[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2107 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                    September 18, 1997.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2107) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:

(1)Page 2, line 17, strike out [$581,591,000] and insert: $578,851,000

(2)Page 3, line 4, strike out [$27,300,000] and insert: $27,650,000

(3)Page 3, line 9, strike out [$581,591,000] and insert: $578,851,000

(4)Page 3, line 23, strike out [$280,103,000] and insert: $282,728,000

(5)Page 3, line 24, strike out [$5,025,000] and insert: $6,950,000

(6)Page 4, line 13, strike out [$12,000,000] and insert: $14,900,000

(7)Page 5, line 3, strike out [$3,254,000] and insert: $3,154,000

(8)Page 5, line 8, strike out [$113,500,000] and insert: $124,000,000

(9)Page 5, line 17, strike out [$12,000,000] and insert: $8,600,000

(10)Page 6, after line 11, insert:

                 forest ecosystems health and recovery

                   (revolving fund, special account)

    In addition to the purposes authorized in Public Law 102-381, funds 
made available in the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund can be 
used for the purpose of planning, preparing, and monitoring salvage 
timber sales and forest ecosystem health and recovery activities such 
as release from competing vegetation and density control treatments. 
The Federal share of receipts derived from treatments funded by this 
account shall be deposited into the Forest Ecosystem Health and 
Recovery Fund.

(11)Page 9, line 20, strike out [$591,042,000] and insert: $585,064,000

(12)Page 10, line 6, strike out all after ``expended'' down to and 
including ``amended'' in line 9 and insert: : Provided, That the 
proviso under this heading in Public Law 104-208 is amended by striking 
the words ``Education and'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``Conservation'', by striking the word ``direct'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof the word ``full'', and by inserting before the period ``, to 
remain available until expended''

(13)Page 10, line 6, strike out all after ``expended'' down to and 
including ``amended'' in line 9 and insert: : Provided further, That 
the Bureau of Reclamation transfers to the Fish and Wildlife Service 
for the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in 
the Upper Colorado River Basin shall be exempt from any Fish and 
Wildlife Service overhead charge

(14)Page 10, line 15, strike out [$40,256,000] and insert: $42,053,000

(15)Page 10, line 25, strike out [$4,128,000] and insert: $4,328,000

(16)Page 11, line 5, after ``expended,'''' insert: : Provided further, 
That the first proviso under this heading in Public Law 103-138 is 
amended by inserting after ``account'' the following: ``, including 
transfers to Federal trustees and payments to non-Federal trustees,''

(17)Page 11, line 12, strike out [$53,000,000] and insert: $57,292,000

(18)Page 11, line 23, strike out [$10,000,000] and insert: $10,779,000

(19)Page 12, line 6, strike out [$10,500,000] and insert: $13,000,000

(20)Page 14, line 20, strike out [$2,500,000] and insert: $1,593,000

(21)Page 14, line 25, strike out [$1,232,325,000] and insert: 
$1,250,429,000

(22)Page 15, line 13, strike out all after ``for,'' down to and 
including ``is'' on line 16 and insert: $45,284,000

(23)Page 15, line 21, strike out [$40,412,000] and insert: $39,812,000

(24)Page 15, line 23, after ``1999'' insert: , of which $3,200,000 
pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 104-333 shall remain available 
until expended

(25)Page 15, line 26, after ``facilities'' insert: , including the 
modifications authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park 
Protection and Expansion Act of 1989,

(26)Page 15, line 26, strike out [$148,391,000] and insert: 
$173,444,000

(27)Page 16, line 1, strike out all after ``expended'' down to and 
including ``470A'' in line 4 and insert: : Provided, That $500,000 for 
the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo, New York and $500,000 for the Penn 
Center, South Carolina, shall be derived from the Historic Preservation 
Fund pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470a: Provided further, That $3,000,000 for 
the Hispanic Cultural Center, New Mexico, is subject to authorization: 
Provided further, That $5,000,000 for the Oklahoma City Bombing 
Memorial is subject to authorization: Provided further, That none of 
the funds provided in this Act may be used to relocate the Brooks River 
Lodge in Katmai National Park and Preserve from its current physical 
location

(28)Page 16, after line 4, insert:

                            (reprogramming)

    Of unobligated amounts previously made available for the Jefferson 
National Expansion Memorial, $838,000 shall be made available for the 
U-505 National Historic Landmark.

(29)Page 16, line 15, strike out [$129,000,000] and insert: 
$126,690,000

(30)Page 16, line 17, strike out all after ``expended'' down to and 
including ``program'' in line 18

(31)Page 16, line 22, strike out all after ``Congress'' down to and 
including ``Forest'' in line 24 and insert: : Provided further, That 
from the funds made available for land acquisition at Everglades 
National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve, the Secretary may 
provide for Federal assistance to the State of Florida for the 
acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, within the 
Everglades watershed (consisting of lands and waters within the 
boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District, Florida Bay 
and the Florida Keys) under terms and conditions deemed necessary by 
the Secretary, to improve and restore the hydrological function of the 
Everglades watershed: Provided further, That the Secretary may provide 
such funds to the State of Florida for acquisitions within Stormwater 
Treatment Area 1-E, including reimbursement for lands or waters, or 
interests therein, within Stormwater Treatment Area 1-E acquired by the 
State of Florida prior to the enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That funds provided under this head to the State of Florida shall be 
subject to an agreement that such lands will be managed in perpetuity 
for the restoration of the Everglades

(32)Page 18, line 24, strike out [$755,795,000] and insert: 
$758,160,000

(33)Page 19, line 5, after ``industries'' insert: ; and of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended for development of a 
mineral and geologic database

(34)Page 19, line 5, strike out [$147,794,000] and insert: $147,159,000

(35)Page 19, line 15, after ``municipalities'' insert: : Provided 
further, That hereafter the United States Geological Survey may 
disperse to local entities Payment in Lieu of Taxes impact funding 
appropriated to the Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to the Refuge 
Revenue Sharing Act that is associated with Federal real property being 
transferred to the United States Geological Survey from the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service

(36)Page 21, line 4, strike out [$139,621,000] and insert: $135,722,000

(37)Page 21, line 5, strike out [$70,874,000] and insert: $66,175,000

(38)Page 21, strike out all after line 6 down to and including 
``Program,'' in line 8

(39)Page 21, line 16, strike out [$1,500,000] and insert: $3,000,000

(40)Page 22, line 18, strike out [$94,937,000] and insert: $97,437,000

(41)Page 23, line 13, strike out [$179,624,000] and insert: 
$177,624,000

(42)Page 26, line 5, strike out [$1,526,815,000] and insert: 
$1,529,024,000

(43)Page 26, line 22, strike out [$59,775,000] and insert: $59,479,000

(44)Page 29, line 20, after ``funds'' insert: : Provided further, That 
tribes may use tribal priority allocations funds for the replacement 
and repair of school facilities which are in compliance with 25 U.S.C. 
2005(a), so long as such replacement or repair is approved by the 
Secretary and completed with non-Federal tribal and/or tribal priority 
allocations funds

(45)Page 30, line 2, strike out [$110,751,000] and insert: $125,051,000

(46)Page 31, line 16, strike out [$41,352,000] and insert: $43,352,000

(47)Page 31, line 17, strike out [$40,500,000] and insert: $42,000,000

(48)Page 31, line 24, strike out [$852,000] and insert: $1,352,000

(49)Page 31, line 25, after ``99-264'' insert: , 100-383, 103-402,

(50)Page 33, line 16, strike out [$68,214,000] and insert: $67,214,000

(51)Page 33, line 16, strike out [$64,365,000] and insert: $63,365,000

(52)Page 35, line 25, strike out [$20,445,000] and insert: $20,545,000

(53)Page 36, line 17, strike out [$24,439,000] and insert: $24,500,000

(54)Page 36, strike out lines 20 through 22, and insert:
    For necessary expenses of the National Indian Gaming Commission, 
pursuant to Public Law 100-497, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

(55)Page 37, line 5, strike out [$32,126,000] and insert: $35,689,000

(56)Page 37, line 6, strike out [for trust funds management]

(57)Page 42, strike out lines 5 through 10.

(58)Page 42, line 21, strike out all after ``of'' down to and including 
``activity,'' on line 22 and insert: offshore oil and natural gas 
preleasing, leasing, and related activities

(59)Page 43, strike out lines 10 through 24 and insert:
    Sec. 112. Advance payments made under this title to Indian tribes, 
tribal organizations, and tribal consortia pursuant to the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450, et seq.) or 
the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) 
may be invested by the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or consortium 
before such funds are expended for the purposes of the grant, compact, 
or annual funding agreement so long as such funds are--
            (a) invested by the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or 
        consortium only in obligations of the United States, or in 
        obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by the 
        United States, or mutual (or other) funds registered with the 
        Securities and Exchange Commission and which only invest in 
        obligations of the United States or securities that are 
        guaranteed or insured by the United States, or
            (b) deposited only into accounts that are insured by an 
        agency or instrumentality of the United States, or are fully 
        collateralized to ensure protection of the Funds, even in the 
        event of a bank failure.

(60)Page 44, strike out lines 1 through 20 and insert:
    Sec. 113. (a) Employees of Helium Operations, Bureau of Land 
Management, entitled to severance pay under 5 U.S.C. 5595, may apply 
for, and the Secretary of the Interior may pay, the total amount of the 
severance pay to the employee in a lump sum. Employees paid severance 
pay in a lump sum and subsequently reemployed by the Federal Government 
shall be subject to the repayment provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5595(i) (2) 
and (3), except that any repayment shall be made to the Helium Fund.
    (b) Helium Operations employees who elect to continue health 
benefits after separation shall be liable for not more than the 
required employee contribution under 5 U.S.C. 8905a(d)(1)(A). The 
Helium Fund shall pay for 18 months the remaining portion of required 
contributions.
    (c) The Secretary of the Interior may provide for training to 
assist Helium Operations employees in the transition to other Federal 
or private sector jobs during the facility shut-down and disposition 
process and for up to 12 months following separation from Federal 
employment, including retraining and relocation incentives on the same 
terms and conditions as authorized for employees of the Department of 
Defense in section 348 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1995.
    (d) For purposes of the annual leave restoration provisions of 5 
U.S.C. 6304(d)(1)(B), the cessation of helium production and sales, and 
other related Helium Program activities shall be deemed to create an 
exigency of public business under, and annual leave that is lost during 
leave years 1997 through 2001 because of, 5 U.S.C. 6304 (regardless of 
whether such leave was scheduled in advance) shall be restored to the 
employee and shall be credited and available in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 6304(d)(2). Annual leave so restored and remaining unused upon 
the transfer of a Helium Program employee to a position of the 
executive branch outside of the Helium Program shall be liquidated by 
payment to the employee of a lump-sum from the Helium Fund for such 
leave.
    (e) Benefits under this section shall be paid from the Helium Fund 
in accordance with section 4(c)(4) of the Helium Privatization Act of 
1996. Funds may be made available to Helium Program employees who are 
or will be separated before October 1, 2002 because of the cessation of 
helium production and sales and other related activities. Retraining 
benefits, including retraining and relocation incentives, may be paid 
for retraining commencing on or before September 30, 2002.

