Federal Act amending the Environment Promotion Act.

The present Act amends the above-mentioned Act which promotes environmental protection by providing above all financial means. The amendments concern, inter alia, article 5 as follows: "In order to implement the regulations of this Law contributions may be granted to the development plan." Moreover, article 11, paragraph 1, is amended as follows: "The Austrian Kommunalkredit AG is charged with the handling of payments. In this connection, the Federal Minister of the Environment, Youth and Family is empowered together with the Federal Minister of Finance to make a contract as to details of payments with the said Bank." Paragraphs 2 and 11 of article 11 are repealed. To article 33 an article 33a is added as follows: "Also research concerning restoring, reconstructing or securing old buildings may be financed by the means set out in article 6, paragraph 1."