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United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1979
Reaffirms the support of Congress for the right of political self-determination of the people of Puerto Rico.
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 1979
Department of Energy Civilian Programs 1980 Authorization Act - Title I: Research and Development - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the following programs: (1) fossil energy coal, oil and gas programs; (2) specified conservation programs; (3) solar technology and applications programs; (4) biomass research and development programs; (5) nuclear fission energy and fusion programs; (6) geothermal energy research and development programs; (7) low head hydroelectric development programs; (8) electric energy systems programs; (9) energy storage systems programs; (10) basic energy sciences programs; (11) supply research and development; (12) high energy physics programs; (13) nuclear physics programs; (14) uranium enrichment process development programs; (15) environmental research and development programs; and (16) energy research and development. Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a high-level liquid nuclear waste management demonstration project at the Western New York Service Center in West Valley, New York. Specifies the nature of the activities to be carried out at such project and authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal year 1980 to carry out such activities. Prohibits funds authorized and appropriated in subsequent fiscal years for such project from being used by the Secretary until the Secretary, the State of New York, and other appropriate persons enter contracts and other agreements for the transfer of title to such waste, the utilization by the Secretary of Center facilities and property, the sharing of project costs, and other matters relevant to the conduct of such project. Requires the Secretary to consult with specified Federal and State agencies and the commercial operator of the Center in carrying out such project. Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees on activities conducted in connection with such project. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for supply research and development plant and capital equipment for specified projects. Stipulates that the Federal share of each plant and capital equipment construction project, with respect to Department of Energy civilian research and development programs, shall be funded exclusively from an account separate from operating expenses. Allows operating expenses to be used for: (1) any construction project having a total estimated Federal cost of $500,000 or less; (2) the conceptual design of any project; (3) the procurement and installation of individual components fabricated for research and development or testing; (4) experimental test equipment to conduct specific investigations; and (5) solar heating and cooling demonstrations. Requires that the Department notify the appropriate committees of each of the Houses 60 days in advance of commencing construction for major projects where it is in the national interest to initiate construction in advance of the next annual budget cycle. Prohibits any appropriated funds authorized by this Act from being obligated for expenditure or expended for long lead procurement, land acquisition, or construction for specified plant and capital equipment projects where the estimated total Federal cost of the project is greater than $50,000,000 unless the Congress is notified and a 60-day waiting period expires. Prohibits monies to be used to place, bury, or store in any subsurface geologic repository any irradiated nuclear fuel assembly from any nuclear reactor unless the geologic repository is designated so that all fuel assemblies can be easily and economically retrieved. Title II: Regulatory and Related Functions - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for expenses to the Economic Regulatory Administration, the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Energy Information Administration, and for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan functions. Title III: Commercialization and Related Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for expenses for specified renewable resources and conservation activities. Title IV: Power Marketing, Federal Leasing and Other Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Alaska Power Administration, the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Western Area Power Administration. Authorizes the Bonneville Power Administration to make expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund to provide for energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources. Authorizes appropriations for specified Federal leasing and fuel data gathering and analysis programs. Title V: Nuclear Assessments, Spent Fuel Disposition, Operations, and Decontamination and Decommissioning - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for uranium resource assessment operating expenses, capital investment, construction, fuel disposition functions, and decontamination and decommissioning functions. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Secretary of Energy to conduct studies and to select temporary sites for the interim storage of spent fuel for nuclear power reactors licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and, consistent with existing law, foreign commercial reactors. Requires that the Secretary submit a report to the Congress and the President concerning the construction of any away-from-reactor facility. Stipulates that the views and comments of the Governor of any State in which there is located a spent fuel storage facility site are to be included in such report. Directs the Secretary to investigate whether it is appropriate to fund 90 percent of the cost of cleanup of the uranium mill tailing site at Edgemont, South Dakota (which is under the control of the Tennessee Valley Authority) under the provisions of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. Requires that a report on the appropriate legislative recommendations and the views and recommendations of the Tennessee Valley Authority be submitted to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to arrange for the removal of spent nuclear fuel of domestic origin from countries potentially ineligible for additional nuclear exports pursuant to specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Authorizes appropriations for such activities. Title VI: Other Renewable Resources and Conservation Activities - Authorizes appropriations for other renewable resources and conservation activities involving: (1) analysis and technology transfer functions regarding buildings and community systems; (2) energy extension services; (3) appropriate technology; (4) urban waste energy conservation; (5) fossil energy; (6) solar applications; and (7) industrial energy conservation. Title VII: Other Departmental Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) operating expenses and capital investment for specified uranium enrichment programs and projects; (2) commercial waste management operating expenses; and (3) Departmental administrative activities operating expenses, construction, and capital equipment acquisition and fabrication not related to construction. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, State utility commissions, and the public, to develop a civilian nuclear reactor operator training program. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on critical aspects of man-machine interactions in the operations of such reactors. Directs the Secretary to submit to the President and specified congressional committees a report on the national program for management of commercial high level waste and spent fuel, including identification of the sites being considered for license as permanent repositories for such waste or spent fuel. Directs the Secretary to use the Department's domestic energy research, development, and demonstration activities in support of its international energy program and to coordinate such international program with programs of the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, and other agencies responsible for international energy activities. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for such international program, part of which is to be allocated to the design of an international program concentrating on the problems of less developed countries and part of which is to be used to implement high priority projects identified in such international program. Requires that such international activities be performed within the framework of the Development Coordination Committee and in cooperation with the Agency for International Development. Title VIII: Provisions Regarding Use of Funds - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for any program in excess of the amount actually authorized for that program under this Act and any reprogramming that decreases certain authorizations by more than five percent, or $10,000,000, whichever is less, unless the Congress is notified and a 30-day waiting period expires. Sets forth limitations on the use of amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act regarding management support services and unexpended balances. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to allow the Department to use certain revenues received from uranium enrichment services, when permitted in an annual appropriation Act. Limits the use of such revenues to the payment of the cost incurred in providing such services. Requires that all monies, other than enrichment revenues and certain other receipts, collected by the Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in fiscal year 1980 and thereafter shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Requires that the Secretary submit to the Congress an annual report concerning enrichment service revenues. Limits the Department's use of operating funds for research, development and demonstration projects and authorizes the Department to transfer funds to other agencies to perform work for the Department. Allows authorizations in this Act for construction line item projects to remain effective without fiscal year limitation through fiscal year 1982. Authorizes appropriations to pay for automatic pay increases. Limits the Department's travel expenses. Prohibits the Department from using funds appropriated under this Act for renovation, furnishing, or repair of facilities to provide temporary or permanent space for personnel relocated as a result of the establishment of the Department. Limits the use of funds available for direct and indirect purchases of gasoline in amounts in excess of 80 percent of the amount purchased by the Department in fiscal year 1979. Exempts from the provisions of this Act any authorization for appropriations in any other law for fiscal year 1980 for any military application of nuclear energy, for research and development in support of the armed forces, or for the common defense and security of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 1979