(61)Page 44, strike out lines 21 through 25

(62)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 115. (a) Conveyance Requirement.--Within 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
convey to the State of West Virginia without reimbursement, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the property 
described in subsection (b), for sole use by the Wildlife Resources 
Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, as part of 
the State of West Virginia fish culture program.
    (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in subsection (a) 
is the property known as the Bowden National Fish Hatchery, located on 
old United States route 33, Randolph County, West Virginia, consisting 
of 44 acres (more or less), and all improvements and related personal 
property under the control of the Secretary that is located on that 
property, including buildings, structures, equipment, and all 
easements, leases, and water rights relating to that property.
    (c) Use and Reversionary Interest.--The property conveyed to the 
State of West Virginia pursuant to this section shall be used and 
operated solely by the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia 
Division of Natural Resources for the purposes of fishery resources 
management and fisheries related activities, and if it is used for any 
other purposes or by any other party other than the use authorized 
under subsection (a), all right, title, and interest in and to all 
property conveyed under this section shall revert to the United States. 
The State of West Virginia shall ensure that the property reverting to 
the United States is in substantially the same or better condition as 
at the time of transfer.

(63)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 116. Section 115 of Public Law 103-332 is amended by inserting 
after the word ``title'' the following: ``or provided from other 
Federal agencies through reimbursable or other agreements pursuant to 
the Economy Act''.

(64)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 117. The third proviso under the heading ``Compact of Free 
Association'' of Public Law 100-446 is amended by striking 
``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$2,500,000'' and by adding at the end of 
the proviso the following: ``and commencing on October 1, 1998 and 
every year thereafter, this dollar amount shall be changed to reflect 
any fluctuation occurring during the previous twelve (12) months in the 
Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Secretary of Labor''.

(65)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 118. Any funds made available in this Act or any other Act for 
tribal priority allocations (hereinafter in this section ``TPA'') in 
excess of the funds expended for TPA in fiscal year 1997 (adjusted for 
fixed costs, internal transfers pursuant to other law, and proposed 
increases to formula driven programs not included in tribes' TPA base) 
shall only be available for distribution--
            (1) to each tribe to the extent necessary to provide that 
        tribe the minimum level of funding recommended by the Joint/
        Tribal/BIA/DOI Task Force on Reorganization of the Bureau of 
        Indian Affairs Report of 1994 (hereafter ``the 1994 Report'') 
        not to exceed $160,000 per tribe; and
            (2) to the extent funds remain, such funds will be 
        allocated according to the recommendations of a task force 
        comprised of 2 representatives from each BIA area. These 
        representatives shall be selected by the Secretary with the 
        participation of the tribes following procedures similar to 
        those used in establishing the Joint/Tribal/BIA/DOI Task Force 
        on Reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In 
        determining the allocation of remaining funds, the task force 
        shall consider the recommendations and principles contained in 
        the 1994 Report. If the task force cannot agree on a 
        distribution by January 31, 1998, the Secretary shall 
        distribute the remaining funds based on the recommendations of 
        a majority of Task Force members no later than February 28, 
        1998.

(66)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 119. Section 116 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-201) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Miners Hospital Grant'' each place it 
        appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Miners Hospital 
        Grants'';
            (2) by striking ``(February 20, 1929, 45 Stat. 1252)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``(July 16, 
        1894, 28 Stat. 110 and February 20, 1929, 45 Stat. 1252)''; and
            (3) by striking ``(July 26, 1894, 28 Stat. 110)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``(July 16, 
        1894, 28 Stat. 110)''.

(67)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 120. Kantishna Mining Claims.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, on October 1, 1998, there is hereby vested in the 
United States all right, title, and interest in and to, and the right 
of immediate possession of, all patented mining claims and valid 
unpatented mining claims (including any unpatented claim whose validity 
is in dispute, so long as such validity is later established in a 
settlement or judgement pursuant to this section) in the Kantishna 
Mining District within Denali National Park and Preserve whose owners 
consent in writing to this action within said 120 day period: Provided, 
That in the event a bankruptcy trustee is an owner in interest in a 
mining claim in the Kantishna Mining District, that consent will be 
deemed timely for purposes of this section if the trustee applies 
within said 120 day period to the bankruptcy court for authority to 
sell the mining claim and to consent to the taking of such claim, and 
that in such event title shall vest in the United States 10 days after 
entry of an unstayed order or judgement approving the trustee's 
application: Provided further, That the United States shall pay just 
compensation to the owners of any property taken pursuant to this 
section, determined as of the date of taking: Provided further, That 
payment shall be in the amount of a negotiated settlement of the value 
of such property or the valuation of such property awarded by judgment 
and shall be made solely from the permanent judgment appropriation 
established pursuant to section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, 
and shall include accrued interest on the amount of the agreed 
settlement value or the final judgment from the date of taking to the 
date of payment, calculated in accordance with section 258e-1 of title 
40, United States Code, except that interest shall not be allowed on 
such amounts as shall have been paid into the court registry: Provided 
further, That the United States or the property owner may initiate 
proceedings at any time after said 120 day period seeking a 
determination of just compensation in the District Court for the 
District of Alaska pursuant to sections 1358 and 1403 of title 28, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the United States shall 
deposit in the registry of the court the estimated just compensation, 
or at least seventy-five percent thereof, in accordance with the 
procedures generally described in section 258a of title 40, United 
States Code not otherwise inconsistent with this section: Provided 
further, That in establishing any estimate (other than an estimate 
based on an agency-certified appraisal made prior to the date of 
enactment of this Act) the Secretary of the Interior shall permit the 
property owner to present evidence of the value of the property, 
including potential mineral value, and shall consider such evidence and 
permit the property owner to have a reasonable and sufficient 
opportunity to comment on such estimate: Provided further, That the 
estimated just compensation or part thereof deposited in the court 
registry shall be paid to the property owner upon request: Provided 
further, That any payment from the court registry to the property owner 
shall be deducted from any negotiated settlement or award by judgement: 
Provided further, That the United States may not request the court to 
withhold any payment from the court registry or pursue any claim for 
environmental remediation with respect to such property until 30 days 
after a negotiated settlement or award by judgement with respect to 
such property has been reached and payment has been made: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall not allow any unauthorized use of 
property acquired pursuant to this section after the date of taking, 
and the Secretary shall permit the orderly termination of all operation 
on the lands and the removal of equipment, facilities, and personal 
property.

(68)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 121. Section 1034 of Public Law 104-333 (110 Stat. 4093, 4240) 
is amended by striking ``at any time within 12 months of enactment of 
this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``on or before October 1, 
1998''.

(69)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 122. (a) Kodiak Land Valuation.--Notwithstanding the Refuge 
Revenue Sharing Act (16 U.S.C. 715s) or any regulations implementing 
such Act, the fair market value for the initial computation of the 
payment to Kodiak Island Borough pursuant to such Act shall be based on 
the purchase price of the parcels acquired from Akhiok-Kaguyak, 
Incorporated, Koniag, Incorporated, and the Old Harbor Native 
Corporation for addition to the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
    (b) The fair market value of the parcels described in subsection 
(a) shall be reappraised under the normal schedule for appraisals 
adopted by the Alaska Region of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service under the Refuge Revenue Sharing Act (16 U.S.C. 715s). Any such 
reappraisals shall be made in accordance with such Act and any other 
applicable law or regulation.
    (c) The fair market value computation required under subsection (a) 
shall be effective as of the date of the acquisition of the parcels 
described in such subsection.

(70)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 123. (a) Androscoggin River Valley Heritage Area Act--Short 
Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Androscoggin River Valley 
Heritage Area Act''.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish a locally 
oriented commission to assist the city of Berlin, New Hampshire, in 
identifying and studying the Androscoggin River Valley's historical and 
cultural assets.
    (c) Establishment of Commission.--There is established the 
Androscoggin River Valley Heritage Commission (referred to in this Act 
as the ``Commission''), which shall consist of 10 members appointed not 
later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, as 
follows:
            (1) 1 member appointed by the Governor of New Hampshire, 
        who shall serve as Chairperson.
            (2) 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives of the State of New Hampshire.
            (3) 1 member appointed by the President of the Senate of 
        the State of New Hampshire.
            (4) 2 members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
        from among individuals recommended by State and local cultural 
        or historic preservation organizations.
            (5) 1 member, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, 
        who has experience in the area of historical projects.
            (6) 4 members appointed by the mayor of the city of Berlin, 
        New Hampshire.
    (d) Voting.--The Commission shall act and advise by affirmative 
vote of a majority of its members.
    (e) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--A member of the Commission shall receive 
        no pay on account of the member's service on the Commission.
            (2) Travel expenses.--A member of the Commission, while 
        away from the member's home or regular place of business in the 
        performance of services for the Commission, shall be allowed 
        travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
        the same manner as persons employed intermittently in 
        Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (f) Exemption From Charter Renewal Requirements.--Section 14(b) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 
the Commission.
    (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on submission of a 
report under section 4(b).
    (h) Support.--
            (1) Staff and technical services.--The Director of the 
        National Park Service may provide such staff support and 
        technical services as are necessary to carry out the functions 
        of the Commission.
            (2) Completion of study.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
        provide the Commission such technical and other assistance as 
        is necessary to complete the study described in subsection (j).
    (i) Open Meetings.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open to 
the public.
    (j) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the completion 
        of appointment of the members of the Commission, the Commission 
        shall complete a comprehensive study of the Androscoggin River 
        Valley's history and culture in New Hampshire, which shall--
                    (A) include a catalog of all available historically 
                and culturally significant sites, buildings, and areas 
                in the region;
                    (B) examine the feasibility of any Federal or State 
                historic recognition in the region;
                    (C) include a set of options for the city of 
                Berlin, New Hampshire, to pursue with respect to 
                heritage-based development, including a list of 
                available Federal, State, and private programs that 
                would further any such efforts; and
                    (D) account for the impacts of any heritage-based 
                development on State, municipal, and private property.
            (2) Report.--The Commission shall provide Congress, the 
        Secretary of the Interior, and the State of New Hampshire with 
        a report based on the study described in paragraph 1.
    (k) No Regulatory Authority.--Nothing in this Act provides the 
Commission with any regulatory authority.
    (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out the functions of the Commission, there is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000.

(71)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 124. (a) Priority of Bonds.--Section 3 of Public Law 94-392 
(90 Stat. 1193, 1195) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``priority for payment'' and inserting ``a 
        parity lien with every other issue of bonds or other 
        obligations issued for payment''; and
            (2) by striking ``in the order of the date of issue''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to obligations issued on or after the date of enactment of this 
section.
    (c) Short Term Borrowing.--Section 1 of Public Law 94-392 (90 Stat. 
1193) is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end 
thereof:
    ``(d) The legislature of the Government of the Virgin Islands may 
cause to be issued notes in anticipation of the collection of the taxes 
and revenues for the current fiscal year. Such notes shall mature and 
be paid within one year from the date they are issued. No extension of 
such notes shall be valid and no additional notes shall be issued under 
this section until all notes issued during a preceding year shall have 
been paid.''.

