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| 97-hr-7456 | 97 | hr | 7456 | Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-21 | 1982-12-21 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 3 | Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, the Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement Act of 1980, the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Dingell-Johnson Fish Restoration Act, the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964, the Sikes Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, and other Federal laws to provide for the conservation and protection of naturally spawning anadromous fish populations. | 2025-08-29T19:50:16Z | |
| 97-hr-7451 | 97 | hr | 7451 | A bill to establish fees for recreation residence on National Forest System Lands. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-20 | 1982-12-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] | ID | R | H000171 | 2 | Sets annual special use permit fees for all recreation residences on national forest system lands. Sets such fees at four percent of the value of the recreational residence, on the site under permit, as established by the county or other local tax assessing authority within which the property is located. Provides for Forest Service valuation of such residences where the county elects not to establish and furnish such valuation. Limits such annual fees to no less than $200 and no more than $3,000. Provides that: (1) 50 percent of such fee be credited to the local property assessing authority; (2) 25 percent be available for Forest Service recreation programs in the national forest where the permit is situated; and (3) 25 percent be deposited in the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury. Requires that such fees for new and reissued permits, issued after enactment of this Act, be determined according to this Act. Allows other permittees to voluntarily request to go under the fee system provided for in this Act or to remain under the existing fee system established by the Secretary of Agriculture. Provides for a five-year period of no increase in fees for permittees who volunteer to go under the new system. Provides that the amount of such a fee shall not be subject to administrative appeal before the Secretary or the Forest Service, if the fee is determined by the local tax assessing authority. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-3123 | 97 | s | 3123 | Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-20 | 1982-12-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 0 | Anadromous Fish Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, the Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Management Act of 1976, the Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement Act of 1980, the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Dingell-Johnson Fish Restoration Act, Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964, the Sikes Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act, and other Federal laws to provide for the conservation and protection of naturally spawning anadromous fish populations. | 2025-08-29T19:51:52Z | |
| 97-hjres-634 | 97 | hjres | 634 | A joint resolution to disapprove the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Korea. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-17 | 1982-12-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 9 | Disapproves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea transmitted by the President to Congress on August 11, 1982. Terminates the existing agreement between such countries. | 2023-05-11T13:01:46Z | |
| 97-s-3106 | 97 | s | 3106 | Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-16 | 1982-12-16 | Introduced in the Senate and ordered to be held at the desk pending further disposition. | Senate | Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] | OR | R | P000009 | 0 | Atlantic Salmon Convention Act of 1982 - Requires the United States to be represented by three U.S. Commissioners on the Council and Commissions established under the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, signed at Reykjavik, Iceland, on March 2, 1982 (the Convention). Authorizes the Secretary of State to receive, on behalf of the United States, communications of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, to deal with regulatory measures proposed in accordance with the Convention, and to act upon other communications of the Organization. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, to promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of the Convention and this Act. Makes it unlawful for any individual, or any vessel, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States: (1) to conduct directed fishing for salmon within specified areas of the Atlantic Ocean; or (2) to violate any provision of the Convention or this Act. Subjects any individual who commits such an unlawful act to both civil and criminal penalties. Directs the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enforce the provisions of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z | |
| 97-hr-7420 | 97 | hr | 7420 | A bill to name the fish hatchery at the Warm Springs Dam component of the Russian River, Dry Creek, California project as the Don H. Clausen Fish Hatchery. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-14 | 1983-01-04 | Became Public Law No: 97-422. | House | Rep. Wright, James C., Jr. [D-TX-12] | TX | D | W000763 | 4 | Names the fish hatchery at the Warm Springs Dam component of the Russian River, Dry Creek, California project, as the Don H. Clausen Fish Hatchery. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 97-s-3099 | 97 | s | 3099 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to release certain restrictions contained in a previous conveyance of land to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make certain land transfers. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-14 | 1982-12-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Title I: Release of Restrictions on Albuquerque Land Transfer - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to release patent restrictions on certain land conveyed to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which require that the land be used for approved public purposes, and which prohibit transfer of title or control. Conditions such release upon an exchange of the land for other lands in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Requires the city to use the Bernalillo County lands for public purposes and retain their title and control. Reserves mineral interests in such lands to the United States. Title II: National Forest Land Transfer - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell, exchange, or interchange certain National Forest System lands which are: (1) 40 acres or less and interspersed with or adjacent to mineral patents; (2) ten acres or less and have been used or improved upon as a result of an erroneous Federal survey; and (3) road rights-of-way substantially surrounded by lands not owned by the United States. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations to carry out the provisions of this title. States that nothing in this title authorizes conveyance of Federal lands within the National Wilderness Preservation System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, or National Monuments. States that nothing in this title authorizes the sale of Federal lands within National Recreation Areas. Includes lands proposed for exchange by State, county, or municipal governments among those whose exchange may be facilitated by the Secretary of Agriculture. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7387 | 97 | hr | 7387 | A bill to authorize the transfer of certain property to the town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina to provide for the ownership by the town of a Federal desalting facility, to authorize the transfer of certain property to the city of a Federal desalting facility, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-08 | 1982-12-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the town of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, all right, title, and interest in the Wrightsville Beach Test Facility and adjacent lands. Directs the Secretary to convey, without consideration to the city of Roswell, New Mexico, all right, title, and interest in the Roswell Test Facility and the Roswell site lands. Requires the Secretary to make such conveyances within one year of enactment of this Act. Conditions such conveyances upon the town's or city's agreement to: (1) operate and maintain the facility for desalinization and other related research for a period of five years; (2) insure that the facility is maintained in working order; and (3) enter into contracts for the appropriate use of such facilities. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-3077 | 97 | s | 3077 | A bill to establish the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-06 | 1982-12-21 | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] | MO | D | E000004 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain real property in Missouri in order to establish the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site. Authorizes the Secretary to make certain parts of such site available for the use of Margaret Truman Daniel. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7361 | 97 | hr | 7361 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land located in the State of Maryland to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-03 | 1982-12-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] | MD | R | H000747 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission all right, title, and interest in specified lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-7366 | 97 | hr | 7366 | A bill to establish the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-03 | 1982-12-08 | For Further Action See S.1661. | House | Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] | MO | D | S000465 | 9 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain real property in Missouri in order to establish the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site. Authorizes the Secretary to make certain parts of such site available for the use of Margaret Truman Daniel. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-7340 | 97 | hr | 7340 | Oregon Wilderness Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-01 | 1982-12-15 | Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 247 - 141 (Record Vote No: 454). | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 2 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H.Rept. 97-951 (Part I)) Oregon Wilderness Act of 1982 - Designates as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System the following lands in the State of Oregon: (1) the Columbia Gorge Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (2) the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (3) the Badger Creek Wilderness in the Mount Hood National Forest; (4) the Hidden Wilderness in the Mount Hood and Willamette National Forests; (5) the Middle Santiam Wilderness in the Willamette National Forest; (6) the Rock Creek Wilderness in the Siuslaw National Forest; (7) the Cummins Creek Wilderness in the Siuslaw National Forest; (8) the Boulder Creek Wilderness in the Umpqua National Forest; (9) the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness in the Umpqua and Rogue River National Forests; (10) the Grassy Knob Wilderness in and adjacent to the Siskiyou National Forest; (11) the Red Buttes Wilderness in and adjacent to the Siskiyou and Rogue River National Forests; (12) the Diamond-Thielsen Wilderness in the Umpqua, Deschutes, and Winema National Forests; (13) the Sky Lakes Wilderness in the Rogue River and Winema National Forests; (14) the Coleman Rim Wilderness in the Fremont National Forest; (15) the Bridge Creek Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (16) the Mill Creek Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (17) the Ochoco Canyon Wilderness in the Ochoco National Forest; (18) the North Fork John Day Wilderness in the Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur, and Umatilla National Forests; (19) the Joseph Canyon Wilderness in and adjacent to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest; (20) the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Mount Hood National Forests; (21) the Mount Washington Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (22) the Three Sisters Wilderness Additions in the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests; (23) the Mountain Lakes Wilderness Additions in the Winema National Fo… | 2025-08-29T19:50:12Z | |
