Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993

Summary

Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 - Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY 1993 within the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Bureau of Land Management; (2) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (3) the National Park Service; (4) the Geological Survey; (5) the Minerals Management Service; (6) the Bureau of Mines; (7) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; (8) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (9) the Office of Territorial and International Affairs; (10) Departmental offices, including the Office of the Secretary, the Office of the Solicitor, the Office of Construction Management, the Office of the Inspector General, and the National Indian Gaming Commission. Authorizes the use of appropriations for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no-year appropriations, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of agencies, for: (1) the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening land under the jurisdiction of the Department; (2) emergency actions related to earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; (3) activities related to oil spills; (4) grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks; (5) emergency reclamation projects; and (6) the assumption of regulatory authority where necessary. Prohibits the use of funds for preleasing and leasing activities for Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale 137 or 151 in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. 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 Atlantic coastline of Rhode Island south into Florida. Prohibits the use of funds for the financing of agreements or arrangements for the management of lands, waters, and interests on Matagorda Island, Texas, which were purchased with amounts from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Requires recordation and processing of certain claimed rights-of-way to be undertaken in accordance with H.R. 1096, as passed the House on July 23, 1991 (Bureau of Land Management authorizations). Prohibits the use of funds to process permits necessary for the construction of jetties at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, until an environmental impact statement has been completed. Title II: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1993 for the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service. Prohibits the use of funds for timber sale preparation using clearcutting in hardwood stands in excess of 25 percent of FY 1989 harvested volume in the Wayne National Forest, Ohio. Prohibits the use of funds to issue a special use authorization permitting land use and occupancy and surface disturbing activities for any project to be constructed on Rock Creek, Madera County, California. Sets conditions on the funding of special use authorization for such activities for any project on a specified portion of Lewis Fork Creek in the same county. Makes funds available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses. Prohibits the use of funds for the preparation of timber sales on the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate sales of Pacific yew to parties manufacturing taxol in the United States for use in humans. Requires the Forest Service to establish an office in Ohio to represent and administer the Wayne National Forest on a forest-wide basis. Allows the Forest Service to offer for sale certain salvageable timber in FY 1993, unless it can be demonstrated that the offering will cause detriment to a species listed as threatened or endangered. Provides for funding to establish a National Forest Foundation. Makes appropriations for the Department of Energy for, among other things, fossil energy research and development, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and the SPR Account. Makes appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service for Indian health services and facilities. Appropriates funds to: (1) the Department of Education for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for Indian education; (2) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation; (3) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (4) the Smithsonian Institution; (5) construction and improvements at the National Zoological Park; (6) restoration and repair of buildings owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution; (7) the National Gallery of Art (NGA); (8) repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings of the NGA; and (9) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Makes appropriations for: (1) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities; (2) the Institute of Museum Services; (3) the Commission of Fine Arts; (4) National Capital arts and cultural affairs; (5) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (6) the National Capital Planning Commission; (7) the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission; (8) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation; and (9) the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. Sets forth uses and prohibitions on uses of such funds. Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth uses and limitations or prohibitions on uses of funds appropriated by this Act. 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 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. Prohibits the use of funds for deer hunting in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Prohibits the use of funds in this Act for the sale of timber from giant sequoia trees which are located on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management lands. Prohibits the use of funds to ensure that hardwood saw timber harvested from Federal lands east of the 100th meridian is marked in a manner to make it readily identifiable at all times before its manufacture. Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish annual fees for domestic livestock grazing on the public rangelands. Abolishes grazing advisory boards established pursuant to Secretarial action. Provides for the use of grazing fees for: (1) restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat; (2) restoration and improved management of riparian areas; and (3) implementation and enforcement of applicable land management plans, allotment plans, and regulations regarding the use of such lands for domestic livestock grazing. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the Pine Hill School Health Center in Pine Hill, New Mexico, to the Department of Health and Human Services for Indian health purposes. Waives compensation for such transfer. Prohibits the use of funds by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management to increase fees charged for communication site use of lands by more than a specified percentage. Specifies required percentage payments to be made by the U.S. Government to States affected by decisions relating to the Northern Spotted Owl from FY 1993 receipts collected during the five-year baseline period of FY 1986 through 1990. Makes funds available to the Forest Service for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities for sustainable rural development outside the boundaries of National Forest System lands. Authorizes the use of funds to reimburse employees for the cost of State licenses and certification fees pursuant to their employment. Prohibits the use of funds for the sale of unprocessed timber from Federal lands in Texas which will be exported by the purchaser, except certain surplus lumber and plywood manufacturing needs.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

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• Reported in House (text)

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• Referred in Senate (text)

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 6 October 1992

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• Conference report filed in House

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 June 1992

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