ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Funds General and special funds: PROGRAM AND RESEARCH OPERATIONS For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,] for personnel [compensation] and [benefit] related costs and for travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; [and for 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; $850,625,000: 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)] $963,255,000, of which not more than $18,865,000 may be transferred to the appropriation for Research and Development, and of which not more than $25,747,200 may be transferred to the appropriation for Abatement, Control and Compliance, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be derived from the Environmental Services Fund. (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1401 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq., 6901 et seq., 7401 et seq., 11001 et seq., 13101 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 68-0200-0-1-304 This appropriation finances salaries and travel associated with administering the operating programs within the Environmental Protection Agency. It incorporates personnel, compensation and benefit costs and travel, exclusive of the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund, the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, the Office of Inspector General and Oil Spill Response. Non-Federal funding was derived from fees and penalties collected by the Administrator under the Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988 until dumping ceased in 1992. The table below shows a complete distribution of the receipts which were collected in an EPA deposit fund. OCEAN DUMPING ACT RECEIPT DISTRIBUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For research and development activities, including procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other operating expenses in support of research and development; and construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation and renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; [$338,701,000] $363,860,000, to remain available until September 30, [1995: Provided, That not more than $50,600,000 of these funds shall be available for procurement of laboratory equipment, supplies, and other operating expenses in support of research and development] 1996. (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq., 6901 et seq., 7401 et seq., 11001 et seq., 13101 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) This appropriation provides funds for audit and investigative functions to identify and recommend corrective actions on management and administrative deficiencies that create the conditions for existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. Additional funds for audit and investigative activities associated with the Superfund Trust Fund and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund are appropriated under those accounts and transferred to the Inspector General account to allow for proper accounting. The audit function provides contract audit, internal and performance audit, and financial and grant audit services. Contract audits provide professional advice and review of Agency contracting practices, administration and changes through all phases of the procurement process. Internal and performance audits review and evaluate all facets of Agency 00.07 programs and operations, including the adequacy of management systems and controls. Financial audits review the soundness and accuracy of the financial accounting and reporting systems. Grant audits focus on the effectiveness and propriety of costs of individual projects. The investigations function provides for the detection and investigation of improper and illegal activities involving programs personnel and operations. The Inspector General also works with Agency management to promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and the prevention of fraud and abuse. Program by activities: 1995 est. 00.01 00.02 00.04 00.05 00.06 00.08 00.09 00.91 01.01 Reimbursable program 14,412 30,000 30,000 89.00 Budget authority (net) 90.00 Outlays (net).. This appropriation finances research and development supplies, certain operating expenses, contracts, grants, intergovernmental agreements, and purchases of scientific equipment. These activities provide the scientific basis for EPA's regulatory actions. Air.-Research will provide the data base needed to support national ambient air quality standards, establish emission standards for stationary and mobile sources and assess acid rain controls. Research will also be performed to support the indoor air, radon mitigation, global change, and stratospheric ozone protection programs. Incorporates, beginning in 1993, work previously described under the "Energy" activity. Water Quality.-Research develops data and technologies to help protect coastal and marine waters, large lakes and rivers, wetlands, and related ecosystems. Programs evaluate contaminated sediments, aquatic ecocriteria, nonpoint sources of pollution, habitat/biodiversity, and wastewater and sludge. Drinking Water-Research includes evaluating the health effects of drinking water contaminants (including disinfectants and disinfection by-products), methods to prevent or remove these contaminants in a cost-effective manner, and research to support ground water protection. Hazardous Waste.-Research includes providing hazardous waste measurement methods and protocols, assessing the risk from exposure to hazardous and municipal solid wastes, conducting research on surface cleanup, bioremediation, pollution prevention, and ground water, and developing the necessary data to revise and implement treatment, storage and disposal standards and regulations. Pesticides.-Research supports the pesticides program through health and environmental exposure studies, development of exposure protocols, and environmental review of new chemicals. Biotechnology research is also included in these activities. Radiation.-Research supports radiological monitoring and surveillance services for the Department of Energy nuclear testing program at the Nevada Test Site. ABATEMENT, CONTROL, AND COMPLIANCE For abatement, control, and compliance activities, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; 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 $6,000 for official and representation expenses; [$1,352,535,000] $1,527,632,000, to remain available until September 30, [1995: Provided, That not more than $283,000,000 of these funds shall be available for operating expenses:] 1996, of which $7,800,000 shall be derived from the Environmental Services Fund: Provided [further], That none of the funds appropriated under this head shall be available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to section 118(h)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended: [Provided further, 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), or for support to State, regional, local, and interstate agencies in accordance with subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, other than section 4008(a)(2) or 4009 (42 U.S.C. 6948, 6949):] Provided further, That from funds appropriated under this heading, the Administrator may make grants to federally recognized Indian governments for the development of multimedia environmental programs. (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., 1401 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq., 6901 et seq., 7401 et seq., 11001 et seq., 13101 et seq.; 20 U.S.C. 4011-4021; Public Law 99-519; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Identification code 68-0108-0-1-304 1993 actual 1994 est. 00.01 Multimedia.