Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 117 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)

[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9964-S9971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
1999

The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.

Amendments Nos. 3543 Through 3553, En Bloc

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I send a group of amendments to the desk
and ask that they be considered en bloc.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk
will report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:

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The Senator from Washington [Mr. Gorton], for himself and
others, proposes amendments numbered 3543 through 3553, en
bloc.

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of
the amendments be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendments are as follows:

AMENDMENT NO. 3543

(Purpose: Strikes Section 333 of the Senate bill and inserts in lieu
thereof a modification to Section 343 of Public Law 105-83, concerning
fees charged for recreation residence fees charged on the Sawtooth
National Forest)

On page 134, strike lines 21-25, and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
Sec. 333. In the second proviso of section 343 of Public
Law 105-83, delete ``1999'' and insert ``2000'' in lieu
thereof.

AMENDMENT NO. 3544

(Purpose: To subject certain reserved mineral interests to the Mineral
Leasing Act)

On page 74, after line 20, add the following:

SEC. . LEASING OF CERTAIN RESERVED MINERAL INTERESTS.

(a) Application of Mineral Leasing Act.--Notwithstanding
section 4 of Public Law 88-608 (78 Stat. 988), the Federal
reserved mineral interests in land conveyed under that Act by
United States land patents No. 49-71-0059 and No. 49-71-0065
shall be subject to the Act of February 25, 1920 (commonly
known as the ``Mineral Leasing Act'') (30 U.S.C. 181 et
seq.).
(b) Entry.--
(1) In general.--A person that acquires a lease under the
Act of February 25, 1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) for the
interests referred to in subsection (a) may exercise the
right of entry that is reserved to the United States and
persons authorized by the United States in the patents
conveying the land described in subsection (a) by occupying
so much of the surface the land as may be required for
purposes reasonably incident to the exploration for, and
extraction and removal of, the leased minerals.
(2) Condition.--A person that exercises a right of entry
under paragraph (1), shall, before commencing occupancy--
(A) secure the written consent or waiver of the patentee;
or
(B) post a bond or other financial guarantee with the
Secretary of the Interior in an amount sufficient to ensure--
(i) the completion of reclamation pursuant to the
requirements of the Secretary under the Act of February 25,
1920 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); and
(ii) the payment to the surface owner for--

(I) any damage to a crop or tangible improvement of the
surface owner that results from activity under the mineral
lease; and
(II) any permanent loss of income to the surface owner due
to loss or impairment of grazing use or of other uses of the
land by the surface owner at the time of commencement of
activity under the mineral lease.

(c) Effective Date.--In the case of the land conveyed by
United States patent No. 49-71-0065, this section takes
effect January 1, 1997.

amendment no. 3545

(Purpose: To make technical corrections to Sec. 332 of the bill
regarding the removal of economically viable commercial wood products
prior to initiating burning activities)

On page 134, line 16, insert between the words ``burning''
and ``until'' the following: ``on lands classified in the
national forest land management plan as timber base''
On page 134, line 18, insert between the words ``remove''
and ``all'' the following: ``from the proposed burn area,''
On page 134, line 19, delete the words ``from the proposed
burn area.'' and insert the words ``that would otherwise be
consumed by fire.''

amendment No. 3546

(Purpose: To make technical corrections to Sec. 328 of the bill
regarding authority for the Forest Service to independently acquire a
general ledger system)

On page 131, line 12, insert between the words ``a'' and
``system'' the following word: ``ledger''
On page 131, line 13, delete the word ``information''.
On page 131, line 19, insert after the word
``Appropriations'' the following: ``and authorizing
committees.''

amendment No. 3547

(Purpose: To make technical correction to Sec. 339 of the bill
regarding a prohibition on timber purchaser road credits)

On page 145, strike lines 22 and 23, and insert the
following in lieu thereof: ``roads constructed by the timber
purchaser, caused by variations in quantities, changes or
modifications subsequent to the sale of timber made in
accordance with applicable timber sale contract provisions,
then''.
And on page 147, line 24, strike the words ``appraised
value'' and insert the following in lieu thereof: ``estimated
cost''.
And on page 148, strike lines 15 through 22 and insert the
following in lieu thereof:

``thereafter) upon the earlier of--
``(A) April 1, 1999; or
``(B) the date that is the later of--
``(i) the effective date of regulations issued by the
Secretary of Agriculture to implement this section; and
``(ii) the date on which new timber sale contract
provisions designed to implement this section, that have been
published for public comment, are approved by the
Secretary.''.
And on page 149, line 3, strike the coma after the word
``date'' and insert the following in lieu thereof: ``shall
remain in effect, and''.

amendment no. 3548

(Purpose: Clarifies how the Forest Service is to conduct public
involvement related to management of fixed climbing anchors in
wilderness areas)

On page 134, line 8, delete Sec. 331, lines 8-14, and
insert the following in lieu thereof:
Sec. 331. The Forest Service shall rescind its decision
prohibiting the use of fixed anchors for rock climbing in
wilderness areas of any National Forest. No decision to
prohibit the use of such anchors in the National Forests
shall be implemented until the Forest Service conducts a
rulemaking to develop a national policy on the proper
management of fixed climbing anchors.

amendment no. 3549

Beginning on page 41 of the bill, line 21, following
``That'', strike all the language through page 42 line 5 and
insert the following: ``notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a
quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust
account that has not had activity for at least eighteen
months and has a balance of $1.00 or less: Provided further,
That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement
and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit
the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the
express written request of the accountholder.''

amendment no. 3550

On page 16, line 13, strike ``the report accompanying this
bill:'' and insert in lieu thereof ``Senate Report 105-56:''.

amendment no. 3551

On page 32 of S. 2237, line 22, strike ``funds.'' and
insert the following: ``funds: Provided further, That the
sixth proviso under Operation of Indian Programs in Public
Law 102-154, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992,
(105 Stat. 1004), is hereby amended to read as follows:
`Provided further, That until such time as legislation is
enacted to the contrary, no funds shall be used to take land
into trust within the boundaries of the original Cherokee
territory in Oklahoma without consultation with the Cherokee
Nation.'.''