Department of Energy Civilian Programs 1980 Authorization Act - Title I: Research and Development - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the following programs: (1) fossil energy coal, oil and gas programs; (2) specified conservation programs; (3) solar technology and applications programs; (4) biomass research and development programs; (5) nuclear fission energy and fusion programs; (6) geothermal energy research and development programs; (7) low head hydroelectric development programs; (8) electric energy systems programs; (9) energy storage systems programs; (10) basic energy sciences programs; (11) supply research and development; (12) high energy physics programs; (13) nuclear physics programs; (14) uranium enrichment process development programs; (15) environmental research and development programs; and (16) energy research and development. Directs the Secretary of Energy to carry out a high-level liquid nuclear waste management demonstration project at the Western New York Service Center in West Valley, New York. Specifies the nature of the activities to be carried out at such project and authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for fiscal year 1980 to carry out such activities. Prohibits funds authorized and appropriated in subsequent fiscal years for such project from being used by the Secretary until the Secretary, the State of New York, and other appropriate persons enter contracts and other agreements for the transfer of title to such waste, the utilization by the Secretary of Center facilities and property, the sharing of project costs, and other matters relevant to the conduct of such project. Requires the Secretary to consult with specified Federal and State agencies and the commercial operator of the Center in carrying out such project. Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees on activities conducted in connection with such project. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for supply research and development plant and capital equipment for specified projects. Stipulates that the Federal share of each plant and capital equipment construction project, with respect to Department of Energy civilian research and development programs, shall be funded exclusively from an account separate from operating expenses. Allows operating expenses to be used for: (1) any construction project having a total estimated Federal cost of $500,000 or less; (2) the conceptual design of any project; (3) the procurement and installation of individual components fabricated for research and development or testing; (4) experimental test equipment to conduct specific investigations; and (5) solar heating and cooling demonstrations. Requires that the Department notify the appropriate committees of each of the Houses 60 days in advance of commencing construction for major projects where it is in the national interest to initiate construction in advance of the next annual budget cycle. Prohibits any appropriated funds authorized by this Act from being obligated for expenditure or expended for long lead procurement, land acquisition, or construction for specified plant and capital equipment projects where the estimated total Federal cost of the project is greater than $50,000,000 unless the Congress is notified and a 60-day waiting period expires. Prohibits monies to be used to place, bury, or store in any subsurface geologic repository any irradiated nuclear fuel assembly from any nuclear reactor unless the geologic repository is designated so that all fuel assemblies can be easily and economically retrieved. Title II: Regulatory and Related Functions - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for expenses to the Economic Regulatory Administration, the Office of Hearings and Appeals, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Energy Information Administration, and for Strategic Petroleum Reserve Plan functions. Title III: Commercialization and Related Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for expenses for specified renewable resources and conservation activities. Title IV: Power Marketing, Federal Leasing and Other Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Alaska Power Administration, the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Western Area Power Administration. Authorizes the Bonneville Power Administration to make expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund to provide for energy conservation and the use of renewable energy sources. Authorizes appropriations for specified Federal leasing and fuel data gathering and analysis programs. Title V: Nuclear Assessments, Spent Fuel Disposition, Operations, and Decontamination and Decommissioning - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for uranium resource assessment operating expenses, capital investment, construction, fuel disposition functions, and decontamination and decommissioning functions. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Secretary of Energy to conduct studies and to select temporary sites for the interim storage of spent fuel for nuclear power reactors licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and, consistent with existing law, foreign commercial reactors. Requires that the Secretary submit a report to the Congress and the President concerning the construction of any away-from-reactor facility. Stipulates that the views and comments of the Governor of any State in which there is located a spent fuel storage facility site are to be included in such report. Directs the Secretary to investigate whether it is appropriate to fund 90 percent of the cost of cleanup of the uranium mill tailing site at Edgemont, South Dakota (which is under the control of the Tennessee Valley Authority) under the provisions of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978. Requires that a report on the appropriate legislative recommendations and the views and recommendations of the Tennessee Valley Authority be submitted to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to arrange for the removal of spent nuclear fuel of domestic origin from countries potentially ineligible for additional nuclear exports pursuant to specified provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Authorizes appropriations for such activities. Title VI: Other Renewable Resources and Conservation Activities - Authorizes appropriations for other renewable resources and conservation activities involving: (1) analysis and technology transfer functions regarding buildings and community systems; (2) energy extension services; (3) appropriate technology; (4) urban waste energy conservation; (5) fossil energy; (6) solar applications; and (7) industrial energy conservation. Title VII: Other Departmental Activities - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) operating expenses and capital investment for specified uranium enrichment programs and projects; (2) commercial waste management operating expenses; and (3) Departmental administrative activities operating expenses, construction, and capital equipment acquisition and fabrication not related to construction. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, State utility commissions, and the public, to develop a civilian nuclear reactor operator training program. Directs the Secretary to conduct research on critical aspects of man-machine interactions in the operations of such reactors. Directs the Secretary to submit to the President and specified congressional committees a report on the national program for management of commercial high level waste and spent fuel, including identification of the sites being considered for license as permanent repositories for such waste or spent fuel. Directs the Secretary to use the Department's domestic energy research, development, and demonstration activities in support of its international energy program and to coordinate such international program with programs of the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, and other agencies responsible for international energy activities. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for such international program, part of which is to be allocated to the design of an international program concentrating on the problems of less developed countries and part of which is to be used to implement high priority projects identified in such international program. Requires that such international activities be performed within the framework of the Development Coordination Committee and in cooperation with the Agency for International Development. Title VIII: Provisions Regarding Use of Funds - Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for any program in excess of the amount actually authorized for that program under this Act and any reprogramming that decreases certain authorizations by more than five percent, or $10,000,000, whichever is less, unless the Congress is notified and a 30-day waiting period expires. Sets forth limitations on the use of amounts appropriated pursuant to this Act regarding management support services and unexpended balances. