PUBLIC LAW 95-74—JULY 26, 1977
91 STAT. 307
FUNDS A P P R O P K I A T E D TO THE P R E S I D E N T PETROLEUM RESERVES
There is hereby transferred, during fiscal year 1978, from the Naval Petroleum Reserves Special Account, such sums as may be available but not to exceed $561,200,000, into the General Fund of the Treasury.
Transfer of funds.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation under this Act shall be available to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture for use for any sale hereafter made of unprocessed timber from Federal lands west of the 100th meridian in the contiguous 48 States which will be exported from the United States, or which will be used as a substitute for timber from private lands which is exported by the purchaser: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to specific quantities of grades and species of timber which said Secretaries determine are surplus to domestic lumber and plywood manufacturing needs. SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation under this Act shall be available to the Secretary of Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture for the leasing of oil and natural gas by noncompetitive bidding on publicly owned lands within the boundaries of the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois: Provided, That nothing herein is intended to inhibit or otherwise affect the sale, lease or right to access to minerals owned by private individuals. SEC. 303. No part of any appropriation under this Act shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior for the leasing of oil and natural gas on publicly owned lands within the boundaries of the Flathead National Forest, Montana. SEC. 304. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which congressional action is not complete, in accordance with the Act of June 25, 1948 (18 U.S.C. 1913). SEC. 305. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. Approved July 26, 1977.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-392 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 95-461 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORT No. 95-276 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 123 (1977): ^ June 9, considered and passed House. June 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. July 12, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with amendments. July 13, Senate agreed to conference report; concurred in certain House amendments.
Unprocessed timber, sale restrictions.
Oil and natural gas leasing, limitation.
Fiscal year limitation.
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