§7273. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean Air Act

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or settlement resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any defense activity of the Department of Energy if (1) the Secretary finds that compliance is physically impossible within the time prescribed for compliance, or (2) the President has specifically requested appropriations for compliance and the Congress has failed to appropriate funds for such purpose.

( Pub. L. 96–540, title II, §211, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3203 .)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–540, Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3197 , known as the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981, which insofar as classified to the Code, enacted sections 7272 and 7273 of this title.

The Clean Air Act, referred to in text, is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7401 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1981, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriations act:

Pub. L. 96–164, title II, §211, Dec. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 1264 .

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 7272 of this title.