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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 2 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
States that: (1) the President or the Congress should immediately abrogate the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal; and (2) the Congress should repeal the Panama Canal Act of 1979.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 85 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1993
Declares that the President should exercise the temporary waiver authority granted in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 so that the $1,600,000,000 in bilateral assistance to Russia, referred to as the Vancouver Package, may be effected without endangering the stability of the Government or economy of Russia and without adding to the U.S. budget deficit.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 34 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) oppose resumption of commercial whaling and work toward a moratorium on direct commercial harvest of dolphins and porpoises; (2) support the establishment of international sanctuaries where whaling is prohibited; and (3) in whale conservation and protection, use diplomatic channels, domestic and international law, and all other means.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 135 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1993
Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) take measures to conserve the resources of an area of the Bering Sea known as the Donut Hole; (2) continue pursuit of an international agreement to ensure management for future commercial viability of the resources; (3) promote international programs for the implementation and enforcement of regulations of the fisheries by nations that fish in the Donut Hole; (4) be mindful of its management responsibility and its rights to use the stock in its Exclusive Economic Zone; (5) accept as an urgent duty conservation of Aleutian Basin pollock stock and carry out that duty; and (6) foster multilateral cooperation and explore all other options for conservation and management of these living marine resources.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 169 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 20 October 1993
Declares the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) conservation and management of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; (2) certain actions by the United States; (3) compliance with measures adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas; (4) certification under the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967; and (5) encouragement of countries that fish for bluefin or other highly migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean or the Mediterranean Sea to participate in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Commission.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 242 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1994
Expresses the sense of the Congress that if the Governor of New York nominates the South Shore Estuary Reserve as an estuary of national significance, then the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should select and convene a management conference for the Reserve under the authorities of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 262 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1994
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) marinas should not be treated as offshore facilities for purposes of financial responsibility requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990; and (2) any regulations under such Act that require offshore facilities to demonstrate $150 million in financial responsibility should not apply to marinas.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 295 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1994
Declares the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) conservation and management of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; (2) U.S. opposition to further quota reductions for nations harvesting Atlantic bluefin tuna in a specified area until the impact of conservation measures can be determined; and (3) the continued harvesting by fishermen from member countries of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas which does not comply with the conservation and management recommendations of the Commission, which will be considered by the Congress to diminish the effectiveness of an international fishery conservation program and to be subject to an embargo under the Atlantic Tunas Convention. Declares that the United States should encourage: (1) other nations with significant markets for Atlantic bluefin tuna to prohibit their importation from harvesting nations which do not comply with the conservation and management recommendations of the Commission; and (2) the Commission to adopt recommendations authorizing the use of discretionary trade actions as enforcement against nations that undermine the effectiveness of such conservation and management recommendations.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 317 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 October 1994
Urges the President, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Commerce to take appropriate steps to: (1) eliminate, through international agreements, restrictive foreign shipping practices which restrain U.S.-flag carriers from equitable participation in the ocean transportation of imported motor vehicles into the United States from countries that export more than 50,000 motor vehicles to the United States; (2) increase the number of U.S.-flag vessels owned by U.S. citizens that transport such vehicles in foreign commerce; and (3) report to the Congress on the steps taken and progress made.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 529 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 August 1994
Declares that the Congress: (1) recognizes the need for and desirability of recreational hunting on national wildlife refuges; (2) recognizes both the financial and organizational support provided by recreational hunters to national wildlife refuges and other Federal lands; and (3) commends professional refuge managers who work to enhance wildlife resources.
Bill· HRH.R. 118 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish an office in a community in the United States located: (1) not more than ten miles from the border between the United States and Mexico; and (2) as close as practicable to the point that is halfway between San Diego, California, and Brownsville, Texas. Provides that the head of such office shall be the Regional EPA Administrator for the region. Directs the EPA Administrator to delegate to the Regional Administrator functions relating to: (1) administering EPA activities in such region; and (2) coordinating, and cooperating with the Government of Mexico in the implementation of, EPA programs relating to transboundary hazardous waste and air, soil, and water quality problems.
