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(2) Rules Rules similar to the rules of section 39 shall apply with respect to the credit carryforward under paragraph (1). (h) Special rules Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 179A(e) shall apply. (i) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out t...
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(b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (27), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (29) to the extent provided in section 30B(e). (2) Section 55(c)(2) of such...
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(3) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30A the following new item: Sec. 30B. Hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property credit. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to propert...
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Hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property credit (a) Credit allowed There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year for the qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refuelin...
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(c) Definition of qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property The term qualified hydrogen-powered vehicle refueling property means any property (not including a building and its structural components) if— (1) such property is of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation, (2) the original use of s...
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(d) Application with other credits The credit allowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— (1) the regular tax for the taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27, 29, 30, and 30A, over (2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxa...
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(f) No double benefit No deduction shall be allowed under section 179A with respect to any property with respect to which a credit is allowed under subsection (a). (g) Carryforward allowed (1) In general If the credit amount allowable under subsection (a) for a taxable year exceeds the amount of the limitation under...
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(2) Rules Rules similar to the rules of section 39 shall apply with respect to the credit carryforward under paragraph (1). (h) Special rules Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 179A(e) shall apply. (i) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to carry out t...
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101. Authorization of Appropriations Section 30104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 30104. Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $125,221,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out this part...
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Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $125,221,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out this part for fiscal year 2005, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. 102. International Cooperation (a...
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International Cooperation The Secretary of Transportation may participate and cooperate in international activities to enhance motor vehicle and traffic safety through such means as exchanging information, conducting safety research, examining safety needs, best practices, new technology, and improvements in motor veh...
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International Cooperation The Secretary of Transportation may participate and cooperate in international activities to enhance motor vehicle and traffic safety through such means as exchanging information, conducting safety research, examining safety needs, best practices, new technology, and improvements in motor veh...
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Certification labels Section 30115(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: A person shall not affix a certification label to a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment unless the person has either performed tests or otherwise documented the basis for certifying com...
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Notification of noncompliance Section 30118 of title 49, United States Code is amended in subsections (a), (b), and (c) by striking motor vehicle or replacement equipment each place it appears and inserting motor vehicle, original equipment, or replacement equipment. 105. Notification of and remedies for noncompliance...
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is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Limitation on sale or lease of used motor vehicles (1) A dealer may not sell a used motor vehicle for purposes other than resale or lease a used motor vehicle until the dealer informs the purchaser or lessee of any notification of a defect or noncompliance pursuant to...
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or (B) gives the purchaser or lessee a written description of the defects or noncompliances, including all relevant information from any notification pursuant to section 30118(b) or (c) of this title, and reviews a written acknowledgment of the offer or description from the purchaser or lessee. (2) The requirements of ...
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(3) In this subsection, notwithstanding section 30102(a)(1) of this title— (A) dealer means a person who sold at least 10 motor vehicles during the prior 12 months to purchasers that in good faith purchased the vehicles other than for resale; and (B) used motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that has previously been pur...
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(4) Subject to regulations issued by the Secretary, a manufacturer of a motor vehicle shall establish and maintain an Internet-accessible record system that dealers of used motor vehicles and members of the public may access, without charge, to determine whether a particular vehicle manufactured by the manufacturer has...
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If the Secretary determines that establishing and maintaining such an Internet-accessible record system is not practicable for certain classes of manufacturers, the Secretary may exempt such manufacturers from the requirements of this paragraph.
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(l) Limitation on operation by owners and lessors of school buses and vehicles used to transport passengers for compensation (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a person who owns or leases a school bus or a motor vehicle used to transport passengers for compensation and who receives a notice of a defect or noncompl...
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(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply after a period of time following issuance of such notifications that the Secretary shall specify. The Secretary may extend this period with respect to particular notifications. (3) This subsection shall not apply to taxicabs, or to motor vehicles owned or operated by St...
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Nonuse of safety belt interlocks A motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter may not require or allow a manufacturer to comply with the standard by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety belt.. (b) Clerical amendmen...
