[Senate Hearing 109-]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



 
  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                            FISCAL YEAR 2007

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                        THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006

                                       U.S. Senate,
           Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations,
                                                    Washington, DC.
    The subcommittee met at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-124, Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, Senator Conrad Burns (chairman) 
presiding.
    Present: Senators Burns, Allard, and Dorgan.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                        Office of the Secretary

OPENING STATEMENT OF LYNN SCARLETT, DEPUTY SECRETARY, 
            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACCOMPANIED BY:
        THOMAS WEIMER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND 
            BUDGET
        PAM HAZE, CO-DIRECTOR, BUDGET OFFICE


               opening statement of senator conrad burns


    Senator Burns. We will call the committee to order; Senator 
Dorgan may or may not show up. Depending upon what he figures 
the landscape is. I appreciate him and everything. I want to 
open up this morning, because in the Billings Gazette there's a 
story, and when I talk about public lands and why they're very 
important to us in Montana, and how they're handled and how 
they're managed, and all of this thing, one has to remember 
that the government would like to take credit for improved 
range conditions. But there was an organization that was 
started just after World War II, that was funded by the 
ranchers that had done most of the improvements on ground like 
BLM. It was called the Society for Range Management. Some of us 
will probably remember that organization and the work they did, 
conservation districts, and this type of thing, and they were 
primarily responsible for putting water in areas, where they 
had no water before, and improvements of the range and then 
they also established at that time range management studies at 
our Land grant colleges across the country. Anyway this morning 
there was a lady that had just passed away, in Garfield County. 
Garfield County is a huge county but it only has 900 hearty 
residents up there, in fact they only have one high school. 
That used to be a boarding school years ago, when you took your 
high school students to school on Monday morning you didn't see 
them until after the football game was over on Friday night. 
Now some folks would think that was a pretty good deal, but 
nonetheless when you live on ranches, you know you've got to 
have some help around, but they couldn't run buses because the 
county's so large and of course and very sparsely populated.
    But there was a lady who died she was 94 years old, in 
Garfield County, and I remember her and her mother, and even 
her father. Years ago they ranched out north of Sands Springs 
in the Missouri Breaks. When you were at the Pense Ranch you 
were outdoors. I mean it was just outside. When Mr. Pense died, 
he had a stroke, and was bedridden for 3 years. Their house had 
a dirt floor, they wet it down every morning, and swept it 
every morning, and in that huge kitchen was a big heat stove 
that sat on rocks, and a cooking range, and that was their 
heat. People say, well my gosh how cold in the winter it would 
get there, and I said well you know, basically it was warmer in 
that particular room, than in any room in any house you ever 
seen, because no cold air could get under it. Like if you had a 
floor and you had cold air under it, why your floor would get 
cold. I can remember those days as a kid on the farm. But 
basically it was very cozy and toasty, but I remember these two 
women, and how after Roy died how they carried on on that 
ranch. This is a pioneer family that is slowly slipping into 
our past, and they reach way back into the years where there 
was no electricity, there was no such thing as running water, 
or anything. They were really people of the land, and hearty 
people in a very very hard country as far as the elements were 
concerned. I don't think anybody has any appreciation; I used 
to do a lot of business with them when I was in Billings 
Livestock Commission Company, and Mrs. Pense would call you up, 
and she had lost her hearing, the mother had, and she used to 
call up and she used to just yell into the telephone, and we're 
sending you a load of cattle, when I at Billings Livestock 
Commission Company, now they couldn't ride horses, and they had 
no way, and they hired no one. So what they would do, what 
cattle they had on the ranch they would lure them into traps 
with feed, and then they'd close the gate, and call up a man 
that was in the trucking business in Jordan, Montana, and he'd 
come out, so whatever walked off of that truck was what you 
got. It was just anything and everything.
    But I just wanted to make note of that, and that it be in 
the record, because I was saddened by her passing. But 94 is a 
long life, and especially under the conditions that those folks 
live in, up on the Missouri River, that runs across the 
northern part of the State, into the Missouri Breaks, what we 
call the Missouri Breaks. You'll remember there was a movie 
with Marlon Brando that come out years ago with that name, the 
Missouri Breaks, it was a horse story. It was horses--they used 
to bring a lot of horses out from Canada, across through the 
Missouri Breaks on their way to Mile City, because Mile City, 
Fort Keogh there was a remount station for the Army.
    So the history of that country is very interesting, but I'm 
sad to see that Little Rosie has passed on, and slipped into 
the past and so it's a passing of an era that we have to live 
with in Montana. It's kind of the history of our State.
    Thank you for coming this morning, subcommittee. We're to 
discuss the Interior's fiscal year 2007 budget.
    I'd like to welcome our three witnesses: Lynn Scarlett, 
Deputy Secretary of the Interior, nice to have you with us this 
morning; Thomas Weimer, Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Management, and Budget; and of course Pam Haze Co-Director of 
the Budget Office. So we welcome you here this morning.
    The request for the Department totals about $10.5 billion--
$9.6 billion of which is under this subcommittee's 
jurisdiction, this amounts to about a 1.8 percent decrease 
compared to the fiscal year 2006. Of course there are some of 
us on the committee that have a little bit of a problem with 
that, but I think we can work through it and still stay with 
what the President wants to do. It all boils down to 
priorities, where we spend our money, where we don't spend our 
money.
    In the context of the broader budget situation and our 
emphasis on defense and homeland security this reduction may 
not sound so dramatic but as we get into the details, it's 
obvious we're going to have some issues with the Department's 
budget as we go forward. For example, after years of ramping up 
the PILT program to get closer to its authorized level, this 
budget proposes to slash it by $35 million--from $233 million 
back to $198 million. That would be the lowest level of funding 
for this program since fiscal year 2000. As a former county 
commissioner myself, I can tell you that is going in the wrong 
direction.
    There are a number of other reductions that concern me. The 
Construction accounts of the Park Service and Fish and Wildlife 
Service have been cut by $85 million and $26 million, 
respectively. Funding for Indian school construction has been 
cut by $49 million.
    In the Wildland Fire budget, the fuels reduction program is 
proposed to be cut by $8.3 million and the rural fire 
assistance program that gives grants and technical assistance 
to local firefighting departments is reduced by $10 million. I 
think that is short-sighted, and I'll tell you why these local 
departments are frequently the first ones to arrive at a fire 
and they often put them out before they turn into disasters 
that can cost tens of millions of dollars. I'm happy to see 
that some important programs in the budget are proposed to 
receive significant increases.
    For example, $26.5 million in the Bureau of Land Management 
and $11.3 million in the Minerals Management Service--both for 
the purpose of enhancing domestic oil and natural gas 
production, on and offshore. I know that the BLM has had an 
enormous increase in the number of Applications for Permits to 
Drill (APD's) over the last few years so I think it's wise that 
you've added money to address this workload. By processing more 
APD's we not only provide more oil and gas to the marketplace 
but also provide more royalties to the States and the Federal 
Treasury. I think a lot of folks don't realize how important of 
a money maker minerals management is. In fact it's about the 
only one in the Federal Government that does make money. So the 
investment there is welcomed and I think it's important.
    Other important program increases include $25.4 million for 
Indian land consolidation to reduce the growing fractionation 
of Indian interests in lands. If we don't begin to get control 
of this dramatic increase, the Federal Government will continue 
to struggle in meeting its trust responsibilities to the Indian 
community.
    Finally, the fire suppression budget is proposed to receive 
an increase of $26.3 million. While I believe it is wise to 
budget for the 10-year average for fire suppression costs as 
the Department has done, I'd like to see this number start to 
come down as we do more fuels reduction projects to reduce fire 
danger. I'd also like to hear what administrative measures you 
have put in place, or plan to put in place, to reduce our 
skyrocketing firefighting costs. I get the feeling every now 
and again that that's a cottage industry, that just--that is 
just skyrocketing out of control.
    Before I conclude my remarks, I'd like to thank the folks 
at the Department of the Interior who are helping us deal with 
a serious problem we have with wolf predation in Eastern 
Montana. Wolves have recently killed or wounded dozens of sheep 
in McCone and Garfield Counties. We just can't afford that. I 
mean when you lose 40 or 50 head of sheep you know, one wolf, I 
think there's got to be two, but I'm guessing, that's purely 
speculation, why we think we've got a big problem. In other 
words, ranching business is tough enough without taking a loss 
like that.
    I sent a letter to the Secretary asking for help in dealing 
with this problem. The Department clarified that State wildlife 
officials and affected ranchers had the authority to shoot 
those predators that are preying on livestock. I appreciate how 
quickly the Department responded to my request and how well 
your people have worked with State and local officials, as well 
as the ranching community, to address this issue. I really 
appreciate that.
    We have a busy committee schedule this morning, so I'll 
stop here and simply say thank you all for appearing here 
today. I look forward to hearing your testimony and discussing 
the Department's 2007 budget with you. Ms. Scarlett, thank you 
very much and we're looking forward to your testimony. Oh I'm 
sorry. Senator Allard, you're pretty stealthy this morning.
    Senator Allard. Mr. Chairman, I snuck in while you had your 
back turned.
    Senator Burns. That's the way it always happens.


                   STATEMENT OF SENATOR WAYNE ALLARD


    Senator Allard. I just have a brief comment or two, first 
of all I want to thank you for holding the hearing today, Mr. 
Chairman. I am also pleased to have a chance to discuss the 
budget for the Department of the Interior, and even though 
she's not with us here today, I would also like to recognize 
Secretary Gale Norton, and her efforts at the Department and 
under her guidance, the Department has made many strides 
forward. I think she has done an exceptional job in handling an 
agency that's very important to Colorado and the Nation. 
Specifically I want to thank her for the work that she and the 
rest of the administration has done to protect State water 
rights and to foster an atmosphere of cooperation and 
impressive mandates.


                           PREPARED STATEMENT


    I think that we're all aware that this is going to be 
another tough budget year Mr. Chairman, and that's why hearings 
such as this are so important. So I look forward to working 
with you and the rest of the committee again this year, Mr. 
Chairman, to see that worthy projects and programs continue to 
be funded in a responsible manner. Thank you.
    [The statement follows:]

               Prepared Statement of Senator Wayne Allard

    Thank you, Chairman Burns, for holding this important hearing. 
Colorado's abundance of forests make this a very significant hearing to 
me.
    Undersecretary Rey and Chief Bosworth, I thank you for your 
appearance before the subcommittee today, it is good to see both of you 
again. The role the Forest Service plays in managing our public lands 
is of particular interest to the people of Colorado.
    I hope the committee will indulge me as I am about to brag about my 
home State for a moment. I think that I am one of the luckiest people 
in Washington D.C. Not only do I get to serve the people of Colorado, 
but I am fortunate enough to have incredibly beautiful and unique lands 
in my home State. Colorado is home to 13 National Forests. This is more 
than almost any other State. These forests provide countless scenic 
vistas, unequaled hunting, fishing, and camping opportunities, and the 
Nation's most popular skiing. In fact not only does the nation's most 
visited ski resort lie in Colorado, but 3 of the top 5 most visited ski 
areas call Colorado home.
    But the importance of Colorado's forests goes far beyond 
recreational opportunities. Our National Forests are a cornerstone of 
Colorado's economy. Hunting and fishing alone contribute over $1 
billion to Colorado's economy every year, with much of this money going 
to rural communities. This and other forest related industries pump 
billions of dollars into Colorado's economy and employ one of the 
states largest segments of the workforce.
    But perhaps the most important thing is that Colorado's forests 
also contain 4 major watersheds, the Arkansas, Upper Colorado, Rio 
Grande and Missouri (or South Platte), that supply water to 19 western 
states. Colorado can truly be called the Headwaters State. With the 
obvious exception of Hawaii it is the only State where all of the 
rivers flow out of the State's borders.
    Now I have to turn to the bad news. Areas of the State continue to 
suffer from drought conditions, and the potential for catastrophic 
fires is very high again this year.
    To compound this problem Colorado currently has 1.5 million acres 
that are suffering from the effects of beetle kill.
    Timber sales are thought by many resource managers to be the single 
most effective tool available to the Forest Service to mitigate 
against--or treat during--episodes like bark beetle epidemics. But the 
Forest Service doesn't seem to be getting enough money to the national 
forests in Colorado to combat the problem. We've got a sawmill in 
Montrose that's running at half capacity and another one just across 
the State line in Saratoga, Wyoming, that's closed because they don't 
have enough timber.
    That said, I support the proposed increase in the forest products 
line item and applaud the emphasis on forest plan implementation. I 
will have a question regarding this matter when we get to that portion 
of this hearing.
    Thank you again, Mr. Chairman.

    Senator Burns. Now we'll hear from Ms. Scarlett though, 
thank you very much for coming this morning we look forward to 
your testimony.

                SUMMARY STATEMENT OF HON. LYNN SCARLETT

    Ms. Scarlett. Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, 
thank you for this opportunity to present the President's 2007 
budget for the Interior Department. I thank you for accepting 
my testimony on behalf of Secretary Gale Norton, tomorrow will 
be her last day at the Interior Department. I would also like 
to acknowledge her outstanding leadership and service to the 
American public and this Nation. As we look forward to the 
confirmation of our next Secretary of the Interior, I want you 
to know that I will do my best in the interim to guide the 
Department, fulfill its responsibilities and work with the 
Congress to serve the public.
    I have with me today, Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Management, and Budget Tom Weimer, and also Pam Haze our Deputy 
Budget Director, who will be taking the place of John Trezise 
who announced he will be retiring after 35 years with the 
Department.
    Mr. Chairman, Interior's responsibilities are vast and 
varied. We face challenges that come with the obligation to 
provide energy, recreation opportunities, water, stewardship of 
this Nation's unique natural, cultural and historic places. We 
face the complexities of Indian Trust Management and the 
fulfillment of our Indian Trust Responsibilities.
    Our budget request for programs funded in the Interior 
Appropriations Act is $9.6 billion. This is $191 million or 1.9 
percent below the 2006 enacted level. Amidst this set of 
complex and extensive responsibilities we set several key goals 
in our budget. First, recognizing the importance of fiscal 
prudence, we are striving to restrain budget spending to help 
halve the deficit by 2009 as President Bush has pledged.
    Within these constraints we propose to fund $126 million 
for fixed cost increases which covers 70 percent of anticipated 
2007 pay raises. Second we seek to implement Energy Policy act 
provisions and help meet the energy needs of the nation. Our 
budget includes $68 million for energy programs--that is a $44 
million increase over 2006.

                                 ENERGY

    As you are aware we have seen a doubling of natural gas 
spot prices since 2004, resulting for farmers in a 100 percent 
increase in their fertilizer costs. One of the best 
opportunities in the near term to augment domestic natural gas 
supplies is on Bureau of Land Management lands. Basins in five 
western States contain an estimated 139 trillion cubic feet of 
natural gas--enough to heat 55 million homes for almost 30 
years. A $9 million increase for the Bureau of Land Management, 
coupled with improved management will enable the Bureau of Land 
Management to improve inspection and monitoring and process a 
record 12,000 applications for permits to drill, that is more 
than double the number received in 2003.

                        COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION

    Mr. Chairman, the Interior Department also holds 
significant conservation responsibilities; we propose to 
maintain a strong conservation commitment through cooperative 
conservation, placing partnerships and citizen stewardship at 
the center of our efforts. Our 2007 budget includes $322 
million for Cooperative Conservation programs. That is an 
increase of $10 million over 2006. We believe these grant 
programs are not simply nice to do, they are essential if we 
are to fulfill our endangered species act responsibilities and 
achieve the Nation's conservation goals.
    Over 80 percent of species reside on non Federal lands. 
Water flows across public and private lands, invasive weeds 
know no jurisdictional boundaries. These grants make a big 
difference, our Private Stewardship and Landowner Incentive 
grants have funded some 900 projects with 1,500 partners. We 
propose to fund these two programs at $34 million. In addition 
to joining with citizen stewards to protect wildlife and 
habitat, Interior is steward of our Nation's historic and 
cultural legacy. The 2007 budget includes $32 million for 
locally focused historic preservation and heritage tourism. We 
propose combining the Preserve America program, Save America's 
Treasures and the Heritage Partnership program under a unifying 
theme.

                        INDIAN TRUST MANAGEMENT

    A third priority is to improve Indian Trust Management and 
fulfill our trust responsibilities to Indian Country. From 2001 
to 2006, Interior will have invested $3.4 billion to manage, 
reform, and improve Indian Trust programs. This investment is 
making a difference. We re-engineered trust business practices, 
and in addition, are generating the first comprehensive rewrite 
of regulations in at least 30 years.
    The 2007 budget will invest an additional $537 million in 
trust programs. That is a net program increase of $30 million 
over the 2006 appropriation. This request includes an increase 
to reduce the backlog in probate cases, and it also increases 
our ability to make improvements in the cadastral survey of 
Indian lands. The budget includes an increase of $25 million in 
the Indian Land Consolidation program bringing the total of 
that program to $60 million.
    We are targeting that program to our most highly 
fractionated tracts at 10 specific locations. We also are 
continuing to improve our work on historical trust accounting. 
We have ample evidence that most monies collected for 
individual Indians were distributed in the correct amounts to 
the correct recipients.
    The budget requests $56 million for Historical Accounting--
that is the same as was appropriated in 2006. The ability of a 
Tribe to contract or compact for Bureau of Indian Affairs 
operated programs is a key factor in strengthening Indian self-
determination. Tribes indicate that lack of full funding for 
administrative and management costs is a deterrent to 
contracting.
    To address this concern the 2007 budget includes a $19 
million increase to fully fund indirect contract support costs.

                                HAZARDS

    One additional priority merits special attention. 
Recognizing the many challenges presented by natural hazards, 
we propose to enhance hazards information, relevance, and 
dissemination. More Americans are now at risk of experiencing 
severe impacts of natural hazards than at any other time in our 
Nation's history. The budget for USGS includes a multi-hazards 
pilot initiative funded by a $2 million increase and a $4 
million redirection through workforce restructuring.

                               LANDSAT 8

    The 2007 budget also includes a $16 million increase to 
complete the design and start work on development on the ground 
system for a new earth observing satellite, Landsat 8.
    As I conclude, let me underscore that fulfilling our 
responsibilities is not simply about more dollars, it is about 
better management.

                               MANAGEMENT

    Management remains a major focus with significant progress. 
In the realm of information technology for example, despite 
some reports in the media, we have made major progress. We 
hired an outside entity to rate us and the results of that 
report were that our security was adequate. We are however 
continuing to work with our Inspector General to focus on 
additional priority areas of concern that he has identified.

                           PREPARED STATEMENT

    Mr. Chairman, Senator Dorgan and other members of this 
subcommittee I look forward to working with you and would be 
happy to answer any questions.
    Senator Burns. Thank you very much. Are you the only one 
that's going to make statements this morning?
    Ms. Scarlett. Yes.
    [The statement follows:]

                Prepared Statement of Hon. Lynn Scarlett

    Good morning. Thank you for inviting me to discuss the fiscal year 
2007 budget for the Department of the Interior. I appreciate the 
opportunity to highlight our priorities and key goals.
    Through its multi-faceted mission and geographically dispersed 
services, Interior maintains and improves the Nation's natural and 
cultural resources, economic vitality, and community well being. 
Interior's 70,000 employees and 200,000 volunteers live and work in the 
communities, large and small, that they serve. They deliver programs 
through partnerships and cooperative relationships that engage and 
include States, Tribes, local communities, citizens, groups, and 
businesses.
    The challenges of the Interior Department cut a broad swathe, with 
their breadth indicative of the complexity and extent of Interior's 
mission. They are also indicative of Interior's presence at 2,400 
locations from which we manage one in every five acres of the United 
States.
    We face the complexity of working with seven states to manage 
Colorado River waters. We encounter the inevitable challenges of 
providing recreation opportunities, access to energy resources, and 
preservation of the Nation's unique natural, cultural and historic 
resources. We work with 561 Indian tribes. We respond to emergencies 
such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, applying the expertise of our 
incident command teams coordinated out of the National Interagency Fire 
Center. We face the challenges that come from transitioning away from 
costly, duplicative financial and business management systems that 
include over 107 real property data bases, 16 financial systems, and 27 
acquisition systems.
    Facing these challenges requires more integrated management and an 
integrated strategic plan. The plan defines four mission categories-
resource protection, resource use, recreation, and serving communities. 
Partnerships, management excellence, and science provide the 
foundations for achieving our four mission goals and serving the public 
well.
    Using the strategic plan as a road map, the Department met or 
exceeded goals for 69 percent of its annual performance measures in 
2005. Since 2001, the Department has:
  --Completed nearly 6,000 national park facility improvements and 
        maintained high park visitor satisfaction rates, according to 
        surveys;
  --Helped meet the Nation's energy needs by nearly doubling annual 
        energy permit processing on Federal lands;
  --Advanced cooperative conservation through Private Stewardship and 
        Landowner Incentive grants that have funded 943 projects with 
        1,466 partners;
  --Protected habitat on 8.8 million acres managed through 
        partnerships; and
  --Improved forest health on 5.6 million acres of Interior-managed 
        lands through the Healthy Forests Initiative, a 108 percent 
        increase over the previous five years.
    We crafted our 2007 budget through a broad analysis of base 
programs, consideration of cost and performance information, financial 
information, staffing, and the budgetary benefits of more effective and 
efficient utilization of resources. These efforts shaped the budget by 
highlighting the effect of resource allocation decisions on strategic 
goals and identifying opportunities to realign priorities and improve 
efficiency.
    The 2007 budget seeks to maintain performance across the 
Department's strategic plan goals and improve performance in areas that 
are high-priority Administration initiatives, within the context of the 
President's commitment to reduce the deficit by more than half by 2009. 
The 2007 budget incorporates Program Assessment Rating Tool reviews and 
program evaluations that assess whether programs are well-managed and 
have clear goals.
    Although the details of the respective missions of Interior's 
bureaus and offices differ, the central focus is the same. A focus on 
excellent performance requires mission clarity, good metrics, and 
management excellence. Management excellence requires a focused 
approach to maintaining and enhancing program results, making wise 
management choices, routinely examining the effectiveness and 
efficiency of programs, finding effective means to coordinate and 
leverage resources, and continuously introducing and evaluating process 
and technology improvements.
    The 2007 budget reflects the Department's commitment to these 
management strategies and management excellence.

                            BUDGET OVERVIEW

    The 2007 budget request for current appropriations is $10.5 
billion. Permanent funding that becomes available as a result of 
existing legislation without further action by the Congress will 
provide an additional $5.6 billion, for a total 2007 Interior budget of 
$16.1 billion.
    The 2007 current appropriations request is a decrease of $392.2 
million, or 3.6 percent below the 2006 funding level. If emergency 
hurricane supplemental funding is not counted, the 2007 request is a 
decrease of $321.9 million or 2.9 percent below the 2006 level.
    For programs funded by this Subcommittee, the 2007 request includes 
$9.6 billion, a decrease of $190.9 million, or 1.9 percent from the 
2006 level, excluding the emergency hurricane supplemental.
    Receipts collected by the Department in 2007 are projected to be 
$17 billion, an increase of $99.4 million over 2006. That amount is 
$6.5 billion more than Interior's current appropriations request and 
nearly $1 billion more than the total 2007 Interior budget.

                            2005 HURRICANES

    In addition to the funds requested in the budget, on February 16, 
2006, the President sent the Congress a supplemental funding request 
for hurricane recovery. The supplemental includes $216 million for 
Interior agencies. With these funds, Interior's agencies will conduct 
clean-up and debris removal and repair and reconstruction of facilities 
at park units, refuges, and USGS science facilities. The request 
includes funds to repair levees, dikes, and water control structures 
that provide wildlife habitat and support flood control for New 
Orleans. These actions will allow us to open roads, bridges, and trails 
to the public, repair visitor centers and exhibits, and reconstruct 
water control structures to host migratory bird populations and other 
wildlife. The supplemental also includes funding for MMS to restore its 
operations in New Orleans.

                       MAINTAINING CORE PROGRAMS

    The Department manages over 500 million acres and some 40,000 
facilities at 2,400 operating locations. These responsibilities engage 
Interior as a principal manager of real property and other assets that 
require ongoing maintenance, direct services to public lands visitors, 
and ongoing activities to ensure public access, use, and enjoyment.
    In order to deliver these services, the 2007 budget includes 
funding for pay and health benefits, other nondiscretionary cost 
increases for workers, unemployment compensation payments, rental 
payments for leased space, and operation of centralized administrative 
and business systems. Providing for these costs will allow the 
Department to maintain performance across strategic goals, improve 
performance in priority areas, and effectively serve the public.
    The budget includes $125.9 million for nondiscretionary, fixed cost 
increases. Of this total, two-thirds, or $82.5 million, will cover 70 
percent of anticipated 2007 pay raises. The budget assumes a January 
2007 pay increase of 2.2 percent.
    In addition to paying for nondiscretionary fixed costs, the budget 
includes focused investments for tools to enable the department's 
employees to do their jobs more efficiently and generate long-term cost 
savings, including implementation of standardized systems and 
streamlined business practices. One of these investments is the 
Financial and Business Management System. The 2007 budget includes 
$22.2 million to continue deployment of this integrated financial and 
business management system that will facilitate the retirement of 
duplicative, outdated legacy systems.

                        PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS

    The 2007 budget maintains and improves performance across the 
Department's strategic goals to achieve healthy lands and water, 
thriving communities, and dynamic economies throughout the Nation. Key 
goals for 2007 include:
  --Enhancing America's energy supplies through responsible energy 
        development and continued implementation of the Energy Policy 
        Act;
  --Building on successful partnerships across the country and 
        expanding opportunities for conservation that leverage Federal 
        investments;
  --Continuing to advance trust reform;
  --Coordinating existing efforts under a unified program that focuses 
        on high-priority historic and cultural protection under the 
        Preserve America umbrella;
  --Preventing crises and conflicts over water in the West through 
        Water 2025;
  --Continuing to reduce risks to communities and the environment from 
        wildland fires; and
  --Providing scientific information to advance knowledge of our 
        surroundings.
    As part of the President's effort to reduce the budget deficit by 
half over five years, the 2007 budget for the Department makes 
difficult choices to terminate or reduce funding for programs that are 
less central to the Department's core missions, have ambiguous goals, 
duplicate activities of other agencies, or require a lower level of 
effort because key goals have been achieved. Terminations and 
reductions include lower priorities and earmarks enacted in 2006. For 
example, the 2007 budget reduces funding for the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund State Assistance Grant program. These grants support 
State and local parks that have alternative sources of funding through 
State revenues and bonds. In addition, a PART review found the current 
program could not adequately measure performance or demonstrate clear 
results.

                           ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

    The Department's energy programs play a critical role in providing 
access to domestic oil, gas, and other energy resources. To enhance 
domestic production, the 2007 budget proposes an increase of $43.2 
million to implement the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and continue 
progress on the President's National Energy Policy. In total, the 
budget includes $467.5 million for the Department's energy programs.
    APD Processing--In 2003, under Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
requirements, the Department issued a report identifying five basins in 
Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico as containing the 
largest onshore reserves of natural gas in the country and the second 
largest domestic resource base after the Outer Continental Shelf. These 
onshore basins contain an estimated 139 trillion cubic feet of natural 
gas, enough to heat 55 million homes for almost 30 years. These 
resources offer the best opportunity to augment domestic energy 
supplies in the short term-an important step to moderating the doubling 
we have seen in natural gas spot prices since 2005. Those price 
increases have resulted in 100 percent increases for farmer's 
fertilizer costs; over 20 percent increases in transportation costs for 
some schools; and have deterred investment by some high-paying 
manufacturers in the United States.
    Before any leasing for oil and gas production can occur on the 
public lands in these areas, the Bureau of Land Management must have a 
land-use plan in place. Beginning in 2001, with the support of 
Congress, BLM initiated the largest effort in its history to revise or 
amend all of its 162 resource management plans. Within areas designated 
in plans as appropriate for mineral development, BLM has made a 
concerted effort to bring additional oil and gas supplies to market. In 
2002, 2.1 Tcf were produced from Federal, non-Indian lands. In 2003 and 
2004, 2.2 Tcf and 3.1 Tcf, respectively, were produced from these 
lands.
    The BLM is experiencing a steady increase in the demand for 
drilling permits. In 2000, BLM received 3,977 applications for permits 
to drill. In 2005, BLM received 8,351 APDs. The bureau estimates that 
in 2006, it will receive in excess of 9,300 permit applications, more 
than double the number processed five years ago. To address this 
demand, BLM has taken steps to ensure that drilling permit applications 
are processed promptly, while at the same time ensuring that 
environmental protections are fully addressed. These measures, along 
with increased funding, have allowed BLM to make significant progress 
in acting on permit applications. In 2005, BLM processed 7,736 
applications, nearly 4,000 more than it was able to process in 2000.
    Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act established a pilot program at 
seven BLM field offices that currently handle 70 percent of the 
drilling permit application workload. The pilot program is testing new 
management strategies designed to further improve the efficiency of 
processing permit applications. The Energy Policy Act provides enhanced 
funding for the pilot offices from oil and gas rental receipts. During 
2006, with more efficient processes and authorities and funding 
provided through Section 365, BLM anticipates processing over 10,000 
permits.
    The efforts of BLM have achieved significant results. Almost 4,700 
new onshore wells were started in 2005. This level of activity is 56 
percent higher than in 2002.
    For 2007, the budget proposes an increase of $9.2 million to focus 
on the oil and gas workload in BLM's non-pilot offices, which are also 
experiencing a sharp and sustained increase in the demand for APDs. 
This increase will provide $4.3 million for drilling permit processing 
and $2.8 million for inspection and enforcement activities. It will 
also provide $2.1 million for monitoring activities. The budget also 
includes $471,000 for the Fish and Wildlife Service to increase 
consultation work with the non-pilot offices.
    With the funding proposed for 2007, we expect that BLM pilot and 
non-pilot offices will collectively be capable of processing nearly 
12,000 APDs and conducting over 26,000 inspections in 2007.
    The budget assumes continuation through 2007 of the enhanced 
funding for pilot offices from oil and gas receipts to facilitate a 
smooth transition to funding from drilling permit processing fees, 
effective September 30, 2007. Legislation to be proposed by the 
Administration will allow a rulemaking to phase in full cost recovery 
for APDs, beginning with a fee amount that will generate an estimated 
$20 million in 2008, fully replacing the amount provided by the Energy 
Policy Act.
    Alaska North Slope--The most promising area for significant long-
term oil discoveries and dramatic gains in domestic production in the 
United States is the Alaska North Slope. The U.S. Geological Survey 
estimates a 95 percent probability that at least 5.7 billion barrels of 
technically recoverable undiscovered oil are in the ANWR coastal plain 
and five percent probability of at least 16 billion barrels. USGS 
estimates the mean or expected value is 10.36 billion barrels of 
technically recoverable undiscovered oil. At $55 a barrel, more than 90 
percent of the assessed technically recoverable resource estimate is 
thought to be economically viable. At peak production, ANWR could 
produce about one billion barrels of oil a day, about 20 percent of our 
domestic daily production and more oil than any State, including Texas 
and Louisiana.
    The 2007 budget assumes the Congress will enact legislation in 2006 
to open ANWR to energy exploration and development with a first lease 
sale held in 2008 and a second in 2010. The budget estimates that these 
two lease sales will generate a combined $8.0 billion bonus revenues, 
including $7.0 billion from the 2008 lease sale.
    The 2007 budget includes an increase of $12.4 million for BLM 
energy management activities on the Alaska North Slope. The additional 
funds will support the required environmental analyses and other 
preparatory work in advance of a first ANWR lease sale in 2008. The 
requested increase will also support BLM's leasing, inspection, and 
monitoring program in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and BLM's 
participation in the North Slope Science Initiative authorized by the 
Energy Policy Act. In addition, a significant share of the $12.4 
million increase will be used by BLM to respond to the environmental 
threat posed by abandoned legacy wells and related infrastructure on 
the North Slope.
    Outer Continental Shelf Development--Deepwater areas of the Gulf of 
Mexico currently account for 17 percent of domestic oil and six percent 
of domestic gas production. However, over the next decade, oil 
production in the Gulf is expected to increase by 43 percent and 
natural gas by 13 percent. The increase will come from deepwater and 
greater depths below the ocean floor. The 2007 budget includes an 
increase of $2.1 million for OCS development, to allow MMS to keep pace 
with the surge in exploration and development in the deepwater areas of 
the Gulf and $1.5 million for OCS environmental impact statements on 
future lease sales.
    New Innovations in Energy Development--The 2007 budget includes an 
increase of $6.5 million for MMS's new responsibilities under the 
Energy Policy Act for offshore renewable energy development. MMS will 
establish a comprehensive program for regulatory oversight of new and 
innovative renewable energy projects on the OCS, including four 
alternative energy projects for which permit applications were 
previously under review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    Oil shale resources represent an abundant energy source that could 
contribute significantly to the Nation's domestic energy supply. Oil 
shale underlying a total area of 16,000 square miles in Colorado, Utah, 
and Wyoming represents the largest known concentration of oil shale in 
the world. This area may contain in place the equivalent of 1.2 to 2 
trillion barrels of oil, several times the proven oil reserves of Saudi 
Arabia. The budget proposes a $3.3 million increase, for a total 
program of $4.3 million, to enable BLM to accelerate implementation of 
an oil shale development program leading to a commercial leasing 
program by the end of 2008, in compliance with section 369 of the 
Energy Policy Act. This request is accompanied by $500,000 budgeted for 
USGS to determine the size, quality, and quantity of oil shale deposits 
in the United States.
    Gas hydrates, found in some of the world's most remote regions such 
as the Arctic and deepwater oceans, could dramatically alter the global 
balance of world energy supply. The estimated volume of natural gas 
occurring in hydrate form is immense, possibly exceeding the combined 
value of all other fossil fuels.
    The 2007 budget includes a $1.9 million package of increases for 
gas hydrate research and development by MMS, BLM, and USGS. This will 
fund a coordinated effort in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Slope of 
Alaska to accelerate research, resource modeling, assessment, and 
characterization of hydrates as a commercially viable source of energy.

                      PARTNERSHIPS IN CONSERVATION

    The 2007 budget proposes $2.6 billion for resource protection 
activities that improve the health of natural landscapes, sustain 
biological communities, and protect cultural and heritage resources. 
Key initiatives in resource protection include:
    Cooperative Conservation Programs--At field locations throughout 
the country, bureau employees and volunteers are learning by doing, 
working side-by-side with neighbors, and tapping into best practices 
from others working on similar issues. By working with local 
communities, Interior employees benefit from local knowledge, ideas, 
and assistance to achieve conservation results that can transcend 
jurisdictional boundaries. At the national level, conservation 
partnerships leverage resources, broaden our knowledge base, and help 
coordinate actions to achieve strategic goals. These grants are a 
central conduit for implementing the Department's ESA responsibilities, 
since over 80 percent of endangered and threatened species are found on 
non-federal lands.
    Under the broad framework of Executive Order 13352, the Chairman of 
the White House Council on Environmental Quality convened a White House 
Conference on Cooperative Conservation. The Departments of the 
Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense, and the Environmental 
Protection Agency co-hosted the event. On August 29-31, 2005, 
representatives from the public and private sectors convened in St. 
Louis, Missouri to discuss the advancement of this cooperative 
conservation vision. The conference emphasized the need to create a 
culture of responsibility to enhance opportunities for citizen stewards 
to work together. To improve its partnering efforts in cooperative 
conservation, the Department is developing and utilizing government 
tools that inspire and complement citizen stewardship and environmental 
entrepreneurship.
    From 2002 through 2006, Interior's conservation partnership 
programs have provided $2.1 billion. These programs leverage Federal 
funding, typically providing a non-Federal match of 50 percent or more. 
The 2007 budget includes $322.3 million to support continued 
partnership success through a suite of grant and technical assistance 
programs.
    The FWS administers natural resource grants to governmental, 
public, and private organizations, groups, and individuals that focus 
on at-risk species and their habitats. The Landowner Incentive and 
Private Stewardship programs are funded at a total of $33.8 million, an 
increase of $4.9 million from 2006. Through these programs, Interior 
employees work with States, Tribes, communities, and landowners to 
provide incentives to conserve sensitive habitats, while maintaining 
the fabric of the local communities and continuing traditional land 
management practices such as farming and ranching.
    The North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, the Cooperative 
Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and State and Tribal Wildlife 
grants program are funded at a total of $196.3 million, an increase of 
$9.4 million over 2006. This includes a $7.2 million increase for State 
and Tribal Wildlife Grants, which contains $5 million for a new 
competitive component of the program.
    Challenge cost share programs in the Fish and Wildlife Service, the 
National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management are funded at 
$20.3 million. These cost share programs give the land management 
agencies opportunities to work together and with adjacent communities, 
landowners, and other citizens to achieve common conservation goals. 
The 2007 proposal represents an increase of $1.6 million.
    The Fish and Wildlife Service budget also includes $11.8 million, 
an increase of $1.0 million, for joint ventures. The increase will 
result in a 1.1 million acre increase in the number of acres of 
landscapes and watersheds managed through partnerships and networked 
lands. The budget includes $13.0 million for the Coastal program, 
providing an increase of $604,000 for general program activities to 
address the growing demand for habitat conservation activities for FWS 
trust species. In 2007, coastal program activities will also expand to 
address the decline of aquatic habitat in areas such as the Gulf Coast, 
affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
    Sustaining Biological Communities--The Department's 2007 budget 
request includes $60.0 million for invasive species and continues the 
government-wide, performance-based crosscut budget effort that began in 
2004. The budget provides an increase of $994,000 for work in three 
priority geo-regional areas: South Florida, the Northern Great Plains, 
and the Rio Grande River Basin. The 2007 budget will focus on invasive 
species that present significant threats to ecosystem health, including 
lygodium, leafy spurge, and tamarisk.
    National Fish Habitat Initiative--The Fish and Wildlife Service has 
brought together States, Tribes, and others to develop a coordinated 
plan to implement a geographically-focused, partnership effort to 
protect, restore, and enhance aquatic habitats and reverse the decline 
of fish and aquatic species. The 2007 budget includes $3.0 million for 
the National Fish Habitat Initiative, an increase of $2.0 million. This 
effort is modeled on the North American Waterfowl Management Plan Joint 
Ventures and will harness the energies and expertise of existing 
partnerships to improve aquatic habitat health.
    Klamath River Basin--The 2007 budget includes $63.4 million for 
Klamath Basin restoration activities, a $7.8 million increase over 
2006. Through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, FWS will 
restore stream channel and riparian habitat in the Upper Klamath Basin 
partnering with local landowners, conservation organizations, and other 
Federal entities to improve habitat for species such as bull trout and 
restore lakeshore wetlands for Lost River and shortnose suckers.
    In 2007, through its Partners program, FWS will begin a new $2.0 
million Lower Klamath Basin initiative. Funding will be used to provide 
fish passage on tributaries; fencing for riparian areas along streams; 
assessment and monitoring of disease, particularly in juvenile fish; 
and restoration of stream channels from former mining excavations. The 
2007 budget also includes $3.5 million to acquire and restore 
agricultural lands adjacent to Upper Klamath Lake to provide quality 
habitat for larval and juvenile suckers and a host of native 
waterbirds, improve water quality for the lake and downstream 
anadromous fish, and increase water storage in the lake.

