Superfund: Funding for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
RCED-87-112BR
Published: Mar 13, 1987. Publicly Released: Apr 03, 1987.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the implementation of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), which authorized funds for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) for fiscal years 1987 through 1991.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected Sort descending | Recommendation | Status |
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| Environmental Protection Agency | The Administrator, EPA, should not place any restrictions, through interagency agreements or any other means, on the use of funds earmarked to ATSDR under section 111(h) of SARA. |
Closed – Implemented
EPA changed its procedures to allow ATSDR to transfer Superfund money among budgetary line items in an ATSDR interagency agreement without prior EPA approval.
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Appropriated fundsElectronic funds transferEnvironmental legislationFunds managementInteragency relationsMinimum feasible budget levelZero-base budgetingToxic substances and disease registryBudget requestsInteragency agreements