| 97-s-3060 | 97 | s | 3060 | A bill to amend section 7(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-12-01 | 1982-12-14 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 15 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to extend for not more than three years, beginning October 1, 1982, the additional period for congressional consideration of portions of the following rivers which have been designated for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system: (1) the Illinois River in Oregon; (2) the Pine Creek River in Pennsylvania; (3) the Youghiogheny River in Maryland and Pennsylvania; (4) the Encampment River in Colorado; (5) the Kettle River in Minnesota; (6) the Owyhee River, South Fork, in Oregon; (7) the Shepaug River in Connecticut; (8) the Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota; (9) the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin; and (10) the Housatonic River in Connecticut. Provides that the additional period for congressional consideration of portions of the Tuolumne River in California designated for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system may be extended beginning October 1, 1982, for an additional period of not more than one year. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7316 | 97 | hr | 7316 | National Park System Visitor Facilities Fund Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-11-29 | 1983-01-08 | Became Public Law No: 97-433. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) National Park System Visitor Facilities Fund Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Park System Visitor Facilities Fund, which shall consist of an amount equal to all National Park System concession fees. Authorizes amounts credited to the Fund to be appropriated, beginning in FY 1984, to the National Park Service, and to be made available to the National Park Foundation to carry out its functions under this Act. Requires the Director of the National Park Service, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to recommend to the Executive Committee of the Foundation construction and improvement projects for national park visitor facilities. Requires the Executive Committee to recommend projects, with the Director's concurrence, to the Board of the Foundation for its approval. Directs the Secretary to make grants to carry out projects approved by the Board. Makes the Foundation responsible for carrying out approved projects under this Act. Requires the Foundation to include its activities under this Act in its annual report to Congress. Provides for the expiration of the authorities contained in this Act on September 30, 1989. Requires that any amount in the fund which has not been appropriated or obligated be transferred to the Treasury after that date. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-7270 | 97 | hr | 7270 | A bill to convey full title for lands granted to the town of Olathe, Colorado, by Act of Congress, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-10-01 | 1982-12-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] | CO | D | K000304 | 0 | Conveys to Olathe, Colorado, full title to certain lands, including reversionary interests. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-7278 | 97 | hr | 7278 | A bill to provide for the establishment of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-10-01 | 1982-12-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. O'Brien, George M. [R-IL-17] | IL | R | O000010 | 0 | Establishes the Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission which shall administer the corridor. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an economic impact study with respect to the report submitted to Congress by the National Park Service in October 1981 containing a conceptual plan for the corridor. Directs the Commission to help implement and support, according to such plan: (1) the stabilization of canal structures and the renovation of portions of the canal; (2) the establishment of intermittent recreation trails from Summit to LaSalle, Illinois; (3) the retention of the natural setting of the trail corridor; (4) the retention and enhancement of unique natural areas; (5) the enhancement of public awareness of, and appreciation for, historic, archaeological, and geologic resources in the corridor; (6) the restoration of historic buildings with economic development potential; (7) the interpretation of the cultural and natural resources of the corridor; (8) the marketing of the amenity resources of the corridor; and (9) the enhancement of the economic development of the corridor. Requires the Commission to adhere as closely as possible to the time frame of the conceptual plan for the corridor and to enter into cooperative agreements with State and local governments to implement such plan. Requires the Commission to report annually to the Governor of Illinois and the Secretary on its activities. Directs Federal agencies whose activities affect the corridor to consult and cooperate with the Secretary and the Commission. Requires the Commission to prepare an economic impact assessment before undertaking any capital improvement and before making funds available for the acquisition of real property. Provides that at least five percent of the funds available to the Commission may be used only to implement the goals of the conceptual plan for the corridor. Sets forth the powers o… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-7286 | 97 | hr | 7286 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to deny the deduction for interest on loans incurred to acquire dwelling units in certain coastal barrier areas. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for interest on loans used to buy dwelling units located in the Coastal Barrier Resources System and constructed after 1982. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7293 | 97 | hr | 7293 | A bill to provide financial assistance to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts for reconstruction of the Filene Center in Wolf Trap Farm Park, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 97-310. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 0 | Wolf Trap Farm Park Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to make available to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts for the reconstruction of the Filene Center in Wolf Trap Farm Park: (1) a grant of $9,000,000 to be provided in increments as needed and only if the Foundation agrees to provide contributions from non-Federal sources to complete the reconstruction; and (2) loans in an amount equal to twice the amount of non-Federal contributions received, but not to exceed $8,000,000, to be repaid in full with interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury plus any additional charge needed to cover the costs of servicing the loan. Prohibits the term of any such loan from exceeding five years. Requires the Foundation to agree, as a condition of receiving such assistance, to: (1) expend all funds for the reconstruction of the Filene Center in accordance with appropriate Office of Management and Budget circulars and the Davis-Bacon Act; (2) comply with the Secretary's terms; and (3) maintain insurance on the Filene Center during the period of the cooperative agreement required by this Act. Makes repairs or reconstruction carried out with insurance proceeds subject to the Secretary's approval. Makes the Secretary responsible for overseeing the reconstruction and for giving final approval of the plans for, and location and design of, the Filene Center. Requires the Foundation to manage the construction activities. Prohibits grants or loans from being made under this Act, unless the Secretary has received written assurance from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) that any easement granted to the Commonwealth of Virginia for construction of the Dulles Toll Road will contain: (1) noise standards and other standards legally enforceable by the Administrator and the Secretary to protect the park from undue noise pollution and other environmental degradation; and (2) legally enforceable assurances that the Commonwealth will enforce such conditions. Auth… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-3025 | 97 | s | 3025 | A bill to amend the Act of July 15, 1968 (82 Stat. 356) P.L.90-401 to include units of the National Forest System within the provisions of the Act, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 0 | Authorizes the sale through competitive bidding of freehold and leasehold interests in national forest system lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. Credits the proceeds received from any conveyance of national park system or national forest system lands by the Secretary of the Interior or by the Secretary of Agriculture to land acquisition appropriations for such areas. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-sres-494 | 97 | sres | 494 | A resolution to preserve and restore the first town hall of the city of Washington, District of Columbia-the historic Rhodes Tavern. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 1 | Expresses the concern of the Senate in the preservation and restoration of Rhodes Tavern in Washington, D.C. Encourages preservation and restoration efforts by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Capitol Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, the mayor and city council, and other interested organizations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hconres-419 | 97 | hconres | 419 | A concurrent resolution reaffirming the policy of the United States that federally owned lands shall remain in public ownership. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-30 | 1982-12-15 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 1 | Reaffirms the policy of the United States that federally owned lands shall remain in public ownership. Requests the administration to rescind Executive Order number 12348. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-7225 | 97 | hr | 7225 | Exclusive Economic Zone Establishment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-30 | 1982-12-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Mines and Mining. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Exclusive Economic Zone Establishment Act - Title I: Establishment of, and Rights Asserted Regarding, the Exclusive Economic Zone - Establishes a 200 mile (adjacent to the territorial sea) U.S. exclusive economic zone. Requires persons wishing to conduct marine research in such zone to submit a plan to the Secretary of State. Permits the Secretary to prohibit research that would adversely affect national security or defense. Requires: (1) affected Federal agencies to report recommendations for changes in laws in accordance with this Act to the President; and (2) the President to report his or her recommendations to Congress within two years. Title II: Exploration for, and Exploitation of Mineral Resources of the Exclusive Economic Zone, Outer Continental Shelf and Deep Seabed - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to redefine "Outer Continental Shelf" to include a distance of 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea or the foot of the continental slope, whichever is greater. Renames the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act the Deep Seabed Mineral Resources Act. Eliminates specified references to the Law of the Sea Treaty. Prohibits permits for new commercial recovery activities before January 1, 1985 (presently January 1, 1988). Authorizes appropriations through FY 1987. Renames the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Removal Tax Act of 1979 (Internal Revenue Code) the Deep Seabed Mineral Removal Tax Act of 1979. Eliminates references to an international deep seabed treaty, including a treaty-related tax termination date imposed on the removal of mineral resources. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce to issue a memorandum of understanding regarding certain mining operations on both the outer continental shelf and the deep seabed. Title III: Fishery Conservation and Management - Amends Federal law to state that the United States shall exercise sole fishery management authority (except with regard to highly migratory fishes) within the exclusive economic zone. | 2025-08-29T19:50:12Z | |
| 97-hr-7242 | 97 | hr | 7242 | Coal Mining and Construction Job Stimulus Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-30 | 1982-12-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] | WV | D | R000011 | 5 | Coal Mining and Construction Job Stimulus Act of 1982 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to use a specified portion of the reclamation fees collected from coal mine operators between enactment and September 30, 1983, to support programs which provide for the hiring of unemployed coal miners or unemployed construction workers for the purpose of performing abandoned mine reclamation work. | 2025-08-29T19:50:12Z | |
