We emphatically believe that Section 108 was intended by Congress to be a provision of permanent law and we seek your expedited consideration of this question and a letter decision on the issue.
Time is of the essence.
Out of an excess of caution, several of the undersigned Members of the House urged inclusion of this language in H.R. 2107, the current Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will soon be considered by the Senate and possibly by a conference committee. We are concerned that re-enactment of this provision could inadvertently give fise to erroneous inference that Congress does not consider the provision permanent. Please note that Sec. Words substantially similar to this phrase previously have been recognized as words of futurity. 108 that expressly authorizes regulations pursuant to R.S. 2477.