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302 APPROPRIATIONS
124 STAT. 2337 PUBLIC LAW 111–212—JULY 29, 2010
124 STAT. 2338
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy may provide or facilitate federal financing for the project described in subsection (a) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 115) or the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801 et seq.), based on the comprehensive reviews and consultations performed by the Secretary of the Interior.
FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND FISHERIES IMPACTS
SEC. 2004. (1) FISHERIES DISASTER RELIEF.—For an additional amount, in addition to other amounts provided in this Act for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $15,000,000 to be available to provide fisheries disaster relief under section 312 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage- ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a) related to a commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource disaster in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted from the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge.
(2) EXPANDED STOCK ASSESSMENT OF FISHERIES.—For an additional amount, in addition to other amounts provided in this Act for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion, $10,000,000 to conduct an expanded stock assessment of the fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico. Such expanded stock assessment shall include an assessment of the commercial and recreational catch and biological sampling, observer programs, data management and processing activities, the conduct of assessments, and follow-up evaluations of such fisheries.
(3) ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IMPACTS STUDY.—For an addi- tional amount, in addition to other amounts provided for the Department of Commerce, $1,000,000 to be available for the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the long- term ecosystem service impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge. Such study shall assess long-term costs to the public of lost water filtration, hunting, and fishing (commercial and recreational), and other ecosystem services associated with the Gulf of Mexico.
(4) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated or made available under division B, title I of Public Law 111–117 that remain unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act under Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $26,000,000 of the amounts appropriated are hereby rescinded.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010’’.
Approved July 29, 2010.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4899:
SENATE REPORTS: No. 111–188 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
Mar. 24, considered and passed House.
May 24–27, considered and passed Senate, amended.
July 1, House concurred in Senate amendment with an amendment. July 22, Senate considered and rejected House amendment.
July 27, House receded and concurred in Senate amendment.
Rescission.
124 STAT. 2342