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United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the application of the Tax Reform Act's elimination of the sick pay exclusion for persons who have not retired on total disability, to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 31 January 1977
Declares the support of the House of Representatives for the President's intentions (1) to proceed with a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, (2) to seek ratification of the SALT II agreement, and (3) to seek an agreement with the Soviet Union for major reductions in atomic weapons.
United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1977
Sugar Supply Assurance Act - Declares it the policy of Congress to assure a stable and adequate sugar supply. Establishes a base domestic price for sugar and sets forth the formula for adjustment of such price by the Secretary of Agriculture. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to predicate the customs duties on sugar, cocoa, and confectionery upon whether this Act or similar legislation is in effect. Establishes variable customs duty rates for crystalline sugar, liquid sugar, and other sugars dependent upon polariscope rating. Exempts such sugars from the general preference system of the Trade Act of 1974. Revises the rates of duty for such sugars. Repeals the differing duty rates for such sugars imported from Cuba. Prohibits the export of sugar from sugar cane or beets grown in the United States except when the Secretary of Agriculture determines that domestic sugar production in any year will exceed domestic requirements. Prohibits the importation of more than ten short tons of direct-consumption sugar by any person annually unless the Secretary determines that a shortage of sugar exists or is about to occur in the United States that cannot be alleviated by domestic sources. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations to carry out this Act. Imposes a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 for knowing violation or attempted violation of this Act or regulations issued thereunder. Vests jurisdiction in the district courts of the United States to restrain violations of this Act or review regulations issued thereunder. Requires the district attorneys of the United States to enforce this Act upon the request of the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to make such expenditures as the Secretary deems are necessary to carry out this Act. Permits the President to modify the customs duty on sugar after a finding that such modification will not interfere with the objectives of this Act, unless such modification is disapproved by Congress. Requires all persons engaged in the sugar industry to furnish information requested by the Secretary to carry out this Act. Terminates this Act at the end of five years.
United States · United States Congress · 17 January 1977
Directs the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a bronze bust or statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and to place it in a suitable location in the Capitol.
United States · United States Congress · 10 January 1977
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish acreage limitations in excess of 160 acres under Federal reclamation laws for lands of lesser productive potential. Authorizes the Secretary to amend existing contracts to conform to the provisions of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 1976
Condemns the murders of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt and the serious injury of Michael Moffitt. Urges a complete and thorough investigation by federal authorities of the circumstances surrounding the bombing.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1976
Amends rule XXXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow specified present and former employees and Members of the House to enter the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto. Provides that such persons shall not be admitted if they have any direct personal or pecuniary interest in any legislative measure coming up for consideration in the House.
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 1976
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to amend the description of certain land in Colorado granted by the United States in a patent issued to Albert F. Garbareno on April 11, 1925.
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 1976
Reclamation Authorizations Act - Title I: Kanopolis Unit, Kansas - Reauthorizes the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Kanopolis Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, to be prosecuted by the Secretary of the Interior in cooperation with the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to enter into land management agreements with the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission upon the expiration of existing leases for agricultural use of publicly owned lands. Stipulates that no water from the Unit shall be used for irrigation of excessive crop allotments for a ten-year period after the enactment of this title. Authorizes the appropriation of $30,900,000 for fiscal year 1978 and thereafter, for the construction of the Kanopolis Unit. Title II: Oroville-Tonasket Unit, Washington - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Oroville-Tonasket Unit of the Chief Joseph Dam project in Washington. Authorizes the Secretary to renegotiate contract arrangements between the United States and the Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District with respect to assignment of irrigation costs. Stipulates that no water from the Unit shall be used for irrigation of excessive crop allotments for a ten-year period after the enactment of this title. Authorizes the appropriation of $39,370,000 for fiscal year 1978 and thereafter, for the construction of the Oroville-Tonasket Unit. Title III: Uintah Unit, Utah - Authorizes the appropriation of $90,247,000 for fiscal year 1978 and thereafter for the construction of the Uintah Unit of the Central Utah Project. Title IV: American Canal Extension El Paso, Texas - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain a 13-mile extension of the American Canal in El Paso, Texas. Requires that the Secretary enter into a repayment contract with local irrigation district authorities prior to project construction. Authorizes the appropriation of $21,714,000 for fiscal year 1978 and thereafter for the construction of the American Canal extension. Title V: Allen Camp Unit, California - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Allen Camp Unit of the Central Valley project in California. Authorizes the Secretary to replace roads and bridges rendered unusable by construction and operation of the Unit. Stipulates that no water from the Unit shall be used for irrigation of excessive crop allotments for a ten-year period after the enactment of this title. Authorizes the appropriation of $64,220,000 for fiscal year 1978 and thereafter for the construction of the Allen Camp Unit. Title VI: Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to rehabilitate the Leadville Mine drainage tunnel in Colorado. Authorizes the appropriation of $2,750,000 for fiscal year 1978 and thereafter for rehabilitation of the tunnel. Title VII: M'Gee Creek Project, Oklahoma - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the M'Gee Creek project in Oklahoma, in accordance with Federal Reclamation laws. Establishes procedures for reimbursement of project costs. Authorizes the appropriation of $83,239,000 for fiscal year 1978 and thereafter for the construction of the M'Gee Creek project.