amendment no. 3552

(Purpose: Modifies Section 125 to correct and clarify legal description
of land to be conveyed to the town Pahrump, Nevada)

On page 62, strike lines 6 through 13 and insert the
following in lieu thereof:
Beginning on line 5, following the words ``without
consideration'' insert: ``, subject to the requirements of 43
U.S.C. 869, all right title and interest of the land subject
to all valid existing rights in the public lands located
south and west of Highway 160 within Sections 32 and 33, T.
20 S., R. 54 E., Mount Diablo Meridian.''

amendment no. 3553

(Purpose: Adds requirements in Forest Service administrative provisions
for charging indirect expenses to permanent and trust funds)

Strike line 25 on page 88 and lines 1 through 4 of page 89.
Interest the following in lieu thereof:

``House of Representatives and Senate;
``(1) Proposed definitions for use with the fiscal year
2000 budget for overhead, national commitments, indirect
expenses, and any other category for use of funds which are
expended at any units that are not directly related to the
accomplishment of specific work on the ground;
``(2) A recommendation of the amount of funds, in
accordance with definitions under (1), which are appropriate
to be charged to the Reforestation, Knutson-Vandenberg, Brush
Disposal, Cooperative Work-Other, and the Salvage Sale funds;
and
``(3) A plan to incrementally adjust expenditures under (2)
to this recommended level no later than September 30, 2001:

``Provided further, That the Forest Service''.
On page 89, strike line 18 and insert the following in lieu
thereof: ``budget allocation. Changes to funding levels, for
appropriated funds, permanent funds and trust funds, and''.

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that as and when
these amendments are adopted, they be considered as original text for
the purpose of further amendment, should a Senator desire to do so.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, these are primarily a set of rather small
and technical amendments. The first one, for Senator Craig, strikes
section 333 regarding recreation residence fees and modifies section
343 of last year's bill on that subject. It is more modest than the
section 333 that it strikes.
The second amendment by the distinguished occupant of the Chair
subjects certain reserved mineral interests to the Mineral Leasing Act.
The next set of amendments, all of which carry my name, are a
technical fix to section 332 on prescribed burning

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operations; a technical amendment to section 328 on the authority given
to the Forest Service to acquire independently a general ledger system;
a technical change to section 339 on the prohibition of the use of
timber purchaser road credits; a technical change to section 331 on
Forest Service regulations on the use of fixed climbing anchors; a
technical change on the financial statements from the Office of Special
Trustee, this at the administration's request; a technical correction
on reprogramming procedures; an amendment to the BIA language relating
to other tribes taking land into trust from within the boundaries of
the original Cherokee territory; a proposal by Senator Reid on the BLM
modifying section 125 to correct and clarify the legal description of
lands to be conveyed; and one of my own relating to the Forest Service,
a technical correction regarding accounting for indirect expenses.
As I said, Mr. President, these tend to perfect sections that are
included in the bill and under my unanimous consent request will be
subject to further amendment if any Member desires to do so just as if
they were a part of the original bill.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendments
en bloc.
The amendments (Nos. 3543 through 3553) were agreed to en bloc.

Privilege of the Floor

Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Walter Dunn,
a fellow working in Senator Bingaman's office, be accorded privilege of
the floor during the pendency of S. 2237.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the
amendments were agreed to en bloc and move to lay that motion on the
table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Mr. GORTON. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll to determine the
presence of a quorum.
The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I object.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The clerk will continue to
call the roll.
The bill clerk continued with the call of the roll.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I renew my request.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Smith of Oregon). Is there objection?
Hearing none, it is so ordered.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I have no intention of offering an
amendment at this time. As I understand it, we are waiting for Senator
McCain to come to the floor to offer an amendment on campaign finance
reform. I hope we could have that debate sometime this afternoon.
I hate to see time pass without having the opportunity to talk about
the array of issues that are pending before this body. Obviously,
campaign finance reform is a matter of great concern to many Senators
on both sides of the aisle, and I know Senator McCain and Senator
Feingold have indicated their desire to offer an amendment, as I
understand it, this afternoon. Senator Lott, now, has expressed a
desire to have a vote on campaign finance reform at some point this
week. Given Senator Lott's pessimism about its chances for passage, I
assume that he believes that he has the necessary votes to defeat the
amendment, or to defeat a move to bring cloture on the amendment this
week.
I will tell you, it will not be the last vote we have on campaign
finance reform, because we will offer it again and again. Whether it is
Senator Feingold and Senator McCain or others, I think it important
that we ultimately have a vote on the issue itself.
While we wait on that particular vote and that debate, which I hope
will take place sometime soon, I call attention also to the other
amendments we wish to offer.
We will be offering an amendment on the Patients' Bill of Rights. We
believe it is essential that we have the opportunity to come to closure
on that important issue as well. It has passed in the House, as has
campaign finance reform. They are both now pending in the Senate. We
have indicated a willingness to take up the Shays-Meehan bill as it
exists, pass it, and send it on for signature.
We are not quite prepared to do the same on the Patients' Bill of
Rights. We think we can improve on the House-passed bill, and having
that debate is very important.
In addition to that, we will be offering a series of amendments, as
we have noted in the past, on agriculture. I have just returned from
South Dakota with a similar impression as others who have returned from
their home States about how serious the situation is and how
problematic it is becoming for an increasing number of our producers.
We will offer an amendment to increase the loan rate. I hope on a
bipartisan basis we can support that.
We will offer an amendment to provide storage payments to farmers so
they are not forced to sell their grain now.
We will be offering an amendment to provide for loan deficiency
payments for corn silage, something farmers are so desirous of having
simply because they are forced to sell grain that is absolutely
worthless right now. At least silage will give them an opportunity to
feed their livestock.
We will be offering other amendments, because we don't believe there
is any other choice.
Mr. President, one could make the argument that with all of this work
to be done, we simply can't consider running the Senate in a business-
as-usual fashion. We have to take into account the end of the session,
the plethora of legislative needs that are out there, and the agenda
that places before us.
So we will be offering a proposal. Our proposal is really pretty
simple. Our proposal is that we approach the legislative schedule
between now and the end of the session in two shifts; that we take the
first shift to address the appropriations bills and some of the array
of issues that the majority leader has considered scheduling. As I
understand it, we will have a vote tomorrow on missile defense. We will
have the bankruptcy bill and other bills.
But then we propose a second shift. Beginning early in the evening
and going until whatever time it takes each night, we would dedicate
the Senate to the needs that we haven't addressed and the array of
issues that the majority leader says we don't have time for. We do have
time for them if we make time. We do have time for them if we actually
engage in what businesses do all the time. If they want to increase
production, they go to a second shift.
The time has come for us to increase production. The time has come
for us to recognize that we can't consider the Senate agenda in the
remaining time that we have available in a business-as-usual fashion.
We have yet to pass a budget. Unbelievable as it may be, regardless of
what the law requires, our Republican leadership has renounced the law,
has abdicated their responsibilities, and has concluded that they
somehow can violate the requirements of the law and not pass a budget
resolution. I am not sure how you do that. I am not sure of the legal
implications of doing it. But if we are not going to address a budget
resolution simply because, as the leadership has noted, we don't have
time, then, again, our solution, our suggestion, is that we make time.
Let's consider a second shift. Let's consider working overtime. Let's
consider doing what we must, as any business, as any manager, would do.
With all the work that is before us, let us consider doing what we must
and putting in the hours to resolve these issues and complete our work
before the end of the session.
Mr. President, it is really not very complicated. If we work until a
certain time as if we were going to adjourn, then move to the second
shift and take up the second agenda, we can complete our work. As I
understand it, things like this have been done before, and it is time
we do it now. We have very few days left. Less than 6 weeks from now,
the Senate is anticipating adjournment. We simply can't adjourn without
having addressed and passed campaign finance reform. We can't adjourn
without having addressed and passed a Patients' Bill of Rights. We
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adjourn without having addressed and passed an array of tools to
provide agriculture with the ability to survive.
All the issues I have mentioned, and many others, beg our
consideration and demand our attention. I hope we can address them in a
way that will accommodate the needs of both parties and caucuses and
the expectations of the American people.
I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Privilege Of The Floor

