[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10866-S10870]
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  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2000

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                       DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 1628

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 
2466) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 132, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

     SEC. 3____. NATIONAL FOREST-DEPENDENT RURAL COMMUNITIES 
                   ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.

       (a) Findings and Purposes.--Section 2373 of the National 
     Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification 
     Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``national forests'' and 
     inserting ``National Forest System land'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the national forests'' 
     and inserting ``National Forest System land'';
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``forest resources'' and 
     inserting ``natural resources''; and
       (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``national forest 
     resources'' and inserting ``National Forest System land 
     resources''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``national forests'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land''; and
       (B) by striking ``forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``natural resources''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 2374(1) of the National Forest-
     Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 6612(1)) is amended by striking ``forestry'' 
     and inserting ``natural resources''.
       (c) Rural Forestry and Economic Diversification Action 
     Teams.--Section 2375(b) of the National Forest-Dependent 
     Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 6613(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``forestry'' and 
     inserting ``natural resources''; and

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       (2) in the second and third sentences, by striking 
     ``national forest resources'' and inserting ``National Forest 
     System land resources''.
       (d) Action Plan Implementation.--Section 2376(a) of the 
     National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic 
     Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6614(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``natural resources''; and
       (2) by striking ``national forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land resources''.
       (e) Training and Education.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 2377(a) of the National Forest-Dependent Rural 
     Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     6615(a)) are amended by striking ``national forest 
     resources'' and inserting ``National Forest System land 
     resources''.
       (f) Loans to Economically Disadvantaged Rural 
     Communities.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 2378(a) of 
     the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic 
     Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6616(a)) are amended by 
     striking ``national forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land resources''.
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                    GORTON AMENDMENTS NOS. 1629-1630

  Mr. GORTON proposed two amendments to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 1629

       On page 14, line 6, strike ``(22 U.S.C. aa-1)'' and insert 
     ``(22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1)''.
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                           Amendment No. 1630

       Insert at the end of Title III in H.R. 2466:

     SEC.   . INTERSTATE 90 LAND EXCHANGE.

       (a) Section 604(a) of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act 
     of 1998, 105 Pub. L. 277, 12 Stat. 2681-326 (1998) is hereby 
     amended by adding at the end of the first sentence: ``except 
     title to offered lands and interests in lands described in 
     section 605(c)(2)(Q, R, S, and T) must be placed in escrow by 
     Plum Creek, according to terms and conditions acceptable to 
     the Secretary and Plum Creek, for a three year period 
     beginning on the later of the date of enactment of this Act 
     or consummation of the exchange. During the period the lands 
     are held in escrow, Plum Creek shall not undertake any 
     activities on these lands, except for fire suppression and 
     road maintenance, without the approval of the Secretary, 
     which shall not be unreasonably withheld.''
       (b) Section 604(b) of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act 
     of 1998, 105 Pub. Law 277, 12 Stat. 2681-326 (1998), is 
     hereby amended by inserting after the words ``offered land'' 
     the following: ``as provided in section 604(a), and placement 
     in escrow of acceptable title to the offered lands described 
     in section 605(c)(2) (Q, R, S, and T).''
       (c) Section 604(b) is further amended by adding the 
     following at the end of the first sentence: ``except Township 
     19 North, Range 10 East, W.M., Section 4, Township 20 North, 
     Range 10 East, W.M., Section 32, and Township 21 North, Range 
     14 East, W.M., W\1/2\W\1/2\ of Section 16, which shall be 
     retained by the United States.'' The appraisal approved by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture on July 14, 1999 (the 
     ``Appraisal'') shall be adjusted by subtracting the values 
     determined for Township 19 North, Range 10 East, W.M., 
     Section 4 and Township 20 North, Range 10 East, W.M., Section 
     32 during the Appraisal process in the context of the 
     whole estate to be conveyed.
       (d) After adjustment of the Appraisal, the values of the 
     offered and selected lands, including the offered lands held 
     in escrow, shall be equalized as provided in section 605(c) 
     except that the Secretary also may equalize values through 
     the following, including any combination thereof:
       (1) conveyance of any other lands under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary acceptable to Plum Creek and the Secretary 
     after compliance with all applicable Federal environmental 
     and other laws; and
       (2) to the extent sufficient acceptable lands are not 
     available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, cash 
     payments as and to the extent funds become available through 
     appropriations, private sources, or, if necessary, by 
     reprogramming.
       (e) The Secretary shall promptly seek to identify lands 
     acceptable for conveyance to equalize values under paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (d) and shall, not later than May 1, 2000, 
     provide a report to Congress outlining the results of such 
     efforts.
       (f) As funds or lands are provided to Plum Creek by the 
     Secretary; Plum Creek shall release to the United States 
     deeds for lands and interests in land held in escrow based on 
     the values determined during the Appraisal process in the 
     context of the whole estate to be conveyed. Deeds shall be 
     released for lands and interests in lands in the exact 
     reverse order listed in section 605(c)(2).
       (g) Section 606(d) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
     ``the Secretary and Plum Creek shall make the adjustments 
     directed in section 604(b) and consummate the land exchange 
     within 30 days of enactment of the Interstate 90 Land 
     Exchange Amendment, unless the Secretary and Plum Creek 
     mutually agree to extend the consummation date.''