Bill· HRH.R. 57 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
United States Merchant Marine Utilization and Preference Act of 1993 - Requires Department of Defense (DOD) cargoes to be transported by water in the following order of priority under conditions other than full or partial mobilization declared by the President: (1) use of privately owned U.S. flag vessels that operate in U.S. liner or tramp trades and not chartered by the Government; (2) time or voyage charter of privately owned U.S. flag vessels operating in liner service providing partial or total space available or in tramp service if they are voluntarily made available to DOD; (3) vessels in the nucleus fleet; and (4) foreign flag vessels. Limits the use of time and voyage charters to a minimum necessary to meet requirements which can not be met by U.S. flag liner or tramp operators. Applies the tariff filed by a person with the Federal Maritime Commission under the Shipping Act of 1916 or of 1984 to transportation of DOD cargo on any U.S. flag-vessel that is operated by that person, with exceptions. Makes the Military Sealift Command the sole manager for ocean transportation of DOD cargoes. Prohibits DOD from engaging in competition with private persons in the provision of transportation by water in commercial service except as provided under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Defense to maintain a fleet of vessels (the "nucleus fleet") to meet military requirements. Places a vessel in the nucleus fleet in reduced operating status if it is inactive for a 30-day period. Sets forth additional requirements for the deactivation of vessels. Prescribes guidelines for the inclusion of additional numbers and types of vessels in the nucleus fleet under conditions of full mobilization. Amends the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to authorize the use of Ready Reserve Force vessels of the National Defense Reserve Fleet in peacetime for routine movements of cargo as part of military exercises only if such use does not compete with U.S. flag commercial vessel operators.
Bill· HRH.R. 55 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Black Bear Protection Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce under the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of American black bear viscera. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on the American black bear viscera trade. Requires the United States Trade Representative to discuss issues involving such trade with
Bill· HRH.R. 58 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Merchant Marine Memorial Enhancement Act of 1993 - Authorizes conveyance without consideration of two vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet to any nonprofit organization that operates a Liberty Ship or Victory Ship as a memorial to merchant mariners. Requires the organization to sell the vessel for scrap, use the proceeds to refurbish a Liberty Ship or Victory Ship to enable the ship to participate in activities concerning the 50th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, and return any unused proceeds to the United States for deposit in the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 31 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue water quality criteria for pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Requires States to adopt consistent water quality standards. Requires the Administrator to publish regulations specifying methods to be used by States to monitor coastal recreation waters, during periods of use by the public, for compliance with standards. Requires notification of local governments and the public of water quality standards violations. Requires the Administrator to: (1) issue guidance on uniform assessment and monitoring procedures for floatable materials in coastal recreation waters; and (2) specify the conditions under which the presence of floatable material constitutes a threat to public health and safety. Requires an ongoing study and report to the Congress on developing better indicators for detecting harmful bacteria and viruses in coastal recreation waters. Requires State coastal zone management agencies to provide technical assistance to local governments to ensure that coastal recreation waters and beaches are as free as possible from floatable materials. Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to eligible coastal States for the reduction of floatable materials in coastal recreation waters. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to States to fulfill requirements under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 138 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Wetlands Delineation Fairness Act - Requires Federal wetlands delineation criteria regarding wetland hydrology to apply uniformly to all areas, including areas known as playas, playa lakes, prairie potholes, vernal pools, and pocosins. Defines "wetland hydrology" as the number of consecutive days that an area must be inundated or saturated with water.
Bill· HRH.R. 56 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Shipping Act of 1984 to revise provisions relating to: (1) independent actions on certain matters by members of a shipping conference agreement; and (2) limitations by conferences or by two or more common carriers in the export foreign commerce of the United States on compensation to an ocean freight forwarder.
