48 USC 1469 - Congressional declaration of policy respecting “Insular Areas”

1 See Application of Subsection (d) to Department of the Interior note below.

(i) waive any requirement for matching funds otherwise required by law to be provided by the Insular Area involved and (ii) waive the requirement that any Insular Area submit an application or report in writing with respect to any consolidated grant.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1978—Puspan. L. 95–348, § 9(1), in introductory provision inserted “, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,” after “Congress”.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 95–348, § 9(2), substituted “Any” for “Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Maintenance or Level of Effort Requirements; Adjustment or Modification by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency

Puspan. L. 99–396, § 12(a), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 841, provided that:

“In awarding assistance grants, consolidated under the provisions of title V of the Act entitled ‘An Act to authorize certain appropriations for the territories of the United States, to amend certain Acts related thereto, and for other purposes’ (91 Stat. 1159, as amended) [42 U.S.C. 4368span; 48 U.S.C. 1469a], to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands or the Virgin Islands, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may, in his discretion, adjust or otherwise modify maintenance or level of effort requirements.”

Application of Subsection (d) to Department of the Interior

Puspan. L. 96–205, title VI, § 601, Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 90, as amended Puspan. L. 98–213, § 6, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1460; Puspan. L. 98–454, title VI, § 601(span), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736, provided that this section shall be applied with respect to the Department of the Interior by substituting “shall” for “may” in the last sentence of subsection (d), and adding the following sentence at the end of subsection (d): “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands any department or agency shall waive any requirement for local matching funds under $200,000 (including in-kind contributions) required by law to be provided by American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands.”

Executive Documents

Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of this title.