(72)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 125. (a) In this section--
            (1) the term ``Huron Cemetery'' means the lands that form 
        the cemetery that is popularly known as the Huron Cemetery, 
        located in Kansas City, Kansas, as described in subsection 
        (b)(3);
            (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
        Interior.
    (b)(1) The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to 
ensure that the lands comprising the Huron Cemetery (as described in 
paragraph (3)) are used only in accordance with this subsection.
    (2) The lands of the Huron Cemetery shall be used only--
            (A) for religious and cultural uses that are compatible 
        with the use of the lands as a cemetery; and
            (B) as a burial ground.
    (3) The description of the lands of the Huron Cemetery is as 
follows:
            The tract of land in the NW \1/4\ of sec. 10, T. 11 S., R. 
        25 E., of the sixth principal meridian, in Wyandotte County, 
        Kansas (as surveyed and marked on the ground on August 15, 
        1888, by William Millor, Civil Engineer and Surveyor), 
        described as follows:
                    ``Commencing on the Northwest corner of the 
                Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said 
                Section 10;
                    ``Thence South 28 poles to the `true point of 
                beginning';
                    ``Thence South 71 degrees East 10 poles and 18 
                links;
                    ``Thence South 18 degrees and 30 minutes West 28 
                poles;
                    ``Thence West 11 and one-half poles;
                    ``Thence North 19 degrees 15 minutes East 31 poles 
                and 15 feet to the `true point of beginning', 
                containing 2 acres or more.''.

(73)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 126. Arkansas Post National Memorial. (a) The boundaries of 
the Arkansas Post National Memorial are revised to include the 
approximately 360 acres of land generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Arkansas Post National Memorial, Osotouy Unit, Arkansas County, 
Arkansas'' and dated June 1993. Such map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service of the Department of the Interior.
    (b) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire the 
lands and interests therein described in subsection (a) by donation, 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange: Provided, 
That such lands or interests therein may only be acquired with the 
consent of the owner thereof.

(74)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 127. Entry and permit limitations for Glacier Bay National 
Park shall not apply to the Auk Nu Marine--Glacier Bay Ferry entering 
Bartlett Cove for the sole purpose of accessing park or other 
authorized visitor services or facilities at, or originating from, the 
public dock area at Bartlett Cove: Provided, That any such motor vessel 
entering park waters for this stated and sole purpose shall be subject 
to speed, distance from coast lines, and related limitations imposed on 
all vessels operating in waters designated by the Superintendent, 
Glacier Bay, as having a high probability of whale occupancy based on 
recent sighting and/or past patterns of occurrence: Provided further, 
That nothing in this Act shall be construed as constituting approval 
for such vessels entering the waters of Glacier Bay National Park 
beyond the immediate Bartlett Cove area as defined by a line extending 
northeastward from Pt. Carolus to the west to the southernmost point of 
Lester Island, absent required permits.

(75)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 128. Title I of Public Law 96-514 (94 Stat. 2957) is amended 
under the heading ``Exploration of National Petroleum Reserve in 
Alaska'' by striking ``(8) each lease shall be issued'' through the end 
of the first paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
``(8) each lease shall be issued for an initial period of ten years, 
and shall be extended for so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced 
from the lease in paying quantities, or as drilling or reworking 
operations, as approved by the Secretary, are conducted thereon; (9) 
for purposes of conservation of the natural resources of any oil or gas 
pool, field, or like area, or any part thereof, lessees thereof and 
their representatives are authorized to unite with each other, or 
jointly or separately with others, in collectively adopting and 
operating under a unit agreement for such pool, field, or like area, or 
any part thereof (whether or not any other part of said oil or gas 
pool, field, or like area is already subject to any cooperative or unit 
plan of development or operation), whenever determined by the Secretary 
to be necessary or advisable in the public interest. Drilling, 
production, and well re-working operations performed in accordance with 
a unit agreement shall be deemed to be performed for the benefit of all 
leases that are subject in whole or in part to such unit agreement. 
When separate tracts cannot be independently developed and operated in 
conformity with an established well spacing or development program, any 
lease, or a portion thereof, may be pooled with other lands, whether or 
not owned by the United States, under a communitization or drilling 
agreement providing for an apportionment of production or royalties 
among the separate tracts of land comprising the drilling or spacing 
unit when determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be in the 
public interest, and operations or production pursuant to such an 
agreement shall be deemed to be operations or production as to each 
such lease committed thereto; (10) to encourage the greatest ultimate 
recovery of oil or gas or in the interest of conservation the Secretary 
is authorized to waive, suspend, or reduce the rental, or minimum 
royalty, or reduce the royalty on an entire leasehold, including on any 
lease operated pursuant to a unit agreement, whenever in his judgment 
the leases cannot be successfully operated under the terms provided 
therein. The Secretary is authorized to direct or assent to the 
suspension of operations and production on any lease or unit. In the 
event the Secretary, in the interest of conservation, shall direct or 
assent to the suspension of operations and production on any lease or 
unit, any payment of acreage rental or minimum royalty prescribed by 
such lease or unit likewise shall be suspended during the period of 
suspension of operations and production, and the term of such lease 
shall be extended by adding any such suspension period thereto; and 
(11) all receipts from sales, rentals, bonuses, and royalties on leases 
issued pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Treasury of the 
United States: Provided, That 50 percentum thereof shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury semiannually, as soon thereafter as 
practicable after March 30 and September 30 each year, to the State of 
Alaska for--(A) planning, (B) construction, maintenance, and operation 
of essential public facilities, and (C) other necessary provisions of 
public service: Provuded further, That in the allocation of such funds, 
the State shall give priority to use by subdivisions of the State most 
directly or severely impacted by development of oil and gas leased 
under this Act.''.

(76)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 129. Limitations on Certain Indian Gaming Operations. (a) 
Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following definitions 
shall apply:
            (1) Class iii gaming.--The term ``class III gaming'' has 
        the meaning provided that term in section 4(8) of the Indian 
        Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703(8)).
            (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning provided that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450(e)).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Department of the Interior.
            (4) Tribal-state compact.--The term ``Tribal-State 
        compact'' means a Tribal-State compact referred to in section 
        11(d) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)).
    (b) Class III Gaming Compacts.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Prohibition.--During fiscal year 1998, the 
                Secretary may not expend any funds made available under 
                this Act to review or approve any initial Tribal-State 
                compact for class III gaming entered into on or after 
                the date of enactment of this Act. This provision shall 
                not apply to any Tribal-State compact which has been 
                approved by a State in accordance with State law and 
                the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
                    (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph may be construed to prohibit the review or 
                approval by the Secretary of a renewal or revision of, 
                or amendment to a Tribal-State compact that is not 
                covered under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Tribal-state compacts.--During fiscal year 1998, 
        notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Tribal-State 
        compact for class III gaming shall be considered to have been 
        approved by the Secretary by reason of the failure of the 
        Secretary to approve or disapprove that compact. This provision 
        shall not apply to any Tribal-State compact which has been 
        approved by a State in accordance with State law and the Indian 
        Gaming Regulatory Act.
    Sec. 130. Sense of the Senate Concerning Indian Gaming. It is the 
sense of the Senate that the United States Department of Justice should 
vigorously enforce the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
requiring an approved tribal/State gaming compact prior to the 
initiation of Class III gaming on Indian lands.

(77)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 131. No funds provided in this or any other Act may be 
expended to develop a rulemaking process relevant to amending the 
National Indian Gaming Commission's definition regulations located at 
25 CFR 502.7 and 502.8.

(78)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 132. Youth Environmental Service Program.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Interior, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall--
            (1) submit to Congress a report identifying at least 20 
        sites on Federal land that are potentially suitable and 
        promising for activities of the Youth Environmental Service 
        program to be administered in accordance with the Memorandum of 
        Understanding signed by the Secretary of the Interior and the 
        Attorney General in February 1994; and
            (2) provide a copy of the report to the appropriate State 
        and local law enforcement agencies in the States and localities 
        in which the 20 prospective sites are located.

(79)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 133. Conveyance of Land to Lander County, Nevada. (a) 
Conveyance.--Not later than the date that is 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall convey to Lander 
County, Nevada, without consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States, subject to all valid existing rights and to the 
rights of way described in subsection (b), in the property described as 
T. 32 N., R. 45 E., sec. 18, lots 3, 4, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 
21, Mount Diablo Meridian.
    (b) Rights-of-way.--The property conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to--
            (1) the right-of-way for Interstate 80;
            (2) the 33-foot wide right-of-way for access to the Indian 
        cemetery included under Public Law 90-71 (81 Stat. 173); and
            (3) the following rights-of-way granted by the Secretary of 
        the Interior:
                    NEV-010937 (powerline).
                    NEV-066891 (powerline).
                    NEV-35345 (powerline).
                    N-7636 (powerline).
                    N-56088 (powerline).
                    N-57541 (fiber optic cable).
                    N-55974 (powerline).
    (c) Requirement.--The property described in this section shall be 
used for public purposes and should the property be sold or used for 
other than public purposes, the property shall revert to the United 
States.

(80)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 134. Conveyance of Certain Bureau of Land Management Lands in 
Clark County, Nevada. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) certain landowners who own property adjacent to land 
        managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the North Decatur 
        Boulevard area of Las Vegas, Nevada, bordering on North Las 
        Vegas, have been adversely affected by certain erroneous 
        private land surveys that the landowners believed were 
        accurate;
            (2) the landowners have occupied or improved their property 
        in good faith reliance on the erroneous surveys of the 
        properties;
            (3) the landowners believed that their entitlement to 
        occupancy was finally adjudicated by a Judgment and Decree 
        entered by the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada on 
        October 26, 1989;
            (4) errors in the private surveys were discovered in 
        connection with a dependent resurvey and section subdivision 
        conducted by the Bureau of Land Management in 1990, which 
        established accurate boundaries between certain federally owned 
        properties and private properties; and
            (5) the Secretary has authority to sell, and it is 
        appropriate that the Secretary should sell, at fair market 
        value, the properties described in section 2(b) to the 
        adversely affected landowners.
    (b) Conveyance of Properties.--
            (1) Purchase offers.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the city of Las Vegas, 
                Nevada, on behalf of the owners of real property 
                located adjacent to the properties described in 
                paragraph (2), may submit to the Secretary of the 
                Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
                Land Management (referred to in this Act as the 
                ``Secretary''), a written offer to purchase the 
                properties.
                    (B) Information to accompany offer.--An offer under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be accompanied by--
                            (i) a description of each property offered 
                        to be purchased;
                            (ii) information relating to the claim of 
                        ownership of the property based on an erroneous 
                        land survey; and
                            (iii) such other information as the 
                        Secretary may require.
            (2) Description of properties.--The properties described in 
        this paragraph, containing 68.60 acres, more or less, are--
                    (A) Government lots 22, 23, 26, and 27 in sec. 18, 
                T. 19 S., R. 61 E., Mount Diablo Meridian;
                    (B) Government lots 20, 21, and 24 in sec. 19. T. 
                19 S., R. 61 E., Mount Diablo Meridian; and
                    (C) Government lot 1 in sec. 24, T. 19 S., R. 60 
                E., Mount Diablo Meridian.
            (3) Conveyance.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to the condition stated in 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall convey to the 
                city of Las Vegas, Nevada, all right, title, and 
                interest of the United States in and to the properties 
                offered to be purchased under paragraph (1) on payment 
                by the city of the fair market value of the properties, 
                based on an appraisal of the fair market value as of 
                December 1, 1982, approved by the Secretary.
                    (B) Condition.--Properties shall be conveyed under 
                subparagraph (A) subject to the condition that the city 
                convey the properties to the landowners who were 
                adversely affected by reliance on erroneous surveys as 
                described in subsection (a).