     SEC.   . THE SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT 
                   ACT OF 1999.

       (a) In general.--The boundary of the Snoqualmie National 
     Forest is hereby adjusted as generally depicted on a map 
     entitled ``Snoqualmie National Forest 1999 Boundary 
     Adjustment'' dated June 30, 1999. Such map, together with a 
     legal description of all lands included in the boundary 
     adjustment, shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service 
     in Washington, District of Columbia. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to adjust the boundary pursuant to section 11 of 
     the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911.
       (b) Rule for Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For the 
     purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-9), the boundary of the 
     Snoqualmie National Forest, as adjusted by this subsection 
     (a), shall be considered to be the boundary of the Forest as 
     of January 1, 1965.
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 1631

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 33, line 18, after the period, insert the 
     following: ``Funds made available under this Act may be used 
     to fund a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in 
     section 1146 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     2026)) that shares a campus with a school that offers 
     expanded grades and that is not a Bureau-funded school, if 
     the jointly incurred costs of both schools are apportioned 
     between the 2 programs of the schools in such manner as to 
     ensure that the expanded grades are funded solely from funds 
     that are not made available through the Bureau.''.
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                     REID AMENDMENT NOS. 1632-1633

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Reid) proposed two amendments to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1632

       At the end of title I, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE TO NYE COUNTY, NEVADA.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Nye County, Nevada.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (b) Parcels Conveyed for Use of the Nevada Science and 
     Technology Center.--
       (1) In general.--For no consideration and at no other cost 
     to the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
     subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
     to in paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) The portion of Sec. 13 north of United States Route 95, 
     T. 15 S. R. 49 E, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada.
       (B) In Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, 
     Nevada:
       (i) W \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (ii) The portion of the W \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of 
     United States Route 95.
       (3) Use.--
       (A) In general.--The parcels described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be used for the construction and operation of the 
     Nevada Science and Technology Center as a nonprofit museum 
     and exposition center, and related facilities and activities.
       (B) Reversion.--The conveyance of any parcel described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be subject to reversion to the United 
     States, at the discretion of Secretary, if the parcel is used 
     for a purpose other than that specified in subparagraph (A).
       (b) Parcels Conveyed for Other Use for a commercial 
     purpose.--
       (1) Right to purchase.--For a period of 5 years beginning 
     on the date of enactment of this Act, the County shall have 
     the exclusive right to purchase the parcels of public land 
     described in paragraph (2) for the fair market value of the 
     parcels, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
     to in paragraph (1) are the following parcels in Sec. 18, T. 
     15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       (A) E \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (B)E \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (C) The portion of the E \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of United 
     States Route 95.
       (D) The portion of the E \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of 
     United States Route 95.
       (E) The portion of the SE \1/4\ north of United States 
     Route 95.
       (3) Use of proceeds.--Proceeds of a sale of a parcel 
     described in paragraph (2)--
       (A) shall be deposited in the special account established 
     under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
     Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
       (B) shall be available for use by the Secretary--
       (i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of the 
     Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land conveyances 
     directed by this Act; and
       (ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 
     2346).
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                           Amendment No. 1633

       At the end of title I, insert the following:

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     SEC. ____. CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF MESQUITE, NEVADA.

