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H.R. 3363 (98th)

A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, and for other purposes.

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 June 1983

Last action

4 November 1983 · President

Status

Became Public Law No: 98-146.

Sponsors

Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

14 January 2025

Taxation

Summary

Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 within the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Land Management for management of land and resources, construction and access, payments in lieu of taxes, Oregon and California grant lands, range improvements, service charges, deposits and forfeitures, miscellaneous trust funds, and land acquisition. Sets forth uses and limitations of appropriations made to the Bureau of Land Management. Appropriates funds for: (1) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for resource management, construction, anadromous fish, the Migratory Bird Conservation Account, land acquisition, and the National Wildlife Refuge Fund; (2) the National Park Service for the operation of the National Park System, recreation and preservation programs, the Urban Park and Recreation Fund, the Historic Preservation Fund, construction, land acquisition and State assistance, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (3) the Geological Survey for surveys, investigations and research; (4) the Minerals Management Service for leasing and royalty management; (5) the Bureau of Mines for the conduct of inquiries, technological investigations and research of mines and minerals; (6) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for regulation and technology, and the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund; (7) the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the operation of Indian programs, construction, road construction, tribal trust funds, the revolving fund for loans, and the Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund; (8) the Office of Territorial and International Affairs for administration and for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and (9) the Secretarial offices, including the Office of the Solicitor for salaries and expenses, the Office of Construction Management, and the Office of the Inspector General. Sets forth the uses and limitations on appropriations made available by this title. Prohibits the use of funds for the procurement, leasing, bidding, exploration, or development of certain lands within the Department of the Interior Central and Northern California Planning Area. Prohibits the use of funds for the preparation for, or conduct of, pre-leasing and leasing activities of lands within a certain area of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coastline of Massachusetts. Prohibits the use of funds for the lease sale of certain tracts within the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to finance the changing of the name of Mount McKinley. Makes available appropriations to provide insurance on official motor vehicles, aircraft, and boats operated by the Department of the Interior in Canada and Mexico. Provides that no funds may be expended for the sale or lease of coal on public lands until a Commission has been appointed to review the coal leasing procedures, the Commission makes a report, and the Secretary and appropriate congressional committees have agreed on the Commission's recommendations. Prohibits the use of funds for the lease sale of certain tracts within the Department of Interior Southern California Planning Area. Title II: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1984 for the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service for forest research, State and private forestry, the National Forest System, construction and land acquisition, acquisition of land to complete land exchanges, rangeland improvements, acquisition of land for national forests, and miscellaneous trust funds. Prohibits the alteration of the appropriation structure for the Forest Service without the advance approval of the congressional committees on appropriations. Makes appropriations for the Department of Energy for fossil energy research and development, naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, energy conservation, economic regulation, the strategic petroleum reserve, the Energy Information Administration, and the SPR Petroleum Account. Makes appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Health Services Administration for Indian health services and facilities. Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for: (1) the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for Indian education; (2) the Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) the Smithsonian Institution for salaries and expenses; (4) museum programs and related research; (5) construction and improvements at the National Zoological Park; (6) restoration and renovation of buildings owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution; (7) salaries and expenses of the National Gallery of Art; and (8) salaries and expenses of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Makes appropriations for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities for: (1) salaries and expenses and matching grants for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; (2) the Institute of Museum Services; (3) salaries and expenses for the Commission on Fine Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Capital Planning Commission, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation for salaries and expenses and public development activities and projects; (4) the Federal Inspector for the Alaska Gas Pipeline for permitting and enforcement; and (5) the Holocaust Memorial Council. Title III: General Provisions - Limits procurement contracts for consulting services obtained through appropriations made by this Act to those contracts where expenditures are a matter of public record. Prohibits the use of appropriations by the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior for the sale of unprocessed timber from Federal lands which will be exported from the United States or which will be used as a substitute for timber from private lands which is exported by the purchaser. Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from using such funds for leasing of oil and natural gas by noncompetitive bidding on public lands within the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. Prohibits the use of such funds for any activity that tends to promote public support or opposition to legislative proposals on which congressional action is incomplete. Makes such funds unavailable for the implementation or enforcement of any rule requiring the use of steel shot in connection with hunting waterfowl unless the appropriate State agency approves of such rule. Provides that none of the funds appropriated to any department or agency shall be obligated or expended to provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal servants to any officer or employee of such department or agency. Provides that none of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be obligated for any aspect of the processing or issuance of permits or leases pertaining to exploration for or development of coal, oil, gas, oil shale, phosphate, potassium, sulphur, gilsonite, or geothermal resources on Federal lands within any component of the National Wilderness Preservation System or within any Forest Service RARE II areas recommended for wilderness designation or allocated to further planning. Prohibits the use of funds in this Act to evaluate, consider, process, or award oil, gas or geothermal leases on Federal lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, State of Washington. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to enter into contracts with State and local governments for procurement of services in the presuppression, detection, and suppression of fires. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to dispose of any Federal land track unless specified conditions are met. Prohibits the payment to the General Services Administration of a rental space rate which is 14 per cent higher than the rate per square foot established for space and services for FY 1982.