Bill· HRH.R. 273 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Makes the Florida panther an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Bill· HRH.R. 296 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to change from discretionary to mandatory the Secretary of the Interior's authority to cancel a lease or permit within such lands in specified circumstances. Revises the condition that the Secretary must determine that continued activity would probably cause serious harm or damage. States that lease or permit cancellation shall occur if the activity has resulted in or poses a threat of serious harm or damage and that the environmental or other resources harmed or placed at risk are of substantial value. Prohibits the cancellation of a lease or permit unless its operation has been suspended or temporarily prohibited by the Secretary or the Congress. (Current law provides for suspension by the Secretary alone.) Decreases the due extension of such suspended lease term from five years to one. Allows the compensation for a cancelled lease to be made in the form of currency, forgiveness of the lessee's obligation to pay rents or royalties on another issued lease, or against bonus payments for future lease purchases. Changes the administrative procedure for processing comments received from a Governor modifying a proposed Outer Continental Shelf leasing program that affects his or her State. Requires the national interest of lands within the Outer Continental Shelf to be determined by application of a balancing process that gives equal weight to obtaining oil and gas supplies and to protection of the environment. Directs the Secretary to accept a Governor's recommendation providing a reasonable balance between the national interest and the well-being of the citizens of such affected State, unless found to be based on a material error of fact or arbitrary or capricious. Sets requirements for peer review and publication deadlines for certain environmental studies.
Bill· HRH.R. 293 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
California Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary Act - Designates a specified area of submerged lands and waters, including living and other resources, as the California Central Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Allows the Governor of California to prevent this Act from taking effect for any area in California State waters by objecting within a specified period. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive management plan. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 294 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include Morro Bay, California, in the list of areas to be given priority consideration for inclusion in the national estuary program.
Bill· HRH.R. 393 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Prohibits the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters or Exclusive Economic Zone. Imposes penalties and allows civil forfeiture of vessels for violations. Requires the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director to take actions reflecting the prohibition.
Bill· HRH.R. 305 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act - States that the conservation of biological diversity is a national priority. Requires Federal actions to be consistent with such goal. Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to: (1) issue regulations to require agencies to assess the impacts of Federal actions on biological diversity in preparing environmental impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; and (2) identify those biotic communities, species, and populations that appear to be in decline, in imminent danger of loss of viability, or otherwise of special concern. Requires Federal agencies to review their programs for consistency with the conservation of biological diversity and to report review results to the President, the Council, and the Congress. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in reviewing environmental impact statements, to take into account the impacts of proposed actions on biological diversity. Establishes an Interagency Working Committee on Biological Diversity to develop a coordinated Federal strategy for conservation of biological diversity. Dissolves the Committee after submission to the Congress of the strategy. Establishes a National Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation Research within the Smithsonian Institution to set research priorities and coordinate the understanding and promotion of knowledge of the biota. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Council to retain the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) provide scientific and technical advice and counsel in the preparation of the Federal strategy; and (2) provide a general reference and scientific and technical advisory source for the Nation in matters relating to the conservation of biological diversity.
Law· HRH.R. 236 (103rd)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
Establishes the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, Idaho. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to finalize, and revise at least once every four years, the comprehensive management plan developed for the Conservation Area. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to establish a visitor center to interpret the history and geological, ecological, natural, cultural, and other resources of the Area and the biology of the raptors and their relationships to man. Authorizes the Secretary to permit visitor use of the public lands in the Conservation Area in a manner that is consistent with this Act. Permits continued use of the Conservation Area's Orchard Training Area by the Idaho National Guard. Authorizes the continued grazing of domestic livestock within such Area. Requires the Secretary to study, identify, and, where appropriate, initiate land exchanges to resolve ownership conflicts within the Area. Releases lands within the Snake River Birds of Prey National Area that have been found unsuitable for wilderness designation from further management pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 350 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Title II: Improved Wetlands Permitting; Revisions to Wetlands Delineation Procedures Title III: Wetlands Restoration Program Title IV: Tax Incentives for Wetlands Conservation Wetlands Reform Act of 1993 - Title I: Amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make any pollutant discharge or alteration of navigable waters unlawful. Authorizes the issuance of permits for other alterations of navigable waters. Prohibits the issuance of permits if there is a practical alternative to the proposed activity that would have less adverse impact on navigable waters. Title II: Improved Wetlands Permitting; Revisions to Wetlands Delineation Procedures - Directs the Comptroller General to submit to the Congress an analysis of needs of the Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency for additional personnel, administrative resources, and funding to improve implementation of the wetlands permit program. Requires funds to be used for specified wetlands delineation and education programs. Requires the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to use funds for wetlands mapping and for the delineation of wetlands in watersheds and ecosystems for which the need for delineation is particularly acute. Prohibits revisions to or clarifications of any Federal manual for identifying and delineating jurisdictional wetlands or regulations related to the definition, delineation, or identification of wetlands until a specified National Academy of Sciences study has been completed. Title III: Wetlands Restoration Program - Directs the Secretary of the Army to initiate a pilot program of wetlands restoration. Title IV: Tax Incentives for Wetlands Conservation - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to designate a nonprofit organization to be a Wetlands Stewardship Trust if such organization conforms to certain regulations, and includes among its primary purposes the acquisition of interests in wetlands, former wetlands, and associated real property for preservation purposes. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth special rules for charitable contributions of wetlands to such trusts. Excludes from gross income amounts received by the owner of wetlands for allowing any person to use such lands in a compatible use (one that does not degrade the functions or values of such lands).
