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Rep. Roncalio, Teno [D-WY-At Large]

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Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 736 (95th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should not choose a site for the launching base for the intercontinental missile that would result in the destruction or idling of productive farmland and the displacing of farmers and ranchers from their homes and land.

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1978

Declares it the sense of Congress that, in selecting a site to be used as a launching base for the MX intercontinental missile, the Secretary of Defense should exempt from consideration areas where the siting of such a missile would result in the destruction or idling of productive farmland and the displacing of farmers and ranchers from their homes and land.

Bill· HRH.R. 14031 (95th)referred

A bill to amend section 6(e)(2) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended.

United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1978

Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to eliminate the authorization for Federal expenditures to enclose or shelter facilities normally used for outdoor recreation. Removes the existing restrictions on local funding for such facilities which: (1) limit to swimming pools and ice skating rinks; the types of sheltered facilities which may be built; and (2) restrict the construction of such facilities to areas of severe climatic conditions.

Bill· HRH.R. 13965 (95th)referred

American Youth Hostel Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 August 1978

American Youth Hostel Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with American Youth Hostels, Incorporated, to develop a national plan for youth hostel development, and to administer a grant program to implement such plan. Establishes guidelines for such cooperative agreements and national plan. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for improvement and renovations of youth hostels, and for a pilot program for new youth hostel construction.

Bill· HRH.R. 13751 (95th)referred

Sugar Stabilization Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1978

Sugar Stabilization Act - Title I: International Sugar Agreement - Authorizes the President to limit the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in the United States, of sugar from any country not a member of the International Sugar Organization, and otherwise to regulate foreign trade in sugar to implement the International Sugar Agreement. Establishes civil penalties for the violation of such regulations. Requires the President to submit to Congress an annual report on the Agreement. Title II: Domestic Sugar Program - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to determine, during the July preceding the commencement of each (October 1 to September 30) sugar supply year, the amount of sugar needed to meet the requirements of consumers in the United States. Sets the price of 16 cents per pound of sugar, raw value, delivered to New York (including freight and the applicable tariff and fees) as the price objective for the sugar supply year 1978. Establishes formulae for determining the price objectives for succeeding sugar supply years. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to establish, and to adjust, a quota for the entry of sugar from foreign countries; and (2) to impose an import fee in order to attain the established price objective. Prohibits filling of the established quota by direct-consumption sugar, except in specified circumstances. Permits the Secretary to suspend such quota and fees under specified circumstances. Authorizes the Secretary to impose a quota on the entry of sugar-containing products. Prohibits: (1) the entry of sugar, liquid sugar, or sugar-containing products after the import quotas have been filled; (2) the importation of certain sugar or liquid sugar into the Virgin Islands in excess of 100 pounds annually; and (3) the exportation of certain sugar from the United States. Regulates the exportation of sugar. Sets forth items to which the sugar quota shall not apply. Title III: General Provisions - Requires every producer of sugar beets and sugarcane for sugar to pay a specified minimum wage to each person employed on the farm in the production, cultivation, and harvesting of such crops. Establishes a civil cause of action against any producer who fails to pay minimum wages, allowing the employees affected to collect the amount of unpaid wages, plus an equal amount as liquidated damages. Prohibits a producer from discharging or discriminating against any employee who has participated in any way in an investigation or proceeding against the producer under this title. Prohibits a producer from charging farm employees any amount in excess of the reasonable cost of furnishing goods or services customarily furnished to employees engaged in the production. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to assure that producers furnish workmen's compensation insurance to such employees. Requires persons engaged in the manufacture, marketing, transport, or industrial use of sugar to furnish the Secretary with specified information. Prohibits investment in sugar by officials engaged in the administration of this Act, and establishes penalties for the violation of such prohibition. Authorizes the President to suspend the operation of Title II of this Act in a national emergency. Authorizes the Secretary: (1) to conduct surveys and investigations to carry out this Act; and (2) to announce a daily spot price for raw sugar in specified circumstances. Terminates the authority of the Secretary under this Act on September 30, 1983.