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to allow the Department to use certain revenues received from uranium enrichment services, when permitted in an annual appropriation Act. Limits the use of such revenues to the payment of the cost incurred in providing such services. Requires that all monies, other than enrichment revenues and certain other receipts, collected by the Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in fiscal year 1980 and thereafter shall be deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Requires that the Secretary submit to the Congress an annual report concerning enrichment service revenues. Limits the Department's use of operating funds for research, development and demonstration projects and authorizes the Department to transfer funds to other agencies to perform work for the Department. Allows authorizations in this Act for construction line item projects to remain effective without fiscal year limitation through fiscal year 1982. Authorizes appropriations to pay for automatic pay increases. Limits the Department's travel expenses. Prohibits the Department from using funds appropriated under this Act for renovation, furnishing, or repair of facilities to provide temporary or permanent space for personnel relocated as a result of the establishment of the Department. Limits the use of funds available for direct and indirect purchases of gasoline in amounts in excess of 80 percent of the amount purchased by the Department in fiscal year 1979. Exempts from the provisions of this Act any authorization for appropriations in any other law for fiscal year 1980 for any military application of nuclear energy, for research and development in support of the armed forces, or for the common defense and security of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 1979
Water Resources Development Act of 1979 - Title I: Water Resources Project Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers to proceed with the following projects subject to specified conditions: (1) flood control on Cazenovia Creek, New York; (2) flood control for the Rahway River Basin, New Jersey; (3) flood control for the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake River Basins, New York and the Byram River, Connecticut; (4) flood control in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; (5)strip mining reclamation on Cabin Creek, West Virginia; (6) erosion control and flood protection for the Panama City Beaches, Florida; (7) navigation improvements in Savannah Harbor, Georgia; (8) navigation improvements in Greenville Harbor, Mississippi; (9) navigation improvements to Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi; (10) navigation improvements and beach erosion control at Lake Pontchartrain North Shore, Louisiana; (11) flood control of the Root River Basin, Minnesota; (12) flood control of the Des Moines River Basin, Iowa and Minnesota; (13) flood control on Wears Creek, Missouri; (14) light-draft navigation improvements to San Francisco Harbor, California; (15) navigation improvements to Tacoma Harbor, Washington; (16) flood control on the Chehalis River, Washington; (17) powerhouse construction at McNary Lock and Dam, Oregon and Washington; (18) flood control on the Little Wood River, Idaho; (19) navigation improvements to Kodiak Harbor, Alaska; (20) flood control on the Agana River, Guam; (21) flood control of the Schuylkill River Basin, Pennsylvania; (22) erosion control for Tangier Island, Virginia; (23) flood control on the Johns Creek Tributary and erosion control in the Nonconnah Creek Basin, Tennessee; (24) erosion protection of Cox's Park, Kentucky; (25) flood control on portions of the Big Sandy River, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the Cumberland River, Kentucky; (26) a channel in Umbrella Creek, Georgia, connecting it with the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; (27) removal of silt and other debris from the Martin Pena Canal, Puerto Rico; (28) dredging the Yazoo River, Mississippi; (29) a demonstration project to remove silt and other material from Lake George and a part of Deep River, Indiana; (30) flood control of the Zumbro River, and watershed plan for the South Zumbro Watershed, Minnesota; (31) a demonstration project to remove silt from Albert Lea Lake, Minnesota; (32) Cleveland Harbor improvements, Ohio; (33) navigation improvements for the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway; (34) relocate the water supply intake facility on the Missouri; (35) navigation improvements for Oakland Outer Harbor, California; and (36) flood control of the Susquehanna River Basin at Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. Title II: Water Resources Studies - Directs the Secretary, through the Chief of Engineers, to submit feasibility reports to Congress on the following projects: (1) navigation improvements to Grays Harbor, Washington; (2) flood control on Red Bank and Fancher Creeks, California; (3) navigation improvements on the Sacramento River, California; (4) Ashtabula Harbor improvements, Ohio; (5) harbor improvements at Crescent City, California; (6) water treatment facilities and a regional water conveyance system from Tenkiller Ferry Lake, Oklahoma; (7) Englewood Lake water quality control, Oklahoma; (8) navigation improvements for Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina; (9) pumped storage facilities for the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, Georgia; (10) lock and dam replacements at Grays Landing and Point Marion, Pennsylvania; (11) water treatment facilities and a regional water conveyance system from Kaw Lake, Oklahoma (also authorizes such construction to treat and convey water to still water); and (12) water supply for the New York metropolitan area. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to extend the time the Secretary has to submit reports to Congress on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway navigation season extension. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to include San Francisco and Marvin counties in the investigation of flood and related problems along San Francisco Bay. Directs the Secretary to prepare feasibility reports for: (1) flood control of certain Mississippi River tributaries, Mississippi; (2) flood control of Saint Francis Lake, Arkansas; (3) river regulation for the Halifax River, Florida; (4) bank stabilization of the Illinois River, Illinois; (5) erosion control of the Kuskokwim River, Alaska; (6) flood control of the Kinnickinnic River, Wisconsin; (7) water storage needs in northeast Texas; (8) redevelopment of the hydroelectric capacity of Jackson Mills and Mines Fall Dams, New Hampshire; and (9) enlargement of the navigation projects for Galveston Harbor and Channel and Brazos Island Harbor, Texas. Provides for Federal reimbursement of local interest upon approval by Congress and the Chief of Engineers of the Texas navigation projects. Directs the Secretary to design a flood control project for Milton, Pennsylvania. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to extend the authorization of appropriations for feasibility reports of specific hydroelectric power installations having high potential for meeting regional power needs. Title III: Project Modifications - Modifies the following projects: (1) Caesar Creek, Ohio, flood control project to direct construction of a water supply system; (2) Theodore Ship Channel navigation project, Alabama, to provide for non-Federal contributions to the costs of spoil sites unless specified conditions are met; (3) Saginaw River flood protection project, Michigan, to direct the implementation of a nonstructural project for flood damage reduction and recreation on the Tittabawassee River; (4) East Fork Lake flood control project, Ohio, to provide for the construction of a water supply system; (5) Noyo, California harbor improvement to provide for non-Federal contributions to the costs of spoil sites unless specified conditions are met; (6) Lynnhaven Inlet and Bay, Virginia, navigation project to provide for Federal payment for specified remedial work; (7) Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, Virginia, navigation project to delete the local contribution requirement; (8) Ohio River Basin flood control project to authorize the reconstruction of specified bridges in Massillon, Ohio; (9) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program to authorize the construction of a pumped-storage hydroelectric facility as part of the Fort Randall Dam project, South Dakota; (10) Stamford Harbor, Connecticut, navigation project to provide for non-Federal contributions to the costs of spoil sites, unless specified conditions exist; (11) Lavon Dam, Texas, flood control project to require Federal reimbursement for the cost of relocating a waterline, (12) Galveston Channel, Texas, navigation project to provide for a non- Federal contribution unless specified conditions exist; (13) Mamaroneck Harbor, New York, navigation project to set forth the Federal share of dredge material disposal costs; (14) Wenatchee, Washington, flood control project to authorize the acquisition of lands if local interests agree to reimburse the United States; (15) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Georgia and Florida, to provide for non-Federal contributions unless specified conditions exist; (16) Sandridge Dam, New York, flood control project to authorize the construction of channel improvements along Ellicott Creek; (17) Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, flood protection project to authorize the construction of necessary protective features to locally constructed pumping stations; (18) Saint Francis Basin flood control project to provide for improvement of Fifteen Mile Bayou and Eight Mile Creek, Arkansas; (19) Yaquina Bay, Oregon, navigation project to provide for the protection of vehicular access to public use areas adjacent to the south jetty; and (20) Yazoo River, Mississippi, navigation project to stipulate that the entire cost of the Shepardstown Bridge alteration be borne by the United States. Modifies the following projects in New Jersey to require the Secretary to carry out the dredging required in connection with navigational improvements independently of all other aspects: (1) Great Egg Harbor Inlet and Peck Beach; (2) Carson Inlet and Ludlum Beach; (3) Townsend Inlet and Seven Mile Beach; (4) Hereford Inlet; and (5) Barnegat Inlet. Modifies the Willow Creek, Oregon, flood protection project substantially in accord with a 1974 special report of the Chief of Engineers. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to authorize the construction of a replacement lock to the Gallipolis Locks and Dam, Ohio. Modifies the following projects: (1) Barbers Point Harbor, Hawaii, navigation project to require a non-Federal contribution to construction costs; (2) Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, improvement project to delete the requirement for an initial cash contribution from local interests; (3) Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, navigation project to extend the harbor navigation channel; (4) the dredging the financing of the sand bypassing facility as part of the Santa Cruz Harbor, California, navigation project; (5) East Saint Louis, Illinois, flood control project to provide drainage channels; (6) channel diversion project for the Colorado River to stipulate that the United States shall bear all expenses; (7) Winona, Minnesota, flood protection project to stipulate that certain bridge modifications shall be done at Federal expense; (8) Humboldt Harbor, California, navigation project to authorize the construction of shoreline protection works near Buhne Point, (9) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway navigation project regarding certain bridges in North Carolina and Virginia; (10) Harlan County Lake, Nebraska, water resources development project to direct the renovation and maintenance of recreation facilities; (11) Burlington Dam, North Dakota, project in accordance with proposed recommendations of the Chief of Engineers; (12) Corte Madera Creek flood control project, California, to direct the construction of the project in the vicinity of the Lagunitas Road Bridge; (13) Niobrara, Nebraska, relocation to relocate a highway through such town; (14) Teche-Vermilion Basin, Louisiana, improvement project to require the relocation of a bridge at Federal expense; (15) Heise-Roberts flood protection project, Idaho, to provide for operation and maintenance by the Chief of Engineers; (16) Jackson Hole Snake River, Wyoming, flood protection and levee project to provide for operation and maintenance by the Chief of Engineers; (17) Granger Dam project, Texas, to require the upgrading of specified Williamson County roads; (18) King Harbor navigation project, California, to stipulate that the United States shall bear the expenses of dredging and maintenance; (19) Lewisville Lake, Texas, to require the elevation of a road crossing Cottonwood Branch; and (20) Dardanelle lock and dam project, Arkansas, to replace the Cane Creek bridge. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to increase the authorization of appropriations for dam repair on the Big Sandy River, Kentucky and West Virginia. Authorizes the Secretary to maintain a clear channel on the Little Calumet River, Illinois, with non-Federal interests paying a portion of the costs of such maintenance. Provides for a modification of the agreement with Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana, concerning installment payments on the Lake Pontchartrain hurricane-flood protection project. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to require non-Federal interests to contribute a portion of the costs of maintaining a clear channel on the North Branch of the Chicago River, Illinois. Authorizes the replacement and expansion of the existing industrial canal lock and connecting channels in the vicinity of Meraux, Louisiana. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1946 to provide that the conservation storage capacity of the Belton Reservoir, Texas, be available for water supply as well as irrigation. Modifies the following projects: (1) Cheatham lock and dam project to direct the paving of a portion of Cheatham County Road, Tennessee; (2) Libby Dam, Montana, to authorize the construction of a reregulating dam and the installation of power generating facilities; (3) Irondequoit Bay, New York, navigation project to delete the construction of a movable railroad bridge; (4) Sallotte River navigation project, North Carolina, to authorize the removal of a sand bar and maintain an access channel; (5) Masonboro Inlet, North Carolina, navigation project to authorize the correction of erosion problems at Wrightsville Beach; (6) Houston Ship Channel (Greens Bayou), Texas, navigation project to authorize necessary dredging operations; and (7) South Platte River Basin, Colorado, flood control project to authorize the reassignment of a portion of the storage space in the Chatfield Lake project for joint flood control and conservation purposes. Title IV: General Provisions - Requires the Secretary to submit a feasibility report to Congress on any water resources project whenever a study of such project is authorized. Sets forth the information to be included in such report. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to repeal the requirement that a water diversion structure for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission not conflict with the Secretary's report. Extends the authorization of appropriations for projects to remove drift and debris from publicly maintained commercial boat harbors. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to increase the authorized appropriation for the streambank erosion prevention and control demonstration program. Authorizes the Secretary to provide to any person or agency, upon request technical assistance to retard streambank erosion. Extends the national shoreline erosion control development and demonstration program. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1958 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the control of aquatic plant growths. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to States for removing obstructions and clearing channels. Increases: (1) the authorization of appropriations for such projects; and (2) the amount that may be spent on any one project. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1970 to require the Secretary to include in water resources development project reports cost-benefit information concerning each of the following: (1) regional economic development; (2) environmental quality; (3) well-being of the people; and (4) national economic development. Declares the Port of Houston Authority bridge over Greens Bayou to be a lawful bridge. Authorizes the Secretary to renovate Federal quarters at Dalecarlia Reservoir in Washington, D.C. Directs the Secretary to undertake a program of river and harbor control. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to transmit to Congress a list of bridges over U.S. navigable waters which have been constructed or removed. Directs the Secretary of the Army to compile laws relating to water resource development. Requires the Secretary to transmit to Congress a copy of any rules or regulations relating to water resources development. Gives Congress veto power over such rules or regulations. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 to increase the authorization of appropriations for streambank protection works for Boone County, Kentucky. Exempts portions of the Great Miami River, Ohio, from specified limitations regarding navigable waters. Modifies the Lower Mississippi River flood control project to direct the construction of necessary measures to insure the stability of the Old River Control Complex, Louisiana. Directs the Secretary to study and recommend to Congress the extent of non-Federal cooperation that should be required for necessary dredged material retaining works. Stipulates that such costs shall be borne by the United States pending action on such recommendations, if not otherwise specified. Directs the Secretary to study and recommend criteria for determining Federal and non-Federal interests in flood protection. Stipulates the criteria to be used until legislation is enacted. Terminates the following authorizations: (1) Trexler Lake, Pennsylvania, flood control project; (2) Beargrass Creek Basin, Kentucky, flood control survey; and (3) a portion of the Nansemond River project, Virginia.
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 1979
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of and adheres to a bona fide religion, body, or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so. Allows such employee to be required in an employment contract to pay sums in lieu of and equal to dues and initiation fees to a nonreligious, nonlabor, charitable organization chosen by the employee. Authorizes the labor organization to charge such employee the reasonable cost of any grievance-arbitration procedure instigated by and for such employee's benefit.
United States · United States Congress · 9 July 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 1 through April 7, 1980, as "National Mime Week."
