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B-127. 7 June 1974 Public Law 93-303--Recreation Use Fees. Amends
Section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (Public
Law 88-578), as amended, to establish less restricted criteria under
which Federal agencies may charge fees for the use of campgrounds
developed and operated at Federal areas under their control. (88 Stat.
192).
B-128. 22 August 1974, Public Law 93-383--Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974. Title I establishes within HUD new community
development program block grants and loans to replace several existing
grant/loan programs. Section 816 amends the National Flood Insurance
Act to provide that any community that has made adequate progress on
the construction of a flood protection system meeting the 100-year
protection standard, as determined by HUD, shall be eligible for flood
insurance at subsidy premium rates if otherwise eligible under the
Act. (88 Stat. 633).
B-129. 21 November 1974, Public Law 93-502--Freedom of Information
Act Amendments. Provided, among other requirements that: the decision
to release or not release records shall be made "within ten days" (as
defined therein). (88 Stat. 1561) NOTE: See Public Law 94-409 to
require that meetings of Government agencies shall be open to the
public.
B-130. 3 January 1975, Public Law 93-627--Deepwater Port Act of 1974.
Provides authority for Secretary of Transportation to issue a license
for the ownership, construction and operation of a deepwater port.
B-131. 4 January 1975, Public Law 93-643--Federal Aid Highway
Amendments of 1974. Authorizes Department of Transportation to
construct/reconstruct access roads to reservoir created lakes and
established that the road cost sharing would be 70 percent Federal 30
percent local. The law specifically was made applicable to providing
access to Corps "lakes". Amended by Public Law 95-599 to change
Federal share from 70 to 75 percent.
B-132. 24 March 1976, Public Law 94-241. Approves and sets forth the
text of "Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands in Political Union with the United States of America."
B-133. 5 May 1976, Public Law 94-280--Federal Aid Highway Act of
1976. Section 132 amends Chapter I of Title 23, U.S.C. 156, to
authorize construction of a public highway or bridge across a Federal
public works project where costs and requirements have changed
substantially. A National Transportation Policy Study Commission is
established by Section 154. (90 Stat. 425).
B-134. 26 July 1976, Public Law 94-370--Coastal Zone Management Act
Amendments of 1976. Grants. Sections 4 and 5expanded the
requirements for and types of work accomplished under the management
program development (Section 305) and administrative (Section 306)
grants.
Coastal Energy Impact Program. Section 7directs the Secretary of
Commerce to administer and coordinate a coastal energy impact program
to assist coastal states in their planning and management of energy
developments in their coastal waters.
Interstate Coordination. Section 8encourages the coastal states to
coordinate with each other and to develop joint plans for the sake of
uniformity. It also gives Congressional consent to agreements and
compacts developed between two or more states.
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