| 97-s-2997 | 97 | s | 2997 | Exclusive Economic Zone Establishment Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-30 | 1982-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Exclusive Economic Zone Establishment Act - Title I: Establishment of, and Rights Asserted Regarding, the Exclusive Economic Zone - Establishes a 200 mile (adjacent to the territorial sea) U.S. exclusive economic zone. Requires persons wishing to conduct marine research in such zone to submit a plan to the Secretary of State. Permits the Secretary to prohibit research that would adversely affect national security or defense. Requires: (1) affected Federal agencies to report recommendations for changes in laws in accordance with this Act to the President; and (2) the President to report his recommendations to Congress within two years. Title II: Exploration for and Exploitation of Mineral Resources of the Exclusive Economic Zone, Outer Continental Shelf and Deep Seabed - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to redefine "Outer Continental Shelf" to include a distance of 200 nautical miles from the territorial sea or the foot of the continental slope, whichever is greater. Renames the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act the Deep Seabed Mineral Resources Act. Eliminates specified references to the Law of the Sea Treaty. Prohibits permits for new commercial recovery activities before January 1, 1985 (presently January 1, 1988). Authorizes appropriations through FY 1987. Renames the Deep Seabed Mineral Removal Tax Act of 1979 (Internal Revenue Code) the Deep Seabed Mineral Removal Tax Act of 1979. Eliminates references to an international deep seabed treaty, including a treaty-related tax termination date imposed on the removal of mineral resources. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce to issue a memorandum of understanding regarding certain mining operations on both the outer continental shelf and the deep seabed. Title III: Fishery Conservation and Management - Amends Federal law to state that the United States shall exercise sole fishery management authority (except with regard to highly migratory fishes) within the exclusive economic zone. | 2025-08-29T19:51:52Z | |
| 97-s-2977 | 97 | s | 2977 | Coal Mining and Construction Jobs Stimulus Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-29 | 1982-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 0 | Coal Mining and Construction Jobs Stimulus Act of 1982 - Amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to use a specified portion of the reclamation fee collected from coal mine operators between enactment and September 30, 1983, to support programs which provide for the hiring of unemployed coal miners or unemployed construction workers for the purpose of performing abandoned mine reclamation work. | 2025-08-29T19:51:53Z | |
| 97-hr-7195 | 97 | hr | 7195 | A bill to amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the government of the District of Columbia all right, title, and interest to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium vested in the United States. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-28 | 1982-09-28 | Referred to House Committee on District of Columbia. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 0 | Amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the District of Columbia all Federal rights in the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. | 2023-05-11T13:12:03Z | |
| 97-s-2955 | 97 | s | 2955 | Cheaha Wilderness Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-24 | 1983-01-03 | Became Public Law No: 97-411. | Senate | Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] | AL | R | D000259 | 0 | Cheaha Wilderness Act - Designates certain lands in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama as the Cheaha Wilderness. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2940 | 97 | s | 2940 | A bill to amend titles II and III of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-23 | 1982-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] | NM | R | S000132 | 0 | Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize FY 1983 appropriations for: (1) ocean dumping monitoring and reseach; and (2) marine sanctuaries. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7156 | 97 | hr | 7156 | A bill to increase the land acquisition and authorize development ceilings for the Congaree Swamp National Monument. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-21 | 1982-09-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] | SC | R | S000718 | 0 | Increases the funding ceilings for land acquisition and facility development for the Congaree Swamp National Monument in South Carolina. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2924 | 97 | s | 2924 | Fire Island National Seashore Amendments Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-17 | 1982-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 1 | Fire Island National Seashore Amendments Act of 1982 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to sell any property within the boundaries of the Fire Island National Seashore in New York which is acquired by condemnation under this Act (except for certain undeveloped tracts within the Dune District, certain beach areas, property within a specified eight-mile park area, and any property acquired before October 1, 1982, which the Secretary determines should be retained to further the purposes of this Act). Requires that the Secretary sell the property: (1) to the highest bidder; (2) at not less than fair market value; and (3) subject to covenants or restrictions to ensure that the use of the property conforms to standards protecting the national seashore and to any approved zoning ordinance to which the property is subject. Provides that money from such sales shall be available to the Secretary only for purposes of acquiring property within the seashore. Authorizes the Secretary, upon or after the commencement of any condemnation action, to apply for a temporary restraining order or injunction to prevent any use of, or construction upon, the property involved that would fail to conform to the standards protecting the seashore or that would result in undeveloped tracts in the Dune District not being maintained in their natural state. Provides for the termination of the suspension of the Secretary's authority to acquire property within the seashore boundaries by condemnation because of nonconforming variances and uses with respect to any property, including improved property but excluding undeveloped property in the Dune District, which becomes subject to such a variance or use after the enactment of this Act. (Currently, the suspension of the Secretary's authority to acquire property by condemnation because of non-conforming variances and uses is terminated with respect to any improved property which becomes subject to such a variance or use.) | 2025-08-29T19:51:48Z | |
| 97-hr-7062 | 97 | hr | 7062 | A bill to amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the government of the District of Columbia all right, title, and interest to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium vested in the United States. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-09-08 | 1982-09-08 | Referred to House Committee on District of Columbia. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 2 | Amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the District of Columbia all Federal rights in the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. | 2023-05-11T13:11:52Z | |
| 97-sres-455 | 97 | sres | 455 | A resolution instructing the Secretary of Commerce to strengthen and define his position regarding the status of Pacific salmon stocks. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-20 | 1982-10-01 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Commerce should take appropriate steps to strengthen and define a U.S. position that will insure that: (1) anadromous fish stocks (especially Pacific salmon) are perpetuated at productive levels; (2) fishermen are treated equitably in the sacrifices necessary to achieve conservation goals; and (3) interception problems are so addressed as to make a minimum impact on user groups. Requires a semiannual report to Congress on progress in such areas. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 97-hr-7051 | 97 | hr | 7051 | Cooperative State Forestry Research and Extension Amendments of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-19 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Wampler, William C. [R-VA-9] | VA | R | W000121 | 1 | Cooperative State Forestry Research and Extension Amendments of 1982 - Amends the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 and the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 to require that a certain minimum amount of appropriated funds be used for forestry research and extension programs. Sets forth factors for dividing such funds among the States. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a forest resources council. Requires such council to report annually to the Secretary on the status of regional and national planning of forestry research by Federal and State agencies, forestry schools, and the forest industries. Authorizes: (1) grants for doctorate forestry programs; and (2) appropriations beginning with FY 1984. | 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z | |
| 97-hjres-580 | 97 | hjres | 580 | A joint resolution to disapprove the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Spain. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-17 | 1982-08-17 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Disapproves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Spain transmitted by the President to Congress on August 13, 1982. Terminates the existing agreement between such countries. | 2023-05-11T13:01:42Z | |
| 97-hr-6996 | 97 | hr | 6996 | A bill to provide for the orderly termination, extension, or modification of certain contracts for the sale of Federal timber, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-17 | 1982-09-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3] | WA | D | B000620 | 4 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to modify any timber sales contract bid prior to January 1, 1982, upon a showing of economic hardship by the private contracting party. Establishes a Timber Contract Relief task force to furnish information and advice to the Secretaries concerning the effectiveness of such modifications. Terminates the task force one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretaries to report to the President and Congress not later than 180 days after enactment of such Act on the effectiveness of achieving its purposes. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2850 | 97 | s | 2850 | A bill to authorize the transfer of the St. Louis Airport Storage Site from the City of St. Louis, Missouri to the Department of Energy. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-17 | 1982-08-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] | MO | D | E000004 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to accept the land transfer comprising the Saint Louis Airport storage site from the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, for the Department of Energy's remedial action program. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6994 | 97 | hr | 6994 | A bill to require the Secretary of Interior to convey, without consideration, certain lands in Lane County, Oregon. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-16 | 1982-09-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in certain land in Lane County, Oregon, to persons with documented proof that they were deprived of property titles as a result of a specified survey by the Bureau of Land Management. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hjres-577 | 97 | hjres | 577 | A joint resolution to disapprove the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and Korea. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-13 | 1982-08-13 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Disapproves the governing international fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of Korea transmitted by the President to Congress on August 11, 1982. Terminates the existing agreement between such countries. | 2023-05-11T13:01:42Z | |