United States · United States Congress · 14 June 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service shall not close or suspend the operation of any post offices, unless there is a clear and compelling need to do so. Encourages the service to continue cost-cutting programs which do not affect levels of service.
United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1976
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to exclude as a potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River System those headwaters and tributaries of the Piedra River, Colorado, which are on national forest lands.
United States · United States Congress · 6 May 1976
Pilot Termination and Review Act - Declares the purpose of this Act to establish a pilot demonstration program of termination and review to cover all Federal agencies. Terminates by October 1, 1979, the Civil Areonautics Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Terminates by October 1, 1980, the Federal Energy Administration, "the Federal Maritime Commission," and the Interstate Commerce Commission. Allows Congress to reestablish such agencies for up to six years after it has conducted public hearings to evaluate each such agency. Requires the Attorney General to assume the responsibilities of any such terminated agency in all matters then pending before any such agency or in any court of any State or of the United States to which such agency was a party.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1976
Designates specified areas within the following national parks and national monuments as wilderness: (1) Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico; (2) Gunnison National Monument, Colorado; (3) Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona; (4) Great Sand Dunes National Monument Colorado; (5) Haleakala National Park, Hawaii; (6) Isle Royale National Park Michigan; (7) Joshua Tree National Monument, California; (8) Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; (9) Pinnacles National Monument, California; and (10) Saguaro National Monument, Arizona. Revises the boundaries of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, and Pinnacles National Monument, California. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to review the suitability of specified lands in Coronado National Forest, Arizona, for designation as wilderness.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1976
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish the acreage of individually owned land which may eligibly receive project water as nonexcess acreage under Federal reclamation laws at 160 acres of class I land or the equivalent acreage of lands of lesser productive value as would be appropriate for an economic family size farm. Requires the Secretary in establishing land classes to take into account factors including soil characteristics, crop adaptability, cost of crop production and soil characteristics.
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1976
Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to rehabilitate and maintain the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Colorado. Authorizes construction of adequate waste treatment facilities to comply with water quality standards established pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Authorizes the appropriation of $5,400,000 for rehabilitation and water treatment. Authorizes the appropriation of $12,300,000 for plugging the tunnel, including in such amount funds previously appropriated and expended for maintenance of such tunnel. Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as may be necessary for maintenance of existing structures and additional facilities authorized by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1976
Marihuana Control Act - Stipulates that the possession of not more than one ounce of marihuana for private use, or the transfer of not more than one ounce of marihuana without profit for private use, shall not constitute a crime against the United States. Establishes a civil penalty of not more than $100 for such possession or transfer.
United States · United States Congress · 29 January 1976
Authorizes and requests the President to issue a proclamation: (1) designating the week beginning April 4, 1976, as "National Rural Health Week"; (2) urging an intensification in efforts to disseminate health information; and (3) urging all persons concerned with the rural population to consider ways in which they can promote improved health services for rural America.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1976
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of Angola should be allowed to determine their own political future without foreign interference. Expresses support for efforts by the Organization of African Unity to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Angola. Calls upon all countries to terminate military assistance to any group in Angola. States that the President should do his utmost to seek an agreement among the various parties involved in hostilities or in the support of such hostilities in Angola to terminate such hostilities. Directs the President to refrain from providing assistance of any kind, for military activities in Angola, until specifically approved by Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1976
Amends the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 by requiring the President to transmit a special message to Congress before rescinding or reserving any part of any budget authority. Declares that no rescission shall become effective until Congress has acted on a bill effecting such rescission.