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Nonuse of safety belt interlocks A motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under this chapter may not require or allow a manufacturer to comply with the standard by using a safety belt interlock designed to prevent starting or operating a motor vehicle if an occupant is not using a safety belt. 107.
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Research, testing, development, and training Section 30168 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Safety initiative for alternate fuel vehicles In addition to the authority provided under this section, the Secretary is authorized to expend $5,000,000 per year to conduct a ...
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In particular, such research initiative shall investigate the safety of the power train, the vehicle fuel container and delivery system, the onboard refueling system, and the full vehicle system performance of alternate fuel vehicles. (g) Safety initiative for driver assistance technologies In addition to the authorit...
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Such research shall include evaluations of crash avoidance technologies, such as electronic stability control, telematics, radar braking and other similar vehicle advances.. 201. Authorization of Appropriations Section 32102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 32102. Authorization of approp...
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Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $14,080,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to carry out this part in fiscal year 2005, and such sums as may be necessary in fiscal years 2006 and 2007. 202. Penalties and enforcement Secti...
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Civil actions by private person Section 32710(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $1,500 and inserting $10,000. 204.
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Definitions (a) Crash avoidance Section 32301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) crash avoidance means preventing a motor vehicle accident.. (b) Passenger motor vehicle information Section 32302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) i...
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Repeals (a) In general Sections 32303 and 33112 of title 49, United States Code, are repealed. (b) Clerical amendments (1) The table of sections for chapter 323 of title 49, United States Code is amended by striking the item related to section 32303. (2) The table of sections for chapter 331 of title 49, United Stat...
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1. Short title; references to title 38, United States Code (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Medical Facilities Management Act of 2004. (b) References to title 38, United States Code Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an am...
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Major medical facility leases (a) Authorized leases The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into contracts for major medical facility leases at the following locations, in an amount for each facility lease not to exceed the amount shown for that location: (1) Wilmington, North Carolina, Outpatient Clinic, $1,320,...
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(5) Knoxville, Tennessee, Outpatient Clinic, $850,000. (6) Toledo, Ohio, Outpatient Clinic, $1,200,000. (7) Crown Point, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, $850,000. (8) Fort Worth, Texas, Tarrant County Outpatient Clinic, $3,900,000. (9) Plano, Texas, Collin County Outpatient Clinic, $3,300,000. (10) San Antonio, Texas, Nort...
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(11) Corpus Christi, Texas, Outpatient Clinic, $1,200,000. (12) Harlington, Texas, Outpatient Clinic, $650,000. (13) Denver, Colorado, Health Administration Center, $1,950,000. (14) Oakland, California, Outpatient Clinic, $1,700,000. (15) San Diego, California, North County Outpatient Clinic, $1,300,000. (16) San Diego...
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(b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2005 for the Medical Care account, $24,420,000 for the leases authorized in subsection (a). (c) Authority for lease of certain lands of University of Colorado Notwithstanding section 8103 of...
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Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund (a) Establishment of fund (1) Subchapter I of chapter 81 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 8117. Authority for transfer of real property; Capital Asset Fund (a) (1) The Secretary may transfer real property under the jurisdiction or control of...
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Such a transfer may be made only if the Secretary receives compensation of not less than the fair market value of the property, except that no compensation is required, or compensation at less than fair market value may be accepted, in the case of a transfer to a grant and per diem provider (as defined in section 2002 ...
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When a transfer is made to a grant and per diem provider for less than fair market value, the Secretary shall require in the terms of the conveyance that if the property transferred is used for any purpose other than a purpose under chapter 20 of this title, all right, title, and interest to the property shall revert t...
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(3) The authority provided by this section may not be used in a case to which section 8164 of this title applies. (4) The Secretary may enter into partnerships or agreements with public or private entities dedicated to historic preservation to facilitate the transfer, leasing, or adaptive use of structures or propertie...
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(b) (1) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Fund ). Amounts in the Fund shall remain available until expended. (2) Proceeds from the transfer of real property under...
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(3) To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, amounts in the Fund may be expended for the following purposes: (A) Costs associated with the transfer of real property under this section, including costs of demolition, environmental remediation, maintenance and repair, improvements to facilitate the trans...