       Section 3 of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 
     3009-202) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Fifth Area.--
       ``(1) Right to purchase.--For a period of 12 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the city of Mesquite, 
     Nevada, shall have the exclusive right to purchase the 
     parcels of public land described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Land description.--The parcels of public land 
     referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) In T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 27 north of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(ii) Sec. 28: NE \1/4\, S \1/2\ (except the Interstate 
     Route 15 right-of-way).
       ``(iii) Sec. 29: E \1/2\ NE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, SE \1/4\ SE \1/
     4\.
       ``(iv) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(v) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(vi) Sec. 32: NE \1/4\ NE \1/4\ (except the Interstate 
     Route 15 right-of-way), the portion of NW \1/4\ NE \1/4\ 
     south of Interstate Route 15, and the portion of W \1/2\ 
     south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(vii) The portion of sec. 33 north of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(B) In T. 14 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 5: NW \1/4\.
       ``(ii) Sec. 6: N \1/2\.
       ``(C) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 25 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(ii) The portion of sec. 26 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(iii) The portion of sec. 27 south of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(iv) Sec. 28: SW \1/4\ SE \1/4\.
       ``(v) Sec. 33: E \1/2\.
       ``(vi) Sec. 34.
       ``(vii) Sec. 35.
       ``(viii) Sec. 36.
       ``(3) Notification.--Not later than 10 years after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the city shall notify the 
     Secretary which of the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2) the city intends to purchase.
       ``(4) Conveyance.--Not later than 1 year after receiving 
     notification from the city under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
     shall convey to the city the land selected for purchase.
       ``(5) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, until 
     the date that is 12 years after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, the parcels of public land described in paragraph 
     (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation 
     under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and 
     from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws.
       ``(6) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the sale of each 
     parcel--
       ``(A) shall be deposited in the special account established 
     under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
     Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
       ``(B) shall be available for use by the Secretary--
       ``(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of 
     the Bureau of Land Managment in arranging the land 
     conveyances directed by this Act; and
       ``(ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 
     Stat. 2346).
       ``(f) Sixth Area.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall convey to 
     the city of Mesquite, Nevada, in accordance with section 
     47125 of title 49, United States Code, up to 2,560 acres of 
     public land to be selected by the city from among the parcels 
     of land described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Land description.--The parcels of land referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 28 south of Interstate Route 15 
     (except S \1/2\ SE \1/4\).
       ``(ii) The portion of sec. 29 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(iii) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(iv) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(v) Sec. 32.
       ``(vi) Sec. 33: W \1/2\.
       ``(B) In T. 14 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 4.
       ``(ii) Sec. 5.
       ``(iii) Sec. 6.
       ``(iv) Sec. 8.
       ``(C) In T. 14 S., R. 68 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 1.
       ``(ii) Sec. 12.
       ``(3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, until 
     the date that is 12 years after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, the parcels of public land described in paragraph 
     (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and appropriation 
     under the public land laws, including the mining laws, and 
     from operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing 
     laws.''.
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                        LUGAR AMENDMENT NO. 1634

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       At the end of Title III, insert the following:
       Sec.  . Section 1770(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
     U.S.C.. 2276(d)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (10) 
     as paragraph (11) and by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) section 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e));''.
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               MURKOWSKI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1635

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Murkowski (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. 
Cochran)) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as 
follows:

       Insert at the end of Title III the following new section:
       ``Sec.  . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce any 
     provision in Presidential Executive Order 13123 regarding the 
     Federal Energy Management Program which circumvents or 
     contradicts any statutes relevant to Federal energy use and 
     the measurement thereof, including, but not limited to, the 
     existing statutory mandate that life-cycle cost effective 
     measures be undertaken at federal facilities to save energy 
     and reduce the operational expenditures of the government.''.
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                BREAUX (AND LANDRIEU) AMENDMENT NO. 1636

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Breaux (for himself and Ms. Landrieu)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 12, line 12, before the final period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That all funds received by 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from responsible 
     parties, heretofore and through fiscal year 2000, for site-
     specific damages to National Wildlife Refugee System lands 
     resulting from the exercise of privately-owned oil and gas 
     rights associated with such lands in the States of Louisiana 
     and Texas (other than damages recoverable under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
     Liability Act (26 U.S.C. 4611 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), or section 311 of the Clean Water 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.)), shall be available to the 
     Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended 
     to (1) complete damage assessments of the impacted site by 
     the Secretary; (2) mitigate or restore the damaged resources; 
     and (3) monitor and study the recovery of such damaged 
     resources''.
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                 GORTON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1637

  Mr. GORTON (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. DeWine), proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 10, line 15, strike ``$683,519,000'' and insert 
     ``$684,019,000''.
       On page 10, line 16, after ``herein,'' insert the 
     following: ``of which $400,000 shall be available for grants 
     under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program, 
     and of which $300,000 shall be available for spartina grass 
     research being conducted by the University of Washington, 
     and''.
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                      JEFFORDS AMENDMENT NO. 1638