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1979
Smaller Enterprise Regulatory Improvement Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require each Federal agency to publish semiannually an agenda of those rules which may be proposed during the upcoming six-month period affecting a substantial number of small business concerns and small organizations. Defines "small organizations" to include unincorporated businesses, sheltered workshops, nonprofit enterprises which are not dominant in their fields and such other groups and enterprises as each Federal agency shall establish by rule. Requires each published agenda to be transmitted to the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comments. Directs each Federal agency to endeavor to provide notice of each agenda to affected small enterprises by means other than publication in the Federal Register. Directs each Federal agency to publish a written analysis prior to the issuance of any rule affecting a substantial number of small business concerns and organizations which considers: (1) the effect of such rule on small enterprises and competition; (2) whether an exemption could be provided such small enterprises; (3) whether lesser compliance standards could be adopted for small enterprises; and (4) the expected nature of reporting and recordkeeping requirements necessitated by such rule. Requires each Federal agency to issue a rule containing an exemption or differing compliance standards for such small business concerns and organizations if it is lawful, desirable, and feasible to do so. States that such small enterprises shall be given an opportunity to participate in agency rulemaking. Requires each agency to review its existing rules and prepare an analysis for purposes of eliminating those rules which are most burdensome to small businesses and organizations. Permits any agency to perform the analyses required by this Act in conjunction with any other analysis required by law. Declares that such other analysis shall not in itself satisfy the requirements of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1979
Appropriates $513,000,000 to the Administrator of General Services for fiscal year 1980 for purchasing silver for stock piling under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Capital Cost Recovery Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the method for determining useful lives of business assets for purposes of computing allowable depreciation deductions. Replaces the asset depreciation range (ADR) method with a schedule of capital cost recovery periods for three classes of business property. Establishes capital cost recovery periods for the following classes of business property: (1) buildings and their structural components, ten years; (2) tangible property, five years; and (3) automobiles, taxis, and light-duty trucks (up to $100,000), three years. Allows a ten percent investment tax credit for buildings and tangible property, and a six percent credit for automobiles, taxis, and light duty trucks. Requires the recapture of depreciation amounts and investment tax credit amounts applicable to assets which are sold or otherwise disposed of prior to the expiration of the capital cost recovery period. Permits taxpayer to deduct less than the full allowance for capital cost recovery in any taxable year. Permits a carryover to succeeding taxable years of any unused depreciation amounts. Disqualifies capital cost recovery property from the allowance for first year depreciation. Treats amounts claimed as the capital cost recovery of noncorporate lessors as an item of tax preference for purposes of the minimum tax. Adopts as an accounting practice the "half year convention" under which investments eligible for capital cost recovery treatment or the investment tax credit which are made at any time during the taxable year are deemed to be made in the middle of such year.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Amends the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 to establish a ninth Regional Fishery Management Council, the California Pacific Council, which shall consist of the State of California and have authority over the fisheries in the Pacific Ocean seaward of such State.
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979
Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Department of Energy take necessary steps to provide a set-aside of middle distillate fuels equal to eight percent to each of the States. Declares that the Department of Transportation should establish, on an emergency basis, a uniform national minimum truck weight standard of not less than 80,000 pounds, and a length standard of not less than 60 feet for single trailers and 65 feet for dual trailers. Declares that the Interstate Commerce Commission should further modify its diesel fuel recovery program to assure that pass-through provisions of the freight rate surcharge be passed to subhaulers. Declares that the Governors of the respective States and the President should delay unnecessary summer training programs by National Guard and United States Army and Marine Reserve units, or restrict their movements to the nearest appropriate training center, and to add the middle distillate fuels thereby saved to State set-aside programs.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1979
Authorizes the President, on behalf of the Congress, to present a gold medal of appropriate design to Bryan Lewis Allen, the first aviator to cross the English Channel in a self-powered plane. Authorizes appropriations of up to $15,000 to strike such medal. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.
United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1979
Priority Energy Project Act of 1979 - Title I: Purposes and Definitions - Sets forth the purposes and definitions of terms as used in this Act. Title II: Priority Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to designate a maximum of six proposed energy facilities as priority energy projects during each calendar year. Allows any person planning or proposing an energy facility to apply to the Secretary for an order designating such facility as a priority energy project. Sets forth the procedure and criteria for designating priority energy projects. Excludes such determinations by the Secretary from the definition of major Federal action within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to encourage prospective applicants to file applications for any necessary Government actions or approvals with the appropriate agencies as soon as possible. Requires such Federal agencies to submit specified information to the Secretary not later than 30 days after public notice of an order designating a proposed energy facility as a priority energy project. Directs the Secretary to establish a decision deadline schedule. Provides for the extension of such deadlines. Delegates decision authority to the President if a deadline on the decision deadline schedule has elapsed without Federal agency decision or action. Provides for the Presidential extension of such deadlines. Directs the Secretary to grant certification of completed Federal agency review upon the determination that all Federal actions and approvals necessary to the completion of a priority energy project have been granted. Specifies that such certification shall indicate Federal approval expiration dates and shall constitute conclusive evidence in any judicial or executive proceeding that all necessary Federal permits have been granted. Directs the Secretary to notify the Governor of any State within which any portion of a priority energy project would be located and to request the Governor to submit specified information to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to submit all such information to the priority energy project and propose a decision schedule to assist State and local authorities in coordinating their activities with actions by the Federal Government. Title III: Judicial Review and Miscellaneous Provisions - Exempts from judicial review the actions of Federal officers or agencies pursuant to this Act, except as specified in this title. Exempts from judicial review a decision of the Secretary granting or denying an order designating a proposed energy facility as a priority energy project except as required by the Constitution of the United States. Sets forth judicial procedures for claims arising out of actions pursuant to this Act. Grants to the Supreme Court the exclusive authority to review an interlocutory judgment or order of the court of appeals pursuant to this title. Sets forth certiorari and certification procedures. Makes this Act effective 30 days after the date of its enactment. Provides for the expiration of the Secretary's authority to designate priority energy projects seven years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 June 1979
Replacement Motor Fuels Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to promote the development and use of replacement fuels in the United States to replace gasoline used as a motor fuel with replacement motor fuel containing the maximum percentage of alcohol, or other liquid produced from coal, oil, shale, or other substances as is economically and technically feasible. Directs the Secretary to determine with respect to replacement fuels: the most suitable raw materials for their production, the nature of the distribution systems and production processes of such fuels, the technical and economic feasibility of including liquids extracted from oil shale and coal in such program, and the technical and economic feasibility of reaching goal of replacing 20 percent of the gasoline used as a motor fuel with replacement fuels by the year 1992. Directs the Secretary to set production goals for replacement fuels for each of calendar years through 1981 through 1987. Sets forth the manner of determining the percentage of replacement fuel by volume to be contained in the total quantity of gasoline and replacement fuel sold annually in commerce in the United States in calendar years 1981 through 1990, and directs the Secretary to issue a rule setting the minimum percentage replacement fuel to be sold for year 1981 through 1986 by any refiner. by any refiner. Sets forth provisions for the enforcement of such requirements. Authorizes the appropriation of up to $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1980 to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1979
Forest Fuel Utilization Act of 1979 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants through the rural forestry assistance program of the Forest Service to States for the employment of additional State foresters or equivalent State officials. Requires the Secretary to determine the number of woodlot owners in each State. Authorizes the Secretary to make forest fuel utilization training programs available to State foresters, or equivalent State officials, in States in which forest growth is underutilized and in which there is a potential for the utilization of wood as a fuel in place of oil. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Energy to develop a plan to increase the assistance and information provided to the Forest Service by the Department of Energy; and (2) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to develop a plan to increase the managerial assistance and information provided to small woodlot owners and wood fuel distributors and marketers by the Small Business Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 5 June 1979
Congratulates the men and women of the Apollo program upon the tenth anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon and requests the President to designate the period of July 16 through July 24, 1979, as "United States Space Observance" in honor of such event.
