15. For section 15 (The environment) substitute—
“15.—(1) The Assembly’s duty under section 1(14) above to prepare and publish, after consultation with such local authorities, National Park authorities and other bodies as appear to the Assembly to have an interest, programmes for the performance of the Assembly’s functions under this Act, includes in particular a duty to prepare and publish programmes, to be implemented either by the Assembly itself, or by the Assembly acting jointly with any other authority or person, or through persons or authorities acting on behalf of the Assembly, for the improvement, development or redevelopment of the environment in Wales.
(2) The Assembly may make payments to any authority or person of such amount and in such manner as it may determine for carrying out work which the Assembly considers will contribute to the purposes of such a programme.”.