Volume 92 · 380
Public Law 95–316
To authorize appropriations to carry out the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
Approved July 10, 1978
Statutory text
An Act
To authorize appropriations to carry out the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 109 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1379) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
“(d) (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior, for the purposes of carrying out this section, not to exceed $400,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1979, September 30, 1980, and September 30, 1981.
“(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce, for the purposes of carrying out this section, not to exceed $225,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1979, September 30, 1980, and September 30, 1981.”.
Sec. 2.
Section 110(c) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1380(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs:
“(4) (A) $1,300,000 which shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979.
“(B) $2,700,000 which shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979.
“(5) (A) $1,500,000 which shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.
“(B) $2,700,000 which shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.
“(6) (A) $2,100,000 which shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.
“(B) $2,700,000 which shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.”.
Sec. 3.
Section 114 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1384) is amended—
by amending subsection (a)—
by striking out “title.” and inserting in lieu thereof “title (other than sections 109 and 110).”.
by striking out “and” immediately after “fiscal years,”, and
by inserting immediately after “September 30, 1978,” the following: “not to exceed $8,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, not to exceed $9,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and not to exceed $9,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981,”; and
by amending subsection (b)—
by striking out “title.” and inserting in lieu thereof “title (other than sections 109 and 110).”,
by striking out “and” immediately after “thereafter,”, and
by inserting immediately after “September 30, 1978” the following: “, not to exceed $650,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, not to exceed $760,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and not to exceed $876,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981”.
Sec. 4.
Section 207 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1407) is amended—
by striking out “and” immediately after “$1,000,000”; and
by inserting “, the sum appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, shall not exceed $1,000,000, the sum appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, shall not exceed $1,000,000, and the sum appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, shall not exceed $1,000,000” immediately after “$2,000,000”.
Approved July 10, 1978.