Mr. BENNETT. I ask unanimous consent that Jason McNamara, Catharine
Cyr, Angela Ewell-Madison, Mike Heeb, and Amanda Lawrence of Senator
Bob Graham's staff have floor privileges for the duration of the
consideration of the Interior appropriations bill.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. BENNETT. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for
the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Amendment No. 3554

(Purpose: To make an amendment to reform the financing of Federal
elections)

Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask
for its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

The Senator from Arizona [Mr. McCAIN], for himself, Mr.
Feingold, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, and Mr.
Jeffords, proposes an amendment numbered 3554.

Mr. McCAIN. I ask unanimous consent reading of the amendment be
dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The text
of the amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Amendments
Submitted.'')
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I appreciate the cooperation of the
majority leader in bringing this amendment up. I see my friend from
Kentucky on the floor. I look forward to vigorous debate in the next
couple of days. I know that the majority leader is going to file a
cloture motion. I believe it is important that we bring this issue
again before the Senate since the House of Representatives obviously
acted on this issue.
I do want to point out that the majority leader has assured me we
will have 2 full days of debate on this, which will mean a cloture vote
sometime late Thursday afternoon. I appreciate that. I hope that we
will on this occasion prevail. I again look forward to a vigorous
debate on this issue.
I yield the floor.

CLOTURE MOTION

Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk to the
pending campaign finance reform amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

Cloture Motion

We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the
provision of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate,
do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the pending
campaign finance reform amendment.
Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Thad
Cochran, Wayne Allard, Rod Grams, Larry E. Craig, Kay Bailey
Hutchison, James M. Inhofe, Richard S. Lugar, Mitch
McConnell, Jeff Sessions, Rick Santorum, Don Nickles, Dan
Coats, and Lauch Faircloth.
Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask consent that no further amendments be
in order to the Interior appropriations bill prior to the cloture vote.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. LOTT. I ask consent the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be
waived.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. LOTT. For the information of all Senators, this cloture vote will
occur on Thursday, September 10. We will have a consultation as to
exactly what time. I presume it will be late in the afternoon. All
Members will be notified as to the exact time of this cloture vote as
soon as the time becomes available.
I yield the floor.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I recognize that under the order
established by the unanimous consent agreement of the majority leader
there would be no further amendments to the Interior bill until after
the McCain-Feingold bill has been dispensed with one way or the other.
However, I ask unanimous consent that that consent notwithstanding,
there be an opportunity to discuss another amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Amendment No. 3555

(Purpose: To amend Section 343 regarding modifications to dams on the
Columbia and Snake Rivers)

Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask
for its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

The Senator from Utah [Mr. Bennett], for Mr. Gorton,
proposes an amendment numbered 3555.

Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
amendment be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the
table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 3555) was agreed to.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I again ask unanimous consent that
notwithstanding the order regarding amendments that one additional
amendment may be considered.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Amendment No. 3556

Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask
for its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

The Senator from Utah [Mr. Bennett], for Mr. Gorton,
proposes an amendment numbered 3556.

Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of
the amendment be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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The amendment is as follows:
Strike Section 129 of Senate bill 2237 and add the
following in the nature of a substitute:
Section 129. (a) In the event any tribe returns
appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of
Indian Affairs for distribution to other tribes, this action
shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust
responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government
relationship between the United States and that tribe, or
that tribe's ability to access future appropriations.
(b) The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall develop alternative
methods to fund TPA base programs in future years. The
alternatives shall consider tribal revenues and relative
needs of tribes and tribal members. No later than April 1,
1999, the BIA shall submit a report to Congress containing
its recommendations and other alternatives. The report shall
also identify the methods proposed to be used by BIA to
acquire data that is not currently available to BIA and any
data gathering mechanisms that may be necessary to encourage
tribal compliance. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for the purposes of developing recommendations, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs is hereby authorized access to
tribal revenue-related data held by any Federal agency,
excluding information held by the Internal Revenue Service.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), tribal revenue
shall include the sum of tribal net income, however derived,
from any business venture owned, held, or operated, in whole
or in part, by any tribal entity which is eligible to receive
TPA on behalf of the members of any tribe, all amounts
distributed as per capita payments which are not otherwise
included in net income, and any income from fees, licenses or
taxes collected by any tribe.
(d) The calculation of tribal revenues shall exclude
payments made by the Federal Government in settlement of
claims or judgments and income derived from lands, natural
resources, funds, and assets held in trust by the Secretary
of the Interior.
(e) In developing alternative TPA distribution methods, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs will take into account the financial
obligations of a tribe, such as budgeted health, education
and public works service costs; its compliance, obligations
and spending requirements under the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act; its compliance with the Single Audit Act; and its
compact with its state.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
amendment be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon
the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 3556) was agreed to.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in
order to offer another amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Amendment No. 3557

(Purpose: To provide for the transfer of additional funds to the Energy
Conservation account)

Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask
for its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

The Senator from Utah [Mr. Bennett] for Mr. Gorton proposes
an amendment numbered 3557.

Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of
the amendment be dispensed with.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment is as follows:
Starting on page 91, line 23, strike all through the colon
on page 92, line 3, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
``For necessary expenses in carrying out energy
conservation activities, $678,701,000, to remain available
until expended, including, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, $64,000,000, which shall be transferred to
this account from amounts held in escrow under section
3002(d) of Public Law 95-509 (15 U.S.C. 4501(d)):'';
At the end of Title III, add the following new section:
Sec. . Section 3003 of the Petroleum Overcharge
Distribution and Restitution Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4502) is
amended by adding after subsection (d) the following new
subsection:
``(e) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section are
repealed, and any rights that may have arisen are
extinguished, on the date of the enactment of the Department
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999. After that date, the amount available for direct
restitution to current and future refined petroleum product
claimants under this Act is reduced by the amounts specified
in title II of that Act as being derived from amounts held in
escrow under section 3002(d). The Secretary shall assure that
the amount remaining in escrow to satisfy refined petroleum
product claims for direct restitution is allocated equitably
among the claimants.'';
On page 2, line 13, strike ``$600,096,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$603,396,000'';
On page 5, line 20, strike ``$15,650,000'' and insert
``$16,650,000'';
On page 11, line 1, strike ``$624,019,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$631,019,000'';
On page 12, line 21, strike ``$48,734,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$50,059,000'';
On page 13, line 8, strike ``$62,120,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$63,370,000'';
On page 17, line 12, strike ``$1,288,903,000'' and insert
in lieu thereof the following: ``$1,298,903,000'';
On page 17, line 25, strike ``$48,800,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$50,800,000'';
On page 18, line 25, strike ``$210,116,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$217,166,000'';
On page 19, line 3, insert the following after the ``:'':
Provided further, That ``$500,000 may be derived from the
Historic Preservation Fund for the Hecksher Museum:'',
On page 19, line 17, strike ``$88,100,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$90,075,000'';
On page 22, line 10, strike ``$772,115,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$773,115,000'';
On page 22, line 18, strike ``$154,581,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: $155,581,000'';
On page 30, line 2, strike ``$1,544,695,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$1,555,295,000'';
On page 30, line 21, strike ``$50,588,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$52,788,000'';
On page 75, line 6, strike ``$212,927,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$214,127,000'';
On page 75, line 13, strike ``$165,091,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$168,091,000'';
On page 77, line 5, strike ``$353,840,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$358,840,000'';
On page 96, line 25, strike ``$1,888,602,000'' and insert
in lieu thereof the following: ``$1,893,602,000'';
On page 98, line 16, strike ``$170,190,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following: ``$175,190,000''.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, this amendment provides funding for a
wide array of programs throughout the Interior bill, predominantly to
meet requirements such as fixed cost increases in maintenance, the $60
million offsets derived from excess funds held in escrow pursuant to
the Petroleum Overcharge Distribution and Restitution Act. These funds
are in excess of the funds projected to be required to pay any
restitution pursuant to the act.
I ask unanimous consent that a more detailed description of the
amendment be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:

The Amendment provides for the following:
Additional $2.3 million for fixed costs increases in the
Bureau of Land Management. Funding at this level will provide
approximately 75% of the agency's requested uncontrollables.
The agency will continue to be expected to find efficiencies
to offset the remainder of the request.
Additional $1 million for wilderness management in the
Bureau of Land Management, which increases this activity to
the FY 98 level ($300,000 below Administration request).
Funds will address routine wilderness management
responsibilities.
Additional $5 million for fixed costs increases in the Fish
and Wildlife Service. Funding at this level will provide
approximately 50% of the agency's requested uncontrollables.
The agency will continue to be expected to find efficiencies
to offset the remainder of the request.
Additional $10 million for Park Service maintenance.
Additional $3 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
address the probate backlog for Individual Indian Money
accounts. Consistent with BIA's strategic goal to address the
title backlog, which is the subject of several lawsuits. The
cost of dealing with the total backlog is estimated at over
$12 million, according to most recent figures, available only
after President's budget was released. The additional funds
over FY98 funding of $573,000 will hire temporary staff,
provide overtime to existing staff and provide funds to self-
governance tribes to research about 300 backlogged estates of
about 1,300 total. This funding will fully meet
Administration request and is $2 million over the House mark.
Additional $2.2 million for support related to the Cobell
v. Lujan litigation. The elimination of backlogs is a
component of the Trust Management Improvement Project
overseen by the Office of the Special Trustee.
Additional $3.5 million for BIA law enforcement for Law
Enforcement in Indian Country initiative.
Additional $1.7 million for Bureau of Indian Affairs
environmental cleanup. The EPA is threatening BIA with fines
related to remediation of underground storage tanks. In
addition, BIA is trying to perform an environmental audit
related to tanks and open dumps.

