United States · Law · HR
H.R. 7356 (97th)
Indian Claims Limitation Act of 1982
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
15 January 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Interior.
Source: Committee
15 January 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
18 February 1981
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
4 June 1981
Committee
Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
11 June 1981
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Mark-Up.
Source: Committee
25 June 1981
Committee
First Day of Committee Mark-Up.
Source: Committee
8 February 1982
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Interior.
Source: Committee
8 February 1982
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 1982
Committee
First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
26 May 1982
Committee
Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.
Source: Committee
2 December 1982
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.616 Reported to House.
Source: Floor
2 December 1982
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 589.
Source: Calendars
2 December 1982
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-942.
Source: Committee
2 December 1982
Reported
Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 97-942.
Source: Committee
2 December 1982
Reported
Ordered to be Reported.
Source: Committee
2 December 1982
Committee
First Day of Committee Mark-Up.
Source: Committee
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
2 December 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 December 1982
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 December 1982
Vote
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 275 - 73 (Record Vote No: 413).
Source: Floor
3 December 1982
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 275 - 73 (Record Vote No: 413).
Source: Floor
3 December 1982
Passed
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Source: Floor
3 December 1982
Floor
Called up by House by Rule.
Source: Floor
3 December 1982
Passed
Rule Passed House.
Source: Floor
6 December 1982
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Source: IntroReferral
7 December 1982
Committee
Subcommittee on Interior Appropriations. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
8 December 1982
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator McClure with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
8 December 1982
Reported
Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
8 December 1982
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 986.
Source: Calendars
13 December 1982
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
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
14 December 1982
Floor
Considered by Senate.
Source: Floor
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
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
15 December 1982
Passed
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
15 December 1982
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.
Source: NotUsed
16 December 1982
Passed
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
16 December 1982
Passed
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 December 1982
ResolvingDifferences
Conference Report 97-978 Filed in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 December 1982
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-978 Filed in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
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
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
18 December 1982
Vote
House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 282 - 63 (Record Vote No: 482).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
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
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
19 December 1982
Passed
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
19 December 1982
Passed
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
23 December 1982
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
23 December 1982
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
23 December 1982
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
30 December 1982
Became law
Became Public Law No: 97-394.
Source: President
30 December 1982
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
30 December 1982
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
Votes
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Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 31 December 1982
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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Sponsors
- Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
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- related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 7356.
- amends ← An amendment to permit political subdivisions of states to spend the interest earned on monies provided them by their states under provisions for the Forest Service.
- amends ← An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the procurement, leasing, bidding, exploration, or development of specified tracts of the Outer Continental Shelf. The tracts are off the east coast.
- amends ← An amendment to increase funds for maintenance of the herd of long horned cattle on the Witchita Mountain Wildlife Refuge from $242,778,000 to $244,151,000. The amendment also prohibits the closing of certain fish hatcheries prior to 3/31/83 or unless they determine that the hatchery in question has a benefit/cost ratio that makes it one of the lowest 11 hatcheries operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- amends ← An amendment to remove the prohibition on the use of funds to "conduct or supervise" hunting on the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge when whooping cranes are on the refuge. The amendment leaves in the bill the prohibition on use of funds to "plan for" such hunting at that time.
- amends ← An amendment to strike the requirement in the bill that all refuges within the National Wildlife Refuge System must be managed in accord with the provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System Act.
- amends ← To add $10,700,000 for the Olympic National Park, and $4,000,000 for the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge.
- amends ← To delete language overriding the provisions of the Small Business Innovation Development Act (P.L. 97-219).
- amends ← To add a new section which amends the Mineral Leasing Act to clarify conditions under which off-site oil shale leases will be issued.
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