-Research provides cross program support for ecosystems protection (including environmental monitoring and assessment), human exposure, risk assessment methods, health effects, pollution prevention, heavy metals, and innovative technologies. Exploratory research grants and centers, technology transfer, quality assurance and procurement of 00.04 laboratory equipment and supplies are also included. 00.02 Program by activities: Direct program: 1995 est. 00.03 00.05 00.06 Toxic Substances.-Activities support the development of scientific and technological methods to understand, predict and manage the entry and movement of chemicals in com 18,580 30,251 21.40 Unobligated balance available, start of year: Treasury balance -24,117 2,000 23,371 60,000 1995 est. sources, for which user fees will be collected for all EPA issued permits; and, (7) managing the municipal wastewater facilities completion/closeout of construction grants, and managing the State Revolving Fund programs. Drinking Water.-The safe drinking water program protects the Nation's drinking water supplies from contaminants. This -25,747 involves: (1) setting national drinking water standards that protect human health; (2) assisting States and Indian tribes in implementing, or directly implementing, these regulatory programs; (3) initiating enforcement actions against noncompliance with drinking water and underground injection control regulations; and, (4) directing the Agency's activities to manage and improve ground water quality. 1,301,514 1,352,535 1,527,632 -60,307 -60,307 ance. Hazardous Waste.-The hazardous waste program is designed to ensure that hazardous wastes are managed in a 60,307 60,307 60,307 manner that protects public health and the environment. The 8,178 program emphasizes delegation of authority to the States, 1,360,586 1,412,535 1,587,632 permitting of operating and closed facilities, enforcement of hazardous waste regulations, and corrective action. State assumption of hazardous waste authorities will be encouraged 1,337,215 1,352,535 1,519,832 through Federal financial assistance, regulations, and guidPesticides.-EPA is responsible for protecting public health and the environment from unreasonable pesticide risks, tak60,000 ing into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits from pesticide use. Major activities include: (1) review and registration of pesticide products; (2) developing and processing registration standards; (3) reregistration of -991.082 -1,000,039 -1,094,614 pesticides as required by the 1988 amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; (4) enforcement of pesticide use rules, with emphasis on Federal/State co1,279,766 1,403,578 1,493,057 operation; and, (5) developing guidelines to ensure the protec 7,800 1,337,215 1,352,535 1,527,632 23,371 60,000 1,324,885 1,412,535 1,587,632 -2,224 This appropriation includes funds for contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements for pollution abatement, control, and compliance activities and administrative activities of the operating programs. Air. The air program sets standards for: ambient air quality; emissions of hazardous and criteria air pollutants and acid deposition precursors from stationary sources; motor vehicle emissions; prevention of significant deterioration of air quality; and protection of the stratospheric ozone layer. The program also conducts motor vehicle testing, for which user fees are collected. The EPA will also be fulfilling its role in the President's National Action Plan for Climate Change, Water Quality.-The water quality program has as its goal the protection and restoration of the Nation's waters. The program relies on a partnership between EPA and the States to meet the goals of the Act. The program encompasses the following major activities: (1) developing water quality standards; (2) establishing technology-based effluent limits for industrial discharges; (3) monitoring water quality; (4) develop, ing guidelines for advanced identification of wetlands and programs to enhance State and local wetlands protection; (5) risk-based targeting of abatement activities to protect important habitats through geographic initiatives; (6) issuing and enforcing requirements of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for industrial and municipal tion of pesticide workers, as well as assisting in the development of State plans for pesticide use that will protect ground water and endangered species. Radiation.-The radiation program develops and promulgates standards, regulations, and guidelines to reduce exposure from radiation sources. The EPA will assess risks associated with high levels of naturally occurring radon, certify radon remediation contractors (for which a user fee will be collected), provide technical assistance and guidance to states on radon, and continue a three-year Federal grant program to assist the development of state radon programs. Also, the Agency will carry out its responsibilities under the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act. Multimedia. The multimedia program is composed of several activities that cut across media programs. This involves: (1) all technical and legal aspects of the Agency's enforcement efforts including criminal investigations; (2) review of environmental impact statements (EIS) to ensure actions taken by Federal agencies do not adversely affect the environment; (3) Federal agencies compliance with statutes and regulations for pollution control; and (4) the Regional funding of complex multimedia projects with significant state and local concerns due to the high risk to human health and ecosystems. This program also reflects the Headquarter resources applicable to the reorganized Office of Enforcement. Toxic substances. The toxic substances program is responsible for protecting human health and the environment from unreasonable risks posed by chemicals. The program places a balanced emphasis on evaluation and control of new and existing chemicals and the reduction of exposure through pollution prevention. Nonregulatory approaches to obtain compliance are used where appropriate. The program has developed a comprehensive lead control strategy to examine the longterm efficacy of lead abatement, and to implement the requirements of Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. The Program also provides technical assistance to implement various requirements of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 |