Law· HRH.R. 13650 (95th)open

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978

United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1978

Uranium Mill Tailings Control Act - Title I: Residual Radioactive Material at Certain Existing Sites - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements with designated States under which the Federal Government would pay up to 90 percent of the costs of: (1) assessing the radiation levels of residual radiactive materials from specified former uranium ore processing sites within such States; and (2) limiting the exposure of individuals to such radioactive materials. Exempts certain processing sites from the coverage of this Act. Requires the agreements made by the Secretary and such States include terms providing, among other things, that the Secretary select the appropriate remedial action for limiting radiation exposure after consulting with the State, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, that the States acquire ownership of (1) the land upon which the radioactive materials are located; (2) the residual radioactive materials; and (3) the site selected for disposal of these materials, and that the State transfer ownership and custody of the residual radioactive materials and the disposal site to the United States when the Commission determines that the requisite remedial work has been completed. Grants the prior owner of a processing site acquired by a State the right of first refusal whenever that State seeks to sell that processing site. Requires that States reimburse the Federal Government for costs involved in performing such remedial work from any gain realized by the States in selling land on which processing sites were located. Authorizes mineral recovery contracts between States and any person seeking to recover minerals from such residual radioactive materials upon payment to the State and the United States of specified sums. Directs the Secretary to enter into similar agreements with the Secretary of the Interior and Indian tribes for the assessment of radiation levels and performance of remedial action on lands owned by Indian or held in trust for them. Authorizes payment of 100 percent of the costs of such agreements. Directs the Secretary to conduct a research program on reducing the hazards of exposure to residual radioactive materials. Authorizes the Secretary to establish rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Directs EPA to issue standards and criteria for the protection of the general public with respect to radiological and nonradiological hazards associated with the possession and transfer of residual radioactive materials. Permits judicial review of such rules upon petition in the United States Court of Appeals. Authorizes the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to issue rules, regulations or orders requiring specified exempt parties to conduct monitoring and remedial work and to comply with other measures designed to protect the general public from expsoure to residual radioactive materials. Provides for civil penalties for violation of such rules or orders of the Commission. Title II: Uranium Mill Tailings Licensing and Regulation - Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require that specified licenses issued under such Act for activities resulting in the production of by- product material have terms assuring that prior to termination of such licenses, (1) the licensee shall comply with the Commission's requirements relating to termination, and (2) ownership of by-product materials and their disposal sites shall be transferred without cost to the United States. Authorizes the Commission to establish standards and instructions insuring that a licensee will provide funds necessary for the completion of Commission requirements relating to reclamation and long-term care of sites, structures and equipment used in conjunction with by-product material. Requires States having authority to regulate by-product materials under an agreement with the Commission to adopt and enforce: (1) standards for the protection of public health and safety from hazards associated with such material; (2) provisions allowing for public notice and public participation in licensing and rulemaking actions; and (3) requirements for the preparation of a written environmental analysis, to be made available to the public prior to approval of any construction activity relating to by-product material. Authorizes the Commission to retain authority under such Federal-State agreements with respect to determining a licensee's compliance with applicable standards and requirements prior to termination of licenses for by-product materials. Provides for civil penalties for violation of rules or orders of the Commission. Authorizes the Administrator of EPA to issue generally applicable standards and criteria for the protection of the environment from radiological and nonradiological environmental hazards associated with by-product material and its disposal. Permits judicial review of such rules upon petition in the United States Court of Appeals. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Requires the Commission to consolidate licenses and licensing procedures under this Act with licenses and licensing procedures under other authorities contained in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

Law· HRH.R. 8471 (95th)open

An Act to authorize the Governor of the State of Wyoming to exhibit the nameplate, ship's bell, and silver service of the United States Ship Wyoming without restriction as to the place of such exhibition.

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1978

(Reported to House from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1380) Authorizes the Governor of the State of Wyoming to exhibit the nameplate, ship's bell, and silver service of the United States Ship Wyoming without restriction as to the place of such exhibition (present law limits the use to the University of Wyoming).

Bill· HRH.R. 13553 (95th)passed

A bill to further amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 201(a)), to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange Federal coal leases and to encourage recovery of certain coal deposits, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1978

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, other provisions of such Act notwithstanding, to acquire Federal coal leases or rights to Federal coal leases by purchase, exchange, or condemnation upon finding that development of the lease would (1) result in unacceptable damage to other resource values or (2) conflict with a previously unconsidered specific proposal for use of the land for public purposes. Authorizes the Secretary to grant access to tunnels or surface rights-of-way through coal deposits through negotiated sales, notwithstanding competitive bidding requirements. States that nothing in the section which authorizes the Secretary to approve the inclusion of additional coal lands under a lease shall require the Secretary to apply minimum royalty provisions to any lands covered by the modified lease prior to modification. Authorizes the Secretary to give priority to the exchange of those private lands or Federal leases which (1) possess scenic, historic, cultural, wildlife or recreational values of importance to the public, or (2) would result in unacceptable damage to other resource values or conflict with a previously unconsidered specific proposal for use of the land for public purposes. Authorizes the appropriations necessary to evaluate the lands and interests considered for such exchanges and to administer such exchanges.

