15 USC 2695 – Grants for healthy school environments
(a) In general
The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, may provide grants to States for use in—
(1) providing technical assistance for programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (including the Tools for Schools Program and the Healthy School Environmental Assessment Tool) to schools for use in addressing environmental issues; and
(2) development and implementation of State school environmental health programs that include—
(A) standards for school building design, construction, and renovation; and
(B) identification of ongoing school building environmental problems, including contaminants, hazardous substances, and pollutant emissions, in the State and recommended solutions to address those problems, including assessment of information on the exposure of children to environmental hazards in school facilities.
(b) Sunset
Terms Used In 15 USC 2695
- Administrator: means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. See 15 USC 2602
- State: means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Canal Zone, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 15 USC 2602
The authority of the Administrator to carry out this section shall expire 5 years after December 19, 2007.