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Jeffords) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 78, line 16, strike ``$682,817,000'' and insert 
     ``684,817,000''.
       On page 78, line 19, strike ``$166,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$168,000,000.''
       On page 78, line 24, strike ``$133,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$135,000,000.''
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                 CRAPO (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1639

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Baucus, and 
Mr. Craig)) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 10, line 16, after ``herein,'' insert ``of which 
     $500,000 of the amount available for consultation shall be 
     available for development of a voluntary-enrollment habitat 
     conservation plan for cold water fish in cooperation with the 
     States of Idaho and Montana (of which $250,000 shall be made 
     available to each of the States of Idaho and Montana), and''.
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                   BINGAMAN AMENDMENTS NOS. 1640-1641

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed two amendments to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1640

       On page 27, line 22, strike ``$1,631,996,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,632,596,000''.
       On page 29, line 10, after ``2002'' insert ``: Provided 
     further, That from amounts appropriated under this heading 
     $5,422,000 shall be made available to the Southwestern Indian 
     Polytechnic Institute and that from amounts appropriated 
     under this heading $8,611,000 shall be made available to 
     Haskell Indian Nations University''.
       On page 62, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

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     SEC.   . BIA POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS FUNDING FORMULA.

       (a) In General.--Any funds appropriated for Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs Operations for Central Office Operations for 
     Post Secondary Schools for any fiscal year that exceed the 
     amount appropriated for the schools for fiscal year 2000 
     shall be allocated among the schools proportionate to the 
     unmet need of the schools as determined by the Post Secondary 
     Funding Formula adopted by the Office of Indian Education 
     Programs and the schools on May 13, 1999.
       (b) Applicability.--This section shall apply for fiscal 
     year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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                           Amendment No. 1641

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.  . YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND RELATED PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there 
     shall be available for high priority projects which shall be 
     carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as authorized by 
     Public Law 91-378, or related partnerships with non-Federal 
     youth conservation corps or entities such as the Student 
     Conservation Association, in order to increase the number of 
     summer jobs available for youth, ages 15 through 22, on 
     Federal lands:
       (3) $4,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service 
     under this Act; and
       (4) * * * of the funds available to the Bureau of Land 
     Management under this Act.
       (b) Within six months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall jointly submit a report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives that includes 
     the following:
       (i) the number of youth, ages 15 through 22, employed 
     during the summer of 1999, and the number estimated to be 
     employed during the summer of 2000, through the Youth 
     Conservation Corps, the Public Land Corps, or a related 
     partnership with a State, local, or non-profit youth 
     conservation corps or other entity such as the Student 
     Conservation Association;
       (ii) a description of the different types of work 
     accomplished by youth during the summer of 1999;
       (iii) identification of any problems that prevent or limit 
     the use of the Youth Conservation Corps, the Public Land 
     Corps, or related partnerships to accomplish projects 
     described in subsection (a);
       (iv) recommendations to improve the use and effectiveness 
     of partnerships described in subsection (a); and
       (v) an analysis of the maintenance backlog that identifies 
     the types of projects that the Youth Conservation Corps, the 
     Public Land Corps, or related partnerships are qualified to 
     complete.
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                ABRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1642

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Abraham (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
Grams, Mr. Craig, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Dorgan)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 5, line 13, strike ``$130,000,000,'' and insert 
     ``$135,000,000''.
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               MURKOWSKI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1643

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Murkowski (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Roth, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. 
Lincoln, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Frist, Mr. Graham, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. 
Warner, Mr. Bayh, Mr. McCain, Mr. Akaka, and Mrs. Feinstein) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 18, line 19 strike ``program.'' and insert 
     ``program, and in addition $20,000,000 shall be available to 
     provide financial assistance to States and shall be derived 
     from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 1644

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 17, line 19, strike ``$221,093,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$216,153,000''.
       On page 82, line 13, strike ``$2,135,561,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$2,138,001,000''.
       On page 90, line 3, strike ``$364,562,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$367,062,000''.
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                      BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 1645

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 78, line 17, insert after the comma ``of which $1.6 
     million shall be for grants to municipal governments for 
     cost-shared research projects in buildings, municipal 
     processes, transportation and sustainable urban energy 
     systems, and''.
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                        BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 1646

  Mr. BYRD proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 17, line 22, strike ``$4,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,000,000.''
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                       GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 1647

  Mr. GORTON proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 63, line 6, strike the period and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``: Provided, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $750,000 shall be used for a 
     supplemental environmental impact statement for the Forest 
     Service/Weyerhaeuser Huckleberry land exchange, which shall 
     be completed by September 30, 2000.''
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                        REID AMENDMENT NO. 1648