(81)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 135. Disposition of Certain Oil Lease Revenue. (a) Deposit in 
Fund.--One half of the amounts awarded by the Supreme Court to the 
United States in the case of United States of America v. State of 
Alaska (117 S. Ct. 1888) shall be deposited in a fund in the Treasury 
of the United States to be known as the ``national Parks and 
Environmental Improvement Fund'' (referred to in this section as the 
``Fund'').
    (b) Investments.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 
        amounts in the Fund in interest bearing obligations of the 
        United States.
            (2) Acquisition of obligations.--For the purpose of 
        investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be acquired--
                    (A) on original issue at the issue price; or
                    (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the 
                market price.
            (3) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the 
        Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market 
        price.
            (4) Credits to fund.--The interest earned from investments 
        of the Fund shall be covered into and form a part of the Fund.
    (c) Transfer and Availability of Amounts Earned.--Each year, 
interest earned and covered into the Fund in the previous fiscal year 
shall be available for appropriation, to the extent provided in 
subsequent appropriation bills, as follows:
            (1) 40 percent of such amounts shall be available for 
        National Park capital projects in the National Park System that 
        comply with the criteria stated in subsection (d); and
            (2) 40 percent of such amounts shall be available for the 
        State-side matching grant under section 6 of the Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8); and
            (3) 20 percent of such amounts shall be made available to 
        the Secretary of Commerce for the purpose of carrying out 
        marine research activities in accordance with subsection (e).
    (d) Capital Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Funds available under subsection (c)(2) 
        may be used for the design, construction, repair or replacement 
        of high priority National Park Service facilities directly 
        related to enhancing the experience of park visitors, including 
        natural, cultural, recreational and historic resources 
        protection projects.
            (2) Limitation.--A project referred to in paragraph (1) 
        shall be consistent with--
                    (A) the laws governing the National Park System;
                    (B) any law governing the unit of the National Park 
                System in which the project is undertaken; and
                    (C) the general management plan for the unit.
            (3) Notification of congress.--The Secretary shall submit 
        with the annual budget submission to Congress a list of high 
        priority projects proposed to be funded under paragraph (1) 
        during the fiscal year covered by such budget submission.
    (e) Marine Research Activities.--(1) Funds available under 
subsection (c)(3) shall be used by the Secretary of Commerce according 
to this subsection to provide grants to Federal, State, private or 
foreign organizations or individuals to conduct research activities on 
or relating to the fisheries or marine ecosystems in the north Pacific 
Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean (including any lesser related 
bodies of water).
    (2) Research priorities and grant requests shall be reviewed and 
recommended for Secretarial approval by a board to be known as the 
North Pacific Research Board (referred to in this subsection as the 
``Board''). The Board shall seek to avoid duplicating other research 
activities, and shall place a priority on cooperative research efforts 
designed to address pressing fishery management or marine ecosystem 
information needs.
    (3) The Board shall be comprised of the following representatives 
or their designees--
            (A) the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be a co-chair of 
        the Board;
            (B) the Secretary of State;
            (C) the Secretary of the Interior;
            (D) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
            (E) the Director of the Office of Naval Research;
            (F) the Alaska Commissioner of Fish and Game, who shall 
        also be a co-chair of the Board;
            (G) the Chairman of the North Pacific Fishery Management 
        Council;
            (H) the Chairman of the Arctic Research Commission;
            (I) the Director of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute;
            (J) the Director of the Alaska SeaLife Center;
            (K) five members nominated by the Governor of Alaska and 
        appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, one of whom shall 
        represent fishing interests, one of whom shall represent Alaska 
        Natives, one of whom shall represent environmental interests, 
        one of whom shall represent academia, and one of whom shall 
        represent oil and gas interests;
            (L) three members nominated by the Governor of Washington 
        and appointed by the Secretary of Commerce; and
            (M) one member nominated by the Governor of Oregon and 
        appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.
The members of the Board shall be individuals knowledgeable by 
education, training, or experience regarding fisheries or marine 
ecosystems in the north Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, or Arctic Ocean. 
Three nominations shall be submitted for each member to be appointed 
under subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M). Board members appointed under 
subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M) shall serve for three year terms, and 
may be reappointed.
    (4)(A) The Secretary of Commerce shall review and administer grants 
recommended by the Board. If the Secretary does not approve a grant 
recommended by the board, the Secretary shall explain in writing the 
reasons for not approving such grant, and the amount recommended to be 
used for such grant shall be available only for other grants 
recommended by the Board.
    (B) Grant recommendations and other decisions of the Board shall be 
by majority vote, with each member having one vote. The Board shall 
establish written criteria for the submission of grant requests through 
a competitive process and for deciding upon the award of grants. Grants 
shall be recommended by the Board on the basis of merit in accordance 
with the priorities established by the Board. The Secretary shall 
provide the Board such administrative and technical support as is 
necessary for the effective functioning of the Board. The Board shall 
be considered an advisory panel established under section 302(g) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.) for the purposes of section 302(i)(1) of such Act, and 
the other procedural matters applicable to advisory panels under 
section 302(i) of such Act shall apply to the Board to the extent 
practicable. Members of the Board may be reimbursed for actual expenses 
incurred in performance of their duties for the Board. Not more than 5 
percent of the funds provided to the Secretary of Commerce under 
paragraph (1) may be used to provide support for the Board and 
administer grants under this subsection.

(82)Page 44, after line 25, insert:
    Sec. 136. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in payment 
for facilities, equipment, and interests destroyed by the Federal 
Government at the Stampede Mine Site within the boundaries of Denali 
National Park--(1) the Secretary of the Interior, within existing funds 
designated by this Act for expenditure for Departmental Management, 
shall by September 15, 1998--(A) provide funds, subject to an appraisal 
in accordance with standard appraisal methods, not to exceed $500,000 
to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral Engineering; 
and (B) shall remove mining equipment at the Stampede Mine Site 
identified by the School of Mineral Engineering to a site specified by 
the School of Mineral Engineering; and (2) the Secretary of the Army 
shall provide, at no cost, two six by six vehicles, in excellent 
operating condition, or equivalent equipment to the University of 
Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral Engineering and shall construct a 
bridge across the Bull River to the Golden Zone Mine Site to allow 
ingress and egress for the activities conducted by the School of 
Mineral Engineering. Upon transfer of the funds, mining equipment, and 
the completion of all work designated by this section, the University 
of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Mineral Engineering shall convey all 
remaining rights and interests in the Stampede Mine Site to the 
Secretary of the Interior.

(83)Page 45, line 6, strike out [$187,644,000] and insert: $188,644,000

(84)Page 45, line 13, strike out [$157,922,000] and insert: 
$162,668,000

(85)Page 45, line 14, after ``law'' insert: : Provided, That of funds 
available under this heading for Pacific Northwest Assistance in this 
or prior appropriations Acts, $800,000 shall be provided to the World 
Forestry Center for purposes of continuing scientific research and 
other authorized efforts regarding the land exchange efforts in the 
Umpqua River Basin region

(86)Page 45, line 14, after ``law'' insert: : Provided further, That 
activities conducted pursuant to funds provided herein for the Alaska 
Spruce Bark Beetle task force shall be exempt from the requirements of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(87)Page 45, line 25, strike out [$1,364,480,000] and insert: 
$1,337,045,000

(88)Page 46, line 7, after ``ed'' insert: : Provided further, That 
funds may be used to construct or reconstruct facilities of the Forest 
Service: Provided further, That no more than $250,000 shall be used on 
any single project, exclusive of planning and design costs: Provided 
further, That the Forest Service shall report annually to Congress the 
amount obligated for each project, and the total dollars obligated 
during the year

(89)Page 46, line 14, strike out [$591,715,000] and insert: 
$582,715,000

(90)Page 46, line 20, strike out all after ``for,'' down to and 
including ``$5,600,000)'' in line 21 and insert: $155,669,000

(91)Page 46, line 26, after ``205'' insert: , of which $800,000 shall 
be available for the design and engineering of the Trappers Loop 
Connector Road in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

(92)Page 46, line 26, strike out all after ``205'' over to and 
including ``purchasers'' in line 3 on page 47

(93)Page 47, line 10, strike out [$45,000,000] and insert: $49,176,000

(94)Page 49, strike out lines 3 through 8

(95)Page 50, line 11, after ``Agriculture'' insert: other than office 
relocations and closures in Alaska as specified in the Committee report 
accompanying this bill,

(96)Page 54, line 3, strike out [$2,000,000] and insert: $2,500,000

(97)Page 54, line 9, strike out [$500,000] and insert: $1,000,000

(98)Page 58, after line 11, insert:
    Funds appropriated by this Act for Region 10 of the Forest Service 
to implement the Revised Tongass National Forest Land Management Plan, 
shall be spent and obligated at the Forest Supervisor and Ranger 
District levels. No funds appropriated under this or any other Act for 
the purpose of operations conducted at the Region 10 headquarters, 
including funding of centralized field costs for funding of persons 
employed at the Regional Office, shall be obligated or expended in 
excess of $17,500,000 from the total funds appropriated for Region 10.

(99)Page 59, line 8, strike out [$313,153,000] and insert: $363,969,000

(100)Page 59, line 25, strike out [$115,000,000] and insert: 
$107,000,000

(101)Page 60, line 16, strike out [$644,766,000] and insert: 
$629,357,000

(102)Page 60, line 21, strike out [$153,845,000] and insert: 
$160,100,000

(103)Page 61, line 2, strike out [$123,845,000] and insert: 
$129,000,000

(104)Page 61, line 3, strike out [$30,000,000] and insert: $31,100,000

(105)Page 61, strike out lines 9 through line 26 and insert:

                      strategic petroleum reserve

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility 
development and operations and program management activities pursuant 
to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $207,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $207,500,000 shall be repaid from the ``SPR Operating Fund'' 
from amounts made available from the sales under this heading: 
Provided, That, consistent with Public law 104-106, proceeds in excess 
of $2,000,000,000 from the sale of the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 
1 shall be deposited into the ``SPR Operating Fund'', and are hereby 
appropriated, to remain available until expended, for repayments under 
this heading and for operations of, or acquisition, transportation, and 
injection of petroleum products into, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: 
Provided further, That if the Secretary of Energy finds that the 
proceeds from the sale of the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 will 
not be at least $2,207,500,000 in fiscal year 1998, the Secretary, 
notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
of 1975, shall draw down and sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve in fiscal year 1998, and deposit the proceeds into the ``SPR 
Operating Fund'', in amounts sufficient to make deposits into the fund 
total $207,500,000 in that fiscal year: Provided further, That the 
amount of $2,000,000,000 in the first proviso and the amount of 
$2,207,500,000 in the second proviso shall be adjusted by the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget to amounts not to exceed 
$2,415,000,000 and $2,622,500,000, respectively, only to the extent 
that an adjustment is necessary to avoid a sequestration, or any 
increase in a sequestration due to this section, under the procedures 
prescribed in the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, as amended: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Energy, notwithstanding section 161 of 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, shall draw down and 
sell oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in fiscal year 1998 
sufficient to deposit $15,000,000 into the General Fund of the Treasury 
of the United States, and shall transfer such amount to the General 
Fund: Provided further, That proceeds deposited into the ``SPR 
Operating Fund'' under this heading shall, upon receipt, be transferred 
to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve account for operations and 
activities of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and to satisfy the 
requirements specified under this heading.