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1975
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to use sampling methods in taking agricultural censuses, except that he may substitute another method where he determines that sampling methods would be inappropriate. (Amends 13 U.S.C. 142(a))
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1975
Franchising Practices Reform Act - Requires a franchisor to notify a franchisee at least ninety days in advance of the franchisor's intention to terminate the franchise, and the franchisor's reasons for terminating. Prohibits a franchisor from cancelling a franchise unless the franchisor has acted in bad faith, or has violated a material requirement of the franchise, or the franchisor is effecting a market area withdrawal. Prohibits a franchisor from failing to renew a franchise except for the reasons stated above, or the franchisor has a legitmate business reason for failing to renew. Makes any franchisor that has violated the requirements of this Act civilly liable to the aggrieved franchisee.
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 1975
Young Farmers' Homestead Act - Establishes as an agency within the Department of Agriculture the Federal Farm Assistance Corporation. Authorizies the Corporation to purchase farm land in value of up to $250,000 per unit. Provides that the Corporation shall make such farms available for lease and subsequently for sale. Directs that the farms may be leased to an eligible applicant for a period of not less than two years nor more than ten years with specified restrictions upon the use of such land. Provides that the lessee may at any time within six months prior to the expiration of his lease make application to the board for purchase of such unit upon the expiration of such lease. States that the board shall approve such application if it determines that the lessee can successfully manage and operate such farm unit. Specifies a formula to be used in determining the selling price of each farm. Provides that a buyer may obtain financing through any available source, but if private financing is not available, the Farmers Home Administration shall furnish the financing at a specified rate. Requires the Corporation to file annually with the Secretary of Agriculture a complete report as to the business of the Corporation. Provides that the financial transactions of the Corporation shall be audited at least once each year by the General Accounting Office. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint an advisory council to advise the board regarding the administration of this Act. Provides that the Council's advice shall include recommendations on what the eligibility requirements should be for leasing farm units and what experience should be required for leasing a farm. Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Specifies criminal provisions applicable to the Federal Farm Assistance Corporation. (Amends 18 U.S.C. 657, 658, 1006, and 1014)
United States · United States Congress · 14 November 1975
Black Lung Benefits Reform Act - Stipulates that if a miner was employed for 30 years or more in an underground coal mine, or for 25 years or more in an anthracite coal mine, such miner shall be entitled to the payment of black lung benefits under the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. Permits a miner to file a claim for workmen's compensation benefits whether or not such miner is employed by an operator of a coal mine at the time the miner files the claim. Directs the Secretary of Labor to notify a miner as soon as practicable after receiving a claim for benefits on whether or not such miner is eligible for benefits. Permits the utilization of affidavits in cases of deceased miners where there is no relevant medical evidence sufficient to establish that the miner was totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis or that his death was due to such disease. Sets forth new regulations and provisions regarding the administration of the workmen's compensation program, and claims thereunder. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations providing for prompt and equitable hearing of appeals by claimants aggreivated by adverse workmen's compensation decisions. Establishes the Black Lung Disability Insurance Fund. Sets forth provisions governing administration of the Fund. States that amounts in the fund shall be available for making expenditures to meet the obligations of the fund, including the expenses of providing medical benefits. Requires operators of coal mines in States not providing workmen's compensation benefits to pay premiums into the fund in order to assure coverage. Provides that the initial premium rate of each operator shall be established by the Secretary as a rate per ton of coal mined by such operator. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund of sums necessary to provide the fund with amounts equal to 50 percent of the amount which the Secretary estimates is necessary for payment of benefits over the initial 12-month period. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Secretary of Labor to disseminate to interested persons and groups the changes in the Black Lung Benefits Act made by this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 6 November 1975
Establishes a select committee in the House of Representatives to conduct an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy. Directs the committee to report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigation, together with such recommendation as it deems advisable.
United States · United States Congress · 22 October 1975
Condemns the resolution adopted by the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly which equates Zionism with racism, and urges the U.N. General Assembly to disapprove such resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1975
States that the liability of a broker who sells any agricultural commodity on behalf of his principal when that commodity serves as security for any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under a program administered by the Farmers Home Administration shall be limited to the extent of any commission received by the broker as a result of the sale.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1975
Authorizes the President to issue a proclamation designating the week in November which includes Thanksgiving Day in each year as "National Family Week."
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1975
Increases to $3,520 the amount of outside income which (subject to further increases under the automatic adjustment provisions) is permitted each year without deductions from benefits under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides that income of all types and from all sources shall be included in determining whether an individual's benefits are subject to such deductions.
