Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 4.djvu/646

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104 STAT. 2962 PUBLIC LAW 101-593—NOV. 16, 1990 SEC. 112. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT AMEND- MENTS. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (Public Law 101-233) is amended— 16 USC 4403. (1) in section 4(a)(1)(A) by inserting after "Service" and before the period ", who shall be the responsible Federal official for ensuring Council compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)"; (2) in section 4(a)(1) by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "The provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended, shall not apply to the Council."; (3) in section 4(f) by inserting after "public" and before the period ", and the Chairman shall take appropriate steps to provide adequate notice to the public of the time and place of such meetings"; and 16 USC 4404. (4) in section 5(b) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Solely for the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), recommendations by the Council for carrying out wetlands conservation projects under section 6(a) of this Act shall be considered Federal actions requiring the preparation of environmental assessments or, where appropriate, environmental impact statements.". SEC. 113. TENSAS RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. "The final paragraph of the portion of Chapter IV providing supplemental appropriations for the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, of Public Law 98-63, (97 Stat. 314) is amended by inserting at the end thereof: ", or acquired by any person since June 28, 1980. ". Pollution TITLE II—ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT Prosecution Act 42 USC 4321 ^^^' ^^^' ^^^^'^ TITLE. note. This title may be cited as the "Pollution Prosecution Act of 1990". SEC. 202. EPA OFFICE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator") shall increase the number of criminal investigators Eissigned to the Office of Criminal Investigations by such numbers as may be necessary to assure that the number of criminal investigators assigned to the office— (1) for the period October 1, 1991, through September 30, 1992, is not less than 72; (2) for the period October 1, 1992, through September 30, 1993, is not less than 110; (3) for the period October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, is not less than 123; (4) for the period October 1, 1994, through September 30, 1995, is not less than 160; (5) beginning October 1, 1995, is not less than 200. (b) For fiscal year 1991 and in each of the following 4 fiscal years, the Administrator shall, during each such fiscal year, provide increasing numbers of additional support staff to the Office of Criminal Investigations. Reports. (c) The head of the Office of Criminal Investigations shall be a position in the competitive service as defined in 2102 of title 5 U.S.C.