                            INDIAN PROGRAMS

    Trust Responsibilities--The budget provides $536.0 million to 
continue the Department's ongoing efforts to reform management of its 
fiduciary obligations to Tribes and individual Indians, to continue 
historical accounting efforts for trust funds, and to reduce the 
exponentially growing costs of maintaining fractionated interests of 
Indian lands.
    The 2007 budget continues funding for efforts initiated in 2002 to 
re-engineer trust business processes. The comprehensive changes 
underway are intended to bring about dramatic improvements in the 
management of fiduciary trust assets and better meet the needs of 
individual Indians and Tribes. A comprehensive and systematic plan 
known as the Fiduciary Trust Model is guiding reform efforts, including 
reorganization of Interior's fiduciary trust offices to improve service 
delivery and enhance accountability of trust operations. Working in 
partnership with beneficiaries to implement the FTM, Interior has 
implemented changes in operations and staffing at agencies and many 
other changes to ensure fulfillment of fiduciary trust goals and 
objectives. Implementation of integrated systems to support the FTM was 
completed at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Anadarko and Concho agencies 
in Oklahoma. These agencies now use the re-engineered trust processes 
and interfaced systems; trust data have been reconciled and validated, 
and numerous backlog cleanup projects have been completed.
    The greatest challenge facing successful fiduciary trust management 
is the fractionation, or continuing subdivision, of individual Indian 
interests in the land held in trust by the Federal government. Because 
individual Indian trust lands are subject to a permanent restriction 
against alienation, they are primarily transferred through inheritance. 
With each successive generation, individual interests in the land 
become further subdivided among heirs, each of whom holds a smaller and 
smaller interest in the land. The ownership of many disparate, small 
interests generates significant management costs, benefits no one in 
Indian Country and creates an administrative burden that drains 
resources away from other Indian programs.
    The Department currently administers and manages more than 3.2 
million undivided interests in these lands owned by 223,245 individual 
Indian owners. In many cases, the cost to account for and probate 
highly fractionated tracts far exceeds either the revenue or the value 
of the underlying property. Interior has demonstrated success over the 
past several years acquiring these highly fractionated interests 
through the Indian Land Consolidation Program. Through December 31, 
2005, the Department has acquired 202,775 fractional interests in 
individual Indian allotted lands, 100 percent ownership in 166 tracts 
with over 1,142 owners, and 100 percent ownership of interests held by 
5,253 individuals.
    The 2007 budget includes $59.5 million, an increase of $25.4 
million, to acquire additional selected highly fractioned individual 
Indian land interests. The $59.5 million will fund an acquisition 
program of about 80,000 additional fractionated interests. In order to 
maximize the effectiveness of the program, the Department is 
transitioning to a new long-term strategy for acquisition of individual 
Indian interests. The strategy will use a tiered process to select 
which interests to acquire. As of March 2005, there are 2,173 highly 
fractionated tracts owned by 98,905 individuals. A focus on these 
tracts will begin in 2006 and target 1,557 of these tracts.
    Other trust increases include $6.5 million that would streamline 
and strengthen efforts to provide cadastral surveys for Indian land 
transactions, $3.0 million to continue efforts to address the backlog 
of unresolved probate cases, and $2.0 million to provide for BIA 
technical assistance and grants to Tribes for Indian energy resource 
development.
    The 2007 budget funds historical trust accounting at $59.4 million, 
including $39.0 million for Individual Indian Money accounting and 
$17.4 million for tribal accounting.
    Strengthening Indian Self-Determination--A key factor in 
strengthening Indian self-determination and fostering strong and stable 
tribal governments is the Tribes' ability to contract or compact for 
BIA operated programs. The Indian Self-Determination Act requires BIA 
to provide tribal contractors with contract support costs, which 
include payment of indirect costs, as determined through negotiation 
between tribal representatives and Interior's National Business Center. 
Contract support funds pay a wide range of administrative and 
management costs, including finance, personnel, maintenance, insurance, 
utilities, audits, communications, and vehicle costs. Full funding of 
contract support costs encourages tribal contracting and promotes 
progress in achieving Indian self-determination. The 2007 budget 
proposes a $19.0 million increase for BIA to fully fund indirect costs 
for contracting Tribes, a total funding level of $151.6 million.
    Improving Indian Education--Rigorous educational programs help 
ensure a viable and prosperous future for tribal communities. Providing 
Indian students with a quality education prepares American Indian 
children to compete in a dynamic economy. The BIA school system 
accommodates almost 48,000 Indian children in 184 elementary and 
secondary schools and dormitories, includes two schools of higher 
education, and administers operating grants for 24 tribal colleges. The 
BIA school system has experienced significant change in recent years 
with implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. The Act 
established an Adequate Yearly Progress accountability system that 
measures student proficiency in math, reading, and language arts. BIA 
is accountable for helping schools achieve AYP targets and achieving 
AYP in all BIA funded schools is a top objective of the BIA. Student 
performance at BIA schools, while improving, remains lower than 
national averages and in the school year 2004-2005, 30 percent of BIA 
schools met the AYP measure.
    Working with Tribes, BIA developed a Program Improvement and 
Accountability Plan to improve the effectiveness of the education 
services provided in the Bureau school system. The Plan identifies six 
major objectives such as achieving AYP and the tasks to achieve the 
objectives, including hiring, training, and retaining highly qualified 
staff. The 2007 budget includes an increase of $2.5 million to realign 
education offices and meet the staffing requirements identified in the 
Plan.
    The Indian education program also includes a new initiative to 
address the needs of juveniles detained in BIA funded detention 
centers, a segment of youth that has been underserved in the 
educational system. The request of $630,000 will be used to provide 
education services to students temporarily detained in the 20 BIA 
funded juvenile detention centers.
    From 2001 through 2006, BIA received $1.6 billion for the Indian 
education program to replace 37 schools and undertake major facility 
improvement and repair projects at 45 schools. The funding has resulted 
in significant improvements, increasing the number of schools in good 
condition. In 2001, 35 percent of the BIA schools were in good or fair 
condition. After completion of work funded through 2007, approximately 
65 percent of the schools will be in good or fair condition. To 
continue improvement of facility conditions at BIA schools, the budget 
includes $157.4 million for education construction. In order to focus 
on the 27 school replacement projects funded in previous years that are 
in the design phase or under construction, the education construction 
budget reflects a reduction of $49.3 million from 2006.
    Johnson-O'Malley--The budget proposes to eliminate the $16.4 
million Johnson-O'Malley grant program. These grants, identified in the 
Tribal Priority Allocations of some Tribes, are distributed by the 
Tribes to address Indian student needs in local public schools. The 
grants duplicate similar funding made available by other Federal and 
State assistance programs. The Department of Education, for example, 
provided $115.9 million in 2006 to public schools on or near Indian 
reservations. In addition, JOM grants do not address a focused goal for 
academic achievement, and lack a means to measure and report on its 
impact to student performance. Eliminating JOM grants allows BIA to 
strengthen its commitment to the BIA school system and avoid redundant 
Federal programs.
    Law Enforcement--Indian Country comprises 56 million acres of land 
and 1.6 million people. Indian Country has less than two law 
enforcement officers per thousand people served, as compared to more 
than four officers per thousand people in comparable rural communities. 
One of the largest challenges facing the BIA law enforcement program is 
violent crime. The violent crime rate in Indian Country is twice the 
national average. The 2007 budget proposes an increase of $1.8 million 
for law enforcement in Indian Country. An additional $2.7 million is 
requested to staff newly constructed tribal detention centers that will 
be operational in 2007.

                           CULTURAL RESOURCES
 
   The 2007 budget supports the leading role of the National Park 
Service in the preservation of nationally significant natural and 
historical resources. Through complementary historic preservation 
programs, NPS helps to protect heritage resources through initiatives 
to inventory, manage, and preserve artifacts and monuments and 
encourages community efforts to preserve local and regional cultural 
landscapes. The BLM is also a caretaker of significant cultural 
resources, managing what is perhaps the largest and most diverse 
collection of cultural properties in North America.
    American Heritage and Preservation Partnership--Through its 
Preserve America initiative, the Administration is encouraging 
community efforts to preserve our cultural and natural heritage. The 
goals of the initiative include a greater shared knowledge about the 
Nation's past, strengthened regional identities and local pride, 
increased local participation in preserving the country's cultural and 
natural heritage assets, and support for the economic vitality of our 
communities.
    The 2007 budget request for NPS includes $32.2 million for locally 
focused historic preservation and heritage tourism programs, as part of 
the Preserve America initiative. This budget presents a more seamless 
approach to these programs by combining Preserve America grants, Save 
America's Treasures, and the Heritage Partnership program, and 
operating these programs under a unifying theme.
    Preserve America grants help States and communities preserve their 
historic resources by incorporating them into their local economies. 
The 2007 budget includes $10.0 million, an increase of $5.1 million 
above the 2006 level, for grants to help communities develop resource 
management strategies and business practices for continued preservation 
of heritage assets.
    NPS Asset Management--The NPS is responsible for maintaining over 
7,500 facilities for more than 273 million visitors annually. Over 
previous decades, a backlog of maintenance accumulated in the parks. 
Starting with the 2002 budget, the Administration has invested $4.7 
billion and undertaken nearly 6,000 facility improvements within the 
parks, resulting in improved roads and trails, rehabilitated visitor 
centers, more accessible campgrounds, stabilized historic structures, 
and visitor satisfaction rates that are high.
    Ensuring the state of disrepair experienced in the past does not 
recur requires an asset management plan that addresses all phases of an 
asset's lifecycle and encompasses the total cost of ownership for each 
asset. Effective facility management requires a comprehensive inventory 
of needs, assessment, and a facility condition assessment survey 
process, which provides the necessary information for determining 
resources that are necessary to maintain facilities and infrastructure 
in acceptable condition. At the end of 2005, NPS had performed 
comprehensive condition assessments on 57 percent of its asset 
inventory and is on track to meet its goal of completing the first 
cycle of assessments by the end of 2006. The 2007 budget continues to 
support implementation of the NPS asset management program. Total 
construction and maintenance funding is $622.8 million, a decrease of 
$80.6 million from 2006, but still above the funding levels during any 
prior Administration. This reflects a return to sustainable funding 
levels after the completion last year of a five-year surge in funding. 
The budget request focuses on protecting and maintaining existing 
assets rather than funding new construction projects.
    Cultural Resource Protection--Thousands upon thousands of cultural 
properties have been reported in surveys of BLM public lands, including 
cliff dwellings, mines, ground figures, rock art renderings, military 
outposts and homesteads, and others. These resources represent the 
tangible remains of at least 13,000 years of human adaptation to the 
lands, and span the spectrum of human experiences since people first 
set foot on the North American continent. Many of these valuable and 
irreplaceable properties and artifacts are threatened by unauthorized 
use, theft, and vandalism. The 2007 budget proposes a $3.0 million 
initiative to improve the protection, preservation, access to, and 
interpretation of these cultural resources to enhance their economic, 
scientific, cultural, and educational value to all Americans.

                              RESOURCE USE

    The Department's strategic goal for Resource Use includes programs 
that manage natural resources to promote responsible use and sustain a 
dynamic economy. Included in the $1.5 billion supporting this goal are 
programs focused on enhancing the Nation's energy security and 
availability, increasing timber production and improving forest health, 
and maximizing water availability through improved delivery and 
efficiency of water use. In addition to the energy initiatives 
discussed above, the following are the areas of emphasis in the 2007 
budget.
    Increasing Timber Products--Working in conjunction with the U.S. 
Forest Service, Interior manages timber tracts on public lands and 
follows the goals of the Northwest Forest Plan and forest management 
plans. The 2007 BLM budget will generate increased timber production 
with a $3.0 million increase in the Oregon and California Forest 
Management program that supports the commitments of the settlement 
agreement in the lawsuit American Forest Resource Council v. Clarke. 
The additional funding will focus on implementing the Northwest Forest 
Plan under commitments of the settlement agreement, which directs BLM 
to produce the allowable sale quantity of 203 million board feet and an 
additional 100 MMBF through the thinning of late- succession reserves. 
The increase will allow BLM to ramp up to meet the commitment level of 
303 MMBF by 2009. It will result in an additional 20 MMBF of timber 
offered in 2008 and 2009, which are projected to generate $6.5 million 
in additional timber receipts.
    Payments in Lieu of Taxes--The 2007 budget proposes $198.0 million 
for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program. PILT payments are made to 
local governments in counties, townships, and other jurisdictions where 
certain Federal land is located within their boundaries based on the 
concept that local governments incur costs related to maintaining 
infrastructure on Federal lands but are unable to collect taxes on 
these lands. The budget funds $197.6 million for PILT payments and 
$400,000 for program administration. Although this is $34.5 million 
below the 2006 record high level, it is comparable to historical 
funding levels.

                             WILDLAND FIRE

    The Department's 2007 budget for the Wildland Fire Management 
program continues implementation of the National Fire Plan and the 
President's Healthy Forests Initiative. Interior's fire bureaus, 
working collaboratively with the Forest Service, will continue meeting 
the Department's Strategic Plan goal of reducing risks to communities 
and the environment from wildland fire. Since adoption of the National 
Fire Plan, significant investments in preparedness resources have 
strengthened initial attack capability and combined with improvements 
in management and operation, have led to improved firefighting 
capability. The Department's success rate for containing wildfires at 
initial attack was 92 percent in 2000. Interior anticipates that it 
will maintain at least a 95 percent success rate in 2007. The 
Department has also made substantial progress in addressing the threat 
posed by heavy fuels buildup and over the last five years, 2001-2005, 
has treated nearly 5.6 million acres. By contrast in the five years 
preceding the National Fire Plan, Interior treated few than 2.7 million 
acres. The management and effectiveness of the hazardous fuels 
reduction program have also improved. Treatments in the wildland-urban 
interface have grown from 22 percent of acres in 2001 to nearly 44 
percent in 2006.
    In 2007, Interior will maintain its high success rate for 
containing wildfires at initial attack through more effective and 
efficient use of preparedness and suppression resources. The Department 
will also continue to strategically implement hazardous fuels reduction 
projects to reduce risks to communities and improve forest and 
rangeland health. The 2007 budget proposes $769.6 million for the 
Wildland Fire management program. This includes an increase of $26.3 
million for fire suppression operations, to reflect the ten-year 
average cost of fire suppression.
    Rural Fire Assistance--The 2007 budget for Wildland Fire continues 
partnerships with local fire departments. Interior fire agencies will 
continue efforts begun in 2006 to use $1.9 million in preparedness 
funding to provide training and personal equipment to local 
firefighters to help build a ready-reserve of local firefighters that 
can support initial and extended attack on large forest and thereby 
improve the effectiveness of Federal cooperation with local 
firefighting agencies. The $9.9 million rural fire assistance program 
is proposed for elimination as a separate funding source because the 
types of equipment and basic training needs it provides will be met 
through the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Homeland 
Security.

                           SCIENCE PRIORITIES

    Science forms the foundation of Interior's land management 
decisions and strengthens the ability of land managers to address a 
range of issues. The U.S. Geological Survey serves as the Department's 
primary source of scientific research, earth and biological sciences 
data, and geospatial information. The 2007 budget includes $944.8 
million for USGS science related initiatives to protect lives and 
resources and provide scientific leadership through improved hazards 
detection and warning, improved energy research, streamgaging, and 
participation in the Landsat Data Continuity Mission.
    Multi-Hazards Pilot--The USGS is responsible for the assessment, 
monitoring, and prediction of geologic hazards. The 2007 budget 
proposes a multi-hazards initiative aimed at merging information about 
different hazards into integrated products to support land-use 
planning, hazards mitigation, and emergency response. The pilot will be 
funded by a redirection of base resources and, in addition, the budget 
calls for an increase of $2.2 million to enhance these resources.
    Landsat Data Continuity Mission--Landsat satellites collect data 
about the Earth's land surfaces for use in wildland fire management, 
detecting and monitoring invasive plant species in remote regions, 
assessing water volume in snow pack and large western aquifers, 
assessing the stewardship of Federal grazing lands, monitoring the 
land-use and land change in remote regions, global crop monitoring, and 
global mapping. USGS and NASA are partnering to build a new landsat 
satellite set to launch in 2010. The budget requests an increase of 
$16.0 million for USGS to finish designing and begin building a ground 
system to acquire, process, archive, and distribute data from the new 
satellite.
    Streamgages--The USGS operates and maintains approximately 7,000 
streamgages that provide long-term, accurate, and objective streamflow 
and water quality information that meets the needs of many diverse 
users. The 2007 budget includes an increase of $2.3 million to allow 
USGS to continue operations at high priority Federal interest sites as 
well as increase the number of streamgages reporting real-time data on 
the Internet.

                               CONCLUSION

    The budget plays a key role in advancing our vision of healthy 
lands, thriving communities, and dynamic economies. Behind these 
numbers lie people, places, and partnerships. Our goals become reality 
through the energy and creativity efforts of our employees, volunteers, 
and partners. They provide the foundation for achieving the goals 
highlighted in our 2007 budget. This concludes my overview of the 2007 
budget proposal for the Department of the Interior and my written 
statement. I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

    Senator Burns. Okay, well we'll get into the--Senator 
Dorgan has joined us, or anything you would like to add to 
this?
    Senator Dorgan. Mr. Chairman I'm sorry I was delayed. But 
Ms. Secretary, thank you and welcome.

                       PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

    Senator Burns. We'll get underway. As I alluded in my 
opening statement Madam Secretary, that I'm concerned about the 
PILT request, in other words we're down a little bit from--all 
the way from $233 million, down to $195 million, something like 
that. That's a $40 million cut back. I want to know what your 
rationale is to cut this program.
    Ms. Scarlett. Senator, thank you very much. We certainly 
appreciate your concerns about PILT; we understand how 
important it is to local counties to have these revenues.
    I would like to underscore that the decision in this 
direction was difficult as have been our other cuts. In part it 
was made with an understanding that we do have some $4 billion 
in other kinds of payments that go to counties through sharing 
of other revenues generated from resource management. In 
addition I would like to underscore that while this is a 
reduction it still leaves the level of funding at significantly 
above where they were in the 1990s and at this difficult time 
we determined that the revenue sharing coupled with this level 
of funding would be appropriate.
    Senator Burns. Well, we're going to have a little argument 
about that. But I take I guess, I go back to my days as a 
County Commissioner, it takes as many services, and whenever 
you compare what we're paying to the country, payment in lieu 
of taxes, is 14 cents. When the private land owner is paying up 
around 6 bits, 75 cents an acre we've not caught up with what 
the private land owner pays.

                FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

    Not even near it. So we'll have a little argument about 
this. Now, the growing costs and delays associated with 
implementing your Financial and Business Management System, the 
Department is requesting $22 million for this system in 2007 
and recently you removed the contractor that was doing the work 
because of implementation problems.
    Can you tell us, bring us up to date, the status of the 
project, and I've got a follow up question after that, or maybe 
a lot of questions with regard to that.
    Ms. Scarlett. Yes, thank you Senator. Let me remind the 
subcommittee of the reasons why we are moving forward and think 
it's imperative to do so, on this project. We inherited over 
100 different property systems, 15 financial management 
systems, and some 20 other asset management systems. They are 
antiquated, they no longer receive vendor support, and they 
don't speak to each other so we have to do manual entries. We 
have Bureau of Reclamation people with 30 passwords to get into 
systems. They enter one bit of data close, enter the same bit 
of data in a different system. That is not workable and that 
lies behind our attempt to integrate this system.
    We have made significant progress, but we did have problems 
with the vendor. We have let a new contract with IBM to be the 
integrator. I am pleased to say that we were able to make this 
choice, and separate from the previous contractor, because we 
have a very good contract management system in place.
    Rather than waiting 5 years down the road and well into the 
project we were able to identify the problems very early on, 
see that they were having difficulties in achieving the 
milestones that were set, and that caused us to steer in a 
different direction. We do have another contractor onboard. It 
is a fixed cost contract from this point forward, and I want to 
note that we have, along the way, made significant progress. We 
do have the grants portion already up and running, the 
financial portions for our Office of Surface Mining and MMS 
will be up and running in the fall. Then we have sequenced 
after that the other systems. Yes, we had a little hitch in the 
get along, but we think we are managing the program well and we 
think it is essential.
    Senator Burns. Well I would hope so. The years I spent 
chairing communications up in Commerce, and by the way we're 
marking up this morning. Anyway and how we fight for technology 
neutrality, interoperability, and to set the policies and 
everybody it seems like in the private sector does not 
experience the problems we have in Government. I've always said 
that every little jurisdiction in our Department that's out on 
the ground has a tendency to set up their own little fiefdom 
and think they know more about IT than anybody else. We've got 
to get over that some way or other. This system has got to be 
one system, it's got to be integrated, and it's got to be able 
to talk to each other. I know we threw a lot of money away, 
especially over in the BIA on that system. We just don't want 
to go down that road anymore.
    I just think it's a crime that we don't have somebody 
within the Department that doesn't recognize that. Because if 
you look at all the bad money we're throwing after good, we 
could fully fund PILT up to the authorized level. Very easily 
get that done and until we get some kind of a system down 
there. I've got some other questions, and I know we have a mark 
going on in Commerce, and I want to hold him down here as--
there's a couple of issues I don't want him voting against up 
there. But no, Senator Dorgan thanks for coming this morning.
    Senator Dorgan. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. Let me 
just ask a number of questions. I understand that you've 
inherited this, although you've been a significant part of the 
agency. But you've inherited this role and undoubtedly the 
agency itself has inherited from the White House and the Office 
of Management and Budget a set of priorities that you are bound 
and determined to come up here and support as hard as it might 
be in some areas.

                            INDIAN EDUCATION

    But let me just--first obviously the zeroing out once again 
of funding for the United Tribes Technical College. That's an 
Indian College that benefits Senator Burns, Senator Domenici 
and myself, our constituents. It's by all accounts an 
outstanding college, and yet every single year, the 
administration zeros it out and we right the funding back in 
and it really makes no sense to me, I won't ask you why because 
I've asked the Secretary when she was here, why. I heard the 
answer but didn't understand the answer. So, but I expect once 
again we will add that funding, and I regret that you all don't 
think that a college worthy of that funding. Replacement school 
construction, I'm going to focus just a little bit on the 
Indian accounts, because I think when you take a look at the 
BIA, funding cuts here I'm troubled by them, because we really 
are short of funding. I had the GAO do an evaluation of the 
condition of BIA schools and frankly the schools are not in 
good condition.
    I was in a school BIA school a week ago today in Fort 
Yates, North Dakota. I mean we all go to these schools and 
understand the backlog and the need for construction and 
rehabilitation funding. I understand that the response by the 
agency is, reduce funding for replacement of these schools, 
reduce funding by $37 million, a 43 percent cut. The reason is 
they're focusing on building schools that have already been 
funded. But I mean you know the fact is the agency can do more 
than one thing at a time. I think it's really serious mistake 
to not continue to upgrade and fund the schools when young 
Indian children go through those classroom doors they are our 
charge and we really need to give them the kind of 
opportunities that all other children in this country have. So, 
let me mention one other thing and then ask you to respond. The 
Johnson O'Malley education grants, these are the grants, that 
among other things, help pay for tutoring, for after school 
programs, and I have visited with all of the tribes in North 
Dakota and many tribes from around the country, and zeroing out 
this program is a very serious mistake. So I guess I would ask, 
have you taken a hard look at the Johnson O'Malley program and 
what gives rise to deciding not to fund that program.
    Ms. Scarlett. Thank you Senator. Would you like me to 
comment on all three of those issues?

                            JOHNSON O'MALLEY

    Senator Dorgan. No, the first two were just rhetorical. I 
mean I understand what your comments would be about the first 
two. But just tell me about Johnson O'Malley, because I 
understand what your comments would be about the first two. But 
just tell me about Johnson O'Malley, because in the budget it 
says the elimination of the Johnson O'Malley program will allow 
the Bureau to focus on its primary mission requirement of 
providing basic education to Indian children in Bureau funded 
elementary, and secondary schools. But I go up to those 
programs, I don't see any increase, so you've cut Johnson 
O'Malley, but don't increase them in areas where you say--in 
the justification you're going to increase them.
    Ms. Scarlett. Thank you Senator, Indian education, of 
course, is a central priority. It is imperative that these 
students get this education so that they have opportunities for 
their future. Our reasons for zeroing out the Johnson O'Malley 
program are several fold. One, the program, at its funding 
level provides, based on the head count that we have for 
students that receive it, about $90 per student. Or have 
received about $90 per student. When the Johnson O'Malley was 
passed in 1934, or some seven decades ago, there was no other 
competing program of that sort. In the meanwhile, we have 
created the Department of Education and it is now funding very 
similar kinds of programs to the tune of some $667 million. We 
believe that is the appropriate place to fund these special 
programs and efforts for Indian students. We have worked very, 
very closely this past year with the Department of Education to 
jointly develop a strategic plan for our Indian schools, to 
ensure that they achieve the performance that they can and also 
with these students that are in public education programs to 
get the special assistance that they need.
    It is our work with the Department of Education and the 
focus of these funds there that has caused us to take this 
proposed action.

                          DEFERRED MAINTENANCE

    Senator Dorgan. I would just observe however, we can't find 
where that money was moved somewhere else in a corresponding 
increase in some other area. I know that's what the 
administration says, but we can't find that. Let me ask about 
the steady erosion over a long period of time now of the 
ability to fund the maintenance and the operation of parks and 
refuges and other lands. There's a lot of deferred maintenance 
as you know, and you are asked, because you don't request 
funding for salary increases that you know will exist. So 
you're asked to absorb these each year, and we have less and 
less money to provide for the basic maintenance and the basic 
operations of the park services and refuges--how long can that 
continue? We can't continue to do that forever I assume?
    Ms. Scarlett. Senator Dorgan, the operations of our land 
management agencies and their budgets is a high priority and 
this year we're proposing to fund the fixed pay cost at 70 
percent of the proposed pay increase, and 100 percent for the 
other fixed costs in terms of benefits and so forth. Last year 
we funded those park operations at 100 percent, indeed all the 
fixed costs for the Department of Interior. The 70 percent was 
proposed because we believe we can continue to make some 
management improvements that will allow us to be more efficient 
and effective in the delivery of services.
    For maintenance itself, we will have completed some 6,000 
projects in park maintenance for the Park Service over these 
last 5 years. That has had a dramatic effect. We now track and 
give a grade to the condition of our park facilities, for 
visitor service facilities, and so forth. We have brought that 
grade down to a fair or at least adequate level, and some, of 
course are in good condition and we're heading further in that 
direction. The budget does include a $10 million increase for 
cyclic maintenance because that keeps us on the track of not 
getting behind, but rather keeping ahead of the game and 
maintains the high levels of funding for the Repair and 
Rehabilitation program. I will note that the cuts in the 
construction program that you see are largely cuts in what 
would be new construction. We have maintained almost the same 
level of rehabilitation funding in the Park Service in the 2007 
budget.
    We have a chart that actually shows that.
    [The information follows:]

    
    
    Senator Dorgan. If you'll just submit that to us, that 
would be fine.
    Ms. Scarlett. That's the overall trend line, but we have 
another chart that shows----
    Senator Dorgan. Do you have a chart that shows the backlog, 
this shows the backlog funding. Is there a chart that shows the 
backlog?
    Ms. Scarlett. There's not a chart that shows the backlog 
per se. As we have gotten into trying to understand this issue. 
When we came on board we had neither an inventory of 
facilities, nor an assessment of their condition. We had what 
might be characterized as anecdotal information, on a piece by 
piece basis of some backlog. What we have done is to put in 
place an industry best practices standard, whereby we assess 
the total cost to replace facilities and then all of the repair 
needs, both backlog as well as current repairs, ongoing current 
repairs. That gives us a ratio, and gives us a grade and that's 
the grade I'm referring to when I say we're now kind of at an 
adequate level except for roads, which remains a problem.
    Senator Dorgan. Would you submit that to us, so we can 
understand what we calculate the backlog to be from those 
documents?
    Ms. Scarlett. Yes, we can do that. And we have that 
calculated for eight different kinds of facilities and it shows 
you what ones are in significantly better condition than they 
were 5 years ago.
    [The information follows:]

                      SERVICEWIDE FACILITY CONDITION INDEX (FCI) INFORMATION BY ASSET TYPE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            Fiscal year
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
             Regular asset type \1\                 2003      2004     2004     2005     2005     2006     2006
                                                  baseline   target   actual   target   actual   target   actual
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buildings.......................................      0.16     0.15     0.10     0.15     0.17     0.07  .......
Houses..........................................      0.22     0.21     0.13     0.20     0.16     0.10  .......
Water Treatment Facilities......................      0.17     0.16     0.08     0.16     0.12     0.04  .......
Wastewater Treatment Facilities.................      0.23     0.21     0.17     0.20     0.17     0.07  .......
Trails..........................................      0.17     0.16     0.36     0.16     0.27     0.28  .......
Campgrounds.....................................      0.17     0.17     0.15     0.17     0.16     0.09  .......
Unpaved Roads...................................      0.26     0.26     0.12     0.26     0.17     0.11  .......
Paved (FHWA) Roads..............................  ........  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......
Road Bridges....................................  ........  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......  .......
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal \2\ Road Assets \3\..............      0.37     0.35     0.39     0.38     0.45     0.36  .......
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................      0.25     0.24     0.24     0.22     0.29     0.20  .......
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\1\ Regular asset types include assets that have completed condition assessments based on industry standards.
  Additional information will be developed for other assets, such as memorials or archeological sites.
\2\ Pavement only; does not include retaining walls, parking lots, drainage structures, etc.
\3\ Target for fiscal year 2007 revised per fiscal year 2007 PB.

    Senator Dorgan. Just for example in the Indian health 
service, it was like pulling molars to get the data from the 
Indian health service to find out how much of the needs are 
unserved. They really can't--they don't want to tell you. I 
finally found out we serve about 60-65 percent of the need, 
means 35 to 40 percent is unserved. We--you know we're actually 
rationing healthcare on reservations in contract health. We're 
actually rationing healthcare. And there are people desperately 
sick, who are not getting the healthcare because the money 
doesn't exist. So I'm always interested in what is not being 
done that must be done. That's the list I'm interested in 
evaluating in the context of what kind of funding is being 
requested.

                    ALASKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

    One final question, what do you propose we do with the $8 
million you're asking to be used for drilling in ANWR. As you 
know the Congress has at this point decided not to proceed to 
drill in ANWR, so you've requested $8 million for that, would 
you suggest we invest that in the United Tribes Technical 
College in Bismarck, or perhaps the Indian health service--
where would you suggest we move that?
    Ms. Scarlett. Senator, the President's budget includes 
that, because we remain hopeful that the Congress will act on 
ANWR. Of course in recent years they have not done so, but we 
remain focused because it is the largest single supply of 
fossil fuels in the United States and we are hopeful. 
Therefore, that money is proposed for studies and related 
activities that would anticipate such action by the Congress.
    Senator Dorgan. Well that's the amount above $8 million, 
you actually asked for $12.4 million which includes some 
studies, but I recognize the budget was submitted before the 
most recent action by Congress on the ANWR issue, so I wouldn't 
have expected it to have been corrected in here. But I think 
ultimately that $8 million will not be used for ANWR, so if 
you'd send to us maybe a notion of where we might invest that, 
I think we have some ideas as well.
    As I said before, I think we'd like to submit a list of 
questions. You've inherited this job, and I know you've done a 
good job over a long period of time, and we appreciate your 
willingness to come and testify. The fact is you are the 
victim; your agency and other agencies are the victim of a 
fiscal policy that is not working in my judgment. You don't 
need to hear this in another hearing from me. The fact is that 
our fiscal policy is so off course that we are doing everything 
we can to maintain the 15 percent tax rate on capital gains, 
and we're willing to cut, cut, cut on these other areas in 
order to make up for the revenue we lose on that. So I mean I 
understand you come here and you have a requirement to support 
the President's budget, I think we're short in the Indian 
Health Service, I think we're short in Indian Education, I 
think we're short in the Maintenance Accounts, for doing what 
we should do on parks and those kinds of things. But you know, 
I say that with good will. Our committee appreciates your work, 
and the work of folks in the agency who are coming with the 
budget prepared largely at the White House and the OMB. So I 
thank you very much for being here today.
    Ms. Scarlett. Thank you.
    Senator Burns. Good heavens.
    Senator Dorgan. I'm going to run up to the Commerce 
committee markup then, and see if I can get my vote in before 
you get there.

                         INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

    Senator Burns. If I can hold you another 5 minutes, I have 
no worries. No, not really. I've got a couple of problems and 
those of you who are--look at all the pencils come out behind 
you back there. We got a problem with, and this goes right down 
the road with our healthcare in Indian Country. We've got trust 
land that the ranches are in Montana, but they can't get their 
healthcare unless they go back to Fort Berthold. Now there's an 
Indian Health Service facility at Trenton North Dakota, which 
is just across the border, up in the Williston, up in that area 
and they can't go there because they live in Montana.
    Now they can't go to Fort Peck, because they are enrolled 
under Fort Berthold. Have we done anything to address that 
situation, because these folks happen to be there, they're 
entitled to their healthcare and they're living in sort of no 
man's land? Have we done anything to deal with that particular 
problem up in North East Montana? You may need some help on 
this.
    Ms. Scarlett. The Indian Health Service of course is not 
under Interior's direct responsibility, we have the education. 
So I'm happy to talk with my colleagues at Health and Human 
Services about that. It is a challenge of course; not only for 
education services, but health service as well, the wide 
distribution of these locations and trying to get services to 
people in these remote locations. Certainly for our 
responsibilities we're trying to make the appropriate services 
available.
    Senator Burns. Well, I've visited with the Directors there 
in Trenton in North Dakota, and it's just a situation where it 
seems like we could--in other words if we could move some funds 
from the Fort Berthold for their healthcare into the Fort Peck 
for the increased traffic, or requirements and get that done. 
It seems like it could be done administratively.

                          FEDERAL RECOGNITION

    Now also the delays in recognition, the process for Indian 
tribes, the Little Shell Tribe in Montana received a proposed 
favorable finding for recognition in 2000 but no progress has 
been made in intervening years finalizing the finding. I'd like 
to know the cause of the delay. These folks are without 
recognition right now, and could I get some explanation from 
the Department of Interior?
    Ms. Scarlett. Yes, thank you Senator. This is actually a 
somewhat analogous situation with the Tribe. We have been 
working with the Tribe for a number of years, and in fact the 
Tribe itself has asked for 10 different extensions as they have 
worked to acquire and assemble the information needed. It's my 
understanding that most of that information is now assembled 
and they are in the ready waiting for action mode, but still 
getting some final documentation. I would be hopeful that after 
this long saga, we would be able to bring some conclusion in 
the relatively near future.

                      MUSEUM OF THE PLAINS INDIAN

    Senator Burns. Thank you very much. Now, does this budget 
request propose to close the Museum of the Plains Indian? Now I 
think this is up at Browning, is that correct? I think it is. 
Does this budget request propose to close the Museum of the 
Plains Indian?
    Ms. Scarlett. Senator, we had over the years acquired three 
museums under our operation. The primary mission of the Indian 
Arts and Crafts Board has been to both promote Indian Crafts, 
as well as to enforce against fraud. We have been trying to 
shift resources at Indian Arts and Crafts Board to those two 
primary missions and then work with partners. Our intention 
would be not to close the museums, rather to find partners who 
would in turn operate the museums and hold those artifacts.
    We have had a number of discussions in the three locations, 
including in Montana, and in fact are looking forward to 
talking with the Tribe in Montana in the relatively near future 
to pick up those conversations.
    Senator Burns. I think this is an issue where we've got to 
sit down and have a meeting on it, and also work with the 
Blackfeet up at Browning.
    Ms. Scarlett. We would be very happy to do that.

                   APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS TO DRILL

    Senator Burns. I think we can work out our differences 
there, but we can do that at a different venue. Last fall I 
examined the oil and gas resources on our federal land. As you 
well know we were backlogged with our APDs, can you bring us up 
to date for the information of this committee I know we 
increased the $25 million for the energy related programs, can 
you bring us up to date on what we have done. I know the 
request for drilling permits has increased.
    Ms. Scarlett. Yes Senator, we have made enormous progress 
and have been able to make that progress notwithstanding 
significant increases in applications for permits to drill. As 
I noted in my testimony, we estimate a projected 12,000 
applications for permits to drill in 2007.
    We expect by the end of 2007 to actually have caught up 
with the back log. So that means that we have significantly 
increased the pace at which we are able to do these, because we 
have both a growing request and more rapid disposition of these 
applications.
    We have a graph that shows that.
    [The information follows:]

    
    
                            HAZARDOUS FUELS

    Senator Burns. Hazardous fuels I think you should stay 
after that. Now we've got a little more moisture up in our part 
of the country this year. But I want to bring up a little 
situation that is up in a wildlife game refuge, and that's the 
C.M. Russell. We've experienced some problems up there and some 
proposals have been made, and there again I think your staff 
should make note of that, that we're going to have to sit down 
and work out some of the problems on the C.M. Russell. 
Especially those people having grazing permits within inside 
that refuge, and just the overall relationship between that and 
the communities in which it's held.

                                RS 2477

    Let's talk about RS 2477. Seems like that comes up every 
now and again, that 2477 granted rights of way across Federal 
lands for construction of public roads, it was repealed in 
1976, but significant disagreements between Utah Counties, BLM 
and wilderness advocates have continued. The 10th Circuit as 
you know ruled on the issue in 2005 in your favor. On March 22, 
Secretary Norton issued guidance to land managers to implement 
the 10th Circuit decision.
    The Department recently announced the new guidelines. Can 
you explain why the new guidelines are necessary?
    Ms. Scarlett. Yes, thank you Senator. The 10th Circuit 
Court decision essentially ruled that the Department of the 
Interior, while it can make administrative decisions with 
respect to regulating the maintenance of roads, is not in a 
position to adjudicate the actual ownership of rights of way.
    That is left to the court system. We needed to align our 
practices with that decision and essentially that means that we 
will be working with states to come up with agreements on road 
maintenance notification, so that when they're doing road 
maintenance they will notify us first. We have certain 
provisions to ensure that occurs in an appropriate fashion. In 
addition, the decision makes very clear and we make very clear 
in our guidance to the bureau that this does not apply to 
decisions about identifying new roads. As there are no new 
roads, and new construction, the decision really applies to 
allowing counties to proceed with maintenance of existing roads 
in consultation and discussion with us.
    Senator Burns. That's always been a contention, I'm glad 
the courts ruled in the way they did, but I also want the 
Department to be sensitive to those too also, because there are 
some sensitive lands in that country.

                          ABANDONED MINE LANDS

    The AML fee extension that runs out June of this year, if 
not extended what happens? What will be the effect on the 
combined benefit fund?
    Ms. Scarlett. The fee extension of course on the one hand 
pays for the abandon mines reclamation and then also on the 
combined benefits fund. When that ultimately runs out--I'm 
actually going to turn to Pam, can you answer that? I'm not 
sure what happens with the combined benefit, I know what 
happens to the abandoned mine lands.
    Ms. Haze. The Department already has been working on the 
rule-making since the fee has been extended several times; the 
rule-making is actually ready. What would happen is we would 
issue the rule that would allow us to go ahead and make the 
payment and continue to use the interest for that payment.
    Senator Burns. Without the fee being extended?
    Ms. Haze. Correct. It would allow us to set a fee at a rate 
sufficient to pay the combined benefit fund. So it would only 
collect a fee comparable to pay the fund.

                            NPS MAINTENANCE

    Senator Burns. Thank you very much. We may have to have a 
visit on that too. Who knows? Park Service maintenance I 
would--I would like to put a comment in here, we have talked to 
the folks up a glacier. The folks at Yellowstone and some other 
folks around, and we get the backlog. Some projects have not 
moved forward and have been put on a delay basis in both of 
those parks. We are finding out that the cost not only 
materials, but labor and everything else has sort of ballooned 
a little bit and took them way past what we had budgeted to 
fix, or to build the facility.
    I think what happens is, if we delay long enough then we're 
outside our budget, the budgeted dollars. Somewhere or other 
we've got to do what we should in maintenance and on our 
national parks and take care of some of this backlog is to 
initiate those contracts, rapid and get the contractor on the 
ground the way they're bid and with some realism. I know some 
of those bids they go on, and on, they don't just let the bid, 
they let the bid, they delay the bid, and pretty soon your 
costs which have a tendency to accelerate under these 
conditions that we find ourselves in a booming economy where 
our costs go up everyday. So I would just ask that you--that 
these Park Supervisors and the people who are in charge of 
that, is once they get the authorization and the dollars to 
build a facility is to let the contract. Don't fiddle around 
with it. Get it done, I'm kind of like Larry the Cable guy, Get 
her done. We'll save dollars in the long run, and I think we 
can also taking into account some of the backlog that we might 
be experiencing at this time. So I would just ask that you do 
that. Then we'll talk about some wildlife refuges in private 
conversation.

                            2005 HURRICANES

    That's just about all the questions I have I think. My 
staff gives me all these, and then I always think of something 
the night before, but I guess most of our effort in our 
wildlife refuges have been focused towards the hurricane areas 
down there, is that correct?
    Ms. Scarlett. That's correct. In the wake of the 
hurricanes, we have some 66 wildlife refuges that are along the 
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and Florida coasts. The 
President's supplemental budget actually has proposed $132 
million in its most recent request specifically for refuge 
debris removal and repairs that resulted from those hurricanes, 
specifically for our wildlife refuges.
    Senator Burns. I knew that you had to relocate some people 
down there, and I know you've got some requests in your 
supplemental.
    Ms. Scarlett. Our total supplemental I believe is around 
$216 million. About $58 million of that is for parks, and the 
biggest bulk, I think it might be $132 million, is for wildlife 
refuges.
    Senator Burns. Before we go to consider that I'd sure like 
to get a breakdown of those areas where we really have some 
problems, because I know we've got some people displaced, and 
had to move into new facilities, and everything. But I 
understand that you're moving back though and it's coming along 
fairly well.
    Ms. Scarlett. We are doing very well, and we have a very 
thorough list, I'm pleased to say and we can provide you that. 
We've made a lot of progress, particularly in the debris 
removal but the devastation was very extensive.
    [The information follows:]