(106)Page 62, line 10, strike out [$66,800,000] and insert: $62,800,000

(107)Page 65, line 1, strike out [102-496] and insert: 102-486

(108)Page 65, line 11, strike out [$1,829,008,000] and insert: 
$1,958,235,000

(109)Page 65, line 24, strike out [$359,348,000] and insert: 
$362,375,000

(110)Page 67, line 6 after ``expended'' insert: : Provided further, 
That an amount not to exceed $200,000 shall be available to fund the 
Office of Navajo Uranium Workers for health screening and epidemiologic 
follow up of uranium miners and mill workers, to be derived from funds 
otherwise available for administrative and travel expenses

(111)Page 67, line 17, strike out all after ``Act'' down to and 
including ``$257,310,000'' in line 21 and insert: $168,501,000

(112)Page 70, line 9, strike out all after ``Act'' down to and 
including ``Service'' in line 16 and insert: : Provided further, That 
with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to 
tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized 
to provide goods and services to those entities, on a reimbursable 
basis, including payment in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the 
reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from 
those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be 
credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account which provided 
the funding, said amounts to remain available until expended

(113)Page 71, line 6, strike out [$18,345,000] and insert: $15,000,000

(114)Page 72, line 7, strike out [$3,000,000] and insert: $5,500,000

(115)Page 72, line 23, strike out [$334,557,000] and insert: 
$333,708,000

(116)Page 73, line 24, strike out [$50,000,000] and insert: $32,000,000

(117)Page 74, after line 3, insert:

                              construction

    For necessary expenses for construction, $33,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a single procurement for the construction of the 
National Museum of the American Indian may be issued which includes the 
full scope of the project: Provided further, That the solicitation and 
the contract shall contain the clause ``availability of funds'' found 
at 48 CFR 52.232.18.

(118)Page 75, line 10, strike out [$6,442,000] and insert: $5,942,000

(119)Page 76, strike out lines 4 and 5 and insert:
    For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the 
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of 
passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$5,840,000.

(120)Page 76, after line 7, insert:

                    National Endowment for the Arts

(121)Page 76, after line 7, insert:

                       grants and administration

    For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, $83,300,000 shall be 
available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of 
projects and productions in the arts through assistance to 
organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5(c) of the Act, and 
for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until 
expended.

(122)Page 76, after line 7, insert:

                            matching grants

    To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the National 
Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 
$16,760,000, to remain available until expended, to the National 
Endowment for the Arts: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the 
total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other 
property accepted by the Chairman or by grantees of the Endowment under 
the provisions of section 10(a)(2), subsections 11(a)(2)(A) and 
11(a)(3)(A) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which 
equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.

(123)Page 76, line 12, strike out [$96,100,000] and insert: $96,800,000

(124)Page 77, line 9, strike out [$23,390,000] and insert: $22,290,000

(125)Page 77, line 25, strike out [$6,000,000] and insert: $7,000,000

(126)Page 78, line 5, strike out [$2,700,000] and insert: $2,745,000

(127)Page 78, line 13, strike out [$5,700,000] and insert: $5,740,000

(128)Page 85, strike out lines 8 through 19

(129)Page 85, strike out all after line 19 over to and including line 
14 on page 86

(130)Page 86, strike out lines 15 through 19 and insert:
    Sec. 318. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be expended or obligated to fund the activities of the western director 
and special assistant to the Secretary within the Office of the 
Secretary of Agriculture unless the proposed expenditure is approved in 
advance by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in 
compliance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the report 
accompanying this bill.

(131)Page 86, line 21, after ``1998'' insert: and hereafter

(132)Page 87, strike out lines 4 through 18

(133)Page 87, line 23, after ``Appropriations'' insert: if the 
estimated total cost of the facility exceeds $500,000

(134)Page 88, strike out lines 5 through 22

(135)Page 89, strike out lines 9 through 12 and insert:
    Sec. 325. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except as provided in this section, the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands 
Association, Inc., Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Chugachmiut, 
Copper River Native Association, Kodiak Area Native Area Association, 
Maniilaq Association, Metlakatla Indian Community, Arctic Slope Native 
Association, Ltd., Norton Sound Health Corporation, Southcentral 
Foundation, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Tanana Chiefs 
Conference, Inc., and Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (hereinafter 
``regional health entities''), without further resolutions from the 
Regional Corporations, Village Corporations, Indian Reorganization Act 
Councils, tribes and/or villages which they represent are authorized to 
form a consortium (hereinafter ``the Consortium'') to enter into 
contracts, compacts, or funding agreements under Public Law 93-638 (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as amended, to provide all statewide health 
services provided by the Indian Health Service of the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services through the Alaska Native Medical Center 
and the Alaska Area Office. Each specified ``regional health entity'' 
shall maintain that status for purposes of participating in the 
Consortium only so long as it operates a regional health program for 
the Indian Health Service under Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et 
seq.), as amended.
    (b) The Consortium shall be governed by a 15 member Board of 
Directors, which shall be composed of one representative of each 
regional health entity listed in subsection (a) above, and two 
additional persons who shall represent Indian tribes, as defined in 25 
U.S.C. 450b(e), and sub-regional tribal organizations which operate 
health programs not affiliated with the regional health entities listed 
above and Indian tribes not receiving health services from any tribal, 
regional or sub-regional health provider. Each member of the Board of 
Directors shall be entitled to cast one vote. Decisions of the Board of 
Directors shall be made by consensus whenever possible, and by majority 
vote in the event that no consensus can be reached. The Board of 
Directors shall establish at its first meeting its rules of procedure, 
which shall be published and made available to all members.
    (c) The statewide health services (including any programs, 
functions, services and activities provided as part of such services) 
of the Alaska Native Medical Center and the Alaska Area Office may only 
be provided by the Consortium. Statewide health services for purposes 
of this section shall consist of all programs, functions, services, and 
activities provided by or through the Alaska Native Medical Center and 
the Alaska Area Office, not under contract or other funding agreement 
with any other tribe or tribal organization as of October 1, 1997, 
except as provided in subsection (d) below. All statewide health 
services provided by the Consortium under this section shall be 
provided pursuant to contracts or funding agreements entered into by 
the Consortium under Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as 
amended, and for such purpose the Consortium shall be deemed to have 
mature contract status as defined in section 4(h) of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. 450b(h).
    (d) Cook Inlet Region, Inc., through Southcentral Foundation (or 
any successor health care entity designated by Cook Inlet Region, Inc.) 
pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as amended, is 
hereby authorized to enter into contracts or funding agreements under 
such Public Law for all services, provided at or through the Alaska 
Native Primary Care Center or other satellite clinics in Anchorage or 
the Matanuska-Susitna Valley without submission of any further 
authorizing resolutions from any other Alaska Native Region, village 
corporation, Indian Reorganization Act council, or tribe, no matter 
where located. Services provided under this paragraph shall, at a 
minimum, maintain the level of statewide and Anchorage Service Unit 
services provided at the Alaska Native Primary Care Center as of 
October 1, 1997, including necessary related services performed at the 
Alaska Native Medical Center. In addition, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., 
through Southcentral Foundation, or any lawfully designated health care 
entity of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., shall contract or enter into a 
funding agreement under Public Law 93-638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), as 
amended, for all primary care services provided by the Alaska Native 
Medical Center, including, but not limited to, family medicine, primary 
care internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, physical 
therapy, psychiatry, emergency services, public health nursing, health 
education, optometry, dentistry, audiology, social services, pharmacy, 
radiology, laboratory and biomedical, and the administrative support 
for these programs, functions, services and activities. Cook Inlet 
Region, Inc., through Southcentral Foundation, or any lawfully 
designated health care entity of Cook Inlet Region, Inc., may provide 
additional health care services at the Alaska Native Medical Center if 
such use and services are provided pursuant to an agreement with the 
Consortium. All services covered by this subsection shall be provided 
on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to residency within the 
Municipality of Anchorage.

(136)Page 89, after line 12 insert:
    Sec. 326. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after 
September 30, 1997 the Indian Health Service may not disburse funds for 
the provision of health care services pursuant to Public Law 93-638 (25 
U.S.C. 450 et seq.), with any Alaska Native village or Alaska Native 
village corporation that is located within the area served by an Alaska 
Native regional health entity.
    (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 
disbursal of funds to any Alaska Native village or Alaska Native 
village corporation under any contract or compact entered into prior to 
May 1, 1997, or to prohibit the renewal of any such agreement.
    (c) The General Accounting Office shall conduct a study of the 
impact of contracting and compacting by the Indian Health Service under 
Public Law 93-638 with Alaska Native villages and Alaska Native village 
corporations for the provision of health care services on the provision 
of health care services by Alaska Native regional corporation health 
care entities. The General Accounting Office shall submit the results 
of that study to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House by June 1, 1998.

(137)Page 89, strike out lines 13 through 18.

(138)Page 89, strike out lines 19 through 23.

(139)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 329. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the 
Arts:
            (a) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
        individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
        literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 
        American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
            (b) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
        that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
        to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used 
        to make a grant to any other organization or individual to 
        conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. 
        Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in 
        exchange for goods and services.
            (c) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
        unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
        season, including identified programs and/or projects.

(140)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 330. The National Endowment for the Arts and the National 
Endowment for the Humanities are authorized to solicit, accept, 
receive, and invest in the name of the United States, gifts, bequests, 
or devises of money and other property or services and to use such in 
furtherance of the functions of the National Endowment for the Arts and 
the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any proceeds from such 
gifts, bequests, or devises, after acceptance by the National Endowment 
for the Arts or the National Endowment for the Humanities, shall be 
paid by the donor or the representative of the donor to the Chairman. 
The Chairman shall enter the proceeds in a special interest-bearing 
account to the credit of the appropriate Endowment for the purposes 
specified in each case.

(141)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 331. In fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the Secretaries of the 
Interior and Agriculture may make reciprocal delegations of their 
respective authorities, duties and responsibilities in support of joint 
pilot programs to promote customer service and efficiency in the 
management of public lands and national forests: Provided, That nothing 
herein shall alter, expand or limit the existing applicability of any 
public law or regulation to lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management or the United States Forest Service.

(142)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 332. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be expended or obligated to fund any activities associated with 
revision of national forest land management plans until the 
administration publishes new final rules in the Federal Register for 
forest land management planning activities.

(143)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 333. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be expended or obligated to fund any activities associated with 
issuance of the five year program under the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act.

