[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
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     DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT

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                HUTCHISON (AND GRAMM) AMENDMENT NO. 2405

  Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself and Mr. Gramm) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, H.R. 4602 making appropriations for the Department of 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 49, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . EDWARDS AQUIFER.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) in order to avoid a water emergency in South Central 
     Texas, the withdrawal of water from the Edwards Aquifer 
     (designated as a sole source aquifer under title XIV of the 
     Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.)) should not be 
     limited without appropriate consideration of the impacts on 
     municipal, agricultural, industrial, and domestic water 
     users;
       (2) section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1539(a)) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
     permit the taking of a threatened or endangered species 
     incidental to an otherwise lawful activity, which may include 
     the withdrawal of water from a sole source aquifer; and
       (3) the State of Texas is working, in cooperation with the 
     Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice, to 
     implement the water management plan for Edwards Aquifer 
     region enacted by the State in 1993.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the Secretary of the Interior should take whatever 
     steps are necessary and allowable under law to minimize 
     adverse impacts on users of the Edwards Aquifer while 
     conserving threatened and endangered species, including 
     issuing a permit pursuant to section 10(a) of the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)); and
       (2) nothing in this section should relieve any person from 
     any State or local requirement for--
       (A) water conservation or the development of alternative 
     water resources; or
       (B) strategies necessary to reduce demand on the Edwards 
     Aquifer.
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      MOSELEY-BRAUN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2406
  Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN (for herself, and Mr. Dole, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Coverdell, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Mack, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Pell, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
Roth, and Mr. Simon) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4602, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 16, line 23, strike ``$40,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$42,000,000''.
       On page 16, line 26, following ``1996'' and before the 
     period, insert the following: ``: Provided, That $2,000,000 
     shall be for a grant program to restore and preserve historic 
     buildings at historically black colleges and universities: 
     Provided further, That none of these funds shall be made 
     available until authorized''.
       Beginning on page 41, line 18, strike all starting with the 
     semi-colon through ``99-658'' on page 41, line 24.
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                       WALLOP AMENDMENT NO. 2407

  Mr. WALLOP proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4602, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 17, line 20 insert the following before the period: 
     ``: Provided further, That not to exceed $200,000 shall be 
     used for a joint study with the Fish and Wildlife Service of 
     which not to exceed $100,000 shall be used to undertake a 
     comprehensive review of the relative importance of each unit 
     of the National Park System to the overall mission of the 
     National Park Service, including, but not limited to, 
     consideration of land acquisition, annual operation and 
     maintenance expenses, personnel requirements, alternatives to 
     retention of such unit that may be available at the State or 
     local level (including within the private sector) and prepare 
     and submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the United States Senate and the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the 
     United States House of Representatives by December 31, 1995 a 
     report that shall include a list of not fewer than five units 
     to be deauthorized with whatever recommendations the 
     Secretary deems appropriate for the disposal of any lands or 
     interests in lands within such units, and of which $100,000 
     shall be used to undertake a comprehensive review of the 
     relative importance of each unit of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System to the overall objectives of the System, 
     including, but not limited to, consideration of land 
     acquisition, annual operation and maintenance expenses, 
     personnel requirements, alternatives to retention of such 
     unit that may be available at the State or local level 
     (including within the private sector) and prepare and submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations, Environment and Public 
     Works, and Energy and Natural Resources of the United States 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations, Merchant Marine 
     and Fisheries, and Natural Resources of the United States 
     House of Representatives by December 31, 1995 a report that 
     shall include a list of not fewer than five units to be 
     deleted from the System with whatever recommendations the 
     Secretary deems appropriate for the disposal of any lands or 
     interest in lands within such units''.
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                LEAHY (AND LIEBERMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 2408

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Leahy for himself and Mr. Lieberman) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 4602, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert:
       Within the funds provided in the Endangered Species 
     Prelisting and Recovery Program for the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, there is up to $500,000 available to purchase the 
     Greenland highseas fisheries quota of Atlantic salmon for the 
     third and final year of the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation's Atlantic Salmon Demonstration Program for the 
     Northeast.
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                      MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 2409

  Mr. MURKOWSKI proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4602, supra; as 
follows:

