US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 7544

State grants

The Administrator is authorized to make grants to appropriate State agencies in an amount up to two-thirds of the cost of developing and maintaining effective vehicle emission devices and systems inspection and emission testing and control programs, except that—
(1)
no such grant shall be made for any part of any State vehicle inspection program which does not directly relate to the cost of the air pollution control aspects of such a program;
(2)
section 402 of title 23 no such grant shall be made unless the Secretary of Transportation has certified to the Administrator that such program is consistent with any highway safety program developed pursuant to ; and
(3)
no such grant shall be made unless the program includes provisions designed to insure that emission control devices and systems on vehicles in actual use have not been discontinued or rendered inoperative.
Grants may be made under this section by way of reimbursement in any case in which amounts have been expended by the State before the date on which any such grant was made.

July 14, 1955, ch. 360Pub. L. 90–148, § 281 Stat. 502Pub. L. 91–60484 Stat. 1694Pub. L. 95–95, title II, § 20491 Stat. 754(, title II, § 210, formerly § 209, as added , , ; renumbered and amended , §§ 8(a), 10(b), , , 1700; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 1857f–6b of this titleSection was formerly classified to .

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 91–604section 7545 of this titleA prior section 210 of act , was renumbered section 211 by and is classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 95–951977— inserted provision allowing grants to be made by way of reimbursement in any case in which amounts have been expended by States before the date on which the grants were made.

Pub. L. 91–604, § 10(b)1970—, substituted provisions authorizing the Administrator to make grants to appropriate State agencies for the development and maintenance of effective vehicle emission devices and systems inspection and emission testing and control programs, for provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants to appropriate State air pollution control agencies for the development of meaningful uniform motor vehicle emission device inspection and emission testing programs.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–95section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95–95section 7401 of this titleAmendment by effective , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out as a note under .