29 U.S.C. § 672 — Grants to States
submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-596 to r/title-29-LABOR · 503 words · no verdicts yet
This section authorizes grants to States for occupational-safety-and-health planning, data, staff expertise, enforcement, and demonstration projects. It sets application, approval, federal-share, and reporting rules.
(a) Designating a State* agency and developing State plans. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and the next two fiscal years, the Secretary* may give grants to States that designated an agency under section 667. The grants may help the States (1) identify occupational-safety-and-health needs and responsibilities; (2) develop plans under section 667; or (3) develop plans for (A) collecting information about the nature and frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses, (B) improving the expertise and enforcement ability of personnel in occupational-safety-and-health programs, or (C) otherwise improving administration and enforcement of State occupational-safety-and-health laws and standards consistently with this chapter.
(b) Experimental and demonstration projects. During those same three fiscal years, the Secretary may give States grants for experimental and demonstration projects consistent with subsection (a).
(c) Governor’s designation. The Governor must designate the State agency that will receive a grant under this section.
(d) Application. A designated agency seeking a grant must apply to the Secretary.
(e) Decision. The Secretary must review the application and, after consulting the Secretary of Health and Human Services, approve or reject it.
(f) Federal share. For a grant under subsection (a) or (b), the federal share may not exceed 90 percent of the application’s total cost. If the federal share is not the same for all States under one of those subsections, the differences must be based on objective criteria.
(g) Approved State programs. The Secretary may give States grants to help administer and enforce occupational-safety-and-health programs in State plans the Secretary approved under section 667. The federal share may not exceed 50 percent of the State’s total cost of the program. The last sentence of subsection (f) applies when setting this share.
(h) Report. Before June 30, 1973, the Secretary, after consulting the Secretary of Health and Human Services, must send the President and Congress a report describing experience under these grant programs and making recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate.
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—
in identifying their needs and responsibilities in the area of occupational safety and health,
in developing State plans under section 667 of this title, or
in developing plans for—
establishing systems for the collection of information concerning the nature and frequency of occupational injuries and diseases;
increasing the expertise and enforcement capabilities of their personnel engaged in occupational safety and health programs; or
otherwise improving the administration and enforcement of State occupational safety and health laws, including standards thereunder, consistent with the objectives of this chapter.
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.
The Governor of the State shall designate the appropriate State agency for receipt of any grant made by the Secretary under this section.
Any State agency designated by the Governor of the State desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application therefor to the Secretary.
The Secretary shall review the application, and shall, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, approve or reject such application.
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.
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) shall be applicable in determining the Federal share under this subsection.
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.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–596, § 23, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1613; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
- 1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-596 · 84 Stat. 1613
- 1979Amended · Pub. L. 96-88 · 93 Stat. 695
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