| 97-hr-6980 | 97 | hr | 6980 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 as amended by designating portions of the Elk River, Colorado and the Encampment River, Colorado. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-12 | 1982-08-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system portions of the Elk River and of the Encampment River, both in Colorado. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hjres-569 | 97 | hjres | 569 | A joint resolution redesignating the Saint Croix Island National Monument in the State of Maine as the "Saint Croix Island International Historic Site". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-11 | 1982-08-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1] | ME | R | E000175 | 1 | Redesignates the Saint Croix Island National Monument in Maine as the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6977 | 97 | hr | 6977 | A bill to redesignate public land in Alaska to allow hunting. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-11 | 1982-08-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to increase the acreage of the following preserves in Alaska (thereby easing restrictions on hunting on certain lands): (1) the Katmai National Preserve; (2) the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve; (3) the Noatak National Preserve; (4) the Lake Clark National Preserve; (5) the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve; (6) the Denali National Preserve; (7) the Kenai Fjords National Preserve; (8) the Glacier Bay National Preserve; and (9) the Aniakchak National Preserve. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2826 | 97 | s | 2826 | A bill to redesignate public land in Alaska to allow hunting. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-11 | 1982-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to increase the acreage of the following preserves in Alaska (thereby easing restrictions on hunting on certain lands): (1) the Katmai National Preserve; (2) the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve; (3) the Noatak National Preserve; (4) the Lake Clark National Preserve; (5) the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve; (6) the Denali National Preserve; (7) the Kenai Fjords National Preserve; (8) the Glacier Bay National Preserve; and (9) the Aniakchak National Preserve. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2827 | 97 | s | 2827 | A bill to provide compensation to Sport Hunting Guides in Alaska affected by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-11 | 1982-08-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | Permits a registered or master guide licensed by the State of Alaska as of December 2, 1980, who held a permit for an exclusive or joint-use guide area located within a national park unit established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to apply to the Secretary of the Interior for monetary compensation for: (1) loss of income from guiding in such area as a result of the hunting restrictions imposed by such Act; and (2) any improvements owned within such area and used primarily for guiding. Sets forth the eligibility requirements for such compensation. Requires the Secretary to pay an applicant compensation for lost income and compensation for loss of market value of any improvements within one year after receiving an application, unless the applicant is not eligible for such compensation. Exempts such compensation from Federal taxation. Requires the Secretary to notify an applicant of his or her ineligibility within six months after receipt of an application. Permits judicial review of a rejected application. Establishes the Sport Hunting Guide Compensation Fund to provide compensation pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations beginning after FY 1982 for the fund. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2818 | 97 | s | 2818 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture for National Forest System lands and the Secretary of the Interior for public lands to adjust the termination date of certain contracts for the sale of timber from National Forest System lands and public lands. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-05 | 1982-09-24 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the termination dates of timber sales contracts entered into before January 1, 1982, for a period equal to the original term of the contract but not to exceed five years. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6937 | 97 | hr | 6937 | A bill to permit States to prohibit the exportation from the United States of unprocessed timber harvested from land owned by such States or political subdivisions of such States. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-04 | 1982-08-11 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 4 | Authorizes each State to prohibit the exportation from the United States of unprocessed timber harvested from land owned by such State, or any political subdivision of such State, if such prohibition applies without regard to the destination of such timber. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 97-s-2801 | 97 | s | 2801 | Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-03 | 1982-09-23 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 53 | Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 - Withdraws from disposition under all laws pertaining to oil, gas, oil shale, coal, phosphate, potassium, sulphur, gilsonite, and geothermal leasing: (1) wilderness areas; (2) lands recommended for wilderness designation, until Congress determines otherwise or until the lands concerned are recommended for other uses; (3) wilderness study areas, for the period of interim wilderness protection and management required by law; and (4) lands identified for further planning in Executive Communication 1504, 96th Congress, until one year after the final approval and implementation of an initial forest plan covering the further planning area. Exempts from the withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system land released to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas in Colorado and New Mexico and certain lands within the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho; (3) Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas; and (4) lands in Alaska. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to augment recurring surveys of mineral values of wilderness areas and to acquire information on the areas withdrawn by this Act by conducting mineral inventories of such areas. Authorizes the President to recommend to Congress that minerals exploration, development, or extraction be permitted in specified areas withdrawn under this Act if: (1) there is an urgent national need for the mineral activity; and (2) the need outweighs the public values of the wilderness lands involved and the potential adverse environmental impacts likely to result. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment of a joint resolution by Congress approving such recommendation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas leases for the subsurface of national for… | 2025-08-29T19:51:48Z | |
| 97-s-2805 | 97 | s | 2805 | A bill to provide for the orderly termination, extension, or modification of certain contracts for the sale of Federal timber, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-03 | 1982-12-01 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Unfavorable. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 7 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to modify any timber sales contract bid prior to January 1, 1982, upon a showing of economic hardship by the private contracting party. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6913 | 97 | hr | 6913 | A bill to provide for the orderly termination, extension, or modification of certain contracts for the sale of Federal timber, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-08-02 | 1982-11-30 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to modify any timber sales contract bid prior to January 1, 1982, upon a showing of economic hardship by the private contracting party. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6907 | 97 | hr | 6907 | Inland Waters Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-29 | 1982-08-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8] | VA | R | P000080 | 0 | Inland Waters Conservation and Protection Act of 1982 - Prohibits: (1) the setting of certain gill nets in U.S. inland waters; and (2) the injuring or threatening of persons enforcing this Act. | 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z | |
| 97-s-2791 | 97 | s | 2791 | A bill to provide for the acquisition by the United States of certain interests in lands owned by Alaskan Natives. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-29 | 1982-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to accept conveyances by Koniag, Inc., Regional Native Corporation, of land interests within or adjacent to the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska which were or are to be conveyed to various Alaska Native village corporations or to Koniag as their successor-in-interest pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and which are owned by Koniag. Provides that lands so conveyed shall become part of the refuge. Requires the Secretary to issue a certificate of value to Koniag for each conveyance. Permits such certificates to be used as deposit or payment in competitive lease sales conducted, as rental or cash royalties on leases issued, under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Permits Koniag to retain easements or rights-of-way with respect to the lands conveyed to the United States pursuant to this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2794 | 97 | s | 2794 | Marine Resource Management and Research Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-29 | 1982-08-12 | Committee on Commerce. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 2 | Marine Resource Management and Research Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Marine Resource Management and Research Fund. Provides revenues for such Fund from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (ten percent of the difference between the current fiscal year and FY 1981, with a $300,000,000 annual maximum). Allocates from such Fund beginning with FY 1984: (1) 30 to 40 percent for coastal zone management; (2) 15 to 25 percent for the sea grant program; and (3) ten to 20 percent for anadromous fish and commercial fisheries. Makes unallocated funds available for other State marine resource education, management, and research programs. Requires a State to have implemented a federally approved coastal zone management program and to have submitted a related report to the Secretary of Commerce to qualify for such coastal zone management grant. Requires the Secretary to submit to the President and the Congress within one year a National Coastal Zone and Fishery Management Research Plan. States that such Plan shall include measures for the conservation, management, and research of the entire coastal zone and of coastal dependent migratory fish. Requires public hearings before submittal. Makes the Plan effective on October 1, 1983, unless vetoed by a resolution of either House of Congress within 60 days after submittal. | 2025-08-29T19:51:46Z | |
