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resource located on public lands or Indian lands.
(93 Stat. 721, 16
U.S.C. 470ac. et seq.)
B-150. 28 December 1979, Public Law 96-159--Endangered Species Act of
1973. Expanded the Act to protect endangered plants, require the
Secretary of Interior--when proposing land as critical habitat--to
publish a summary of the proposal and a map in the local newspapers
and to require Federal agencies to insure their projects "are not
likely" to jeopardize an endangered species. It also authorized all
those seeking exemptions from the Act to get permanent exemptions for
a project unless a biological study indicates the project would result
in the extinction of a species. (93 Stat. 1225)
B-151. 11 December 1980, Public Law 96-511--Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1980.
B-152. 8 August 1980, Public Law 96-324--High Seas and Inland Waters
Demarcation Lines. Amends Section 2 of the Act of February 19, 1895
(28 Stat. 672) to direct the Coast Guard to establish appropriate
identifiable demarcation lines dividing the high seas from harbors,
river and other inland waters of the United States for navigation and
other purposes. (94 Stat. 1020)
B-153. 29 September 1980, Public Law 96-366--Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Act of 1980. Provides funds to states to conduct
inventories and conservation plans for conservation of non-game
wildlife. Also encourages Federal departments and agencies to use
their statutory and administrative authority to conserve and promote
conservation in accordance with this act. (94 Stat. 1322, 16 U.S.C.
2901 et seq.)
B-154. 17 October 1980, Public Law 96-464--Coastal Zone Management
Improvement Act of 1980. Amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1450 et. seq.) to incorporate numerous minor changes.
A new Section, lO6A, provides for preservation of specific areas of
recreational or ecological values, and for there development of urban
waterfronts and ports. (94 Stat. 2060)
B-155. 21 October 1980, Public Law 96-480--Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980.
B-156. 11 December 1980, Public Law 96-510--Comprehensive
Environmental Response and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980.
B-157. 12 December 1980, Public Law 96-515--National Historic
Preservation Act (Amendment of 1980). Amends the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966 and authorizes Secretary of Interior to
expand and maintain a National Register of Historic Places. Within
one year after the date of enactment the Secretary shall establish in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and other agencies,
standards for the preservation of historic properties in Federal
ownership or control. (94 Stat. 2987)
B-158. 24 December 1980, Public Law 96-597--Appropriations Act, U.S.
Insular Areas. Section 605 made the provisions of Section 22, Public
Law 93-251 (Assistance to States), applicable to Guam, American Samoa,
the Virgin Islands, the Northern Marianas, and the Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands.
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