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(C) Costs associated with enhancing medical care services to veterans by improving, renovating, replacing, updating, and establishing patient care facilities through construction projects to be carried out for an amount less than the amount specified in 8104(a)(3)(A) for a major medical facility project. (D) Costs, inc...
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(c) The Secretary shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress for any fiscal year in support of the President’s budget for that year for the Department specification of the following: (1) The real property transfers to be undertaken in accordance with this section during that fiscal year. ...
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(3) The deposits into, and expenditures from, the Fund that are incurred or projected for each of the preceding fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal year covered by the budget.. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8116 the...
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(b) Initial authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund established under section 8117 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), the amount of $10,000,000. (c) Termination of nursing home revolving fund (1) Section...
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(d) Transfer of unobligated balances to capital asset fund Any unobligated balances in the nursing home revolving fund under section 8116 of title 38, United States Code, as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deposited in the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund established under section 81...
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the Secretary may not during any fiscal year transfer to any other department or agency of the United States or to any other entity real property that is owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary unless the proposed transfer is described in the budget submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of...
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or under section 8117 of this title if the Secretary— (A) places a notice in the real estate section of local newspapers and in the Federal Register of the Secretary’s intent to transfer that real property (including land, structures, and equipment associated with the property); (B) holds a public hearing; (C) provides...
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notifies the congressional veterans’ affairs committees of the Secretary’s intention to dispose of the property and waits for 60 days to elapse from the date of that notice. (3) Section 8164(a) is amended by inserting 8117 or after rather than under section. (4) Section 8165(a)(2) is amended by striking “nursing home r...
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(f) Contingent effectiveness The amendments made by this section shall take effect at the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs certifies to Congress that the Secretary is in compliance with subsection (b) of section 1710B of title 38, United States Code. Such certif...
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(g) Continuing reports Following a certification under subsection (f), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an update on that certification every six months until the certification is included in the Department's annual budget submission. 8117. Authority for transfer of real property; Capital Asset Fund (a) (1) The...
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Such a transfer may be made only if the Secretary receives compensation of not less than the fair market value of the property, except that no compensation is required, or compensation at less than fair market value may be accepted, in the case of a transfer to a grant and per diem provider (as defined in section 2002 ...
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When a transfer is made to a grant and per diem provider for less than fair market value, the Secretary shall require in the terms of the conveyance that if the property transferred is used for any purpose other than a purpose under chapter 20 of this title, all right, title, and interest to the property shall revert t...
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(3) The authority provided by this section may not be used in a case to which section 8164 of this title applies. (4) The Secretary may enter into partnerships or agreements with public or private entities dedicated to historic preservation to facilitate the transfer, leasing, or adaptive use of structures or propertie...
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(b) (1) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund to be known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as the Fund ). Amounts in the Fund shall remain available until expended. (2) Proceeds from the transfer of real property under...
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(3) To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, amounts in the Fund may be expended for the following purposes: (A) Costs associated with the transfer of real property under this section, including costs of demolition, environmental remediation, maintenance and repair, improvements to facilitate the trans...
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(C) Costs associated with enhancing medical care services to veterans by improving, renovating, replacing, updating, and establishing patient care facilities through construction projects to be carried out for an amount less than the amount specified in 8104(a)(3)(A) for a major medical facility project. (D) Costs, inc...
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(c) The Secretary shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress for any fiscal year in support of the President’s budget for that year for the Department specification of the following: (1) The real property transfers to be undertaken in accordance with this section during that fiscal year. ...
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(3) The deposits into, and expenditures from, the Fund that are incurred or projected for each of the preceding fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the fiscal year covered by the budget. 4. Annual report to Congress on inventory of Department of Veterans Affairs historic properties (a) In general Not later than...
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(b) Initial report In the initial report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall set forth a complete inventory of the historic structures and property under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. The report shall include a description and classification of each such property based upon historical nature, current physic...