           MMS HURRICANE RECOVERY MANDATORY FUNDING ESTIMATES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Estimated
------------------------------------------------------------------------
New Orleans, LA Swing Office (February/March 2006):
    Building Lease.........................................        1,600
    Furniture Lease........................................        1,000
    Utility, Security and Other Costs......................          650
Elmwood Rebuild (March/April 2006):
    Furniture..............................................        4,500
    Utility, Security and Other Costs......................        2,300
    Design Contract........................................          955
MMS Program Critical Needs:
    Houston Per Diem Travel (March 2006)...................        1,900
    Contract Support (March 2006)..........................        2,931
    Overtime/Salaries (January 2006).......................          800
    Emergency Preparation (March 2006).....................        1,000
    TAR/Studies (April 2006)...............................        1,300
    G&G Data Restoration (April 2006)......................        2,500
    Equip., Supplies, and Other Costs (March 2006).........          950
Additional Funding Needs:
    Emergency Preparation Efforts..........................          250
    Technology Assessment & Research/Environmental Studies.        1,805
    G&G Data Restoration and Preservation Project..........        1,000
    Coastal Protection/Barrier Island - OCS Sand Resource          2,280
     Assessment & Evaluation Project.......................
    Post Event Coordination Efforts........................          200
    Houston Program Travel Costs...........................           10
Repayment of Fiscal Year 2005 Funds: Bureau of Indian              3,343
 Affairs (Section 102 Money)...............................
                                                            ------------
      Revised Total, Estimated Hurricane Funding Needs.....       31,274
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                                                                               2005 HURRICANE SUPPLEMENTALS--DRAFT
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                                                                                                                                                                            Assert     Revised
               Storm                 OrgCode          Station            State           Timeframe                                 Project title                             No.       estimate
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Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  September 2005.......  Replace Damaged Metal (Butler) Mechanic Shop Building.........   10006766     $394,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Damaged Metal (Butler) Vehicle Storage Building.......   10006759      160,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Damaged Modular Office Building.......................   10006767      128,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Metal (Butler)Shop/Service Building...................   10006854      847,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Replace McFaddin Headquarters Office..........................   10006848      399,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Rehab Clam Lake Road (FHA Rte #010)...........................   10006851      472,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Subtotal: First supplemental.  .......  ......................  ...........  .....................  ..............................................................  .........    2,400,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Levees and replace WCS (3) East Bay Bayou (Middleton)..   10006713      933,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Waterfowl Check Station on East Unit Entrance.........   10044271       80,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Mobile Home (12' by 65'').............................   10006745       93,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Gravel Roads (Oyster Bayou (Undershore Marsh)..........   10006826       88,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Replace 4-Strand Barbed Wire Interior Fence on Old Anahuac....   10006816      127,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Levee, Oyster bayou (Deep Marsh).......................   10006823      708,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Culverts at Crossroad and Westline Road................   10045627       45,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Repair East Bay Boatramp crossover culverts...................   10045551       20,000
Rita...............................    21521  Anahuac NWR...........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Ditches, Jackson Ditch Unit............................   10006725      262,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Ten Mile Cut Bridge (FHA Rte #12).....................   10006905      668,200
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Sand Dune Structures (Beach Road)......................   10006925      500,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair O Ditch and Levee in Wild Cow Bayou Watershed..........   10006870      247,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Fence, North Unit cattle pasture......................   10006849      290,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair RIPRAP/Bank Protection, ICWW...........................   10006860      400,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Shoreline Armoring Protection on Intracoastal Waterway.   10006863      100,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Leblanc's/GIWW Waterway Levee Road.....................   10006930      700,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Fence, White's Ranch cattle pasture. Central Unit.....   10006918      370,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repalce Fence, Clam Lake Pasture Grazing Unit barrier.........   10006852       62,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Leblanc's Reservoir Levees.............................   10006921      175,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Perkins Levee..........................................   10006889      424,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Clam Lake Road Shoreline Armoring......................   10006887      725,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair North Clam Lake Road Shoreline Armoring................   10006910      376,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Replace Fence, Star Lake pasture cattle barrier with gates....   10006850      362,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Pond 11 Levee in Wild Cow Bayou Watershed..............   10006872      109,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Middleton Levee Hunter Access Trail....................   10006922        7,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Pond 13 Levee..........................................   10006914      226,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair 6/7 Levee Road.........................................   10006871       13,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Pond 6 Oil Field Levee.................................   10006882       75,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Pond 7 Oil Field Levee (east of 6/7 levee).............   10006883       91,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair White's Levee/Fuel Brake...............................   10006890      328,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Texaco Camp Levee on White's Ranch.....................   10006898       78,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair West End Spur Levee....................................   10006900       26,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair Weather Road Oil Field Levee...........................   10006886       81,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair West Oil Field Levee (west of weather station road)....   10006884       65,000
Rita...............................    21525  McFaddin NWR..........  TX.........  .....................  Repair South Oil Field Levee (south of headquarters)..........   10006885       31,000
Rita...............................    20130  Regional Chief NWRS...  TX.........  .....................  Initial response and recovery.................................        N/A      756,800
Rita...............................    21526  Texas Point NWR.......  TX.........  .....................  Repair Texas Point Levee (Cattle Walk)........................   10006933      206,000
Rita...............................    21526  Texas Point NWR.......  TX.........  .....................  Repair Rock Weir..............................................   10039768       35,000
Rita...............................    21526  Texas Point NWR.......  TX.........  .....................  Replace Boundary Fence, 10 miles of 4-Strand Barbed Wire......   10006932      219,000
Rita...............................    21526  Texas Point NWR.......  TX.........  .....................  Repair N-ditch Rock Plug......................................   10044344        6,000
Rita...............................    21526  Texas Point NWR.......  TX.........  .....................  Repar S Roadside Ditch Rock Plug..............................   10044562        6,000
Rita...............................    21526  Texas Point NWR.......  TX.........  .....................  Repair Twin Bayou Rock Plugs..................................   10053547        6,000
Rita...............................    21593  Trinity River NWR.....  TX.........  .....................  Replace Boundary Fence, 4-strand barbed wire (17 tracts)......   10051248      297,000
Rita...............................    21593  Trinity River NWR.....  TX.........  .....................  Repair Dirt Roads (7 tracts)..................................   10051332       34,000
Rita...............................    21593  Trinity River NWR.....  TX.........  .....................  Repair Culverts (12 tracts)...................................   10051333       27,000
Rita...............................    21593  Trinity River NWR.....  TX.........  .....................  Repair Wood Frame Bunkhouse, Die Tract........................   10008098       19,000
Rita...............................    21593  Trinity River NWR.....  TX.........  .....................  Replace Signage (50 regulatory signs).........................   10051308        3,000
Rita...............................    21593  Trinity River NWR.....  TX.........  .....................  Remove downed trees Public Use Trails/Boardwalks (18 tracts)..   10051309       77,000
Rita...............................    21593  Trinity River NWR.....  TX.........  .....................  Repair Public Use Parking Areas (8 tracts)....................   10051334       23,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Subtotal: Second supplemental  .......  ......................  ...........  .....................  ..............................................................  .........   10,600,000
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                                                                                  2005 HURRICANE SUPPLEMENTALS
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                                                                                                                                                                                       Revised
              Storm                  Org         Station         State      Type        Timeframe                                Project title                            Asset No.    estimate
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Wilma............................   41560  Arthur R. Marshall  FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Replace Headquarters--RES complete for standard design of medium    10014603   $3,000,000
                                            Loxahatchee NWR.                                            office/VC facility. [additional funding included in 2004
                                                                                                        supplemental for this facility].
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair Maxent levee system (NORTH-only) (Bayou     ..........    4,250,000
                                                                                                        Sauvage); includes damaged structures and public-use facilities
                                                                                                        (boatramps, trails, parking areas, etc.).
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Ridge Trail Boardwalk....................................    10018693      417,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to pump station @ Bayou Thomas (Bayou Sauvage)....    10049237      210,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged pump station @ Illegal Road (Bayou Sauvage)......    10018698      209,600
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Bayou Sauvage NWR)........    10042166       41,300
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair Swamp Tour parking lot....................    10051405       32,400
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Maxent levee parking lot.................................    10051407       25,700
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged water control structure (Unit 6) (Bayou Sauvage).    10049198       25,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged water control structure (Unit 5) (Bayou Sauvage).    10049197       25,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair refuge interpretive signs (Bayou Sauvage NWR)............    10049262       23,900
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair entrance gates...........................................    10049245       22,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair gravel parking areas at 3 pumping stations (Bayou            10018686       21,500
                                                                                                        Sauvage).
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair kiosks (Bayou Sauvage NWR)...............................    10049260       20,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Highway 11 boat launch parking area......................    10051404       20,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair refuge entrance signs (Bayou Sauvage NWR)................    10049235       12,900
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace facilities at seaplane facility.........................    10017810      866,800
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair road at visitor center/administrative         10017819      390,000
                                            NWR.                                                        headquarters Rte #010.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair boardwalk at Boy Scout Road..............................    10017821      322,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair Boy Scout Road............................    10017820      218,500
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to administrative building........................    10017815      211,900
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair refuge entrance and guide signs (Big Branch Marsh NWR)...    10017827      142,400
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to the historic chapel............................    10017814       56,700
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair sewage treatment plant for new Administrative                10049238       44,900
                                            NWR.                                                        Headquarters Building.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair Bayou Lacombe Centre equipment access road    10051413       38,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged fence around maintenance facility................    10017831       36,500
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Big Branch Marsh NWR).....    10041523       35,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair culverts.................................................    10017839       23,900
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair gate at the Holy Redeemer property--2006DM...............    10017822       21,500
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair environmental education center bathrooms.................    10053210       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Bogue Chitto NWR).........    10042080       35,000
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair septic system for RV pads & shop at Lock 1 facility (Old     10039293       10,700
                                                                                                        RPI Number 24).
Katrina..........................   43630  Bon Secour NWR....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Remove/dispose of debris........................................  ..........      400,000
Katrina..........................   43630  Bon Secour NWR....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair destroyed dune walkover boardwalk (additional damage)....    10019068      350,000
Katrina..........................   43556  Breton NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Breton NWR)...............    10049947       31,500
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Expand--Headquarters--RES pending [re-roofing contract     ..........    1,200,000
                                            NWR.                                                        awarded to ACTS].
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to maintenance building (Old RPI Number 34).......    10018819      111,800
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to pole shed......................................  ..........      100,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace (2) destroyed boats.....................................  ..........       70,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Security/Fire Alarm System for Office/Visitor      10038110       20,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Center. (Old RPI Number 389).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damaged fish lab building (Old RPI Number 35)............    10018820       20,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed entrance signs at Office/Visitor Center and       10038126       10,400
                                            NWR.                                                        wildlife drive (Cameron Prairie NWR).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damaged radio tower. This tower is used by the refuge        10018826       10,000
                                            NWR.                                                        communication system Repeater (Old RPI Number 41).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Cameron Prairie NWR)......    10018845        8,100
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair lo-lift pump (office)--2006DM............................    10018810        7,500
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43410  Daphne Field        AL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Vegetation planting, turtle light retrofit, and predator removal         N/A       23,000
                                            Office.                                                     (Perdido Beach Mouse).
Katrina..........................   43410  Daphne Field        AL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Repair/Install fencing, vegetation planting, boardwalk                   N/A       44,000
                                            Office.                                                     construction, turtle light retrofit, predator removal, and sea
                                                                                                        turtle protection (Baldwin County Access).
Katrina..........................   43410  Daphne Field        AL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Repair/Install fencing, vegetation planting, compatible public           N/A       45,000
                                            Office.                                                     access, predator removal, and sea turtle protection (Fort
                                                                                                        Morgan Historic Site).
Katrina..........................   43410  Daphne Field        AL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Repair/Install fencing, vegetation planting, boardwalk                   N/A       53,000
                                            Office.                                                     protection, reconstruction, and predator removal.
Katrina..........................   43410  Daphne Field        AL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Repair/Install fencing, vegetation planting, boardwalk                   N/A       85,000
                                            Office.                                                     construction, predator removal, and sea turtle protection (Bon
                                                                                                        Secour).
Katrina..........................   99487  Metairie Wildlife   LA.......  OLE.....  August 2005......  Replace damaged wildlife inspector van..........................         N/A       30,000
                                            Inspector Office.
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair sub headquarters office building.........................    10051467    1,500,000
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Jump Pass boat slip--2006DM..............................    10017808      152,000
Katrina..........................   43558  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace boat shed...............................................  ..........      104,600
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair bulkhead around old boat slip............................    10017804       96,000
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Jump Pass sheet piling boat ramp.........................    10017809       45,700
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Delta NWR)................    10049452       34,000
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair steel fuel tank at Delta Refuge headquarters.............    10041843       31,500
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace damaged North boundary fence............................    10042059       17,700
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 1.5 mile Pollocks Ferry Road.............................    10044392      142,500
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Goat Farm Road...........................................    10044389       95,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair environmental education pavillion........................    10051078       77,300
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 0.5 mile Bayou Heron dirt road...........................    10044394       47,500
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair office water well........................................    10018924       21,500
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair well on the Bellard tract................................    10037530       21,500
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged visitor pavillion................................    10051078       15,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged boat ramp at Grand Bay...........................    10043923       15,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair two Bellard tract septic systems.........................    10037529       12,800
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Security fence around office compound....................    10018927       12,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair office septic system.....................................    10018928       10,700
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Oak Grove Trail--2006DM..................................    10044600        2,000
Katrina..........................   43580  Hillside NWR......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to maintenance pole shed..........................    10018205       30,000
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA Agreement--Restore Lacassine Pool from extensive saltwater      10018744      700,000
                                                                                                        intrusion (ascassine); includes damaged structures and public-
                                                                                                        use facilities (boatramps, trails, parking areas, etc.).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to residence, Quarters 1, 3BR/1 Bath (Old RPI         10018701       58,500
                                                                                                        Number 1).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to headquarters equipment pole shed (Old RPI          10018723       50,400
                                                                                                        Number 36).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace damage to metal equipment storage building (2 Sided)....    10052275       42,000
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to residence, Quarters 2, 3BR/2BATH (Old RPI          10018702       40,000
                                                                                                        Number 2).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to amphibious excavator (Lacassine NWR)...........  ..........       30,000
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA Agreement--Modify bridge decks to Southwest Pool Spillway &     10018718       20,000
                                                                                                        Bridge--bridge inventory #43610-00023 (Old RPI Number 23).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA Agreement--Modify bridge decks to Southeast Pool Spillway &     10018717       20,000
                                                                                                        Bridge--bridge inventory #43610-00022 (Old RPI Number 22).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA Agreement--Modidy bridge decks to Northeast Pool Spillway &     10018719       20,000
                                                                                                        Bridge--bridge inventory #43610-00024 (Old RPI Number 24).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace damaged entrance signs & posts (Lacassine NWR)..........    10018727       18,000
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Lacassine NWR)............    10018728       15,000
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace damaged Informational signs (Lacassine NWR)......    10018788        3,900
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace directional signs (Lacassine NWR).......................    10018789        3,800
Katrina..........................   43626  Mandalay NWR......  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Mandalay NWR).............    10041510        9,500
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace Headquarters--RES complete for standard design of medium    10018877    2,600,000
                                            Sandhill Crane                                              office/VC facility--2006DM.
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Purchase office exhibits for replaced headquarters..............  ..........      300,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair West Perigal Road is a gravel road on the Ocean Springs      10038092      171,000
                                            Sandhill Crane                                              Unit.
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair East Perigal Road is a dirt road on the Ocean Springs        10038095      114,000
                                            Sandhill Crane                                              Unit.
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair maintenance shop facility--2006DM........................    10018876      100,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Purchase office furniture and video equipment for replaced        ..........      100,000
                                            Sandhill Crane                                              headquarters.
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair destroyed shop perimeter fencing.........................    10018887       15,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to pump/well house................................    10018878       15,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair doors and siding on metal shop building (carpentry bldg.)    10018889       10,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43270  Natchitoches NFH..  LA.......  NFH.....  September 2005...  Repair wind damage to residence #1..............................    10017325       18,000
Rita.............................   43270  Natchitoches NFH..  LA.......  NFH.....  September 2005...  Repair wind damage to residence #2..............................    10017326       18,000
Wilma............................   41580  National Key Deer   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Replace Headquarters--RES complete for standard design of small     10014776    3,000,000
                                            Refuge.                                                     office facility.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Section Line Road E.--Noxubee County, Various Tracts,        10019029      168,000
                                                                                                        Route 108.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 5.71 mile Dummy Line Road--Winston County, tracts 394,       10018960      132,500
                                                                                                        1863, Route 110.
Rita.............................   42653  Red River NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to refuge office & maintenance facility...........    10046523       76,200
Katrina..........................   40130  Regional Chief      GA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace equipment & office furnishing (multiple stations).......         N/A      720,000
                                            NWRS.
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR--        LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Provide security fencing/lighting for closure...................  ..........      150,000
                                            Proposed Closure.
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR--        LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to pole shed......................................  ..........      100,000
                                            Proposed Closure.
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR--        LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to boat house.....................................  ..........      100,000
                                            Proposed Closure.
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR--        LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Oil House......................................  ..........      100,000
                                            Proposed Closure.
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR--        LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Cleanup/closure of Sabine NWR...................................  ..........       50,000
                                            Proposed Closure.
Rita.............................   42640  St. Catherine       MS.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to crew quarters..................................    10017042       22,500
                                            Creek NWR.
Rita.............................   42640  St. Catherine       MS.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to residence......................................    10017038        5,000
                                            Creek NWR.
Dennis...........................   41640  St. Marks NWR.....  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  TVA Agreement--Repair primary dikes/levees......................  ..........    2,000,000
Katrina..........................   43690  Tensas River NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace destroyed refuge residence/quarters--RES Pending........  ..........      550,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Subtotal: First              ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........   27,600,000
       supplemental.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41560  Arthur R Marshall   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Replace destroyed Refuge entrance fee booth and self-pay kiosk      10040729       30,000
                                            Loxahatchee NWR.                                            (Old RPI Number 81).
Wilma............................   41560  Arthur R Marshall   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair flooded/damaged roadways.................................    multiple       50,000
                                            Loxahatchee NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Arthur R Marshall            ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       80,000
       Loxahatchee NWR Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Bayou Sauvage NWR)            10042166       58,700
                                                                                                        (additional funds).
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair Maxent levee system (remaining repairs)     ..........    7,750,000
                                                                                                        (Bayou Sauvage).
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Maxent levee parking lot (additional funds)..............    10051407       24,300
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair gravel parking areas at 3 pumping stations (Bayou            10018686       18,500
                                                                                                        Sauvage) (additional funds).
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Highway 11 boat launch parking area (additional funds)...    10051404       10,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair refuge entrance signs (Bayou Sauvage NWR) (additional        10049235       12,100
                                                                                                        funds).
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Ridge Trail Boardwalk....................................    10018693      425,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair U.S. Hwy 11 in New Orleans Eastboat ramp.................    10018700      350,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair ADA accessible fishing pier on U.S. HWY 90 in New Orleans    10018699       30,000
                                                                                                        East.
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair security shelter and fence for pump stations three and       10053625       50,000
                                                                                                        four.
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair kiosks...................................................    10049260       40,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair refuge interpretive signs................................    10049262       25,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair entrance gates...........................................    10049245       25,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace water gauges............................................    10049261       15,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair the Bayou Sauvage Bikepath...............................    10018692      800,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  HAZMAT/Debris removal...........................................  ..........    4,000,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Swamp Tour parking lot...................................    10051405       32,400
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Joe Madere Marsh parking area............................    10039357       10,000
Katrina..........................   43595  Bayou Sauvage NWR.  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Post-hurricane invasives projects...............................         N/A    1,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Bayou Sauvage NWR Total....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........   14,676,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   43628  Bayou Teche NWR...  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Bayou Teche NWR)..........    10041538       20,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Bayou Teche NWR Total......  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       20,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair road at visitor center/administrative         10017819      155,900
                                            NWR.                                                        headquarters Rte #010 (additional funds).
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  TVA Agreement--Repair Boy Scout Road (additional funds).........    10017820      100,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Big Branch Marsh NWR)         10041523       65,000
                                            NWR.                                                        (additional funds).
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace facilities at seaplane facility (additional funds)......    10017810       33,200
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair kiosks at refuge office (Big Branch Marsh NWR)...........    10049450       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair kiosks (Big Branch Marsh NWR)............................    10017835       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Barringer Road parking lot...............................    10051416       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair maintenance shop & storage facility......................    10017817      200,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair administrative building (additional funds)...............    10017815      600,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair historic chapel (additional funds).......................    10017814      250,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Cane Bayou canoe launch..................................    10017823       60,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair picnic shelter behind White house........................    10049217       45,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair sewage treatment plant for maintenance facility..........    10017844      100,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Rehab landscaping & landscape of administrative            ..........      300,000
                                            NWR.                                                        headquarters.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair weather station..........................................    10050226       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair observation deck platform................................    10052150       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Urban Interface Firelines................................    10036517       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 6 Boy Scout Rd waysides (metal), 12 benches (wood), 20       10017836      600,000
                                            NWR.                                                        numbered posts (wood).
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  HAZMAT/Debris removal...........................................  ..........    2,000,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Remove old pool at Holy Redeemer site...........................    10049207       35,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair water control structure at Holy Redeemer grounds.........    10049206        5,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Sapsucker Road Route #100................................    10017840      100,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Sapsucker Road gravel parking lot........................    10017842       20,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace Road Grader- (N6260451770627)...........................      480935      120,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43616  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Clean/remove debris/trees from roads and parking areas..........         N/A      100,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43558  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace damaged fire equipment...........................  ..........       10,000
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43616  Big Branch Marsh    LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Post-hurricane invasives projects...............................         N/A      600,000
                                            NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Big Branch Marsh NWR Total.  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    5,619,100
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Bogue Chitto NWR)             10042080       40,000
                                                                                                        (additional funds).
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair refuge kiosks (Bogue Chitto NWR).........................    10042232       10,000
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair refuge kiosks............................................    10042232       20,000
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair ADA accessible fishing piers at the Pearl River Turnaroud    10018920       50,000
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 120 foot radio tower at Lock 1 (Old RPI Number 18).......    10018916       10,000
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 8 ft. wide Honey Island Swamp Rd hiking trail (Holmes        10039187       10,000
                                                                                                        Bayou Trail) with 4 in. compacted crushed gravel.
Katrina..........................   43616  Bogue Chitto NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Post-hurricane invasives projects...............................         N/A      400,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Bogue Chitto NWR Total.....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      540,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Dennis...........................   43630  Bon Secour NWR....  AL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair entrance road to Sand Bayou Unit.........................    10019064      100,000
Katrina..........................   43630  Bon Secour NWR....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Nunley bunkhouse.........................................    10010953       40,000
Katrina..........................   43630  Bon Secour NWR....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair to office celing/AC......................................    10019060       25,000
Katrina..........................   43630  Bon Secour NWR....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace damaged/destroyed signs & kiosks........................    10019088       35,000
Katrina..........................   43630  Bon Secour NWR....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair to Gator Lake boardwalk..................................    10019057       90,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Bon Secour NWR Total.......  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      290,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43556  Breton NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Critical beach renourishment/replace sand fencing...............    10049955    2,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Breton NWR Total...........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    2,000,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Cameron Prairie NWR)          10018845      100,000
                                            NWR.                                                        (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Security/Fire Alarm System for Office/Visitor      10038110       17,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Center (Old RPI Number 389) (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed entrance signs at Office/Visitor Center and       10038126        9,600
                                            NWR.                                                        wildlife drive (Cameron Prairie NWR) (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to pumphouse for lo-lift pump (office) (Old RPI       10018813       20,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Number 23).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace damaged Boardwalk w/ observation deck at Visitor     10038120      291,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Center (Old RPI Number 392).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA/DU Agreement--Repair multiple levee systems (Cameron          ..........    5,040,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Prairie); includes damaged structures and public-use facilities
                                                                                                        (boatramps, trails, parking areas, etc.).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Pintail Wildlife Drive FHA Rte #010 (Old RPI       10018804      600,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Number 13).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed radio tower (Old RPI Number 41)...............    10018826       55,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed oil/paint storage bldg. (Old RPI Number 36)...    10018821        5,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Unit 6 24-inch lo-lift pump ( Old RPI Number 14).........    10018805       20,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Unit 1 30-inch lo-lift pump #1 ( Old RPI Number 15)......    10018806       20,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair 20-inch lo-lift double discharge Pump (Unit 5) ( Old RPI     10018809       20,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Number 18).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair pumphouse for 24-inch Lo-lift (office) ( Old RPI Number      10018813       20,000
                                            NWR.                                                        23).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair multiple water control structure, Waterman screwgate and     10036540      164,000
                                            NWR.                                                        galvanized steel pipe.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Canal Parish Drainage east ( Old RPI Number 173).........    10037827       35,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Canal clear marsh drain south. This canal is used to         10037812      100,000
                                            NWR.                                                        manage water levels on refuge moist soil units and is essential
                                                                                                        for acheivement of refuge water management objectives and moist
                                                                                                        soil unit gravity drainage. ( Old RPI Number 160).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Canal Graingerville drainage west (Old RPI Number 180)...    10037834      100,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Canal Outfall ( Old RPI Number 205)......................    10037859      100,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Canal Unit 8 North (Old RPI Number 206)..................    10037860      200,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Canal Unit 8 West ( Old RPI Number 208)..................    10037862      200,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Canal Main Parish Drainage (Old RPI Number 222)..........    10037876    1,100,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Water Control Structure, Visitor Center Pond ( Old RPI       10043905       20,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Number 403).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace Cummings diesel power unit (s/n 46170208 Unit 6) ( Old      10043906       20,000
                                            NWR.                                                        RPI Number 404).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace Duetz power unit (Office, Model C110HP3-PD9, S/N 3-3 -      10043920       20,000
                                            NWR.                                                        88) ( Old RPI Number 405).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Pumping station, Unit 1&2. Property includes 3 concrete      10054735        5,000
                                            NWR.                                                        pads and 2 pumphouses.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair parking area. ( Old RPI Number 11).......................    10018802      200,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair West Cameron Prairie Road FHA Rte #100 ( Old RPI Number      10018814      750,000
                                            NWR.                                                        24).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Bankfishing Road FHA Rte #101 ( Old RPI Number 25).......    10018815      350,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair road by old office access ( Old RPI Number 382)..........    10038073       60,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair road by Claude's house ( Old RPI Number 383).............    10038074      200,000
                                            NWR.
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Office/Visitor Center Parking lot Rte #900 ( Old RPI         10038104      100,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Number 386).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair parking area, Bankfishing Road, FHA Rte. #902. ( Old RPI     10049751      150,000
                                            NWR.                                                        Number 423).
Rita.............................   43612  Cameron Prairie     LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace for damaged/destroyed vehicles..........................  ..........       75,000
                                            NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Cameron Prairie NWR Total..  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........   10,166,600
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Downed tree and debris removal (1st push & pull)................         n/a        5,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair damage to entrance roadway...............................    10014132       35,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair erosion/undermining of Bridge #1 (parking lot)...........    10014107       60,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair erosion/undermining of Bridge #2 (quarters)..............    10014089       60,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair erosion/undermining of Bridge #3 (hatchery intake).......    10014129       80,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair damage to wing-wall & rip-rap Rock/Mill Creeks...........    10044349       50,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair retaining wall at Rock/Mill Creeks.......................    10014133      100,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Replace destroyed domestic well & distribution lines............    10014096      135,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair water damage to Education Center.........................    10014099       25,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair water damage to Residence (#13)..........................    10014098       20,000
                                            Forest NFH.
Dennis...........................   41210  Chattahoochee       GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair water damage to Residence (#20)..........................    10014104       20,000
                                            Forest NFH.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Chattahoochee Forest NFH     ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      590,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43535  Choctaw NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Clean/remove debris/trees from roads and parking areas..........         N/A      120,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Choctaw NWR Total..........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      120,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43676  Coldwater NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair County Line Road.........................................    10044790       50,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Coldwater NWR Total........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       50,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41581  Crocodile Lake NWR  FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair flooded/damaged roadways.................................    multiple       30,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Crocodile Lake NWR Total...  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       30,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43635  Dahomey NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Headquarters Road........................................    10045052      125,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Dahomey NWR Total..........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      125,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair sub headquarters office building (additional funds)......    10051467      750,000
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Delta NWR) (additional        10049452       66,000
                                                                                                        funds).
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace damaged North boundary fence (additional funds).........    10042059       19,300
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged kiosk............................................    10051177       20,000
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  HAZMAT/Debris removal...........................................  ..........    2,000,000
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Protect crevaces with dredging, sedimant transport, engineered           N/A    2,000,000
                                                                                                        structures, and vegetative planting.
Katrina..........................   43555  Delta NWR.........  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Provide critical data management and GIS functions to support            N/A      225,000
                                                                                                        planning, habitat/species inventories, monitoring, and habitat
                                                                                                        management.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Delta NWR Total............  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    5,080,300
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41545  Florida Panther     FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair damaged roof on garage, storage building & maintenance       10014533       50,000
                                            NWR.                                                        shop; Plywood and metal roof (Old RPI Number 5).
Wilma............................   41545  Florida Panther     FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair flooded/damaged roadways.................................    multiple      500,000
                                            NWR.
Wilma............................   41545  Florida Panther     FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Downed tree and debris removal (1st push & pull)................         n/a       70,000
                                            NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Florida Panther NWR Total..  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      620,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair environmental education pavillion........................    10051078      100,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace destroyed Ledlow bunkhouse..............................    10018921      750,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair concrete boat launching ramps............................    10049797       75,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged visitor pavillion................................    10051078       30,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair ADA-accessible fishing/observation pier..................    10049802       75,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damaged boat ramp at Grand Bay...........................    10043923       30,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Clyde Brown boat ramp....................................    10043923       60,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair well on the Bellard tract................................    10037530       45,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair office water well........................................    10018924       45,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair wooden pier/dock.........................................    10049801       20,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair two Bellard tract septic systems.........................    10037529       20,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Security fence around office compound....................    10018927       20,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  AL.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair office septic system.....................................    10018928       20,000
Katrina..........................   43617  Grand Bay NWR.....  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 2000ft of paved section of trail loops...................    10049944        5,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Grand Bay NWR Total........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    1,295,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41582  Great White Heron   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair/Replace destroyed boundary markers/buoys.................         n/a      100,000
                                            NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Great White Heron NWR Total  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      100,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43580  Hillside NWR......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Open Pole Shed...........................................    10018205       10,000
Katrina..........................   43580  Hillside NWR......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair AP Slough Shed...........................................    10018191      100,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Hillside NWR Total.........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      110,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41561  Hobe Sound NWR....  FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair beach access boardwalk...................................    10014649       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Hobe Sound NWR Total.......  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41583  Key West NWR......  FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair/Replace destroyed boundary markers/buoys.................         n/a       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Key West NWR Total.........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to residence, Quarters 1, 3BR/1 Bath (Old RPI         10018701       16,500
                                                                                                        Number 1) (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Install hurricane protection shutters on multiple          ..........      125,000
                                                                                                        structures.
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace damage to metal equipment storage building (2 Sided)        10052275       33,000
                                                                                                        (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to residence, Quarters 2, 3BR/2BATH (Old RPI          10018702       10,000
                                                                                                        Number 2) (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA Agreement--Restore Lacassine Pool from extensive saltwater      10018744      800,000
                                                                                                        intrusion (Lacassine); includes damaged structures and public-
                                                                                                        use facilities (boatramps, trails, parking areas, etc.)
                                                                                                        (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA Agreement--Modify bridge decks to Southwest Pool Spillway &     10018718      165,000
                                                                                                        Bridge (additional funds).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Lacassine NWR) (additional    10018728       85,000
                                                                                                        funds).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace damaged interpretative panels for Wildlife Drive.    10044644       20,000
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Unit A Pumping Plant. Permanently installed water pumping    10018731      100,000
                                                                                                        station (Old RPI Number 45).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Unit C Pumping Plant, permanently installed water pumping    10018737       35,000
                                                                                                        station (Old RPI Number 63).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair Northeast Pool perimeter levee. Raised ridge of soil used    10018780    1,100,000
                                                                                                        to retain & control the flow of water. Section 16 to boundry
                                                                                                        (Old RPI Number 116).
Rita.............................   43610  Lacassine NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Unit A shell road. (Old RPI Number 21)..........................    10018716       40,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Lacassine NWR Total........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    2,529,500
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   43440  Lafayette ES        LA.......  ES......  September 2005...  Emergency surveys on T&Es species, contaminants, and habitat             N/A      500,000
                                            Office.                                                     stabilization.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Lafayette ES Office Total..  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      500,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43440  Lafayette Field     LA.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered red-cockaded            N/A        5,000
                                            Office.                                                     woodpecker (repair cavity trees).
Katrina..........................   43440  Lafayette Field     LA.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered lichen                  N/A       20,000
                                            Office.                                                     populations (C. perforata).
Katrina..........................   43440  Lafayette Field     LA.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered gulf sturgeon           N/A       20,000
                                            Office.                                                     (repair culverts; erosion control).
Katrina..........................   43440  Lafayette Field     LA.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered piping plover..         N/A       70,000
                                            Office.
Katrina..........................   43440  Lafayette Field     LA.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered beach mouse             N/A      345,000
                                            Office.                                                     (repair dune walkovers; beach stabilization).
Katrina..........................   43440  Lafayette Field     LA.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to threatened & endangered            N/A      440,000
                                            Office.                                                     sea turtle species (beach stabilization).
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Lafayette Field Office       ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      900,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   43695  Lake Ophelia NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to sattelite office/substation....................  ..........       30,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Lake Ophelia NWR Total.....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       30,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   99221  LE Office Beaumont  TX.......  LE......  September 2005...  Replace water damaged personal property.........................         N/A       50,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      LE Office Beaumont Total...  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       50,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Dennis...........................   41515  Lower Suwannee NWR  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Replace destroyed dock at Atesna Otie Key (Cedar Keys)..........    10039135      325,000
Dennis...........................   41515  Lower Suwannee NWR  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair damage to Fishbone Creek Observation Tower...............    10038048      250,000
Dennis...........................   41515  Lower Suwannee NWR  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Replace destroyed Shell Mound fishing pier (damaged during          10014408      250,000
                                                                                                        Hurricane Ivan in 2004).
Dennis...........................   41515  Lower Suwannee NWR  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair damage to Salt Creek Trail/Boardwalk.....................    10014407      175,000
Dennis...........................   41515  Lower Suwannee NWR  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair facilities at Seahorse Key (Cedar Keys)..................    10014380      100,000
Dennis...........................   41515  Lower Suwannee NWR  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair damaged refuge roads.....................................    multiple    1,500,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Lower Suwannee NWR Total...  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    2,600,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43626  Mandalay NWR......  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Mandalay NWR) (additional     10041510       40,500
                                                                                                        funds).
Katrina..........................   43626  Mandalay NWR......  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace damaged entrance signs (Mandalay NWR)...................    10041513       10,000
Katrina..........................   43626  Mandalay NWR......  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair office/visitor building (Mandalay NWR)--2006DM...........    10019047       75,000
Katrina..........................   43626  Mandalay NWR......  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Post-hurricane invasives projects...............................         N/A      100,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Mandalay NWR Total.........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      225,500
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43681  Matthews Brake NWR  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Pin Oak Road.............................................    10019772       50,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Matthews Brake NWR Total...  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       50,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43910  Mississippi Field   MS.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered red-cockaded            N/A        5,000
                                            Office.                                                     woodpecker (repair cavity trees).
Katrina..........................   43910  Mississippi Field   MS.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered lichen                  N/A       20,000
                                            Office.                                                     populations (C. perforata).
Katrina..........................   43910  Mississippi Field   MS.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered gulf sturgeon           N/A       20,000
                                            Office.                                                     (repair culverts; erosion control).
Katrina..........................   43910  Mississippi Field   MS.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered piping plover..         N/A       70,000
                                            Office.
Katrina..........................   43910  Mississippi Field   MS.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered beach mouse             N/A      345,000
                                            Office.                                                     (repair dune walkovers; beach stabilization).
Katrina..........................   43910  Mississippi Field   MS.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to threatened & endangered            N/A      440,000
                                            Office.                                                     sea turtle species (beach stabilization).
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Mississippi Field Office     ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      900,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Valentine road a gravel road on the Gautier Unit.........    10037727    1,250,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Browns Trail a gravel road on the Gautier Unit...........    10037726      200,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Sweet Bay a dirt road on the Ocean Springs Unit..........    10037731      150,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Duck pond Road is a dirt road on the Ocean Springs Unit..    10037730      250,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Green Pond is a dirt road on the Ocean Springs Unit......    10038084      350,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Big Flat dirt road on the Ocean Springs Unit.............    10038082      250,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Glenndale Road is a gravel road on the Ocean Springs Unit    10038089      350,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Firetower road on the Gautier Unit.......................    10037540      750,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Cotton Mouth is a dirt road on the Ocean Springs Unit....    10038087      300,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair maintenance shop facility................................    10018876      450,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Fire break( Ocean Springs Unit)..........................    10018904      250,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Fire break (Gautier Unit)................................    10018903      200,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Fire break (Fountainbleau Unit)..........................    10018905       75,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 3/4 Mile nature trial at the visitor center..............    10018899       20,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 0.6 mile Fountainebleau Unit nature trail................    10038435       20,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair doors and siding on metal shop building (carpentry bldg.)    10018889       20,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to pump/well house................................    10018878       30,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair destroyed shop perimeter fencing.........................    10018887       30,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Sidewalk into visitor center.............................    10018901       10,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Shop Concrete wash rack..................................    10018896        5,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair wet cells Ocean Springs Unit 1,350' Low hazard dam.......    10018907      150,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Wet Cells Ocean Springs Unit 1,000' Low hazard dam.......    10018906      150,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Double Tree is a dirt road on the Ocean Springs Unit.....    10038083      200,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair North Beasley dirt road on the Gautier Unit..............    10037729      150,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Vistor Center Paved parking lot, Route 900...............    10018883       75,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair visitor center/office paved road, Route 010..............    10018879       75,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
Katrina..........................   43615  Mississippi         MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair/Replace damaged fire equipment...........................  ..........       60,000
                                            Sandhill Crane
                                            NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Mississippi Sandhill Crane   ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    5,820,000
       NWR Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43582  Morgan Brake NWR..  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Alexandrer Slough Access.................................    10038758       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Morgan Brake NWR Total.....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   43270  Natchitoches NFH..  LA.......  NFH.....  September 2005...  Downed tree and debris removal (1st push & pull)................         n/a       20,000
Rita.............................   43270  Natchitoches NFH..  LA.......  NFH.....  September 2005...  Repair flooded/damaged roads & culverts.........................    10017318       10,000
Rita.............................   43270  Natchitoches NFH..  LA.......  NFH.....  September 2005...  Replace dislodged main hatchery drain discharge pipe............    10017309      210,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Natchitoches NFH Total.....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      240,000
Dennis...........................   41580  National Key Deer   FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Replace/Repair ten damaged backcountry buoys....................    10014803       20,000
                                            Refuge.
Wilma............................   41580  National Key Deer   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Replace damaged Quarters (Cudjoe Key)--damaged during Katrina...    10051007      750,000
                                            Refuge.
Wilma............................   41580  National Key Deer   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair/Replace destroyed boundary markers/buoys.................         n/a       50,000
                                            Refuge.
Wilma............................   41580  National Key Deer   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Replace three (3) damaged/destroyed vehicles....................         n/a       90,000
                                            Refuge.
Wilma............................   41580  National Key Deer   FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair flooded/damaged roadways.................................    multiple       30,000
                                            Refuge.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      National Key Deer Refuge     ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      940,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 8.6 mile Brooksville-Louisville Road. Winston County,        10019043      600,000
                                                                                                        Route 011.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair GTR #4 Levee Road, Tracts 210, 394, Oktibbeha County.....    10019034      400,000
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 5.2 mile Brooksville-Louisville Road, Noxubee County,        10019044      450,000
                                                                                                        Route 011.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Section Line Road-W-Winston County, Route 108............    10019028      600,000
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Permanent Fire Breaks....................................    10019027      450,000
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Trails--Woodpecker, Prairie Grass, Scattertown,              10019022      100,000
                                                                                                        Wilderness, Beaver Dam, Trail of Big Trees--in various tracts.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 5.71 mile Dummy Line Road--Winston County, tracts 394,       10018960      750,000
                                                                                                        1863, Route 110.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 0.75 mile Goose Pen Road in Winston County, Route number     10018945      100,000
                                                                                                        113.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 2.5 mile Goose Pen Road in Noxubee County (road tracts       10018944      250,000
                                                                                                        381a- 1816), Route number 113..
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 1.8 mile Douglas Bluff Road, Noxubee County (road tracts     10018943      200,000
                                                                                                        385, 1869).
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 1.2 mile Bluff Lake Road in Oktibbeha County, Route #010.    10018942      250,000
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair 1.76 mile River Road (road tracts 91 i-374), Route number    10018941      200,000
                                                                                                        101.
Katrina..........................   43620  Noxubee NWR.......  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Clean/remove debris/trees from roads and parking areas..........         N/A      150,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Noxubee NWR Total..........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    4,500,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41540  Office of Law       FL.......  OLE.....  October 2005.....  Repair/Replace manatee protection signs.........................         n/a      750,000
                                            Enforcement.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Office of Law Enforcement    ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      750,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   41410  Panama City Field   FL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered red-cockaded            N/A       $5,000
                                            Office.                                                     woodpecker (repair cavity trees).
Katrina..........................   41410  Panama City Field   FL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered lichen                  N/A      $20,000
                                            Office.                                                     populations (C. perforata).
Katrina..........................   41410  Panama City Field   FL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered gulf sturgeon           N/A      $20,000
                                            Office.                                                     (repair culverts; erosion control).
Katrina..........................   41410  Panama City Field   FL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered piping plover..         N/A      $70,000
                                            Office.
Katrina..........................   41410  Panama City Field   FL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to endangered beach mouse             N/A     $345,000
                                            Office.                                                     (repair dune walkovers; beach stabilization).
Katrina..........................   41410  Panama City Field   FL.......  ES......  August 2005......  Support, surveys, emergency relief to threatened & endangered            N/A     $440,000
                                            Office.                                                     sea turtle species (beach stabilization).
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Panama City Field Office     ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      900,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43581  Panther Swamp NWR.  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Deep Bayou Road..........................................    10018392      100,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Panther Swamp NWR Total....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      100,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43290  Private John Allen  MS.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Downed tree and debris removal (1st push & pull)................         n/a      150,000
                                            NFH.
Katrina..........................   43290  Private John Allen  MS.......  NFH.....  August 2005......  Repair damage to Perimeter Road.................................    10017397       83,000
                                            NFH.
Katrina..........................   43290  Private John Allen  MS.......  NFH.....  August 2005......  Repair flood damage to office parking area......................    10044206       15,000
                                            NFH.
Dennis...........................   43290  Private John Allen  MS.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair erosion damage to Pond 8A levee..........................    10017384      235,000
                                            NFH.
Dennis...........................   43290  Private John Allen  MS.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Replace damaged fishery drain line..............................    10017389      397,000
                                            NFH.
Dennis...........................   43290  Private John Allen  MS.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair damage to backup power generator system..................    10014993       50,000
                                            NFH.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Private John Allen NFH       ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      930,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   42653  Red River NWR.....  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to refuge office & maintenance facility               10046523      133,800
                                                                                                        (additional funds).
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Red River NWR Total........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      133,800
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   42577  Reelfoot NWR......  TN.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Grassy Island Autotour Route.............................    10016811       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Reelfoot NWR Total.........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   40130  Regional Chief      GA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Initial response and recovery...................................         N/A    5,000,000
                                            NWRS.
Rita.............................   40130  Regional Chief      GA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Initial response and recovery...................................         N/A    2,130,000
                                            NWRS.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Regional Chief NWRS Total..  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    7,130,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  HAZMAT/Debris removal...........................................  ..........   12,000,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Vastar Road (Old RPI Number 164)...............    10019210    1,000,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to 1A/1B Parking Area Rte #904 (Old RPI Number        10019184       50,000
                                                                                                        138).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace/repair refuge posting ( Old RPI Number 38)..............    10019130      600,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to concrete nature trail and boardwalk (Old RPI       10019140      500,000
                                                                                                        Number 78) (partnership w/tourism board).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to 3 Mile Canal bridge--bridge inventory #43640-      10019214      250,000
                                                                                                        00168 (Old RPI Number 168).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Northline parking lot Rte #901 & pier (Old RPI     10019178    1,500,000
                                                                                                        Number 132).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Plains Road 3.1 miles long (Old RPI Number 166)    10019212    2,000,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damaged boathouse........................................    10019133      150,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Vastar Rd. bridge--bridge inventory #43640-        10019216      120,000
                                                                                                        00170 (Old RPI Number 170).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Hwy. 27 bridge--bridge inventory #43640-00171      10019217      218,000
                                                                                                        (Old RPI Number 171).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Hog Island South parking lot Rte #903 (Old RPI     10019163      250,000
                                                                                                        Number 115).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to South West Cove parking area Rte #906 (Old RPI     10019164      100,000
                                                                                                        Number 116).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Nature Trail Parking Lot Rte #907 (Old RPI         10019180      100,000
                                                                                                        Number 134).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  TVA Agreement--Repair 1A/1B and Pool 3 impoundment levees         ..........   11,600,000
                                                                                                        (Sabine); includes damaged structures and public-use facilities
                                                                                                        (boatramps, trails, parking areas, etc.).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to Northline bridge--bridge inventory #43640-00169    10019215      250,000
                                                                                                        (Old RPI Number 169).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed maintenance shop..............................    10019172    1,500,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed headquarters--RES complete for standard design    10019161    4,000,000
                                                                                                        of small office/VC facility.
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damaged oil house........................................    10019168      120,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damage to West Cove parking lot (north side) Rte #905        10019179      100,000
                                                                                                        (Old RPI Number 133).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair damaged fueling facilities; above ground fuel storage        10019155      160,000
                                                                                                        tanks (Old RPI Number 105).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed fire headquarters/shop building...............    10019168    1,500,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Maintenace Area Water lines (Old RPI Number 152)................    10019198      100,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Maintenance Area Electric Lines (Old RPI Number 153)............    10019199      250,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Security Fence at Headquarters Compound (Old RPI Number 162)....    10019208       75,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair destroyed restrooms at nature trail (Old RPI Number 114).    10019162      125,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed radio tower & radio communication equipment...    10018826      250,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair viewing tower, 24' X 12' with metal roof and an attached     10019209       35,000
                                                                                                        90' X 5' accessible walking ramp. Located near Hwy 27 and
                                                                                                        Headquarters. (Old RPI Number163).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace Headquarters' sewerage treatment unit. (Old RPI Number      10019192       20,000
                                                                                                        146).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace Headquarters Telephone System and lines (Old RPI Number     10019200      250,000
                                                                                                        154).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair sewage treatment unit (Nature trail) (Old RPI Number 108)    10019157       50,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Reopen 18 miles of canals................................  ..........    3,600,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Headquarters/Visitor Center's Parking and Driveway Rte #900 (Old    10019193      100,000
                                                                                                        RPI Number147).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Maintenance Parking Areas (Old RPI Number148)...................    10019194      200,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Blue Goose Trail Driveway and Parking Area (Old RPI Number150)..    10019196       90,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Bridge, inventory #43640-00170, Backridge, on Vastar Rd crossing    10019216      150,000
                                                                                                        Central Canal; public use (Old RPI Number 170).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Bridge, inventory #43640-00171, Hwy. 27 & Central Canal             10019217      100,000
                                                                                                        (identified in EFMIS & formerly known as Texaco bridge,
                                                                                                        inventory #43640-00136??) (Old RPI Number171).
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair rear access road to pole shed (Old RPI Number198)........    10049951       22,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace damaged ATVs............................................  ..........       15,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace damaged office equipment/furniture/supplies.............         N/A      100,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace damaged vehicle (truck).................................  ..........       35,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace damaged vehicle (SUV)...................................  ..........       25,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace/Repairs multiple damaged boats/trailers.................  ..........       35,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Replace destroyed helipad/used for fire suppression operations..  ..........      100,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Repair/Replace damaged fire equipment...........................  ..........      300,000
Rita.............................   43640  Sabine NWR........  LA.......  NWR.....  September 2005...  Downed tree and debris removal (1st push & pull)--Hwy 27                 N/A      450,000
                                                                                                        hazardous material debris.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Sabine NWR Total...........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........   44,545,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41420  South Florida ES    FL.......  ES......  October 2005.....  Repair Turtle Hospital (Monroe Co.) in the Florida Keys.........         n/a      183,200
                                            Office.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      South Florida ES Office      ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      183,200
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   42640  St. Catherine       MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Pintail Lane, Route 010..................................    10017046      250,000
                                            Creek NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      St. Catherine Creek NWR      ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      250,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Dennis...........................   41640  St. Marks NWR.....  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  TVA Agreement--Repair primary dikes/levees (additional funds)...  ..........    2,000,000
Dennis...........................   41640  St. Marks NWR.....  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Replace damaged and missing pilings/markings for Executive          10015299      300,000
                                                                                                        Closure Order.
Dennis...........................   41640  St. Marks NWR.....  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair overwash/undermined lighthouse pakring lot...............    10038986       20,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      St. Marks NWR Total........  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    2,320,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Dennis...........................   41650  St. Vincent NWR...  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Replace damaged/missing boundary signs..........................    10040181       20,000
Dennis...........................   41650  St. Vincent NWR...  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair damaged barge storage building (barge is used to access      10015319      350,000
                                                                                                        St. Vincent NWR).
Dennis...........................   41650  St. Vincent NWR...  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair flooded Indian Pass check station........................    10015330       10,000
Dennis...........................   41650  St. Vincent NWR...  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Replace misc. small equipment in flooded storage facility.......         n/a       25,000
Dennis...........................   41650  St. Vincent NWR...  FL.......  NWR.....  July 2005........  Repair damage at Indian Pass parking area/pump house............    10052228        4,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      St. Vincent NWR Total......  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      409,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43645  Tallahatchie NWR..  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Flat Lake Access Road....................................    10044518       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Tallahatchie NWR Total.....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........       75,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Wilma............................   41555  Ten Thousand        FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair/Replace destroyed boundary markers/buoys.................         n/a      100,000
                                            Islands NWR.
Wilma............................   41555  Ten Thousand        FL.......  NWR.....  October 2005.....  Repair flooded/damaged roadways.................................    multiple      250,000
                                            Islands NWR.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Ten Thousand Islands NWR     ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      350,000
       Total.
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   43690  Tensas River NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Replace destroyed refuge residence/quarters (additional funds)..  ..........      550,000
Katrina..........................   43690  Tensas River NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Bridge, Cross Bayou(Fina). Inventory #- 43690-00019......    10042739      200,000
Katrina..........................   43690  Tensas River NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair bridge, Tensas River @ Mill Road-bridge inventory #43690-    10019992      700,000
                                                                                                        00005 (Cross roads).
Katrina..........................   43690  Tensas River NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Rainey lake road, Rte #010. (Cross roads to refuge           10020002      450,000
                                                                                                        headquarters).
Katrina..........................   43690  Tensas River NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair misc. damage to roads/trails/ATV.........................  ..........      250,000
Katrina..........................   43690  Tensas River NWR..  LA.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Clean/remove debris/trees from roads and parking areas..........         N/A       40,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Tensas River NWR Total.....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........    2,190,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Downed tree and debris removal (1st push & pull)................         n/a        2,000
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair damage to roadways & parking areas.......................    multiple       75,000
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair water/electrical damage to Laboratory Building...........    10014262       93,000
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair water damage to Aquarium Building........................    10014245       65,000
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair flood damage/erosion to multiple facilities..............    multiple       37,000
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair water damage to Residence (#3)...........................    10014224       20,000
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Replace wetlab gutters..........................................    10014263       12,000
Dennis...........................   41280  Warm Springs RFC..  GA.......  NFH.....  July 2005........  Repair damaged fencing around compound..........................    10014290        8,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Warm Springs RFC Total.....  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      312,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
Katrina..........................   42682  Yazoo NWR.........  MS.......  NWR.....  August 2005......  Repair Wildlife Drive...........................................    10019865      125,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ------------
      Yazoo NWR Total............  ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........      125,000
                                                                                                                                                                                    ============
      Subtotal: Second             ......  ..................  .........  ........  .................  ................................................................  ..........  121,800,000
       supplemental.
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                                          STORM DAMAGE DETAIL REPORT--SOUTHEAST REGION--HURRICANES KATRINA, OPHELIA, RITA, WILMA AS OF JANUARY 19, 2006
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               Park                    Storm                                Asset/Need                                                    Recommended repair                           Estimate
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Big Cypress National Preserve....  Rita.........  BCW--Loop Road, unpaved RTE. 0102............................  regrade road surface/repair culverts...............................    $484,608
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  40M--40 Mile Bend Check Station Bldg A123....................  replace shutter....................................................         552
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  40M--Grounds.................................................  remove debris......................................................         122
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--Big Cypress Wetland, Grounds............................  RCW, Eagle surveys, inventories....................................     909,687
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--Birdon Road, unpaved....................................  replace signs......................................................         921
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--Jim Dill Road, unpaved RTE. 0703........................  remove debris......................................................      12,251
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--Loop Road, paved Rt. 102................................  repair signs, culverts, asphalt roadway............................      55,596
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--Loop Road, unpaved RTE .0102............................  repair road-culverts, washouts, shoulders..........................   4,770,216
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--Lower Wagon Wheel Road, unpaved.........................  remove trees, replace signs........................................         587
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--Pine Oaks Road, unpaved RTE. 0106.......................  remove trees/debris................................................         188
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--SCA Bldg A68............................................  replace radio tower, facia, soffit, repair screen..................      66,571
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BCW--West Fire Prairie Trail.................................  clear brush........................................................       4,473
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BL--Burns Lake Campground Road...............................  remove trees.......................................................         514
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BL--Burns Lake Campground, Grounds...........................  repair kiosk roof, reset portapotties..............................         597
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BL--TPBL 02 VIP Site/Housing.................................  install service pedastall..........................................       1,019
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  BR--Bass Lake Road, Unpaved..................................  remove downed trees................................................         318
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  DD--Dona Drive Grounds.......................................  Remove debris......................................................         492
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  DL--Deep L Fire Station Bl...................................  replace downspout, repair metal doors..............................      11,822
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  DL--Deep Lake, Water Dist. System............................  remove debirs,clean system.........................................       2,494
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  EE--EE Center Bld A61........................................  replace window.....................................................       1,174
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  FO--Fire Operations Center, Bldg. A100.......................  replace posts/facia, repair framing................................       6,744
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  GH--Gator Head, Roads........................................  remove debris......................................................       2,851
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  GHS--Gator Hook Trail........................................  remove debris......................................................      11,676
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  GHS--Gator Hook, Chickee Bldg. A145..........................  reset cross T's....................................................         160
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  GHS--Gator Hook, Chickee Bldg. A146..........................  reset cross T's....................................................         160
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  HP--Hp Williams Grounds......................................  remove debris......................................................         318
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  I--South I-75 Gounds.........................................  remove trees.......................................................         856
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  I--South I-75 Parking Lot....................................  replace barrier sections...........................................         122
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  KS--Kirby Storter Boardwalk..................................  replace lumber sections............................................         636
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  KS--Kirby Storter Chickee Bldg. A141.........................  replace chickee....................................................      10,830
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  KS--Kirby Storter Chickee Bldg. A142.........................  replace chickee....................................................      10,830
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  KS--Kirby Storter Chickee Bldg. A143.........................  replace chickee....................................................      10,830
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  KS--Kirby Storter Chickee Bldg. A144.........................  replace chickee....................................................      10,830
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  KS--Kirby Storter, Grounds...................................  remove debris/replace picnic table.................................       3,091
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  LP--Loop Road RS, Barn Bldg A97..............................  replace windows, repair siding.....................................       2,915
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  LP--Loop Road RS, Bldg. A96 B Upstair Q-96...................  repair roof, replace carpet, porch.................................      35,941
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  LP--Loop Road RS, Fuel Island (Unleaded Gas).................  replace tank cover.................................................         130
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  LP--Loop Road RS, Grounds....................................  repair fence, remove debris........................................       1,452
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  MC--Mitchell, Grounds........................................  remove debris/repair kiosk roof....................................       7,193
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  MC--Mitchell, Road...........................................  repair gravel road.................................................      20,324
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ML--Monument Comfort Station.................................  replace screen, soffit, skylight, roof vent........................       2,595
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ML--Monument Lake Grounds....................................  repair signs, replace grills.......................................       4,716
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  MS--Monroe Station, Bldg. A76................................  repair bldg damage, remove debris..................................      49,719
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  MW--Midway Grounds...........................................  replace signs, chickees, trees, remove debris......................     151,240
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  MW--Midway, Comfort Station Bldg. A 127......................  replace siding.....................................................         130
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Aviation Hangar A91......................................  replace door, downspout, weather station...........................      10,534
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Herbicide Storage A86....................................  repair roof........................................................       1,522
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Oasis Comfort Station Bldg. A126.........................  replace soffit.....................................................       1,884
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Pole Barn #2 A90.........................................  repair roof........................................................         606
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Quarters #1..............................................  replace porch screen...............................................       1,065
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Ranger Storage A85.......................................  repair roof........................................................       1,522
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Repeater Building A88....................................  repair fence, replace roof turbine.................................         742
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Visitor Cent. Bld A79....................................  replace screen and door, repair fence..............................      13,753
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Wood House A98...........................................  replace soffit.....................................................         590
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OA--Woodhouse Grounds........................................  remove debris......................................................         848
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Headquarter BldA50.......................................  repair roof, antenna, screen, replace gutters......................      20,031
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--HQ Parking Area, East--Rte 900...........................  repair lights......................................................       1,057
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--HQ Parking Area, West Rte 900............................  repair lights......................................................       2,665
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--HQ Swimming Pool.........................................  replace porch enclosure............................................      56,581
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Maint. Bldg. A54.........................................  repair roof, vent cap, facia.......................................       5,010
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Ochopee Vehicle Wash Station Bldg. A113..................  replace soffit, fence..............................................       3,916
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Ochopee Water Dist. System...............................  replace generator..................................................      21,428
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #19.............................................  replace screen , downspout.........................................         477
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #15.............................................  replace facia, soffit, porch screen, drip edge.....................      15,839
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #16.............................................  replace porch, repair tower and siding.............................      15,124
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #17.............................................  replace shutters, porch, shingles..................................      13,634
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #20.............................................  replace screen, facia, soffit, repair porch........................       4,089
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #21.............................................  replace fence, roof tile, gutters, porch...........................      39,479
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #22.............................................  repair roof and ceilings...........................................       6,407
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #23.............................................  repair roof and screen.............................................      37,384
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Quarters #25.............................................  repair roof and porch..............................................       9,206
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Ranger Station A67.......................................  replace wiring, screen.............................................       2,018
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  OH--Wastewater System/Treatment Plant........................  repair fence.......................................................       6,871
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Bear Island Trail.......................................  remove debris......................................................      90,091
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Buckskin Trail..........................................  remove debris......................................................      48,916
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Burns Lake Trail........................................  remove debris......................................................      28,862
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Concho Billy Trail......................................  remove debris......................................................     105,092
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Jetport Trail...........................................  remove debris......................................................      22,783
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Little Deer Trail.......................................  remove debris......................................................      25,176
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Lost Dog Trail..........................................  remove debris......................................................      25,176
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Monroe South Trail......................................  remove debris......................................................      20,434
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Monument Bypass Trail...................................  remove debris......................................................      25,176
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Monument Trail..........................................  remove debris......................................................      50,960
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Mud Lake Trail..........................................  remove debris......................................................      28,218
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--North Little Deer Trail.................................  remove debris......................................................      25,176
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--North Raccoon Point Trail...............................  remove debris......................................................      16,305
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Oasis Trail.............................................  remove debris......................................................      56,524
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Paces Dike..............................................  remove debris......................................................      11,305
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Pipeline Trail..........................................  remove debris......................................................       7,827
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Raccoon Loop Trail......................................  remove debris......................................................       9,566
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Raccoon Point Trail.....................................  remove debris......................................................      50,873
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Rock Toad Trail.........................................  remove debris......................................................      31,262
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Sig Walker Airboat Waterway Trail.......................  remove debris......................................................      19,721
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Skillet North Trail.....................................  remove debris......................................................      30,437
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--South Little Deer Trail.................................  remove debris......................................................      27,392
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--West Raccoon Point Trail................................  remove debris......................................................      16,305
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Windmill Trail..........................................  remove debris......................................................      10,871
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  ORV--Zone 4 Airboat Waterway Trail...........................  remove downed trees................................................      65,733
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  PC--Pine Crest, Grounds......................................  remove haz trees...................................................       6,841
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  PJ--Pink Jeep, Campsites.....................................  remove downed trees................................................       2,866
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  SC--Scissor Camp, Bldg. A107.................................  repair soffit, remove trees........................................         321
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  SC--Scissor Camp, Grounds....................................  remove debris......................................................         463
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  TR--Quarter #4, Grounds......................................  remove debris......................................................       1,262
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  TR--Quarter #2 Gournds.......................................  repalce fence gate, remove debris..................................       1,680
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  TR--Quarters # 4.............................................  replace meter,gutters, screen......................................       1,657
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  TR--Quarters #2..............................................  repair screen/replace gutter.......................................         584
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  WP--Weeks Prop House.........................................  replace door, repair roof..........................................       8,419
Big Cypress National Preserve....  Wilma........  WP--Weeks Storage Bldg. A108.................................  replace siding, corregated tin.....................................       3,475
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  AK Landscape-................................................  Replace Sea Grape Tree.............................................       1,610
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  AK Residence East 103-.......................................  repair roof........................................................         800
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  BC Lighthouse-...............................................  replace broken dome windows........................................         442
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  BC Trail-....................................................  Remove and replace 2 trees.........................................       4,816
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  CP Duplex (Housing)-.........................................  replace screens....................................................       1,886
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  CP Entrance Road-............................................  repair fence/remove trees..........................................       1,811
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  CP HQ Bldg-..................................................  replace screens....................................................       1,947
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  CP Landscape-................................................  replace trees......................................................       5,527
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  CP Trail-....................................................  Replace sign at end of Jetty.......................................         170
Biscayne National Park...........  Katrina......  EK VC--......................................................  repair roof-replace shingles.......................................       2,428
Biscayne National Park...........  Rita.........  BB Stiltsville 2146..........................................  Replace Dock.......................................................      22,437
Biscayne National Park...........  Rita.........  BB Stiltsville 2303..........................................  Replace Dock.......................................................      12,330
Biscayne National Park...........  Rita.........  CP Marina-Waterfront system..................................  Repair CP Floating Docks...........................................      16,835
Biscayne National Park...........  Rita.........  EK Boardwalk.................................................  Replace Destroyed sections of boardwalk............................     265,378
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  AK Electrical Generating System..............................  repair electrical connections......................................         773
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  AK Landscape.................................................  remove debris......................................................       1,353
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  AK residence East 103........................................  replace gutters, screen, repair hvac, remove debris................       6,469
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  AK residence West 102........................................  repair roof, hvac, replace screen..................................      16,106
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  AK Trail.....................................................  clear brush........................................................       2,832
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  AK Waste Water System........................................  repair electrical connections......................................         583
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  AK Water System..............................................  repair electrical connections......................................         773
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  BC Barn......................................................  repair roof, vents.................................................         812
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  BC Chapel....................................................  repair roof........................................................         664
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  BC Comfort Station...........................................  repair roof, porta john............................................       8,413
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  BC Generator Bldg............................................  repair steps, replace vents........................................       1,218
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  BC Landscape.................................................  replace signs,repair washouts......................................       4,428
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  BC Lighthouse................................................  replace glass panes, repair steps, window trim.....................         818
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  BC Pavillion.................................................  repaint pavillion..................................................       1,590
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Biscayne National Park Computer Network......................  replace battery backups............................................       1,176
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Biscayne National Park Fleet.................................  repair fleet.......................................................      11,000
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Biscayne National Parkayne Bay-replace navigation aids.......  replace lost/destroyed nav aids....................................      27,043
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Blackpoint Jetty Trail.......................................  remove debris, replace concrete bridge washouts....................      49,807
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Bone Yard.................................................  remove debris......................................................         241
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Duplex-residence..........................................  replace screen.....................................................       6,606
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP HQ Bldg...................................................  replace screen, repair hvac, lattice...............................      13,918
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Landscape.................................................  replace lights/remove debris.......................................     114,929
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Maintenance Bldg..........................................  repair hvac, siding, fiberglass....................................       2,427
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Marina-Waterfront system..................................  replace finger piers...............................................     205,220
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Picnic Area...............................................  remove debris......................................................       2,165
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Trail.....................................................  remove debris/replace toe rail, repair boardwalk...................       1,825
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP VC Parking Lot............................................  replace signs/trash cans...........................................       5,348
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Visitor Center............................................  repair handrails...................................................       1,104
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  CP Waste Water System........................................  remove debris, inspect lift station................................       1,012
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Boardwalk.................................................  replace decking....................................................     286,001
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Comfort Station...........................................  repair roof,frame,fascia...........................................      19,932
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Generator Bldg............................................  replace bldg.......................................................       5,313
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Horseshoe Trail...........................................  remove debris......................................................      10,707
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Landscape.................................................  remove debris......................................................       6,459
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Maintenance Bldg..........................................  replace roof.......................................................      14,418
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Residence East 213........................................  repair roof, hvac, pilings, appliances.............................      18,407
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Residence West 212........................................  repair roof, hvac, pilings,screens, wiring.........................      15,838
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Spite Highway trail.......................................  remove debris......................................................      55,184
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK Swim Area.................................................  remove debris......................................................       2,992
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK VC........................................................  repair roof,overhead doors, electrical system......................      28,034
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  EK WTP Bldg & Covered Storage................................  replace roof.......................................................      14,418
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Florida Straits-replace navigation aids......................  replace nav aids...................................................      12,725
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Stiltsville 2146.............................................  replace deck, repair roof..........................................      25,387
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Stiltsville 2157.............................................  repair roof, replace shed, dock....................................     108,208
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Stiltsville 2159.............................................  replace dock,repair roof,fence.....................................      21,399
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Stiltsville 2167.............................................  repair roof, siding, replace deck/dock.............................      65,669
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Stiltsville 2173.............................................  repair deck, wiring, roof,.........................................      48,566
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Stiltsville 2213.............................................  replace deck, repair roof..........................................     206,187
Biscayne National Park...........  Wilma........  Stiltsville 2303.............................................  repair roof, replace screen........................................       8,275
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  BIBD Coquina Comfort Station.................................  repair roof........................................................         567
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  BIQT Q117....................................................  repair roof........................................................         487
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  BIQT Q120....................................................  repair roof........................................................         567
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  BIRMP Oregon Inlet Ramp 4....................................  replace carsonite signs posts......................................      12,143
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIBD Avon Pier House.........................................  repair roof........................................................       3,704
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIBD Cape Point CG Loop B Shower Bldg........................  repair roof........................................................       5,277
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIBD Cape Point CG Loop H Shower Bldg........................  repair roof........................................................       2,463
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIBD Cape Point CG Storage Kiosk.............................  repair roof........................................................       1,245
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIBD Frisco CG Loop E Shower Bldg............................  repair roof........................................................       3,028
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIBD Frisco Comfort Station..................................  repair roof caps...................................................         754
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIBD LH Fee Kiosk............................................  repair roof........................................................       3,983
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIHS Double Keepers Quarters (VC)............................  repair roof........................................................      61,102
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIHS Hatteras Weather Bureau.................................  replace handicap elevator door.....................................       2,046
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIHS Little Kinnakeet Boathouse..............................  repair roof........................................................         260
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIHS Principal Keepers Quarters (Bookstore)..................  repair roof........................................................      42,863
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIHS Ranger Station..........................................  repair roof........................................................      36,323
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIML Hattersas Island Maintained Landscape...................  replace signs......................................................      21,047
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIMW Avon Fishing Pier.......................................  Repair piers.......................................................      35,223
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIQT Q391....................................................  repair roof........................................................       3,441
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIQT T4......................................................  repair roof........................................................         891
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIRD Billy Mitchell Road-rte 014.............................  remove tree........................................................         285
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIRD Frisco Water Plant Road-rte 414.........................  repair road base...................................................      39,778
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIRD Ramp 55 Parking.........................................  remove sand from parking lot.......................................         987
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIRD Soundside Access MP53...................................  repair road surface................................................      19,495
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIRD Turnout Ramp 38-rte 913.................................  remove sand from parking lot.......................................       1,443
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HIRMP Ramp 30................................................  fill and grade ramp................................................       2,474
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  HITR Buxton Woods Nature Trail...............................  remove trees.......................................................       3,283
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIBD Emergency Generator/Lumber Shed.........................  repair roof........................................................       3,741
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIBD Metal Storage Bldg......................................  replace metal storage bldg.........................................       7,366
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIBD Ocracoke Campground Shed................................  repair roof........................................................         319
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIBD Ocracoke CG Loop B Shower...............................  repair roof........................................................         567
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIBD Ocracoke Island Portalets...............................  repair roof........................................................       1,183
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIBD Q137....................................................  repair ceilings....................................................         721
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OICS Ocracoke Campground Portalets...........................  replace door.......................................................         652
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIMI Pony Pen Corral.........................................  repair fence.......................................................       9,945
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIML Ocracoke Island Maintained Landscape....................  remove debris......................................................      32,039
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIN: Ocracoke Island Natural Landscape.......................  remove haz trees...................................................       3,821
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT Q137....................................................  repair roof........................................................         650
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT Q138....................................................  repair roof........................................................         650
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT Q138....................................................  repair ceilings....................................................       1,105
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT Q139....................................................  repair roof........................................................         650
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT Q139....................................................  repair ceilings....................................................         690
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT Q140....................................................  repair roof........................................................         650
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT Q140....................................................  repair ceilings....................................................         151
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT T141....................................................  repair roof........................................................       2,224
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT T142....................................................  repair roof........................................................       1,356
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIQT T143....................................................  repair roof........................................................       1,356
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIRD Quock Hammock Road......................................  repair road surface-fill washouts..................................       1,352
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIRD South Point Road (Ramp 72)..............................  repair road surface................................................      32,875
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIRMP Ramp 59................................................  repair road surface-fill washouts..................................       4,305
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OIRMP Ramp 70................................................  repair potholes....................................................       2,339
Cape Hatteras National Seashore..  Ophelia......  OITR Hammock Hill Nature Trail...............................  remove debris......................................................         523
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  Colonial Waterbird Nesting assessment........................  2 year assessment of birding habitat...............................      91,500
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  Harkers Island VC/Admin......................................  Replace HVAC units.................................................      15,783
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  Harkers Island VC/Admin......................................  repair front vis svcs desk.........................................      15,578
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  Harkers Island VC/Admin......................................  repair security system.............................................       1,000
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  Ice Machine-Maintenance BLdg.................................  repair ice machine.................................................       4,819
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  Life Saving Station Stable...................................  repair roof, windows, siding and walls.............................      53,704
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  Lola Radio Repeater..........................................  repair repeater....................................................       7,500
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  North Core Banks Road........................................  regrade road.......................................................      13,903
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  signs........................................................  replace lost/destroyed signs parkwide..............................      30,000
Cape Lookout National Seashore...  Ophelia......  South Core Banks Road........................................  regrade road.......................................................      11,918
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  ND Maintenance Shop..........................................  replace vent cap...................................................         161
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  ND Pole Shed.................................................  repair roof........................................................       4,197
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  SD Boardwalk 8...............................................  repair boardwalk...................................................       1,021
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  SD Boardwalk Eddy Creek/Pavillion............................  repair boardwalk...................................................       1,484
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  SD Comfort Station 10........................................  repair vault.......................................................       1,606
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  SD Comfort Station 3.........................................  repair vault.......................................................       1,606
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  SD Eddy Creek Waterfront System..............................  replace eddy creek dock............................................      27,138
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  SD Ranger Station Pump House.................................  replace roof turbine...............................................          41
Canaveral National Seashore......  Wilma........  SD-Playalinda Beach Swimming Area............................  clean beach area...................................................      38,450
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Cotton Gin...................................................  Reapir roof flashing/gable shutter/wood siding.....................       3,412
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Cotton Picker Shed-Magnolia..................................  Repair roof........................................................      20,324
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Magnolia Cultural Landscape..................................  Remove limbs and hazard trees......................................      27,420
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Main House-Oakland...........................................  Repair/replace missing or loose shingles...........................       2,094
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Mule Barn....................................................  Repair roof/Repair fistoric hinge on barn door.....................       2,908
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Oakland Cultural Landscape...................................  Remove limbs and hazard trees......................................      33,131
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Overseers House-Slave Hospital-Magnolia......................  Reapir roof, gutters and flashing..................................       1,939
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Slave Quarters 1.............................................  Replace lost cedar shingles........................................       8,369
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Slave Quarters 6.............................................  Repair exterior wall shift.........................................         839
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Square Crib..................................................  Repair Roof........................................................         879
Cane River Creole NHP............  Rita.........  Tractor Shed.................................................  Repair Roof........................................................       1,730
De Soto National Monument........  Wilma........  De Soto National Monument Trail..............................  repair washouts, regrade trail.....................................      15,000
De Soto National Monument........  Wilma........  Grounds......................................................  remove debris/haz trees............................................      22,500
De Soto National Monument........  Wilma........  Shoreline....................................................  stablize shoreline-prevent addtl erosion...........................      22,500
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKBCGR Garden Key Grounds....................................  Replace Entrance sign/NR mitigation................................      65,567
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKBCMU Gasoline Storage......................................  relocate Gasoline Storage..........................................     122,319
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKBCWF Garden Key Water Front-...............................  dock repair/buoy replacement.......................................      22,704
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJAD Fort Jefferson Office.................................  Replace Windows....................................................       1,374
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJEE Electrical System.....................................  Replace Generators.................................................     137,123
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJFT Counterscarp and Moat.................................  Repair coping on counterscarp/dredge moat..........................     125,856
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJFT Fort Jefferson........................................  Curtain Wall Repair................................................     153,101
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHM17-3 A-B Personnel Housing.............................  Ceiling repair.....................................................      10,770
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHM17-4 Personnel Housing.................................  Replace Windows....................................................       2,765
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-10 Personnel Housing................................  Repair Windows.....................................................       1,963
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-11 Personnel Housing................................  Replace Windows....................................................       2,120
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-12 Personnel Housing................................  Replace Windows....................................................       2,120
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-2 Personnel Housing.................................  Repair windows/siding..............................................      15,811
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-4.5 Personnel Housing...............................  Ceiling and window repair..........................................       5,020
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-5 Personnel Housing.................................  Replace Windows....................................................       3,609
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-8 Personnel Housing.................................  Replace Windows....................................................       1,848
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJHS17-9 Personnel Housing.................................  Ceiling and window repair..........................................       3,410
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJMP Recreation Room.......................................  Replace Windows....................................................       8,724
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJMU Generator Room........................................  Install exhaust fans...............................................       1,360
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKFJVS Garden Key VC-........................................  Replace windows/walls..............................................       2,397
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  GKUTRA Dry Tortugas Radio System.............................  Install Tower......................................................      10,605
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  Grounds Cleanup..............................................  Debris removal.....................................................       9,000
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  IMT Response/misc repairs....................................  ...................................................................      56,911
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  Law Enforcement Support......................................  ...................................................................      10,000
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHLHGR Loggerhead Key Grounds................................  Repair Flag Pole...................................................         807
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHLHHS001 Kitchen Building...................................  Repair siding/repaint..............................................      10,307
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHLHHS002 Keepers Residence..................................  Gutter and carpet replacement......................................      14,734
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHLHLH Loggerhead Key Lighthouse.............................  Replace windows/other misc repairs.................................      12,564
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHLHMF Oil House.............................................  Replace Windows....................................................      11,395
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHLHMU Generator Room........................................  Replace Doors......................................................       5,819
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHLHWF Loggerhead Water Front-...............................  decking repair.....................................................      14,684
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  LHUTWP Loggerhead Water System...............................  Salt Water intakle system repair...................................       3,395
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Katrina......  MEWCBO Boat Outboard.........................................  Replace 25' boat...................................................     148,565
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKBCBG Dock House............................................  replace decking....................................................       9,592
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKBCCG Garden Key Campsite...................................  remove trees, replace tables.......................................      13,800
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKBCWF Garden Key Water Front................................  repair piers, electric svc, replace seaplane ramp..................     322,979
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJAD Fort Jefferson Office.................................  repair hvac........................................................       5,165
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJEE Electrical System.....................................  repair wiring, antenna.............................................       1,459
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJFT Counterscarp and Moat.................................  repair seawall, dredge moat........................................     147,371
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJFT Fort Jefferson........................................  replace shutter system, remove debris, misc repairs................     579,529
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJHM17-3 A-B Personnel Housing.............................  repair walls, replace furnishings..................................      39,308
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJHS16-1 Engineer Officers Quarters........................  repair porch railing...............................................       4,496
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJHS17-2 Personnel Housing.................................  repair ceilings....................................................       5,377
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJHS17-4.5 Personnel Housing...............................  repair hvac........................................................       5,165
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJHS17-8 Personnel Housing.................................  repair hvac........................................................       5,165
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKFJMF Carpenter Shop........................................  replace saws.......................................................       6,841
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  GKUTRA Dry Tortugas Radio System.............................  repair telephone communications....................................       7,044
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHEE Loggerhead Electrical System..........................  repair wiring, solar controller....................................      29,470
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHHS001 Kitchen Building...................................  repair hvac, antenna, siding.......................................       9,282
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHHS002 Keepers Residence..................................  repair roof, railings..............................................       6,830
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHLH Loggerhead Key Lighthouse.............................  repair exterior walls..............................................      28,224
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHMF Boat House............................................  remove sand, repair walls..........................................       4,581
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHMS Storage Shed/Shop.....................................  repair door, roof..................................................       1,028
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHMU Generator Room........................................  replace generator..................................................      35,893
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHLHWF Loggerhead Water Front................................  replace tank, pipe.................................................      38,456
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Wilma........  LHUTWP Loggerhead Water System...............................  remove debris, repair dock.........................................      34,189
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKBCCG Garden Key Campsite...................................  Remove debris......................................................         629
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKBCGR Garden Key Grounds....................................  Remove debris......................................................       3,148
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKBCWF Garden Key Waterfront.................................  Replace Finger Piers...............................................       9,800
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJEE Electrical System.....................................  Repair electrical distribution system..............................       4,680
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJFT Counterscarp and Moat.................................  Replace bridge.....................................................       8,391
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJFT Fort Jefferson Parade and Brick Walk..................  Remove debris......................................................       6,888
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJHM17-3 A-B Personnel Housing.............................  Replace cabinets...................................................       7,101
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJHS16-1 Engineer Officers Quarters........................  Repair porch and shutters..........................................       8,691
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJHS16-6 Personnel Housing.................................  Replace shutters...................................................       1,380
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJHS17-2 Personnel Housing.................................  Replace gutter system..............................................      18,871
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKFJWP Garden Key Potable Water System.......................  Repair water line..................................................         882
Dry Tortugas National Park.......  Rita.........  GKUTFD Diesel Fuel System....................................  Replace controller.................................................       2,053
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  ADEXFL Flamingo Waysides.....................................  Replace wayside....................................................      36,781
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  ADEXFLCB Signs Wayside.......................................  Replace wayside....................................................      18,841
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  ADEXFLEC Signs Wayside.......................................  Replace wayside....................................................      37,681
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  ADEXFLMR Signs Wayside.......................................  Replace wayside....................................................       9,420
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  ADEXFLVC Signs Waysides......................................  Replace wayside....................................................       9,420
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  ADEXFLWL Signs Wayside.......................................  Replace wayside....................................................       9,420
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  EECHRP14 SW 237th Ave........................................  Repair signs & posts...............................................         369
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  EEPHHM703 Lg Hernandez House.................................  Replace appliances.................................................       7,251
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLBWMA Florida Bay Marina....................................  Replace electrical service to docks................................       8,300
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLBWMA Whitewater Bay Marina.................................  Replace docks......................................................     533,597
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLCGAT430 Amphitheater.......................................  Demo & replace amiphitheater.......................................     348,574
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLCGVS409 Campground Kiosk...................................  Demo & Replace Entrance station....................................      27,600
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLCSPP921P Marina Access Parking.............................  Repair electrical lighting.........................................      10,014
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLCSPP922P Boat Ramp Parking.................................  Repair electrical lighting.........................................      37,195
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLCSWF Concessions Waterfront................................  Repair concrete seawall............................................     330,335
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLECBW Eco Pond Board Walk / Viewing Platform................  ...................................................................       1,135
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLMRGR Mrazek Pond Grounds...................................  Replace sign posts.................................................         771
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLMRRB Buttonwood Bridge.....................................  Repair expansion joint.............................................     148,457
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLMYEE Electrical System.....................................  Repair electrical lighting.........................................       6,886
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLMYRU Mosquito Alley........................................  ...................................................................      17,312
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLMYWP Water System..........................................  Repair water lines.................................................       1,717
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLPHHT60 Personnel Housing...................................  Demo housing unit..................................................      17,688
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLPHHT61 Personnel Housing...................................  Demo housing unit..................................................      17,688
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLPHMP417 Personnel Chickee..................................  Replace screens and paint..........................................       4,130
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLVCVS415 Visitor Center.....................................  Replace elevator/museum locks/repair fire system and pillars/Repair      24,039
                                                                                                                  electrical system.
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLVCVS419 Fish Cleaning Station..............................  Repair roof & screen/Replace controls..............................      43,792
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  FLWLBW West Lake Board Walk..................................  Repair damaged decking.............................................       1,342
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  GCBCCG16579 Rabbit Key Campsite..............................  Replace confort station............................................       6,020
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  GCBCCK Rodgers River Chickee.................................  replace comfort station............................................       6,020
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  GCBCWW Wilderness Waterway...................................  Replace waterway signage...........................................       9,354
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  KLFBCG Nest Key Campsite.....................................  Repair dock/replace portable toilets...............................      76,526
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  KLFBGR Back Country Grounds..................................  ...................................................................      13,420
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  KLRSMF505 Maintenance Shed...................................  Replace roof.......................................................       2,257
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  KLRSRA Key Largo Radio System................................  Repair boat radio..................................................         515
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  MEGT GROUND TRANSPORT........................................  Repair/Replace 16 vehicles.........................................     590,485
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  MEHE Heavy Equipment.........................................  Repair/Replace 2 tractors..........................................     133,990
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  METL Tools...................................................  Repair/replace 4 yard mixer........................................       4,303
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  METLRE Research Equip........................................  Replace Research equipment.........................................     173,301
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  MEWCBO Boat Outboard.........................................  Repair boats.......................................................     100,300
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDEEHS347 Personnel Housing..................................  Replace screen/Repair roof.........................................       1,792
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTAADS33 Maintenance / Ranger Station.......................  Repair roof........................................................       6,601
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTAFG Gasoline Storage Facility.............................  Repair roof........................................................       4,230
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTAHS345 Personnel Housing..................................  Replace roof & screen/repair transmission tower....................       3,365
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTAHS346 Personnel Housing..................................  Replace screen.....................................................       1,987
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTAPP931N Tamiami Ranger Station............................  Replace fence and gate.............................................         362
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTCHM350 Personnel Housing..................................  Repair roof/walls..................................................      18,005
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTCHM352 Personnel Housing..................................  Repair roof/replace screen and shutters............................      22,424
Everglades National Park.........  Katrina......  NDTCHM354 Personnel Housing..................................  Replace shutters...................................................       2,870
Everglades National Park.........  Rita.........  PIDBAD190 Research Center....................................  Replace Screen Enclosure...........................................      37,353
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  ADEXFLEC Signs Wayside.......................................  replace wayside....................................................         403
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  ADEXFLWL Signs Wayside.......................................  replace wayside....................................................       1,028
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  ADEXPIRP Signs Wayside.......................................  replace wayside....................................................          55
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  ADEXSVST Signs Wayside.......................................  replace wayside....................................................         763
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  ADEXSVVC Signs Wayside.......................................  replace wayside....................................................         925
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  EEPHHM703 Lg Hernandez House.................................  repair hvac, walls, roof, lighting.................................      46,275
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  EEPHHS702 Sm Hernandez House.................................  repair roof, antenna...............................................       2,660
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCG Graveyard Creek Campsite..............................  remove trees, replace tables, portojohn............................      17,305
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCK445 Pearl Bay Chickee..................................  repair portojohn, steps............................................       5,293
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCK446 Hells Bay Chickee..................................  repair portojohn...................................................       4,240
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCK447 Lane Bay Chickee...................................  repair portojohn, structure........................................       6,041
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCK448 Roberts Bay Chickee................................  repair portojohn...................................................       4,240
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCK45 South Joe River Chickee.............................  repair portojohn, repair roof......................................       8,397
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCK453 Oyster Bay Chickee.................................  repair portojohn, structure........................................      27,123
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBCCK454 Joe River Chickee..................................  repair portojohn...................................................       4,240
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBLRU211 Bear Lake Road.....................................  repair road surface................................................       9,088
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBWMA Florida Bay Marina....................................  repair dock........................................................      14,041
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBWMA Whitewater Bay Marina.................................  repair dock........................................................       5,601
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLBWWW Buttonwood Canaveral National Seashorel...............  remove boat lift, replace markers..................................      32,846
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCBGR Coot Bay Grounds......................................  replace signs......................................................         806
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGCG A-loop Campsites......................................  replace exterior furnishings.......................................      16,679
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGCG C-loop Campsites......................................  replace exterior furnishings.......................................     131,179
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGCG T-loop Campsites......................................  replace exterior furnishings.......................................      14,647
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGCG Walk In Campsites.....................................  replace electrical panel...........................................       1,795
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGPP927P B-C Loop Parking..................................  replace signs......................................................       3,294
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGPP928P T Loop Parking....................................  replace signs......................................................       3,170
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGRP219 Picnic Area RD.....................................  replace exterior furnishings.......................................       1,502
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGRP220 Camp Ground Loop A Road............................  replace signs......................................................       2,171
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS402 A-loop Comfort Station.............................  repair roof........................................................         142
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS403 A-loop Comfort Station.............................  replace screens, roof vent,soffit..................................       1,828
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS404 B-loop Comfort Station.............................  repair roof, screen................................................         623
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS405 B-loop Comfort Station.............................  repair roof, electrical system.....................................       2,030
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS406 C-loop Comfort Station.............................  repair soffit, window screen.......................................         371
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS407 T-loop Comfort Station.............................  replace sink, repair soffit........................................       1,808
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS408 T-loop Comfort Station.............................  repair soffit......................................................         169
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGVS411 Walk In Comfort Station............................  repair roof, door, ceiling, plumbing...............................       1,828
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCGWW Flamingo Waste Water System...........................  repair electrical system...........................................       7,092
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCMGR Concession Maint Grounds..............................  remove debris......................................................      20,510
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCMST473 Concession Storage/Utility.........................  demolish bldg......................................................      16,848
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCSCR460 Restaurant/Lounge..................................  repair electrical system...........................................       3,172
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCSSW Swimming Pool.........................................  remove screen enclosure............................................       2,952
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLCSWF Concessions Waterfront................................  dredge marina area for access to Fl Bay............................     649,916
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLECBW Eco Pond Board Walk / Viewing Platform................  repair platform and railing........................................      54,390
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLHPPP919N Residence Parking.................................  regrade parking area...............................................       6,238
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMRRB Buttonwood Bridge.....................................  repair bridge joint................................................       2,641
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMRRP010 Route 10...........................................  replace road signs.................................................      22,237
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMRRU425 Sewer Plant Access Road............................  repair road surface, replace sign..................................       1,588
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMRTU Christian Point Trail.................................  repair boardwalk...................................................         537
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMRWW Hells Bay Canoe Launch................................  remove debris......................................................       1,366
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYEE Electrical System.....................................  repair electrical system...........................................       9,854
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYFG Gasoline Fuel System-Vehicles.........................  repair fuel system.................................................       5,703
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYGR Maint Yard Grounds....................................  replace fence......................................................      30,551
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMA Maintenance Marina....................................  repair dock, wiring, dumpster......................................      79,287
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMF406 Oil Shed...........................................  replace door.......................................................         474
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMF422 Boat Shop..........................................  repair doors, electrical system....................................      33,466
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMF423 Boat Shelter.......................................  repair pillars.....................................................       3,060
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMS420 Paint Storage Bldg.................................  replace structure..................................................      24,425
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMS426 Herbicide/Pesticide................................  repair doors, steps, glass.........................................      15,937
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMS431 Haz Material Storage...............................  haz mat disposal...................................................      11,058
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMS467 Maintenance Warehouse..............................  repair windows, roof, electrical...................................      88,089
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYMU424 Water Treatment Plant Bldg.........................  repair fence, hvac, water lines....................................      55,822
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYRU Mosquito Alley........................................  repair road surface................................................       1,363
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYWP Water System..........................................  replace filters and computer.......................................       9,400
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLMYWW Waste Water...........................................  repair lift stations, replace signs................................       6,179
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHM416 Personnel Housing..................................  repair elcetrical, porch, interior walls...........................      25,506
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHM439 Personnel Housing..................................  repair porch, electrical...........................................      15,517
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHM440 Personnel Housing..................................  repair windows, wiring, doors, porch...............................      21,853
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHM441 Personnel Housing..................................  repair doors, porch, hvac, appliances, walls.......................      27,085
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHS442 Personnel Housing..................................  repair doors, porch, hvac, appliances, walls.......................      20,671
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHS443 Personnel Housing..................................  repair hvac, roof, porch, wiring...................................      28,318
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHS444 Personnel Housing..................................  repair porch, wiring, roof, hvac...................................      22,422
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHT20 Trailer Pad.........................................  repair electrical..................................................       2,061
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHT21 Trailer Pad.........................................  repair electrical..................................................       2,061
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHT22 Trailer Pad.........................................  repair electrical..................................................       2,061
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHHT23 Trailer Pad.........................................  repair electrical..................................................       2,061
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPHMP417 Personnel Chickee..................................  repair roof, fans, flooring, wiring................................      24,578
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLPLMA Plug Dock Complex.....................................  repair electrical pedestal.........................................      16,270
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLVCPP920P VC Parking Area...................................  repair lighting....................................................       9,438
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLVCRP216 Marina Parking Access..............................  repair electrical, replace signs...................................         820
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLVCVS Visitor Center........................................  repair hvac, phone system, windows, soffit, railings...............      41,459
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLVCVS419 Fish Cleaning Station..............................  repair screen, pipes...............................................       9,652
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLWEMU407 Pump House.........................................  repair wiring......................................................       2,460
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLWLBW West Lake Board Walk..................................  replace rail.......................................................         251
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLWLGR West lake Grounds.....................................  remove haz tree/stump..............................................         857
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLWLVS425 Comfort Station and Pavillion......................  replace door lock/signs............................................         513
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  FLWLWF West Lake Water Front.................................  repair rails.......................................................         131
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCBW sand Fly Island Boardwalk.............................  repair portojohns..................................................       4,240
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCG Darwins Place Campsite................................  replace sign.......................................................         935
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCG Pavillion Key Campsite................................  replace sign, portojohn............................................       4,936
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCG Watsons Place Campsite................................  replace picnic tables..............................................       5,581
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCG16579 Rabbit Key Campsite..............................  replace sign, portojohn............................................       4,936
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCG50052 Lopez River Campsite.............................  repair portojohns..................................................       4,240
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCG50053 Broad River Campsite.............................  replace sign.......................................................         403
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCK Picnic Key Campsite...................................  replace sign, portojohn............................................       4,936
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCK Rodgers River Chickee.................................  repair portojohns..................................................       4,240
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCK Sundays Bay Chickee...................................  repair roof, portojohn, boardwalk..................................      16,755
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCK Sweetwater Chickee....................................  replace sign, repair roof, portojohn...............................      15,873
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCK14050 Kinston bay Chickee..............................  replace sign,repair portojohn, chickee.............................      27,819
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCCK16580 Plate Creek Chickee..............................  replace sign.......................................................         935
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCBCWW Wilderness Waterway...................................  replace markers....................................................       2,339
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECFG Gasoline Fuel System..................................  repair fuel system.................................................       1,517
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECGR Everglades National Parkglades City Grounds...........  repair fencing, replace signs, repair walkways.....................      72,993
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECHS606 Personnel Housing..................................  repair hvac, roof, siding, porch...................................      13,721
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECMA Marina................................................  repair piers, boat covers..........................................      13,244
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECMF605 Maintenance Shop/Garage............................  repair roof, wiring, doors, hvac...................................      10,295
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECVS Gulf Coast Picnic Area Chickee........................  replace roof.......................................................      11,468
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECVS604 Visitor Center/Concession..........................  repair doors, lattice, gutters, wiring, partitions.................      23,376
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECWF boat/Canoe Launch.....................................  repair canoe launch................................................      18,260
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCECWF Everglades National Parkglades City Water Front.......  replace waterfront rip-rap.........................................      11,563
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCPHHS601 Personnel Housing..................................  repair wiring, screens, tiles, roof, door..........................       6,352
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCPHHS602 Personnel Housing..................................  repair roof, appliances, tiles, screens, door......................      12,616
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCPHHS603 Personnel Housing..................................  repair porch, tiles, roof, screens, HVAC...........................       5,175
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  GCTICG New Turkey Key Campsite...............................  replace sign, portojohn............................................       4,936
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLFBCG Little Rabbit Key campsite............................  repair dock........................................................       2,386
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSAD503 Research Bldg North................................  replace turbine....................................................         864
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSDK Concrete Dock.........................................  inspect concrete dock..............................................       2,343
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSDK Wooden Dock...........................................  repair dock........................................................     345,578
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSFG Gaoline Fuel System...................................  replace dispenser and hose.........................................       6,416
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSHT53 Personnel housing...................................  repair hvac, porch, roof, ceilings, doors..........................      10,411
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSRA Key Largo Radio System................................  repalce repeater...................................................       1,074
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSST Research Storage......................................  repair flood damage................................................         300
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSVS500 Ranger Station.....................................  repair steps, hvac.................................................       7,623
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  KLRSWF Key Largo Water Front.................................  repair wiring......................................................         373
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  MEITNB Notebook Computers....................................  replace computers..................................................       9,600
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  MEITPC Main Entrance computers...............................  replace computers..................................................       6,800
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  MEPREQ Protection Equipment..................................  replace flooded lockers............................................       2,000
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  MEREEQ Research Equipment....................................  replace lost/destroyed research equip..............................     285,000
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDEEGR Env Educ Grounds......................................  repalce bulletin board, signs......................................       1,202
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDEEHS347 Personnel Housing..................................  repair roof, porch, door, HVAC.....................................      16,453
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDEEUB343A Pump House........................................  repair roof........................................................       2,135
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDEEVS343 Loop Rd Office Bldg................................  repair roof........................................................         498
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDEEVS343B Comfort Station...................................  repair roof, portojohns............................................      10,930
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDEEWWEast Everglades National Parkglades Waste Water........  replace fence, repair lift station.................................       5,606
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTAADS33 Maintenance / Ranger Station.......................  repair roof, shutter...............................................       2,852
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTAHS346 Personnel Housing..................................  repair ceilings....................................................         669
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTAMS348 Maintenance Pole Barn..............................  replace ice machine................................................       4,672
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTAMS348A Ranger Station Storage Shed.......................  repair storage shed................................................         403
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTAMS348C Maintenance Storage...............................  repair roof........................................................       2,817
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTCBG356 Laundry Bldg.......................................  repair roof, windows...............................................       1,063
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTCGR Trail Center Grounds..................................  repair fence and gate..............................................      13,130
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTCHS350 Personnel housing..................................  repair porch, downspout............................................         691
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTCHS352 Personnel housing..................................  repair porch, windows, hvac, door, roof............................       5,891
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTCHT007 Storage Shed/Trailer Pad...........................  replace structure..................................................      15,101
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTCUB357 Pump House.........................................  repair roof........................................................         956
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  NDTRHS345 Personnel housing..................................  repair roof, porch, ceiling........................................       3,912
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  OPBCRP9336-main park road....................................  replace signs,.....................................................       5,832
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIBRAD181 Bill Robertson Bldg................................  repair screen, roof, carpet........................................         513
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIBRMS184 Flammable Storage Bldg.............................  repair roof edge...................................................          60
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIBRST182 Bill Robertson garage..............................  repair fascia......................................................       1,048
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIBRST182B Fire Equipment Outbldg............................  repair fence, roof.................................................       2,170
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIDBAD190 Research Center....................................  repair walls, carpet, hvac, roof, wiring...........................      11,875
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIDBGR Research Center Grounds...............................  repair greenshouse sun shades......................................     115,336
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIDBST190B Interconnecting Bldg..............................  repair roof, wiring, ceiling.......................................      10,790
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIDBST190E General Purpose Warehouse.........................  repair roof........................................................       6,698
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIDBUB190C Pump House........................................  repair roof........................................................         201
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPAT153 Amphitheater.......................................  repair prjection screen............................................         372
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPCG Camp Site.............................................  replace signs......................................................       1,882
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPHS152 Camp Tender House..................................  repair fascia......................................................         221
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPPP908P Long Pine Key Campground Loop.....................  replace bulletin board, furnishings................................       1,810
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPUB152 Pump House.........................................  repair roof, holding tank..........................................         903
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPVS148 Comfort Station....................................  repair skylight....................................................         135
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPVS149 Comfort Station....................................  repair roof, door..................................................         198
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPVS150 Comfort Station....................................  repair roof, bulliten board........................................         719
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPVS154 Entrance Station...................................  repair roof........................................................         203
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPVS168 Comfort Station....................................  repair fascia......................................................         315
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PILPVS169 Comfort Station....................................  repair roof........................................................          63
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIMRRP010 Route 10...........................................  replace signs......................................................       3,395
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIMYAD164 Ranger Station/Telecommunications..................  repair roof........................................................         328
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIMYGR PI Maintenance Yard Grounds...........................  repair fence.......................................................       1,784
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIMYMS140 PI Storage Bldg....................................  haz mat disposal...................................................       8,249
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIMYST114B Supply Office Shed................................  repair roof........................................................         203
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIMYWP PI Water System.......................................  repair fence, turbine..............................................       2,471
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIMYWW Waste Water...........................................  repair lift station................................................       2,549
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPARP204 Pahayokee Road.....................................  replace road signs.................................................         135
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHAD186 FPMA Bldg..........................................  remove haz trees...................................................         355
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHM155 Personnel Housing..................................  repair turbine, door, screen.......................................       1,262
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHM157 Personnel Housing..................................  repair door, screen................................................       2,044
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHM185 Personnel Housing..................................  repair turbines....................................................         492
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS105 Personnel Housing..................................  repair roof, shutters, antenna.....................................       1,796
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS108 Personnel Housing..................................  repair screens, antenna............................................         777
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS110 Personnel Housing..................................  repair roof, antenna...............................................       2,225
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS112 Personnel Housing..................................  repair window, antenna.............................................         937
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS119 Personnel Housing..................................  repair shutter, turbine............................................       2,583
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS120 Personnel Housing..................................  repair roof, septic................................................         703
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS122 Personnel Housing..................................  repair roof........................................................         187
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHS124 Personnel Housing..................................  repair gutter......................................................         169
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHT001 Trailer Pad........................................  replace telephone box cover........................................         135
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHHT62 Personnel Housing...................................  reset trailer......................................................         537
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIPHMF142 Recycle Bldg.......................................  replace window screens.............................................         714
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIRPTP Gumbo Limbo Trail.....................................  replace sign.......................................................         428
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIRPVC109 Visitor Center.....................................  repair fascia......................................................         146
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIRPVS176 Trail Shelter......................................  repair bench, replace shed.........................................       5,272
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIVCPP900P Visitors Parking..................................  remove haz trees...................................................       6,765
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIVCVS160 Visitor Center.....................................  repair wiring, hvac motor..........................................       3,332
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIVCVS160A Comfort Station...................................  repair shutters, fascia, lightning system..........................         628
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIVCVS160B Chickee...........................................  repair security system, remove trees...............................       1,690
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIVCVS161 HQ Bldg............................................  repair antenna, fascia, lightning suppression......................       1,251
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  PIVCVS162 Entrance Station...................................  repair roof........................................................         172
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVADWW Shark Valley Admin Waste Water........................  repair lift station................................................         311
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVDTUB326 Old Generator Bldg.................................  repair window......................................................          78
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSAAT332 Bike Storage Shed..................................  repair roof........................................................       1,539
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSAHS334 Personnel housing..................................  repair gutters, HVAC...............................................       2,121
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSAMS331 Storage / Ice Shed.................................  replace floor tile.................................................         667
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSARA Shark valley Radio System.............................  repair antenna.....................................................         537
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSATC Shark valley Telecommunications.......................  replace hardware...................................................       9,865
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSTRP224 Shark valley Tram Road.............................  remove debris,repost signs.........................................         311
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSTUB325 Pump House.........................................  replace vent, eyewash station......................................       1,458
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSTVS326 Tower Comfort Station and Shelter..................  repair roof, replace window........................................       3,487
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSTVS327 Shark valley Tower.................................  repair hand rail...................................................         103
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVSTWP Shark Valley Tower Water System.......................  repair fence.......................................................       6,504
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVVCGR Shark Valley VC Grounds...............................  repair fence, flagpole.............................................       3,340
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVVCPP940P Shark Valley Tram Parking.........................  replace signs......................................................         339
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVVCRP223 Sharl valley Access RD.............................  repair gate........................................................       2,822
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVVCVS310 Comfort Station....................................  repair roof........................................................         302
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVVCVS311 Comfort Station....................................  repair roof........................................................       1,512
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVVCVS329 Entrance Station...................................  repair fence, screen, solar panels.................................         443
Everglades National Park.........  Wilma........  SVVCVS349 Visitor Center.....................................  repair hvac,antenna, fence.........................................       1,085
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Campground Fee Stn...........................................  repair roof........................................................         886
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Campground Restroom..........................................  repair roof........................................................       3,616
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Carpenter/Marine Shop........................................  repaint walls......................................................         417
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Cat Island Storage Bldg......................................  replace storage bldg...............................................       5,332
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  CCC Cabin No. 8..............................................  rehab interior/repair roof.........................................      14,584
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  CCC Cabin Housing No. 9......................................  rehab interior/repair roof.........................................       4,080
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Davis Bayou Fuel System......................................  Reconstruct fuel system............................................      55,682
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Boat Dock Access and Park.................................  Remove debris/replace signs/repair surface.........................      10,924
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Campground Road...........................................  repair surface/remove debris and stumps............................      28,625
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Eagle Point Road..........................................  Remove debris/replace sign.........................................       9,504
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Electrical/Plumbing Shop..................................  repaint walls......................................................         625
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Govn't Marina.............................................  replace decking and caps...........................................      70,629
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Gov't Boat Dock Access Park...............................  Replace signs/fencing..............................................      57,246
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Gov't Boat Launch Road....................................  remove debris/regarde shoulder/replace signs.......................       6,959
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Grounds, Landscape, Boardwalks............................  Remove debris/hazard trees.........................................   1,958,869
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Grounds/Maint Shop........................................  repaint walls......................................................         418
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Hanley Road...............................................  remove debirs/replace guardrails...................................      11,718
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Johnboat House............................................  Reconstruct John boat house........................................     257,850
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Lumber Storage............................................  repaint walls......................................................         207
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Maint. Complex Parking....................................  Remove debris/replace fencing......................................      34,070
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Nature's Way Trail........................................  remove debris/hazard trees/repair trail surface....................      72,078
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Park Road.................................................  Repair & resurface road and guardrails.............................      24,236
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Picnic Area Restroom......................................  repair roof........................................................         354
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Primitive Camp............................................  Replace signs/fire rings/tables/remove trees.......................      26,842
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Public Fishing Marina.....................................  replace dock.......................................................     127,885
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Public Marina.............................................  repair decking and seawall.........................................       1,445
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Ranger Station/VC Parking.................................  Remove debris & stumps/replace wheel stops.........................      30,511
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Savanna Extention Trail...................................  repair surface/replace boardwalk...................................      35,052
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB South Walk Trail..........................................  Remove debirs/replace lighting.....................................       8,342
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB VC Well Shed..............................................  Reconstruct VC Well shed...........................................      28,651
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Vehicle Storage...........................................  repaint walls......................................................         418
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB VFW Road..................................................  remove debris......................................................       2,789
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DB Warehouse.................................................  repair roof/repaint walls..........................................       3,453
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  DSC & A/E Planning/Project Mgmt..............................  ...................................................................   2,685,000
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  East Ship Island Grounds.....................................  Remove debris......................................................       5,867
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Fishing Pier Gazebo..........................................  recinstruct pier gazebo............................................      72,118
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  FL Debris Removal............................................  ...................................................................   3,200,000
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Ft. Mass Shore Protection....................................  ...................................................................     800,000
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Ft. Massachusetts............................................  Repair masonry/earthern roof/parade grounds/replace eletrical           541,534
                                                                                                                  system in Fort.
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Ft.Pickens/Santa Rosa Roads..................................  Remove sand/repair road............................................  12,000,000
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Fuel Pump Shelter............................................  reconstruct fuel pump shelter......................................      34,141
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Gov Boat Dock Office.........................................  reconstruct boat dock office.......................................     114,598
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Gov Boat Dock Shelter........................................  reconstruct boat dock shelter......................................     730,573
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  H. Generator Bldg #3.........................................  Reconstruct generator bldg.........................................      80,219
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Haz. Mat. Storage............................................  reconstruct haz mat storage bldg...................................      12,755
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Electrical System.......................................  Reconstruct electrical system......................................      42,659
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Fuel System.............................................  repair fuel station................................................       5,588
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Haz Mat #37.............................................  Reconstruct haz material bldg......................................       8,503
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Island Grounds..........................................  Debris removal.....................................................      32,038
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Island Triplex #31......................................  Reconstruct triplex housing........................................     759,800
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Maint. #32..............................................  repair roof........................................................       7,287
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Pier & Boat Hoist.......................................  repair boatlift and pier ramp......................................      10,203
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Solar Utility System....................................  Reconstruct soler utility system...................................     142,195
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn W. Crossover Trail......................................  Remove trees and brush.............................................       1,993
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Horn Water System............................................  Repair water system................................................      44,486
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Housing No. 33...............................................  Gut and rehab bldg.................................................     131,346
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Housing furnishings..........................................  ...................................................................     300,000
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Housing Yates No. 17.........................................  Reconstruct yates housing..........................................     649,677
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Marina Restroom..............................................  Reconstruct restroom...............................................     210,402
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  MS Debris Removal............................................  ...................................................................   3,250,000
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  MS VC/HQ.....................................................  Gut and rehab bldg.................................................     563,024
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Oil Storage Facility.........................................  reconstruct oil storage shed.......................................      53,717
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Perdido Key Johnson Beach Road...............................  Sand removal.......................................................      13,333
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Petit Bois Islands Grounds Debris............................  remove debris......................................................      10,764
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Picnic Area A Gazebo.........................................  reconstruct picnic gazebo..........................................      54,648
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Picnic Area Cluster..........................................  replace tables/grills/cans/remove haz trees........................      51,354
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Picnic Shelter #2 MS 3.......................................  reconstruct shelter................................................      96,158
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Picnic Shelter #4 MS 7.......................................  repair roof........................................................         177
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Picnic Shelter 1 MS1.........................................  repair roof........................................................         177
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Picnic Shelter/Restroom #3 MS6...............................  replace door.......................................................         284
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Public Boat Launch She.......................................  repair roof........................................................         637
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Savanna, Arboreteum tra......................................  replace decking/piers..............................................      75,410
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Ship Island Pier.............................................  remove damaged beams...............................................     103,197
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  Ship Island Ranger Station...................................  Reconstruct ranger station.........................................     240,649
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Boardwalks................................................  Replace boardwalks.................................................   1,396,002
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Concesseion Bldg #46......................................  Reconstruct Concession bldg........................................     487,383
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Crossover Boardwalks......................................  Repair decking and kick rail.......................................     185,929
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Electrical System.........................................  Reconstruct electrical system......................................      88,872
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Fuel System...............................................  Reconstruct fuel system............................................      76,475
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Generator Bldg. #45.......................................  Reconstruct generator bldg.........................................     286,498
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Generator Bldg. #46.......................................  Reconstruct generator bldg.........................................      61,118
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Haz Mat Storage #52.......................................  reconstruct haz mat storage bldg...................................      10,629
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Housing #41A&B............................................  Reconstruct duplex housing.........................................     264,664
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Housing Bunk #44..........................................  Reconstruct bunkhouse..............................................     262,947
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Lifeguard Station.........................................  Reconstruct Lifeguard station......................................      32,705
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Lighthouse................................................  Replace Lighthouse.................................................     844,729
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Pavilions #49 & 50........................................  Resonctruct Pavillion Cluster......................................     266,931
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Public Restroom...........................................  Reconstruct public restroom........................................     619,509
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Restrooms No. 48..........................................  Reconstruct public restroom........................................      93,707
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Septic System.............................................  Replace septic system..............................................     231,290
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Solar Boat Lift...........................................  Reconstruct sloar boat lift........................................       7,999
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Util/Propane No. 42.......................................  Reconstruct Utility bldg-propane...................................      23,874
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Katrina......  SI Water System..............................................  Reconstruct water system...........................................      10,848
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Rita.........  Fort Pickens Marina..........................................  Replace Joist beans and rail.......................................       5,696
Gulf Islands National Seashore...  Rita.........  WSI Marina...................................................  Replace Decking....................................................     300,000
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Bayou Coquilles Canoe Trail........................  remove haz trees...................................................      15,652
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Bayou Coquilles Trail..............................  replace boardwalk sections.........................................      47,485
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Bayou des Familles Canoe Trail.....................  remove haz trees...................................................      20,249
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Ed Center Parking Route 912........................  repair exterior lights.............................................      10,695
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Ed Center Trail....................................  repair boardwalk...................................................      15,497
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Education Center...................................  repair screens/roof/hand rails.....................................       6,105
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Kenta Canaveral National Seashorel Canoe Trail.....  remove trees from Canaveral National Seashorel.....................       8,870
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Kenta Canaveral National Seashorel Recreational      remove debris and hazard trees.....................................       2,242
                                                   Area.
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Office Complex & Restrooms.........................  replace doors/handrails/repair roof................................      16,953
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Old Barataria Trail................................  remove haz trees...................................................       6,957
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Palmetto Trail.....................................  Replace boardwalk/waterline and valves.............................   1,072,635
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Parallel Canaveral National Seashorel..............  remove haz trees...................................................      10,124
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Plantation Trail Loops A & B.......................  remove haz trees/repair boardwalk..................................     234,494
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Preserve Pecan Grove Comfort Station...............  repair metal roof..................................................         823
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Ring Levee Trail...................................  remove haz trees/repair boardwalk..................................      42,110
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Sewage Treatment Plant I VC/Admin & Main...........  remove haz tree....................................................         661
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Tarpaper Canoe Trail...............................  remove haz trees...................................................      39,416
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Twin Canaveral National Seashorels Canoe Trail.....  remove haz treees..................................................      43,895
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Twin Canaveral National Seashorels Foot Trail......  remove haz trees/repair boardwalk..................................      69,439
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Twin Canaveral National Seashorels Parking Route     repair erdoded parking lot.........................................         850
                                                   916.
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Twin Canaveral National Seashorels Recreational      remove haz trees...................................................       3,183
                                                   Area.
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Visitor Center.....................................  repair roof and walls..............................................      54,008
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Visitor Center Trail...............................  Replace hand rail..................................................         140
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Barataria Wood Duck Trail....................................  remove haz trees...................................................      28,380
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Chalmette Battlefield--Maintained Landscape..................  multiple landscape impacts.........................................     178,611
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Chalmette Battlefield Comfort Station........................  replace HVAC, plumbing and doors/repair electrical.................      16,337
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Chalmette Battlefield M-B House(Roof)........................  repair slate roof/repair interior ceiling..........................     144,273
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Chalmette Battlefield Monument...............................  repair historic masonry/repair contractor scaffolding..............     136,540
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Chalmette Battlefield Visitor Center (Raze)..................  replace VC.........................................................     555,001
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Chalmette National Cemetery..................................  multiple landscape impacts.........................................     385,279
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  CNC Carriage House...........................................  Gut and rehab bldg.................................................     113,603
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  CNC Equipment Storage Bldg...................................  repair exterior walls..............................................       2,140
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  CNC Equipment Storage Building 250 Gal Tank..................  Repair fuel storage tank...........................................       3,287
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  CNC Maintained Landscape.....................................  repair brick wall/security gates...................................      77,098
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  CNC Military Cemetery Road-Route 11..........................  clean and repair roadway and historical curb.......................      28,926
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  CNC Sewage Collection........................................  repair Carriage House lift station.................................       5,765
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  CNC Superintendents Lodge....................................  Gut and rehab bldg.................................................     169,937
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Debris removal...............................................  Debirs removal.....................................................     350,000
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  FQ Bldg Visitor Center & Administration......................  misc interior/exterior repairs.....................................     238,750
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  FQ Maintained Landscape......................................  Remove and replace trees...........................................       8,097
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Government Property Loss not tracked by FMSS.................  replace lost/destroyed equipment...................................     350,000
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Grounds ,Chalmette Battlefield M-B House.....................  replace shrubs at Beaugard House...................................       1,128
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Lake Salvador Geo Crib Structure.............................  replace Geo Cirb structure.........................................   1,410,000
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Project Mgmt and Planning....................................  DSC Project Mgmt...................................................     525,000
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Replace/Rehabilitate park signs, waysides & exhibits.........  replace signs/waysides parkwide....................................     750,076
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  Stabilize/Protect/Rehabilitate Curatorial Resources..........  Preserve and store curatorial artifacts............................     450,000
Jean Lafette NHP & Preserve......  Katrina......  WACC Percy Lobdell Warehouse Building........................  repair roof/elevator...............................................       5,450
Natchez National Historic Park...  Katrina......  Replace & relocate electical panels..........................  ...................................................................      16,000
Natchez National Historic Park...  Katrina......  Replace & Relocate Telecom equipment.........................  ...................................................................       7,200
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Cherokee District--Maintained Landscapes.....................  remove trees.......................................................      10,075
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Coles Creek Comfort Station Building No. 329.................  repair roof/siding.................................................       8,456
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Dancy District-Maintained Landscapes.........................  remove trees/repair fence..........................................     258,492
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Emerald Mound................................................  remove trees.......................................................       1,537
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Emergency Response...........................................  ...................................................................      46,450
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Jeff Busby Campground........................................  remove trees.......................................................       8,183
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Jeff Busby Comfort Sta. Building No. 195.....................  repair roof........................................................       8,890
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Jeff Busby Picnic Area.......................................  remove trees.......................................................       2,856
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Jeff Busby Trail.............................................  repair bridge......................................................       3,492
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  KO Hurricane Creek Trail.....................................  ...................................................................       4,628
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Kosciusko District-Maintained Landscapes.....................  remove trees.......................................................     846,139
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Meriwether Lewis District-Maintained Landscapes..............  remove trees.......................................................       9,705
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Mount Locust Historic House No. 100..........................  Repair roof........................................................      20,937
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Natchez National Historic Parkhez District-Maintained          remove trees/repair fencing/replace signs..........................     191,010
                                                   Landscapes.
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Port Gibson District-Maintained Landscapes...................  remove trees.......................................................     154,974
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  RI Cypress Swamp Trail.......................................  remove trees/repair trail..........................................       7,836
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Ridgeland Covered Storage Building No. 308...................  ...................................................................       5,797
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Ridgeland District-Maintained Landscapes.....................  remove trees.......................................................     326,792
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Ridgeland Storage Building No. 109...........................  repair roof........................................................       6,935
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Rocky Springs Picnic Area....................................  remove trees.......................................................       9,778
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Rocky Springs Campground.....................................  remove trees.......................................................       5,562
Natchez Trace Parkway............  Katrina......  Tupelo District-Maintained Landscapes........................  remove trees.......................................................      29,716
Vicksburg National Military Park.  Katrina......  Cemetary maintenance Shop....................................  repair roof........................................................       8,900
Vicksburg National Military Park.  Katrina......  Ranger Storage Bldg..........................................  repair storage bldg................................................         950
Vicksburg National Military Park.  Katrina......  Tour Road Landscape..........................................  remove trees/debris from tour road.................................      82,980
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      Total......................  .............  .............................................................  ...................................................................  64,353,455
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             STORM DAMAGE DETAIL REPORT--INTERMOUNTAIN REGION HURRICANE RITA AS OF JANUARY 19, 2006
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             Park                    Storm              Asset/need            Recommended repair       Estimate
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Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Set up temp HQ offices/   Travel for O. Olsen to         $1,460
                                                  Building destroyed in     assist w/computer setup.
                                                  storm.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Beaumont HQ office        Set up temporary office         8,005
                                                  destroyed in storm.       trailers at Maint.
                                                                            Complex.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Temporary Office          Construct boardwalk             7,800
                                                  Trailers.                 between trailers to
                                                                            doors.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  HQ office furniture       Replace office furniture        7,488
                                                  destroyed in storm.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Sidewalks to temp.        Purchase and pour                 740
                                                  trailers.                 concrete.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Equipment (printers,      Repair or replace.......       19,263
                                                  copiers).
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  GSA Vehicle costs.......  Used for Recovery effort       12,640
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Archeologist............  Travel to assess                  168
                                                                            archeological damage.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Evacuation needs........  Food, water, propane,           1,863
                                                                            etc.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Damaged computer          Repair or replace.......          739
                                                  equipment.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Fuel Storage and          Replace damaged parts           1,139
                                                  Transfer.                 and repair.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Phone lines (SBC).......  Transfer from destroyed         1,774
                                                                            building.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Phone System (Beaumont    Replace digital trunk          19,499
                                                  annex) (NextiraOne).      media module.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Maintenance Security      Replace batteries and             112
                                                  System.                   transformer.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Vehicle Fuel for          purchase gasoline.......          203
                                                  Recovery Patrols.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Maintenance buildiing     Repair damaged door.....          420
                                                  overhead door.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Damaged Uniforms........  Replace damaged uniforms          570
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Assess Damage...........  Copy aerial photos taken          280
                                                                            by SETT Team.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Radio Batteries.........  Replace damaged                   359
                                                                            batteries.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Gyrotrac for damaged      Ship from Florida.......        2,432
                                                  tree removal.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Hazardous Tree & Limb     Purchase necessary              1,179
                                                  removal.                  equipment for removal.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Picnic Tables...........  Replace destroyed picnic        6,524
                                                                            tables.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Trash Containers........  Replaced destroyed trash        9,970
                                                                            containers.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Maintenance Complex.....  Electrical repairs              1,100
                                                                            needed.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Turkey Creek Radio Tower  Repair damaged tower....        4,910
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Beaumont Radio Antenna..  Repair damaged antenna..          750
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Town Bluff Radio Tower..  Repair damaged tower....        2,500
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Turkey Creek Radio        Replace damaged repeater        1,570
                                                  Repeater.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Maintenance Complex.....  Replace damaged HVAC           22,000
                                                                            system.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Maintenance Complex.....  Rebuild damaged fire            1,477
                                                                            pump.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Patrol Boat trailer.....  Replace destroyed boat          1,075
                                                                            trailer.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Patrol Boat parts.......  Replace damaged boat              476
                                                                            parts.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  LE Flashlight...........  Replace lost flashlight.          115
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  All Preserve Trails.....  Purchase equipment for          5,126
                                                                            clearing trails.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Landfill Dump fees......  Removal of Hurricane              212
                                                                            trash.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Turkey Creek Trail......  Replace damaged                13,600
                                                                            boardwalks & clear
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Kirby Nature Trail......  Replace damaged                13,150
                                                                            boardwalks & clear
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Pitcher Plant Trail.....  Replace damaged                 2,000
                                                                            boardwalks & clear
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Big Sandy Trail (Horse    Clear limbs & trees from        4,500
                                                  Trail).                   trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Woodlands Trail.........  Replace damaged                 9,470
                                                                            boardwalks & clear
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Beaver Slide Trail......  Replace damaged                 5,480
                                                                            boardwalks & clear
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Beech Woods Trail.......  Clear limbs & trees from        5,980
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Birdwatchers Trail......  Clear limbs & trees from        4,480
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Sundew Trail............  Replace damaged                 5,985
                                                                            boardwalks & clear
                                                                            trail.
Big Thicket National Preserve  Rita............  Trail Heads, Parking      Clear limbs and trees...       14,170
                                                  Lots, Grounds, Roads.
                                                                                                    ------------
      Total..................  ................  ........................  ........................      224,753
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                                      USGS SUMMARY OF ACTUAL AND PROJECTED
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                                                             Response and recovery cost
                                              -------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Travel &                Total
                                                 Labor    Equipment   Supplies   per diem    Other
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Biology:
    NWRC operations:
        Intern/External Communications.......    $84,654  .........  .........  .........  .........     $84,654
        Search and rescue....................     97,324  .........    $15,000     $6,000    $34,760     153,084
        Flights to assess DOI asets..........  .........  .........  .........  .........     35,000      35,000
        FEMA and State OEP support...........     80,000  .........  .........  .........  .........      80,000
        Equipment Repair.....................  .........   $100,000  .........  .........  .........     100,000
Geology:
    Coastal Marine (LIDAR)...................  .........  .........  .........  .........    795,000     795,000
    Potential Health and Environmental         .........  .........  .........  .........    250,000     250,000
     Impacts Related To Sediment.............
Water:
    Coastal gages (35 gages).................    157,500  2,111,900  .........  .........  .........   2,269,400
    Water Quality instruments on coastal       .........  1,638,100  .........  .........  .........   1,638,100
     gages...................................
    Temporary gages in N.O. (6)..............      9,000    182,040  .........  .........  .........     191,040
    SR Streamflow gages (18 gages)...........    180,000    360,000  .........  .........  .........     540,000
    Unplanned response to Katrina OT (SR &       600,000  .........  .........  .........  .........     600,000
     CR).....................................
    CR Streamflow gages (9 gages)............     56,000    229,000  .........  .........  .........     285,000
        Boat & Trailer Replacement...........  .........     55,000     80,000  .........  .........     135,000
    Mobile Laboratory (Mercury) repair.......  .........    200,000  .........  .........  .........     200,000
    High-water marks.........................    339,000  .........  .........  .........  .........     339,000
    Travel & Perdiem.........................  .........  .........  .........     85,200  .........      85,200
    Water Quality:
        Ponchartrain.........................    200,000  .........  .........  .........    408,000     608,000
        Ground (tap) Water analysis..........    200,000  .........  .........  .........    403,000     603,000
        Microbiology.........................    100,000  .........     20,000  .........  .........     120,000
        QW Field Sites (12-LA, 15-MS)........    124,000    200,000  .........  .........  .........     324,000
        Other field station laboratory         .........  .........  .........  .........    500,000     500,000
         analysis............................
    Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility          180,000  .........  .........    217,500  .........     397,500
     Recovery................................
    Flood Response Support...................  .........  .........  .........  .........    159,400     159,400
Geography: Imagery and GIS support...........  .........  .........  .........  .........    522,000     522,000
Enterprise Information: Custom geospatial      .........  .........  .........  .........    500,000     500,000
 products....................................
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      Total Initial Response Funding Needed..  2,407,478  5,076,040    115,000    308,700  3,607,160  11,514,378
Repayment of funds borrowed from BIA.........  .........  .........  .........  .........  .........   4,000,000
                                              ------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total USGS Needs for Hurricane Response/ .........  .........  .........  .........  .........  15,514,378
       Recovery..............................
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 Request for $3 Million in Historic Preservation Fund Grants for Gulf 
               Coast State Historic Preservation Officers
    The Gulf Coast Region is rich in heritage assets and the extensive 
devastation inflicted by the recent hurricanes is unrivaled in the 
Nation's history. These assets not only form the cultural character of 
the region; they also play a critical role in the economy as the base 
of the tourism industry. New Orleans has 20 recognized historic 
districts, most of which suffered serious damage from wind and 
flooding. In Mississippi, Katrina destroyed over 300 designated 
historic properties.
    Reconstruction of heritage assets is essential to the economic 
recovery of the region, so investment and development plans must 
recognize the repair and rehabilitation of these assets as a priority. 
The revitalization of the region's heritage tourism industry will be a 
vital component of the overall economic recovery. Tourism is a major 
industry in this part of the country and visitors to cultural and 
heritage assets make-up a significant portion of the overall $18.3 
billion travel industry along the Gulf Coast.
    Federal law, through Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, requires Federal agencies to evaluate the impact of 
their actions on historic properties. The ``Section 106 process'' is 
overseen by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) but 
relies heavily upon the involvement of State Historic Preservation 
Officers (SHPO) for its day-to-day operation. Without timely and 
effective SHPO participation, the Section 106 process cannot function.
    The Section 106 process ensures that Federal assistance is used in 
a manner that avoids unnecessary harm to historic properties and, where 
possible, to promote the constructive reuse of those properties. The 
billions of dollars of Federal reconstruction funding will affect 
thousands of surviving historic properties, a scale unprecedented in 
the history of the Section 106 process.
    The extensive number of historic properties in the region will 
likewise affect the delivery of Federal reconstruction assistance. The 
sheer magnitude of Federal projects will overwhelm the Section 106 
process at the state level without the requested grants. This will 
delay Federal decisions and threaten numerous additional heritage 
assets with destruction by poorly planned redevelopment projects.
    Federal financial assistance is needed immediately to ensure the 
efficient functioning of the Section 106 review process. An infusion of 
funds during the reconstruction period will avoid system overload and 
promote development decisions that best integrate the region's heritage 
assets into a revitalized Gulf Coast economy. It will also offset the 
negative impact state budget reductions have had on SHPO resources in 
the region. The funds will be distributed among the Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama SHPOs. The estimated allocation by 
state is Louisiana ($1.25 million), Mississippi ($1.5 million), Texas 
($150,000), and Alabama ($100,000) based on a needs assessment.

