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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 672. Grants to States
(a) Designation of State agency to assist State in identifying
State needs and responsibilities and in developing State plans
The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to
the States which have designated a State agency under section 667
of this title to assist them -
(1) in identifying their needs and responsibilities in the area
of occupational safety and health,
(2) in developing State plans under section 667 of this title,
or
(3) in developing plans for -
(A) establishing systems for the collection of information
concerning the nature and frequency of occupational injuries
and diseases;
(B) increasing the expertise and enforcement capabilities of
their personnel engaged in occupational safety and health
programs; or
(C) otherwise improving the administration and enforcement of
State occupational safety and health laws, including standards
thereunder, consistent with the objectives of this chapter.
(b) Experimental and demonstration projects
The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to
the States for experimental and demonstration projects consistent
with the objectives set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Designation by Governor of appropriate State agency for receipt
of grant
The Governor of the State shall designate the appropriate State
agency for receipt of any grant made by the Secretary under this
section.
(d) Submission of application
Any State agency designated by the Governor of the State desiring
a grant under this section shall submit an application therefor to
the Secretary.
(e) Approval or rejection of application
The Secretary shall review the application, and shall, after
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
approve or reject such application.
(f) Federal share
The Federal share for each State grant under subsection (a) or
(b) of this section may not exceed 90 per centum of the total cost
of the application. In the event the Federal share for all States
under either such subsection is not the same, the differences among
the States shall be established on the basis of objective criteria.
(g) Administration and enforcement of programs contained in
approved State plans; Federal share
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to the States to
assist them in administering and enforcing programs for
occupational safety and health contained in State plans approved by
the Secretary pursuant to section 667 of this title. The Federal
share for each State grant under this subsection may not exceed 50
per centum of the total cost to the State of such a program. The
last sentence of subsection (f) of this section shall be applicable
in determining the Federal share under this subsection.
(h) Report to President and Congress
Prior to June 30, 1973, the Secretary shall, after consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmit a report
to the President and to the Congress, describing the experience
under the grant programs authorized by this section and making any
recommendations he may deem appropriate.
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