Volume 96 · 2533
Public Law 97–464
To amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to extend authorizations of appropriations, and for other purposes.
Approved January 12, 1983
Statutory text
An Act
To amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to extend authorizations of appropriations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I— EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM
Sec. 101.
Section 7(a) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
paragraph:
“(4) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director, to
Appropriation authorizations.
carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act, $1,281,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983.”.
Section 7(b) of such Act is amended by striking out “and” after “1981;”, and by inserting “; and $31,843,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983” before the period at the end thereof.
Section 7(c) of such Act is amended by striking out “and” after “1981;”, and by inserting “; and $25,000,000 for the Fiscal year ending September 30, 1983” before the period at the end thereof.
Section 7(d) of such Act is amended by striking out “and” after “1981;”, and by inserting “; and $475,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983” before the period at the end thereof.
Section 7(e) of such Act is amended by striking out “the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982” and inserting in lieu thereof “each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982 and September 30, 1983”.
TITLE II— MULTIHAZARD RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND MITIGATION
Sec. 201.
Section 302 of Public Law 96–472 is amended by adding
Appropriation authorization.
50 USC app. 2251 note.
at the end thereof the following new subsection:
“(c) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Director—
“(1) $2,774,000 to carry out section 301, which amount shall include—
“(A) not less than $300,000 to carry out the purposes of paragraphs (1) through (6) of such section;
“(B) such sums as may be necessary, but in any case not less than $939,000, for use by the United States Fire Administration in carrying out paragraph (7) of such section; and
“(C) not less than $1,535,000 to carry out paragraph (8) of such section with respect to those large California earthquakes which were identified by the National Security Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment of Consequences and Preparations for a Major California Earth-quake and with respect to other high seismic risk areas in the United States; and
“(2) such further sums as may be necessary for adjustments required by law in salaries, pay, retirement, and employee benefits incurred in the conduct of activities for which funds are authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection.”.
Approved January 12, 1983.