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) The United States Forest Service has begun to implement 
     ad hoc prescriptive wildlife management measures in the 
     Tongass National Forest that reduce land areas available for 
     multiple use under the Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP), 
     thereby reducing timber harvest volumes in already prepared 
     harvest units below the level needed to protect timber 
     dependent communities;
       (2) The prescriptive measures termed ``habitat conservation 
     areas'' and ``goshawk protective perimeters'' are being used 
     to withdraw lands from timber management which have been 
     evaluated and approved for timber harvest pursuant to the 
     TLMP, National Environmental Policy Act, the Tongass Timber 
     Reform Act, and the National Forest Management Act;
       (3) Prescriptive management measures intended to protect 
     wildlife population viability should be accomplished through 
     amendments or revisions to the TLMP adopted in accordance 
     with the process described in the National Forest Management 
     Act at 16 U.S.C. 1604 (d) and (g);
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) funds made available under this act should not be used 
     to implement management actions (including, but not limited 
     to, prescriptions such as habitat conservation areas and 
     goshawk protective perimeters) which withdraw lands from 
     timber management or planned timber harvest in the Tongass 
     National Forest, unless such management actions are imposed 
     pursuant to a duly revised or amended Tongass Land Management 
     Plan, such revision or amendment having been made in 
     accordance with and subsequent to the public participation 
     provisions of Section 6(d) of the National Forest Management 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)); and
       (2) withdrawals of land areas of more than 5,000 acres from 
     timber management or planned timber harvest in the Tongass 
     National Forest for habitat conservation areas, goshawk 
     perimeters or for other special management prescriptions, 
     other than withdrawals provided for by the Tongass Land 
     Management Plan or revisions or amendments thereto, should 
     only be made in compliance with Section 1326(a) of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3213(a)).
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                      MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 2410

  Mr. MURKOWSKI proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4602, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following: 
     ``Provided, That consistent with existing law and policy, the 
     National Park Service shall, at the request of the University 
     of Alaska Fairbanks, enter into negotiations regarding a 
     memorandum of understanding for the continued use of the 
     Stampede Creek Mine property consistent with the length and 
     terms of prior memoranda of understanding between the 
     National Park Service and the University of Alaska Fairbanks: 
     Provided, That within the funds provided, the National Park 
     Service shall undertake an assessment of damage and provide 
     the appropriate committees of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, no later than May 1, 1995, cost estimates 
     for the reconstruction of those facilities and equipment 
     which were damaged or destroyed as a result of the incident 
     that occurred on April 30, 1987 at Stampede Creek within the 
     boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve; provided 
     further, the National Park Service shall work with the 
     University of Alaska Fairbanks to winterize equipment and 
     materials, located on the Stampede Creek mine property in 
     Denali National Park, exposed to the environment as a result 
     of the April 30, 1987 incident.''
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               BINGAMAN (AND DOMENICI) AMENDMENT NO. 2411

  Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, H.R. 4602, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title III, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 3   . (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
     for Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior shall 
     prepare and submit to Congress a report on measures necessary 
     to address problems concerning the physical structure of 
     Navajo Community College in Shiprock, New Mexico, consistent 
     with the responsibilities for the facility.
       Nothing in this amendment is intended to require a change 
     in priority for funding projects by the department.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall include a detailed list of the resources 
     that are required to alleviate the health and safety hazards 
     that have resulted form the poor condition of the structure 
     described in such subsection.
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               DOMENICI (AND BINGAMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 2412

  Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to 
the bill, H.R. 4602, supra; as follows:

       On page 10, line 20, strike ``$45,525,000'' and insert 
     ``$49,848,000''.
       On page 2, line 11, strike ``$599,230,000'' and insert 
     ``$598,480,000''.
       On page 2, line 25, strike ``$599,230,000'' and insert 
     ``$598,480,000''.
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            VETERANS HEALTH PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994

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                     ROCKFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 2413

  Mr. MITCHELL (for Mr. Rockefeller) proposed an amendment to the bill 
to amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
Department of Veterans Affairs program of sexual trauma counseling for 
veterans and to improve certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs 
for women veterans:

       On page 49, strike lines 4 through 13.

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