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Additional $2 million for Stewardship Incentives Program in
the Forest Service to equal the Administration request.
Reflects strong interest in this program by numerous
senators. Will improve the overall survivability of the
program in light of the House action to provide no funding.
Additional $1 million for Forest Legacy program in the
Forest Service to equal Administration request. Reflects
strong interest in this program by numerous senators. The
additional funds will further support efforts to obtain
management easements for especially sensitive properties of
significant national interest.
Additional $4 million for Forest Service road maintenance,
reflecting Committee's commitment to address the severely
deteriorating Forest Service infrastructure by increasing the
amount of roads being maintained to planned standards. This
will be of significant value in reducing erosion and damage
which is harmful to watersheds within the national forests
and adjacent lands.
Additional $5 million for Indian Health Service contract
support. The Administration flat-lined Contract Support at
$168 million, and the House and Senate figures are already
above that level, with House at $195 million and Senate at
$170 million. However, reality is that shortfall is estimated
to be upwards of $90 million in total ($33 million for FY98
alone). The additional funding would still be short of House
amount but is better than Administration request.
Additional $500,000 each for the Wheeling National Heritage
Area, the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and the
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area in the Park Service,
National Recreation and Preservation account.
Additional $1 million for the heating and cooling system at
the U.S. Geological Survey Leetown Science Center.
Additional $500,000 for land acquisition at the Ohio River
Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
Additional $1,000,000 for the Forest Service for a multi-
state cooperative noxious weeds research program.
Additional $1 million for BLM land acquisition at the Santa
Rosa Mountains National Scenic Area.
Additional $1 million for construction of a visitor center
at the White River National Wildlife Refuge.
Additional $1,975,000 for land acquisition at Cumberland
Island National Seashore.
Additional $200,000 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs for a
job placement assistance program operated by the United Sioux
Tribes Development Corporation.
Additional $1 million for the Forest Service construction
account for the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Additional $325,000 for reconstruction at the North
Attleboro National Fish Hatchery.
Additional $750,000 for land acquisition at the Tensas
River National Wildlife Refuge.
Additional $500,000 for the recently authorized National
Underground Railroad program in the Park Service.
Additional $1 million for the Fish and Wildlife Service for
the Clark County, NV Habitat Conservation Plan.
Additional $1 million for demonstration of modular fuel
cells at no more than ten Department of Energy facilities.
Additional $200,000 for Spartina grass research by the
Forest Service.
Additional $500,000 for the Park Service Hecksher museum
renovation.
Additional $2.25 million for the Park Service for the
construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitors Center.
Additional $1 million for the Park Service for construction
at the Black Archives & Research Center at Florida A&M
University.
Additional $1 million for the Fish and Wildlife Service for
habitat restoration in the Black River, a tributary to the
Coosa River.
Additional $3.3 million for rehabilitation of the Acadia
National Park water and sewer system.

Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this
amendment be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the
table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 3557) was agreed to.
Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I thank the managers of this bill for
their hard work in putting forth annual legislation which provides
federal funding for all of the agencies within the Department of the
Interior, the Indian Health Service and several forestry programs. Many
of the programs funded within this bill are vital to the preservation
of our National Parks and to protect our precious natural resources.
I regret that I must again come forward this year to object to the
$351.8 in additional spending above the budget request included in this
bill and its accompanying report. This is an improvement over last
year's FY 98 Interior appropriations bill, which contained $584.6
million in pork-barrel spending. However, $351.8 million is still an
unacceptable amount of money to spend on low-priority, unrequested,
wasteful projects. In short, Congress must curb its appetite for such
unbridled spending. The multitude of unrequested earmarks buried in
this proposal will undoubtedly further burden the American taxpayers. I
ask unanimous consent that this list of objectionable provisions be
printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the list was ordered to be printed in the
Record, as follows:

Objectionable Provisions in the FY '90 Interior Appropriations Bill

bill language

An earmark of $2,082,000 to Alaska to assess the mineral
potential of public lands.
An earmark for unspecified funds to the Wichita Mountains
Wildlife Refuge for maintenance of a herd of long-horned
cattle.
An earmark of $2,000,000 to unspecified communities in
southern California for planning associated with the National
Communities Conservation Planning program.
An earmark of $1,000,000 to Ohio for acquisition of the
Howard Farm near Metzger Marsh.
An earmark of $550,000 to New York for repair and
rehabilitation of the Susan B. Anthony House in New York
State.
An earmark of $2,000,000 to Virginia City Historic District
for construction, improvements and repair/replacement of
physical facilities.
An additional $97,921,000 above the budget request for the
Navajo Indian Irrigation Project.
An earmark of $350,000 to Alaska for equipment support and
training for southern region fireland protection.
The Committee states 80% of unspecified funds appropriated
to the Forest Service in the ``National Forest System'' and
``Reconstruction and Construction'' accounts be allocated to
the state of Washington, directly to the WA State Department
of Fish and Wildlife for projects on National Forest land.
The Committee directs unspecified funds to be available for
payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National
Scenic Area in Washington State.
The Committee requires compliance with all ``Buy America''
provisions.
The Committee stipulates that the Forest Service and the
Federal Highway Administration earmark $15,000,000 for the
State of Utah for construction of the Trappers Loop connector
road for preparation of the 2002 winter Olympics.
The Committee directs the Secretary to acquire the Elwha
Project and Glines Canyon Project in the State of Washington
for a purchase price of $29,500,000.

report language

Title I--Department of the Interior: Land and Water Resources

bureau of land management: Management of Land and Resources

The Committee requests an additional $500,000 for Alaska
minerals programs for the minerals at risk program which
includes funding for data base, depository, and storage
facilities and additional funds for development of a single
graphical claims information system for both Federal and
State claims.
The Committee provides an additional $500,000 for an
airborne geophysical survey and geologic mapping of Federal
lands in southeast Alaska to be conducted in consultation
with the State of Alaska.
The Committee requests an additional $1,798,000 for Alaska
conveyance.
The Committee has recommended $750,000 for the cadastral
survey program to support the Montana cadastral mapping
project.

construction

An earmark of $1,000,000 for the planning and construction
of facilities to service the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument.
An earmark of $2,000,000 for construction at Pompeys Pillar
in Montana.
An earmark of $1,022,000 for construction of Coldfoot multi
agency facility in Alaska.

