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(1) The acid precipitation research program set forth in the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980 [[[42 U.S.C. 8901]] et seq.] shall be continued with modifications pursuant to this subsection.(2) The Acid Precipitation Task Force shall consist of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and such additional members as the President may select. The President shall appoint a chairman for the Task Force from among its members within 30 days after November 15, 1990.(3) The responsibilities of the Task Force shall include the following:(A) Review of the status of research activities conducted to date under the comprehensive research plan developed pursuant to the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980 [42 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.], and development of a revised plan that identifies significant research gaps and establishes a coordinated program to address current and future research priorities. A draft of the revised plan shall be submitted by the Task Force to Congress within 6 months after November 15, 1990. The plan shall be available for public comment during the 60 day period after its submission, and a final plan shall be submitted by the President to the Congress within 45 days after the close of the comment period.(B) Coordination with participating Federal agencies, augmenting the agencies’ research and monitoring efforts and sponsoring additional research in the scientific community as necessary to ensure the availability and quality of data and methodologies needed to evaluate the status and effectiveness of the acid deposition control program. Such research and monitoring efforts shall include, but not be limited to—(i) continuous monitoring of emissions of precursors of acid deposition;(ii) maintenance, upgrading, and application of models, such as the Regional Acid Deposition Model, that describe the interactions of emissions with the atmosphere, and models that describe the response of ecosystems to acid deposition; and(iii) analysis of the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of the acid deposition control program.(C) Publication and maintenance of a National Acid Lakes Registry that tracks the condition and change over time of a statistically representative sample of lakes in regions that are known to be sensitive to surface water acidification.(D) Submission every two years of a unified budget recommendation to the President for activities of the Federal Government in connection with the research program described in this subsection.(E) Beginning in 1992 and biennially thereafter, submission of a report to Congress describing the results of its investigations and analyses. The reporting of technical information about acid deposition shall be provided in a format that facilitates communication with policymakers and the public. The report shall include—(i) actual and projected emissions and acid deposition trends;(ii) average ambient concentrations of acid deposition percursors [2] and their transformation products;(iii) the status of ecosystems (including forests and surface waters), materials, and visibility affected by acid deposition;(iv) the causes and effects of such deposition, including changes in surface water quality and forest and soil conditions;(v) the occurrence and effects of episodic acidification, particularly with respect to high elevation watersheds; and(vi) the confidence level associated with each conclusion to aid policymakers in use of the information.(F) Beginning in 1996, and every 4 years thereafter, the report under subparagraph (E) shall include—(i) the reduction in deposition rates that must be achieved in order to prevent adverse ecological effects; and(ii) the costs and benefits of the acid deposition control program created by subchapter IV–A of this chapter.