[112th Congress Public Law 237]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND FEDERAL
BUILDING DESIGNATIONS
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Public Law 112-237
112th Congress
An Act
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake
Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal
buildings, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 28, 2012 - [S. 3687]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM.
Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1273) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ``to pay not more than
75 percent of the costs'' after ``make grants''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1), in the first sentence, by striking
``2011'' and inserting ``2012 and the amount appropriated for
fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 42 USC 4321 note.>> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY HEADQUARTERS.
(a) Redesignation.--The Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters
located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C., known as
the Ariel Rios Building, shall be known and redesignated as the
``William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Environmental
Protection Agency Headquarters referred to in subsection (a) shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``William Jefferson Clinton Federal
Building''.
SEC. 3. GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND GEORGE W. BUSH UNITED STATES
COURTHOUSE AND GEORGE MAHON FEDERAL BUILDING.
(a) Redesignation.--The Federal building and United States
Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, known as
the George Mahon Federal Building, shall be known and redesignated as
the ``George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and
George Mahon Federal Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building and
United States Courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ``George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United
States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building''.
SEC. 4. THOMAS P. O'NEILL, JR. FEDERAL BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The Federal building currently known as Federal
Office Building 8, located at 200 C Street Southwest in
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the District of Columbia, shall be known and designated as the ``Thomas
P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
``Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building''.
SEC. 5. <<NOTE: Texas.>> COMPLIANCE WITH LACEY ACT.
The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) and
section 42 of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply with respect
to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal Water District and
the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using only closed conveyance
systems from the Lake Texoma raw water intake structure to treatment
facilities at which all zebra mussels are extirpated and removed from
the water transferred.
SEC. 6. <<NOTE: North Carolina.>> CONVEYANCE OF MCKINNEY LAKE
NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of North
Carolina.
(b) Conveyance.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the
State, without reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to the property described in subsection (c), for
use by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as a component
of the fish and wildlife management program of the State.
(c) Description of Property.--The property referred to in subsection
(b) is comprised of the property known as the ``McKinney Lake National
Fish Hatchery'', which--
(1) is located at 220 McKinney Lake Road, Hoffman (between
Southern Pines and Rockingham), in Richmond County, North
Carolina;
(2) is a warmwater facility consisting of approximately 422
acres; and
(3) includes all improvements and related personal property
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are located on the
property (including buildings, structures, and equipment).
(d) Use by State.--
(1) Use.--The property conveyed to the State under this
section shall be used by the State for purposes relating to
fishery and wildlife resources management.
(2) Reversion.--
(A) In general.--If the property conveyed to the
State under this section is used for any purpose other
than the purpose described in paragraph (1), all right,
title, and interest in and to the property shall revert
to the United States.
(B) Condition of property.--If the property
described in subparagraph (A) reverts to the United
States under this paragraph, the State shall ensure that
the property is in substantially the same or better
condition as the condition of the property as of the
date of the conveyance of the property under this
section.
(C) Exception.--This paragraph shall not apply with
respect to use of the property under subsection (e).
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(e) Use by Secretary.--The Secretary shall require, as a condition
and term of the conveyance of property under this section, that the
State shall, upon the request of the Secretary, allow the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service to use the property in cooperation with the
Commission for propagation of any critically important aquatic resources
held in public trust to address specific restoration or recovery needs
of such resource.
Approved December 28, 2012.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3687:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012):
Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.
Dec. 18, considered and passed House.
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