,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4   
,higg9s ( ,l\isiana introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committees on ,agriculture1            
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 &     
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aboli%
 ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,sov]eign ,/ate    
,environm5tal ,quality ,assurance ,act4 
#b4 ,aboli%m5t ( ! ,environm5tal        
,protection ,ag5cy  7a7 ,aboli%m5t      
,effective on ! t]m9ation date "u       
subsection 7c71 ! ,environm5tal         
,protection ,ag5cy is aboli%$4  7b7     
,abolition ( functions ,all functions1  
includ+ any duty1 obligation1 p[]1      
au?ority1 responsibility1 "r1 privilege1

 activity1 or program1 t1 imm$iately    
be=e ! t]m9ation date "u subsection 7c71
 7 functions ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy are aboli%$ effective
 on su* t]m9ation date4  7c7 ,t]m9ation 
date ,! t]m9ation date "u ?is subsection
 is ! date t is #bgj days aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7  ,w9d-,up     
activities  ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
take su* actions z may be necess>y to   
w9d up any out/&+ obligations1          
activities1 or affairs ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy prior to ! t]m9ation
 date "u subsection 7c74  7e7 ,progress 
report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all 
submit to ,congress a report on !       
,ag5cy's progress 9 w9d+ up ! affairs ( 
! ,ag5cy by n lat] ?an ! t]m9ation date 
"u subsection 7c74  7f7 ,repeals        
,effective on ! t]m9ation date "u       
subsection 7c71 any provision ( law     
au?oriz+ or requir+ ! ,environm5tal     

,protection ,ag5cy to p]=m any function 
is1 to ! ext5t su* provision ( law      
applies to ! ,environm5tal ,protection  
,ag5cy1 repeal$4  #c4 ,block grants to  
designat$ ,/ate environm5tal quality    
dep>tm5ts  7a7 ,allocation ( funds  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 !  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all allocate   
funds made available pursuant to        
p>agraph 7#e7 to ea* cov]$ ,/ate 9 !    
proportion to :i* ! total population (  
su* cov]$ ,/ate be>s to ! total         
population ( all ! cov]$ ,/ates1 z      
det]m9$ by ! la/ prec$+ dec5nial c5sus4 
7#b7 ,block grant conditions  7,a7      
,designation ( ,/ate ag5cy or dep>tm5t  
,z a condition ( a cov]$ ,/ate receiv+  
an allocation ( funds "u ?is subsection1
 ! ,gov]nor ( su* cov]$ ,/ate %all      
designate ! environm5tal quality        
dep>tm5t or dep>tm5ts ( su* cov]$ ,/ate 
t w use ! funds to c>ry out ! programs &
 activities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d74   
7,b7 ,audits ,z a condition ( a cov]$   
,/ate receiv+ an allocation ( funds "u  

?is subsection1 ! ,gov]nor ( su* cov]$  
,/ate %all commit to-- 7i7 complet+     
audits on ! use ( funds by ea*          
environm5tal quality dep>tm5t designat$ 
pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 z !        
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury det]m9es        
appropriate2 &  7ii7 submitt+ to !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury ! results ( su* 
audits at su* "t & 9 su* mann] z !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury det]m9es        
appropriate4  7#c7 ,misus$ funds ,if !  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury f9ds t any funds
 made available pursuant to ?is section 
h be5 misus$ by a cov]$ ,/ate1 or any   
environm5tal quality dep>tm5t !re(      
designat$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#b71 !  
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury may require     
repaym5t ( ! misus$ funds & )hold ,f$]al
 funds made available pursuant to ?is   
section until su* repaym5t occurs4  7#d7
 ,use ( funds ,an environm5tal quality  
dep>tm5t designat$ pursuant to p>agraph 
7#b7 %all use funds made available to   
su* environm5tal quality dep>tm5t       
pursuant to ?is section to c>ry out     

programs & activities relat+ to air     
quality1 wat] quality 7includ+          
protection & safety ( dr9k+ wat]71      
managem5t ( solid & haz>d\s wa/e1       
*emical safety & em]g5cy response1      
radiation protection1 & rem$iation (    
contam9at$ sites4  7#e7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection  
#d1djj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf
 ?r\gh #bjbi4  7b7 ,def9ition ( cov]$   
,/ate ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ ,/ate 
means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9     
,isl&s1 ,guam1 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 & ,am]ican ,samoa4  7c7 ,au?orization =
 adm9i/ration ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury
 su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbi to--  7#a7
 adm9i/] any allocation ( funds made    
available pursuant to subsection        
7a77#e72 &  7#b7 audit ! use ( funds    
made available pursuant to subsection   
7a77#e7 & report to ,congress on !      

results ( any su* audit4  #d4 ,annual   
,,gao /udy & report  7a7 ,annual /udy & 
report ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates %all-- 7#a7 annually1 = ea* (    
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbi1 conduct a
 /udy on ! implem5tation & effectiv5ess 
( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 submit to ,congress1
 n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! end ( !    
fiscal ye> ) respect to :i* a /udy "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 is conduct$1 a report on !
 results ( su* /udy4  7b7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to c>ry out ?is section   
su* sums z may be necess>y = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbi4