§ 672. — Grants to States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 29USC672]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER 15--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Sec. 672. Grants to States
(a) Designation of State agency to assist State in identifying State
needs and responsibilities and in developing State plans
The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to the States
which have designated a State agency under section 667 of this title to
assist them--
(1) in identifying their needs and responsibilities in the area
of occupational safety and health,
(2) in developing State plans under section 667 of this title,
or
(3) in developing plans for--
(A) establishing systems for the collection of information
concerning the nature and frequency of occupational injuries and
diseases;
(B) increasing the expertise and enforcement capabilities of
their personnel engaged in occupational safety and health
programs; or
(C) otherwise improving the administration and enforcement
of State occupational safety and health laws, including
standards thereunder, consistent with the objectives of this
chapter.
(b) Experimental and demonstration projects
The Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1971, and the two succeeding fiscal years, to make grants to the States
for experimental and demonstration projects consistent with the
objectives set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Designation by Governor of appropriate State agency for receipt of
grant
The Governor of the State shall designate the appropriate State
agency for receipt of any grant made by the Secretary under this
section.
(d) Submission of application
Any State agency designated by the Governor of the State desiring a
grant under this section shall submit an application therefor to the
Secretary.
(e) Approval or rejection of application
The Secretary shall review the application, and shall, after
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, approve or
reject such application.
(f) Federal share
The Federal share for each State grant under subsection (a) or (b)
of this section may not exceed 90 per centum of the total cost of the
application. In the event the Federal share for all States under either
such subsection is not the same, the differences among the States shall
be established on the basis of objective criteria.
(g) Administration and enforcement of programs contained in approved
State plans; Federal share
The Secretary is authorized to make grants to the States to assist
them in administering and enforcing programs for occupational safety and
health contained in State plans approved by the Secretary pursuant to
section 667 of this title. The Federal share for each State grant under
this subsection may not exceed 50 per centum of the total cost to the
State of such a program. The last sentence of subsection (f) of this
section shall be applicable in determining the Federal share under this
subsection.
(h) Report to President and Congress
Prior to June 30, 1973, the Secretary shall, after consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmit a report to the
President and to the Congress, describing the experience under the grant
programs authorized by this section and making any recommendations he
may deem appropriate.
(Pub. L. 91-596, Sec. 23, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1613; Pub. L. 96-88,
title V, Sec. 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.)
Change of Name
``Secretary of Health and Human Services'' substituted for
``Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare'' in subsec. (c), pursuant
to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96-88 which is classified to section
3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