Fish and Wildlife and Parks

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Resource Management

The Committee requests an additional $900,000 for the
National Conservation Training Center located in West
Virginia.
An earmark of $400,000 for Alabama sturgeon conservation
efforts.
An earmark of $560,000 for Iron City, UT, habitat
conservation plan.
The Committee requests an additional $100,000 for the
Middle Rio Grande Bosque Consortium.
The Committee requests an additional $500,000 for Partners
for Fish and Wildlife to research Washington salmon
enhancement.
An earmark of $500,000 for Hawaii Endangerment Species Act
community conservation programs.
The Committee requests $1,250,000 for Washington State
regional fisheries enhancement groups, including the Long
Live the Kings and Hood Canal salmon enhancement groups. Of
this amount, $750,000 is allocated to the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife in the form of a block grant
to support the continued volunteer efforts of the Regional
Fisheries Enhancement Program. Also included is $300,000 for
Long Live the Kings salmon recovery efforts and $200,000 for
Hood Canal salmon recovery efforts.
The Committee recommends $950,000 for the Reno biodiversity
initiative.
The Committee requests an additional $200,000 for the
development of an environmental assessment and supporting
management plan for the proposed Darby Prairie National
Wildlife Refuge in Ohio.

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An earmark of $404,000 to study the decline of sea otters
in the Aleutian chain and possible role of contaminants; a
clinic to educate and test the uses of steel shot by hunters
in western Alaska in order to encourage the use of steel shot
in lieu of lead shot; and a Yukon River Salmon Treaty
educational campaign to inform better Yukon River residents
of the treaty requirements and to aid their communication
with the Yukon River panel and other agencies.
An earmark of $358,000 for Ouray National Fish Hatchery in
Utah.
An earmark for $30,000 for the Alaska region ballast water
initiative to monitor the introduction of new species in
Prince William Sound from tankers originating from outside
Alaska.
An earmark for $90,000 for the Alaska Nanuuq Commission.
An earmark of $161,000 for the Eskimo Walrus Commission.
An earmark for $1,000,000 for the State of Alaska for
initiative with Russia involving cooperative agreement on
wildlife and habitat for shared migratory species.

construction

An earmark for $2,760,000 for Alaska Maritime National
Wildlife Refuge, AK.
An earmark of $550,000 for Bear River National Wildlife
Refuge, UT.
An earmark of $185,000 for Deep Fork National Wildlife
Refuge, OK.
An earmark of $700,000 for Discovery Center, Kansas City,
MO.
An earmark of $250,000 for Hanalei National Wildlife
Refuge, HI.
An earmark of $500,000 for Montana State University,
Montana: wildlife disease biocontainment facility.
An earmark of $2,000,000 for Mississquoi National Wildlife
Refuge, VT.
An earmark of $250,000 for Silvia O. Conte National
Wildlife Refuge, NH.
An earmark of $1,200,000 for Upper Mississippi National
Wildlife Refuge, IA.
An earmark of $70,000 for White Sulphur Springs National
Fish Hatchery, WV.

land acquisition

The Committee recommends an increase of $1,620,000 above
the budget request, and earmarks the entire $62 million
appropriation for various locality specific projects.

cooperative endangered species conservation fund

The Committee recommends an increase of $17,000,000 above
the budget request to the State of Washington for salmon and
steelhead recovery efforts related to the Endangered Species
Act requirements.

national park service operation of the national park system

An earmark for $280,000 for a partnership with the National
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council for national and
regional planning and development of educational resources,
and $320,000 for technical assistance and interpretive
planning.

national recreation and preservation

An earmark of $750,000 for Alaska Native Cultural Center.
An earmark of $100,000 for the Aleutian World War II
National Historic Area.
An earmark of $1,000,000 for Mandan On-a-Slant Village.
An earmark of $500,000 for Sewall-Belmont House.
An earmark of $400,000 for Vancouver National Historic
Reserve.
An earmark of $1,000,000 for the Wheeling National Heritage
Area.
An earmark of $100,000 for the Women's Rights National
Historic Trail.
An earmark of $500,000 for Ravenna Creek restoration.
An earmark of $250,000 to continue the Lake Champion
Program.
An earmark of $150,000 for ongoing support of the Vermont/
New Hampshire Joint River Commissions.
An earmark of $100,000 to Essex National Heritage Area.
An earmark of $100,000 to Ohio & Erie Canal National
Heritage Corridor.
An earmark of $100,000 to the Steel Industry American
Heritage Area.

