[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9429-S9431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1998

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                       DeWINE AMENDMENT NO. 1194

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DeWINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
amendment No. 1186 intended to be proposed by Mrs. Hutchison to the 
bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, insert the following:
       (g)(1) In awarding or expending grant funds under this 
     section, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the 
     Arts, the Secretary, and each State, territory, group, or 
     institution that receives funds under this section shall 
     ensure that priority is given to supporting projects, 
     productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved 
     populations or children.
       (2) In this section:
       (A) The term ``child'' means an individual under the age of 
     19.
       (B) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
     of individuals who have historically been outside the purview 
     of arts and humanities programs due to a high incidence of 
     income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
       (C) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
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                     HUTCHINSON AMENDMENT NO. 1195

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HUTCHINSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, H.R. 2107, supra; as follows:

       On page 127, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

     SEC.  . MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAM.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act shall be made available for the United States Man 
     and the Biosphere program or any related project.
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                     HUTCHINSON AMENDMENT NO. 1196

  Mr. HUTCHINSON proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2107, supra; 
as follows:

       On page 152, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

             TITLE VII--AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS INITIATIVE

     SEC. 701. AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--During fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, the President and other officers of the 
     executive branch may implement the American Heritage Rivers 
     Initiative under Executive Order 13061 (62 Fed. Reg. 48445) 
     only in accordance with this section.
       (b) Designation by Congress.--
       (1) Nominations.--The President, acting through the Chair 
     of the Council on Environmental Quality shall submit to 
     Congress nominations of the 10 rivers that are proposed for 
     designation as American Heritage Rivers.

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       (2) Prioritization.--The nominations shall be subject to 
     the prioritization process established by the Clean Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300f et seq.), and other applicable Federal law.
       (3) Consultation with Property Owners.--To ensure the 
     protection of private property owners along a river proposed 
     for nomination, all property owners holding title to land 
     directly abutting river bank shall be consulted and asked to 
     offer letters of support for or opposition to the nomination.
       (3) Designation.--The American Heritage Rivers Initiative 
     may be implemented only with respect to rivers that are 
     designated as American Heritage Rivers by Act of Congress.
       (c) Definition of river community.--For the purposes of the 
     American Heritage River Initiative, as used in Executive 
     Order 13061, the term ``river community'' shall include all 
     persons that own property, reside, or regularly conduct 
     business within 10 miles of the river.
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                      CAMPBELL AMENDMENT NO. 1197

  Mr. CAMPBELL proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2107, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 52 beginning on line 16, strike all through page 
     54, line 22, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       Sec. 118. Any funds made available in this Act or any other 
     Act for tribal priority allocations (hereinafter in this 
     section ``TPA'') in excess of the funds expended for TPA in 
     fiscal year 1997 (adjusted for fixed costs, internal 
     transfers pursuant to other law, and proposed increases to 
     formula driven programs not included in tribes' TPA base,) 
     shall only be available for distribution----
       (1) to each Tribe to the extent necessary to provide that 
     Tribe the minimum level of funding recommended by the Joint/
     Tribal/BIA/DOI Task Force on Reorganization of the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs Report of 1994 (hereafter ``the 1994 Report'') 
     not to exceed $160,000 per Tribe; and
       (2) to the extent funds remain, such funds will be 
     allocated according to the recommendations of a Task Force 
     comprised of two (2) representatives from each BIA area. 
     These representatives shall be selected by the Secretary with 
     the participation of the tribes following procedures similar 
     to those used in establishing the Joint/Tribal/BIA/DOI Task 
     Force on Reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. In 
     determining the allocation of remaining funds, the Task Force 
     shall consider the recommendations and principles contained 
     in the 1994 Report. If the Task Force cannot agree on a 
     distribution by January 31, 1998, the Secretary shall 
     distribute the remaining funds based on the recommendations 
     of a majority of Task Force members no later than February 
     28, 1998.
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                   ABRAHAM AMENDMENTS NOS. 1198-1199

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, H.R. 2107, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1198

       On page 17, line 8, strike ``$167,694,000, to remain 
     available until expended'' and insert ``$201,048,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $8,000,000 shall 
     transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and made available 
     for restoration of the Star Spangled Banner, $8,000,000 shall 
     be transferred to the National Endowment for the Humanities 
     and made available for the preservation of papers of former 
     Presidents of the United States, of which $9,000,000 shall be 
     available for the replacement of the wastewater treatment 
     system at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, of which 
     $2,000,000 shall be available for the stabilization of the 
     hospital wards, crematorium, and immigrant housing on islands 
     2 and 3 of Ellis Island, and of which $5,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the Smithsonian Institution and made available 
     for the preservation of manuscripts and original works of 
     great American composers''.
       On page 96, line 16, strike ``$83,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$55,533,000''.
       On page 96, line 25, strike ``$16,760,000'' and insert 
     ``$11,173,000''.
       At the end of title III, insert the following:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     more than $10,044,000 of the funds appropriated for the 
     National Endowment for the Arts under this Act may be 
     available for private fundraising activities for the 
     endowment.
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                           Amendment No. 1199