Bill· HRH.R. 585 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Marine Mammal Public Display Reform Act of 1993 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit issuance of a permit for the taking of any marine mammal in the waters of a State for public display if: (1) issuance of the permit would be inconsistent with State law; and (2) the Governor of such State submits to the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is operating and the Secretary of the Interior notice of disapproval of the issuance of such permit.
Bill· HRH.R. 656 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1993
Marine Mammal Capture, Export, and Public Display Protection Act of 1993 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to require, instead of the penalty applicable under the AWA for a violation regarding a marine mammal, that a person be liable for a civil or criminal penalty under specified provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA). Mandates review and, if appropriate, modifications to AWA standards regarding the care and habitat of marine mammals in captivity. Amends the MMPA to direct the Secretaries of Commerce and Agriculture to jointly establish a system for tracking marine mammals taken in waters under U.S. jurisdiction or imported. Makes it unlawful to take any marine mammal before establishment of the system. Makes it unlawful to export a marine mammal without a permit under this Act. Requires regulations under the MMPA for exporting as well as for taking and importing marine mammals. Authorizes issuance of export permits under the same requirements as taking and importing permits. Allows issuance of an export permit only: (1) to maintain or improve the health and well-being of the mammal; and (2) if the permit prohibits use of the mammal for any other purpose. Modifies scientific research permit requirements regarding issuance, takings involving surgical procedures, lethal takings, release requirements, permanent marking of released mammals, and permit effective periods.
Bill· HRH.R. 583 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from either conducting any lease sales, or issuing any new leases in any area of the outer continental shelf off the State of Florida, between the seaward lateral boundary between Florida and Alabama and the seaward lateral boundary between Florida and Georgia. Sets forth a moratorium period. Requires the Secretary to: (1) undertake specified environmental or oceanographic studies; (2) initiate cancellation of all leases within a specified area; and (3) report annually to the Congress on the status of such cancellations. Provides that: (1) compensation for such leases shall be paid out of the Treasury; and (2) the State of Florida shall incur no cost or other liability as a consequence of such lease cancellations. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 584 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to implement the Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program consistent with the provisions of this Act. Establishes the environmental sciences review panel for certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off-shore Florida in order to assess the adequacy of oceanographic, ecological, and socio-economic information available with respect to authorizing leasing and exploration, development, and production activities. Sets limitations with respect to preleasing activities and lease sales within such areas, including specific points in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to: (1) include within certain required environmental studies an assessment of the adequacy of available physical oceanographic, ecological, and socioeconomic information; and (2) provide that certain lessee compensation may be a combination of currency and forgiveness of debts due on other leases.
