For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 19, 2002
Statement by the Press Secretary
On Thursday, December 19, 2002, the President signed into law:
H.R. 3048, "Russian River Land Act," which ratifies an agreement
between the Federal Government and an Alaska Native Regional
Corporation concerning claims on land adjacent to the Russian River in
Alaska;
H.R. 3747, "Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act
of 2002," which directs the Secretary of the Interior to study a site
in the State of Washington for potential inclusion in the National Park
System;
H.R. 3909, "Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act," which designates
certain lands in the State of Utah as the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve;
H.R. 3954, "Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of
2002," which designates certain waterways in the Caribbean National
Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National
Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
H.R. 4129, which amends the Central Utah Project Completion Act to
modify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior, redirect
unexpended budget authority, and allow for prepayment of certain
payment obligations;
H.R. 4638, which reauthorizes the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply
Project in South Dakota through 2008;
H.R. 4682, "Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Boundary Revision Act," which revises the boundaries of the Allegheny
Portage Railroad National Historic Site in southwestern Pennsylvania;
H.R. 4750, "Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002," which
designates specified lands in California as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System;
H.R. 4874, which requires the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim
Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the
State of Idaho;
H.R. 4944, "Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Act," which establishes the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park in Virginia as a unit of the National Park System;
H.R. 4953, which requires the Department of the Interior to grant
Deschutes and Crook Counties rights-of-way to West Butte Road in the
State of Oregon;
H.R. 5099, which extends Federal funding authority until 2008 for
fish recovery activities in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River
Basins;
H.R. 5436, which extends the deadline under the Federal Power Act
for the construction of the Albany Hydroelectric Project in the State
of Oregon; and
H.R. 5472, "Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2002," which
extends the provisions of the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act from January
1, 2003, until July 1, 2003.
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