(144)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 334. (a) Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements--In 
General.--For fiscal year 1998 and each year thereafter, appropriations 
for the Forest Service may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture for 
the purpose of entering into cooperative agreements with willing state 
and local governments, private and non-profit entities and landowners 
for protection, restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife 
habitat, and other resources on public or private land or both that 
benefit these resources within the watershed.
    (b) Direct and Indirect Watershed Agreements.--The Secretary of 
Agriculture may enter into a watershed restoration and enhancement 
agreement--
            (1) directly with a willing private landowner; or
            (2) indirectly through an agreement with a state, local or 
        tribal government or other public entity, educational 
        institution, or private non-profit organization.
    (c) Terms and Conditions.--In order for the Secretary to enter into 
a watershed restoration and enhancement agreement--
            (1) the agreement shall--
                    (A) include such terms and conditions mutually 
                agreed to by the Secretary and the landowner;
                    (B) improve the viability of and otherwise benefit 
                the fish, wildlife, and other resources on national 
                forests lands within the watershed;
                    (C) authorize the provision of technical assistance 
                by the Secretary in the planning of management 
                activities that will further the purposes of the 
                agreement;
                    (D) provide for the sharing of costs of 
                implementing the agreement among the Federal 
                government, the landowner(s), and other entities, as 
                mutually agreed on by the affected interests; and
                    (E) ensure that any expenditure by the Secretary 
                pursuant to the agreement is determined by the 
                Secretary to be in the public interest; and
            (2) the Secretary may require such other terms and 
        conditions as are necessary to protect the public investment on 
        non-federal lands, provided such terms and conditions are 
        mutually agreed to by the Secretary and other land owners, 
        state and local governments or both.

(145)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 335. The joint resolution entitled ``Joint Resolution to 
establish a commission to formulate plans for a memorial to Franklin 
Delano Roosevelt'', approved August 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 694), is 
amended--
            (a) in the first section by inserting before the last 
        sentence the following: ``The Commission shall submit a final 
        report to the President and Congress prior to termination.'';
            (b) by redesignating section 4 as section 5; and
            (c) by inserting after section 3 the following:

                    ``termination of the commission

    ``Sec. 4. (a) In General.--The Commission shall terminate on the 
earlier of--
            ``(1) December 31, 1997; or
            ``(2) the date that the Commission reports to the President 
        and the Congress that the Commission's work is complete.
    ``(b) Commission Funds.--
            ``(1) Designation.--Before the termination of the 
        Commission, the Commission shall designate a nonprofit 
        organization to collect, manage, and expend Commission funds 
        after its termination.
            ``(2) Transfer of funds.--Before termination the Commission 
        shall transfer all Commission funds to the entity designated 
        under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Amounts collected after termination.--The entity 
        designated under paragraph (1) shall have the right to collect 
        any amounts accruing to the Commission after the Commission's 
        termination, including amounts--
                    ``(A) given to the Commission as a gift or bequest; 
                or
                    ``(B) raised from the sale of coins issued under 
                the United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 (110 
                Stat. 4005; 31 U.S.C. 5112 note).
            ``(4) Uses of funds.--The Commission may specify uses for 
        any funds made available under this section to the entity 
        designated under paragraph (1), including--
                    ``(A) to provide for the support, maintenance, and 
                repair of the Memorial; and
                    ``(B) to interpret and educate the public about the 
                Memorial.
            ``(5) Negotiation and contract.--The Commission may 
        negotiate and contract with a nonprofit organization before 
        designating the organization under paragraph (1).''.

(146)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 336. To facilitate priority land exchanges through which the 
United States will receive land within the White Salmon Wild and Scenic 
River boundaries and within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic 
Area, the Secretary of Agriculture may hereafter accept title to such 
lands deemed appropriate by the Secretary within the States of Oregon 
and Washington, regardless of the State in which the transferred lands 
are located, following existing exchange authorities.

(147)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 337. The boundary of the Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan 
County, Washington, is hereby adjusted to exclude section 1 of Township 
23 North, Range 19 East, Willamette Meridian.

(148)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 338. None of the funds provided in this Act can be used for 
any activities associated with the Center of Excellence for Sustainable 
Development unless a budget request has been submitted and approved by 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
the United States Senate.

(149)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 339. (a) No funds provided in this or any other act may be 
expended to develop a rulemaking proposal to amend or replace the 
Bureau of Land Management regulations found at 43 C.F.R. 3809 or to 
prepare a draft environmental impact statement on such proposal, until 
the Secretary of the Interior certifies to the Committees on Energy and 
Natural Resources and Appropriations of the United States Senate and 
the Committees on Resources and Appropriations of the United States 
House of Representatives that the Department of the Interior has 
consulted with the Governor, or his/her representative, from each State 
that contains public lands open to location under the General Mining 
Laws.
    (b) The Secretary shall not publish proposed regulations to amend 
or replace the Bureau of Land Management regulations found at 43 C.F.R. 
3809 prior to November 15, 1998, and shall not finalize such 
regulations prior to 90 days after such publication.

(150)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 340. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to Skamania 
County, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to a parcel of unused real property known as the Wind River 
Nursery site, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. (See U.S. 
Department of Interior Geological Survey modified for USDA Forest 
Service map, Stabler Quadrangle, Washington, Skamania County, 7.5 
minutes series, topographic, Provisional Edition 1983). The conveyance 
under this subsection shall include all improvements to the parcel, 
including all infrastructure, water rights, easements, and personal 
property.
    (b) As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (b), 
Skamania County shall convey to the United States all right, title, and 
interest of the county in a parcel of approximately 120 acres of high 
biodiversity, special management area land located within the Columbia 
River Gorge National Scenic Area.
    (c) The exact acreage and legal description of the real property to 
be exchanged by Skamania County under this section shall be determined 
by a survey. The cost of any such survey shall be borne by Skamania 
County.
    (d) The conveyances made pursuant to this section shall be subject 
to existing valid rights.
    (e) Section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) shall apply to 
the conveyance required under subsection (b).
    (f) The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States 
consistent with existing law.

(151)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 341. (a) Local Exemptions From Forest Service User Fees Due to 
Less Than Full Funding of Payments in Lieu of Taxes.--Section 6906 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before 
        ``Necessary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Local Exemptions From User Fees Due to Insufficient 
Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Unless sufficient funds are appropriated 
        for a fiscal year to provide full payments under this chapter 
        to each unit of general local government that lies in whole or 
        in part within the White Mountain National Forest and is 
        eligible for the payments, persons residing within the 
        boundaries of that unit of general local government shall be 
        exempt during that fiscal year from any requirement to pay a 
        Demonstration Program Fee (parking permit or passport) imposed 
        by the Secretary of Agriculture for access to the Forest.
            ``(2) Administration.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        establish a method of identifying persons who are exempt from 
        requirements to pay user fees under paragraph (1).''.

(152)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 342. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall be 
expended by the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service or any 
other Federal agency, for the introduction of the grizzly bear 
population in the Selway-Bitteroot area of Idaho and adjacent Montana, 
or for consultations under section 7(b)(2) of the Endangered Species 
Act for Federal actions affecting grizzly bear within the Selway-
Bitteroot area of Idaho, except that, funds may be used by the 
Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, or any other Federal 
agency for the purposes of receiving public comment on the draft 
Environmental Impact Statement dated July 1997, and for conducting a 
habitat-based population viability analysis.

(153)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 343. The Secretary of Agriculture shall hereafter phase in, 
over a 5 year period, the fee increase for a recreation residence 
special use permit holder whose fee increase is more than 100 percent 
of the previous year's fee: Provided, That no recreation residence fee 
may be increased any sooner than one year from the time the permittee 
has been notified by the Forest Service of the results of an appraisal 
which has been conducted for the purpose of establishing such fees: 
Provided further, That no increases in recreation residence fees on the 
Sawtooth National Forest will be implemented prior to January 1, 1999.

(154)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 344. It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) preserving Civil War battlefields should be an integral 
        part of preserving our Nation's history; and
            (2) Congress should give special priority to the 
        preservation of Civil War battlefields by making funds 
        available for the purchase of threatened and endangered Civil 
        War battlefield sites.

(155)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 345. It is the sense of the Senate that, inasmuch as there is 
disagreement as to what extent, if any, Federal funding for the arts is 
appropriate, and what modifications to the mechanism for such funding 
may be necessary; and further, inasmuch as there is a role for the 
private sector to supplement the Federal, State, and local partnership 
in support of the arts, hearings should be conducted and legislation 
addressing these issues should be brought before the full Senate for 
debate and passage during this Congress.

(156)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 346. (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of 
the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given 
to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, 
productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
    (b) In this section:
            (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
        of individuals who have historically been outside the purview 
        of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high 
        incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic 
        isolation.
            (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
        defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
        annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
        family of the size involved.

(157)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 347. Within 90 days of enactment of this legislation, the 
Forest Service shall complete its export policy and procedures on the 
use of Alaskan Western Red Cedar. In completing this policy, the Forest 
Service shall evaluate the costs and benefits of a pricing policy that 
offers any Alaskan Western Red Cedar in excess of domestic processing 
needs in Alaska first to United States domestic processors.

(158)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 348. Of the funds appropriated and designated an emergency 
requirement in title II, chapter 5 of Public Law 104-134, under the 
heading ``Forest Service, Construction'', $4,000,000 shall be available 
for the reconstruction of the Oakridge Ranger Station, on the 
Willamette National Forest in Oregon: Provided, That the amount shall 
be available only to the extent an official request, that includes 
designation of the amount as an emergency requirement as defined by the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Control Act of 1985, as amended, is 
transmitted by the President to Congress: Provided further, That 
reconstruction of the facility is designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

(159)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 349. Implementation of New Guidelines on National Forests in 
Arizona and New Mexico. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available under this or any other Act may be 
used for the purposes of executing any adjustments to annual operating 
plans, allotment management plans, or terms and conditions of existing 
grazing permits on National Forests in Arizona and New Mexico, which 
are or may be deemed necessary to achieve compliance with 1996 
amendments to the applicable forest plans, until March 1, 1998, or such 
time as the Forest Service publishes a schedule for implementing 
proposed changes, whichever occurs first.
    (b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to preclude the 
expenditure of funds for the development of annual operating plans, 
allotment management plans, or in developing modifications to grazing 
permits in cooperation with the permittee.
    (c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to change 
authority or preclude the expenditure of funds pursuant to section 504 
of the 1995 Rescissions Act (Public Law 104-19).

(160)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 350. Payments for Entitlement Land. Section 6901(2)(A)(i) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(other than in 
Alaska)'' after ``city'' the first place such term appears.

(161)Page 90, after line 5, insert:
    Sec. 351. Delete section 103(c)(7) of Public Law 104-333 and 
replace with the following:
            ``(7) Staff.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 
        the Trust is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation and 
        duties and terminate the services of an executive director and 
        such other officers and employees as it deems necessary without 
        regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, or 
        other laws related to the appointment, compensation or 
        termination of Federal employees.''.

