PUBLIC LAW 112–237—DEC. 28, 2012 

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION 

PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION AND FEDERAL 

BUILDING DESIGNATIONS 


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126 STAT. 1628 PUBLIC LAW 112–237—DEC. 28, 2012 

Public Law 112–237 

112th Congress 

An Act 

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal buildings, and 

for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN RESTORATION PROGRAM. 

Section 121 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 

U.S.C. 1273) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘to pay not more than 

75 percent of the costs’’ after ‘‘make grants’’; and 

(2) in subsection (f)(1), in the first sentence, by striking 

‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 and the amount appropriated for 

fiscal year 2009 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 

SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HEADQUARTERS. 

(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Environmental Protection Agency 

Headquarters located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C., known as the Ariel Rios Building, shall be known 

and redesignated as the ‘‘William Jefferson Clinton Federal 

Building’’. 

(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 

Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘William 

Jefferson Clinton Federal Building’’. 

SEC. 3. GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND GEORGE W. BUSH UNITED STATES 

COURTHOUSE AND GEORGE MAHON FEDERAL BUILDING. 

(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Federal building and United States 

Courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, 

known as the George Mahon Federal Building, shall be known 

and redesignated as the ‘‘George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush 

United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building’’. 

(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 

building and United States Courthouse referred to in subsection 

(a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘George H.W. Bush 

and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon 

Federal Building’’. 

SEC. 4. THOMAS P. O’NEILL, JR. FEDERAL BUILDING. 

(a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building currently known as 

Federal Office Building 8, located at 200 C Street Southwest in 

42 USC 4321 

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Dec. 28, 2012 

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the District of Columbia, shall be known and designated as the 

‘‘Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building’’. 

(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 

building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 

reference to the ‘‘Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building’’. 

SEC. 5. COMPLIANCE WITH LACEY ACT. 

The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) 

and section 42 of title 18, United States Code, shall not apply 

with respect to any water transfer by the North Texas Municipal 

Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority using 

only closed conveyance systems from the Lake Texoma raw water 

intake structure to treatment facilities at which all zebra mussels 

are extirpated and removed from the water transferred. 

SEC. 6. CONVEYANCE OF MCKINNEY LAKE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State of North 

Carolina. 

(b) CONVEYANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the State, 

without reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the United 

States in and to the property described in subsection (c), for use 

by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as a component of the fish and wildlife management program of the State. 

(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The property referred to in 

subsection (b) is comprised of the property known as the ‘‘McKinney 

Lake National Fish Hatchery’’, which— 

(1) is located at 220 McKinney Lake Road, Hoffman 

(between Southern Pines and Rockingham), in Richmond 

County, North Carolina; 

(2) is a warmwater facility consisting of approximately 

422 acres; and 

(3) includes all improvements and related personal property 

under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are located on 

the property (including buildings, structures, and equipment). 

(d) USE BY STATE.— 

(1) USE.—The property conveyed to the State under this 

section shall be used by the State for purposes relating to 

fishery and wildlife resources management. 

(2) REVERSION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—If the property conveyed to the State 

under this section is used for any purpose other than 

the purpose described in paragraph (1), all right, title, 

and interest in and to the property shall revert to the 

United States. 

(B) CONDITION OF PROPERTY.—If the property described 

in subparagraph (A) reverts to the United States under 

this paragraph, the State shall ensure that the property 

is in substantially the same or better condition as the 

condition of the property as of the date of the conveyance 

of the property under this section. 

(C) EXCEPTION.—This paragraph shall not apply with 

respect to use of the property under subsection (e). 

Deadline. 

North Carolina. 

Texas. 


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126 STAT. 1630 PUBLIC LAW 112–237—DEC. 28, 2012 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3687: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012): 

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate. 

Dec. 18, considered and passed House. 

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(e) USE BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall require, as a condition and term of the conveyance of property under this section, 

that the State shall, upon the request of the Secretary, allow 

the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to use the property 

in cooperation with the Commission for propagation of any critically 

important aquatic resources held in public trust to address specific 

restoration or recovery needs of such resource. 

Approved December 28, 2012. 


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