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Timeline

  1. 1 February 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Interior.

    Source: Committee

  2. 1 February 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 1983

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  4. 13 May 1983

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  5. 7 June 1983

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  6. 21 June 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 168.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 21 June 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-253.

    Source: Committee

  8. 21 June 1983

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-253.

    Source: Committee

  9. 21 June 1983

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

  10. 21 June 1983

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 21 June 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 21 June 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  13. 22 June 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.244 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

  14. 22 June 1983

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving Points of Order Against Consideration of the Bill.

    Source: Floor

  15. 28 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 272 - 144 (Record Vote No: 224).

    Source: Floor

  16. 28 June 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 272 - 144 (Record Vote No: 224).

    Source: Floor

  17. 28 June 1983

    Floor

    Separate Vote Demanded on Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

  18. 28 June 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

  19. 28 June 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House as Privileged Matter.

    Source: Floor

  20. 28 June 1983

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

  21. 29 June 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  22. 18 July 1983

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

  23. 19 July 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 304.

    Source: Calendars

  24. 19 July 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

  25. 19 July 1983

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with amendments. With written report No. 98-184.

    Source: Committee

  26. 1 August 1983

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

  27. 2 August 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  28. 3 August 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  29. 13 September 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  30. 19 September 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  31. 20 September 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  32. 21 September 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees McClure; Stevens; Laxalt; Garn; Cochran; Andrews; Rudman; Weicker; Hatfield; Byrd; Johnston; Huddleston; Leahy; DeConcini; Burdick; Bumpers; Stennis.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  33. 21 September 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-18. Record Vote No: 259.

    Source: Floor

  34. 21 September 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  35. 22 September 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Yates, Murtha, Dicks, Ratchford, Boland, AuCoin, Whitten, McDade, Regula, Loeffler, Conte.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  36. 22 September 1983

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  37. 22 September 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  38. 29 September 1983

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  39. 29 September 1983

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  40. 30 September 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-399 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  41. 30 September 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-399 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 5 October 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 010, 026, 030, 045, 058, 059, 060, 061, 062, 064, 074, 107, 110, 112, 116, 126, 127, 139, 157, 160, 162.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  43. 5 October 1983

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 010, 026, 030, 045, 058, 059, 060, 061, 062, 064, 074, 107, 110, 112, 116, 126, 127, 139, 157, 160, 162.

    Source: NotUsed

  44. 5 October 1983

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 296 - 95 (Record Vote No: 379).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  45. 5 October 1983

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 296 - 95 (Record Vote No: 379).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  46. 19 October 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report considered in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  47. 19 October 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendments Nos. 1, 12, 25, 36, 41, 43, 44, 51, 57, 63, 78, 79, 80, 83, 85, 86, 90, 96, 97, 106, 109, 115, 120, 130, 135, 141, 158, 159, and 163. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  48. 19 October 1983

    Passed

    Senate disagreed to the House amendment to Senate amendment No. 16. By Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  49. 19 October 1983

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  50. 20 October 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments to Senate Amendments 017, 091, 094 by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  51. 20 October 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments to Senate Amendments 017, 091, 094 by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  52. 20 October 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate concurred in House amendment to the Senate amendment no. 94 with an amendment (SP2353) by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  53. 20 October 1983

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in House amendment to the Senate amendment no. 94 with an amendment (SP2353) by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  54. 20 October 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  55. 24 October 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  56. 25 October 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  57. 25 October 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  58. 4 November 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-146.

    Source: President

  59. 4 November 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  60. 4 November 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

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      Public Law · EN · 5 November 1983

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    • Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment

      summary · EN · 19 October 1983

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    • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

      summary · EN · 19 July 1983

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    • Passed House amended

      summary · EN · 28 June 1983

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