[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 reading of 
the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:
       Beginning on page 152, line 7, strike all through line 3 on 
     page 154 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       ``Sec. 343. Unless specifically authorized by Congress or 
     with the consent of licensees for dams licensed by the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a Federal or State 
     agency shall not require, approve, authorize, fund or 
     undertake any action that would remove or breach any dam on 
     the Federal Columbia River Power System or any dam on the 
     Columbia or Snake Rivers or their tributaries licensed by the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or diminish below 
     present operational plans the Congressionally authorized uses 
     of flood control, irrigation, navigation and electric power 
     and energy generating capacity of any such dam.''

  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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