Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/892

 93 STAT. 860

Ante, p. 407. Fishery research laboratory, State of Washington.

Plan, submittal to congressional committees.

"National Aquarium in Baltimore."

PUBLIC LAW 96-118—NOV. 16, 1979 "(d) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out the studies described in subsection (a) of this section not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, not to exceed $1,750,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982. Funds authorized to be appropriated by this subsection are in addition to any funds authorized by section 4 which may be used for projects involving or affecting striped bass. If the Secretary considers that the studies described in subsection (a) should be continued after September 30, 1982, the Secretary shall inform the Congress in writing before February 15, 1981, of the reasons why and for how long such continuation is believed to be warranted.". SEC. 5. Section 201(e)(2)(D)(i) of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1821(e)(2)(D)(i)) is amended by striking out "harvested" and inserting in lieu thereof "unharvested. SEC. 6. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior such sums as may be necessary, but not to exceed $800,000, for purposes of preparing a plan for a fishery research laboratory on lands owned by the University of Washington on Big Beef Creek, Washington. For purposes of preparing such a plan, there shall be available to the Department of the Interior any sums previously appropriated for the National Fishery Research Center in the State of Washington and available for expenditure on the date of the enactment of this Act, and such sums shall be treated as having been authorized for appropriation under the preceding sentence. The Secretary of the Interior shall complete and submit such plan as soon as practicable to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and such plan shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding site adequacy, laboratory conceptual design, recommended agreements that should be entered into regarding Federal agency use of such laboratory as a condition for Federal sharing in its costs, and estimates of the costs involved. SEC. 7. The aquarium to be built by the City of Baltimore, Maryland, on the site on Pratt Street, Pier 3, of the Baltimore Inner Harbor, shall, on and after the date of the completion of its construction, be known and designated as the "National Aquarium in Baltimore". Any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to that aquarium shall be held to be a reference to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Approved November 16, 1979.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 96-173 accompanying H.R. 2035 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORT No. 96-174 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Comm. on Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): June 13, considered and psissed Senate. June 18, Passage vitiated, bill reconsidered, amended, and again passed Senate. June 25, H.R. 2035 considered and passed House, passage vacated and S.838, amended, passed in lieu. Nov. 1, Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment. Nov. 2, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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