[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 163 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 163


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2003

   Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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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 Senate June 25, 2003.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.