                               EASEMENTS

    Senator Burns. It was. Last year we appropriated $985 
thousand to begin purchasing easements along the Front Range of 
west of Great Falls Montana, of the Rocky Mountains. For those 
who don't know, this is a part of the world where grizzly 
bears, wolves, wolverine, lynx live amongst the areas many 
ranches. In fact I will tell you that our efforts in order to 
identify how many bears we got, grizzle bears up there we got, 
has moved along and I think we've got a few more than we first 
thought.
    If you don't know the map of the area, they spotted a 
grizzly bear last year, as far out at the Interstate 15 coming 
out of Canada. That's way out on the prairie, and that's a long 
ways from the front. So we did some quarter works up there and 
some easement programs, you might bring us up to date and 
what's happening with that program, including your plans for 
funds in 2007?
    Ms. Scarlett. Yes. Thank you Senator, my understanding is 
that the Fish and Wildlife Service is moving ahead with the 
acquisitions with the 2006 funds. I believe that will total 
about 4,700 acres in 2006. In 2007 we would expect another 
6,500 acres and I believe the budget does have some funding, 
about $1.9 million for that purpose.
    Senator Burns. Sometimes we ought to look on how we put 
valuations on that. You know you're not buying a farm in Iowa, 
or irrigated land. Sometimes I think we should look at that 
somewhat. I'd like to sit down and visit with how much we're 
paying for a parcel, and I think some savings could be made 
through that direction. That's about all I have. There are 
other questions and there will be other questions before this 
is over, we'd like to work with you on the PILT and several 
areas where we're short, after all a budget does boil down to 
what your priorities are and sometimes our priorities are not 
yours, but nonetheless we'll find someway to work our way 
through it. I thank you for your testimony this morning. Other 
Senators may have questions if you could respond to those 
individual senators and to the committee I'd certainly 
appreciate that, and I thank you for your testimony this 
morning.

                           PREPARED STATEMENT

    We have received the statement of Senator Thad Cochran that 
will be made part of the hearing record.
    [The statement follows:]
               Prepared Statement of Senator Thad Cochran

    Mr. Chairman I am pleased to join you in welcoming Secretary Lynn 
Scarlett to the committee this morning. I would also like to recognize 
Secretary Gale Norton for her years of service to this nation. I 
enjoyed working with Secretary Norton over the past 5 years on issues 
such as the Healthy Forest Restoration Act and the Migratory Bird 
Commission. Secretary Norton has been a good advocate for properly 
managing our nation's nature resources. I wish Secretary Norton well in 
her future endeavors.
    Secretary Scarlett, I want to commend you and your staff for the 
effort you have made throughout the Gulf Coast region following 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to clear debris and establish emergency 
staging areas for delivering assistance in the form of shelter, food, 
and water to thousands of Gulf Coast residents who lost their homes.
    These hurricanes also caused widespread damage to many of the 
National Wildlife Refugees and National Parks on the gulf coast. The 
Gulf Islands National Seashore, which provides a natural barrier from 
hurricanes, was severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina. It is 
critical that the Department of the Interior and other federal agencies 
move forward with plans to restore these important natural barriers.
    Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for holding this hearing. I look 
forward to the testimony.

                     ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE QUESTIONS

    Senator Burns. We will leave the record open for questions 
from other committee members.
    [The following questions were not asked at the hearing, but 
were submitted to the Department for response subsequent to the 
hearing:]

              Questions Submitted by Senator Conrad Burns

                            PILT REDUCTIONS

    Question. The Committee has a real concern with your PILT request. 
Since I've been chairman we've managed to increase the annual amount 
for PILT from around $135 million in fiscal year 2000 to a high last 
year of $233 million. This program is absolutely critical to local 
county governments yet the Administration proposes to cut it virtually 
every year.
    What is the rationale for proposing to cut this vital program again 
this year?
    Answer. As part of the President's effort to reduce the budget 
deficit by half over five years, the 2007 budget for the Department 
makes difficult choices among programs. Overall the Department's 2007 
budget reflects a reduction of $322 million in current discretionary 
funding. The 2007 budget continues essentially the same level as was 
funded in 2001, and is still at a level that is significantly above the 
levels paid in the 1990s, which were on the order of $100-120 million.
    Question. Aren't you sending a mixed message to local communities 
when you emphasize cooperation and collaboration in implementing the 
Healthy Forests Initiative and various conservation programs, but when 
it comes to a vital program that funds rural schools and infrastructure 
you keep proposing to cut the funding?
    Answer. The PILT program compensates counties across the U.S. for 
losses to their real property tax base when Federal lands are located 
within their boundaries. Payments received under the program may be 
used for any governmental purpose, such as police and fire protection, 
school buses, or road maintenance. In addition to PILT, the Department 
provides $4 billion in revenues to States and counties on an annual 
basis. These payments help to defray the costs of infrastructure and 
services at the State and county level. Although these funds are not 
intended to substitute for payments to counties, the Department does 
project continuing increases in revenues that are shared with States 
and counties, to help defray the costs of infrastructure and services 
at the State and county level. In 2000 these payments totaled $1.9 
million. The 2007 estimated payments are expected to be double this 
amount.