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Each such report shall include any recommendation of the Secretary for legislation to enhance the transfer, leasing or adaptive use of such properties. 5. Authority to use project funds to construct or relocate surface parking incidental to a construction or nonrecurring maintenance project Section 8109 is amended by ...
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Inapplicability of limitation on use of advance planning funds to authorized major medical facility projects Section 8104 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) The limitation in subsection (f) does not apply to a project for which funds have been authorized by law in accordance with subsect...
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Extension of authority to provide care under long-term care pilot programs Subsection (h) of section 102 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act ( 38 U.S.C.
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1710B note) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before The authority of ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In the case of a veteran who is participating in a pilot program under this section as of the end of the three-year period applicable to that pilot program under paragraph (1), the Secret...
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The authority to provide services to any veteran under the preceding sentence applies during the period beginning on the date specified in paragraph (1) with respect to that pilot program and ending on December 31, 2005..
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1. Suspension of duty on Basic yellow 94 (a) In General Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading: 9902.32.03 Basic yellow 94 (CAS No.
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149982-45-6) (provided for in subheading 3204.13.60) Free No Change No Change On or before 12/31/2007 (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1. SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the White River National Forest Improvement Act of 2004. 2. Administrative sites conveyance authority, White River National Forest, Colorado (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The White River National Forest in Colorado (in this section referred to as the Fores...
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(2) The recently completed facility master plan for the Forest, entitled Facility Master Plan, White River National Forest and dated March 2003, including Appendix 3 of the plan, entitled Baseline Analysis and Strategic Recommendations (in this section referred to as the Facility Master Plan and Appendix 3 ), provides ...
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(b) Special conveyance authority (1) Authority provided The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to sell, lease, exchange or otherwise convey, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following parcels of real property, ...
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and dwelling unit, 0.3 acres, more or less. (C) Parcel C Eagle Shop/Pasture compound, 8.0 acres, more or less. (D) Parcel D Washington Street Residence, 0.2 acres, more or less. (E) Parcel E Holy Cross D.O. (Dowd Junction), 10 acres, more or less. (F) Parcel F Martin Property, 11.7 acres, more or less. (G) Parcel G...
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(H) Parcel H Housing Compound, 7 acres, more or less. (I) Parcel I Cross Creek Parcel, 10 acres, more or less. (J) Parcel J Dwelling 355 Fairway, 0.2 acres, more or less. (K) Parcel K Dwelling 236 Fairway, 0.2 acres, more or less. (L) Parcel L Sopris D.O. (Site #300), 1.2 acres, more or less.
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(M) Parcel M Sopris Pasture (Site #380), 11 acres, more or less. (N) Parcel N Old Tree Nursery (Site #360), 29 acres, more or less. (O) Parcel O SO Shop (Site #610), 0.66 acres, more or less. (P) Parcel P Airport Site, 4.0 acres, more or less.
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(2) Inclusion of additional parcels The Secretary may use the authority provided by this section to convey other real property in the Forest that is excess or extraneous to the needs of the Forest Service and is used predominantly for administrative purposes. The Secretary may include the approximately 3.0 acre admini...
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(3) Descriptions The Secretary may modify the description of a parcel of real property referred to in paragraph (1) to correct errors or to reconfigure the parcel to facilitate a conveyance. (c) Consideration (1) Acceptance and forms As consideration for the conveyance of real property under this section, the Secret...
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(2) Use Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary shall utilize the parcels of real property referred to in subsection (b)(1) and the consideration received under this subsection in connection with implementing the financial arrangements, including public/private partnership transactions and full solution transactional...
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(3) Valuation Any appraisal of real property considered necessary or desirable by the Secretary to carry out a conveyance under this section shall conform to the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions. (4) Cash equalization Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may accept a cash...
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(d) Methods and manner of conveyance (1) Solicitations of offers The Secretary of Agriculture may— (A) solicit offers for the sale, lease, exchange, or other conveyance of parcels of real property under this section on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe; and (B) reject any offer that the Secreta...
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(2) Use of competitive methods The Secretary shall convey a parcel of real property under this section utilizing competitive processes, including competitive solicitation by auction, bid, or otherwise, except insofar as the Secretary determines that other procedures are required to facilitate the conveyance of the par...
