42 U.S.C. § 7544 — State grants

Page 7339 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 7545 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1857f–6a of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 209 of act July 14, 1955, as added Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, 81 Stat. 502, was renumbered section 210 by Pub. L. 91–604 and is classified to section 7544 of this title. Another prior section 209 of act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, as added Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L. 89–272, title I, § 101(8), 79 Stat. 995, related to appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969, and was classified to section 1857f–8 of this title, prior to re- peal by Pub. L. 89–675, § 2(b), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 954. AMENDMENTS 1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–549 added subsec. (e). 1977—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–95, § 207, designated exist- ing provisions as par. (1), substituted ‘‘March 30, 1966, if the State determines that the State standards will be, in the aggregate, at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable Federal standards’’ for ‘‘March 30, 1966, unless he finds that such State does not require standards more stringent than applicable Federal standards to meet compelling the extraor- dinary conditions or that such State standards and ac- companying enforcement procedures are not consistent with section 7521(a) of this title’’, added subpars. (A), (B), and (C), and added pars. (2) and (3). Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 95–95, § 221, added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–604, § 11(a)(2)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘part’’ for ‘‘subchapter’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–604, § 15(c)(2), substituted ‘‘Ad- ministrator’’ for ‘‘Secretary’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91–604, § 11(a)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘part’’ for ‘‘subchapter’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–95 effective Aug. 7, 1977, ex- cept as otherwise expressly provided, see section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95–95, set out as a note under section 7401 of this title. MODIFICATION OR RESCISSION OF RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS, DETERMINATIONS, CONTRACTS, CERTIFI- CATIONS, AUTHORIZATIONS, DELEGATIONS, AND OTHER ACTIONS All rules, regulations, orders, determinations, con- tracts, certifications, authorizations, delegations, or other actions duly issued, made, or taken by or pursu- ant to act July 14, 1955, the Clean Air Act, as in effect immediately prior to the date of enactment of Pub. L. 95–95 [Aug. 7, 1977] to continue in full force and effect until modified or rescinded in accordance with act July 14, 1955, as amended by Pub. L. 95–95 [this chapter], see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 95–95, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 7401 of this title. § 7544. State grants The Administrator is authorized to make grants to appropriate State agencies in an amount up to two-thirds of the cost of devel- oping and maintaining effective vehicle emis- sion devices and systems inspection and emis- sion testing and control programs, except that— (1) no such grant shall be made for any part of any State vehicle inspection program which does not directly relate to the cost of the air pollution control aspects of such a program; (2) no such grant shall be made unless the Secretary of Transportation has certified to the Administrator that such program is con- sistent with any highway safety program de- veloped pursuant to section 402 of title 23; and (3) no such grant shall be made unless the program includes provisions designed to insure that emission control devices and systems on vehicles in actual use have not been discon- tinued or rendered inoperative. Grants may be made under this section by way of reimbursement in any case in which amounts have been expended by the State before the date on which any such grant was made. (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title II, § 210, formerly § 209, as added Pub. L. 90–148, § 2, Nov. 21, 1967, 81 Stat. 502; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 91–604, §§ 8(a), 10(b), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1694, 1700; Pub. L. 95–95, title II, § 204, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 754.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1857f–6b of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 210 of act July 14, 1955, was renum- bered section 211 by Pub. L. 91–604 and is classified to section 7545 of this title. AMENDMENTS 1977—Pub. L. 95–95 inserted provision allowing grants to be made by way of reimbursement in any case in which amounts have been expended by States before the date on which the grants were made. 1970—Pub. L. 91–604, § 10(b), substituted provisions au- thorizing the Administrator to make grants to appro- priate State agencies for the development and mainte- nance of effective vehicle emission devices and systems inspection and emission testing and control programs, for provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants to appropriate State air pollution control agen- cies for the development of meaningful uniform motor vehicle emission device inspection and emission testing programs. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–95 effective Aug. 7, 1977, ex- cept as otherwise expressly provided, see section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95–95, set out as a note under section 7401 of this title. § 7545. Regulation of fuels (a) Authority of Administrator to regulate The Administrator may by regulation des- ignate any fuel or fuel additive (including any fuel or fuel additive used exclusively in nonroad engines or nonroad vehicles) and, after such date or dates as may be prescribed by him, no manu- facturer or processor of any such fuel or additive may sell, offer for sale, or introduce into com- merce such fuel or additive unless the Adminis- trator has registered such fuel or additive in ac- cordance with subsection (b) of this section. (b) Registration requirement (1) For the purpose of registration of fuels and fuel additives, the Administrator shall require—