[House Document 105-102]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 1st Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-102


 
              FISCAL YEAR 1998 BUDGET AMENDMENTS REQUEST

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

  AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1998 APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS FOR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PURSUANT TO 
                           31 U.S.C. 1106(b)





July 9, 1997.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
                             to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, July 9, 1997.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask Congress to consider the enclosed amendments to 
the FY 1998 appropriations requests for the Department of 
Energy (DOE) and the Army Corps of Engineers. The DOE proposal 
would establish an Asset Management Pilot Projects program 
within DOE and direct the Department to sell or lease five 
specific assets. For the Army Corps of Engineers, an additional 
$16 million in FY 1998 is requested for the construction of an 
emergency outlet for the Devils Lake Basin in North Dakota. The 
increased Corps of Engineers funding is offset by reductions to 
DOE's Power Marketing Administrations and by the sale of DOE 
assets. In addition, $2.5 million in funds previously requested 
for the Corps of Engineers would be used specifically for flood 
protection efforts for East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and Grand 
Forks, North Dakota.
    The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosure.




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