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(e) Treatment of receipts (1) Deposit in sisk act fund The Secretary of Agriculture shall deposit the net receipts of a conveyance under this section in the fund established by Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act ; 16 U.S.C. 484a ).
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(2) Relation to other forest receipts The receipts from a conveyance under this section shall not be paid or distributed to the State of Colorado or any county in the State under any provision of law or otherwise be considered as moneys received from the National Forest System for purposes of the Act of May 23, 1908, ...
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(3) Use of receipts Amounts deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be available to the Secretary for expenditure, without further appropriation, for the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of administrative improvements in the Forest, including provisions for employee housing, in connection with i...
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(f) Miscellaneous provisions (1) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the parcels of real property referred to in subsection (b)(1) are withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws of the United States. (2) Inapplicable Authorities Subchapters II and III of chapter 5 of title 40, United S...
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1. Addition of California Route 99 to the National Highway System Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 112 Stat. 191; 118 Stat. 293) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (46) The California Farm-to-Market Corridor. California State Rou...
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1. Certain capers (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading: 9902.20.02 Capers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, in containers holding 3.4 kg or less (provided for in subhead...
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(b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1. Certain pepperoncini prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid in concentrations less than.5% (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading: 9902.20.07 Pepperoncini, prep...
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(b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 2004. 2. Definition of responsible party Section 1001(32) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2701(32) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Vessels (i) In general In the case of a ves...
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(ii) Single-hull tank vessels In the case of a single-hull tank vessel, any person that— (I) owns, operates, or demise charters the vessel; or (II) by contract or agreement, through an agent, or otherwise, arranges for the shipment in a single-hull tank vessel of oil owned or possessed by the person or any other perso...
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2704(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking for a tank vessel, the greater of— and inserting for a double-hull tank vessel, after December 31, 2004, the greater of— ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,200 and inserting $2,400 ; and (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in clause (i), by striking $10,000,00...
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000 and inserting $4,000,000 ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) for a single-hull tank vessel— (A) during the period beginning January 1, 2005, and ending December 31, 2005, the greater of— (i) $2,400 per...
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or (II) in the case of a vessel of 3,000 gross tons or less, $4,000,000; (B) during the period beginning January 1, 2006, and ending December 31, 2006, the greater of— (i) $3,600 per gross ton; or (ii)(I) in the case of a vessel of greater than 3,000 gross tons, $30,000,000; or (II) in the case of a vessel of 3,000 gro...
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(C) during the period beginning January 1, 2007, and ending December 31, 2007, the greater of— (i) $4,800 per gross ton; or (ii)(I) in the case of a vessel of greater than 3,000 gross tons, $40,000,000; or (II) in the case of a vessel of 3,000 gross tons or less, $8,000,000; (D) during the period beginning January 1, 2...
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the greater of— (i) $6,000 per gross ton; or (ii)(I) in the case of a vessel of greater than 3,000 gross tons, $50,000,000; or (II) in the case of a vessel of 3,000 gross tons or less, $10,000,000; (E) during the period beginning January 1, 2009, and ending December 31, 2009, the greater of— (i) $7,200 per gross ton;
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or (ii)(I) in the case of a vessel of greater than 3,000 gross tons, $60,000,000; or (II) in the case of a vessel of 3,000 gross tons or less, $12,000,000; and (F) after December 31, 2009, the maximum amount permitted under the Constitution; ; (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))— (A) by striking $60...
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000 ; (5) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking $75,000,000 and inserting $150,000,000 ; and (6) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking $350,000,000 and inserting $700,000,000. (b) Adjustment of liability limits Section 1004(d) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 ...
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2704(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: (1) Deepwater ports and associated vessels The Secretary may establish a limit of liability of less than $700,000,000, but not less than $100,000,000, for the transportation of oil by vessel to deepwater ports (as defined in sect...
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; and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. (c) Adjustment for inflation Paragraph (2) of section 1004(d) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C.
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2704(d) ) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking The President and inserting The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is located, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior, ; and (2) by striking significant...