national park service construction

An earmark for $1,000,000 for Blackstone River Valley
National Heritage Corridor, RI-MA.
An earmark for $1,200,000 for C&O Canal National Historic
Park, MD to relocate visitor center.
An earmark of $300,000 for Central High School, AR for
planning and development.
An earmark of $200,000 for the Charleston School District,
AR for interpretive exhibits.
An earmark of $1,570,000 for Chickasaw National Recreation
Area, OK for the Point campground.
An earmark of $2,300,000 for Congaree Swamp National
Monument, SC for construction of an access road.
An earmark of $507,000 for Edison National Historic Site,
NJ for rehabilitation.
An earmark of $200,000 for Fort Sumter National Monument,
SC for rehabilitation.
An earmark of $1,300,000 to Harpers Ferry National
Historical Park, WV for stabilization of structures and flood
recovery.
An earmark of $3,000,000 for Hispanic Cultural Center, NM.
An earmark of $1,000,000 to Hovenweep National Monument, UT
for design and construction of a visitor-administrative
facility.
An earmark of $3,000,000 to Katmai National Park and
Preserve, AK for visitor use facilities.
An earmark of $10,000,000 to the National Constitution
Center, PA for design, engineering and construction.
An earmark of $411,000 to New Jersey Coastal Heritage
Trail, NJ for exhibits.
An earmark of $575,000 for the New River Gorge National
River, WV for rehabilitation, day labor, and parkway support.
An earmark of $550,000 to Quinault Visitor Center, North
Fork Recreation Area in Olympic National Park, WA.
An earmark of $2,000,000 for planning and design, removal
of Elwha Dam in Olympic National Park, WA.
An earmark of $390,000 for San Antonio Missions National
Historical Park for preservation of historic buildings.
An earmark of $2,400,000 for Seward interagency to complete
design and initiate construction.
An earmark of $1,120,000 for Sitka National Historic Site,
AK to rehabilitate priest's quarters and old school house.
An earmark of $2,000,000 for Statue of Liberty National
Monument and Ellis Island, NY-NJ for rehabilitation.
An earmark of $968,000 for Ulysses S. Grant National
Historic Site, MO to restore and stabilize main house and
related structures.
An earmark of $1,500,000 to for Vicksburg National Military
Park, MS to rehabilitate monuments and facilities.
The Committee understands $19,200,000 will be allocated
from the Federal Lands Highway Program for construction of
Natchez Trace Parkway in MS.
An earmark of $100,000 for Bear Paw National Battlefield
for preliminary design of visitor facilities.
An earmark of $100,000 for Golden Gate National Recreation
Area to evalute the feasibility and desirability of
preserving and interpreting sites.

Energy and Minerals

surveys, investigations and research

The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for coal availability
studies earmarked for WV, OH, PA, KY, IL, IN, WY, CO, UT, NM,
and MT.
An earmark of $1,250,000 to continue coastal erosion
studies in SC and GA.
An earmark of $2,000,000 to continue the minerals-at-risk
program in Alaska.
An additional $100,000 for Salton Sea research.
An additional $1,000,000 for clean water and watershed
restoration includes funds for research in risk health in the
Chesapeake Bay.
An earmark of $1,000,000 for incinerator replacement at the
USGS National Wildlife Health Center, located in Madison, HI.
An earmark of $3,422,000 to meet uncontrollable costs at
the USGS National Wildlife Health Center, located in Madison,
WI.

royalty and offshore minerals management

An earmark of $600,000 for the Mississippi Marine Minerals
Resource Center program to support exploration and
sustainable development of seabed minerals.
An earmark of $900,000 for the Offshore Technology Resource
Center, a partnership between the University of Texas at
Austin and Texas A&M University to study the technical,
safety and environmental challenges of offshore drilling.

Indian Affairs

operation of indian programs

An earmark of $1,500,000 to raise base funding of small and
needy tribes in Alaska.
An additional $500,000 for the United Tribes Technical
College (UTTC).

general provisions: department of the interior

An earmark of $350,000 for equipment support and training
to the primary manager of the southern region of fireland
management protection in Alaska prior to expenditure of any
funds otherwise reimbursable for such support and training.

Title II--Department of Agriculture

forest and rangeland research

An earmark for $300,000 for Renewable Resource Institute,
University of Washington study.
An earmark for $300,000 for the Fairbanks lab.
An earmark for $600,000 for a forest conditions study by
the Renewable Resource Institute at the University of
Washington.
An earmark for $600,000 for a landscape management project
to be conducted by Forest Service visualization experts
located at the University of Washington Center for Streamside
Studies, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, the
Pacific Northwest Research Station of the Forest Service, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife.

State and private forestry

An additional $150,000 for the Vermont forest monitoring
cooperative.
An earmark of $90,000 to assist the Vermont fire task force
in working with rural communities to install dry hydrants for
providing reliable source of water.
An earmark of $500,000 for the Hawaii forests and
communities initiative to support efforts to develop Hawaii
forest products and provide assistance to displaced workers.
An earmark of $3,500,000 to the Northeast-Midwest rural
development through forestry program.
An earmark of $200,000 to the northeastern area to retain
current level funding to assist the Hardwoods Training Center
in Princeton, WV.
An earmark of $200,000 to assist the Skamania County for
preparation costs related to exchange of the Wind River
Nursery land.
An earmark of $600,000 for economic assistance in southeast
Alaska pertaining to restoration of the Sheldon Jackson
College.

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An earmark of $2,000,000 to the borough of Ketcikan to
participate in a cooperative study of determine feasibility
and dynamics for the manufacture of veneer products from
southeast Alaska.
An earmark of $1,950,000 for erosion control in the Paseo
del Canon Drainage Channel in Taos, NM.
An earmark of $2,500,000 for the Forest Service, State and
private forestry, to assume lead responsibility for
implementing a restructuring of the Hardwoods Technology
Center in Princeton, WV.
An earmark of $1,000,000 for the Pacific Northwest
assistance base program.
An earmark of $3,000,000 for Gray's Harbor, WA to assist in
restoration of infrastructure facilities and to assure
continued operation of the local forest products industry.