Bill· HRH.R. 575 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1993
National Commission on the Environment and National Security Act - Establishes a National Commission on the Environment and National Security to study the role in U.S. national security of security against global environmental threats. Directs the Commission to report on such study and make specific recommendations with respect to: (1) ways in which the United States might integrate concerns about such threats into its national security and foreign policy; (2) priority international actions to respond to such threats and resource commitments required to support them; and (3) possible institutional changes in the executive and legislative branches to ensure that environmental threats receive adequate priority in the national security policies and budgetary allocations of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 518 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 January 1993
California Desert Protection Act of 1993 - Title I: Wilderness Additions - Designates as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System specified lands in: (1) the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA), the Yuma District, and the Bakersfield District of the Bureau of Land Management; (2) the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, California; and (3) the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, California. Designates specified CDCA lands as the White Mountains Wilderness Study Area. Title II: Death Valley National Park - Establishes the Death Valley National Park which subsumes the Death Valley National Monument. Title III: Joshua Tree National Park - Establishes the Joshua Tree National Park which subsumes the Joshua Tree National Monument. Title IV: Mojave National Monument - Establishes the Mojave National Monument which subsumes the East Mojave National Scenic Area. Abolishes the East Mojave National Scenic Area. Designates the Granite Mountains Natural Reserve within the Monument. Title V: National Park Wilderness - Designates as wilderness the Death Valley National Park Wilderness, the Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness Additions, and the Mojave National Monument Wilderness. Title VI: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to transfer specified Red Rock Canyon State Park Additions in the CDCA to California. Establishes the Desert Lily Sanctuary within the CDCA. Directs the Secretary to insure access to the wilderness areas, parks, and monument designated by this Act for traditional Indian cultural and religious purposes. Reserves Federal water rights for wilderness areas designated by this Act. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, upon request, to enter into negotiations for an agreement to exchange certain Federal lands for California State School Lands and lands of the Catellus Development Corporation that are located within the boundaries of a wilderness area or park unit designated by this Act. Title VII: Definitions - Sets forth definitions.
Bill· HRH.R. 757 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Environment and Public Works Fair Share Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to require the Federal formula for allocating funds to States under such Act to use the population figures from the latest available estimates prepared by the Department of Commerce for each State (currently, from the latest decennial census). Makes an identical change with respect to the Federal formula used for grants to States for interstate highway systems, Federal-aid urban highways, and highway safety programs (the Federal aid highway program).
Bill· HRH.R. 805 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Maritime Navigation Technology and Research Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations which require vessels operating in a U.S. harbor to use state-of-the-art navigation, communication, and collision avoidance equipment that is compatible with Coast Guard vessel traffic systems. Requires the Secretary to conduct research and development of vessel navigation technologies. Establishes the Maritime Navigation Research Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on maritime research programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 835 (103rd)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1993
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include Morro Bay, California, in the list of areas to be given priority consideration for inclusion in the national estuary program.
Bill· HRH.R. 888 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 February 1993
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to make such Act inapplicable to the taking or jeopardy of an endangered species if such activity results from the modification of a water habitat located in or fed by a sole source aquifer designated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 705 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1993
Bristol Bay Fisheries Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement certain programs under the Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program consistent with the strictures contained in this Act. Sets forth additional restrictions and requirements governing preleasing and leasing activities for oil in the North Aleutian Basin Planning Area. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the guidelines for lease cancellations and compensation for lease buybacks.
Bill· HRH.R. 730 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1993
National Biological Resources Research and Development Act - Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution a National Center for Biological Resources (Research and Development) to facilitate the collection, synthesis, and dissemination of information relating to the sustainable use, research, development, and conservation of biological resources. Authorizes appropriations.
Law· HRH.R. 765 (103rd)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Quitclaims the interest of the United States in and to specified base lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to each prepare an initial list of all parcels of base lands that were relinquished to the United States pursuant to the Act of June 4, 1897, and for which selection or other rights under that Act or supplemental legislation were not realized or exercised, subject to specified requirements. Requires the Secretary concerned, during preparation or revision of an initial list, to identify those listed lands which are located wholly or partially within any conservation system unit and all other listed lands which the Congress has designated for specific management or which the Secretary concerned decides should be retained to meet public, resource protection, or administrative needs. Provides for the publication of final lists and the issuance of deeds confirming the quitclaim made pursuant to this Act. Authorizes a party claiming right, title, or interest in or to land vested in the United States by this Act to file in the U.S. Claims Court a claim against the United States seeking compensation based on such vesting, subject to specified requirements. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 704 (103rd)reported
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1993
Requires that subsistence fishing and gathering by local residents be allowed in Glacier Bay National Park in accordance with specified provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. Requires that commercial fishing be allowed in the Park except areas designated as wilderness under the Act. Restricts, in certain areas, the annual average commercial fishing effort for each species and the type of gear allowed. Requires the season to be consistent with and not exceed the commercial fishing seasons established in adjacent waters, with exceptions. Mandates a study of whether the effect of commercial fishing authorized in the Park by this Act is having a detrimental effect on Park resources, including the opportunity for recreational use.
Bill· HRH.R. 779 (103rd)open
United States · United States Congress · 3 February 1993
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1976.