                    FINANCIAL SYSTEMS--COST OVERRUNS

    Question. The Committee is concerned with the growing costs and 
delays associated with implementing your Financial and Business 
Management System (FBMS). The Department is requesting $22 million for 
this system in fiscal year 2007 but recently you removed the contractor 
that was doing the work because of implementation problems.
    Can you tell us what the status is of this project?
    Answer. A new competitive solicitation for implementation services 
for the Financial and Business Management System was issued in November 
2005. On February 28, 2006, Interior awarded a contract to IBM Business 
Consulting. The DOI FBMS team is working with IBM toward deployment of 
the core financial and reporting modules of FBMS in the Minerals 
Management Service and Office of Surface Mining in the fall of 2006. 
The grants module that was deployed in April 2005 remains in 
production; software that was purchased is being used; the hosting 
services and infrastructure continue to be provided by DOI's National 
Business Center.
    Question. How much more is implementation of this system costing 
than you originally projected?
    Answer. Originally, we projected that the system implementation 
would cost about $125 million. Based on the new contract award, the 
implementation costs have increased by approximately $55 million over a 
six-year period. In addition, the Department has increased resources 
devoted to planning by $15 million over the implementation period, 
principally for increased subject matter experts drawn from DOI's 
bureaus, and more oversight into the technical work products of the 
project implementation.
    Question. Can you assure the Committee that this isn't going to 
turn into a system that doesn't work as advertised and costs tens of 
millions more to implement than what you originally projected?
    Answer. The primary software used for FBMS, from SAP, is used 
around the world by businesses and government. We have built rigorous 
functional oversight and project management best practices into our 
contract with IBM. Each deployment phase includes a formal Integrated 
Baseline Review to ensure that the scope, schedule, cost and risks have 
been fully defined and appropriate management and mitigation strategies 
identified. The project has engaged an independent contractor to 
oversee the implementation and report its findings to management. We 
are reporting our status and progress to the Interior Chief Information 
Officer monthly, using a formal project earned value management system. 
One of the most important reasons to invest in more bureau 
participation in the project planning and management is to ensure that 
the deployed system meets the Department's and bureaus' business needs 
and enables us to achieve our vision of having a single, integrated 
business system with standardized data and processes across the 
Department.

                     ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY (R.S. 2477)

    Question. R.S. 2477 granted rights of way across federal land for 
the construction of public roads. It was repealed in 1976, but 
significant disagreements between Utah counties, BLM, and wilderness 
advocates have continued. The 10th Circuit ruled on this issue in 2005 
in BLM's favor. On March 22, Secretary Norton issued guidance to land 
managers to implement the 10th Circuit's decision.
    The Department recently announced new guidelines on R.S. 2477. Can 
you explain why new guidelines are necessary?
    What affect will this have on road construction on federal lands? 
Will it change the way roads are currently managed or change access to 
federal lands?
    Answer. On March 26, 2006, Secretary Norton announced new 
guidelines to assist Interior land managers in implementing a recent 
court decision regarding roads across federally owned lands. The new 
guidelines implement the principles outlined in the 2005 Southern Utah 
Wilderness Alliance v. Bureau of Land Management (SUWA v. BLM) decision 
by the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. This 
decision and the new guidelines protect federal lands by clarifying 
that these roads cannot be expanded or significantly improved without 
consultation with federal land managers.
    SUWA v. BLM clarified many legal issues related to Revised Statute 
2477 (R.S. 2477), which granted rights of way for the construction of 
public roads across federal land. Because of this clarification by the 
10th Circuit, Secretary Norton on March 22 formally revoked the interim 
Departmental policy on R.S. 2477, issued in 1997. In addition, the new 
guidelines direct the termination of the Memorandum of Understanding 
entered into between the Department and the State of Utah in April, 
2003.
    R.S. 2477 granted rights of way for public use across federal land 
prior to 1976, when Congress repealed the law. Congress specified that 
any valid R.S. 2477 rights of way existing at the time of the repeal 
would continue in effect. This has resulted in considerable doubt as to 
whether counties or the federal government own certain roads on federal 
lands.
    In SUWA v. BLM, the 10th Circuit clarified that only courts could 
finally determine the ownership issue, but that federal agencies are 
permitted to develop a process to analyze claims for administrative 
purposes. The decision allows the roads to be maintained at status quo 
and does not authorize automatic expansion. The new guidelines clarify 
how Interior will carry out its obligations following SUWA v. BLM, and 
respect the obligation that Interior has to protect federal lands and 
environmentally sensitive areas, particularly parks, refuges and 
congressionally designated wilderness areas. For example, under the 
guidelines a dirt road will remain a dirt road and a two-track road 
will remain a two-track road unless there is a permitting process and 
environmental analysis.
    The new guidelines recognize the special status of national parks, 
wildlife refuges and congressionally designated wilderness areas and 
direct Interior land managers to issue, as necessary, revised 
instructions or guidance consistent with the SUWA v. BLM decision and 
their obligation to protect federal lands and resources. The new 
guidelines recognize a number of options for Interior land managers to 
address claimed rights of way:
  --where a claimant wishes to do no more than maintain the existing 
        status quo of a road and the current use and maintenance are 
        consistent with the land manager's duty to protect the 
        surrounding and underlying federal lands, the parties may 
        utilize a road maintenance agreement;
  --where title to the road is already vested in an entity other than 
        the federal government, the parties may utilize a recordable 
        disclaimer, which formalizes that the federal government itself 
        does not dispute the entity's road claim;
  --where a road has an unclear R.S. 2477 status but the land manager 
        and a claimant agree on the need for the road, the BLM, 
        pursuant to Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
        Act, may grant rights of way irrespective of R.S. 2477;
  --where a claimant wishes to perform construction or expand use 
        beyond the status quo, the land manager may make an informal, 
        nonbinding determination (NBD) of whether the R.S. 2477 claim 
        is valid and whether the proposed improvements are reasonable 
        and necessary in light of the traditional uses that established 
        the claimed right of way. A land manager would allow 
        improvement only if the land manager determines that the 
        improvement is consistent with the traditional uses and is 
        consistent with Interior's duty to protect surrounding and 
        underlying lands;
  --where a claimant seeks a binding determination of a claimed right 
        of way, the claimant may file a quiet title action. A court 
        would then make a determination.
    Before a land manager implements any of the above options, members 
of the public will be given notice and an opportunity to comment.

                          PLAINS INDIAN MUSEUM

    Question. The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB) funds three 
Indian museums, one in Browning, MT. The Museum of the Plains Indian in 
Browning contains many culturally and historically important items. It 
is an important resource for the community and for the entire state of 
Montana. In last year's Budget Request, the administration proposed to 
end funding for the museum in fiscal year 2007. You should know that 
the subcommittee was strongly opposed to that idea, and we included 
language in the fiscal year 2006 Interior Report advising Interior 
against it.
    Does the fiscal year 2007 Budget Request propose to close the 
Museum of the Plains Indian?
    Can you assure me that the Department of Interior will work with 
the local community on a way to enhance this unique asset, rather than 
continuing to threaten to close it?
    Answer. The priority activities of the IACB are to promote Indian 
crafts and enforce the civil and criminal provisions of the Indian Arts 
and Crafts Act of 1990. The need to focus on enforcement is increasing 
due to evidence that counterfeiting of Indian Arts and Crafts is 
increasing and becoming more sophisticated, as well as exhibiting ties 
to more serious crimes. Violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act 
directly impacts the economy of tribes and individual Indians.
    The ability to expand law enforcement will depend in large part on 
the success of efforts to shift Federal funding from operations of the 
three IACB museums. The intention would not be to close the museums, 
but rather to find partners such as Tribes, local community groups or 
others who would operate the museums and manage those artifacts. Other 
options under consideration include creation of foundations to support 
the museums and establishment of relationships with universities. 
Management and engagement in the operation of these museums at the 
community level would enrich the use of the assets.
    In response to the Interior report language, the Department is 
reconsidering its options on how to best address funding issues of the 
Indian Arts and Craft Board. Particular issues include Indian Arts and 
Crafts Act enforcement and how best to improve museum operations to 
better reflect the mission, activities, and goals of the Indian Arts 
and Crafts Board.

                           ENERGY PRODUCTION

    Question. Last fall the subcommittee held a hearing to examine the 
impediments to developing oil and gas resources on federal land. One of 
the main complaints from industry has been a major backlog in 
processing APD's (applications for permits to drill). BLM's fiscal year 
2007 Budget contains $25.4 million in increases for energy-related 
programs.
    Can you tell me whether the backlog situation has improved?
    Answer. BLM has made significant improvements in the rate at which 
APDs are being processed. Using past appropriation increases, process 
improvements from streamlining and the new revenue provided for pilot 
project offices under Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the 
BLM is reducing the number of pending APDs even though the demand for 
APDs continues to increase. The table and graph below show the number 
of APDs received, processed, and pending since 2004 in both pilot and 
non-pilot offices:

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                                                                  2004         2005         2006         2007
                                                                 actual       actual      estimate     estimate
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Pending APDs less than 60 days old at start of year.........          888        1,082        1,450        1,976
Pending APDs greater than 60 days old at start of year......        2,780        2,214        2,461        1,161
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total Pending APDs at start of year...................        3,668        3,296        3,911        3,137
                                                             ===================================================
New APDs Received...........................................        6,979        8,351        9,386       10,525
APDs Approved...............................................        6,452        7,018      ( \1\ )      ( \1\ )
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total APDs Processed..................................        7,351        7,736       10,160       11,984
      Pending APDs less than 60 days old at end of year.....        1,082        1,450        1,976        1,678
      Pending APDs greater than 60 days old at end of year..        2,214        2,461        1,161  ...........
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total Pending APDs at end of year.....................        3,296        3,911        3,137        1,678
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\1\ The number of APDs processed in 2006 includes 410 APDs processed with funds reprogrammed late in fiscal year
  2005. The additional funds requested in 2007 will enable BLM to process 1,100 more APDs in non-pilot offices
  than it could at the 2006 base funding level.

    Question. How will this budget proposal continue to support our 
domestic energy production needs?
    Answer. BLM's budget proposal would implement a number of important 
sections of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 including those related to 
energy permit processing and improvements in its inspection program and 
monitoring associated with oil and gas development. The budget also 
makes investments in renewable energy, supports the exploration and 
development of energy on Alaska's North Slope, and funds the testing of 
gas hydrates, a potentially significant source of natural gas. The 
budget also funds a major environmental analysis needed to support oil 
shale commercial leasing decisions.

                       INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION

    Question. Fractionation of individually-held tracts of Indian Trust 
land continues to contribute to the cost and complexity of managing 
Trust Lands. There are over 3.2 million individual interests held in 
Trust by the federal government, many of which are incredibly small and 
difficult to manage.
    One of the single biggest increases in the Department of the 
Interior's Budget is $25.4 million for Indian Land Consolidation, which 
is a 75 percent increase over last year's level.
    How will these funds be allocated in fiscal year 2007?
    How is the decision made on where to direct the funds?
    Are we making progress on this problem or are we continuing to fall 
behind?
    Answer. The 2007 budget proposes funding of $59.4 million for 
Indian land consolidation, an increase of $25.4 million, or 75 percent 
above the 2006 enacted level. The $59.4 million will fund an 
acquisition program of about 80,000 additional fractionated interests, 
an increase of approximately 34,000 above the estimated 2006 level of 
acquisition. (The estimates of the number of interests to be acquired 
are based on historical average cost to date. As acquisition activities 
continue and additional targeted interests are acquired, the average 
cost per acquisition, cost per interest, and amount of interests 
acquired will likely change from the experience to date.)
    The Department has demonstrated success over the past several years 
acquiring the highly fractionated interests through the Indian Land 
Consolidation program. Through December 31, 2005, the Department has 
acquired 202,775 fractional interests in individual Indian allotted 
lands.
    Based on the activities to date, the Department has determined that 
a more focused tiered acquisition approach is needed to:
  --Provide a long term strategy for acquisition of highly fractionated 
        interests;
  --Establish a tiered priority process to select which interests to 
        acquire;
  --Achieve the most efficient use of limited resources; and
  --Develop additional tools and an enhanced financing option to 
        address this program.
    As part of this proposal, the Department will implement a tiered 
acquisition strategy, targeting selected highly fractioned tracts. 
Based on data available from the TAAMS database as of March 2005, there 
are 2,173 highly fractioned tracts (defined as 200 or more interests 
per tract) owned by 98,905 individuals. A focus on these tracts will 
begin in 2006 and target approximately 1,557 highly fractionated tracts 
that include 520,685 individual interests located in ten geographic 
locations.

                     WILDLAND FIRE/FUELS REDUCTION

    Question. The Department's overall Wildland Fire Budget is $769 
million, which is a $14 million increase over last year but includes 
major cuts to core programs--particularly an $8.3 million reduction in 
Hazardous Fuels Reduction and elimination of the $10 million Rural Fire 
Assistance program, which funds small rural fire departments.
    The Committee does not understand how cutting the hazardous fuels 
program squares up with the Administration's stated goal to increase 
Forest Health and reduce wildfire risk on our public lands.
    How does the BLM plan to increase the acres of forests treated 
while reducing the dollars used for Hazardous Fuels Reduction?
    Answer. We believe that the hazardous fuels reduction funding 
request will continue to sustain significant progress toward 
performance goals. By using new authorities (such as stewardship 
contracting) to leverage additional resources while also more 
efficiently using existing funds, and by better use of partnerships and 
collaboration, the bureaus have been able to exceed performance targets 
the past two years. Overall fuels treatment funding for the Federal 
fire community (including the Forest Service) is level with 2006.
    Question. Why eliminate the Rural Fire Assistance program?
    Answer. The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of 
Agriculture's Forest Service both operate grants programs that provide 
similar services to rural fire departments across the country. The 
Department of Interior has invested heavily each year since the 
emergence of the National Fire Plan to help small community and rural 
fire departments with equipment, training, and public education. For 
the future, we are moving more toward assisting these departments with 
specific wildland fire training to further enhance their response 
capabilities. Beginning in fiscal year 2006, Preparedness funds have 
been set aside to implement the Ready Reserve program as a pilot 
project. In 2006, this program is closely aligned with the Rural Fire 
Assistance program, and is designed to expand wildland fire response 
capability by providing wildland fire training and technical assistance 
to local and rural fire department personnel. The 2007 DOI request for 
Preparedness continues the $1.9 million set aside for advancing the 
Ready Reserve concept. The 2007 Interior budget does propose to 
terminate the Rural Fire Assistance program; however, the Department 
will continue ongoing efforts to work with the Department of Homeland 
Security to meet the needs of rural fire departments for basic training 
and equipment through the much larger DHS Assistance to Firefighters 
Grant program. The Department recently updated an existing agreement 
with DHS that will ensure a greater role for the wildland fire agencies 
in reviewing grants to rural fire departments through programs DHS 
administers. As part of this enhanced collaboration, the two 
Departments now link websites to better direct rural fire departments 
seeking grants to available funding.
    Question. Aren't state and local fire departments critical in 
helping fight fire on federal lands?
    Answer. The Department does rely on State and local fire 
departments, particularly in remote areas where DOI firefighting 
resources may be several hours away from the land they protect. As 
explained above, DOI recognizes the importance of these departments and 
continues to focus available resources on providing training and safety 
gear. In fiscal year 2005, the DOI and USDA Forest Service assistance 
programs provided technical assistance, training, supplies, and 
equipment to nearly 11,000 small rural communities, and the Departments 
entered into cooperative agreements with many rural and volunteer fire 
departments for the protection of both communities and natural 
resources. The Department will continue to rely on collaboratively 
developed mutual aid agreements with State and local jurisdictions to 
support firefighting efforts.
    Question. The BLM is asking for the 10-year average for 
suppression, or $257 million, which is $26 million more than last year. 
This is a significant increase in tight budgetary times. How can we 
bring down these costs?
    Answer. We are employing a range of tactics to address high fire 
costs. In some cases, keeping fires small through successful initial 
attack may make the most sense. In these cases, quick suppression 
response avoids higher suppression costs on extended attack, 
significant resource damage, loss of economic benefits from tourism and 
resource-dependent industries, and loss of community infrastructure.
    Question. In many other locations and situations, however, 
different fire management situations may be appropriate. Continuing to 
emphasize both Wildland Fire Use (WFU) and Appropriate Management 
Response (AMR) strategies may provide the means to better control the 
rising costs of wildfire suppression. Wildland Fire Use is the 
management of naturally ignited fires to achieve resource benefits. 
These fires generally require fewer management resources so are less 
expensive than suppression fires. DOI increased its use of WFU fires 
from 170,000 acres in 2004 to more than 197,000 acres in 2005, and 
plans to continue to emphasize this strategy where possible in 2006. 
Appropriate Management Response may involve selecting suppression 
strategies that do not involve containing a wildfire to the smallest 
size possible because of safety reasons or because less-aggressive 
suppression can be more cost-effective. AMR balances the allocation of 
suppression resources with the level of risk a wildfire poses to the 
public or resources.
    The use of fewer suppression resources reduces costs of not only 
suppression operations but also of the cost to repair resource damage 
caused by suppression operations. In areas in which AMR is an 
appropriate tactic, larger areas may burn, reducing both wildland fuels 
and the potential for large, destructive, and expensive wildland fires 
in future years.
    Do you have any specific proposals to reduce suppression costs?
    Answer. Both Wildland Fire Use and Appropriate Management Response 
are critical strategies under the Fire Program Analysis planning 
system, currently in development. Shifting fire management resources in 
a cost-effective manner is an underpinning of this system. Under these 
strategies more resources will be allocated to high priority wildfires 
that threaten public safety, property, and resources. Fewer resources 
will be allocated to wildfires that are less threatening, resulting in 
more efficient use of available resources.
    Interagency teams from both DOI and USDA Forest Service are 
currently addressing specific recommendations to manage large fire 
costs. These efforts, under the guidance of the Wildland Fire 
Leadership Council, will be reported to the Council at the next 
meeting. A preliminary report is expected this summer and will be 
shared with the Committee.
    Over the long term, hazardous fuels reduction will play a key role 
in controlling wildfire suppression costs. In total, the DOI and Forest 
Service hazardous fuels reduction programs are treating more acres, and 
more critical acres, in Wildland Urban Interface areas each year.

                           AML FEE EXTENSION

    Question. The fiscal year 2007 Budget contains a proposal to extend 
the AML fee from October 1, 2006 through Oct. 1 2007. However, since 
the AML fee is set to expire on June 30, 2006, there is a 3 month gap 
in the collection. In June, the unappropriated balance of the AML Trust 
Fund will be $1.85 billion. Currently, interest earned on the unused 
portion of the AML fund is transferred to the United Mine Workers 
Combined Benefit Fund.
    The authority to collect the AML fee expires in June 2006. If the 
authorization for the fee collection is not extended, what will be the 
effect on the Combined Benefit Fund?
    Answer. In accordance with the existing provisions of Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act, OSM is obligated to set the fee at 
a rate sufficient to ensure that the UMWA Combined Benefit Fund 
continues to receive annual transfers to defray the costs of providing 
health care benefits to unassigned beneficiaries under that plan. 
Should the fee not be extended, OSM is prepared to promulgate a rule 
implementing that provision. This rule would only take effect if the 
collection authority is allowed to expire.
    Question. What will be the impact on abandoned mine reclamation?
    Answer. If the AML fee is not reauthorized, only about 23 percent 
of the estimated $3.0 billion needed to reclaim the coal related health 
and safety hazards remaining could be eliminated with the remaining 
unappropriated funds available for high priority coal work. More than 
2.1 million citizens would remain at risk to the health and safety coal 
related problems of abandoned coal mines.

                      DELAYS IN TRIBAL RECOGNITION

    Question. The Committee is concerned about delays in the 
recognition process for Indian Tribes. For example, the Little Shell 
Tribe in Montana received a proposed favorable finding for recognition 
in 2000, and no progress has been made in the intervening years to 
finalize that finding.
    What is the cause of the delay in this case?
    Is this kind of delay typical around the country?
    What measures are you taking to expedite the process?
    Answer. The Federal Acknowledgment regulations govern the 
Department's administrative process for determining which groups are 
``Indian Tribes'' within the meaning of Federal law. To be Federally 
acknowledged the petitioner must meet seven mandatory criteria, which 
the Office of Federal Acknowledgement must verify. Anthropologists, 
genealogists, and historians in OFA review, verify, and evaluate 
petitions from groups seeking Federal acknowledgement. A final 
determination that a group is an Indian tribe means, among other 
things, that is has continuously existed as a tribe, has inherent 
sovereignty, and is entitled to a government-to-government relationship 
with the United States. OFA makes a recommendation whether to 
acknowledge a group to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, who has 
been delegated the authority to make the decision.
    The Little Shell Tribe first applied for recognition in 1984, and 
received preliminary approval in 2000. After receiving preliminary 
approval the regulations require a 180 day comment period. Little Shell 
asked for and received ten extensions on the comment period, as well as 
a suspension, in order to collect additional documentation necessary 
for final approval. During that time OFA held a number of technical 
assistance meetings with Little Shell to assist them in preparing their 
final draft petition. Little Shell submitted a final draft of their 
petition in 2005. Meanwhile Little Shell is still working on collecting 
additional evidence, primarily membership lists.
    The Little Shell petition is in the ``Ready, waiting for active 
consideration'' category. Little Shell was informed that their petition 
would be put into this category due to the number of extensions and the 
suspension they requested and were granted. OFA expects to place the 
Little Shell petition in the active consideration category in 2007.
    The delay experienced by the Little Shell is not typical. Their 
petition has been delayed due to their record number of requests for 
extensions and suspension while they collected necessary evidence. 
Nationwide there are currently ten petitions under active 
consideration; ten petitions are under ``ready and waiting for active 
consideration'' status; two are in post decision appeal process; and 
one is in litigation. There are 232 petitions that are not ready for 
evaluation: 70 are incomplete; 146 are only letters of intent; ten are 
no longer in contact; and six require legislation to permit processing 
under 25 CFR Part 83.
    OFA recently added a fourth professional research team with 
administrative support and associated infrastructure. With the 
additional research team, OFA will produce four proposed findings and 
four final determinations or reconsidered final determinations per year 
to address the petitions that are current on the ``Active 
Consideration'' and ``Ready, Waiting for Active Consideration'' 
priority lists.

                       FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Endangered Species
    Question. Please justify the request of $100,000 for the ongoing 
wolf monitoring effort in the Snake River Basin. If the State of Idaho 
has subcontracted with the Nez Perce Tribe to monitor wolves, why is it 
necessary to continue to direct $295,000 of Service base funds to the 
tribe?
    Answer. The $100,000 will be used by the Fish and Wildlife Service 
Snake River Basin Office for personnel and equipment, such as radio 
collars, capture equipment, and aircraft time. The Nez Perce Tribe, 
under cooperative agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service, and in 
cooperation with the State of Idaho, conducts the day-to-day, on-the-
ground monitoring, outreach, information and education and assisting 
with control actions of wolf populations in the North Central Idaho 
Experimental Nonessential Population Area. The State of Idaho is 
responsible for the day-to-day operations in the remainder of the 
State. The Service believes it is necessary to direct these resources 
to the Nez Perce for its participation in the wolf recovery program in 
Idaho.
    Question. The committee is concerned about the Service's $493,000 
reduction request for recovery of Lahontan cutthroat trout--
particularly since this species is not yet recovered. Please itemize 
the Service's proposed expenditures in fiscal year 2007 towards 
recovery of this species.
    Answer. Lahontan cutthroat trout were extirpated from Pyramid Lake, 
Walker Lake, and Lake Tahoe by the mid 1940's. The U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service have been working with multiple state, federal, and 
local entities for the last 5 years to:
  --Further our understanding of available populations for use in 
        reestablishment, primarily through genetic conservation 
        research and brood stock development at Lahontan National Fish 
        Hatchery;
  --Improve our understanding of habitat utilization by Lahontan 
        cutthroat trout, primarily through radio telemetry research, 
        population monitoring, and spawning habitat assessments; and
  --Implement watershed connectivity projects to improve opportunities 
        for Lahontan cutthroat trout to reestablish in the future.
    The FWS is in the early stages of projects in each of the three 
basins but making great strides through strategic use of the 2006 
funding. The funds have allowed the FWS to build strong support for 
Lahontan cutthroat trout conservation and recovery. But the FWS still 
has important and critical work left to do to establish populations 
through work with our partners.
    In 2007, utilizing Recovery funding, the Service plans to initiate 
the following actions:
    (1) A second year of the radio telemetry study on the Truckee 
River, in partnership with the Nevada Department of Wildlife and the 
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, to improve our understanding of the 
distribution and movement of Lahontan cutthroat trout in the Truckee 
River system. $60,000
    (2) Continued efforts to reintroduce Lahontan cutthroat trout to 
Fallen Leaf Lake to improve our understanding of how Lahontan cutthroat 
trout use historic lake habitats. Research to build a survivorship 
model for different size classes. $120,000
    (3) Streamside incubation of the Pilot Peak strain of Lahontan 
cutthroat trout on the McCarran restoration project, in partnership 
with The Nature Conservancy and the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe, to 
imprint Lahontan cutthroat trout to the Truckee River so they return to 
migrate and spawn. $70,000
    (4) Performance evaluation of the Pilot Peak strain of Lahontan 
cutthroat trout in Pyramid Lake in partnership with the Pyramid Lake 
Paiute Tribe. $80,000
    (5) Development of a Lahontan cutthroat trout rearing pond and 
streamside incubation project in coordination with the historic State 
hatchery restoration project at Lake Tahoe, in partnership with 
University of California, Davis and the local community at Tahoe City. 
$163,000
    The President's budget request includes an increase in 2007 for two 
Fisheries Operational Needs System (FONS) projects within Hatchery 
operations: a mass-marking program for the reintroduction of Lahontan 
cutthroat trout into historic habitats in Walker Lake, Truckee River 
and the Tahoe Basin ($180,000); and, Lahontan cutthroat trout recovery, 
in partnership with the Community of Fallen Leak Lake and the Forest 
Service, which will focus on the continued recovery needs of the 
species in Fallen Leaf Lake located in the Tahoe Basin ($32,000). These 
FONS projects concentrate on hatchery related activities addressing 
hatchery production and related hatchery costs identified by the 
program as a priority but for which funds have been unavailable. These 
projects and the activities described above are complimentary and 
contribute to recovery of Lahontan cutthroat.
Habitat Conservation
    Question. Please explain and justify how the administration and 
implementation of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program varies by 
region.
    Answer. The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is executed by 
each Regional Director within the Fish and Wildlife Service. Each 
Regional Director designates a manager for the program. The Assistant 
Regional Director for Ecological Services manages the program in 
Regions 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and the California Nevada Operations Office, and 
the Regional Refuge Chief manage the program in Regions 3 and 6. 
Regardless of where management responsibilities reside in the Regions, 
the program is bounded by the policies described in section 640 FW1 of 
the Fish and Wildlife Service Manual. Each regional coordinator is 
responsible for providing guidance to the field regarding all current 
policies, procedures, or national directives issued by the Washington 
Office; collecting data on the accomplishments, costs, and benefits of 
the Region's activities; developing, administering, and monitoring 
multi-State partnership agreements; conducting oversight reviews of 
field stations; and developing regional budget allocation 
recommendations for all program activities and stations.
    Question. What is the role of the Project Planning Program in the 
implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005? Given this country's 
commitment towards energy independence, why is the Service proposing a 
$1 million cut to the program?
    Answer. The Service's Project Planning Program provides our 
federal, state, and local partners with biological expertise to support 
many different types of development and conservation projects across 
the country. Project Planning is the ``environmental streamlining'' arm 
of the Service and plays a central role in advancing energy, 
transportation, water, and restoration projects--all Administration 
priorities. The Program's mission is to help expeditiously create 
``win-win'' projects for economic development of fish and wildlife 
conservation.
    The Service's role in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 addresses 
several major energy issues which include: the development, study and 
incentives for renewable energy sources, oil, and gas. The Service is 
currently involved with the planning and implementation of four key 
provisions of theEnergy Policy Act: Sections 241, 365, 368, and 1834. 
Section 241 requires that an interagency rule be developed to provide 
an appeal process for all parties to challenge submitted alternative 
hydropower project conditions or prescriptions. Section 365 requires 
that an interagency memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, and Bureau of 
Land Management be developed. The MOU, signed by the Secretaries of 
Department of Agriculture, Interior, Army, and Administrator of the 
EPA, dedicates several Service staff to BLM field offices to expedite 
and streamline oil and gas permitting process on BLM lands. Section 368 
directs the Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, and the Interior to 
prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate 
issues associated with the designation of energy corridors on federal 
lands in eleven Western states. Section 1834 directs the Secretaries of 
the Interior and Army to: (1) develop a study evaluating the potential 
for increased hydroelectric generation at existing federal facilities, 
and (2) report the study results to Congress by February 2007. Project 
Planning expects to continue collaboration and assistance with involved 
agencies and bureaus to expediently accomplish these Energy Policy Act 
provisions.
    The $1 million reduction in Project Planning includes a $262,000 
reduction associated with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission actions 
in the Northwest Forest Plan area (Oregon, Washington, and California). 
Savings of $76,000 will be realized by streamlinging program 
administrative support activities. The remaining requested reduction 
eliminates the earmarks of $542,000 for the Middle Rio Grande Bosque 
Initiative, and $99,000 for the Cedar City, Utah ES Office.The FWS will 
continue to work with partners to help obtain funding from other 
sources and continue to work with partners on critical projects as 
funding allows.
    The Service is committed to continuing to meet our responsibilities 
on our energy workload and will focus on providing biological 
assistance on high priority projects and those with the greatest 
conservation benefit.
    Question. Please provide an update of the CBRA mapping pilot 
project.
    Answer. The Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2000 
directed the Service to complete a Digital Mapping Pilot Project that 
includes: (1) digitally produced maps for between 50 and 75 Coastal 
Barrier Resources System areas; and (2) a report to Congress that 
describes the results of the pilot project and the feasibility, data 
needs, and costs of completing digital maps for all CBRS areas. The 
Service is mapping a total of 60 existing CBRS areas as part of the 
pilot project. We anticipate the pilot project draft maps and report 
will be completed and delivered to Congress in 2006.
National Wildlife Refuge System
    Question. The National Park Service employees the resources of a 
Service-wide Inventory and Monitoring Program at 270 parks, in order to 
track the status and trends of species diversity, abundance and 
distribution. This is a high priority for the Park Service, who has 
requested a $1 million increase for fiscal year 2007. To what extent is 
there a similar program on National Wildlife Refuges? Given that a 
primary focus of the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance Program is 
monitoring and assessment, what role does or can this program have? Is 
there an ecological benefit to having a coordinated program, 
particularly on federal lands residing within common ecosystem 
boundaries?
    Answer. The Fish and Wildlife Service does not have an inventory 
and monitoring program within the National Wildlife Refuge System 
similar to that of the National Park Service. The NPS model involves 
clustered parks with assigned scientists working with each cluster to 
develop protocols and databases and collect data.
    FWS does have important inventorying and monitoring requirements, 
but some of its priorities are different than those of NPS. While there 
is a role in the NWRS for landscape-scale and Systemwide monitoring 
similar to that of NPS, refuges have a much greater need than NPS for 
station-specific monitoring. Most refuge lands in the contiguous U.S. 
are intensively manipulated, either to restore indigenous habitats or 
to provide for the needs of specific species or guilds of species. 
Parks do some land management (mostly around prescribed fire or control 
of invasive species), but such activities are much more extensive on 
refuges, and so refuges need more site specific monitoring than NPS to 
track the success of such actions.
    During the last 10 years, the NWRS has improved its inventorying 
and monitoring activities on a landscape-scale and on site-specific 
efforts. This has included more rigorous policy guidelines, 
increasingly focused efforts aligned with adaptive management, 
increased technical assistance to field stations (including web-based 
tools), efforts to standardize databases and protocols, and attempts to 
capitalize on successful efforts like those of the NPS. The NWRS is 
also exploring the adaptation of many elements of the NPS program 
including the NPSpecies program, some aspects of their ARC GIS platform 
applications, some of their web-based tools, and possibly some of their 
nomenclature standards.
    Monitoring is only one of a broad range of responsibilities 
assigned to the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance Program. Others 
include technical assistance to other Federal agencies, tribes, and 
States; fish passage restoration; outreach and education; and elements 
of subsistence management in Alaska. Based on the NWRS ability to 
monitor and cooperate with other partners, the FWMA program is probably 
not the best candidate for an exclusively collaborative monitoring 
effort with NWRS. Some cooperative efforts already exist across FWS 
programs, most notably related to migratory birds, where, for example, 
refuges contribute to mid-winter waterfowl surveys coordinated by the 
Migratory Bird Program in conjunction with State wildlife agencies. If 
appropriate to a data need and study design, other collaborative 
efforts might be designed with the Management Assistance or Endangered 
Species Programs.
    There is value to coordinated monitoring efforts in some cases, 
particularly if it is designed to address focused objectives.
Activity Based Costing
    Question. Please explain what activity based costing is, what it 
measures, and how the data were used to justify almost $2 million in 
administrative savings. Provide for the record a complete list of all 
activities measured.
    Answer. Activity Based Costing and Management (ABC/M) is a cost 
accounting and management tool that will provide the Service with 
improved visibility into the full costs of daily operations and 
outputs. It is expected that ABC/M data will be used extensively across 
the FWS and DOI for process improvement, budget formulation and 
justification, and performance measurement in upcoming fiscal years. 
Employees define the work that must be completed to achieve the outputs 
and outcomes identified in the GPRA Performance Plan. The work is 
broken into activities that describe the consumption of resources or 
cost associated with doing that work. The Service's ABC system has 176 
codes for different work activities. This is not a new financial 
accounting system, but a costing approach that provides a different, 
more effective way to view and interpret managerial cost and 
performance information--rather than report costs just by object class 
or division, ABC/M assigns resources to work activities so they can be 
viewed from an operating business process perspective.
    The Service first identified a target of reducing $2 million in 
program administration, and then used ABC data to help determine the 
distribution of the reduction.
    The categorized list of activities follows:
Process 1: Protect and Manage Species
    Protect and Manage Candidate, T&E and CITES Species
    Manage Candidate Species and Prevent the Listing of Species
      A2: Plan and Implement Candidate Conservation Actions
      A3: Evaluate Species for Candidate Status
    List Endangered Species
      B2: Prepare and Process Listing Petitions
      B3: Prepare and Process Listing Rules for US/Domestic Species
      B4: Prepare and Process Critical Habitat Rules for US/Domestic 
            Species
      B5: Provide Litigation Support for Listing of US/Domestic Species
      B6: Prepare and Process Foreign Listings
    Develop Recovery Plans or Special Rules for Endangered Species
      C2: Develop Recovery Plans for T&E Species
      C3: Prepare, Process and Implement Special 4d, Experimental 
            Population and Other Rules for T&E Species
      C4: Conduct 5-Year Reviews
      C5: Prepare and Process Delisting/Downlisting Petitions
      C6: Prepare and Process Delisting/Downlisting Rules
    Conduct Recovery Actions
      D2: Implement Recovery Actions for T&E Species
      D3: Plan and Implement Post-Delisting Monitoring
      D4: Provide Litigation Support for Recovery Actions
    Provide ESA (Section 7) Consultations
      E2: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Wildland Fire to 
            Service and Other Federal Agencies
      E3: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Water Use to Other 
            Federal Agencies
      E4: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Hydropower to Other 
            Federal Agencies
      E5: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Forage to Other 
            Federal Agencies
      E6: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Forest Resources to 
            Other Federal Agencies
      E7: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Non-Energy Minerals 
            to Other Federal Agencies
      E8: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Energy to Other 
            Federal Agencies
      E9: Provide ESA Section 7 Consultations for Recreation to Other 
            Federal Agencies
      EA: Provide All Other ESA Section 7 Consultations to Other 
            Federal Agencies
      EB: Provide ESA Section 7 Intra-Service Consultations to Service 
            Programs except for Wildland Fire
      EC: Provide Litigation Support for Section 7 Consultations to 
            Service and Other Federal Agencies
    Evaluate Need for, Process and Monitor Permits, Agreements and 
        Assurances for T&E Species
      F2: Evaluate Need for, Process and Monitor HCP Permit 
            Applications
      F3: Process and Monitor Safe Harbor Permit Applications
      F4: Process and Monitor Candidate Conservation Agreements with 
            Assurances
      F5: Process and Monitor Recovery Permits for T&E Species
      F6: Provide Litigation Support for Permitting Actions of T&E 
            Species
    Conduct Law Enforcement for T&E and CITES Listed Species
      G2: Conduct and Assist with Law Enforcement Investigations for 
            T&E and CITES Listed Species
      G3: Conduct Import/Export Inspections for T&E and CITES Listed 
            Species
    Protect and Manage Non T&E Species
    H2: Process Non-T&E Litigation for Resource Protection
    Reintroduce or Enhance Non T&E Species
      J2: Produce and Reintroduce Aquatic Species for Non T&E Species 
            Conservation
      J3: Develop New Aquatic Technologies for Non T&E Species
      J4: Conduct Disease Monitoring and Treatment for Non T&E Species
      J5: Conduct Terrestrial Wildlife Population Management
    Plan Resources for Non T&E Species
      K2: Develop Species Management Plans for Non T&E Species
      K3: Develop Bird Conservation Plans for Non T&E Species
    Manage Harvest and Take for Non T&E Species
      L2: Develop Bird Regulations
      L3: Manage Migratory Bird Populations
      L4: Manage Harvest for Fisheries
      L5: Manage Marine Mammal Harvest and Take
      L6: Manage Alaska Subsistence Harvest Other Than Marine Mammals
    Monitor Status of Non T&E Species
      M2: Survey, Assess and Monitor Non T&E Aquatic Species
      M3: Conduct Migratory Bird Harvest Surveys
      M4: Conduct Migratory Bird Surveys and Monitoring
      M5: Assess Migratory Bird Populations
      M6: Conduct Migratory Bird Research
      M7: Survey, Assess, Monitor Non T&E Wildlife and Plants Other 
            Than Aquatic and Migratory Bird Species
    Prevent, Manage and Control Invasive Species
      N2: Prevent, Manage and Control Non-Native, Invasive, Terrestrial 
            Plants
      N3: Prevent, Manage and Control Non-Native, Invasive Terrestrial 
            Animals
      N4: Prevent, Manage and Control Invasive Aquatic Plants
      N5: Prevent, Manage and Control Invasive Aquatic Animals
    Process Permits
      P2: Process Migratory Bird Permits
      P3: Process Permits for Rights of Way
      P4: Process Refuge Special Use Permits
      P5: Process International Trade Permits, Domestic Permits and 
            Special Use Permits
      P6: Process Import and Export Licenses
      P7: Process Designated Port Exception Permits
    Conduct Law Enforcement for Non T&E and Non CITES Listed Species
      Q2: Conduct and Assist with Law Enforcement for Non T&E and Non 
            CITES Listed Species
      Q3: Conduct Import/Export Inspections of Non T&E and Non CITES 
            Listed Species
      Q4: Conduct Refuge Patrol and Enforcement
      Q5: Provide Forensics Support for Law Enforcement
    Protect Foreign Species
    R2: Implement Provisions of the Western Hemisphere Convention
    R3: Participate in Activities for the Trilateral Committee
    R4: Implement CITES Treaty, Directives, and Related International 
        Obligations and Develop Related Policies
    R5: Implement Provisions of Other Bilateral and Multinational 
        Agreements, Treaties, Accords and Orders
Process 2: Protect and Manage Habitats
    Develop Habitat Plans
    S2: Develop Land Protection Plans
    S3: Develop Comprehensive Conservation Plans
    S4: Develop Strategic Landscape Based Plans and Projects
    S5: Develop Habitat Management Plans
    Inventory, Assess, and Monitor Habitats
    T2: Inventory, Assess, and Monitor Wetlands
    T3: Inventory, Assess, and Monitor Uplands
    T4: Inventory, Assess, and Monitor Riparian/Stream Habitats
    T5: Inventory, Assess, and Monitor Marine/Coastal Habitats
    Manage and Protect Lands and Habitats
    U2: Acquire and Manage Real Estate
    U3: Acquire Easements
    U4: Exchange or Dispose of Lands
    U5: Manage Wilderness Areas
    U6: Manage Water Quality and Quantity
    Manage and Protect Habitats
      V2: Manage and Protect Wetlands
      V3: Manage and Protect Uplands
      V4: Manage and Protect Riparian/Stream Habitats
      V5: Manage and Protect Marine and Coastal Habitats
    Restore and Enhance Habitats
    W2: Restore Wetlands
    W3: Restore Uplands
    W4: Restore Riparian/Stream Habitats
    W5: Restore Marine and Coastal Habitats
    Ensure Environmental Compliance
    Ensure Environmental Quality and Safety
      X2: Evaluate and Audit Environmental Safety and Compliance
      X3: Conduct Contaminant Assessments
      X4: Clean up Contaminated Service Lands
      X5: Ensure Air Quality
    Respond to Hazardous Waste Issues and Spills
      Y2: Prepare for and Implement Spill Response Plans
      Y3: Review Hazardous Waste Actions
      Y4: Conduct Natural Resource Damage Assessments
    Conduct Environmental Review for Customers
      Z2: Review and Develop Environmental Provisions for Federal 
            Projects, Plans, and Permits
      Z3: Review and Develop Environmental Provisions for FERC 
            Hydropower Projects--Municipal (MUN)
      Z4: Review and Develop Environmental Provisions for FERC 
            Hydropower Projects--Non-Municipal (PUB)
      Z5: Review and Develop Environmental Provisions for FERC 
            Hydropower Projects--Non-Specific (COM)
      Z6: Manage Oil and Gas Activities
    Manage Fire Operations
    2A: Prepare for Wildland Fires
    2B: Prepare Fire Management Plans
    2C: Reduce Hazardous Fuels--Prescribed Fire (Non-WUI)
    2D: Reduce Hazardous Fuels--Mechanical (Non-WUI)
    2E: Reduce Hazardous Fuels--Other Methods (Non-WUI)
    2F: Reduce Hazardous Fuels--Prescribed Fire (WUI)
    2G: Reduce Hazardous Fuels--Mechanical (WUI)
    2H: Reduce Hazardous Fuels--Other Methods (WUI)
    2J: Suppress Wildland Fires (Non-WUI)
    2K: Suppress Wildland Fires (WUI)
    2L: Stabilize Burned Areas
    2M: Rehabilitate Lands Damaged by Wildland Fire
    2N: Monitor and Evaluate Fuels Reduction and Post-Fire 
        Rehabilitation
    Manage and Preserve Cultural Resources and Museum Items
    3A: Manage and Protect Cultural and Heritage Resources
    3B: Manage and Protect Museum Items
Process 3: Serve People
    Provide Opportunities for Recreation and Community Partnerships
    4A: Provide and Manage Opportunities for Quality Wildlife Dependent 
        Recreation
    4B: Provide and Manage Opportunities for Other Public Uses
    4C: Develop Visitor Services Plan
    4D: Process Litigation for Recreation
    Communicate with Stakeholders, and Inform and Educate Others
    5A: Conduct External Relations--Media, Congressional, and Other
    5B: Develop and Provide Information and Educational Materials and 
        Activities
    5C: Manage Volunteers and Community Partnerships
    5D: Develop and Manage Partnerships
    5E: Consult and Coordinate with Native American Tribes
    Provide Security and Crime Prevention for Off-Service Lands
    6A: Provide Emergency Response and Public Safety Operations
    6B: Conduct Security Activities
Process 4: Administer Grants
    7A: Administer Endangered Species Act Grants
    7B: Administer Federal Assistance Grants
    7C: Administer Migratory Bird Grants
    7D: Administer Multinational Species Conservation Fund Grants
    7E: Administer Other Domestic and International Grants and Co-
        operative Agreements
    7F: Monitor Grant Programs and Projects
    7G: Monitor Grant Fiscal Processes
    7H: Protect License Fees
Process 5: Construct and Manage Facilities and Equipment
    8A: Provide Leased Space Operations and Program Management
    8B: Construct Buildings
    8C: Construct Roads, Bridges, Tunnels 4    8D: Construct Dams and 
        Water Storage Facilities
    8E: Construct Water Conveyance Facilities
    8F: Construct All Other Structures and Facilities
    8G: Maintain Buildings
    8H: Maintain Roads
    8J: Maintain Bridges
    8K: Maintain Dams and Water Storage Facilities
    8L: Maintain Water Conveyance Facilities
    8M: Maintain All Other Structures and Facilities
    8N: Maintain Equipment
    8P: Inventory DOI Facilities and Assess Facility Condition
Process 6: Provide Management and Administrative Functions
    Provide Management and Policy Oversight
    9A: Provide Directorate Leadership and Oversight
    9B: Conduct Policies and Directives Management
    Manage Human Capital
    9C: Administer Pay and Benefits
    9D: Administer Employee and Labor Relations
    9E: Administer External Civil Rights
    9F: Administer Internal Civil Rights
    9G: Administer Recruitment, Staffing and Ensure Diversity
    9H: Conduct Workforce Planning
    9J: Evaluate and Counsel Personnel
    9K: Manage Professional Responsibility (Internal Affairs)
    Manage Information Resources
    9L: Plan IT Investments
    9M: Acquire IT Investments
    9N: Secure IT
    9P: Operate, Maintain and Manage IT Investments
    Manage Budget, Finance and Performance
    9Q: Develop and Allocate Budgets
    9R: Perform Financial Management Operations
    9S: Conduct Strategic Planning and Performance Management
    9T: Collect and Analyze Activity Based Costing Information
    9U: Conduct Competitive Sourcing Initiatives
    Provide Other Support
    9V: Administer Occupational Safety and Health
    9W: Manage Purchases, Contracts and Acquisitions
    9X: Provide Office Support
    9Y: Manage Records, Files, Mailrooms and Libraries/Info. Services
    9Z: Process Information Quality, FOIA, Privacy Act and Liability 
        Requests/Claims
    Manage and Attend Training
    92: Develop and Deliver Training
    93: Attend Training

                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Historic Preservation Fund
    Question. Please provide a table showing the funding history for 
Grants-in-Aid to States and Territories versus Grants-in-Aid to Tribes, 
along with the number of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, for the 
last ten years.
    Answer. The table below shows appropriated funding for Grants-in-
Aid to States and Territories, Grants-in-Aid to Tribes, and the number 
of Tribal Historic Preservation Offices eligible to receive an HPF 
tribal grant at the beginning of each fiscal year from fiscal year 1997 
through fiscal year 2006.