United States · United States Congress · 6 October 1975
Weather Modification Research, Development, and Control Act - Declares it to be the finding of Congress that it is important to develop weather modification in a safe, scientific, and orderly manner, and to protect and maintain the environment of the United States. States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for research and development in weather modification; and to institute a comprehensive data-gathering system which will assist in the development, administration, and supervision of weather modification in a safe and scientific manner. Defines terms used in this Act. Title I: Research and Development in Weather Modification - Directs the Secretary of Commerce: (1) to identify and evaluate the specific needs for and uses of effective weather modification; (2) to determine the types of weather modification activities which are most likely to be successful in meeting those needs and achieving those uses, and the manner in which such activities may be most effectively carried out; (3) to identify the problems which may be created by the conduct of weather modification activities, and the ways in which such problems can best be avoided; and (4) to otherwise provide continuing scientific support for efforts to carry out weather modification activities in a safe and orderly manner which is consistent with the objectives of this Act. Title II: Weather Modification Information System - Directs the Secretary to establish, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a weather modification information system. States that the purpose of such system shall be to monitor daily weather conditions, to record and evaluate weather modifications, to appraise the effect which any proposed weather modification activity would have on prevailing weather conditions, and to monitor such activity. Title III: Weather Modification Control; Reporting Requirements, and Penalties - Requires any State which establishes a system to regulate any weather modification activity to provide for the licensing of any person engaged in such activity within the State. Requires States to determine the qualifications and planned activities of licensees. Authorizes the Secretary to assist any State in the regulation of weather modification activities. Requires any person engaged in any such activity to obtain a permit from the Secretary. Enumerates the requirements an individual must meet to obtain such a permit. Provides for the revocation or suspension of such permit upon the determination by the Secretary that any activity under such permit poses an immediate or imminent danger to the public welfare, or to the environment, or ecology of the area involved. Authorizes the Secretary or his representative to have access to and copy any record maintained by a permit holder pursuant to this Act. Provides for civil penalties for violations of this Act. Title IV: International Weather Modification Control - Authorizes the President to enter into international agreements in order to encourage weather modification research and activities by other nations. Title V: General Provision - Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make payments to State or local governments upon their election in an amount equal to 75 cents for each acre of specified categories of public land within the boundaries of the State or local political subdivision.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1975
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make payments to State or local governments upon their election in an amount equal to 75 cents for each acre of specified categories of public land within the boundaries of the State or local political subdivision.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1975
Exempts from Federal income taxation a trust established by a taxpayer for the purpose of providing care for specified mentally incompetent relatives of the taxpayer.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1975
Amendments to the Administrative Procedures Act - Establishes notice requirements for proposed rulemaking by agencies of the Federal Government. Sets forth specified requirements to be met in order for a rule to take effect. Provides that such rules shall not be effective if either House of Congress passes a resolution of disapproval. Establishes guidelines for the consideration of such resolutions.
United States · United States Congress · 5 September 1975
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act - States that, within two years after the date of enactment of this Act, each county shall elect whether it wishes to proceed under the terms of this Act to receive payments from the Federal Government equal to the real property taxes otherwise due from public lands within such county, or to continue to receive whatever payments such county is entitled to receive under any existing applicable Federal law providing for Federal payments for such county similar to those available under this Act or for payment to such county of part of the revenue derived from such public land. Establishes criteria for the appraisal of public lands. Provides that when any county within a State has elected to proceed under the terms of this Act, there shall be established for that State a State board of appraisal appeal. Provides that each board shall consider and decide any appeal from a county within the State relating to the appraisal of public land within such county. States that decisions of the board shall not be subject to judicial review unless arbitrary or capricious. States that, beginning in the first complete fiscal year after the acceptance of such appraisal by both the county involved and the Administrator, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay annually to the State in which such county is located an amount equivalent to the State, county, and local real property taxes based on the tax rate applicable to similar private lands at the value arrived at under the appraisal conducted under this Act. Stipulates that nothing in this Act shall interfere with the right of State or local governments to levy possessory interests taxes on private owners of improvements made by private users on public lands. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to administer this Act and to make the payments authorized by it.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Congressional Public Financing Act - Adds a new subtitle to the Internal Revenue Code: the Congressional Election Campaign Fund Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund a separate account to be known as the Congressional Election Payment Account. Directs the Secretary to deposit into the Congressional Election Payment Account that portion of the annual amounts designated by taxpayers on their income tax returns that equals the excess above 25 percent of the total amount made available in the last Presidential election. Authorizes the Federal Election Commission to conduct an examination and audit of the campaign contributions raised for purposes of obtaining matching funds and the qualified campaign expenditures made by all candidates for Federal office and official political party committees who received payments under this Act. Provides criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Provides for payments of funds in amounts matching the contributions received by candidates for the office of U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative. Imposes limitations on the amounts of such funds to be disbursed to any individual candidate, and restricts the uses to which such matching funds may be put.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1975
Declares that a greater unity of the Atlantic Community would strengthen the common defense, assure more adequate energy resources and improve commerce. Establishes an eighteen-member delegation authorized to organize and participate in a convention attended by delegations from North Atlantic Treaty parliamentary democracies. States that the convention shall explore the possibility of agreement on the means to transform the relationship of such nations into a more effective unity based on federal principles. Provides for appointment of delegates to the convention. Allows the delegation to maintain a staff. Authorizes the appropriation of $200,000 to carry out the purposes of this joint resolution.