United States · United States Congress · 24 May 1979
Directs the President to furnish to the House of Representatives certain information related to the current oil situation, including data on: (1) shortages, supplies, demand, and allocation of crude oil; and (2) refinery yield reductions and capacity utilization.
United States · United States Congress · 21 May 1979
Farm Water Act of 1979 - Replaces the existing acreage limitation of 160 acres of reclaimed land per individual with a limitation of 320 acres. Permits larger acreages where the land is less productive or other factors make it less valuable for agriculture. Lists specified lands to which the acreage limitations shall not apply including land within a water district which has paid construction charges of the reclamation project relating to the delivery of water to such landholding. Prevents the delivery of water to irrigable land in excess of 320 acres held in private ownership by a single landowner if such landowner refuses to execute a valid contract for the sale of such excess land. States that the provisions of this Act shall not effect existing contracts between the United States and excess landowners relating to the disposal of such excess lands. Permits the delivery of project water to excess land after the effective date of this Act only if the title to such land is made subject to a condition that the land shall not be sold at a price greater than the landowner's costs increased only by the rate increase of the consumer price index for the period between the dates of purchase and sale. Abolishes the requirement that a qualified recipient must reside on or near a landholding in order for such landholding to be eligible to receive water. Permits charitable or religious nonprofit organizations to continue to receive water supplies under contracts executed prior to January 1, 1978. Waives the sovereign immunity of the United States to State law claims and other contractual actions brought in the Federal district courts.
United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1979
Federal Water Projects Financing Act of 1979 - Requires States to agree in writing to fund the total State financing share of any Federal water resource project involving the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the Tennessee Valley Authority. Sets forth the formula for determining the State's share. Provides for States to receive a share of the net operating revenues from the sale of vendible outputs. Requires non-Federal entities to agree in writing to pay 20 percent of the costs of flood control projects involving the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Soil Conservation Service, or the Tennessee Valley Authority. Directs the Chairman of the Water Resources Council to promulgate guidelines for the Federal agencies' rules necessary to implement this Act in order to insure uniformity. Encourages voluntary State financing of projects authorized prior to enactment of this Act in order to assist Federal authorities in setting priorities. Stipulates that the aforementioned financing requirements be in addition to any other financing requirements.
United States · United States Congress · 16 May 1979
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to grant an additional allotment of funds for the construction of publicly owned waste treatment works to any State which has obligated 90 percent or more of the funds previously allotted to it for such purpose by March 31 of any fiscal year. Makes such additional funds available for the fiscal year for which such funds were authorized, and for the succeeding 12 months. Provides that any funds unobligated at the end of such period be allotted equally among the other States. Makes adjustments in the amount of additional funds allocated for a State where funds previously authorized proved inadequate. Authorizes appropriations for such additional funds. Sets the amount of funds authorized to be reserved each fiscal year to two percent of the amount authorized to be appropriated for allotments to States under this program. Makes funds allotted to the States for fiscal year 1978 available for the next succeeding 24 months. Provides for the reallotment of funds not obligated at the end of such period to all States except those which failed to obligate any of the funds being reallotted. Stipulates that such reallotted funds be in addition to those otherwise allotted to such State for grants under this program.
United States · United States Congress · 14 May 1979
Suisun Marsh Preservation and Restoration Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, to enter into a cooperative agreement with California to mitigate the adverse effects of the Central Valley project on the fish and wildlife resources of the Suisun Marsh and for the preservation and restoration of such resources. Specifies the requirements of such agreement and stipulates that the Federal share of the costs of implementing such agreement shall be 50 percent. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the Federal share of the construction and the initial operation and maintenance of facilities in the Marsh.
United States · United States Congress · 9 May 1979
Amends the Clean Water Act of 1977 to extend from 18 months to 42 months the moratorium on recovery of treatment works construction costs attributable to industrial users.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1979
Title I: Authorizations and Miscellaneous Amendments - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize appropriations for specified programs and expenses of the Small Business Administration. States that all appropriations, whether specifically or generally authorized, shall remain available until expended. Authorizes the Administration to make disaster loans available to small business concerns affected by a shortage of energy-producing resources caused by a strike, boycott, or embargo unless such strike, boycott or embargo is directly against such small business concern. Makes specified low-interest loans available under the Small Business Act until October 1, 1982, for the relief of small business concerns affected by disasters occurring on or after October 1, 1978. Provides loans bearing interest at three percent for amounts not exceeding $55,000, for the repair or replacement of a principal residence or personal property. Makes the following disaster loans available under the Small Business Act and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: (1) loans bearing interest at three percent on amounts for the repair or replacement of property damaged or destroyed if the applicant is unable to obtain sufficient credit elsewhere; and (2) loans bearing interest at the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the average maturities of such loans, plus not to exceed one percent if the applicant is able to obtain credit elsewhere. Stipulates that the total amount outstanding and committed to any one borrower shall not exceed $500,000. Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to repeal the authority of the Administration to invest sums from the revolving fund for surety bond guarantees in Treasury bonds, obligations, and other guaranteed debt securities. Authorizes such investments from the revolving fund for qualified contract guarantees. Title II: Small Business Development Centers - Authorizes the Small Business Administration to make grants to States, State agencies, regional entities, State- chartered development credit corporations, and institutions of higher learning to assist in establishing Small Business Development Centers. Requires such grants to be matched in equal amounts by funds from non-Federal sources. Establishes additional restrictions on such grants for fiscal years 1979 through 1982. States that Small Business Development Centers shall have a full-time staff, business and technology analysts, information and professional specialists, and access to laboratory and engineering facilities. Requires such Centers to provide small businesses with business and technology counseling, information on government regulations, library services, and comprehensive studies and surveys. Directs federally funded laboratories and innovation centers to cooperate with the Small Business Development Centers. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to appoint a Deputy Associate Administrator for Management and Technical Assistance to administer the Small Business Development Center program. Establishes a National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board consisting of nine civilian members. Sets forth provisions governing the appointment of members, a Chairman, meetings, and compensation of the Board. Directs the Small Business Administration to conduct an evaluation of the Development Center program and to submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress within three years. Title III: White House Conference on Small Business - White House Conference on Small Business Act - Directs the President to convene a White House Conference on Small Business by June 30, 1980, to identify the problems of small business concerns and to make recommendations for executive and legislative action. Requires the Conference to submit a report to the President and the Congress within one year of the date it convenes. Requires the Small Business Administration to report to the Congress within three years on the status and implementation of the findings and recommendations of the Conference. Makes such sums as are appropriated to carry out the provisions of this Act available until expended.
United States · United States Congress · 8 May 1979
Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to temporarily suspend the duty on products (other than watches or movements) of the insular possessions: (1) which contain foreign materials valued at between 50 and 70 percent of the total product value; and (2) which are not designated import sensitive. Establishes a ceiling on the quantity of articles which qualify for such duty-free treatment. Permits any interested party to submit a request to the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations: (1) that the aforementioned articles be designated as import sensitive; or (2) that such designation be removed. Requires the President to report to Congress concerning the economic effect of these amendments on the insular possessions.
