SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1974 Public Law 93-245 93rd Congress, H.R. 11576 January 3, 1974 AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations (this Act may be cited as the "Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1974") for the year ending June 30, 1974, and for other purposes, namely: fiscal CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE For an additional amount for "Foreign Agricultural Service", $1,300,000. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For an additional amount for "Research and Development", $10,500,000. * No part of any funds appropriated under this Act may be used by the Environment Protection Agency to administer any program to tax, limit, or otherwise regulate parking facilities. [Total, chapter I, new budget (obligational) authority, $11,800,000.] CHAPTER II DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE, NAVY ** For the exploration, development, and production of the Naval Petroleum Reserves $72,000,000: Provided, That subject to such authorization of production of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 as may be granted in accordance with chapter 641, title 10, United States Code, no less than $13,000,000 shall be available for the operating expenses incurred in producing from that reserve: Provided further, That no less than $47,500,000 shall be available to permit *As in original Public Act. Should read "Environmental Protection Agency". **As in original Public Act. Should read "Operation and Maintenance, Navy”. $1,300,000 10,500,000 72,000,000 the development of the productive capacity of that reserve so as to permit production at such a level as may be authorized by Congress and in a manner which is consistent with sound engineering and economic principles: Provided further, That no less than $11,500,000 shall be available for the conduct of programs of exploration for oil and gas on Naval Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1 and 4. CHAPTER III NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $7,800,000 of which not to exceed $800,000 may be used for program development and management and not to exceed $3,100,000 may be used for Research Applied to National Needs. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this or any other Appropriation Act for any fiscal year shall be used to make a settlement of any construction contract by the Veterans Administration in an amount in excess of $1,000,000 which has not been audited independently as to the reasonableness and appropriateness of expenditures and which has not been provided for specifically in an Appropriations Act. $7,800,000 [Total, chapter III, new budget (obligational) authority, $7,800,000.] CHAPTER IV DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES For an additional amount for "Management of lands and resources", $8,450,000. 8,450,000 CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE For an additional amount for "Construction and Maintenance", $500,000. [Total, Bureau of Land Management, $8,950,000.] 500,000 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS EDUCATION AND WELFARE SERVICES For an additional amount for "Education and Welfare Services", $2,240,000, 2,240,000 RESOURCES MANAGEMENT For an additional amount for "Resources Management", $125,000. CONSTRUCTION For an additional amount for "Construction", $1,020,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $343,000 shall be available to assist the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians in the construction of a fish hatchery and related facilities for the restoration of the Pyramid Lake fishery pursuant to the Washoe Act (43 U.S.C. 614): Provided further, That $320,000 shall be available to assist the Wind River Education Association in the construction of facilities at the Ethete, Wyoming, High School: Provided further, That $2,700,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1974, shall be available for assistance to the Ramah Navajo School Board, Incorporated, New Mexico, for the construction of school facilities. ALASKA NATIVE FUND In addition to any advances heretofore authorized to be made from the Alaska Native Fund, an additional $1,000,000 shall be available during the current fiscal year and prior to the first regular distribution pursuant to section 6 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971 (Public Law 92-203), for distribution by the Secretary of the Interior among the Regional Corporations established pursuant to section 7 of said Act, which the Secretary shall determine to be necessary for the organization of such Regional Corporation and the Village Corporations within such region, and to identify land for such Corporations pursuant to said Act, and to repay loans and other obligations incurred prior to May 27, 1972, for such purposes: Provided, That such advances shall not be subject to the provisions of section 7(j) of said Act but shall be charged to and accounted for by such Regional and Village Corporations in computing the distributions pursuant to section 7(j) required after the first regular receipt of moneys from the Alaska Native Fund under section 6 of said Act: Provided further, That no part of the money so advanced shall be used for the organization of a Village Corporation that had less than twenty-five Native residents living within such village according to the 1970 census. [Total, Bureau of Indian Affairs, $3,385,000.] TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS For an additional amount for "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands", $10,110,000, to remain available until expended. $125,000 1,020,000 10,110,000 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH For an additional amount for "Surveys, investigations, and research", $1,846,000. BUREAU OF MINES MINES AND MINERALS For an additional amount for "Mines and minerals", $5,670,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended. OFFICE OF COAL RESEARCH SALARIES AND EXPENSES For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $29,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,200,000 shall be available for administration and supervision. OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS $1,846,000 5,670,000 29,100,000 SALARIES AND EXPENSES For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $33,545,000: Provided, That $10,000,000 of the funds made available in this paragraph shall be set aside as a contingency reserve and shall be available for obligation only upon the enactment into law of S. 2589, Ninetythird Congress, or similar legislation. BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT For an additional amount for "Resource management", $450,000. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION For an additional amount for "Planning and Construction", $12,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this amount shall not be available for obligation except upon the enactment into law of legislation authorizing the addition of the names of the States of Alaska and Hawaii to the list of States inscribed upon the walls of the Lincoln National Memorial. 33,545,000 450,000 12,000 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SALARIES AND EXPENSES For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $8,960,000. 8,960,000 DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS For an additional amount for "Departmental operations", $543,000. [Total, Office of the Secretary, $9,503,000.] 543,000 |