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 PUBLIC LAW 1 0 0 - 4 4 6 - S E P T. 27, 1988

102 STAT. 1789

ing any day in which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of a full and comprehensive report on the development of the southern end of Ellis Island, including the facts and circumstsmces relied upon in support of the proposed project. No funds shall be available for the National Park Service to issue any construction permit for the Potomac Greens interchange on the Greorge Washington Memorial Parkway unless an Environmental Impact Statement is conducted. The Environmental Impact Statement shall be commenced promptly and completed and filed within eighteen months of the date on which Public Law 100-202 was enacted. After completion and filing, the Environmental Impact Statement shall be transmitted to the appropriate Congressional Committees for a period of 60 days, during which time the National Park Service shall not issue any construction permit for the Potomac Greens interchange on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The Environmental Impact Statement shall review the traffic impact of only the proposed 38-acre development opposite Daingerfield Island west of the George Washington Memorial Parkway: Provided, That the National Park Service shall review the impact of the planned development on the visual, recreational and historical integrity of the Parkway. The Environmental Impact Statement shall also provide an evaluation of alternative acquisition strategies to include but not be limited to appraisal estimates for the access rights, the entire 38acre parcel, that portion of the 38-acre parcel as defined approximately by the historic district boundary line, and any other recommendations by the National Park Service to mitigate the Parkway degradation effects of the proposed development so as to adequately protect and preserve the Parkway. Such appraisals shall be prepared and filed as soon as is reasonably possible. The National Park Service solely shall determine the legal and factual sufficiency of the Environmental Impact Statement and its compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Environmental Impact Statement shall be separate from, independent of, and in no way intended to affect or modify any pending litigation. Notwithstanding any ether provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction to consider questions respecting the factual and legal sufficiency of the Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. None of the funds in this Act may be used to issue a permit for seismic exploration of Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, until an environmental impact statement has been completed: Provided, That such statement shall be completed within two years of the date of enactment of this Act. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for an appeal to the February 26, 1988, special rate pay approved by the Office of Personnel Management for the United States Park Police. The Director of the National Park Service shall administer a Fellowships and fellowshdp program, within available funds, to improve mutual scholarships. understanding and cooperation between Service employees, and Pietro Antonio Members and Committees of Congress. The program is dedicated to Bevinetto. the memory of Pietro Antonio (Tony) Bevinetto, and Service em- Government organization and employees.

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