United States · United States Congress · 7 May 1979
Gasohol Marketing Freedom Act of 1979 - Amends the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to prohibit the termination of a gasoline dealer's franchise due to its selling, consigning, or distributing gasohol, and prohibits any reprisals or discrimination against retailers or distributors of gasohol because of such sale, consignment, or distribution.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1979
Title I: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years after 1980 of such sums as may be necessary for certain assistance programs for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior equal to 50 percent of sums necessary to satisfy all adjudicated claims and final awards made before the enactment of this Act by the Micronesian Claims Commission. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide, for the people of specified atolls in the Marshall Islands, a program of medical care and treatment and environmental research and monitoring for any injury, illness, or condition which may have been the result of the United States nuclear weapons testing program at or near such atolls. Authorizes appropriations for such program. Requires the express approval of Congress before any Federal program not terminated for all recipients may cease to apply to such Territory either before or after the termination of the trusteeship. Title II: Northern Mariana Islands - Requires that the salary and expenses of the government comptroller for the Northern Mariana Islands be paid from funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for a health care services grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Subjects such grant to the approval of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to administer and enforce, by hiring and training Islands residents, a local territorial income tax and customs duties, without cost to such Islands government and with proceeds covered into the Treasury of Islands. Amends the Covenant to establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America to stipulate that United States income tax laws will not come into force in the Northern Mariana Islands as a local territorial income tax until January 1, 1982. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary for the development, maintenance, and operation of the American Memorial Park, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, but not to exceed $3,000,000 for development. Title III: Guam - Amends the Organic Act of Guam to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to administer and enforce (by hiring and training Guam residents and without cost to the Guam government) the collection of: (1) all customs duties derived from Guam and the Guam territorial income tax; and (2) certain other taxes the proceeds of which are covered into the Guam treasury and any tax imposed by local law (upon the request of the Governor of Guam until the legislature of Guam seeks discontinuance of such enforcement). Requires that all amounts heretofore withheld from the Guam treasury (from sums collected as such duties and taxes) as interest on specified Federal assistance be credited as reimbursement payments by Guam on the principal amount advanced by the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon certain findings, to extend for 30 years the time limitation on guarantees for purchase by the Federal Financing Bank of bonds or other obligations of the Guam Power Authority. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, under certain conditions, to deduct interest payments due from such Authority from duties and taxes collected and paid to the government of Guam, with such government to receive payments of principal and interest from such Authority. Title IV: Virgin Islands - Extends for ten years the time limitation on Federal commitments to guarantee the issuance of certain bonds and other obligations issued by the Virgin Islands government. Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to administer and enforce (by hiring and training Islands residents and without cost to the government of the Islands) the collection of: (1) all customs duties derived from such Islands and the United States income tax, the proceeds of which are to be covered into the treasury of the Islands; and (2) certain other taxes which are also to be covered into such treasury, with such Secretary's enforcement to be at the request of the Governor of the Islands until the legislature of the Islands requests discontinuance. Amends the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to transfer to the Virgin Islands Government title to all property in the Virgin Islands which may have been acquired by the United States from Denmark under a specified convention. Excludes from such transfer certain lands and property already reserved or retained by the United States. Title V: American Samoa - Requires the salary and expenses of the government comptroller of American Samoa to be paid from funds to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Governor of American Samoa, to administer and enforce the collection of all customs duties derived from American Samoa, without cost to its government and by making every effort to employ and train its residents to carry out such activities. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Directs the Department of the Interior, in administering grants to any Insular Area: (1) to consolidate such grants for any fiscal year or years; and (2) to waive, in its discretion, certain matching funds and written report requirements for grants. Stipulates that authorizations of appropriations by this Act and appropriations pursuant to this Act for any fiscal year shall carry over for appropriation or expenditure in succeeding fiscal years. Permits, to the extent practicable, Federal agencies and instrumentalities to make available their services, facilities, and equipment to the governments of the territories and possessions of the United States and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on a reimbursable basis or, if otherwise authorized by law, without reimbursement.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1979
Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to make specific amount changes in the limitations on funds for development within DeSoto National Memorial and Pecos National Monument. Increases the authorization of appropriations, from $166,000 to $265,000, for the acquisition of lands within the Great Sand Dunes National Monument. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to designate and publish notice of these acquisitions. Changes the date of the maps referencing the Point Reyes National Seashore. Directs the Secretary to accept and manage any land and improvements within or adjacent to the seashore which are donated by the State of California or its subdivisions. Removes the exclusion of specified lands from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Authorizes the acquisition of lands for Ebey's Landing National Reserves with appropriated, as well as donated, funds. Amends the National Trails System Act to include North Country Scenic Trail. Permits the National Academy of Sciences to retain title to a certain property while used as a memorial to Albert Einstein. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to terminate the Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council ten years after the date of its establishment. Provides for the appointment of additional members to the Delta Region Preservation Commission. Provides for termination of the Commission ten years from the date of approval of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from charging entrance or admission fees in excess of January 1, 1979, levels or in National Park System units where such fees were not in effect as of such date. Amends such Act to designate a portion of the Birch River in West Virginia as a river to be studied for potential addition to the national wild and scenic river system. Entitles the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge in California to those protections accorded the Point Reyes National Seashore. Amends the Act of October 27, 1972, to change the date of the maps referring to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Increases the authorization of appropriations, from $61,610,000 to $71,610,000, for the acquisition of lands within such recreation area. Reduces the development ceiling from $58,000,000 to $48,000,000. Directs the Secretary to acquire by donation or purchase a suitable collection of whaling artifacts and associated items for preservation and display at the National Maritime Museum located within such recreation area. Authorizes the appropriation of $3,000,000 for such purchase. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to extend the availability of appropriations from the special account for the acquisition of lands and waters within areas for public use and recreation administered by the Secretary to those areas and authorizations enacted prior to the convening of the Ninety-sixth Congress. Exempts those funds allotted for the acquisition of land, waters, or interests in same for the National Park System, recreation areas, and National Forest System from statutory ceilings enacted prior to the convening of the Ninety-sixth Congress. Permits the Secretary to make minor changes to boundaries or appropriations relating to such Federal lands which boundaries were established subsequent to January 1, 1965. Authorizes the purchase of such lands with appropriated funds. Amends the Act of August 18, 1970, to eliminate the printing of certain newly submitted identical reports if adequate supplies of previously printed identical reports remain available. Directs the Secretary to submit annually a comprehensive "National Park System Plan" to the designated congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate an annual "State of the Parks" report. Directs that the annual report be printed as a House document and shall cease to be prepared and submitted after the fifth submission. Revises the boundaries of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in North Carolina. Directs that the maps and descriptions of such historical site shall be published by the Secretary within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. Provides for the acquisition and disposal of lands within such boundaries. Amends the Act of October 21, 1976, to increase the authorization of appropriations, from $13,000,000 to $23,700,000, for the acquisition of lands, aquatic lands, or interests therein for Olympic National Park. Makes authorizations of appropriations under this Act effective in fiscal year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1979
Amends the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America to stipulate that United States income tax laws will not come into force in the Northern Mariana Islands as a local territorial income tax until January 1, 1982.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to tax income of married individuals filing tax returns separate from their spouses at the same rates applicable to unmarried individuals.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act - Declares that exclusive territorial arrangements made as a part of a licensing agreement for the manufacture, distribution, or sale of a trademarked soft drink product are lawful under the antitrust laws provided such product is in substantial and effective competition with other products of the same general class. Prohibits recovery in private actions under the Clayton Act based on territorial provisions in a trademark licensing agreement prior to a final determination that such provisions are unlawful.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the transfer of the Forest Service and the Farmers Home Administration business and industry programs from the Department of Agriculture is unacceptable, and that any reorganization proposal which would diminish the Department's resources is unacceptable.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse and otherwise cooperate with State or local governments for the provision of law enforcement services at water resources development projects.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from issuing any rule, regulation, or order relating to specified aspects of the control of navigable airspace.
