A bill 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.
PL 112-237 (S.3687), enacted 12/28/2012

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 Pont-
chartrain 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 Wash-
ington, 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 sub-
section (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 
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PUBLIC LAW 112–237—DEC. 28, 2012 
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 compo-
nent 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. 
(e) USE BY SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall require, as a condi-
tion 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. 
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