EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
B-178. 13 December 1989, Public Law 101-233--North American Wetland
Conservation Act. Directs the conservation of North American wetland
ecosystems for waterfowl and the other migratory birds and fish and
wildlife that depend upon such habitats. Section 9 requires agencies
to manage their lands for wetland/waterfowl purposes to extent
consistent with missions.
B-179. 18 August 1990, Public Law 101-380--Oil Pollution Prevention,
Response, Liability, and Compensation Act of 1989. Section 4112
requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study and report in
one year on the feasibility of modifying dredges and using them to
remove spills of oil and other hazardous substances.
B-180. 5 November 1990, Public Law 101-508--Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990. TITLE VI, Subtitle C, reauthorizes the
Coastal Zone Management Act and requires Federal activities within or
outside the coastal zone, which may affect the natural resources, land
uses, or water uses in the coastal zone, to be consistent to the
maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of a State-
approved management plan. TITLE XI, Subtitle B, Section 11214,
increases the Harbor Maintenance User Fee from 0.04 percent to 0.125
percent effective 1 January 1991.
B-181. 16 November 1990, Public Law 101-591--Coastal Barrier
Improvement Act of 1990. Reauthorizes the Coastal Barrier Resources
Act and expands the size of the Coastal Barrier System. Prohibits the
use of Federal assistance to develop lands within the system; however,
Federal assistance can be used for certain specified activities,
including maintenance or construction of improvements of existing
Federal navigation channels.
B-182. 16 November 1990, Public Law 101-595--Federal Maritime
Commission Authorization Act of 1990. Section 307 exempts dredges
from Federal pilotage requirements, unless the Secretary of
Transportation determines that a navigation hazard would be created.
B-183. 16 November 1990, Public Law 101-596--Great Lakes Critical
Programs Act of 1990. Title I (Great Lakes) sets schedules and
deadlines for the EPA Administrator to accomplish a number of tasks
including completion of demonstration projects for achieving a
specified numerical standard for contaminated sediments at certain
lake sites. Section 102 requires the Administrator to publish
information concerning the public health and environmental
consequences of contaminants in Great Lakes sediment including
specific numerical limits on bioaccumulation of toxins. Section 104
directs the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Army, to develop and implement within one year management plans for
Great Lakes confined disposal facilities.
B-184. 16 November 1990, Public Law 101-601--Native American Grave
Protection and Repatriation Act. Requires that Federal agencies
inventory within 5 years their collection of human skeletal remains
and associated funerary objects and identify cultural descendants.
Human skeletal remains and funerary objects must be transferred to
these cultural descendants for disposition in accordance with their
customs if they so request. A summary of all unassociated funerary
objects and sacred objects must be completed within three years and
records made available to Native American organizations.
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