[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
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Fiscal year
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Regular asset type \1\ 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006
baseline target actual target actual target actual
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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.................................... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... .......
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Subtotal \2\ Road Assets \3\.............. 0.37 0.35 0.39 0.38 0.45 0.36 .......
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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]
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Estimated
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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)...............................
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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
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Subtotal: First supplemental. ....... ...................... ........... ..................... .............................................................. ......... 2,400,000
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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
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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
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Subtotal: First ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 27,600,000
supplemental.
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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.
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Arthur R Marshall ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 80,000
Loxahatchee NWR Total.
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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
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Bayou Sauvage NWR Total.... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 14,676,000
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Rita............................. 43628 Bayou Teche NWR... LA....... NWR..... September 2005... Repair/Replace refuge boundary signs (Bayou Teche NWR).......... 10041538 20,000
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Bayou Teche NWR Total...... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 20,000
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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.
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Big Branch Marsh NWR Total. ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 5,619,100
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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
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Bogue Chitto NWR Total..... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 540,000
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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
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Bon Secour NWR Total....... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 290,000
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Katrina.......................... 43556 Breton NWR........ LA....... NWR..... August 2005...... Critical beach renourishment/replace sand fencing............... 10049955 2,000,000
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Breton NWR Total........... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 2,000,000
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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.
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Cameron Prairie NWR Total.. ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 10,166,600
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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.
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Chattahoochee Forest NFH ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 590,000
Total.
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Katrina.......................... 43535 Choctaw NWR....... MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Clean/remove debris/trees from roads and parking areas.......... N/A 120,000
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Choctaw NWR Total.......... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 120,000
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Katrina.......................... 43676 Coldwater NWR..... MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair County Line Road......................................... 10044790 50,000
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Coldwater NWR Total........ ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 50,000
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Wilma............................ 41581 Crocodile Lake NWR FL....... NWR..... October 2005..... Repair flooded/damaged roadways................................. multiple 30,000
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Crocodile Lake NWR Total... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 30,000
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Katrina.......................... 43635 Dahomey NWR....... MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Headquarters Road........................................ 10045052 125,000
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Dahomey NWR Total.......... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 125,000
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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.
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Delta NWR Total............ ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 5,080,300
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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.
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Florida Panther NWR Total.. ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 620,000
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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
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Grand Bay NWR Total........ ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 1,295,000
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Wilma............................ 41582 Great White Heron FL....... NWR..... October 2005..... Repair/Replace destroyed boundary markers/buoys................. n/a 100,000
NWR.
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Great White Heron NWR Total ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 100,000
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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
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Hillside NWR Total......... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 110,000
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Wilma............................ 41561 Hobe Sound NWR.... FL....... NWR..... October 2005..... Repair beach access boardwalk................................... 10014649 75,000
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Hobe Sound NWR Total....... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 75,000
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Wilma............................ 41583 Key West NWR...... FL....... NWR..... October 2005..... Repair/Replace destroyed boundary markers/buoys................. n/a 75,000
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Key West NWR Total......... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 75,000
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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
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Lacassine NWR Total........ ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 2,529,500
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Rita............................. 43440 Lafayette ES LA....... ES...... September 2005... Emergency surveys on T&Es species, contaminants, and habitat N/A 500,000
Office. stabilization.
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Lafayette ES Office Total.. ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 500,000
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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).
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Lafayette Field Office ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 900,000
Total.
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Rita............................. 43695 Lake Ophelia NWR.. LA....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair damage to sattelite office/substation.................... .......... 30,000
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Lake Ophelia NWR Total..... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 30,000
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Rita............................. 99221 LE Office Beaumont TX....... LE...... September 2005... Replace water damaged personal property......................... N/A 50,000
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LE Office Beaumont Total... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 50,000
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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
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Lower Suwannee NWR Total... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 2,600,000
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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
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Mandalay NWR Total......... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 225,500
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Katrina.......................... 43681 Matthews Brake NWR MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Pin Oak Road............................................. 10019772 50,000
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Matthews Brake NWR Total... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 50,000
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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).
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Mississippi Field Office ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 900,000
Total.
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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.
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Mississippi Sandhill Crane ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 5,820,000
NWR Total.
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Katrina.......................... 43582 Morgan Brake NWR.. MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Alexandrer Slough Access................................. 10038758 75,000
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Morgan Brake NWR Total..... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 75,000
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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
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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.
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National Key Deer Refuge ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 940,000
Total.
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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
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Noxubee NWR Total.......... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 4,500,000
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Wilma............................ 41540 Office of Law FL....... OLE..... October 2005..... Repair/Replace manatee protection signs......................... n/a 750,000
Enforcement.
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Office of Law Enforcement ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 750,000
Total.
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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).
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Panama City Field Office ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 900,000
Total.
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Katrina.......................... 43581 Panther Swamp NWR. MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Deep Bayou Road.......................................... 10018392 100,000
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Panther Swamp NWR Total.... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 100,000
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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.
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Private John Allen NFH ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 930,000
Total.
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Rita............................. 42653 Red River NWR..... LA....... NWR..... September 2005... Repair damage to refuge office & maintenance facility 10046523 133,800
(additional funds).
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Red River NWR Total........ ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 133,800
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Katrina.......................... 42577 Reelfoot NWR...... TN....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Grassy Island Autotour Route............................. 10016811 75,000
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Reelfoot NWR Total......... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 75,000
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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.
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Regional Chief NWRS Total.. ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 7,130,000
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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.
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Sabine NWR Total........... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 44,545,000
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Wilma............................ 41420 South Florida ES FL....... ES...... October 2005..... Repair Turtle Hospital (Monroe Co.) in the Florida Keys......... n/a 183,200
Office.
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South Florida ES Office ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 183,200
Total.
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Katrina.......................... 42640 St. Catherine MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Pintail Lane, Route 010.................................. 10017046 250,000
Creek NWR.
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St. Catherine Creek NWR ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 250,000
Total.
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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
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St. Marks NWR Total........ ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 2,320,000
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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
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St. Vincent NWR Total...... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 409,000
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Katrina.......................... 43645 Tallahatchie NWR.. MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Flat Lake Access Road.................................... 10044518 75,000
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Tallahatchie NWR Total..... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 75,000
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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.
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Ten Thousand Islands NWR ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 350,000
Total.
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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
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Tensas River NWR Total..... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 2,190,000
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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
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Warm Springs RFC Total..... ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 312,000
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Katrina.......................... 42682 Yazoo NWR......... MS....... NWR..... August 2005...... Repair Wildlife Drive........................................... 10019865 125,000
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Yazoo NWR Total............ ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 125,000
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Subtotal: Second ...... .................. ......... ........ ................. ................................................................ .......... 121,800,000
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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.
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Total.................. ................ ........................ ........................ 224,753
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USGS SUMMARY OF ACTUAL AND PROJECTED
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Response and recovery cost
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Travel & Total
Labor Equipment Supplies per diem Other
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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
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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
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Total Pending APDs at start of year................... 3,668 3,296 3,911 3,137
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New APDs Received........................................... 6,979 8,351 9,386 10,525
APDs Approved............................................... 6,452 7,018 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ )
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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 ...........
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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]
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Fiscal years--
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2006 2007 Total
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Funding.......................... $985 $1,980 $2,965
Acres Acquired................... 4,787 6,500 11,287
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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
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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:
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Amount
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Training Repackaging....................................... $250,000
Training Development....................................... 250,000
Personal Protective Equipment.............................. 585,000
Training Delivery.......................................... 789,000
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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.]