Joint resolution to authorize an appropriation for the annual contributions by the United States for the support of the International Agency for Research on Cancer
PL 92-494 (H.J.Res.1257), enacted 10/14/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-494-OCT. 14, 1972 
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Public Law 92-493 
AN ACT 
To designate certain lands in the Lava Beds National Monument in California, 
as wilderness. 
October 13, 1972 
[H. R. 5838] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled^ That, in accordance 
with section 3(c) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 892; 16 U.S.C. 
1132(c)), those lands within the area generally known as the Black 
Lava Flow in the Lava Beds National Monument comprising about 
ten thousand acres, as depicted on the map entitled "Wilderness Plan, 
Lava Beds National Monument, California", numbered NM-LB-
3227H and dated August 1972, and those lands within the area gen-
erally known as the Schonchin Lava Flow comprising about eighteen 
thousand four hundred and sixty acres, as depicted on such map, 
are hereby designated as wilderness. The map and a description of 
the boundary of such lands shall be on file and available for public 
inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of 
the Interior. 
SEC. 2. As soon as practicable after this Act takes effect, a map of 
the wilderness area and a description of its boundaries shall be filed 
with the Interior and Insular Affairs Committees of the United States 
Senate and the House of Kepresentatives, and such map and descrip-
tion shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act: 
Provided^ however^ That correction of clerical and typographical 
errors in such map and description may be made. 
SEC. 3. The area designated by this Act as wilderness shall be 
known as the "Lava Beds Wilderness" and shall be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with provisions of the 
Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as wilderness 
areas, except that any reference in such provisions to the effective date 
of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effec-
tive date of this Act, and any reference to the Secretary of Agricul-
ture shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior. 
Approved October 13, 1972. 
Black Lava 
Flow and Schon-
chin Lava Flow 
areas, Calif. 
Reclassification 
and designation. 
Map and de-
scription, filing 
with congressional 
committees. 
Administration. 
78 Stat. 890. 
16 u s e 1131 
note. 
Public Law 92-494 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize an appropriation for the annual contributions by the United States 
for the supiM)rt of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. 
Resoired by the Seiuite and House of Refresewtatives 
of the United 
States of America In Cangiess assembled. There are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the annual pay-
ment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Interna-
tional Agency for Research on Cancer as determined in accordance 
with article VIII of the Statute of the International Agency for 
Research on Cancer, except that in no event shall that payment for 
any year exceed 16 per centum of all contributions assessed Partici-
pating Members of the Agency for that year. 
Approved October 14, 1972. 
October 14, 1972 
[H. J. Res.1257] 
International 
Agency for Re-
search on Cancer. 
Annual U.S. 
payment, appro-
priation. 
16 UST 1239; 
21 UST 1567.