90 STAT. 2768
PUBLIC LAW 94-579—OCT. 21, 1976 governed by the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5 of the United States Code, without regard to section 553(a)(2). Prior to the promulgation of such rules and regulations, such lands shall be administered under existing rules and regulations concerning such lands to the extent practical. PUBLIC LANDS PROGRAM REPORT
Submittal to Congress.
43 USC 1741.
SEC. 311. (a) FoFthe purpose of providing information that will aid Congress in carrying out its oversight responsibilities for public lands programs and for other purposes, the Secretary shall prepare a report in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) and submit it to the Congress no later than one hundred and twenty days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with the report for fiscal year 1979. (b) A list of programs and specific information to be included in the report as well as the format of the report shall be developed by the Secretary after consulting with the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House and Senate and shall be provided to the committees prior to the end of the second quarter of each fiscal year. (c) The report shall include, but not be limited to, program identification information, program evaluation information, and program budgetary information for the preceding current and succeeding fiscal years. SEARCH AND RESCUE
43 USC 1742.
SEC. 312. Where in his judgment sufficient search, rescue, and protection forces are not otherwise available, the Secretary is authorized in cases of emergency to incur such expenses as may be necessary (a) in searching for and rescuing, or in cooperating in the search for and rescue of, persons lost on the public lands, (b) in protecting or rescuing, or in cooperating in the protection and rescue of, persons or animals endangered by an act of God, and (c) in transporting deceased persons or persons seriously ill or injured to the nearest place where interested parties or local authorities are located. SUNSHINE I N
Written statement.
43 USC 1743.
Public availability.
GOVERNMENT
SEC. 313. (a) Each officer or employee of the Secretary and the Bureau who— (1) performs any function or duty under this Act; and (2) has any known financial interest in any person who (A) applies for or receives any permit, lease, or right-of-way under, or (B) applies for or acquires any land or interests therein under, or (C) is otherwise subject to the provisions of, this Act, shall, beginning on February 1, 1977, annually file with the Secretary a written statement concerning all such interests held by such officer or employee during the preceding calendar year. Such statement shall be available to the public, (b) The Secretary shall— (1) act within ninety days after the date of enactment of this Act— (A) to define the term "known financial interests" for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section; and (B) to establish the methods by which the requirement to file written statements specified in subsection (a) of this section will be monitored and enforced, including appropriate provisions for the filing by such officers and employees of such statements and the review by the Secretary of such statements; and
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