[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 421 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 421


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 20, 2003

                                Received

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                                 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.