national forest system

An earmark of $500,000 for the White Mountain National
Forest in Maine and New Hampshire from the funds recommended
for revision of its land management plan.
An additional $64,000 is provided for old growth habitat
mapping and terrestrial ecosystem classification and
inventory on the Monongahela National Forest.
An earmark of $550,000 for the State of Alaska to cooperate
in the monitoring of the Forest Service's implementation and
management of the Tongass land management plan, and to assure
compliance with its requirements.
An additional $142,000 for the Monongahela National Forest
for wildlife and fisheries habitat management.
An earmark of $500,000 to address noxious weed issues on
the Okanogan and Colville National Forests.
An earmark of $400,000 to assist ranchers in NM at
constructing water and fence improvements required by recent
settlements negotiated by the Forest Service concerning
livestock grazing.
An earmark of $714,000 for administration of timber removal
from lands involved in the Gallatin II land exchange.
An earmark of $2,000,000 for the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre,
Gunnison, and White River National Forest aspen program.
An earmark of $181,000 for specific watershed restoration
projects on the Monongahela National Forest.
An earmark of $100,000 for a watershed improvement needs
inventory on the Clearwater National Forest.
An earmark of $465,000 for counterdrug operations on the
Daniel Boone National Forest.
An earmark of $500,000 to establish, equip, house, and
train a native American fire preparedness and suppression
cadre to be located on the Black Hills National Forest.

reconstruction and construction

An earmark of $8,000,000 for construction of a forestry
research facility at Auburn University.
An earmark of $4,000,000 for construction of the Franklin
County Lake Dam on the Homochitto National Forest.
An earmark of $1,300,000 for construction of recreation
facilities in Utah for the 2002 winter Olympics.
An earmark of $125,000 for installation of additional water
and electrical facilities at individual horse campsites at
the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness
Area.
An earmark of $320,000 for replacement of toilet facilities
in the Ouachita National Forest.
An earmark of $20,000 for construction of a boat launch
facility at Bead Lake on the Colville National Forest.
An earmark of $200,000 for reconstruction of a water system
at the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.
An earmark of $475,000 for reconstruction at the Fletcher
View Campground in the Spring Mountains National Recreation
Area.
An earmark of $854,000 to facilitate access to blowdown
timber at the Routt National Forest.
An earmark of $68,000 for vegetation management work along
the Talimena Scenic Byway in Oklahoma.
An earmark of $720,000 for watershed improvements
associated with soil and road erosion on the Monongahela
National Forest.
An earmark of $750,000 for construction of the Taft Tunnel
Bicycle Trail.
An earmark of $275,000 for trailhead relocation on the
Routt National Forest associated with significant storm
damage.
An earmark of $183,000 to complete construction of the
Tahoe Rim Trail and Trailhead.
An earmark of $270,000 for construction of the Harriman
Trail in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
An earmark of $500,000 for the Continental Divide Trail.
An earmark of $76,000 for construction of foot bridges on
the Cedar Lake Trail of the Winding Stair Mountain National
Recreation and Wilderness Area.
An earmark of $2,600,000 for construction of trails in the
vicinity of Ketchikan, AK.

land acquisition

The Committee recommends an additional $10,965,000 for this
account, and earmarks the entire account $67.022 million for
various locality-specific projects.

fossil energy research and development

The Committee directs no less than $250,000 to promote
research on computational tools used by the Alaska Division
of Geological and Geophysical Surveys to determine the
viability of coal bed methane as a fuel source in rural
Alaska.

Department of Health and Human Services

indian health services

An earmark of $5,612,000 for the first-year costs
associated with the Alaska Federal Health Care Partnership's
4-year project to develop an Alaskawide telemedicine network
to provide access to health services and health education
information in remote areas of Alaska.
An additional $12,000 for Alaska immunization program.

indian health facilities

An earmark of $13,900,000 to continue construction of the
Hopi Health Center in Polacca, AZ.
Committee directs the Indian Health Service not to use any
funds provided to close the IHS facility providing emergency
services in Wagner, SD.

Other Related Agencies

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Earmark for $150,000 for additional costs that will result
from implementation of the Panama Canal Treaty at the
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Earmark for $8,000,000 for expenses associated with
equipping and staffing the NMAI Cultural Resources Center in
Suitland, MD.
Total Earmarks: $351,804,000.

Mr. McCAIN. Many of the programs within this proposal are meritorious
and do deserve funding. However, should American taxpayers foot the
bill for rural and economic development programs solely benefitting the
State of Alaska? My colleagues have generously included unrequested
funding for $1,000,000 to study mineral resources-at-risk in Alaska
under the Bureau of Land Management's budget, as well as including
$2,000,000 for the same minerals-at-risk program in Alaska under the
U.S. Geological Survey budget. The earmarks do not stop there as
$3,000,000 is directed to build visitor use facilities in the Katami
National Park and Preserve. The panel has also afforded the borough of
Ketchikan $2,000,000 to participate in a cooperative study to determine
the feasibility of manufacturing veneer products from southeast Alaska.
Certainly the home state of the Committee's esteemed Chairman is not
the only beneficiary of pork-barrel spending. My colleagues have seen
to it that the State of Utah will have the funds to build an access
road to venues for the winter Olympic Games in 2002. Calling it a
``necessity'' in their report, the Committee funnels $15,000,000 toward
the completion of Trapper's Loop Road. In addition, Utah is also slated
to receive $1,300,000 to build recreation facilities for the 2002
Games. What is even more egregious is that these funds are directed to
be transferred to Utah before the remaining funding can be dispersed to
states for other projects.
This bill is weighed down by dozens of other wasteful projects which
clearly have skirted the public review process, and in many cases do
not serve the greater national interest. For example, why must we
expend $500,000 of taxpayer dollars on noxious weed issues for the
Okanogan and Colville national forests? Or to replace toilet facilities
at a price of $320,000 in the Ouachita National Forest? While the
American people are proud of their national heritage and history, is it
fair to ask them to pay $10,000,000 for a new National Constitution
Center in Pennsylvania?
Mr. President, I do not enjoy coming forth each year for every
appropriation bill to decry wasteful spending, but I believe the
American taxpayers deserve to know where their hard earned dollars will
be spent. Sadly, this bill continues the practice of loading up
important spending measures with unnecessary and wasteful pork-barrel
projects. I hope that we can restore the faith of the American people
in our federal government by honoring our responsibility to them by
applying judicious deliberation to our budget process.
Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brownback). Without objection, it is so
ordered.

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