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the expenditure of funds under this Act; and (b) assure the public of undiminished
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protection of the environment.
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(2) Substitute Measures. - The Council may provide for the release of
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funds under this Act for eligible activities to grant recipients that assume all of the
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responsibilities for environmental review, decision-making, and related action.
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SECTION 9. Remedies for Non-Compliance. - If the Council finds, on the record
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after opportunity for an agency hearing, that a block grant recipient or training and
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technical assistance grant recipient has failed to comply substantially with any provision
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of this Act, the Council, until satisfied that there is no longer a failure to comply, shall -
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(1) terminate payments to the grant recipient;
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(2) reduce payments to the grant recipient by an amount equal to the
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amount of payments that were not expended in accordance with this Act;
(3) limit the availability of payments under this Act to programs, projects,
or activities not affected by the failure to comply; or
(4) refer the matter to the Solicitor General with a recommendation that the
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Solicitor General bring an appropriate civil action.
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SECTION 10. Reporting Requirements. -
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(A) Annual Report to Congress. - Not later than one hundred eighty (180) days
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after the end of each fiscal year in which assistance under this Act is provided, the
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Council shall submit to Congress a report that includes -
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(1) a description of the progress made in accomplishing the objectives of
this Act;
(2) a summary of the use of funds under this Act during the preceding fiscal
year; and
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