| 97-hr-6882 | 97 | hr | 6882 | A bill to revise the boundaries of the Cumberland Island National Seashore and to provide compensation for certain facilities on the seashore. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-28 | 1982-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Ginn, Bo [D-GA-1] | GA | D | G000226 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the Okefenokee Rural Electric Membership Corporation for installation of transmission facilities which supply electricity for the Federal Government within the Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia. Conditions reimbursement upon: (1) the Corporation entering into an agreement with the Secretary to continue to provide adequate electrical service at reasonable rates for the seashore and to repay any amounts paid under this Act to the Corporation, plus interest, if the Corporation fails to provide such service in the future; and (2) the Secretary auditing the Corporation's records to determine the amount due the Corporation under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for such reimbursement. Revises the boundaries of the seashore. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6885 | 97 | hr | 6885 | A bill to designate the Broadway/Times Square Theatre District in the City of New York as a national historic site, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-28 | 1982-08-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] | NY | R | M000808 | 13 | Designates the Broadway/Times Square Theater District in New York as the Broadway/Times Square Theater District National Historic Site. Requires the United States to provide assistance in the preservation of the historical, cultural, and architectural character of the site and in its restoration, upgrading, and maintenance. Directs the Secretary of the Interior acting through the National Park Service to designate theater preservation sites and other appropriate real property within the site as national historic landmarks if they meet the criteria for national historic landmarks. Prohibits the demolition or alteration of real property located within the site unless such demolition or alteration contributes to the preservation, restoration, or enhancement of the site for traditional legitimate theater purposes. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to provide property owners within the site with emergency assistance in preserving or protecting their property. Establishes the Broadway/Times Square Theater District Preservation Commission to provide advice on the actions that can be taken and the policies that can be applied in carrying out this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2783 | 97 | s | 2783 | Colorado Wilderness Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-28 | 1982-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO] | CO | R | A000219 | 0 | Colorado Wilderness Act of 1982 - Designates the following lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Mummy Range Wilderness in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; (2) the Never Summer Wilderness in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; (3) the Trail Ridge Wilderness in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; (4) the Enos Mills Wilderness in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; (5) the Monument Mesa Wilderness in the Colorado National Monument, Colorado; (6) the No Thoroughfare Canyon Wilderness in the Colorado National Monument, Colorado; (7) the Green-Yampa Wilderness in the Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah; and (8) the Blue Mountain Wilderness in the Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah. Provides for the portion of the Indian Peaks Wilderness previously transferred to the Rocky Mountain National Park to be made a part of the Enos Mills Wilderness. Requires that the portion of the Never Summer Wilderness in the Arapaho National Forest be managed by the U.S. Forest Service and that the portion of such wilderness in the Rocky Mountain National Park be administered by the U.S. Park Service. States that Congress finds that the Spruce Creek Addition Study Area has been adequately considered for preservation as wilderness. Designates the Spruce Creek Addition as part of the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness. | 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6875 | 97 | hr | 6875 | Wolf Trap Farm Park Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-27 | 1982-09-22 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 831. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 3 | (Measure passed House, amended) Wolf Trap Farm Park Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to make available to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts for the reconstruction of the Filene Center in Wolf Trap Farm Park: (1) a grant of $9,000,000 to be provided in increments as needed and only if the Foundation agrees to provide contributions from non-Federal sources to complete the reconstruction; and (2) loans in an amount equal to twice the amount of non-Federal contributions received, but not to exceed $8,000,000, to be repaid in full with interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury plus any additional charge needed to cover the costs of servicing the loan. Prohibits the term of any such loan from exceeding five years. Requires the Foundation to agree, as a condition of receiving such assistance, to: (1) expend all funds for the reconstruction of the Filene Center in accordance with appropriate Office of Management and Budget circulars and the Davis-Bacon Act; (2) comply with the Secretary's terms; and (3) maintain insurance on the Filene Center during the period of the cooperative agreement required by this Act. Makes repairs or reconstruction carried out with insurance proceeds subject to the Secretary's approval. Makes the Secretary responsible for overseeing the reconstruction and for giving final approval of the plans for, and location and design of, the Filene Center. Requires the Foundation to manage the construction activities. Prohibits grants or loans from being made under this Act, unless the Secretary has received written assurance from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) that any easement granted to the Commonwealth of Virginia for construction of the Dulles Toll Road will contain: (1) conditions legally enforceable by the Administrator and the Secretary to protect the park from undue noise, air pollution, and visual degradation; and (2) legally enforceable assurances that the Commonwealth will enforce such conditions. Auth… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2782 | 97 | s | 2782 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a reversionary interest in certain land previously conveyed to the state of Connecticut. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-27 | 1982-08-30 | Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release the condition in the conveyance of certain land in Sterling, Connecticut, to the State of Connecticut which restricts the use of such land to public purposes under penalty of reversion to the United States. Makes inapplicable to this Act the provision of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act which prohibits the Secretary from selling, exchanging, leasing, or otherwise disposing of property to other than public authorities. Conditions such release upon the State's agreement not to sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of such land: (1) except to a certain cemetery, exclusively for its expansion; and (2) unless the proceeds from such disposal are held in an account open to inspection by the Secretary and used for public purposes. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 97-hr-6846 | 97 | hr | 6846 | Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-22 | 1982-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 0 | Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 - Withdraws from disposition under all laws pertaining to oil, gas, oil shale, coal, phosphate, potassium, sulphur, gilsonite, and geothermal leasing: (1) wilderness areas; (2) lands recommended for wilderness designation, until Congress determines otherwise or until the lands concerned are recommended for other uses; (3) wilderness study areas, for the period of interim wilderness protection and management required by law; and (4) lands identified for further planning in Executive Communication 1504, 96th Congress, until one year after the final approval and implementation of an intial forest plan covering the further planning area. Exempts from the withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system land released to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas in Colorado and New Mexico and certain lands within the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho; (3) Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas; and (4) lands in Alaska. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to augment recurring surveys of mineral values of wilderness areas and to acquire information on the areas withdrawn by this Act by conducting mineral inventories of such areas. Authorizes the President to recommend to Congress that minerals exploration, development, or extraction be permitted in specified areas withdrawn under this Act if: (1) there is an urgent national need for the mineral activity; and (2) such need outweighs the public values of the wilderness lands involved and the potentially adverse environmental impacts likely to result. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval by Congress. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas leases for the subsurface of national forest or public lan… | 2025-08-29T19:50:00Z | |
| 97-hres-532 | 97 | hres | 532 | A resolution to preserve and restore the first Town Hall of the City of Washington, DC, the historic Rhodes Tavern. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-22 | 1982-12-16 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 133 | Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives in the preservation and restoration of Rhodes Tavern in Washington, D.C. Encourages preservation and restoration efforts by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Capitol Planning Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts, the mayor and city council, and other interested organizations. | 2023-05-11T13:00:46Z | |
| 97-s-2769 | 97 | s | 2769 | A bill to amend the National Trails System Act by designating the Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-22 | 1982-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID] | ID | R | S001138 | 0 | Amends the National Trails System Act to designate as a national scenic trail the Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail extending from Cape Alava, Washington, to Glacier Park, Montana. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6814 | 97 | hr | 6814 | A bill to amend the Act approved on July 25, 1980, to permit certain individuals to have reasonable access to their private dwellings. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-21 | 1982-07-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-3] | VA | R | B000556 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for vehicular access across the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina to owners of dwellings at any location on the Outer Banks (from the refuge boundary south to and including Corolla, North Carolina) who acquired their dwellings or were issued building permits for a dwelling on or before July 31, 1982. | 2023-05-11T13:11:31Z | |
| 97-hr-6819 | 97 | hr | 6819 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the Tuolumne River in California as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-21 | 1982-08-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Tuolumne River in California as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6827 | 97 | hr | 6827 | A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with respect to certain rivers in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-21 | 1982-08-09 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 0 | Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate for potential addition to the national wild and scenic rivers system portions of the following rivers in Oregon: (1) the Grande Ronde River; (2) the McKenzie River; (3) the Chetco River; and (4) the Smith River. Requires that the studies of such rivers include an analysis of the various practicable means to maintain and enhance fisheries resources. Requires coordination, to the extent practicable, of the river studies and ongoing Federal land management planning for related Federal lands. Designates the following rivers in Oregon as components of the national wild and scenic rivers system: (1) the Illinois River; (2) the North Umpqua River; (3) the North Fork of the John Day River; and (4) the South Fork of the Owyhee River. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6830 | 97 | hr | 6830 | A bill to authorize the conveyance to the State of Ohio for wildlife management purposes of certain lands acquired for the Big Darby Lake, Ohio, project. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-21 | 1982-08-12 | Executive Comment Requested from Army, OMB. | House | Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] | OH | R | W000781 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of Ohio all right, title, and interest in certain land acquired for the Big Darby Lake flood control project. Conditions such conveyance of land on the use of such land for wildlife management purposes through the department of natural resources of Ohio. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 97-s-2764 | 97 | s | 2764 | State Anti-Fraud Mineral Royalty Collection Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-21 | 1982-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 0 | State Anti-Fraud Mineral Royalty Collection Act of 1982 - Amends the Mineral Lands Leasing Act to provide that except where there is a State royalty collection program for federal leases, the Secretary of the Interior shall collect all receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals of public lands under that Act and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires: (1) 50 percent of the receipts to go to the State in which the lease is located; (2) 40 percent of the receipts to go into the reclamation fund established by the Reclamation Act of 1902; and (3) ten percent of the receipts to be deposited in the Royalty Collection Administrative Trust Fund established under this Act. Provides that a State, upon its own request, may assume the responsibility of auditing and collecting royalties from leases within the State. Sets forth requirements a State must meet to assume such responsibility. Establishes the Royalty Collection Administrative Trust Fund. States that the fund shall be used only for purposes of the administrative costs of the collection of all moneys due the United States accruing from public lands for the production of minerals under the Act and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. | 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z | |
