[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3224 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3224

   To direct the Forest Service to replace the Modular Airborne Fire 
                Fighting System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 1993

Mr. Gallegly introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
         to the Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Forest Service to replace the Modular Airborne Fire 
                Fighting System, 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. REPLACEMENT OF MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM.

    The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, shall acquire, with funds made available under section 
2, 12 units to replace the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System. Each 
unit shall--
            (1) be designed for roll-on, roll-off use with C-130 
        aircraft without modification of the aircraft; and
            (2) meet the criteria established by the Interagency 
        Airtanker Board for airtankers used by the Forest Service to 
        fight forest fires.

SEC. 2. SALE OF HELIUM RESERVE TO PAY FOR ACQUISITION OF MODULAR 
              AIRBORNE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM.

    (a) Repeal.--The Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 161 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Sale of Property.--The Secretary of the Interior shall sell or 
otherwise dispose of, at the best possible terms available to the 
United States, all facilities, equipment, and other real or personal 
property, or rights thereto, held by the United States in connection 
with activities carried out under the Helium Act, unless such 
facilities, equipment, or other real or personal property, or rights 
thereto, are required for other Federal purposes.
    (c) Sale of Helium Reserve.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
sell or otherwise dispose of, at the best possible terms available to 
the United States, all helium reserves held by the United States other 
than amounts required for the specific immediate needs of the Federal 
Government. Such sale shall be conducted in a manner consistent with 
the orderly conduct of commercial helium markets.
    (d) Use of Proceeds From Sales.--All funds received pursuant to 
subsections (b) and (c), and all amounts remaining in the helium 
production fund established under section 6(f) of the Helium Act, shall 
be considered full repayment of loans made under section 12 of the 
Helium Act. Such funds shall be transferred to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for the acquisition of the units to replace the Modular 
Airborne Fire Fighting System under section 1. Any funds not used for 
such acquisition shall be applied solely to the retirement of 
outstanding United States Government debt, and may not be obligated or 
expended for any other purpose, notwithstanding any other provision of 
law that does not specifically reference this section.

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