117 STAT. 246
Termination date.
16 USC 3503 note.
VerDate 11-MAY-2000
13:45 Aug 26, 2004
PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
to such amount as is estimated by the trustees of such Combined Fund to offset the amount of any deficit in net assets in the Combined Fund. The cumulative additional amount that may be transferred under this section from the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2004 shall not exceed $34,000,000. (b) PROHIBITION ON OTHER TRANSFERS.—Except as provided in subsection (a), no principal amounts in or credited to the fund established by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) may be transferred to the Combined Fund identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1232(h)(2)). (c) LIMITATION.—This section shall cease to have any force and effect after September 30, 2004. SEC. 154. Section 511(g)(2)(A) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 410ddd(g)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’. SEC. 155. REPLACEMENT OF COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAP. (a) IN GENERAL.—The map described in subsection (b) is replaced, in the maps depicting the Coastal Barrier Resources System that are referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)), by the map entitled ‘‘Plum Tree Island Unit VA–59P, Long Creek Unit VA–60/VA–60P’’ and dated May 1, 2002. (b) DESCRIPTION OF REPLACED MAP.—The map referred to in subsection (a) is the map that— (1) relates to Plum Island Unit VA–59P and Long Creek Unit VA–60/VA–60P located in Poquoson and Hampton, Virginia; and (2) is included in a set of maps entitled ‘Coastal Barrier Resources System’’, dated October 24, 1990, revised on October 23, 1992, and referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)). (c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the replacement map described in subsection (b) on file and available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)). SEC. 156. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE OIL LEASES. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (1) there are 36 undeveloped oil leases on land in the southern California planning area of the outer Continental Shelf that— (A) have been under review by the Secretary of the Interior for an extended period of time, including some leases that have been under review for over 30 years; and (B) have not been approved for development under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.); (2) the oil companies that hold the 36 leases— (A) have expressed an interest in retiring the leases in exchange for equitable compensation; and (B) are engaged in settlement negotiations with the Secretary of the Interior for the retirement of the leases; and (3) it would be a waste of the taxpayer’s money to continue the process for approval or permitting of the 36 leases while
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