[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3096 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3096

To amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 to 
   authorize appropriations for the National Cave and Karst Research 
                               Institute.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2008

 Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Domenici) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 to 
   authorize appropriations for the National Cave and Karst Research 
                               Institute.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL CAVE AND 
              KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

    The National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 (16 
U.S.C. 4310 note; Public Law 105-325) is amended by striking section 5 
and inserting the following:

``SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act.''.
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