[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 421 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.421

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
 To reauthorize the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict 
                   Resolution, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Policy and Conflict 
Resolution Advancement Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND.

     Section 13 of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 
(20 U.S.C. 5609) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following:
    ``(b) Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund 
established by section 10 $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
through 2008, of which--
        ``(1) $3,000,000 shall be used to pay operations costs 
    (including not more than $1,000 for official reception and 
    representation expenses); and
        ``(2) $1,000,000 shall be used for grants or other appropriate 
    arrangements to pay the costs of services provided in a neutral 
    manner relating to, and to support the participation of non-Federal 
    entities (such as State and local governments, tribal governments, 
    nongovernmental organizations, and individuals) in, environmental 
    conflict resolution proceedings involving Federal agencies.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.