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 1975
States that the liability of a broker who sells any agricultural commodity on behalf of his principal when that commodity serves as security for any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under a program administered by the Farmers Home Administration shall be limited to the extent of any commission received by the broker as a result of the sale.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act - States that, within two years after the date of enactment of this Act, each county shall elect whether it wishes to proceed under the terms of this Act to receive payments from the Federal Government equal to the real property taxes otherwise due from public lands within such county, or to continue to receive whatever payments such county is entitled to receive under any existing applicable Federal law providing for Federal payments for such county similar to those available under this Act or for payment to such county of part of the revenue derived from such public land. Establishes criteria for the appraisal of public lands. Provides that when any county within a State has elected to proceed under the terms of this Act, there shall be established for that State a State board of appraisal appeal. Provides that each board shall consider and decide any appeal from a county within the State relating to the appraisal of public land within such county. States that decisions of the board shall not be subject to judicial review unless arbitrary or capricious. States that, beginning in the first complete fiscal year after the acceptance of such appraisal by both the county involved and the Administrator, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay annually to the State in which such county is located an amount equivalent to the State, county, and local real property taxes based on the tax rate applicable to similar private lands at the value arrived at under the appraisal conducted under this Act. Stipulates that nothing in this Act shall interfere with the right of State or local governments to levy possessory interests taxes on private owners of improvements made by private users on public lands. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to administer this Act and to make the payments authorized by it.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1975
Declares it to be the policy of the United States to renounce the first use of nuclear weapons.
United States · United States Congress · 13 May 1975
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act - States that, within two years after the date of enactment of this Act, each county shall elect whether it wishes to proceed under the terms of this Act to receive payments from the Federal Government equal to the real property taxes otherwise due from public lands within such county, or to continue to receive whatever payments such county is entitled to receive under any existing applicable Federal law providing for Federal payments for such county similar to those available under this Act or for payment to such county of part of the revenue derived from such public land. Establishes procedures for the appraisal of public lands. Provides that when any county within a State has elected to proceed under the terms of this Act, there shall be established for that State a State board of appraisal appeal. Provides that each board shall consider and decide any appeal from a county within the State relating to the appraisal of public land within such county. States that decisions of the board shall not be subject to judicial review unless arbitrary or capricious. States that, beginning in the first complete fiscal year after the acceptance of such appraisal by both the county involved and the Administrator, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay annually to the State in which such county is located an amount equivalent to the State, county, and local real property taxes on public lands within such county, based on the tax rate applicable to similar private lands at the value arrived at under the appraisal conducted under this Act, if such public lands were not exempt from such taxes. Stipulates that nothing in this Act shall interfere with the right of State or local governments to levy possessory interests taxes on private owners of improvements made by private users on public lands. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to administer this Act and to make the payments authorized by it.
United States · United States Congress · 12 May 1975
Suspends the Secretary of the Interior's authority to lease Federal coal lands until enactment of a Federal statute regulating surface coal mining on all lands in the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1975
Passenger Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Act - Imposes a temporary excise tax under the Internal Revenue Code on passenger motor vehicles with a horsepower rating of over 200. Prohibits, under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the manufacture of passenger motor vehicles after five years after the date of enactment of this Act which do not comply with specified limitations with respect to weight, fuel economy, and horsepower.
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1975
States that the liability of a broker who sells any agricultural commodity on behalf of his principal when that commodity serves as security for any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under a program administered by the Farmers Home Administration shall be limited to the extent of any commission received by the broker as a result of the sale.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary through fiscal year 1983 for the construction of mint buildings. States that the aggregate amount of sums appropriated under this Act shall not exceed $105,000,000.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Provides that any grant funds under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which were withheld from allotment by Presidential direction for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975 shall be alloted among the States by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with a specified formula. Revises the distribution of such allotments to the States for fiscal years beginning with 1976.
