providing safe and healthful working conditions;
(5) by providing for research in the field of occupational safety and health, including the psychological factors involved, and by developing innovative methods, techniques, and approaches for dealing with occupational safety and health problems;
(6) by exploring ways to discover la
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Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1978—Pub. L. 95–256 struck out ‘‘, not in excess of
$5,000,000 for any fiscal year,’’ after ‘‘sums’’.
1974—Pub. L. 93–259, § 28(a)(5), increased appropria-
tions authorization to $5,000,000 from $3,000,000.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–259 effective May 1, 1974,
see section 29(a) of Pub. L. 93–259, set out as a note
under section 202 of this title.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions relating to age discrimination administra-
tion and enforcement vested by this section in Sec-
retary of Labor or Civil Service Commission trans-
ferred to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, § 2, 43 F.R. 19807, 92 Stat.
3781, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or-
ganization and Employees, effective Jan. 1, 1979, as pro-
vided by section 1–101 of Ex. Ord. No. 12106, Dec. 28, 1978,
44 F.R. 1053.
CHAPTER 15—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH
Sec.
651.
Congressional statement of findings and dec-
laration of purpose and policy.
652.
Definitions.
653.
Geographic applicability; judicial enforce-
ment; applicability to existing standards;
report to Congress on duplication and co-
ordination of Federal laws; workmen’s com-
pensation law or common law or statutory
rights, duties, or liabilities of employers
and employees unaffected.
654.
Duties of employers and employees.
655.
Standards.
656.
Administration.
657.
Inspections,
investigations,
and
record-
keeping.
658.
Citations.
659.
Enforcement procedures.
660.
Judicial review.
661.
Occupational Safety and Health Review Com-
mission.
662.
Injunction proceedings.
663.
Representation in civil litigation.
664.
Disclosure
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**(a) Designation of State agency to assist State in identifying State needs and responsibilities and in developing State plans** The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to the States which have designated a State agency under [section 667 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section667&num=0&edition=prelim) to assist them—
(1) in identifying their needs and responsibilities in the area of occupational safety and health,
(2) in developing State plans under [section 667 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section667&num=0&edition=prelim), or
(3) in developing plans for—
(A) establishing systems for the collection of information concerning the nature and frequency of occupational injuries and diseases;
(B) increasing the expertise and enforcement capabilities of their personnel engaged in occupational safety and health programs; or
(C) otherwise improving the administration and enforcement of State occupational safety and health laws, including standards thereunder, consistent with the objectives of this chapter.
**(b) Experimental and demonstration projects** The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to the States for experimental and demonstration projects consistent with the objectives set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
**(c) Designation by Governor of appropriate State agency for receipt of grant** The Governor of the State shall designate the appropriate State agency for receipt of any grant made by the Secretary under this section.
**(d) Submission of application** Any State agency
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