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“NEW PUBLIC LAWS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1186-D1189 on Dec. 4, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, page D1180)
H.R. 1235, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Solano County Water Agency, California, to use Solano Project facilities for impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-467)
H.R. 2780, to authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for organizations to find missing adults. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-468)
H.R. 2884, to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-469)
H.R. 4312, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing an Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-470)
H.R. 4646, to designate certain National Forest System lands within the boundaries of the State of Virginia as wilderness areas. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-471)
H.R. 4788, to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees to cover the cost of services performed under the Act, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Act, and to improve the administration of the Act. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-472)
H.R. 4794, to require the Secretary of the Interior to complete a resource study of the 600 mile route through Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia, used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary War. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-473)
H.R. 4846, to establish the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-474)
H.R. 4864, to amend title 38, United States Code, to reaffirm and clarify the duty of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-475)
H.R. 4868, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-476)
H.R. 5110, to designate the United States courthouse located at 3470 12th Street in Riverside, California, as the ``George E. Brown, Jr. United States Courthouse''. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-477)
H.R. 5302, to designate the United States courthouse located at 1010 Fifth Avenue in Seattle, Washington, as the ``William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse''. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-478)
H.R. 5331, to authorize the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-479)
H.R. 5388, to designate a building proposed to be located within the boundaries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, as the
``Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center''. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-480)
H.R. 5410, to establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities of the Library of Congress. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-481)
H.R. 5478, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire by donation suitable land to serve as the new location for the home of Alexander Hamilton, commonly known as the Hamilton Grange, and to authorize the relocation of the Hamilton Grange to the acquired land. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-482)
H.J. Res. 102, recognizing that the Birmingham Pledge has made a significant contribution in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation in the United States and around the world. Signed November 9, 2000.
(P.L. 106-483)
S. 484, to provide for the granting of refugee status in the United States to nationals of certain foreign countries in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals assist in the return to the United States of those POW/
MIAs alive. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-484)
S. 610, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-485)
S. 698, to review the suitability and feasibility of recovering costs of high altitude rescues at Denali National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-486)
S. 710, to authorize the feasibility study on the preservation of certain Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-487)
S. 748, to improve Native hiring and contracting by the Federal Government within the State of Alaska. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-488)
S. 893, to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide equitable treatment with respect to State and local income taxes for certain individuals who perform duties on vessels. Signed November 9, 2000.
(P.L. 106-489)
S. 1030, to provide that the conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management of the surface estate to certain land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for certain private land will not result in the removal of the land from operation of the mining laws. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-490)
S. 1367, to amend the Act which established the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-491)
S. 1438, to establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the District of Columbia. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-
492)
S. 1778, to provide for equal exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-493)
S. 1894, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-494)
S. 2069, to permit the conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-495)
S. 2425, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-496)
S. 2872, to improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-497)
S. 2882, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project, Oregon and California. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-498)
S. 2951, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to investigate opportunities to better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-499)
S. 2977, to assist in the establishment of an interpretive center and museum in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley Lake in southern California to ensure the protection and interpretation of the paleontology discoveries made at the lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use by pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles. Signed November 9, 2000. (P.L. 106-500)
H.R. 782, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-501)
H.R. 1444, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to plan, design, and construct facilities to mitigate impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by local governmental entities in the Pacific Ocean drainage of the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-502)
H.R. 1550, to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration, and for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-503)
H.R. 2462, to amend the Organic Act of Guam. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-504)
H.R. 2498, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish protections from civil liability arising from the emergency use of the devices. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-505)
H.R. 3388, to promote environmental restoration around the Lake Tahoe basin. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-506)
H.R. 3621, to provide for the posthumous promotion of William Clark of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, co-
leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, to the grade of captain in the Regular Army. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-507)
H.R. 5239, to provide for increased penalties for violations of the Export Administration Act of 1979. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-
508)
S. 700, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Ala Kahakai Trail as a National Historic Trail. Signed November 13, 2000.
(P.L. 106-509)
S. 938, to eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain land contiguous to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Signed November 13, 2000.
(P.L. 106-510)
S. 964, to provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-511)
S. 1474, providing conveyance of the Palmetto Bend project to the State of Texas. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-512)
S. 1482, to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-513)
S. 1752, to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-514)
S. 1865, to provide grants to establish demonstration mental health courts. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-515)
S. 2345, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study concerning the preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet Tubman located in Auburn, New York. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-516)
S. 2413, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify the procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-517)
S. 2915, to make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts. Signed November 13, 2000. (P.L. 106-518)
H.R. 4986, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provisions relating to foreign sales corporations (FSCs) and to exclude extraterritorial income from gross income. Signed November 15, 2000.
(P.L. 106-519)
H.J. Res. 125, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001. Signed November 15, 2000. (P.L. 106-520)
H.R. 2346, to authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio equipment. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-521)
H.R. 5633, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-522)
S. 768, to establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with the Armed Forces during contingency operations, and to establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the United States by former members of the Armed Forces and civilians accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States. Signed November 22, 2000.
(P.L. 106-523)
S. 1670, to revise the boundary of Fort Matanzas National Monument. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-524)
S. 1880, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of minority individuals. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-525)
S. 1936, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other National Forest System land in the State of Oregon and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System purposes. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-526)
S. 2020, to adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-527)
S. 2440, to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve airport security. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-528)
S. 2485, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in planning and constructing a regional heritage center in Calais, Maine. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-529)
S. 2547, to provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Colorado. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-530)
S. 2712, to amend chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, to authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-531)
S. 2773, to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to enhance dairy markets through dairy product mandatory reporting. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-532)
S. 2789, to amend the Congressional Award Act to establish a Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Board. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-533)
S. 3164, to protect seniors from fraud. Signed November 22, 2000.
(P.L. 106-534)
S. 3194, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 431 North George Street in Millersville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert S. Walker Post Office''. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-535)
S. 3239, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for certain United States international broadcasting employees. Signed November 22, 2000. (P.L. 106-536)