(162)Page 90, strike out all after line 5 over to and including line 25 
on page 95

(163)Page 95, after line 25, insert:

           TITLE V--PRIORITY LAND ACQUISITIONS AND EXCHANGES

    For priority land acquisitions and land exchange agreements to be 
conducted by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service, 
$700,000,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, 
to remain available until September 30, 2001, of which not to exceed 
$65,000,000 may be available for the acquisition of identified lands 
and interests in lands to carry out the Agreement of August 12, 1996, 
to acquire interests to protect and preserve Yellowstone National Park, 
of which not to exceed $250,000,000 may be available for the 
acquisition of identified lands and interest in lands, at the purchase 
price specified, in the September 28, 1996, Headwaters Forest 
Agreement, and of which $100,000,000 shall be available for financial 
assistance to States pursuant to section 6 of the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-4-11): 
Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture, after consultation with the heads of the National Park 
Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the Forest Service, shall jointly submit to 
Congress a report listing the lands and interests in land, in order of 
priority, that the Secretaries propose for acquisition or exchange 
using funds provided under this heading: Provided further, That in 
determining the order of priority, the Secretaries shall consider with 
respect to each property the following: The natural resources located 
on the property; the degree to which a natural resource on the property 
is threatened; the length of time required to consummate the 
acquisition or exchange; the extent to which an increase in the cost of 
the property makes timely completion of the acquisition or exchange 
advisable; the extent of public support for the acquisition or exchange 
(including support of local governments and members of the public); the 
total estimated costs associated with the acquisition or exchange, 
including the costs of managing the lands to be acquired; the extent of 
current Federal ownership of property in the region; and such other 
factors as the Secretaries consider appropriate, which factors shall be 
described in the report in detail: Provided further, That the report 
shall describe the relative weight accorded to each such factor in 
determining the priority of acquisitions and exchanges: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available until the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate 
Committee on Appropriations approve, in writing, a project list to be 
submitted by the Secretary: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for the acquisition 
of lands and interests in lands to carry out the Agreement of August 
12, 1996, to acquire interests to protect and preserve Yellowstone 
National Park, or for the acquisition of lands and interest in lands 
identified in the September 28, 1996, Headwaters Forest Agreement until 
enactment of legislation specifically authorizing such expenditure: 
Provided further, That any funds made available for the purpose of 
acquisition of the Elwha and Glines dams shall be used solely for 
acquisition, and shall not be expended until the full purchase amount 
has been appropriated by the Congress: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided herein, $8,500,000 is available for acquisition of the 
Sterling Forest: Provided further, That the National Park Service may 
use not to exceed $2,500,000 annually of the amounts provided herein 
for the state assistance program to administer the state assistance 
program.

(164)Page 95, after line 25, insert:

      TITLE VI--FOREST RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND SHORTAGE RELIEF

    Sec. 601. Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forest 
Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1997''.
    Sec. 602. (a) Use of Unprocessed Timber--Limitation on Substitution 
of Unprocessed Federal Timber for Unprocessed Timber From Private 
Land.--Section 490 of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage 
Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``paragraph (3) 
                and'' after ``provided in''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Applicability.--In the case of the purchase by a 
        person of unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands 
        west of the 119th meridian in the State of Washington, this 
        paragraph shall apply only if--
                    ``(A) the private lands referred to in paragraph 
                (1) are owned by the person; or
                    ``(B) the person has the exclusive right to harvest 
                timber from the private lands described in paragraph 
                (1) during a period of more than 7 years, and may 
                exercise that right at any time of the person's 
                choosing.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Approval of'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
                        ``for sourcing areas for processing facilities 
                        located outside the northwestern private timber 
                        open market area''; after ``Application''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``(except private land located in the 
                        northwestern private timber open market area)'' 
                        after ``lands'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
                        ``for sourcing areas for processing facilities 
                        located outside of the northwestern private 
                        timber open market area.--(A) In general''; 
                        after ``approval''; and
                            (ii) by striking the last sentence of 
                        paragraph (3) and adding at the end the 
                        following:
                    ``(B) For timber manufacturing facilities located 
                in idaho.--Except as provided in subparagraph (D), in 
                making a determination referred to in subparagraph (A), 
                the Secretary concerned shall consider the private 
                timber export and the private and Federal timber 
                sourcing patterns for the applicant's timber 
                manufacturing facilities, as well as the private and 
                Federal timber sourcing patterns for the timber 
                manufacturing facilities of other persons in the same 
                local vicinity of the applicant, and the relative 
                similarity of such private and Federal timber sourcing 
                patterns.
                    ``(C) For timber manufacturing facilities located 
                in states other than idaho.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (D), in making the determination referred 
                to in subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall 
                consider the private timber export and the Federal 
                timber sourcing patterns for the applicant's timber 
                manufacturing facilities, as well as the Federal timber 
                sourcing patterns for the timber manufacturing 
                facilities of other persons in the same local vicinity 
                of the applicant, and the relative similarity of such 
                Federal timber sourcing patterns. Private timber 
                sourcing patterns shall not be a factor in such 
                determinations in States other than Idaho.
                    ``(D) Area not included.--In deciding whether to 
                approve or disapprove an application, the Secretary 
                shall not--
                            ``(i) consider land located in the 
                        northwestern private timber open market area; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) condition approval of the 
                        application on the inclusion of any such land 
                        in the applicant's sourcing area, such land 
                        being includable in the sourcing area only to 
                        the extent requested by the applicant.'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), in the paragraph heading, by 
                inserting ``for sourcing areas for processing 
                facilities located outside the northwestern private 
                timber open market area''; after ``application'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), in the paragraph heading, by 
                inserting ``for sourcing areas for processing 
                facilities located outside the northwestern private 
                timber open market area''; after ``Determinations''; 
                and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Sourcing areas for processing facilities located in 
        the northwestern private timber open market area--
                    ``(A) Establishment.-- In the northwestern private 
                timber open market area--
                            ``(i) a sourcing area boundary shall be a 
                        circle around the processing facility of the 
                        sourcing area applicant or holder;
                            ``(ii) the radius of the circle--
                                    ``(I) shall be the furthest 
                                distance that the sourcing area 
                                applicant or holder proposes to haul 
                                Federal timber for processing at the 
                                processing facility; and
                                    ``(II) shall be determined solely 
                                by the sourcing area applicant or 
                                holder;
                            ``(iii) a sourcing area shall become 
                        effective on written notice to the Regional 
                        Forester for Region 6 of the Forest Service of 
                        the location of the boundary of the sourcing 
                        area;
                            ``(iv) the 24-month requirement in 
                        paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply;
                            ``(v) a sourcing area holder--
                                    ``(I) may adjust the radius of the 
                                sourcing area not more frequently than 
                                once every 24 months; and
                                    ``(II) shall provide written notice 
                                to the Regional Forester for Region 6 
                                of the adjusted boundary of its 
                                sourcing area before using the adjusted 
                                sourcing area; and
                            ``(vi) a sourcing area holder that 
                        relinquishes a sourcing area may not 
                        reestablish a sourcing area for that processing 
                        facility before the date that is 24 months 
                        after the date on which the sourcing area was 
                        relinquished.
                    ``(B) Transition.--With respect to a portion of a 
                sourcing area established before the date of enactment 
                of this paragraph that contains Federal timber under 
                contract before that date and is outside the boundary 
                of a new sourcing area established under subparagraph 
                (A)--
                            ``(i) that portion shall continue to be a 
                        sourcing area only until unprocessed Federal 
                        timber from the portion is no longer in the 
                        possession of the sourcing area holder; and
                            ``(ii) unprocessed timber from private land 
                        in that portion shall be exportable immediately 
                        after unprocessed timber from Federal land in 
                        the portion is no longer in the possession of 
                        the sourcing area holder.
            ``(7) Relinquishment and termination of sourcing areas.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A sourcing area may be 
                relinquished at any time.
                    ``(B) Effective date.--A relinquishment of a 
                sourcing area shall be effective as of the date on 
                which written notice is provided by the sourcing area 
                holder to the Regional Forester with jurisdiction over 
                the sourcing area where the processing facility of the 
                holder is located.
                    ``(C) Exportability.--
                            ``(i) In general.--On relinquishment or 
                        termination of a sourcing area, unprocessed 
                        timber from private land within the former 
                        boundary of the relinquished or terminated 
                        sourcing area is exportable immediately after 
                        unprocessed timber from Federal land from 
                        within that area is no longer in the possession 
                        of the former sourcing area holder.
                            ``(ii) No restriction.--The exportability 
                        of unprocessed timber from private land located 
                        outside of a sourcing area shall not be 
                        restricted or in any way affected by 
                        relinquishment or termination of a sourcing 
                        area.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Domestic Transportation and Processing of Private Timber.--
Nothing in this section restricts or authorizes any restriction on the 
domestic transportation or processing of timber harvested from private 
land, except that the Secretary may prohibit processing facilities 
located in the State of Idaho that have sourcing areas from processing 
timber harvested from private land outside of the boundaries of those 
sourcing areas.''.
    (b) Restriction on Exports of Unprocessed Timber from State and 
Public Land.--Section 491(b)(2) of the Forest Resources Conservation 
and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620c(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the following'' and all that follows 
        through ``(A) The Secretary'' and inserting ``the Secretary'';
            (2) by striking ``during the period beginning on June 1, 
        1993, and ending on December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``as of 
        the date of enactment of the Forest Resources Conservation and 
        Shortage Relief Act of 1997''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (B).
    Sec. 603. Monitoring and Enforcement.--Section 492 of the Forest 
Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620d) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(C) Mitigation of penalties.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary 
                        concerned--
                                    ``(I) in determining the 
                                applicability of any penalty imposed 
                                under this paragraph, shall take into 
                                account all relevant mitigating 
                                factors, including mistake, 
                                inadvertence, and error; and
                                    ``(II) based on any mitigating 
                                factor, may, with respect to any 
                                penalty imposed under this paragraph--
                                            ``(aa) reduce the penalty;
                                            ``(bb) not impose the 
                                        penalty; or
                                            ``(cc) on condition of 
                                        there being no further 
                                        violation under this paragraph 
                                        for a prescribed period, 
                                        suspend imposition of the 
                                        penalty.
                            ``(ii) Contractual remedies.--In the case 
                        of a minor violation of this title (including a 
                        regulation), the Secretary concerned shall, to 
                        the maximum extent practicable, permit a 
                        contracting officer to redress the violation in 
                        accordance with the applicable timber sale 
                        contract rather than assess a penalty under 
                        this paragraph.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``The head'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                head''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Prerequisites for debarment.--
                            ``(i) In general.--No person may be 
                        debarred from bidding for or entering into a 
                        contract for the purchase of unprocessed timber 
                        from Federal lands under subparagraph (A) 
                        unless the head of the appropriate Federal 
                        department or agency first finds, on the record 
                        and after an opportunity for a hearing, that 
                        debarment is warranted.
                            ``(ii) Withholding of awards during 
                        debarment proceedings.--The head of an 
                        appropriate Federal department or agency may 
                        withhold an award under this title of a 
                        contract for the purchase of unprocessed timber 
                        from Federal lands during a debarment 
                        proceeding.''.
    Sec. 604. Definitions.--Section 493 of the Forest Resources 
Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620e) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Minor violation.--The term `minor violation' means a 
        violation, other than an intentional violation, involving a 
        single contract, purchase order, processing facility, or log 
        yard involving a quantity of logs that is less than 25 logs and 
        has a total value (at the time of the violation) of less than 
        $10,000.
            ``(4) Northwestern private timber open market area.--The 
        term `northwestern private timber open market area' means the 
        State of Washington.'';
            (3) in subparagraph (B)(ix) of paragraph (9) (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (1))--
                    (A) by striking ``Pulp logs or cull logs'' and 
                inserting ``Pulp logs, cull logs, and incidental 
                volumes of grade 3 and 4 sawlogs'';
                    (B) by inserting ``primary'' before ``purpose''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting: ``, or to the extent that a small quantity 
                of such logs are processed, into other products at 
                domestic processing facilities.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Violation.--The term `violation' means a violation 
        of this Act (including a regulation issued to implement this 
        Act) with regard to a course of action, including--
                    ``(A) in the case of a violation by the original 
                purchaser of unprocessed timber, an act or omission 
                with respect to a single timber sale; and
                    ``(B) in the case of a violation by a subsequent 
                purchaser of the timber, an act or omission with 
                respect to an operation at a particular processing 
                facility or log yard.''.
    Sec. 605. Regulations.--Section 495(a) of the Forest Resources 
Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 620f(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretaries'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) Agriculture and interior.--The Secretaries'';
            (2) by striking ``The Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(2) Commerce.--The Secretary of Commerce''; and
            (3) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) Deadline.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                this title, regulations and guidelines required under 
                this subsection shall be issued not later than June 1, 
                1998.
                    ``(B) Interim regulations and guidelines.--The 
                regulations and guidelines issued under this title that 
                were in effect on the date of enactment of this 
                paragraph shall remain in effect until new regulations 
                and guidelines are issued under subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Painting and branding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall 
                issue regulations that impose reasonable painting, 
                branding, or other forms of marking or tracking 
                requirements on unprocessed timber if--
                            ``(i) the benefits of the requirements 
                        outweigh the cost of complying with the 
                        requirements; and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that, 
                        without the requirements, it is likely that the 
                        unprocessed timber--
                                    ``(I) would be exported in 
                                violation of this title; or
                                    ``(II) if the unprocessed timber 
                                originated from Federal lands, would be 
                                substituted for unprocessed timber 
                                originating from private lands west of 
                                the 100th Meridian in the contiguous 48 
                                States in violation of this title.
                    ``(B) Minimum size.--The Secretary concerned shall 
                not impose painting, branding, or other forms of 
                marking or tracking requirements on--
                            ``(i) the face of a log that is less than 7 
                        inches in diameter; or
                            ``(ii) unprocessed timber that is less than 
                        8 feet in length or less than \1/3\ sound wood.
                    ``(C) Waivers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary concerned 
                        may waive log painting and branding 
                        requirements--
                                    ``(I) for a geographic area, if the 
                                Secretary determines that the risk of 
                                the unprocessed timber being exported 
                                from the area or used in substitution 
                                is low;
                                    ``(II) with respect to unprocessed 
                                timber originating from private lands 
                                located within an approved sourcing 
                                area for a person who certifies that 
                                the timber will be processed at a 
                                specific domestic processing facility 
                                to the extent that the processing does 
                                occur; or
                                    ``(III) as part of a log yard 
                                agreement that is consistent with the 
                                purposes of the export and substitution 
                                restrictions imposed under this title.
                            ``(ii) Review and termination of waivers.--
                        A waiver granted under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) shall, to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, be reviewed once a year; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) shall remain effective until 
                                terminated by the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Factors.--In making a determination under 
                this paragraph, the Secretary concerned shall 
                consider--
                            ``(i) the risk of unprocessed timber of 
                        that species, grade, and size being exported or 
                        used in substitution;
                            ``(ii) the location of the unprocessed 
                        timber and the effect of the location on its 
                        being exported or used in substitution;
                            ``(iii) the history of the person involved 
                        with respect to compliance with log painting 
                        and branding requirements; and
                            ``(iv) any other factor that is relevant to 
                        determining the likelihood of the unprocessed 
                        timber being exported or used in substitution.
            ``(5) Reporting.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary concerned shall issue regulations that impose 
                reasonable documentation and reporting requirements if 
                the benefits of the requirements outweigh the cost of 
                complying with the requirements.
                    ``(B) Waivers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary concerned 
                        may waive documentation and reporting 
                        requirements for a person if--
                                    ``(I) an audit of the records of 
                                the facility of the person reveals 
                                substantial compliance with all notice, 
                                reporting, painting, and branding 
                                requirements during the preceding year; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) the person transferring the 
                                unprocessed timber and the person 
                                processing the unprocessed timber enter 
                                into an advance agreement with the 
                                Secretary concerned regarding the 
                                disposition of the unprocessed timber 
                                by domestic processing.
                            ``(ii) Review and termination of waivers.--
                        A waiver granted under clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) shall, to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, be reviewed once a year; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) shall remain effective until 
                                terminated by the Secretary.''.