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1975
Concentrated Industries Anti-Inflation Act - Establishes a Price Restraint Board to be composed of five members who shall issue standards and guidelines for noninflationary price adjustments. States that the basic guideline for price adjustments shall be the maintenance of the dollars and cents profit margin per unit of output of any firm for any product or product category which prevailed for such firm during such fiscal years as the Board may designate. Provides that subsidiary standards and guidelines for price adjustments shall provide for modifying the basic guideline, as the Board may find necessary, to avoid undue hardship, inequity, or impedance of economic growth. Provides for the classification of business firms into three categories based on amount of sales controlled by such firm. States that the Board shall publish monthly a weighted index of the prices of products of concentrated industries. Provides that, when necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Board shall issue orders and regulations in accordance with its standards and guidelines to require prenotification of price increases, to delay proposed price increases in whole or in part, to disapprove proposed price increases in whole or in part, and to rollback prices with respect to products of firms in concentrated industries. States that such regulations and orders shall not apply to firms controlling less than $250,000,000 worth of sales. Enumerates the duties of business firms with respect to notification of the Board of intent to adjust prices after the effective date of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1975
Provides, under the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act, that the certification standard for a private applicator of pesticides shall be deemed fulfilled by his signing a self- certification form. States that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall assure that such form contains adequate information and affirmations regarding the skill of such applicator.
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1975
Natural Gas Agricultural Priority Act - Provides, under the Natural Gas Act, a priority system for specified agricultural uses of natural gas. Directs the Federal Power Commission to prohibit any interruption or curtailment of natural gas and to take such other steps as are necessary to assure as soon as possible the availability in interstate commerce of sufficient quantities of natural gas for use as a raw material feedstock or process fuel in the production of fertilizer, animal feed grade chemicals, essential agricultural chemicals, and for use in agricultural crop drying. Defines "sufficient quantities of natural gas" for purposes of this Act. Provides that the rule implemented by the Commission shall also apply with respect to the availability of natural gas sold in intrastate commerce in any State which has not, within ninety days, adopted a rule to implement the purposes of the first provision of this Act. Directs the Commission to, by rule, prohibit boiler fuel use of natural gas in interstate and intrastate commerce not contracted for prior to the date of enactment of this Act by users other than residential or small commercial users unless, upon petition by a user, the Commission determines that enumerated criteria are met.
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1975
Oil Import Purchase Authority Act - Provides that the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration after October 1, 1975, to be responsible for the importation of petroleum into the United States. Prohibits the importation of petroleum into the United States after such date unless pursuant to a sale. Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations for the allocation by sale of all petroleum so imported. Requires the Administrator to make adjustments in the prices paid by purchasers so that the average price paid is equal for all purchasers of a similar quality of petroleum. Stipulates that funds for the purchase of petroleum be appropriated from the general revenues, and that moneys realized on the sale of such petroleum be returned to the general revenues. Requires the Administrator to establish disciplinary rules for bidders who fail to perform in accordance with the terms of their bids. Prohibits any officer or employee of the Energy Administration from disclosing any information relating to the bids. Specifies a fine not to exceed $100,000 for 10 years imprisonment, or both, for such disclosure. Requires the Administrator to limit knowledge of the identity of bidders to six persons within the Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1975
Natural Gas Agricultural Priority Act - Provides, under the Natural Gas Act, a priority system for specified agricultural uses of natural gas. Directs the Federal Power Commission to prohibit any interruption or curtailment of natural gas and to take such other steps as are necessary to assure as soon as possible the availability in interstate commerce of sufficient quantities of natural gas for use as a raw material feedstock or process fuel in the production of fertilizer, animal feed grade chemicals, essential agricultural chemicals, and for use in agricultural crop drying. Defines "sufficient quantities of natural gas" for purposes of this Act. Provides that the rule implemented by the Commission shall also apply with respect to the availability of natural gas sold in intrastate commerce in any State which has not, within ninety days, adopted a rule to implement the purposes of the first provision of this Act. Directs the Commission to, by rule, prohibit boiler fuel use of natural gas in interstate and intrastate commerce not contracted for prior to the date of enactment of this Act by users other than residential or small commercial users unless, upon petition by a user, the Commission determines that enumerated criteria are met.