Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1982

Summary

Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1982 - Title I: Department of Defense-Civil - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1982 for the Department of the Army for: (1) general investigations pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects; (2) construction of such projects; (3) flood control work, including bank stabilization measures for the Yazoo Basin; (4) general operation and maintenance of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related works; (5) general administration in the office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the Division Engineers, activities of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and the Coastal Engineering Research Center, commercial statistics, and miscellaneous investigations; (6) construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation facilities, including collection of special recreation use fees; and (7) expenses of attendance at certain military meetings, uniforms and allowances, printing of survey reports authorized by law, official reception and representation expenses, and the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (out of the revolving fund of the Corps of Engineers). Limits the total expenditures of the capital investment program of the Corps of Engineers' revolving fund to $130,000,000 in fiscal year 1982. Modifies the project for the Cuyahoga River Basin, Ohio, to provide for relocation of utilities in the vicinity of the Cleveland Zoo at full Federal expense. Makes funds available for: (1) emergency shore protection at Beverly Shores, Indiana; (2) dike construction at the lower and upper end of Lake Neark, Arkansas; (3) channel widening and bends easing at Grays Harbor, Washington; and (4) operation and maintenance of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal portion of the Illinois Waterway. Specifies the discount rate for the Saginaw River project in Michigan. Renames the Clayton Lake in Oklahoma "Sardis Lake." Title II: Department of the Interior - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1982 for the Bureau of Reclamation for: (1) engineering and economic investigations of Federal reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and development plans and activities; (2) construction and rehabilitation of projects and transfers to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; (3) operation and maintenance of reclamation projects and a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the Bureau's jurisdiction; (4) loans to irrigation districts and other public agencies for construction of distribution systems on Federal reclamation projects and loans and grants to non-Federal agencies for such construction projects; and (5) general administration in the offices of the Commissioner and regional offices of the Bureau. Prohibits the determination of the final discharge point for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit in California until development of a plan to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for construction or operation of facilities to prevent the waters of Lake Powell from entering any national monument. Makes appropriated funds available to the Bureau for: (1) passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; (2) certain safety modifications for Bureau offices in Lakewood, Colorado; (3) payment of damage claims against the Bureau; (4) compensation of Bureau employees appointed as U.S. representatives to interstate compact negotiations; (5) experts and consultants; (6) rewards for information on property violations; (7) operation and maintenance functions; (8) preparation and dissemination of useful information; and (9) studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas and investigation and recovery of archeological and paleontological remains in such areas. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the benefit of lands in an irrigation district or lands owned by any member of a water users' organization or any individual if such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than 12 months in the payment of charges under a contract with the United States. Makes the Department of the Interior appropriations in this title available for: (1) emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, facilities, or equipment; (2) suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires; (3) operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities; and (4) aircraft, passenger motor vehicles, reprints, telephone services in private residences in the field, and dues for library membership in certain societies and associations. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for the McGee Creek project in Oklahoma for acquisition of subsurface or mineral rights. Makes funds available to the Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District and the Unit B Irrigation and Drainage District, both in Arizona, for an additional regulatory pump and additional pumping capacity at the Yuma Mesa pumping plant and for Unit B's share of the cost of rehabilitation of existing motors at such plant. Title III: Department of Energy - Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1982 for operating expenses and plant and capital equipment expenses of the Department of Energy for: (1) energy supply, research and development activities and carrying out the West Valley Demonstration Project Act; (2) uranium supply and enrichment activities; (3) general science and research activities; (4) atomic energy defense activities; and (5) departmental administration. Makes funds available for Department of Energy salaries and expenses. Appropriates funds for: (1) the Alaska Power Administration; (2) the Southeastern Power Administration; (3) the Southwestern Power Administration; (4) the Western Area Power Administration; and (5) the Emergency Fund of the Western Area Power Administration. Approves expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund for: (1) the purchase of one fixed wing aircraft for replacement only; (2) construction of Surprise Valley Area Service in California; and (3) official reception and representation expenses. Limits gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans. Appropriates funds for: (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; (2) the Geothermal Resources Development Fund; and (3) motor vehicles, aircraft, uniforms, and security guard services for the Department of Energy. Prohibits the reprogramming of more than five percent of the funds appropriated for the current fiscal year for energy supply, research and development activities, uranium supply and enrichment activities, general science and research activities, atomic energy defense activities, and departmental administration. Prohibits the increase or decrease of any such appropriation by more than five percent by such reprogramming. Title IV: Independent Agencies - Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) salaries and expenses and the Federal share of expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) Appalachian Regional Development programs; (3) expenses of the U.S. member of the Delaware River Basin Commission and payment of the U.S. share of current expenses of such Commission; (4) the U.S. share of expenses of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin; (5) salaries and expenses of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (6) expenses of the U.S. member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and the U.S. share of expenses of such Commission; (7) the Tennessee Valley Authority Fund; and (8) salaries and expenses of the Water Resources Council. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by this Act for the development of a comprehensive plan for the systematic safety evaluation of all currently operating utilization facilities licensed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for the Water Resources Council by this Act for an Independent Project Review, expenses of River Basin Commissions, grants to States, or the Upper Mississippi Comprehensive Management Plan. Title V: General Provisions - Prohibits the obligation of any funds appropriated by this Act beyond the current fiscal year except as provided in this Act. Prohibits the use of any such funds to pay the expenses of parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. Limits the use of any such funds for consulting services through procurement contract to contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 5 December 1981

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 19 November 1981

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 5 November 1981

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 28 October 1981

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 24 July 1981

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 July 1981

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