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                    TITLE VII--MICCOSUKEE SETTLEMENT

    Sec. 701. Short Title. This title may be cited as the ``Miccosukee 
Settlement Act of 1997''.
    Sec. 702. Congressional Findings. Congress finds that:
            (1) There is pending before the United States District 
        Court for the Southern District of Florida a lawsuit by the 
        Miccosukee Tribe that involves the taking of certain tribal 
        lands in connection with the construction of highway Interstate 
        75 by the Florida Department of Transportation.
            (2) The pendency of the lawsuit referred to in paragraph 
        (1) clouds title of certain lands used in the maintenance and 
        operation of the highway and hinders proper planning for future 
        maintenance and operations.
            (3) The Florida Department of Transportation, with the 
        concurrence of the Board of Trustees of the Internal 
        Improvements Trust Fund of the State of Florida, and the 
        Miccosukee Tribe have executed an agreement for the purpose of 
        resolving the dispute and settling the lawsuit.
            (4) The agreement referred to in paragraph (3) requires the 
        consent of Congress in connection with contemplated land 
        transfers.
            (5) The Settlement Agreement is in the interest of the 
        Miccosukee Tribe, as the Tribe will receive certain monetary 
        payments, new reservation lands to be held in trust by the 
        United States, and other benefits.
            (6) Land received by the United States pursuant to the 
        Settlement Agreement is in consideration of Miccosukee Indian 
        Reservation lands lost by the Miccosukee Tribe by virtue of 
        transfer to the Florida Department of Transportation under the 
        Settlement Agreement.
            (7) The United States lands referred to in paragraph (6) 
        will be held in trust by the United States for the use and 
        benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe as Miccosukee Indian 
        Reservation lands in compensation for the consideration given 
        by the Tribe in the Settlement Agreement.
            (8) Congress shares with the parties to the Settlement 
        Agreement a desire to resolve the dispute and settle the 
        lawsuit.
    Sec. 703. Definitions. In this title:
            (1) Board of trustees of the internal improvements trust 
        fund.--The term ``Board of Trustees of the Internal 
        Improvements Trust Fund'' means the agency of the State of 
        Florida holding legal title to and responsible for trust 
        administration of certain lands of the State of Florida, 
        consisting of the Governor, Attorney General, Commissioner of 
        Agriculture, Commissioner of Education, Controller, Secretary 
        of State, and Treasurer of the State of Florida, who are 
        Trustees of the Board.
            (2) Florida department of transportation.--The term 
        ``Florida Department of Transportation'' means the executive 
        branch department and agency of the State of Florida that--
                    (A) is responsible for the construction and 
                maintenance of surface vehicle roads, existing pursuant 
                to section 20.23, Florida Statutes; and
                    (B) has the authority to execute the Settlement 
                Agreement pursuant to section 334.044, Florida 
                Statutes.
            (3) Lawsuit.--The term ``lawsuit'' means the action in the 
        United States District Court for the Southern District of 
        Florida, entitled Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. 
        State of Florida and Florida Department of Transportation. et 
        al., docket No. 91-285-Civ-Paine.
            (4) Miccosukee lands.--The term ``Miccosukee lands'' means 
        lands that are--
                    (A) held in trust by the United States for the use 
                and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe as Miccosukee 
                Indian Reservation lands; and
                    (B) identified pursuant to the Settlement Agreement 
                for transfer to the Florida Department of 
                Transportation.
            (5) Miccosukee tribe; tribe.--The terms ``Miccosukee 
        Tribe'' and ``Tribe'' mean the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of 
        Florida, a tribe of American Indians recognized by the United 
        States and organized under section 16 of the Act of June 18, 
        1934 (48 Stat. 987, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 476) and recognized 
        by the State of Florida pursuant to chapter 285, Florida 
        Statutes.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (7) Settlement agreement; agreement.--The terms 
        ``Settlement Agreement'' and ``Agreement'' mean the assemblage 
        of documents entitled ``Settlement Agreement'' (with 
        incorporated exhibits) that--
                    (A) addresses the lawsuit; and
                    (B)(i) was signed on August 28, 1996, by Ben G. 
                Watts (Secretary of the Florida Department of 
                Transportation) and Billy Cypress (Chairman of the 
                Miccosukee Tribe); and
                    (ii) after being signed, as described in clause 
                (i), was concurred in by the Board of Trustees of the 
                Internal Improvements Trust Fund of the State of 
                Florida.
            (8) State of florida.--The term ``State of Florida'' 
        means--
                    (A) all agencies or departments of the State of 
                Florida, including the Florida Department of 
                Transportation and the Board of Trustees of the 
                Internal Improvements Trust Fund; and
                    (B) the State of Florida as a governmental entity.
    Sec. 704. Authority of Secretary. As Trustee for the Miccosukee 
Tribe, the Secretary shall--
            (1)(A) aid and assist in the fulfillment of the Settlement 
        Agreement at all times and in a reasonable manner; and
            (B) to accomplish the fulfillment of the Settlement 
        Agreement in accordance with subparagraph (A), cooperate with 
        and assist the Miccosukee Tribe;
            (2) upon finding that the Settlement Agreement is legally 
        sufficient and that the State of Florida has the necessary 
        authority to fulfill the Agreement--
                    (A) sign the Settlement Agreement on behalf of the 
                United States; and
                    (B) ensure that an individual other that the 
                Secretary who is a representative of the Bureau of 
                Indian Affairs also signs the Settlement Agreement;
            (3) upon finding that all necessary conditions precedent to 
        the transfer of Miccosukee land to the Florida Department of 
        Transportation as provided in the Settlement Agreement have 
        been or will be met so that the Agreement has been or will be 
        fulfilled, but for the execution of that land transfer and 
        related land transfers--
                    (A) transfer ownership of the Miccosukee land to 
                the Florida Department of Transportation in accordance 
                with the Settlement Agreement, including in the 
                transfer solely and exclusively that Miccosukee land 
                identified in the Settlement Agreement for transfer to 
                the Florida Department of Transportation; and
                    (B) in conjunction with the land transfer referred 
                to in subparagraph (A), transfer no land other than the 
                land referred to in that subparagraph to the Florida 
                Department of Transportation; and
            (4) upon finding that all necessary conditions precedent to 
        the transfer of Florida lands from the State of Florida to the 
        United States have been or will be met so that the Agreement 
        has been or will be fulfilled but for the execution of that 
        land transfer and related land transfers, receive and accept in 
        trust for the use and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe ownership 
        of all land identified in the Settlement Agreement for transfer 
        to the United States.
    Sec. 705. Miccosukee Indian Reservation Lands. The lands 
transferred and held in trust for the Miccosukee Tribe under section 
704(4) shall be Miccosukee Indian Reservation lands.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
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