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1888 and 2 March 1919. Provides conditions under which dredging work
is performed by private interest and the Federal dredge fleet.
Authorizes a technologically modern minimum Federal dredging fleet.
(91 Stat. 218-219).
B-143.
Public Law 95-341--American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
B-144. 18 September 1978, Public Law 95-372--Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act Amendments of 1978. Establishes policy for the management
of oil and natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf and to protect
the marine and coastal environment, in part, by creating an oil spill
liability fund. Section 504 amends Sec. 307 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act. The revised section requires that a state provide to
the Secretary of Commerce a status report if it has not concurred or
objected to a proposed activity within 3 months after having received
the applicants certification. (92 Stat. 629).
B-145. 19 October 1978, Public Law 95-474--Port and Tanker Safety Act
of 1978. Vests responsibility for establishment of fairways in the
Coast Guard.
B-146. 21 October 1978, Public Law 95-502--Internal Revenue Code of
1954, Amendment. Fuel Tax. Section 202 amends the Internal Revenue
Code (new Sec. 4042 added) to impose a tax on fuel used by vessels in
commercial waterway transportation. Deep-draft ocean-going vessels
and passenger vessels, among others, are exempted.
Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Section 203 establishes an Inland
Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) for revenue received from the tax on fuel.
Availability of Funds in IWTF. Section 204 provides that amounts in
the Trust Fund shall be available, as provided by appropriation Acts,
for construction and rehabilitation for navigation on inland and
intracoastal waterways.
Study. Section 205 directs the Secretaries of the Departments of
Transportation and Commerce to study inland waterway user taxes and
charges in consultation with other agencies.
Relevant Waterways. Section 206 lists inland and intracoastal
waterways relevant to Section 4042 of the Internal Revenue Code and
the Act. (92 Stat. 1693-1703). (Amended by Section 1405, Public Law
99-662.)
B-147.
Public Law 95-563--Contracts Dispute Act of 1978.
B-148. 10 November 1978, Public Law 95-632--Endangered Species Act
Amendments of 1978. Amends the 1973 Act (Public Law 93-205) to
establish an Endangered Species Interagency Committee to review
proposed actions to determine whether exemptions from certain
requirements of the Act should be granted. Prescribes a consultation
process between Federal agencies and the Secretary of the Interior,
Secretary of Commerce, or Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate,
for carrying out programs for the conservation of endangered and
threatened species. Directs agencies to conduct a biological
assessment to identify endangered or threatened species which may be
present. (92 Stat. 3752).
B-149. 31 October 1979, Public Law 96-95--Archaeological Resources
Protection Act of 1979. Protects archoeological resources and sites
which are on public lands and Indian lands, and fosters increased
cooperation and exchange of information between governmental
authorities, the professional archaeological community, and private
individuals. Establishes requirements for issuance of permits by the
Federal land managers to excavate or remove any archaeological
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