Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 2.djvu/350

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110 STAT. 1321-203 PUBLIC LAW 104-134—APR. 26, 1996 Termination date. Reports. SEC. 319. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK. —Section 3 of the Great Basin National Park Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 410mm-l) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking "shall" and inserting "may"; and (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking "At the request" and inserting the following: "(1) EXCHANGES. —At the request"; (B) by striking "grazing permits" and inserting "grazing permits and grazing leases"; and (C) by adding after "Federal lands." the following: "(2) ACQUISITION BY DONATION. — (A) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may acquire by donation valid existing permits and grazing leases authorizing grazing on land in the park. (B) TERMINATION.— The Secretary shall terminate a grazing permit or grazing lease acquired under subparagraph (A) so as to end grazing previously authorized by the permit or lease.". SEC. 320. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Department of Energy in implementing the Codes and Standards Program to propose, issue, or prescribe any new or amended standard: Provided, That this section shall expire on September 30, 1996: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall preclude the Federal Government from promulgating rules concerning energy efficiency standards for the construction of new federally-owned commercial and residential buildings. SEC. 321. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used (1) to demolish the bridge between Jersey City, New Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent pedestrian use of such bridge, when it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that such pedestrian use is consistent with generally accepted safety standards. SEC. 322. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994, and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. (c) PROCESSING SCHEDULE.— For those applications for patents pursuant to subsection (b) which were filed with the Secretary of the Interior, prior to September 30, 1994, the Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) Within three months of the enactment of this Act, file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate a plan which details how the Department of the Interior will make a final determination