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H.R. 7356 (97th)

Indian Claims Limitation Act of 1982

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

2 December 1982

Last action

30 December 1982 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 97-394.

Sponsors

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

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

14 January 2025

Summary

Title I: Department of the Interior - Makes appropriations for FY 1983 within the Department of the Interior for the Bureau of Land Management for management of lands and resources, construction and access, payments in lieu of taxes, Oregon and California grant lands, range improvements, service charges, deposits, and forfeitures, and miscellaneous trust funds. Prohibits the use of any of such funds to permit establishment of any possessory interest in Federal water rights by any permittee. 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 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, research, and the Barrow Area gas operation, exploration, and development in Alaska; (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 Departmental offices including the Office of the Solicitor for salaries and expenses, the Office of the Secretary for departmental management, the Office of Construction Management, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Office of Water Policy. Names the fish hatchery at Tupelo, Mississippi the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery. Sets forth uses and limitations on appropriations made available by this title. Prohibits the use of such appropriations for: (1) the procurement, leasing, bidding, exploration, or development of lands within the Department of Interior Central and Northern California Planning Area; (2) changing the name of the mountain referred to as Mount McKinley; (3) activities specifically denied in committee reports, including any reorganization within the Department without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations; (4) detailing an employee to an organization for more than two weeks except on a reimbursable basis or in connection with an Office of Personnel Management approved training program; (5) processing applications for mineral extraction or energy development activities within boundaries of the National Park System unless specifically permitted by law; and (6) selling or exchanging lands within the National Park System without prior congressional approval. Prohibits the use of funds to plan for, conduct or supervise hunting on the Bosquedel Apache National Wildlife Refuge when whooping cranes are on the refuge. Title II: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1983 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, miscellaneous trust funds, the Youth Conservation Corps, and the Range Betterment Fund. Prohibits the alteration of the appropriation structure for the Forest Service without the advance approval of the congressional Committees on Appropriations. Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to change the boundaries of any region, to abolish any region, or to close certain regional offices without congressional consent. Makes appropriations for the Department of Energy for fossil energy research and development, naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, energy conservation, economic regulation, 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 land acquisition, the development fund, 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. Sets forth the uses and limitations of appropriations made by this title. Provides funds to reimburse the National Park Service for maintenance of the White House grounds and warehouse. Requires that services exceeding such amount be reimbursed to the Park Service from other funds appropriated to the Executive Office of the President. 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 Secretaries of the Interior and of 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 under this Act may be expended to provide personal servants to any officer or employee, or to purchase passenger automobiles with less than a specified miles-per-gallon average. Prohibits the use of funds which would permit exploration or development in wilderness, Forest Service areas, or designated wilderness areas. Prohibits obligating funds to an agency that complies with any executive directive which prevents that agency from providing congressional committees information in a timely fashion on that agency's capability to spend funds not included in the Budget of the United States. Prohibits the use of funds to evaluate, consider, process or award, oil, gas or geothermal leases on Federal lands in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, within boundaries of specified watersheds. Requires that reductions in force be proportionate to reductions in regional and Washington offices with specified exceptions. Prohibits the levying of assessments against programs funded under this Act unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations. Exempts employment funded under this Act from any personnel ceiling except as provided by law. Disallows land acquisition for more than the approved appraised value without written approval of the Committees on Appropriations. Prohibits the merger of appropriations for research and development activities with any other such funds to carry out the purposes of the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture to enter into contracts with State and local governments for fire management services.

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Timeline

  1. 15 January 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Interior.

    Source: Committee

  2. 15 January 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 18 February 1981

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  4. 4 June 1981

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  5. 11 June 1981

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 June 1981

    Committee

    First Day of Committee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  7. 8 February 1982

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Interior.

    Source: Committee

  8. 8 February 1982

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  9. 25 February 1982

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  10. 26 May 1982

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

    Source: Committee

  11. 2 December 1982

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.616 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

  12. 2 December 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 589.

    Source: Calendars

  13. 2 December 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-942.

    Source: Committee

  14. 2 December 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-942.

    Source: Committee

  15. 2 December 1982

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

  16. 2 December 1982

    Committee

    First Day of Committee Mark-Up.

    Source: Committee

  17. 2 December 1982

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted Rule Waiving Clause 7, Rule XXI Against Consideration of the Bill; Waiving Clauses 2 and 6 of Rule XXI Against Specified Provisions of the Bill.

    Source: Floor

  18. 2 December 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  19. 2 December 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  20. 3 December 1982

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 275 - 73 (Record Vote No: 413).

    Source: Floor

  21. 3 December 1982

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 275 - 73 (Record Vote No: 413).

    Source: Floor

  22. 3 December 1982

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

  23. 3 December 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

  24. 3 December 1982

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

  25. 6 December 1982

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  26. 7 December 1982

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

  27. 8 December 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with amendments. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  28. 8 December 1982

    Reported

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

    Source: Committee

  29. 8 December 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 986.

    Source: Calendars

  30. 13 December 1982

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

  31. 14 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

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

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  32. 14 December 1982

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  33. 14 December 1982

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-9. Record Vote No: 408.

    Source: Floor

  34. 15 December 1982

    Passed

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

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  35. 15 December 1982

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  36. 15 December 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

  37. 16 December 1982

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  38. 16 December 1982

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  39. 17 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 97-978 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  40. 17 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-978 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  41. 18 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 003, 007, 009, 015, 018, 020, 025, 030, 095, 105, 110, 114, 115, 120, 125, 143.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 18 December 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 003, 007, 009, 015, 018, 020, 025, 030, 095, 105, 110, 114, 115, 120, 125, 143.

    Source: NotUsed

  43. 18 December 1982

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 282 - 63 (Record Vote No: 482).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  44. 18 December 1982

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 282 - 63 (Record Vote No: 482).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  45. 19 December 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendments Nos. 10, 36, 40, 42, 43, 46, 48, 58, 62, 74, 76, 84, 87, 88, 90, 96, 97, 98, 100, 102, 104, 111, 112, 116, 122, 123, 136, 137, 141, 153, 154, 155, and 156. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  46. 19 December 1982

    Passed

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

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  47. 19 December 1982

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  48. 23 December 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  49. 23 December 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  50. 23 December 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  51. 30 December 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-394.

    Source: President

  52. 30 December 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  53. 30 December 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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      Public Law · EN · 31 December 1982

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    • House receded and concurred with amendment

      summary · EN · 18 December 1982

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    • Conference report filed in House

      summary · EN · 17 December 1982

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    • Passed Senate amended

      summary · EN · 14 December 1982

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    • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

      summary · EN · 8 December 1982

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    • Passed House amended

      summary · EN · 3 December 1982

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    • Introduced in House

      summary · EN · 2 December 1982

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