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to designating positive control airspace and terminal control areas.
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979
Declares that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the transfer of the Forest Service and the Farmers Home Administration business and industry programs from the Department of Agriculture is unacceptable, and that any reorganization proposal which would diminish the Department's resources is unacceptable.
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Crude Oil Transportation Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to authorize the President to recommend the waiver of State laws (in addition to Federal laws as currently provided) to expedite the transportation of crude oil. Directs the President to identify and report to Congress any provisions of Federal or State law which are likely to hinder the timely construction of the Long Beach-Midland project. Provides for the subsequent review of such legislative provisions. Extends the period for the filing and consideration of applications for proposed crude oil transportation systems.
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President negotiate for the creation of a Peace Development Fund to implement a Middle East peace.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject nonresident aliens and foreign corporations to a tax on the gain from the sale or exchange of farm or rural lands situated in the United States. Requires foreign corporations which hold United States farm lands comprising 20 percent of their assets to make reports on such holdings as the Secretary of the Treasury may require.
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the first Friday of March as "Teacher Day, United States of America."
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1979
Declares the need to develop a national emergency energy plan. Authorizes and directs the President to submit to Congress an emergency plan to designate a specific person or entity within the executive branch charged with the responsibility and given the authority: (1) to expedite administrative decisions with regard to all aspects of energy production, transmission, distribution, transportation, and use; (2) to cut through regulations when necessary; (3) to increase domestic energy production; (4) to promote the earliest possible use of new energy technologies and sources; (5) to enhance available energy supply; and (6) to make the Nation self-sufficient in energy.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Establishes the Channel Islands Marine National Park in the State of California, and includes in such park San Miguel and Prince Islands, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands and surrounding waters. Terminates authority for the Channel Islands National Monument. Sets forth provisions for the acquisition of land for such park. Directs the Secretary of Interior to direct and develop, in cooperation with the State of California, a marine resources study report, including an inventory of all species in the park and recommendations for the protection of marine resources. Directs the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with the State of California for the management of those lands and waters within and adjacent to the national park which are owned by the State of California.
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1979
Voting Rights Act Repealer Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal the prohibitions against voting qualifications, prerequisites, tests, or devices which abridge the right of a citizen to vote who is a member of a language minority. Repeals bilingual election requirements that States and other political subdivisions make available registration and voting materials, and voting assistance in languages other than English in areas where more than five percent of the citizens belong to a single language minority.
United States · United States Congress · 7 March 1979
Authorizes the enlistment of citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands into the Armed Forces of the United States if such an individual indicates in writing an intent to become a citizen, and not a national of the United States upon the full implementation of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1979
Authorizes the enlistment of citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands into the Armed Forces of the United States if such an individual indicates in writing an intent to become a citizen, and not a national of the United States upon the full implementation of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1979
Designates the Luther Burbank Shasta Daisy as the national flower of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1979
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, upon receiving information that a foreign country or instrumentality is engaged in an unfair trade practice with respect to certain goods, to inquire into such practice to determine whether an investigation is warranted. Directs the Special Representative to investigate such practice if the inquiry shows the need for an investigation. Requires the Special Representative to make public any determinations within 150 days after publishing notice of the investigation. Requires the Special Representative to provide for appropriate public hearings. Directs the Special Representative to provide for the presentation of views or for a public hearing after the President takes expedited action in the national interest.
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the individual income tax credit for the elderly and to increase the adjusted gross income limitation on such credit.
United States · United States Congress · 27 February 1979
Act to Combat International Terrorism - Directs the President to report biannually to Congress regarding acts of international terrorism and to submit lists of countries supporting international terrorism. Specifies the sanctions to be imposed against such countries, which includes: (1) no foreign assistance other than disaster assistance; (2) no sales of defense articles or services; and (3) denying export licenses for defense articles or services or for goods with potential military application, if the President determines such denial would reduce the support of the particular country for terrorist actions. Permits the President to suspend application of such sanctions in the interests of national security after consulting with the appropriate congressional committees. Authorizes the President to exercise other sanctions, including the suspension of air services between the United States and the country supporting terrorist activities. Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require the Secretary of Transportation to assess the effectiveness of security measures maintained at foreign airports and report such assessments to Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to restrict operations at those foreign airports failing to bring their security measures to a standard level of effectiveness. Requires the Federal Aviation Administration Administrator to include in the Administrator's report to Congress assessments of the effectiveness of security measures maintained at foreign airports. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical aviation assistance to foreign governments. Amends the provisions of Federal law which relate to the manufacture of explosive materials to require such manufacturers to add an identification taggant and a detection taggant to the explosive materials. Prohibits the distribution, importation, or sale of explosive materials without such taggants. Sets forth the time periods in which such requirements must be met. Specifies penalties for violations of these provisions. Amends the provisions of title 18 of the U.S. Code that specify prohibited acts regarding the destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities to, among other revisions, set forth penalties for committing violence against a passenger which is likely to endanger an aircraft in service, and for communicating false information which results in endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight. Authorizes civil penalties for carrying an accessible weapon aboard an aircraft and for imparting or conveying information known to be false regarding specified crimes aboard an aircraft. Specifies criminal penalties for threatening to commit air piracy, and placing a loaded firearm in baggage on board an aircraft. Urges the President to seek international agreements to assure more effective cooperation in combating international terrorism. Specifies agreements which should receive high priority.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1979
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, from prescribing any rule, regulation, or order affecting the use of navigable airspace by civil aircraft or requiring the installation of navigational aids aboard civil aircraft as a condition for the use of navigable airspace without first explaining its purpose in an appearance before the appropriate committees of Congress in open public hearings and providing a 120-day period for public comments.
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1979
Establishes a Joint Select Committee on Defense Readiness and Mobilization Capability to investigate and report on defense readiness and mobilization capability, including an analysis of: (1) the kind and extent of threats to the national defense; and (2) the quality and quantity of manpower, material, transportation, budgetary, and programmatic resources needed at present, and able to be mobilized in the future. Sets forth the requirements for appointment to the joint select committee.