Bill· HRH.R. 13559 (95th)referred

Energy Impact Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1978

Energy Impact Assistance Act - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act to establish an Office of Energy Impact Assistance within the Department of Commerce to provide financial and technical assistance to States, local governments, and Indian tribes suffering economic impact as a result of energy development activities. Authorizes State Governors' or governing bodies of Indian tribes to designate energy impact areas in accordance with specified conditions. Requires such parties to establish energy impact assessment teams: (1) to assess the effects of energy development on designated areas relating to the needs of such areas for additional public facilities or services; and (2) to report on such assessment in a mitigation plan for responding to such needs. Requires the President to issue an Executive Order providing for coordination by the Secretary of Commerce of all Federal programs which may provide assistance or meet the needs identified in an area's mitigation plan. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or provide other financial and technical assistance to assessment teams to assist them in carrying out their duties and to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of carrying out mitigation plans. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants, loans, loan guarantees and payments of interest cost to State or local governments or Indian tribes to meet emergency needs for public facilities or services in a designated energy impact area. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee loans made to assist such parties in carrying out mitigation plans. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 13413 (95th)referred

Amateur Sports Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1978

Amateur Sports Act - Title I: Declaration of Policy - Makes findings and states that the policy of Congress is to promote amateur athletics and protect the right of amateur athletes to participate in athletic competition. Title II: Olympic Committee Reorganization - Amends the corporate charter of the Olympic Committee to (1) provide for a principal place of business of the United States Olympic Committee (Corporation); (2) set forth the objectives and purposes of the Corporation; (3) set forth the powers of the Corporation; (4) provide reasonable representation for specified individuals and organizations in establishing and maintaining provisions for the governance and conduct of its affairs; and (5) subject to civil liability any person who uses an Olympic designation without authority to promote a private financial interest. Permits contributors or suppliers of goods or services to use the name of the United States Olympic Committee or its designation to advertise that such goods or services have been furnished to, approved, or selected by the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to establish in its constitution and bylaws provisions for the resolution of disputes involving the opportunity of an amateur athlete or other specified individuals to participate in sanctioned athletic competitions. Authorizes the Corporation to recognize as a national governing body any amateur sports organization (but only one for each sport) which submits an application for recognition and complies with eligibility requirements. Sets forth such eligibility requirements. Sets forth the duties and powers of a national governing body and the requirements which an amateur sports organization must meet to hold an athletic competition or sponsor athletes in competition and be sanctioned by a national governing body. Grants to the Corporation the power of review over the actions of any national governing body and invests a United States district court with jurisdiction to enjoin any action of a national governing body inconsistent with the terms of the Corporate charter. Sets forth procedures for the Corporation in (1) processing a complaint against a national governing body by an individual athlete or an amateur sports organization; (2) revoking recognition of a national governing body; and (3) replacing an incumbent national governing body. Provides for arbitration of a determination of the Corporation. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to lend financial assistance to the Corporation in developing amateur athletics in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for carrying out the work of the national governing bodies. Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study to determine the most appropriate means of providing funding to the Corporation for the construction and operation of training centers and sports medicine research facilities.

Bill· HRH.R. 13350 (95th)referred

Farm Water Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 1978

Farm Water Act - 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. Permits 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.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1244 (95th)referred

A resolution to maximize local nighttime radio service.

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 1978

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should maximize local primary radio broadcast service in any proceeding respecting the provision of class I-A and I-B radio service. Prohibits the operation of a standard broadcast station with power in excess of 50,000 watts.

Bill· HRH.R. 13123 (95th)referred

A bill authorizing title to certain reservation land to be taken in trust.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1978

Authorizes the United States to take in trust for an Indian borrower title to land within an Indian reservation when such land is purchased by an Indian of the tribe of that reservation with funds borrowed from the Farmers Home Administration.

Bill· HRH.R. 13045 (95th)referred

A bill to defer from income certain amounts deferred pursuant to State or local public employee deferred compensation plans.

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1978

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue regulations corresponding to the principles set forth in a certain private letter ruling relating to the exclusion from gross income of amounts deferred by participants in public deferred compensation plans.

Bill· HRH.R. 12938 (95th)referred

Uranium Mill Site Restoration Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 June 1978

Uranium Mill Site Restoration Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make grants to the States of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wyoming and any other State determined to be in a similar situation for the restoration of abandoned uranium mill sites. Directs the Secretary to restore such sites if the States fail to do so and to conduct a pilot study in the city of Salt Lake City, Utah of possible health hazards to persons living or working near such sites. Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish regulations and standards to assure that the public safety and health and the environment are not impaired by the remedial action undertaken pursuant to this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 12831 (95th)referred

A bill to further amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 Et. Seq.) as amended by Section 2 and 13(B) of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1975 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange Federal coal leases and modify existing Federal coal leases to include additional lease acreage without changing the other terms and conditions of those leases and to encourage recovery of marginal coal deposits and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 May 1978

Amends the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange Federal coal leases and to modify existing Federal coal leases to include additional lease acreage of up to ten percent without changing the other terms of such leases. Limits such exchange authority to lands where the development of the relinquished lease would result in damage to the environment or would conflict with public land purposes not considered at the time of the issuance of the lease. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a royalty of less than 12 1/2 percent on such new leases.

Bill· HRH.R. 12760 (95th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to disregard, in the valuation for estate tax purposes of certain items created by the decedent during his life, any amount which would not have been capital gain if such item had been sold by the decedent at its fair market value.

United States · United States Congress · 17 May 1978

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that artistic compositions, copyrights, and the like shall not be included in the estate tax valuation of the creator's estate.

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