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Public Law 92–240

To extend certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act through June 30, 1972, and others through April 30, 1972.

Approved March 1, 1972

Statutory text

AN ACT

To extend certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act through June 30, 1972, and others through April 30, 1972.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1.

Section 5(n) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), is further amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following: “There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $9,000,000 for the period commencing November 1, 1971, and ending June 30, 1972, for the purpose of salaries and related expenses incurred during that period under this section, in addition to funds made available under Public Law 92–50 and Public Law 92–137. There is authorized to be appropriated not to

85 Stat. 124; 379.

exceed $30,000,000 for the period commencing November 1, 1971, and ending April 30, 1972, for otherwise carrying out this section and such amount shall be in addition to any other funds authorized for this section.”.

Sec. 2.

Section 7(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1157(a)) is amended by striking out, “and for the four-month period ending October 31, 1971, $4,000,000.” and inserting in lieu thereof “and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, $15,000,000.”.

Sec. 3.

The second sentence of section 8(d) of the Federal Water

85 Stat. 379.

Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1158(d)) is amended by striking out “$650,000,000 for the four-month period ending October 31, 1971.” and inserting in lieu thereof “$1,650,000,000 for the period ending April 30, 1972.”.

Approved March 1, 1972.

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