       At the end of title III, insert the following:
       Sec.   . (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The arts play an important part in American culture and 
     should continue to be supported.
       (2) The National Endowment for the Arts has been plagued by 
     controversy by those questioning the use of tax dollars for 
     certain projects and by artists who fear their work will be 
     censured.
       (3) The private funding for the arts has been increasing 
     consistently since 1965 and the American people generously 
     gave a record high $10,960,000,000 in 1996.
       (4) Private giving to the arts increased 40 percent during 
     the same years that Federal funding for the arts decreased 
     from $170,000,000 to $99,500,000.
       (5) The National Endowment for the Arts contributes less 
     than 5 percent of total Federal support for the arts and 
     humanities.
       (6) Local governments gave a total of $650,000,000 in 1996 
     and State governments spent a total of $250,000,000 in 1996 
     for the arts.
       (7) The total receipts for performance arts events have 
     increased and are quickly approaching the total receipts for 
     spectator sports.
       (8) One-third of direct National Endowment for the Arts 
     grant funds go to 6 large cities. Those cities are New York, 
     Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, 
     D.C.
       (9) One-fifth of direct National Endowment for the Arts 
     grant funds go to multimillion dollar arts organizations.
       (10) Americans volunteer approximately 2,600,000,000 hours 
     for the arts a year, estimated to be worth $25,600,000,000 
     annually.
       (11) The average household contribution (from households 
     that do contribute to the arts) was $216 in 1996. This amount 
     represents a 55 percent increase from 1993.
       (12) Certain individuals feel there needs to be a national 
     entity for the arts.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the National Endowment for the Arts should continue to 
     be phased out during 1998 and 1999;
       (2) in 1998 and 1999, the National Endowment for the Arts 
     should be allowed to use a portion of the funds that are 
     appropriated for the endowment, for private fundraising 
     efforts;
       (3) there should be a private, nonprofit organization 
     established, to be known as the ``American Foundation for the 
     Arts'', where generous Americans can contribute their funds 
     to a national arts entity that promotes the arts throughout 
     the United States without the intrusion of the Federal 
     government; and
       (4) additional tax incentives for charitable donations 
     should be established, such as charitable tax deduction for 
     nonitemizers, the elimination of the cap on charitable 
     deductions, and specific tax credit for donations to the 
     private, nonprofit organization described in paragraph (3).
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                  MACK (AND GRAHAM) AMENDMENT NO. 1200

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Mack, for himself and Mr. Graham) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 2107, supra; as follows:

       On page 19, line 2, strike the colon and insert in lieu 
     there of ``: Provided further, That the Secretary may provide 
     such funds to the State of Florida for acquisitions within 
     Stormwater Treatment Area 1-E, including reimbursement for 
     lands or water, or interests therein, within Stormwater 
     Treatment Area 1-E acquired by the State of Florida prior to 
     the enactment of this Act.''
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                      MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 1201

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Murkowski) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
H.R. 2107, supra; as follows:

       Sec.   . (a) Priority of Bonds.--Section 3 of Public Law 
     94-392 (90 Stat. 1193, 1195) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``priority for payment'' and inserting ``a 
     parity lien with every other issue of bonds or other 
     obligations issued for payment''; and
       (2) by striking ``in the order of the date of issue''.
       (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to obligations issued on or after the date of 
     enactment of this section.
       (c) Short-Term Borrowing.--Section 1 of Public Law 94-392 
     (90 Stat. 1193) is amended by adding the following new 
     subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(d) The legislature of the government of the Virgin 
     Islands may cause to be issued notes in anticipation of the 
     collection of the taxes and revenues for the current fiscal 
     year. Such notes shall mature and be paid within one year 
     from the date they are issued. No extension of such notes 
     shall be valid and no additional notes shall be issued under 
     this section until all notes issued during a preceding year 
     shall have been paid.''
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              GORTON (AND BYRD) AMENDMENTS NOS. 1202-1203

  Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mr. Byrd) proposed two amendments to the 
bill, H.R. 2107, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1202

       On page 6, line 20, strike ``Any'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``The Federal share of''.
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                           Amendment No. 1203

       On page 32, beginning with the colon on line 13, strike all 
     thereafter through ``funds'' on line 18 and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``: Provided further, That tribes may 
     use tribal priority allocations funds for the replacement and 
     repair of school facilities which are in compliance with 25 
     U.S.C. 2005(a) so long as such replacement or repair is 
     approved by the Secretary and completed with non-Federal 
     tribal and/or tribal priority allocations funds''.

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