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, 
supra; as follows:

       Starting on page 60, line 20 and continuing through page 
     62, line 3, strike SEC. 129 in its entirety and insert
       ``Sec. 129. Walker River Basin. $200,000 is appropriated to 
     the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in FY 2000 to be used 
     through a contract or memorandum of understanding with the 
     Bureau of Reclamation, for: (1) the investigation of 
     alternatives, and if appropriate, the implementation of one 
     or more of the alternatives, to the modification of Weber Dam 
     on the Walker River Paiute Reservation in Nevada; (2) an 
     evaluation of the feasibility and effectiveness of the 
     installation of a fish ladder at Weber Dam; and (3) an 
     evaluation of opportunities for Lahontan Cutthroat Trout 
     restoration in the Walker River Basin. $125,000 is 
     appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Fiscal Year 
     2000 for the benefit of the Walker River Paiute Tribe, in 
     recognition of the negative effects on the Tribe associated 
     with delay in modification of Weber Dam, for an analysis of 
     the feasibility of establishing a Tribally-operated Lahontan 
     cutthroat trout hatchery on the Walker River as it flows 
     through the Walker River Indian Reservation: Provided, That 
     for the purposes of this section: (i) $100,000 shall be 
     transferred from the $250,000 allocated for the U.S. 
     Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigations, Truckee 
     River Water Quality Settlement Agreement; (ii) $50,000 shall 
     be transferred from the $150,000 allocated for the U.S. 
     Geological Survey, Water Resources Investigations, Las Vegas 
     Wash endocrine disruption study; and (iii) $175,000 shall be 
     transferred from the funds allocated for the Bureau of Land 
     Management, Wildland Fire Management.''
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 1649

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 76, line 12 of the bill, insert the following 
     before the paragraph beginning with the word ``Of'': ``From 
     any unobligated balances available at the start of fiscal 
     year 2000, the amount of $11,550,000 shall be allocated to 
     the Alaska Region, in addition to the funds appropriated to 
     sell timber in the Alaska Region under this Act, for expenses 
     directly related to preparing sufficient additional timber 
     for sale in the Alaska Region to establish a three year 
     timber supply.''
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                        LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 1650

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Lott) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 17, line 22, before the colon, insert the 
     following: ``, and of which not less than $1,000,000 shall be 
     available, subject to an Act of authorization, to conduct a 
     feasibility study on the preservation of certain Civil War 
     battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail, and''.
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                GRAMS (AND WELLSTONE) AMENDMENT NO. 1651

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Grams (for himself and Mr. Wellstone)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the end of Title I, insert the following:
       Sec. II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     conveying the Twin Cities Research Center under the authority 
     provided by Public Law 104-14, as amended by Public Law 104-
     208, the Secretary may accept and retain land and other forms 
     of reimbursement: Provided, That the Secretary may retain and 
     use any such reimbursement until expended and without further 
     appropriation: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all 
     activities authorized by Public Law 100-696, U.S.C., 460 zz.
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                       KERREY AMENDMENT NO. 1652

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Kerrey) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 13, line 9, after the word ``expended'' include: 
     ``of which to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge for land acquisition.''
       On page 13, line 8; strike ``$55,244,000'' and insert 
     ``56,244,000''.

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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 1653

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Bond) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 17, line 22 insert before the colon the following: 
     ``, of which $500,000 shall be available for the Wilson's 
     Creek National Battlefield,''.
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                      HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 1654

  Mr. BYRD (for Mr. Hollings) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 18, line 19 before the period insert the following: 
     ``and of which $200,000 shall be available for the 
     acquisition of lands at Fort Sumter National Monument''.
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                       ABRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 1655

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Abraham) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 10, line 16, after ``herein,'' insert ``of which 
     $150,000 shall be available to Michigan State University 
     toward creation of a community development database, and''.
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                       WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 1656

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Warner) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 24, at the end of line 10 insert the following 
     before the comma: ``Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $198,000 shall be available to carry out the requirements of 
     Section 215(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1999''.
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                        GORTON AMENDMENT NO 1657

  Mr. GORTON proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of Title III of the bill, add the following:
       Sec.   . Each amount of budget authority for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, provided in this Act for 
     payments not required by law, is hereby reduced by .34 
     percent: Provided, That such reductions shall be applied 
     ratably to each account, program, activity, and project 
     provided for in this Act.''

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