| 97-s-2753 | 97 | s | 2753 | A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, relating to the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to accept volunteer services in the aid of the work of the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-20 | 1982-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to recruit the services of volunteers to facilitate the activities of the Bureau of Land Management. Prohibits the use of such volunteers in firefighting, law enforcement work, policymaking processes, or to displace an employee. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for costs incidental to the use of volunteers. Declares that such volunteers shall not be deemed Federal employees except for purposes of tort claims or compensation for work injuries. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2754 | 97 | s | 2754 | A bill to amend the Act of August 7, 1961, providing for the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts, as amended. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-20 | 1982-07-30 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Increases the authorization of appropriations for land acquisition for Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2755 | 97 | s | 2755 | A bill to amend the Act of October 21, 1970, establishing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, as amended. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-20 | 1982-07-30 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Increases the authorization of appropriations for land acquisition for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2757 | 97 | s | 2757 | A bill to amend the Act of March 10, 1966, providing for the establishment of Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina, as amended. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-20 | 1982-09-28 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Interior Department. Favorable. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Increases the authorization of appropriations for land acquisition for the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2758 | 97 | s | 2758 | National Park System Fee Dedication and Park Improvement Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-20 | 1982-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | National Park System Fee Dedication and Park Improvement Act of 1982 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to require that national park admission and entrance fees be placed in a special account in the Treasury and be available for the maintenance and improvement of national park facilities, the provision of safety and services, and the preservation of natural and cultural resources. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to increase or decrease, establish, or suspend entrance and admission fees for national parks wherever necessary. | 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z | |
| 97-s-2759 | 97 | s | 2759 | Wolf Trap Farm Park Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-20 | 1982-07-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 1 | Wolf Trap Farm Park Act of 1982 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to provide to the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts for reconstruction of the Filene Center in Wolf Trap Farm Park: (1) a grant not to exceed $9,000,000; and (2) a loan not to exceed $9,000,000, to be repaid in full, with interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury plus an allowance to cover the administrative expenses of servicing the loan. Prohibits the term of such loan from exceeding five years. Authorizes appropriations for making the grant and the loan. Provides that all right, title, and interest in a reconstructed Filene Center shall vest in the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to provide support services in such reconstruction, upon request by the foundation, on a reimbursable basis. Provides for the authority under this Act to lapse if funds are not appropriated within five years of enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to cooperate with the foundation in the operation of Wolf Trap Farm Park. | 2025-08-29T19:51:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6789 | 97 | hr | 6789 | A bill to exempt rural electrical cooperatives from fees under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-19 | 1982-09-03 | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 18 | Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt rural electric cooperatives and rural telephone cooperatives from payment of rental fees for rights-of-way granted to them with respect to public lands and lands within the National Forest System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6771 | 97 | hr | 6771 | Fire Island National Seashore Amendments Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-15 | 1982-08-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 0 | Fire Island National Seashore Amendments Act of 1982 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to sell any property within the boundaries of the Fire Island National Seashore in New York which is acquired by condemnation under this Act except for certain undeveloped tracts within the Dune District, certain beach areas, and property within a specified eight-mile park area. Requires that the Secretary sell the property: (1) to the highest bidder; (2) at not less than fair market value; and (3) subject to covenants or restrictions to ensure that the use of the property conforms to standards protecting the national seashore and to any approved zoning ordinance to which the property is subject. Provides that money from such sales shall be available to the Secretary only for purposes of acquiring property within the seashore. Authorizes the Secretary, upon or after the commencement of any condemnation action, to apply for a temporary restraining order or injunction to prevent any use of, or construction upon, the property involved that would fail to conform to the standards protecting the seashore or that would result in undeveloped tracts in the Dune District not being maintained in their natural state. Provides for the termination of the suspension of the Secretary's authority to acquire property within the seashore boundaries by condemnation because of nonconforming variances and uses with respect to any property, including improved property but excluding undeveloped property in the Dune District, which becomes subject to such a variance or use after the enactment of this Act. (Currently, the suspension of the Secretary's authority to acquire property by condemnation because of non-conforming variances and uses is terminated with respect to any improved property which becomes subject to such a variance or use.) | 2025-08-29T19:50:00Z | |
| 97-hr-6739 | 97 | hr | 6739 | A bill to make a minor revision in the boundary of the historic Eppes Manor, a component of the Petersburg National Battlefield. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-13 | 1982-08-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Daniel, Robert W., Jr. [R-VA-4] | VA | R | D000037 | 0 | Revises the boundary of the historic Eppes Manor, a part of the Petersburg National Monument in Virginia. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6747 | 97 | hr | 6747 | A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain real property to the State of Illinois for National Guard purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-13 | 1982-08-10 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From Army. | House | Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] | IL | R | H001022 | 16 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey specified land to Illinois for National Guard purposes. Requires that the conveyance be made at the appraised market value of the land and authorizes the Secretary to give the State credit for costs previously incurred in improving the property. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 97-hr-6728 | 97 | hr | 6728 | A bill to establish a wilderness area in the Hoosier National Forest area, Indiana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-01 | 1982-08-13 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA. | House | Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] | IN | D | H000114 | 10 | Designates certain lands in the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana as the Charles C. Deam Wilderness. Requires that the right of public access to the Terril Cemetery and the right of adequate access to privately owned lands within the areas designated as wilderness by this Act be protected. Prohibits the condemnation of private property pursuant to this Act without the owner's consent. States that the second roadless area review and evaluation (RARE II) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) shall not be subject to judicial review with respect to national forest system lands in Indiana. Provides that: (1) the RARE II Study of national forest system lands in Indiana shall be considered an adequate consideration of the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) the Department of Agriculture shall not be required to review the wilderness option before the revision of the initial land management plans, required for such lands by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Requires that areas in Indiana reviewed in the RARE II final environmental statement and not designated as wilderness by this Act be managed for multiple uses other than wilderness. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Indiana to determine their suitability as wilderness without express congressional authorization. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2710 | 97 | s | 2710 | An act to establish the Charles C. Deam Wilderness in the Hoosier National Forest, Indiana. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-01 | 1982-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 97-384. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Designates certain lands in the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana as the Charles C. Deam Wilderness. Requires that the right of public access to cemeteries within the wilderness, including the Terril Cemetery, and the right of adequate access to privately owned lands within the areas designated as wilderness by this Act be protected. States that the RARE II final environmental statement (dated January 1979) shall not be subject to judicial review with respect to national forest system lands in Indiana. Provides that: (1) the second roadless area review and evaluation (RARE II) of national forest system lands in Indiana shall be considered an adequate consideration of the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) the Department of Agriculture shall not be required to review the wilderness option before the revision of the initial land management plans required for such lands by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Requires that areas in Indiana reviewed in the RARE II final environmental statement and not designated as wilderness by this Act be managed for multiple uses other than wilderness. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Indiana to determine their suitability as wilderness without express congressional authorization. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2715 | 97 | s | 2715 | National Park System Visitor Facilities Fund Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-07-01 | 1982-12-19 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment (without written report)) National Park System Visitor Facilities Fund Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Park System Visitor Facilities Fund, which shall consist of all National Park System concession fees. Authorizes amounts credited to the Fund to be appropriated, beginning in FY 1984, to the National Park Service, and to be made available to the National Park Foundation to carry out its functions under this Act. Requires the Director of the National Park Service, with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to recommend to the Executive Committee of the Foundation construction and improvement projects for national park visitor facilities. Requires the Executive Committee to recommend projects, with the Director's concurrence, to the Board of the Foundation for its approval. Directs the Secretary to make grants to carry out projects approved by the Board. Makes the Foundation responsible for carrying out approved projects under this Act. Requires the Foundation to include its activities under this Act in its annual report to Congress. Provides for the expiration of the authorities contained in this Act on September 30, 1989. Requires that any amount in the fund which has not been appropriated or obligated be transferred to the Treasury after that date. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2694 | 97 | s | 2694 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain property to the Miami Area Unified School District Number 40, Miami, Arizona. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-29 | 1982-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey specified land to the Miami Area Unified School District Numbered 40, Miami, Arizona. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6697 | 97 | hr | 6697 | A bill to amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the government of the District of Columbia all right, title, and interest to the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium vested in the United States. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-24 | 1982-08-12 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 2 | Amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the District of Columbia all Federal rights in the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. | 2023-05-11T13:11:22Z | |
