Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1977

Summary

Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act - Title I: Department of the Interior - Appropriates specified funds for fiscal year 1977 to the Bureau of Land Management for construction, purchase, and maintenance of buildings, range improvements, and recreational facilities. Appropriates funds for the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service, for expenses of authorized programs and activities. Appropriates funds for the Geological Survey, the Bureau of Mines, and the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration. Appropriates $602,610,000 to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for operation of Indian education and welfare programs, $15,000,000 to the Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund, $30,000,000 to the Alaska Native Fund, and $3,000,000 to miscellaneous Indian trust funds. Appropriates specified sums for the Office of Territorial Affairs, including expenses of the Office of the Governor of American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Appropriates $12,371,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $20,430,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, and $11,812,000 for departmental services. Sets forth provisions governing expenditure and transfer of funds appropriated under this title. Permits the Secretary to utilize appropriated funds for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest and range fires. Title II: Related Agencies - Appropriates specified sums to the Forest Service under the Department of Agriculture for (1) forest protection and utilization, (2) construction and land acquisition, (3) the Youth Conservation Corps, (4) forest roads and trails, (5) acquisition of lands, (6) tree planting, and (7) recreation facilities. Appropriates funds to the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Federal Energy Administration, and to the President for expenses necessary to carry out the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act. Appropriates specified sums to enumerated offices under the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, including (1) the Health Services Administration (2) the Office of Education, (3) the Indian Claims Commission, (4) the Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission, (5) the Smithsonian Institution, and (6) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. Title III: General Provisions - Prohibits use of funds appropriated under this Act for the sale of specified unprocessed timber, for the leasing of oil and natural gas by noncompetitive bidding on public lands within the boundaries of Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, and for the leasing of oil and natural gas on public lands within the boundaries of Flathead National Forest, Montana.

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Timeline

1. 8 June 1976

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 94-1218.

   Source: Committee

2. 8 June 1976

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 94-1218.

   Source: Committee

3. 8 June 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 June 1976

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 25 June 1976

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Appropriations with amendment, S. Rept. 94-991.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 June 1976

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Appropriations with amendment, S. Rept. 94-991.

   Source: Committee

7. 25 June 1976

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

8. 25 June 1976

   Vote

   Measure passed House, amended, roll call #463 (295-1).

   Source: Floor

9. 25 June 1976

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #463 (295-1).

   Source: Floor

10. 25 June 1976

    Floor

    Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.

    Source: Floor

11. 26 June 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

12. 26 June 1976

    Floor

    Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.

    Source: Floor

13. 26 June 1976

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #347 (61-4).

    Source: Floor

14. 29 June 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference scheduled in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

15. 1 July 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-1330.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 1 July 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-1330.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

17. 20 July 1976

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

18. 20 July 1976

    Passed

    House agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 20 July 1976

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 20 July 1976

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments to certain Senate amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

21. 20 July 1976

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

22. 20 July 1976

    ResolvingDifferences

    House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 20 July 1976

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

24. 21 July 1976

    President

    Measure enrolled in House.

    Source: President

25. 22 July 1976

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

26. 22 July 1976

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

27. 22 July 1976

    President

    Measure enrolled in Senate.

    Source: President

28. 31 July 1976

    President

    Public law 94-373.

    Source: President

29. 31 July 1976

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

30. 31 July 1976

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 1 August 1976

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 1 July 1976

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 June 1976

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Sponsors

• Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution waiving certain points of order against H.R. 14231. A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977.