                 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND--GRANTS-IN-AID TO STATES AND TERRITORIES AND INDIAN TRIBE: FISCAL YEAR 1997-FISCAL YEAR 2006
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                     Fiscal years--
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                                                                  1997     1998     1999     2000     2001     2002     2003     2004     2005     2006
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Grants-in-Aid to State and Territories........................   29,394   29,394   31,394   31,598   46,495   39,000   33,779   34,570   35,500   35,717
Grants-in-Aid to Indian Tribes................................    1,896    2,296    2,596    2,572    5,560    3,000    2,981    2,963    3,205    3.941
Eligible Tribal Historic Preservation Offices.................     [17]     [19]     [22]     [27]     [29]     [35]     [45]     [52]     [58]     [58]
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ONPS: Resource Stewardship
    Question. To what extent does research funded through the Natural 
Resources Research Support Program get published in peer-reviewed 
literature? What policies are in place to ensure that research on 
National Parks is made publicly available?
    Answer. A small portion, less than ten percent, of funding under 
the Natural Resources Research Support Program are dedicated to 
research performed internally by the NPS. The majority of Natural 
Resources Research funding provides research support for air quality, 
Research Learning Centers, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units, and the 
National Cave and Karst Research Institute. Internal NPS research is 
limited to specialized air quality and visibility research, a 
discipline not sufficiently covered by the USGS Biological Resource 
Discipline or other Federal agencies. In 2005, 13 professional papers 
were published in peer-reviewed literature, while 14 additional papers 
were submitted for publication and have yet to be published due to the 
extended period that routinely occurs between submission and 
publication. In addition, NPS researchers chaired six sessions during, 
and made more than 50 presentations to, professional conferences 
attended by their peers.
    Research on natural resources in units of the National Park System 
is either NPS-conducted or sponsored research designed to assist park 
managers in achieving desired resource conditions provided for in law 
or approved planning documents, or non-NPS research. The importance of 
peer review to both of these research categories is supported by 
current NPS policy and program guidance. NPS policy specifies that NPS-
conducted or sponsored research is to comply with both professional 
standards, and with general and park-specific research permit 
conditions. NPS personnel are to make their findings available to the 
public, such as by publication in professional journals or presentation 
in interpretive programs (2001 NPS Management Policies, 4.2.1). NPS 
natural resource program guidance states that research must be 
scientifically valid and tested through peer review (1991 NPS-77 
Natural Resource Management Guideline, 5.5). This guidance also 
supports publishing the results of research in primary scientific 
literature, noting that the peer review inherent in the publication 
process is critically important in maintaining the quality of research 
conducted in the National Park System (1991 NPS-77 Natural Resource 
Management Guideline, 5.10.).
    Independent, non-NPS research conducted in parks is performed 
pursuant to an NPS scientific research and collecting permit. Such 
research must conform to NPS policies and guidelines regarding the 
publication of data and the specific requirements identified in the 
terms and conditions of the permit. Independent researchers must be 
fully qualified and conform to current standards of scholarship--
standards that routinely include peer-review requirements on research 
results.
    Information derived from natural resource research can reach the 
public through interpretive and education programs, Research Learning 
Centers, various Internet-accessible information resources, and 
integration with park planning documents. In conjunction its renewed 
commitment to interpretation and education in 2003, the NPS established 
that interpretive programs would be based on sound scholarship content, 
methods, and audience analysis, and were to be informed by the latest 
research related to natural and cultural heritage (2003 Renewing Our 
Education Mission). The searchable web-based Investigators Annual 
Reports contained in the NPS Research Permit and Reporting System 
database span the full range of studies authorized to be conducted in 
parks (http://science.nature.nps.gov/research/ac/ResearchIndex).
    Applicable NPS policy and standards incorporate by reference those 
described within the Office of Management and Budget's final guidelines 
and the Department of the Interior's guidelines on information quality 
(2002 Directors Order#11B: Ensuring Quality of Information Disseminated 
by the National Park Service).
    Question. Do the Exotic Plant Management Teams work outside park 
boundaries? If not, why not? How is the work coordinated at a watershed 
or ecosystem level?
    Answer. The National Park Service does not have authority to expend 
funds appropriated for the Operation of the National Park System on 
non-NPS lands. A February 2005 Government Accountability Office report 
found that the NPS was the only major Federal land management agency 
lacking authority to expend such funds outside its boundaries even when 
a direct benefit would exist to natural resources within a park. This 
lack of consistency among Federal agencies was cited by GAO as a 
barrier to effective control of invasive species on Federal and non-
Federal lands.
    The Natural Resource Protection Cooperative Agreement Act (HR 4294) 
introduced in the House, and a similar bill (S. 1288) introduced in the 
Senate, are designed to remedy this situation by authorizing the NPS to 
enter into cooperative agreements with states, local governments, 
tribal governments, organizations, groups and private landowners. Both 
of these bills will allow the NPS to participate using ONPS funding in 
collaborative activities on lands both inside and outside the National 
Park System, as long as it ``shall provide clear and direct benefits to 
park natural resources''. This is similar to existing authorities for 
other Federal land management agencies, such as the Bureau of Land 
Management and the U.S. Forest Service. Should this legislation be 
enacted, it would permit the NPS to participate in cooperative weed 
management programs at both local and landscape scales, so long as 
there is a clear and direct link to park resources.
    Broad scale cooperation among Federal, State and private interests 
at the watershed, ecosystem and landscape levels is an important 
component of invasive species management. Currently, the NPS is a 
recognized national leader in cooperative weed management programs due 
largely to the effectiveness and efficiency of its EPMTs. As an 
example, in the Yellowstone National Park area, invasive plants are 
managed in concert across three national parks, six national forests, 
two wildlife refuges, three states, several counties and numerous 
private landowners. Likewise, ``Team Tamarisk'', a partnership with 
several Federal agencies, State and local entities, and the EPMT 
stationed at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, has produced effective 
tamarisk weed management across watershed and agency boundaries. 
Coordinated early detection and rapid response is a key element in 
combating the establishment of new invasive plant species. The Alaska 
interagency cooperative weed group is an example of this strategy, with 
the NPS and other cooperating agencies continuously working to identify 
new exotic plant infestations and remove them before they can become 
widespread.
    Coordination across Department of the Interior bureaus supports 
ecosystem and landscape level efforts to control invasive species. A 
key aspect of this inter-bureau coordination has been the role of 
senior level management in the effort. The approach used by ``Team 
Tamarisk'' for integrated invasive plant management across 
administrative boundaries is the model for planning and coordinating 
multi-bureau efforts in priority geographic areas to maximize the 
efficiency and effectiveness of investments. Direct meetings between 
four NPS regional directors and their counterparts in other DOI bureaus 
have either been held or are scheduled in the near future to advance 
this coordination.
    NPS EPMTs have worked cooperatively on National Wildlife Refuge 
System lands under interagency agreements with the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (FWS) on invasive plant control projects. These 
projects were funded with FWS appropriations. NPS EPMTs have also 
worked on local lands, such as in Clark County, NV, when funding was 
provided by the county government for invasive plant control and the 
control efforts benefited park lands.
ONPS: Facility Operations and Maintenance
    Question. Please explain how a proposed $10 million reduction in 
the Repair and Rehabilitation Program, coupled with a proposed $93 
million reduction in the Line Item Construction and Maintenance 
Program, enables the Service to properly maintain its facilities long-
term.
    Answer. The NPS remains committed to addressing the deferred 
maintenance backlog and to properly maintaining its facilities for the 
long-term. Despite the reduction in the line-item construction and the 
repair and rehabilitation funding requests, the overall fiscal year 
2007 amount requested for line-item construction, repair and 
rehabilitation, fee, and Federal Lands Highway is $933 million, which 
is $118 million higher than the 2001 funding level for these programs 
and more than double the amount available in the mid-1990's.
    In fiscal year 2007, the budgetary emphasis is changing to more 
long-term preservation and management, however, and the NPS is 
transforming the agency's approach to managing its facilities. During 
the past four years, the NPS has been implementing an innovative asset 
management program focused on developing a comprehensive inventory and 
condition assessment of the agency's asset base. Parks have completed, 
for the first time, a prioritization of their asset inventory. 
Condition assessments on eight industry-standard assets (such as 
buildings, water systems, roads and trails) will be completed at all 
parks by the end of 2006. This shift in emphasis for the agency is 
based on management reforms and performance measures, and features a 
state-of-the-art software system. Once these detailed condition 
assessments are completed, the NPS will have a better understanding of 
the current deferred maintenance needs. These new tools will allow NPS 
to have a better understanding of the true cost of ownership, including 
recurring operational costs of the facilities.
    The NPS continues to make significant progress in completing the 
numerous projects necessary to improve the condition of park 
infrastructure. Since 2002, nearly 6,000 projects have been undertaken 
and approximately $4.7 billion have been invested using line-item 
construction, repair and rehabilitation, fee, and Federal Lands Highway 
dollars. The 2007 budget proposes to protect the Administration's past 
investments by realigning funding within the NPS asset management 
program to focus on proactive measures that will preclude these 
resources from slipping to poor condition.
    The Cyclic Maintenance Program incorporates a number of regularly 
scheduled preventive maintenance procedures and preservation techniques 
into a comprehensive program that prolongs the life of a particular 
asset. The proposed increase in cyclic project funding would assist in 
preventing the continued deterioration of NPS assets. Increasing the 
project funding will afford parks the ability to maintain assets on a 
predictive cycle, rather than allowing them to fall into disrepair and 
ultimately adding to the backlog. Funds appropriated for the cyclic 
maintenance program would target those assets that are mission critical 
and still in maintainable condition, but could fall into poor condition 
without the proper application of life cycle maintenance. With the 
proposed increase of $10.0 million, the cyclic maintenance program now 
totals $71.5 million.
    The 2007 budget includes $86.2 million for the Repair and 
Rehabilitation program. Over the past five years, $345 million has been 
allocated for this program. In 2007, NPS will continue to prioritize 
projects that address critical health and safety, resource protection, 
compliance, deferred maintenance, and minor capital improvement issues. 
The budget request also includes a proposal to use additional 
recreation fee revenue for facility maintenance projects. For 2007, it 
is estimated that $100 million in recreation fees will be used for 
deferred maintenance projects.
    Within the total proposed for construction, line-item construction 
projects are funded at $121.9 million. The budget request reflects a 
shift from new construction projects to the up-keep of current 
facilities. Assuming the President's budget request is funded, the NPS 
intends to sustain the progress made in the asset management program, 
as measured by the facility condition index.
Construction
    Question. Please explain how recent trends in energy prices and 
subsequent building costs have impacted the Service's ability to 
implement construction projects.
    Answer. The NPS is making efforts to manage this situation within 
available funds at the national, regional, and park level. With budget 
constraints in the construction account, it is critical for parks and 
regions to maximize available dollars before requesting additional 
funds. To improve construction estimates, the NPS has updated factors 
to reflect current market conditions. The scope of some projects has 
been reduced, and the NPS has imposed an internal requirement that 
projects be designed for only 95 percent of available funds. This 
provides additional flexibility to accommodate the volatile 
construction market.
    Additionally, contractors who provide estimates for the Park 
Service's major construction projects have received extensive training 
from the Denver Service Center about the unique governmental factors 
that need to be considered. These factors include the Davis-Bacon wage 
rates, remoteness, historic preservation considerations, and the need 
to keep facilities open to visitors and thus limit construction work 
hours. The NPS is also conducting independent validation of 
construction estimates for projects before they go to bid. Based on 
these validations, the Park Service can adjust estimates to ensure 
viability or propose a reprogramming to shift funds between projects.

                       ENDANGERED SPECIES: WOLVES

Background
    Question. I want to thank you again for your assistance in dealing 
with our recent wolf problem in eastern Montana. Wolves have made a 
tremendous recovery and I'm proud of the cooperation by the State of 
Montana and the Service to draft a management plan that we can all 
agree on. The next hurdle, of course, is delisting the wolves.
    Can you please give us an update on where we are in the process of 
delisting wolves in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming?
    Answer. The States of Montana and Idaho have developed wolf 
management plans that are adequate to maintain their share and 
distribution of the tri-state wolf population above recovery levels. On 
October 26, 2005, the Fish and Wildlife Service published a finding 
that the petition from Wyoming presented substantial information that 
the potential Northern Rocky Mountain (NRM) gray wolf population may 
warrant delisting. The Service is currently working on the status 
review and finding based on this petition. On Feb. 8, 2006, the Service 
announced the intent to conduct rulemaking that would establish a 
distinct population segment of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the NRM. 
The NRM wolf Distinct Population Segment, as proposed in the Advance 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, will encompass the eastern one-third of 
Washington and Oregon, a small part of north-central Utah, and all of 
Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. The comment period closed on April 10, 
2006.
    Question. Why is it that all three states have approved wolf 
management plans before management authority can be turned over to an 
individual state?
    Answer. We use the following five factors to determine whether or 
not a ``species'' has recovered to the point that it should be 
delisted:
  --the present or threatened destruction, modification or curtailment 
        of its habitat or range;
  --overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or 
        educational purposes;
  --disease or predation;
  --the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; and
  --other natural or manmade factors affecting its continued existence.
    These five factors must be applied to the entity, either species, 
subspecies, or distinct population segment, as it is listed. In the 
case of the potential Northern Rocky Mountains distinct population 
segment of wolves, before the Service can delist, the fourth factor--
inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms--must be satisfied. Since 
the core population of the NRM wolves is found in these three states, 
all three states must have adequate regulatory mechanisms in place to 
maintain the recovered wolf population.

               FWS LAND ACQUISITION: ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT

Background
    Question. Last year we appropriated $985,000 to begin purchasing 
easements along the front range west of Great Falls, MT. For those of 
you who don't know, this is the only remaining landscape in the Lower 
48 with a complete, intact, and functional assemblage of large 
carnivores, including the grizzly bear, gray wolf, wolverine, and lynx. 
Moreover, it is my continued hope that this program will become a fine 
example of cooperative conservation by ranchers, conservationists, and 
the Service. Judging from your budget proposal to more than double the 
funding in fiscal year 2007 (to $1.98 million), the program is a 
success.
    Can you please provide us with an update of the Rocky Mountain 
Front program, including your plans for the funds in fiscal year 2007?
    Answer.

                 ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION AREA
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Fiscal years--
                                  --------------------------------------
                                       2006         2007        Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Funding..........................         $985       $1,980       $2,965
Acres Acquired...................        4,787        6,500       11,287
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The FWS is partnering with the Nature Conservancy and the Montana 
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to implement the Rocky Mountain 
Front Easement Program. This program is part of a landscape 
conservation strategy to protect the unique, highly diverse and 
unfragmented ecosystem of the Front, which is located in north central 
Montana and encompasses the massive ecotone formed by the intersection 
of the western edge of the Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
    Among conservation biologists, the Front is ranked in the top one 
percent of wildlife habitat remaining in the United States. In 2006, 
Congress appropriated $985,000 for the FWS to acquire 4,787 acres of 
conservation easements from willing landowners in the Front. The FWS is 
moving forward with the 2006 acquisitions (identifying willing sellers 
and conducting appraisals, etc.)
    The 2007 President's Budget includes $1.9 million to acquire 6,500 
acres of conservation easements from willing landowners. By partnering 
with the Nature Conservancy and the State of Montana, the FWS is able 
to leverage Federal funds in the efforts to maintain biological 
diversity and related wildlife habitat values in the Front.

              NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES: HURRICANE DEBRIS

Background
    Question. Last year, hurricanes Katrina and Rita leveled whole 
communities and deposited an incredible amount of hazardous waste, 
appliances, cars, boats, and countless other debris on our National 
Wildlife Refuges.
    What is your timeline for cleaning up the debris?
    Answer. In December, the Service received $30 million in emergency 
supplemental funding. Funding was not adequate for debris removal, but 
provided for immediate stabilization on some affected refuges. The 
President's $132.4 million supplemental request includes funding for 
the removal of known hazardous debris on multiple national wildlife 
refuges impacted by the 2005 hurricanes.
    To expedite the process, the Service has entered into an agreement 
with the Tennessee Valley Authority to: (1) complete an assessment of 
hazardous materials and debris on all impacted refuges; (2) to complete 
any necessary environmental compliance documents; and (3) to develop a 
scope of work for actual hazardous debris removal activities. The 
Tennessee Valley Authority is used in this agreement because they are a 
support agency to the Environmental Protection Agency for debris 
removal under Emergency Support Function#3 in Cameron Parish, 
Louisiana. The recently enacted supplemental should allow the Service 
to quickly issue contracts to begin work on debris removal.
    Question. What is the role of the Service's Environmental 
Contaminants Program in assessing the damage and monitoring such 
factors as water quality?
    Answer. Impacts to our trust resources from hazardous materials are 
a significant concern being addressed with the help of the 
environmental contaminants program. Biologists from that program are 
working with refuge managers and biologists from across all of our 
programs on all hazardous materials concerns. Specifically, 
contaminants staff will assist in the development and review of the 
assessment, compliance, and scope of work necessary to complete 
hazardous debris removal on national wildlife refuges impacted by the 
2005 hurricanes. The Service intends to initiate an inventory and 
monitoring program on the ecological recovery of national wildlife 
refuges as a result of damages from devastating hurricanes of the past 
two years.
    Question. Your fiscal year 2006 emergency supplemental request 
includes $24 million for debris removal and hazardous materials clean-
up. Will these funds cover complete removal and clean-up needs, and, if 
not, would you use fiscal year 2007 base funds?
    Answer. The Service believes that the amounts requested are 
adequate to remove known hazardous debris, although they will not cover 
cleanup of known non-hazardous debris. Costs to complete cleanup of all 
known debris (both hazardous and non-hazardous) may be much higher. The 
Service has prioritized $20 million for the removal of known hazardous 
debris on four national wildlife refuges in Louisiana, and $12 million 
for these cleanup activities on Sabine National Wildlife Refuge. This 
will be a massive cleanup effort and as additional assessments are 
conducted, it may become necessary to redirect some of this request to 
provide for additional removal activities. At this time, the Service 
has not made a decision whether to use fiscal year 2007 base funding to 
cover any additional cleanup needs.
    Question. Are there instances where you are considering leaving 
some of the debris in place so as to minimize further ecological 
damage?
    Answer. Yes, the Service will not remove all debris deposited on 
national wildlife refuges as a result of the hurricanes. The Service 
will focus its priority on the removal of all known hazardous materials 
on refuge lands, but it is not feasible or cost-effective to remove all 
of the debris. As with all management activities, the Service will rely 
on experts, good science, and its historical knowledge to ensure that 
debris removal focuses on hazards and that impacts are minimized to 
these sensitive coastal marsh ecosystems.

                FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE: CONSTRUCTION

Background
    Question. You propose to cut $25 million (-56 percent) from the 
Fish and Wildlife Service construction budget. Furthermore, the meager 
$19 million request includes more funds for salaries and overhead than 
for on-the-ground projects.
    Given the relatively few projects in the request, how can you 
justify the budget for personnel and other overhead costs--particularly 
when you assess each project for additional overhead costs?
    Answer. An adequate engineering staff is critical for the FWS to 
properly maintain and replace its facilities. Recent appropriations 
levels for the Construction program have totaled more that $40 million 
per year. In many cases these are multi-year projects that require 
involvement of the engineering staff over the course of several years.
    In addition, supplemental funding for hurricane recovery totaled 
$30.0 million in 2006 and an additional $132.4 million is included in 
the current supplemental budget recently signed by the President. Many 
of these proposed hurricane recovery projects will be continued into or 
initiated in 2007. If FWS were to reduce the personnel associated with 
its engineering staff, it would not be able to complete these recovery 
activities in a timely fashion. FWS also needs additional staff to 
manage the additional funds in the recently enacted highway 
reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU). Over the five-year life of the 
SAFETEA-LU program, $145 million will be dedicated to refuge roads.
    Question. Does the request includes a $7 million reduction in 
Refuge deferred maintenance?
    Answer. Within construction, there is a $6.7 million reduction in 
refuge projects; however, we are focusing funding on Klamath and 
hatchery repair and rehabilitation projects. The 2007 budget focuses 
funding for deferred maintenance through the refuge operations 
maintenance program and the additional funds received in SAFETEA-LU. 
The FWS will carefully target deferred maintenance funds to address the 
highest priority needs. Since 2001, the Refuge Maintenance program has 
increased by $9.4 million, or 12.6 percent. The recently enacted 
highway reauthorization bill (SAFETEA-LU) includes $29 million in 2007, 
a 30 percent increase over 2004. Over the five-year life of the 
SAFETEA-LU program, $145 million will be dedicated to refuge roads.
    Question. How is the Service tracking deferred maintenance and what 
has been the trend in the last 5 years?
    Answer. The refuge system prioritizes maintenance needs through 
data used to develop five-year budget plans, including the Asset 
Priority Index (API) and the Facilities Condition Index (FCI). APIs 
help assess each asset's contribution to the refuge mission, allowing 
the refuge manager to estimate the annual operation and maintenance 
cost of each individual asset. The FCI helps determine whether 
replacement is more appropriate then repair, tracks the performance of 
the maintenance program, and provides the maintenance performance 
metric under the DOI strategic plan.
    The refuge system's Condition Assessment Program, established in 
fiscal year 2001 to systematically evaluate the condition of real 
property and itemize costs for maintenance needs, measures the state of 
refuge properties with replacement values of more than $50,000 every 
five years. At the end of fiscal year 2005, half of all assets with 
current replacement value over $50,000, (11,097 out of 22,226) have 
been assessed through the field inspection stage. The refuge system 
expects to complete the first cycle of comprehensive condition 
assessments by the end of 2006. After that point the refuge system will 
cyclically complete condition assessments as 20 percent of field 
stations each year, assuring that every field station undergoes 
condition assessments every five years.
    Since 2001, the Service has invested $618 million in its refuge 
maintenance program. During the five-year period including fiscal years 
2002 through 2006 the refuge maintenance budget increased approximately 
12.6 percent. The Refuge System utilized maintenance funding to 
complete 2,382 projects through 2005. These projects have included the 
rehabilitation of critical facilities including administrative offices, 
and other facilities supporting refuge maintenance, visitor services, 
and habitat conservation.
    Question. What is the Service doing to ensure that deferred 
maintenance doesn't get out of control?
    Answer. Because the refuge system will complete the first five-year 
cycle of condition assessments this year, we are in a much better 
position to understand how to best prioritize limited resources. The 
refuge system prioritizes maintenance needs through data used to 
develop five-year budget plans, including the Asset Priority index 
(API) and the FCI. FCIs help determine whether replacement is more 
appropriate than repair, track the performance of the maintenance 
program in improving asset condition, and provide the means to compare 
performance across the Department and within the FWS. APIs reflect the 
priority of each asset's contribution to the refuge mission. The refuge 
system can now estimate the annual operational and maintenance cost of 
each individual asset.
    We expect that the use of these tools will help the FWS refine its 
five-year construction and deferred maintenance plans to ensure that 
funding is going to the most critical deferred maintenance needs. This 
way we can ensure safe work environments for our staff, safe visits for 
the general public, and the creation of new facilities that protect the 
resources under our stewardship while providing necessary visitor 
services.

           NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION

Background
    Question. Madam Secretary, the total request for maintenance and 
construction is $622 million, including a $93 million (43 percent) 
reduction in the line item construction and maintenance budget. The 
budget justification states that the $122 million request will focus on 
deferred maintenance.
    Given our mutual commitment to reducing the maintenance backlog 
over the last several years, what safeguards have you put in place to 
ensure that reductions like these won't lead to further backlog 
problems down the road?
    Answer. Despite the reduction in the line-item construction and the 
repair and rehabilitation funding requests, the overall fiscal year 
2007 amount requested for deferred maintenance activities is $933 
million, which is $118 million higher than the 2001 funding level for 
these programs and more than double the amount available in the mid-
1990's. The 2007 budget proposes to protect the Administration's past 
investments by realigning funding within the NPS asset management 
program to focus on proactive measures that will preclude these 
resources from slipping into poor condition.
    The Cyclic Maintenance Program incorporates a number of regularly 
scheduled preventive maintenance procedures and preservation techniques 
into a comprehensive program that prolongs the life of a particular 
asset. The proposed increase in cyclic funding would assist in 
preventing the continued deterioration of NPS assets. Increasing 
funding will afford parks the ability to maintain assets on a 
predictive cycle, rather than allowing them to fall into disrepair and 
ultimately adding to the backlog. Funds appropriated for the cyclic 
maintenance program would target those assets that are mission critical 
and still in maintainable condition, but could fall into poor condition 
without the proper application of life cycle maintenance. With the 
proposed increase of $10.0 million, the cyclic maintenance program 
totals $71.5 million.
    The 2007 budget includes $86.2 million for the Repair and 
Rehabilitation program. Over the past five years, $345 million has been 
allocated for this program. In 2007, NPS will continue to prioritize 
projects that address critical health and safety, resource protection, 
compliance, deferred maintenance, and minor capital improvement issues. 
The budget request also includes a proposal to use additional 
recreation fee revenue for facility maintenance projects. For 2007, it 
is estimated that $100 million in recreation fees will be used for 
deferred maintenance projects.
    Within the total proposed for construction, line-item construction 
projects are funded at $121.9 million. The budget request reflects a 
shift from new construction projects to the up-keep of current 
facilities. Assuming the President's budget request is funded, NPS 
intends to sustain the progress made in the asset management program, 
as measured by the facility condition index.
    The NPS also continues to make significant progress in completing 
the numerous projects necessary to improve the condition of park 
infrastructure. Since 2002, nearly 6,000 projects have been undertaken 
and approximately $4.7 billion have been invested using line-item 
construction, repair and rehabilitation, fee, and Federal Lands Highway 
dollars.
    In addition to investing significant levels of funding, the NPS is 
transforming the agency's approach to managing its facilities. During 
the past four years, the NPS has been implementing an innovative asset 
management program focused on developing a comprehensive inventory and 
condition assessment of the agency's asset base. Parks have completed, 
for the first time, a prioritization of their asset inventory. 
Condition assessments on eight industry-standard assets (such as 
buildings, water systems, roads and trails) will be completed at all 
parks by the end of 2006. This shift in emphasis for the agency is 
based on management reforms and performance measures, and features a 
state-of-the-art software system. Once condition assessments are 
completed, the NPS will have a better understanding of the current 
deferred maintenance needs. These new tools will allow NPS to have a 
better understanding of the true cost of ownership, including recurring 
operational costs of the facilities.

                       NPS HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Background
    Question. Your fiscal year 2007 request proposes to create a new 
umbrella program--America's Heritage & Preservation Partnership 
Program--as the new home for Save America's Treasures, Preserve 
America, and Heritage Partnership Programs. In the process, you propose 
to increase Preserve America (+$5 million) at the expense of Save 
America's Treasures (-$10 million) and Heritage Partnership Programs 
(-$6 million).
    How will the proposed budget reorganization help local communities 
gain access to these programs, as described in your budget 
justification, particularly if there is no change in the delivery of 
these programs?
    Answer. The Department continually strives to improve the 
effectiveness and efficiency of its programs and services. The 
Department identifies areas of synergy among programs and look for ways 
to leverage those commonalities in the pursuit of its mission of 
preserving nationally significant historical and cultural resources. 
The American Heritage & Preservation Partnership Program (AHPP) was 
established with that exact effort in mind. It combines the synergistic 
elements of Save America's Treasures, Preserve America and Heritage 
Partnership Programs and leverages them in an effort to achieve the 
goals of preserving and increasing awareness of our National cultural 
resources. This new structure will allow local communities to determine 
which strategies best suit their heritage needs; apply to the most 
appropriate programs for repairing historic buildings, conserving 
museum resources, and promoting heritage development; effect better 
coordination; and generate greater efficiencies in enhancing and 
expanding opportunities for cultural resource preservation throughout 
the Nation.
    Question. Considering that Grants-in-Aid to States, Save America's 
Treasures, and Preserve America all rely on identical performance 
measures, how are these programs not duplicative?
    Answer. Grants-in-Aid to States, Save America's Treasures and 
Preserve America are three distinct programs used by the National Park 
Service to promote distinct local preservation goals. Grants to States 
and Territories are used primarily to support State Historic 
Preservation Offices. State offices use this funding to survey and 
inventory historic properties, manage the National Register process at 
the local level, and develop and implement preservation programs and 
compliance review.
    Funding requested for the America's Heritage and Preservation 
Partnership Program, including Save America's Treasures and Preserve 
America, allows local communities to determine which strategies best 
suit their heritage needs and apply directly for Federal aid. Save 
America's Treasures funding is used to support restoration projects to 
preserve irreplaceable historic sites or collections of national 
significance for future generations. The Preserve America program does 
not fund ``bricks and mortar'' restoration projects, which are covered 
under Save America's Treasures grants. Instead, it complements the Save 
America's Treasures grants program by offering one-time ``seed money'' 
in the form of competitive 50:50 matching grants to help local 
communities develop sustainable resource management strategies and 
sound business practices for the continued preservation of heritage 
assets. Such activities include planning and feasibility studies, 
heritage education curricula, and heritage tourism business cases.
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              Questions Submitted by Senator Wayne Allard

    Question. How much of the Interior Department's budget goes toward 
the costs of litigation to defend the regulations and laws under your 
purview?
    Answer. Within Interior, the BLM has made the greatest advancement 
in capturing the costs of its activities. Using its costing data, BLM 
was able to provide an estimate of litigation costs. In fiscal year 
2004, BLM spent approximately $14.3 million on litigation activities 
including the costs of gathering information, preparing documents and 
records, preparing and giving testimony, and working with solicitors 
and attorneys on specific legal cases. The only other estimates on 
costs of litigation for other Interior agencies are those reported by 
the Office of the Solicitor.
    The fiscal year 2006 enacted operating budge for the Office of 
Solicitor (Office) is $54.6 million and includes the costs of 
litigation. The Office provides the principal support to the Secretary 
for defense of laws and regulations under the purview of the Secretary 
of the Interior. The primary role of the Office is to provide high 
quality legal advice regarding the goals, objectives, and 
responsibilities that are given to the Secretary by the President and 
Congress. The Office coordinates with the Department of Justice 
regarding litigation involving the Department of the Interior. The 
Office performs the critical task of communicating the Department's 
legal position to the President, Congress, other executive branch 
agencies, and the public.
    The majority of the Office's resources are devoted to the defense 
of a wide range of litigation against the United States, both 
administrative and judicial, and to other legal services, ensuring that 
the Department's bureaus carry out their responsibilities in accordance 
with the law. In most judicial litigation, attorneys actively assist or 
are co-counsel with attorneys from the Department of Justice. In some 
judicial litigation and all administrative litigation, attorneys 
represent the Department without assistance from DOJ.
    The Office provides everyday legal service assistance in drafting 
and reviewing legislation, proposed and final regulations, contracts, 
memoranda of agreement, decisions, agreements, leases, rights-of-way, 
title documents, and other legal instruments, as well as providing both 
written and oral legal advice on legal questions. In addition, the 
Office provides critical legal support for the Department's key 
initiatives, assists the bureaus in responding to congressional 
direction in appropriations and substantive legislation, and advises 
the bureaus on legal options for streamlining processes and improving 
program management and implementing plans to carry out departmental 
goals. The Office assists the bureaus in responding to Inspector 
General, congressional, judicial, and public (FOIA) requests, as well 
as subpoenas for documents.
    Question. How do you plan to work with Congress to provide more 
control over the implementation of laws and regulations, for example 
the ESA, to states?
    Answer. The Department continues to work with Congress to ensure 
that laws and regulations pertinent to the mission and programs of the 
Department of the Interior are carried out as effectively as possible. 
The Department also continues to strive to find collaborative efforts 
and partnerships that enhance opportunities to foster a culture of 
responsibility in implementing legislation.
    Interior agencies also continually strive to improve regulations 
and policies to ensure that they are explicit, well defined, and 
consistent with current laws. For example, the recent Program 
Assessment Rating Tool review of the Endangered Species program found 
that FWS can make improvements in endangered species-related 
regulations and polices. This may include revising the definition of 
adverse modification, issuing critical habitat guidance, and explicity 
characterizing the benefits of critical habitat designations. FWS is 
currently working on these improvements as well as developing a process 
for regularly scheduled independent evaluations of the program.
    The Department is also focusing resources on cooperative 
conservation programs, such as the Private Stewardship Grant, Landowner 
Incentive, and Partners for Fish and Wildlife programs, that foster a 
non-regulatory approach to solving conservation problems at the local 
and state level.
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            Questions Submitted by Senator Pete V. Domenici

                NATIONAL STREAMFLOW INFORMATION PROGRAM

    Question. In December I sent a letter with eight of my colleagues 
to the Secretary of Interior and to the Office of Management and Budget 
strongly supporting the State Cooperative Program and the National 
Streamflow Information Program (NSIP), programs that fund stream 
gauging and water analysis across the nation. My analysis shows that 
these two programs are the most efficient and most effective ways to 
provide our nation with essential information on floods, water 
supplies, our international water obligations and impacts on regional 
hydrologic changes.
    The administration has provided a minimal increase in the NSIP 
program, well below the national requirements, but in the same proposal 
dramatically decreased the State Cooperative Program. This approach to 
stewardship of our water resources must be reversed.
    Can you explain how these cuts to the State Cooperative Program are 
going to be offset by NSIP, and which New Mexico programs or projects 
will be cut?
    Answer. The two proposed program changes are not related. The 
Cooperative Water Program reduction is targeted at interpretive studies 
that are ending and should not affect streamgages or other basic data 
collection. The proposed increase for the NSIP will help to stabilize 
and augment the national streamgaging network, and thus will not offset 
the reductions proposed for the Cooperative Water Program. The USGS 
does not plan to stop any ongoing projects in New Mexico or in any 
other State. The reduction will target only those projects that were 
already planned to conclude by the end of 2006.
    Question. Will you commit to providing my office a strategy for 
meeting all our high-priority water monitoring needs as articulated in 
the USGS description of the goals for the NSIP and State Cooperative 
Programs, along with a description of the expanded budget needs to meet 
these goals by July of 2006?
    Answer. The USGS has performance measures and 5-year plans for 
high-priority monitoring activities, which comprise the bureau's 
strategy for monitoring activities. By July 2006, the Department can 
deliver the 5-year plans, the written analysis and summary of results 
from review of Water information and dissemination activities using the 
Program Assessment Rating Tool, and a budget summary of the monitoring 
activities.
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             Questions Submitted by Senator Byron L. Dorgan

       BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS--REPLACEMENT SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

    Question. The budget request proposes to reduce funding for 
replacement school construction by $37 million. That's a cut of 43 
percent from the current enacted level, and 74 percent from the 2004 
level. According to the budget justification, the reason for the cut is 
so that BIA can ``focus on building schools that have already been 
funded.''
    How many replacement school projects is BIA currently managing?
    How many staff are assigned to the replacement school program?
    How many more years will it take BIA to catch up with the backlog?
    Answer. During this Administration, we have obtained a total of 
over $1.3 billion for BIA school construction projects. With the 2007 
budget, we will have provided over $1.5 billion in six years.
    By the time we have completed the work proposed in our 2007 budget, 
65 percent of BIA schools will be in good or fair condition. This will 
reverse the status of schools from four years ago when 65 percent of 
BIA schools were in poor condition. Of the 37 replacement schools 
funded between 2001 and 2006, 10 have been completed and another 19 are 
scheduled to be completed in 2006 and 2007. BIA is currently managing 
27 replacement school projects.
    The BIA has 112 employees working on the construction program. 
Although the replacement school program is the largest program within 
construction, these employees also work on other programs such as major 
and minor facility improvement and repair. In addition to BIA 
employees, the Army Corps of Engineers and the General Services 
Administration also provide technical expertise and assistance on 
replacement school projects. The construction program also works 
closely with the Tribes through Public Law 638 and Public Law 297 
contracts to plan, design, and build the replacement schools. 
Successful coordination with the Tribes is integral to reducing the 
backlog.
    In 2007, we are proposing a program of $157 million for Indian 
school construction. As recently as 1999, spending on BIA school 
backlog needs was only $60 million a year.
    Funding at higher levels than requested for 2007 would get us ahead 
of our ability to prudently manage the construction program. The 
requested 2007 funding will support replacement of the Muckleshoot 
Tribal School in Washington and the Dennehotso Boarding School in 
Arizona.
    BIA released the new replacement school list in February 2004. The 
list contains 14 schools which have the greatest health and safety 
concerns in the BIA school system. The 2007 budget will provide funding 
to complete the fourth and fifth schools on the list. There are an 
estimated 27 schools in need of replacement subsequent to the 
completion of the current priority list; however cost estimates are not 
available for these schools. The time it takes to fund these schools is 
dependent upon construction cost estimates and outyear funding levels, 
both of which are changing or unknown at this time.

      BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS--JOHNSON-O'MALLEY EDUCATION GRANTS

    Question. The budget proposes to eliminate the $16.3 million 
currently in the BIA Education account for the Johnson-O'Malley 
Assistance Grants. According to the budget justification, ``the 
elimination of the JOM program will allow the Bureau to focus on its 
primary mission requirement of providing basic education to Indian 
children in Bureau-funded elementary and secondary schools.'' That 
statement infers that the Bureau is moving money from a program that 
supports Indian children who attend non-Bureau schools to those who go 
to Bureau schools. Yet, as I look at the budget, there isn't one non-
administrative programmatic increase in the Education account for a 
Bureau funded school. In fact, the only real programmatic increase is 
the $630,000 being put in the Juvenile Detention Education program.
    Please identify the program or programs that provide ``basic 
education to Indian children in Bureau-funded elementary and secondary 
schools'' to which the $16.3 million in Johnson-O-Malley funding was 
transferred. And if the money was transferred outside of BIA, please 
identify the agency and program where these funds were moved.
    Answer. The Johnson-O'Malley program provides funding to meet the 
needs of Indian children in public school systems. Tribes fund Johnson 
O'Malley grants out of Tribal Priority Allocations. Johnson-O'Malley 
grants are proposed for elimination in 2007 because they are 
duplicative of funding available in the Dept. of Education and because 
there is a lack of accountability from the Tribes on the utilization of 
the funding and the benefit to Indian students.
    The Department of Education has two programs that provide funding 
for purposes similar to JOM grants. Together, these programs are funded 
at $667 million in 2007. The Indian Education Grant program funds 
competitive grants to improve education opportunities for Indian 
students. The activities funded under this program are similar to those 
funded by the JOM program, and tribes as well as schools are eligible 
to apply for the grants. The type of programs/services JOM and Indian 
Education Grants support include tutoring, counseling, cultural 
activities, summer education programs, and career days. The 2007 
request for this program is $119 million. Impact Aid is directed to 
local school districts that have Federal and Indian land because 
property taxes cannot be collected on this land. The school districts 
decide how to use the funds. We estimate that 2007 impact aid payments 
to districts with Indian students will be $548 million.
    Johnson O'Malley funds have not been transferred to other BIA 
school operations programs. However, the 2007 request does include a 
$4.8 million increase in the Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) 
to fund the Department of Defense comparability pay increase for 
teachers at BIA-funded schools and $2.5 million to implement management 
aspects of the BIA Indian school system Program Improvement and 
Accountability Plan. The increase in ISEP funding will provide about 
$100 more per student in activities directly related to education 
programs at BIA-schools. Management improvements will help improve the 
effectiveness of the education services provided in the Bureau funded 
school system which are struggling to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress 
goals. The BIA budget dedicates other increases to contract support, 
law enforcement, and trust services and also includes additional funds 
for tribes to develop energy resources, all of which are priorities to 
Tribes on a nationwide basis.

 BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS--TRIBAL COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OPERATING GRANTS

    Question. For fiscal year 2007, the administration is asking for 
$54 million for the support of the 24 Tribal Colleges nationwide. 
That's the same amount as was provided for 2006. Despite the fact that 
enrollment is growing at these institutions and that students are 
taking more classes, which raises the Indian Student Count, the 
administration didn't ask for an increase in the amount provided for 
operating grants. Under this budget request, the 2 colleges run by BIA 
would receive $413,000 to cover their fixed costs. But the 24 colleges 
run by the Tribes are left to fend for themselves. The budget says that 
``the basic operations and technical assistance line items are fully 
funded.'' If the colleges have to absorb increases in utilities or 
employee pay costs, how can the administration say that those 
institutions are being ``fully funded?''
    Why were the tribal colleges not given any fixed cost increases?
    Answer. Tribal Colleges and Universities are vital contributors to 
improved quality of life in native communities. These schools, which 
address the needs of the most economically depressed regions of Indian 
Country, significantly strengthen community economic potential. Tribal 
education is one of the key fact ors to providing a brighter future for 
these communities.
    The Bureau of Indian Affairs strongly supports these institutions, 
and in the 2007 President's Budget requested $54 million for tribally 
controlled colleges and universities operating grants, the highest 
amount ever requested. This is 22 percent higher than the $42.3 million 
requested in the 2006 President's Budget. These funds will provide the 
faculty, facilities, and instructional programs for these schools to 
provide tribal members with skills and knowledge necessary for economic 
development.
    Based on student count estimates, TCUs will receive about $5,100 
per student in the 2006-07 and 07-08 school years, and increase of 
$500, or 11 percent, per student over the 05-06 school year. Actual 
funding will depend on actual student counts.

       BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS--UNITED TRIBES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

    Question. For the 5th year in a row, the administration has 
proposed eliminating the BIA funding for United Tribes Technical 
College in Bismarck, ND. The budget justification says that ``UTTC 
receives funding from a variety of other Federal, state, program 
partnerships, and other private sources. Therefore, the Bureau is not 
requesting additional funds.''
    Is the criteria of not funding projects which receive funds from 
other sources being applied solely to UTTC, or are all other projects 
and programs within the Department's budget being treated similarly?
    Do any of the Line-Item Construction projects included in the 
National Park Service budget receive outside funding?
    Answer. Funding decisions for UTTC in the 2007 budget reflect 
distinctions drawn in underlying authorizing legislation. The Bureau of 
Indian Affairs is authorized to administer operating grants to Tribal 
colleges and universities that meet the criteria established in the 
Tribal Colleges and Universities Act of 1978, as amended. UTTC is not 
eligible for funding under the Act and therefore is not included in the 
BIA budget. UTTC, along with Crownpoint Institute of Technology, are 
the exclusive recipients of $7.365 million in tribal college operating 
grants authorized in the Carl Perkins Act administered by Dept. of 
Education. Colleges and universities funded by BIA under the 1978 Act 
are not eligible for these grants.
    In formulating the Department's budget, priority is given to the 
programs which carry out the mission of the Department. The Department 
does consider the availability of other funds in decision making. For 
example, the NPS state assistance program is reduced partially because 
states can use funds available to them from other sources for the same 
purposes as the grants.
    With respect to whether Line-Item Construction projects included in 
the NPS budget, in some cases NPS cost-shares with private or state 
partners. This reduces the cost to the Federal Government.

          OPERATIONS FUNDING FOR FEDERAL LANDS AND PROPERTIES

    Question. I am concerned that once again the President's Budget has 
not addressed the steady erosion of Interior bureaus to maintain and 
operate its parks, refuges, and other lands. For over 100 years, past 
Presidents and Congresses have designated lands for the perpetual 
enjoyment of the American public with the expectation that future 
generations would do their part to maintain this heritage.
    Since fiscal year 2001, DOI has ``absorbed'' more than $400 million 
in fixed costs including annual pay raises, health insurance premiums, 
workers and unemployment compensation, GSA rent, and the working 
capital fund. The idea that agencies have the magical ability to 
``absorb'' inflationary costs year after year is an illusion. I think 
it is time for us all to recognize that years of ignoring inflation is 
having a detrimental effect on parks, refuges, and rangelands. I think 
we need to be more forthcoming about the costs to federal lands for 
increases in grants and other programs that benefit non-federal lands.
    I notice that travel, fuel, employee relocations, supplies, and 
equipment are not even considered in Interior's fixed cost 
calculations. These are goods and services that a park or refuge have 
pay to keep the gates open. Interior has not requested or received an 
increase for general inflation in over 15 years. This has led to a 
steady erosion of the base budgets for parks, wildlife refuges, public 
lands, and facilities. Just about everything has gone up in cost, but 
the Department has not received a cent to cover those costs.
    How much in fixed costs do you expect Interior bureaus to absorb in 
fiscal year 2007?
    Answer. The budget proposes that Interior bureaus absorb about 70 
percent in pay and health costs and fully funds all other fixed cost 
items. The budget includes $125.9 million for fixed costs and proposes 
an absorbtion of $43.5 million. These figures assume the pay raise is 
enacted at the budget request level of 2.2 percent.
    Question. Based on commonly accepted inflation factors, how much 
did Interior agencies lose to inflation in 2005?
    Answer. The fixed costs budget request provides increases for 
general schedule pay raises based on Presidential pay policy, health 
benefits based on anticpated increased rates, rent increases for space 
costs under the terms of existing leases, and payments to other 
agencies for workers and unemployment compensation payments based on 
anticipated billings from the Department of Labor. In 2005 the budget 
requested $70.9 million for fixed costs and proposed Interior absorb 
about 40 percent of the fixed costs or $56.7 million. The enacted 
budget included a higher than proposed pay raise. Based on these 
factors Interior absorbed $103.3 million in fixed costs. There was also 
an across-the-board reduction of $149.2 million.
    Question. Based on commonly accepted inflation factors how much do 
you expect in 2006 and 2007?
    Answer. In fiscal year 2006 the budget request included full 
funding for fixed costs, or $157.1 million, but the pay raise was 
enacted at a higher level than the budget proposal and as a result 
interior absorbed $29.3 million. The across-the-board reduction was 
$156 million. In 2007 the fixed cost request totals $125.9 million for 
fixed costs and proposes an absorption of $43.5 million.

           LANDOWNER INCENTIVE AND PRIVATE STEWARDSHIP GRANTS

    Question. The administration budget does propose increases for a 
variety of grants programs for private landowners, localities, and 
states.
    Two programs that fared extremely well in the budget request are 
the Landowner Incentive Grant program and the Private Stewardship grant 
program. The Landowner Incentive Program is increased 11 percent and 
Private Stewardship grants are increased 29 percent above the enacted 
level. These increases are out of line with the overall decrease in 
spending for the Department funded by this subcommittee.
    What justifies the high priority and large funding increases for 
these private lands programs, especially when many other tested 
programs have been cut?
    Answer. The Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) and the Private 
Stewardship Grants Program (PSGP) offer complementary approaches to 
enhance relationships with our partners and address important habitat 
needs for imperiled species.
    LIP provides competitive grant funds to State and territorial fish 
and wildlife agencies and Tribes to establish or supplement their own 
landowner incentive programs and to provide technical or financial 
assistance to private landowners for the protection, restoration, and 
management of habitat to benefit federally listed or other species 
determined to be at risk. By helping, rather than regulating, the 
Service has found LIP to be a cost effective way to build public 
support for wildlife conservation in rural communities, stretch 
existing conservation dollars to achieve the greatest possible benefit, 
and prevent the need for more drastic, and costly, regulatory actions 
later on. So far, over 50 States and one territory (the U.S. Virgin 
Islands) have used Landowner Incentive dollars to either initiate or 
enhance their efforts to work with private landowners. Dollars are 
being used to implement important conservation actions identified in 
the State's Wildlife Action Plan, thereby addressing issues impacting 
multiple species of conservation need
    The PSGP provides grants and other assistance on a competitive 
basis directly to individuals and groups engaged in voluntary 
conservation efforts on private lands that benefit federally listed, 
proposed or candidate species or other at-risk species. In contrast to 
other grant programs, which usually support projects of third parties, 
groups and individuals themselves use the funds provided through PSGP 
for on-the-ground projects to conserve species on their property. 
Interest from private landowners in this program remains high. For 
example, in fiscal year 2005, private landowners submitted 191 eligible 
proposals requesting approximately $21,625,279; of those, the Service 
was able to fund 72 projects that provided benefits for 120 unique 
listed species and an additional 19 unique candidate species.

                        AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS

    Question. After several decades of recovery, populations of 
American white pelicans have been declining in the 21st century. As you 
know, American white pelicans breed in several large colonies in north 
central states, including Chase Lake, North Dakota. An interagency, 
multi-state white pelican workshop was conducted in Jamestown, North 
Dakota in January 2006 to examine the white pelican situation across 
the major pelican nesting areas in North Dakota, Montana, South Dakota, 
and Minnesota. Scientists at the conference identified West Nile virus 
as a potentially serious threat to the species, and recommended that a 
continent-wide pelican population survey is key to answering many of 
the questions we have about the future of white pelicans. No survey has 
been conducted since the early 1980s. I know the white pelican is not 
endangered, at least not yet, and is not a game bird, but it is a 
species of concern. None of us wants to see white pelicans put on the 
endangered species list.
    How much base DOI funding do you plan to dedicate to white pelican 
research in fiscal year 2007?
    Answer. Although certain local colonies have been declining, the 
overall continental population of American White Pelicans (Pelecanus 
erythrorhyncos) appears to be stable or increasing. Pelicans are long-
lived birds that can probably withstand multiple years of reproductive 
failure while maintaining a relatively stable population size. While 
the Fish and Wildlife Service is concerned and would like to have a 
better understanding of factors that led to problems observed in 2004 
and 2005 with the pelican colony at Chase Lake National Wildlife 
Refuge, on a continent-wide basis these birds are abundant compared to 
many higher priority migratory birds. The Service's migratory bird 
priorities are documented in the 2002 Species of Conservation Concern 
List and in a list of 139 Focal Species of migratory birds. The 
American White Pelican is not currently a species of nationwide 
concern, although it is listed as a regional concern in Bird 
Conservation Region 26 (the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley).
    There are no funds dedicated to specific research projects 
concerning the white pelican. However, we continue to monitor the 
different colonies in the Northern Great Plains for deaths, adult 
abandonment of nests and young, predation, and general colony health. 
This monitoring can be accomplished with existing funds.
    Question. What will your Department do in 2006 and 2007 to address 
the declining pelican populations?
    Answer. As stated above, continent-wide American White Pelican 
populations are in general not declining. They are in fact increasing 
in some geographic areas, and otherwise largely maintaining stable 
populations (making them a low priority concern nationally from a 
migratory bird management perspective). However, we are concerned about 
certain local colonies declining, such as the Chase Lake colony. We 
continue to monitor the different colonies in the Northern Great Plains 
for deaths, adult abandonment of nests and young, predation, and 
general colony health.

                OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION ON PUBLIC LANDS

    Question. The budget increases Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil 
and gas management by $26.3 million, an increase of 30 percent over 
2005. I applaud your decision to increase environmental inspection, 
monitoring, and enforcement of drilling operations with an additional 
$4.9 million. Also included in the increase is $4.3 million to ``keep 
pace with the growing demand for APD's''. Opponents of speeding up 
approvals for oil and gas companies to drill on public lands point out 
that you have already approved thousands of applications that have not 
been put to use.
    Exactly how many approved APD's have not been exercised?
    Answer. The BLM does not track the number of APDs that have not 
been drilled. However, BLM does track the number of wells spudded, or 
originally drilled. In 2004, drilling activity lagged behind BLM's rate 
of APD approval; however the number of new wells now exceeds the BLM's 
rate of approving APDs, indicating that industry is adding capacity to 
utilize APDs and is drilling APDs approved in prior years.
    Industry has now ramped up to meet the national demand for energy 
and is utilizing a high percentage of the APDs that are approved. 
Industry has more than doubled its drilling since 2004. The number of 
wells spudded since the beginning of the fiscal year now nearly matches 
the number of APDs approved in 2006. The table below displays APDs 
approved and wells spudded for the period October 1 to April 1 in 
fiscal year 2006 and for the comparable period during the prior two 
years:

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                                       2004         2005         2006
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APDs Approved 10/1-4/1...........        2,382        2,722        3,373
Wells Spudded 10/1-4/1...........        1,446        2,728        3,298
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Question. Is it really necessary to speed up APD approvals in light 
of the number that have already been approved?
    Answer. Section 366 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 contains 
processing timelines that BLM is working to meet. The timely processing 
of pending APDs represents perhaps the Nation's best near-term 
opportunity to provide additional domestic energy supplies.

                            APPROVAL OF APDS

    Question. The Bureau of Land Management has hired an industry 
association to review and approve APD's from the industry they 
represent. This truly looks like the fox is guarding the henhouse. I 
can imagine the uproar that would have greeted the Clinton 
administration if it had chosen the Wilderness Society to process the 
paperwork for timber sales. At a minimum, this gives the appearance of 
a conflict of interest.
    How can you to assure this Committee that abuses are not taking 
place?
    Answer. The BLM has not hired an industry association to review and 
approve APDs. The BLM has utilized industry employees in the past, 
under volunteer agreements, to prepare supplemental information such as 
maps used in the processing of APDs. BLM does not utilize industry 
employees currently. In fiscal year 2005, the oil and gas industry 
offered the services of several employees in order to assist BLM to be 
able to process additional APDs in a few offices that were unable to 
keep up with the pace of new APDs. BLM's staffing has since been 
increased to handle this workload.
    The scope of work undertaken by these ``hosted workers'' was 
limited to resource input and scientific analysis in subject matters 
they had expertise in. All decisions are made by BLM managers. The BLM 
uses volunteer labor in several of it programs throughout the bureau 
and provides specific guidance on how this work force is to be used and 
supervised. The guidance for the use of such workers is found in BLM 
Manual 1114.2.22(C) (Volunteers). This policy states that hosted 
workers may provide advisory services, but may not make substantive 
recommendations and decisions that are appropriately made by BLM 
employees, supervisors, and managers.
    Work assignments for hosted workers were made by BLM supervisors 
and managers, not the sponsoring organizations. Prior to the arrival of 
hosted workers at a BLM Office, BLM identified the projects that hosted 
workers would be assigned to work on. Neither the hosted workers nor 
the consulting firm that recruited the workers had any role in setting 
work priorities.
    Hosted workers do not have access to BLM proprietary information 
and data. Access to data by volunteers is limited, carefully monitored, 
and controlled.
    Question. What other options did you consider before making this 
choice?
    Answer. As noted above, the BLM is not currently using ``hosted 
workers.'' As a short term measure, taken in order to respond to the 
unplanned increase in requests for APDs in 2005, BLM used the services 
of hosted workers. BLM considered options such as requesting additional 
appropriations, reprogramming and reassignments of staff from other 
offices. The hosted worker arrangement, under the BLM Manual policy for 
volunteers, provided the skills needed while BLM prepared a longer term 
response to the demand for APDs. BLM does not plan to use hosted 
workers to assist with APD processing in 2006 and 2007.
    Question. If Congress approves this budget increase, will you agree 
to stop using industry people to review APD's?
    Answer. The BLM is not currently using industry employees to review 
APDs. Using the 2007 budget increase, together with the Pilot office 
funding in 2006, BLM has the capability to add staff and hire 
contractors with the skills provided by these ``hosted workers'' in 
2005. BLM does not plan to use hosted workers to assist with APD 
processing in the future.

                    ALASKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

    Question. Your budget adds $12.4 million for Alaska North Slope 
energy activities, including $8 million to prepare for oil drilling in 
the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
    Congress has not authorized oil exploration in ANWR, and even if it 
does, the first lease sale would not take place before 2008. 
Considering how many other programs are being cut or neglected in this 
budget, I believe we should put this $8 million to use in a more 
practical manner.
    Where would you suggest Congress redirect this $8 million that will 
not require new legal authorization?
    Answer. The Department's budget proposal supports the environmental 
analyses needed to explore and develop the area within the Alaska 
National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), where the U.S. Geological Survey 
estimates a mean expected volume of 10.4 billion barrels of technically 
recoverable oil if Congress acts to lift the ban on development. If 
Congress does not lift this ban, but still provides the 
Administration's funding request, up to $8.0 million of the funds 
requested would be used to respond to a significant and costly set of 
response and cleanup projects caused by accelerated shoreline erosion 
in Alaska. The erosion of the shoreline threatens government-owned 
legacy wells and other facilities. Proper abandonment of these 
government-owned legacy wells is important to prevent contamination of 
the oceans and lakes in the area.
    The 2007 BLM Budget Justification referenced a preliminary cost 
estimate of $24 million for emergency response and remediation 
activities that may be needed at various sites over the next five 
years. The BLM and Department will have a better cost estimate when the 
ongoing studies and the preparation of a long-term systematic plan for 
responding to the sites are completed.
    In 2005, shoreline erosion exposed the well casing and breached the 
reserve pit at the JW Dalton well, initiating a highly visible winter 
emergency site characterization. BLM's initial remediation response was 
successful and the State of Alaska's formal acceptance for the removals 
at the former reserve pit was received. In 2005, the Department 
provided $7.5 million in emergency funding to address the J.W. Dalton 
Well site issue and begin assessments and characterization of other 
sites that are at risk of inundation. The portion of the funding used 
specifically for the Dalton well has been used for the emergency 
response actions to plug and abandon the well; and to remove and manage 
the reserve pit contents in constructed temporary stockpiles.
    Transportation and final disposal of the wastes remain to be done 
before the J.W. Dalton project is complete. The disposal options study 
was completed January 30, 2006. The least-cost scenario is roughly $6.5 
million for contracting, with an additional $0.2 million needed for 
administrative costs to complete this final phase of the JW Dalton 
response.
    The stockpiles are located at the Air Force's Pt. Lonely DEW-Line 
site and the Air Force agreement stipulates that the stockpiles must be 
removed by 2008. The State of Alaska is allowing only a one-year 
extension to the temporary stockpiles. Funding is now needed to 
complete the removals. Completing the J.W. Dalton disposal is the 
highest priority.
    After the Dalton disposal, the next priorities, as identified by 
the 2005 NPR-A erosion inventory are:
    1. East Teshekpuk Legacy (USGS research) well and reserve pit
    2. Atigaru Legacy (USGS research) well and reserve pit
    3. Drew Point Legacy (USGS research) well and reserve pit
    A fourth priority site, the North Simpson (Navy) Legacy well, has 
no reserve pit associated with it and the BLM oil and gas staff have 
assessed the risk of the well itself as low. However, the wellhead has 
valves and is inundated in 4 feet of seawater. Although the risk to the 
marine environment is currently low, the wellhead valve can be expected 
to eventually deteriorate, presenting a hazard to the marine 
environment from the diesel fuel in the well case. In addition, the 
wellhead presents a navigational hazard to any watercraft which are 
near shore in the area. For these reasons, the local Native 
communities, the State of Alaska, and the North Slope Borough could be 
expected to strongly oppose lack of action to plug, abandon, and cut 
off this well.

                      HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA

    Question. Many employees of your Department distinguished 
themselves by their heroic efforts to rescue stranded people and feed 
those left with nothing along the Gulf Coast after Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita. They are to be commended. The Fish and Wildlife Service 
devoted over $10 million worth of support for the recovery efforts. 
This is in addition to over $160 million in damages to Service lands 
and property. The President has requested sufficient funding for 
necessary repairs and reconstruction which I support. However, he has 
not requested money to reimburse the agency for its emergency response 
costs. Last year you covered the $10 million in emergency response 
costs by moving funds from the Fish and Wildlife Service construction 
account. Some of the construction funds came from leftover balances 
from completed projects. I'm glad to see those funds being put to good 
use. However, you also took funds from planned or uncompleted projects 
that are priorities of this Committee. These priority projects cannot 
be resumed unless funding is restored.
    Question. Will you use a portion of the pending supplemental to 
restore funds to these projects?
    Answer. The Fish and Wildlife Service does not plan to use a 
portion of the recently enacted supplemental to restore funds to these 
projects.

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

    Question. The National Fire Plan was intended to establish a 
unified, seamless, interagency wildfire management program. The budget 
presents disconcerting evidence of a lack of coordination between the 
Departments of Agriculture and Interior. The Interior Department's 
budget for Wildland Fire Management is strangely at odds with that of 
the Forest Service. You propose elimination of rural fire assistance 
grants to small communities. The Forest Service budget, on the other 
hand, proposes an increase for their comparable volunteer fire 
assistance grants program. Your budget reduces funding for hazardous 
fuels reduction by $8 million. The Forest Service budget proposes a $10 
million increase for fuels reduction.
    On the other hand, the administration is holding joint USDA-
Interior fire research funding steady, but the Forest Service is 
proposing to cut their share. Perhaps most surprising is that you are 
increasing fire preparedness funding while the Forest Service reduces 
theirs.
    Would you please explain how the administration came up with such 
an inconsistent budget?
    Answer. There are programmatic reasons for differences in the two 
agencies' budgets, and having a unified and coordinated program does 
not necessarily mean that funding for individual activities will always 
move in tandem. Wildland fire management, including fuels reduction, 
rural fire assistance, and preparedness, remains a top priority for 
both Departments. The Department of Interior and USDA Forest Service 
plan to treat approximately 3.0 million acres of hazardous fuel in 
fiscal year 2007. The Department of Interior alone expects to conduct 
hazardous fuels treatments on 1,052,000 acres, of which approximately 
43 percent are in critical Wildland Urban Interface areas. Overall 
fuels treatment funding for the Federal fire community (including the 
Forest Service) is level with 2006.
    Though the 2007 budget does propose to eliminate the pilot RFA 
grant program at DOI, the request does continue to fund the Ready 
Reserve program. This DOI pilot program began in fiscal year 2006 with 
$1.9 million in Preparedness funding. The purpose of this program is to 
strengthen initial attack and extended capabilities of rural fire 
departments (RFDs) that provide firefighting assistance on DOI lands. 
In 2006, firefighter training will be repackaged for delivery at local 
fire facilities around the country. Additional training will be 
developed that bridges existing training in both the structural and 
wildland fire sectors, and training delivery will begin. With these 
funds, a supplementary workforce of 1,000--2,000 RFD personnel would be 
trained each year. This enhancement of local capacity will reduce the 
Department's reliance on the more expensive alternative of transporting 
Federal and contract firefighters from other regions of the country.
    Furthermore, the Department will continue ongoing efforts to work 
with the Department of Homeland Security to meet the needs of rural 
fire departments for basic training and equipment through the much 
larger DHS Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. The Department 
recently updated the existing agreement with DHS that will ensure a 
greater role for the wildland fire agencies in reviewing grants to 
departments through programs they administer. As part of this enhanced 
collaboration, the two Departments now link websites to better direct 
those seeking grants to rural fire departments to available funding.
    DOI currently plans and budgets all predictable firefighting 
expenses within the Preparedness account, including all firefighters 
and aviation resources. The $6 million increase requested for 
Preparedness would fund fixed costs for this firefighting force.
    The Department and the Forest Service are currently engaged in the 
development of Fire Program Analysis, an innovative system that will 
inform fire management planning and budgeting across ownership and 
jurisdictional boundaries. Beginning with the 2008 budget request, this 
effort is designed to provide efficiencies through common and unified 
planning and budgeting in the future for both Departments.
    Question. Why don't your Departments coordinate your efforts and 
provide a coherent budget to Congress?
    Answer. The Department of the Interior and USDA Forest Service do 
coordinate budget activities regarding wildfire management. However, 
this does not mean that funding for specific activities will always 
move in unison because each agency has unique factors to consider in 
developing its budget request. Both agencies are engaged in the 
development of Fire Program Analysis (FPA), an effort designed to 
provide efficiencies through common and unified planning and budgeting 
in the future.
    Although the DOI and Forest Service wildfire budgets and budgeting 
processes are separate, the agencies collaborate and cooperate closely 
in all aspects of fire management, fire response, hazardous fuels 
reduction and public wildland fire education.

                         RURAL FIRE ASSISTANCE

    Question. Rural fire departments successfully respond to thousands 
of fires every year on federal lands--saving taxpayers many millions in 
federal emergency response costs. Your budget asserts that you will 
coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security to see that 
Interior's rural neighbors will have access to federal funding.
    Why are you proposing to cut assistance grants to rural fire 
departments that respond to wildfires on Interior's public lands?
    Answer. As explained above, the Department continues to fund the 
Ready Reserve program at $1.9 million. In 2007, this program will train 
and provide safety gear for about 1,000-2,000 local firefighters.
    The Ready Reserve program was appropriated $1.9 million in fiscal 
year 2006; awards are not yet complete. Those funds will be spent for 
the following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Training Repackaging.......................................     $250,000
Training Development.......................................      250,000
Personal Protective Equipment..............................      585,000
Training Delivery..........................................      789,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In fiscal year 2007, the program will direct all funds to training.
    Question. And how can you claim that DHS will help when the 
administration is also proposing to cut DHS firefighter grants from 
$648 to $293 million?
    Answer. DOI's Rural Fire Assistance grant applicants are eligible 
to apply for DHS Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grants and may also 
be eligible for Forest Service grants. To better coordinate all 
available grant resources, the Department recently updated a Memorandum 
of Understanding with DHS and the Forest Service that will ensure a 
greater role for the wildland fire agencies to participate in the AFG 
grant evaluation process. As part of this enhanced collaboration, the 
two Departments now link websites to better direct those seeking grants 
to rural fire departments to available funding.
    The AFG web page (http://www.firegrantsupport.com/stories/
afg_stories.aspx) details grants that funded such things as wildland 
urban interface type II and III engines (California), wildland fire 
training (Tennessee), and a brush truck (Alaska). Though the DOI 
program does not fund rolling stock, these communities were able to 
successfully compete for wildland fire equipment and training in this 
much larger grant program. Through our enhanced collaboration and 
cooperation, the Department expects to continue to educate our DHS 
partners about the wildland fire community and their specific needs to 
enhance their future capability to compete for scarce assistance.

                    LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

    Question. The Administration claims that it is requesting $533 
million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. I am not persuaded 
that this really the case. Your budget only requests $85.1 million for 
federal land acquisition, and grants to states for land acquisition and 
development of recreational opportunities. Federal land acquisition was 
$573 million in 2002 and it has gone down every year in the Bush 
administration. The state assistance side of the LWCF--which provides 
funds to states for acquisition of open space and development of parks 
would be eliminated. The Department's budget points to 10 other non-
LWCF programs being counted as LWCF.
    Can you please explain how you say you are funding LWCF at $533 
million when it seems that all you are playing a shell game by renaming 
other programs so you can count them as LWCF?
    Moreover, how can you justify requesting such low levels for LWCF 
land acquisition when there is a significant backlog of inholdings in 
our national forests, wildlife refuges, parks, and BLM lands, with 
sellers willing to sell their property for the benefit of our natural 
resources?
    Answer. Recognizing that a number of programs contribute to meeting 
America's conservation and recreation needs, the Congress over the past 
decade has appropriated nearly $1.5 billion from the Land and Water 
Conservation fund for programs other than Federal land acquisition and 
State recreation grants. Specifically, in 2001, $456 million was 
appropriated from the Fund for other programs. In 2006, Interior, 
Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, $156 million was 
appropriated for other programs.
    The 2007 proposal would use LWCF funding for the following programs 
that were funded from LWCF beginning in 2001: Cooperative Endangered 
Species Conservation fund, North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, 
and State and Tribal Wildlife grants. The 2007 proposal also includes 
LWCF funding for the following two programs that have been funded from 
the LWCF each year since 2002: Landowner Incentive program and Private 
Stewardship grants.
    The 2007 budget focuses LWCF funding on achieving high-priority 
conservation and related goals. Linking cooperative conservation on 
public lands to nearby private lands enhances conservation, intensifies 
community participation and leverages the funding dedicated to these 
activities. Conservation partnerships that transcend Federal boundaries 
create opportunities to tap into the knowledge and resources of 
neighboring communities and enlist their support in long-term 
conservation and recreation goals. In addition these partnerships 
leverage funds through partnerships that yield at least a one-to-one 
match. The proposed 2007 funding level of $533 million includes $147.3 
million for the Forest Service and $386 million for DOI.
    With respect to the backlog of inholdings and willing sellers, as 
stated in the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture National Land 
Acquisition Plan of February 2005, that was submitted to the 
Appropriations Committees, the conservation of lands does not 
necessarily require Federal acquisition. Our agencies have systematic 
processes for selecting the appropriate tools to manage lands, ensuring 
that acquisition is used with discretion, extensive public input, and 
only where acquisition appears to be the best alternative. In addition, 
the concept of a ``backlog'' for land acquisition can be misleading for 
several reasons. First, conservation of lands does not necessarily 
require Federal acquisition. Second, in contrast to facilities 
maintenance, there are not objective criteria for what must be done. 
Third, many inholdings do not need to be acquired. The key conclusion 
of the Land Acquisition Plan is that land acquisition is only one of a 
suite of tools to reach the Departments' conservation and other land 
management objectives. Cooperative conservation programs provide 
alternative tools to protect and manage land and resources. These tools 
significantly leverage Federal funds and often broaden the ways in 
which lands are managed and conservation goals are achieved.

                    USGS NORTH DAKOTA ENERGY REPORT

    Question. A USGS scientist named Dr. Leigh Price researched the 
potential for billions of barrels of untapped oil reserves in the 
Williston Basin, which includes North Dakota, in 1999 and 2000. 
Unfortunately, Dr. Price died more than six years ago--before he had 
the chance to publish two studies that he was working on. The studies 
include a manuscript, ``Origins and characteristics of the basin-
centered continuous-reservoir unconventional oil-resource base of the 
Bakken Source System, Williston Basin,'' and a detailed data set. I 
understand that USGS is currently reviewing Dr. Price's research for 
possible release. Since this research could be very important to both 
the scientific and energy development communities in my state, I am 
concerned that USGS has been abnormally slow in its decision about 
whether to make the information public. This research may be especially 
relevant since USGS is scheduled to do its next assessment of energy 
resources in the Williston Basin in 2007 or 2008.
    Do you plan to make this information publicly available?
    What is your timeline for making a decision about whether you will 
release this information to the public?
    Why has it taken the USGS six years to consider publishing this 
research?
    Answer. The scientist, Leigh Price--now deceased--submitted a draft 
manuscript for scientific peer review in 1999, just before his death, 
for publication as a ``USGS E-Bulletin.'' Only one reviewer returned 
any comments in the scientific peer review process. Therefore, the 
manuscript has not had peer review and has not received approval for 
publication by the Team Chief Scientist and the Director. In its 
current state, USGS cannot release the draft or any of its contents 
without violating policies relating to scientific merit, integrity, 
objectivity, impartiality, non-advocacy, and public benefit.
    The USGS is currently evaluating the information in the unpublished 
manuscript and locating the author's raw data that serve as the 
foundation for his interpretations. The USGS is also taking into 
consideration information presented in recent publications regarding 
the Williston Basin. In addition, USGS is required to determine whether 
the unpublished manuscript contains any proprietary information. Upon 
completion of all these evaluations, USGS will make a determination 
whether any information in this unpublished manuscript merits 
consideration for approval and publication and then the most 
appropriate means to disseminate that information, if appropriate.
    The last USGS assessment of petroleum resources in the Williston 
Basin was released in 1995. The results of this assessment are 
available at http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/oilgas/noga/index.htm. The next 
formal USGS study and reassessment of petroleum resources of the 
Williston Basin is slated for winter 2007/2008, with the publication 
and release of those findings shortly thereafter.

        STATESIDE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND (LWCF) GRANTS

    Question. Your budget request eliminates stateside assistance 
grants through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The National Park 
Service budget justifies this cut by saying ``Paying for improvements 
to State and local parks is a decision better left to State and local 
taxpayers rather than to Federal taxpayers.'' This rationalization is 
hard to understand when you propose a $2.1 million increase for private 
stewardship grants for voluntary conservation efforts on private lands 
and another $2.7 million increase for landowner incentive program 
grants to states and tribes for financial assistance to private 
landowners.
    Please explain why these FWS grants are more appropriate for 
federal funding than conservation grants to states?
    Answer. The Private Stewardship Grants and the Landowner Incentive 
Program Grants are critical elements in the conservation and recovery 
of the nation's endangered and threatened species and other species of 
concern, and the habitats that support them. Recent studies have 
indicated that 75 percent of the species currently listed as either 
threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act rely on 
privately owned habitat for part or all of their lives. Likewise, the 
recently completed Wildlife Action Plans (also known as State 
Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plans) identify thousands of other 
species of concern that cannot be conserved without the habitats found 
on private lands. For example, in Tennessee, a state where 92 percent 
of the land is privately owned, landowner grants are being used to 
protect habitats in high priority rivers and streams. Projects funded 
by these grants are expected to benefit over 40 threatened or 
endangered species and provide improved water quality for all 
downstream users. Likewise in eastern Wyoming, where almost all the 
land is privately owned, conservation grants to landowners will be used 
to enhance or restore 10,000 acres of prairie and prairie stream 
habitats. This work will benefit dozens of species identified in the 
Wyoming Wildlife Action Plan while also providing financial benefits to 
the landowners.
    Given the importance of private lands to wildlife and the 
conservation opportunities they represent, the Private Stewardship 
Grants Program and the Landowner Incentive Program provide habitat for 
wildlife while simultaneously helping landowners maintain the economic 
viability of their property. By helping, rather than regulating, the 
Service has found these programs to be cost effective mechanisms to 
build public support for wildlife conservation within rural 
communities, stretch existing conservation dollars to achieve the 
greatest possible benefit, and prevent the need for more drastic, and 
costly, regulatory actions later on.
    The elimination of funding for LWCF State grants in the fiscal year 
2007 budget request is an example of the difficult choices that were 
made to propose a budget that could support the Administration's effort 
to cut the budget deficit in half by fiscal year 2009. In recognition 
of the need to constrain the budget, this was one area that could be 
reduced without affecting operations of the National Park System, which 
is the core responsibility of NPS. The fiscal year 2007 budget request 
increases operations funding by $23.4 million.
    The fiscal year 2007 budget does not include funding for new LWCF 
State grants but does include $1.6 million for State Grants 
Administration which will be used to review the accounting, billing and 
performance of grants provided in previous years. Nearly $3.9 billion 
has been appropriated through fiscal year 2006 for the State grant 
program including $312 million in the last four years.
    Question. How will the President fulfill his promise on the LWCF 
without the stateside program?
    Answer. The annual budget requests for 2002--2005 upheld the 
President's first-term commitment to fully fund the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund. Throughout the first term, the Administration 
requested $900 million for Interior and Forest Service programs within 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Congress did not appropriate 
funds at the request level.
    Beginning in 2006, the budget began to reflect the need to 
constrain funding with the goal of reducing the deficit. Despite the 
constraints, the 2006 budget request still included $496 million for 
the LWCF programs just within Interior. The Congress funded $264.5 
million. The 2007 budget maintains a robust funding level for the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund. The 2007 request includes $386 million for 
Interior LWCF programs, an increase of $121 million over the 2006 
enacted level.
    This funding level is achieved with a focus on high-priority 
conservation partnership programs. Linking cooperative conservation on 
public lands to nearby private lands enhances conservation, intensifies 
community participation and leverages the funding dedicated to these 
activities. Conservation partnerships that transcend Federal boundaries 
create opportunities to tap into the knowledge and resources of 
neighboring communities and enlist their support in long-term 
conservation and recreation goals. These cooperative conservation 
programs also have the significant benefit of leveraging federal 
dollars, sometimes by a ratio of four to one or more. They capitalize 
on community engagement, collaboration, and cooperation in working 
toward shared goals of healthy lands and thriving communities. Four-
fifths of the land in this country is in private ownership. Local 
communities and landowners are in the best position to help in efforts 
such as providing habitat for the protection of endangered species.
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               Questions Submitted by Senator Ted Stevens

                         NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

    Question. 2005 statistics show there are 79 million acres of 
national parks in the United States. Alaska has approximately 51 
million acres, or 65 percent of the country's national parks. Compared 
to the entire National Park System, the Alaska Region consistently 
receives less than 5 percent of operations funding each fiscal year.
    Can you explain to me why the Department spends such a small 
percentage of operations funds for the National Park System in Alaska 
when Alaska has over half of the nation's parkland?
    Answer. Many factors affect the funding level necessary to operate 
a park unit in a manner that is consistent with the National Park 
Service mission. Among the most important of these factors is the 
number of visitors a park receives, the nature of a park's cultural and 
natural resources, the prevalence of threats to visitors and resources, 
and the number of facilities and roads that must be operated and 
maintained. Most of the park units in the Alaska region are expansive 
and home to invaluable natural resources. However, due to their remote 
locations, Alaska parks have fewer facilities in comparison with parks 
in the lower forty-eight States and receive less than one percent of 
the overall visitation to national park units.
    The current funding level for Alaska parks reflects a balance 
between the need to protect resources over a large area and the 
relatively small number of visitors for whom the NPS must provide 
interpretive programs, safety and security, and facilities. However, as 
a result of needs identified by the NPS, Alaska national park units 
received funding increases at a rate faster than the average for all 
park units over the last ten years. From fiscal year 1997 to fiscal 
year 2006, Alaska parks had operations budget growth of 70 percent, 
greater than the 46 percent average for all parks. The NPS will 
continue to assess the needs of all parks to ensure that natural and 
cultural resources are protected and adequate services are provided to 
visitors.

                        FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

    Question. The fiscal year 2007 budget request eliminates funds for 
the Regional Mark Processing Center. These funds are used by the 
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to maintain the coast-wide 
coded-wire tag database for anadromous fish produced in U.S. 
hatcheries, as required by the Pacific Salmon Treaty. The Fish & 
Wildlife Service justifies this cut on grounds the project is not 
directly related to its performance goals under the Department of 
Interior's strategic plan.
    How does this project not fit into the Department's performance 
goals? How will the United States meet its obligations under the 
Pacific Salmon Treaty if funds for this project are eliminated?
    Answer. NOAA Fisheries and the States have primary responsibility 
of managing the fisheries covered by the Treaty. As a result, the 
Regional Mark Processing Center's management of fishery harvest is not 
captured in the Service's Strategic Plan. Almost half of RMPC's 
operational budget of roughly $530,000 comes from the Service annually. 
For the U.S. to meet its obligations under the Pacific Salmon Treaty, 
the agencies currently involved in the financial support of the RMPC 
will make every effort to identify other base funding sources to cover 
a portion of the proposed reduction.
    Question. The Marine Mammal Act is that marine mammal populations 
and the marine ecosystems on which they depend be maintained at, or 
returned to, healthy levels. This mandate is particularly important to 
Alaska given the number of types of marine animals in the State and the 
need to ensure sustainable use of marine mammals for subsistence 
purposes.
    What is the Department's justification for eliminating funding for 
the Alaska Marine Mammals Program--almost $2 million was appropriated 
for this program in fiscal year 2006?
    Answer. The earmark provided in 2006 is targeted to two areas: (1) 
$969,000 for cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations, 
and (2) $990,000 for marine mammal surveys in Alaska. Although the 
elimination of the $969,000 earmark will reduce the scope and number of 
joint efforts pursued under cooperative agreements, the Service will 
maintain essential agreements through base funds in fiscal year 2007. 
The scaled-back agreements, many of which are predicated on a long-term 
approach, will still play an important role in maintaining partnerships 
with Alaska Natives, which provide key management tools for 
understanding marine mammal population trends and managing subsistence 
harvest.
    The 2006 Appropriation of $990,000 will be targeted towards the 
continued development of marine mammal population survey methods in 
Alaska. These funds provide the opportunity to obtain biological 
information to address high priority resource issues. For example, we 
have developed and are implementing an innovative survey technique to 
estimate the Pacific walrus stock. The Service will continue to seek 
ways to meet our management responsibilities for northern sea otter, 
Pacific walrus, and polar bear conservation that also recognizes 
current budget limitations.
    We anticipate that the tasks and projects funded with the marine 
mammal earmark will be completed in 2006. The Service is committed to 
continuing to meet our responsibilities for marine mammal conservation 
and management under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and recovery for 
those species listed under the Endangered Species Act.

                       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

    Question. The fiscal year 2007 budget request eliminates funding 
for the Alaska Minerals Program. The BLM justifies this cut on grounds 
the mineral survey function is more appropriate for the State and other 
entities. Section 1010(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (ANILCA) directs the Secretary of Interior to assess 
the oil, gas, and other mineral potential on all public lands in the 
State of Alaska in order to expand the data base with respect to the 
mineral potential of such lands. There are 73 mining districts in 
Alaska. 30 of these have been identified as high priority for 
assessments under ANILCA. The U.S. Bureau of Mines (through 1995) and 
BLM (since 1995) have completed the mineral assessments of 15 of the 
high priority mining districts.
    ANILCA directs the Secretary of Interior to assess the mineral 
potential on public lands in Alaska so I do not think the BLM's stated 
justification for eliminating the program is adequate. How can the 
Department justify this cut when assessments have been completed on 
only half of the high priority mining districts? In addition, there are 
43 remaining districts that have yet to be scheduled for assessment.
    Answer. The Department is focusing its available funding to meet 
its highest priorities, including responding to the Nation's demand for 
energy. The Alaska Minerals program provides mineral assessments which 
may provide some long term economic benefit, but which are not clear 
Federal priorities. The Department believes that industry or other 
entities with an interest in Alaska's long term mineral potential will 
invest the funds needed to continue assessments where needed.

                          SUBCOMMITTEE RECESS

    Senator Burns. Thank you all very much. The subcommittee 
will stand in recess to reconvene at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April 
6, in room SD-124. At that time we will hear testimony from the 
Hon. Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
    [Whereupon, at 10:32 a.m., Thursday, March 30, the 
subcommittee was recessed, to reconvene at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, 
April 6.]
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