| 97-hr-6719 | 97 | hr | 6719 | A bill to amend the Act authorizing the establishment of the Congaree Swamp National Monument to provide that at such time as the principal visitors center at such monument is established, such center shall be designated as the "Harry R. E. Hampton Visitors Center". | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-24 | 1982-08-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2] | SC | R | S000718 | 0 | Provides that when the principal visitors center at the Congaree Swamp National Monument in South Carolina is established, such center shall be designated as the Harry R. E. Hampton Visitors Center. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2677 | 97 | s | 2677 | A bill to amend Title I of the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-514; 86 Stat. 964) as amended by Public Law 96-375 (94 Stat. 1507). | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-24 | 1982-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] | ID | R | M000346 | 0 | Amends the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 to include among the purposes of the closed basin division, San Luis Valley project in Colorado: (1) the establishment of the Russell Lakes Waterfowl Management Area; and (2) the furnishing of a partial water supply for the operation of the Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area and the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge. Repeals the establishment of the Mishak National Wildlife Refuge under such Act. Requires that the Secretary of the Interior establish such project according to engineering plans as modified by the plans shown in the Fish and Wildlife Plan dated June 1981. Prohibits the Secretary from allowing a reduction in artesian flows in existence prior to the operation of each stage of such project. (Currently, the Secretary is required to operate the project so as not to allow a reduction in artesian flows in existence prior to the construction of the project.) Provides that the maintenance of the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge and the Blanca Wildlife Habitat Area shall be second on the priority list for the supply of water from the project. Prohibits the amount of project salvaged water delivered from the conveyance channel to the refuge and the habitat area from exceeding 5,3000 acre-feet annually. Provides that private lands needed for the project shall be acquired only by easements, in order to minimize the removal of land from local tax rolls. (Currently, the acquisition of such private lands is restricted to easements and rights-of-way.) Requires that lands required for permanent project facilities be acquired by fee title. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6647 | 97 | hr | 6647 | A bill relating to Governing International Fishery Agreements. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-22 | 1982-06-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 1 | Amends the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act to: (1) approve specified governing international fishery agreements with the Soviet Union and Taiwan; and (2) extend for 90 days similar agreements with Poland and Spain if their governments and the United States so agree by July 1, 1982. | 2023-05-11T13:11:18Z | |
| 97-sjres-204 | 97 | sjres | 204 | A joint resolution to commemorate the travels of William Bartran. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-22 | 1982-06-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 13 | Provides that significant route segments and sites recognized as identifiable with William Bartram and his travels be distinguished by suitable markers. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept donations of such suitable markers for placement at appropriate locations. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-s-2649 | 97 | s | 2649 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement to maintain the grave site of Samuel "Uncle Sam" Wilson and to erect and maintain tablets or markers at such grave site in commemoration of the progenitor of the national symbol of the United States. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements to maintain the gravesite of "Uncle Sam" Wilson in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York, and to erect and maintain gravesite markers as appropriate. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 97-hr-6542 | 97 | hr | 6542 | Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-08 | 1982-09-23 | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. | House | Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1] | NM | R | L000506 | 59 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #271 (340-58)) Wilderness Protection Act of 1982 - Withdraws from disposition under all laws pertaining to oil, gas, oil shale, coal, phosphate, potassium, sulphur, gilsonite, and geothermal leasing: (1) wilderness areas; (2) lands recommended for wilderness designation, until Congress determines otherwise or until the lands concerned are recommended for other uses; (3) wilderness study areas, for the period of interim wilderness protection and management required by law; and (4) lands identified for further planning in Executive Communication 1504, 96th Congress, until one year after the final approval and implementation of an initial forest plan covering the further planning area. Exempts from the withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system land released to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas in Colorado and New Mexico and certain lands within the River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho; (3) Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas; and (4) lands in Alaska. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to augment recurring surveys of mineral values of wilderness areas and to acquire information on the areas withdrawn by this Act by conducting mineral inventories of such areas. Authorizes the President to recommend to Congress that minerals exploration, development, or extraction be permitted in specified areas withdrawn under this Act, if: (1) there is an urgent national need for the mineral activity; and (2) such need outweighs the public values of the wilderness lands involved and the potentially adverse environmental impacts likely to result. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment of a joint resolution of approval by Congress. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and ga… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6539 | 97 | hr | 6539 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands for inclusion in the Saratoga National Historical Park, in the State of New York. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-07 | 1982-09-23 | For Further Action See S.1540. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-29] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands to expand the Saratoga National Historic Park in New York. Authorizes appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for such land acquisition. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-hr-6530 | 97 | hr | 6530 | An act to designate the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in the State of Washington, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-06-03 | 1982-08-26 | Became Public Law No: 97-243. | House | Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3] | WA | D | B000620 | 6 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 97-748) Designates certain lands within and adjacent to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the State of Washington as the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Extends the exterior boundary of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to include all lands and waters within the monument. Provides for Federal acquisition of the lands within the monument. Sets the minimum value of any timber acquired at the fair market value of the timber on July 1, 1982. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands with Burlington Northern Incorporated and with the Weyerhaeuser Company pursuant to voluntary mutual agreement. Provides that the instruments of conveyance for such exchanges may include mutually agreed upon reservations. Sets forth the requirements for such exchanges. Requires the Secretary to prepare an environmental assessment of any exchange of mineral or geothermal interests authorized by this Act. Requires the Secretary to administer the monument as a separate unit of the national forest system. Requires the Secretary to: (1) permit the full use of the monument for scientific study and research; (2) provide for recreational use of the monument; and (3) permit hunting and fishing within the monument. Authorizes the Secretary to impose any restrictions on these activities which are necessary to protect the public health and safety, the natural conditions and resources of the monument, scientific research activities, and public use and enjoyment. Provides that roads and other facilities within the monument should be located in areas developed before the 1980 eruption. Withdraws all Federal lands within the monument from entry or appropriation of disposal under the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the Federal mining laws, and from disposition under mineral and geothermal leasing laws. Prohibits timber harvesting on Federal lands within the monument except: (1) for timber salvage contracts awarded before the enactment of th… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 97-s-2569 | 97 | s | 2569 | A bill to declare certain lands in the Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, as wilderness, and for other purposes. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-25 | 1982-08-18 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 767. | Senate | Sen. Mattingly, Mack [R-GA] | GA | R | M000257 | 1 | Designates specified lands in the Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia as the Cumberland Island Wilderness. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6471 | 97 | hr | 6471 | A bill for the acquisition by the United States by Exchange of Certain Native Owned Lands or Interest in Lands in Alaska. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-24 | 1982-10-01 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Provides that if Koniag, Incorporated, Regional Native Corporation, files with the Regional Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska a list of lands or entitlements to lands which Koniag is willing to convey to the United States, then the Secretary of the Interior shall select for acquisition at least 80 percent of the acreage offered on the list and notify Koniag of the selections. Limits such list to lands or entitlements to lands within the boundaries of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge which have been or are to be conveyed to Koniag pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Requires that, upon determination of the value of the lands selected by the Secretary, Koniag convey such lands to the United States by quitclaim deed in exchange for certificates of value issued by the Secretary. Permits such certificates to be used as payments or deposits in competitive lease sales conducted under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Requires the Secretary and Koniag to enter negotiations on the value of the lands to be conveyed. Provides for the determination of the value to be submitted to binding arbitration if the Secretary and Koniag cannot reach agreement. Permits Koniag to retain easements or rights-of-way in the lands to be conveyed. Provides that Koniag and the Secretary may continue to use the procedures in this Act with respect to future land conveyances by Koniag to the United States. Provides that lands acquired by the United States pursuant to this Act shall become part of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6453 | 97 | hr | 6453 | Capitol Grounds Master Plan Act | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-20 | 1982-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. | House | Rep. Fary, John G. [D-IL-5] | IL | D | F000040 | 1 | Capitol Grounds Master Plan Act - Grants congressional approval to the master plan for the U.S. Capitol Grounds. Establishes the Capitol Interest District consisting of specified areas within the District of Columbia. Makes the Capitol Interest District subject to specified provisions of law and to the review jurisdiction of the Commission of Fine Arts. Deems the Architect of the Capitol to be an ex officio member of the Commission of Fine Arts when the Commission considers any design review matter arising in or bearing on the Capitol Interest District and any other property abutting on properties under the Architect's control and jurisdiction. Authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to serve as an additional member of the Historic Preservation Review Board when the Board considers any matter arising in or bearing on the Capitol Interest District. Gives the Architect of the Capitol jurisdiction and control over specified public property in the District of Columbia as he determines necessary to carry out the provisions of the master plan. Declares that for all other purposes such public property shall remain under the control and jurisdiction of the District of Columbia. Authorizes the Architect to expend funds appropriated for the care and maintenance of the Capitol grounds for the implementation of the landscape design described in the master plan. Authorizes the Architect to serve as a designated member of the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia on the Board of Zoning Adjustment when the Board considers any matter arising in or bearing on the Capitol Interest District. | 2025-08-29T19:49:52Z | |
| 97-sconres-97 | 97 | sconres | 97 | A concurrent resolution urging greater opportunity for public participation in formulation of regulations governing National Forest System resource planning. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-20 | 1982-05-25 | Referred to Subcommittee on Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 5 | Requests the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional opportunities for public, scientific, and professional comment on and to prepare a supplementary environmental impact statement regarding proposed National Forest System resource planning regulations. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 97-hr-6417 | 97 | hr | 6417 | A bill to amend Public Law 96-432 relating to the United States Capitol Grounds. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-19 | 1982-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 97-379. | House | Rep. Fary, John G. [D-IL-5] | IL | D | F000040 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends Federal law to include certain sidewalks and contiguous areas presently under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia within the definition of the U.S. Capitol Grounds. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 97-hr-6419 | 97 | hr | 6419 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-19 | 1983-01-08 | Became Public Law No: 97-435. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to release conditions in a certain land patent conveyed to Eastern Washington University that prohibits: (1) the use of such land for other than recreational or educational purposes; or (2) the transfer of the land title. Conditions such release upon a documented agreement between the Secretary and the University that the University will dispose of the land only for the purpose of acquiring real property which is more suitable for educational or recreational purposes. Declares that title for the acquired real property will vest in the United States if the University: (1) uses it for other than educational or recreational purposes; (2) attempts to transfer its title; or (3) directly or indirectly prohibits or restricts its use by any individual because of his or her race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Requires the University to include the terms of its agreement with the Secretary in any document which transfers to the University property it acquires pursuant to the agreement. Declares that the authority of the Secretary to release patent conditions shall expire five years after enactment of this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 97-hr-6422 | 97 | hr | 6422 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a reversionary interest in certain land previously conveyed to the State of Connecticut. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-19 | 1982-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 97-311. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to release the condition in the conveyance of certain land in Sterling, Connecticut, to the State of Connecticut which restricts the use of such land to public purposes under penalty of reversion to the United States. Makes inapplicable to this Act the provision of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act which prohibits the Secretary from selling, exchanging, leasing, or otherwise disposing of property to other than public authorities. Conditions such release upon the State's agreement not to sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of such land: (1) except to a certain cemetery, exclusively for its expansion; and (2) unless the proceeds from such disposal are held in an account open to inspection by the Secretary and used for public purposes. Reserves the mineral interests in such lands to the United States. Makes the release granted under this Act applicable so long as the land is used for cemetery purposes. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 97-hr-6428 | 97 | hr | 6428 | Cheaha Wilderness Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-19 | 1982-08-09 | Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA. | House | Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] | AL | D | N000095 | 6 | Cheaha Wilderness Act of 1982 - Designates certain lands in the Talladega National Forest in Alabama as the Cheaha Wilderness. | 2025-08-29T19:49:52Z | |
| 97-hr-6430 | 97 | hr | 6430 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a memorial to the Civilian Conservation Corps at Prince William Forest Park, in the State of Virginia. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-19 | 1982-05-19 | Referred to House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Parris, Stanford E. (Stan) [R-VA-8] | VA | R | P000080 | 10 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps memorial at Prince William Forest Park in Virginia. Prohibits the use of Federal funds in connection with the memorial. Authorizes the Secretary to accept donations and to enter into cooperative agreements to obtain funds and technical assistance in order to establish the memorial. Provides for the expiration of the Secretary's authority under this Act five years after the enactment of this Act, unless, within such five- year period, sufficient funds become available to complete the memorial and the Secretary commences establishment of the memorial. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 97-s-2546 | 97 | s | 2546 | A bill to authorize the conveyance of certain lands to the County of Mineral, Nevada. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-19 | 1982-05-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] | NV | D | C000120 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to convey to Mineral County, Nevada, certain lands comprising an ammunition plant of the U.S. Army. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | |
| 97-s-2535 | 97 | s | 2535 | A bill to regulate the operation of foreign fish processing vessels within State waters. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-17 | 1982-06-01 | Became Public Law No: 97-191. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to permit a foreign ship to process fish within the internal waters of a State only if: (1) such ship is under the flag of a country with which the United States has a fishing treaty; and (2) the ship's owner or operator has applied for and received the Governor's permission to engage in such activities. Prohibits a Governor from granting such permission if he or she determines that State fish processors possess and will utilize the capacity to process all of the U.S. fish harvested from the concerned fishery. Requires such ships to comply with all applicable State and Federal laws. Defines "fish processing" as processing and other related fishing activities, including, but not limited to, preparation, supply, storage, refrigeration, or transportation. Defines "internal waters of a State" to include all waters within a State's boundaries except those seaward of the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured. Makes it illegal for a foreign ship to engage in fish processing in U.S. waters except as authorized by this Act. Makes this Act effective as of June 1, 1982. | 2023-05-11T13:17:29Z | |
| 97-hconres-344 | 97 | hconres | 344 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should provide additional opportunities for public, scientific and professional comment and prepare a supplementary environmental impact statement with respect to proposed regulations revising the National Forest System resource management planning process. | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-13 | 1982-05-13 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 12 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Agriculture should provide additional opportunities for public, scientific, and professional comment and prepare a supplementary environmental impact statement regarding proposed National Forest System resource planning regulations. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 97-hr-6376 | 97 | hr | 6376 | Wilderness Preservation Act of 1982 | Public Lands and Natural Resources | 1982-05-13 | 1982-06-07 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Hendon, Bill [R-NC-11] | NC | R | H000490 | 0 | Wilderness Preservation Act of 1982 - Withdraws the following lands from appropriation under the mining laws, from disposition under oil and gas, mineral, and geothermal leasing laws, and from energy and mineral exploration and development activities: (1) lands designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (2) congressionally designated wilderness study areas; (3) lands recommended for wilderness designation by the Forest Service in the second roadless area review and evaluation (RARE II) program; and (4) lands identified as wilderness study areas by the Bureau of Land Management. Authorizes the President to transmit to Congress a recommendation that lands withdrawn by this Act be opened to mineral exploration, development, or extraction if there is a national need for such mineral activities. Makes such a recommendation effective only upon enactment by Congress of a joint resolution approving such recommendation within 120 days of continuous session of Congress after its receipt. Permits activities compatible with the preservation of the wilderness environment for the purpose of inventorying energy, mineral, and other resource values in areas withdrawn by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prevent the disclosure of confidential, privileged, or proprietary information obtained under this Act. Exempts from withdrawal pursuant to this Act: (1) national forest system or Bureau of Land Management lands released from wilderness study to management for nonwilderness uses; (2) specified national forest system lands designated as congressional wilderness study areas; and (3) lands designated as conservation units under the Alaska National Interests Lands Conservation Act, where such Act is inconsistent with this Act. Permits drilling, exploration, development, and resource extraction activities which do not require occupancy of the surface to be conducted on lands withdrawn pursuant to this Act or the Wilderness Act. Subjects provisions of this Act to valid existing rights (… | 2025-08-29T19:49:52Z |
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