[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 92 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7055-S7057]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                            2001--Continued


 Amendments Nos. 3778; 3779, as Modified; 3784, as Modified; 3786, as 
Modified; 3787, as Modified; 3788; 3789; 3891; 3892; 3893; 3894; 3895; 
3896; 3897; 3898; 3899; 3900; 3901; 3902; 3903; 3904; 3905; 3906; 3907; 
                                and 3908

  The amendments, en bloc, were agreed to as follows:


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3778

   (Purpose: To designate funds for the United Sioux Tribes of South 
     Dakota Development Corporation for the purpose of employment 
                              assistance)

       On page 138, line 1, insert ``; and of which not to exceed 
     $108,000 shall be for payment to the United Sioux Tribes of 
     South Dakota Development Corporation for the purpose of 
     providing employment assistance to Indian clients of the 
     Corporation, including employment counseling, follow-up 
     services, housing services, community services, day care 
     services, and subsistence to help Indian clients become fully 
     employed members of society'' before the colon.
                                  ____



                     amendment no. 3779 as modified

       On page 168, line 13, insert the following before the 
     colon: ``, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the acquisition 
     of lands on the Pisgah National Forest and not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 shall be for Forest Holdings''.
                                  ____



                     amendment no. 3784 as modified

(Purpose: To provide for the management of the Valles Caldera National 
                               Preserve)

       On page 165, after line 18, add the following:
       For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for 
     implementation of the Valles Caldera Preservation Act, 
     $990,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be 
     available to the Secretary for the management of the Valles 
     Caldera National Preserve: Provided, That any remaining 
     balances be provided to the Valles Caldera Trust upon its 
     assumption of the management of the Preserve: Provided 
     further, That the amount available in this bill to the Office 
     of the Solicitor within the Department of the Interior shall 
     not exceed $39,206,000.
                                  ____



                     amendment no. 3786 as modified

(Purpose: To direct monies from the federal subsistence account to the 
State of Alaska to provide effective dual management under the federal 
                     subsistence fisheries program)

       On page 170, line 3 insert before the period the following: 
     ``, Provided, That $750,000 shall be transferred to the State 
     of Alaska Department of Fish and Game as a direct payment for 
     administrative and policy coordination and an additional 
     $250,000 shall be transferred to United Fishermen of Alaska 
     as a direct payment''.
                                  ____



                     amendment no. 3787 as modified

   (Purpose: To authorize the accrual of interest on escrow accounts 
 established under section 1411 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
          Conservation Act and relating to re-withdrawn lands)

       At the end of Title I, insert the following new section:
       Sec.    (a) All proceeds of Oil and Gas Lease sale 991, 
     held by the Bureau of Land Management on May 5, 1999, or 
     subsequent lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve--
     Alaska within the area subject to withdrawal for Kuukpik 
     Corporation's selection under section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act, Public Law

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     92-203 (85 Stat. 688), shall be held in an escrow account 
     administered under the terms of section 1411 of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487 
     (94 Stat. 2371), without regard to whether a withdrawal for 
     selection has been made, and paid to Arctic Slope Regional 
     Corporation and the State of Alaska in the amount of their 
     entitlement under law when determined, together with interest 
     at the rate provided in the aforementioned section 1411, from 
     the date of receipt of the proceeds by the United States to 
     the date of payment. There is authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
     section.
       (b) This section shall be effective as of May 5, 1999.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3788

 (Purpose: To provide a monies to the City of Craig, Alaska in lieu of 
 municipal land entitlements authorized under the Alaska Statehood Act)

       On page 168, line 18 insert before the period the 
     following: ``; Provided further, That of the amounts 
     appropriated and available, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall transfer as a direct payment to the City of Craig at 
     least $5,000,000 but not to exceed $10,000,000 in lieu of any 
     claims or municipal entitlement to land within the outside 
     boundaries of the Tongass National Forest pursuant to section 
     6(a) of Public Law 85-508, the Alaska Statehood Act, as 
     amended; Provided further, That should the directive in the 
     preceding proviso conflict with any provision of existing law 
     the preceding proviso shall prevail and take precedence''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3789

       (Purpose: To provide for the relief of Harvey R. Redmond)

       At the end of Title I insert the following new section:
       ``Sec.  . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall covey to Harvey R. Redmond of 
     Girdwood, Alaska, at no cost, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to United States Survey No. 
     12192, Alaska, consisting of 49.96 acres located in the 
     vicinity of T. 9N., R., 3E., Seward Meridian, Alaska.''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3891

       On page 125, line 25, strike ``58,209,000,'' and insert the 
     following: ``63,249,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the 
     Lewes Maritime Historic Park''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3892

 (Purpose: To provide funding to carry out exhibitions at and acquire 
 interior furnishings for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, Alabama, 
                            with an offset)

       On page 125, line 25, before ``of which'' insert the 
     following: ``of which $1,000,000 shall be available to carry 
     out exhibitions at and acquire interior furnishings for the 
     Rosa Parks Library and Museum, Alabama, and''.
                                  ____



                           AMENDMENT NO. 3893

  (Purpose: To provide funding for acquisition of land around the Bon 
       Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama, with an offset)

  On page 122, line 9, before the period, insert the following: ``, of 
which $1,000,000 shall be used for acquisition of land around the Bon 
Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama, and of which not more than 
$6,500,000 shall be used for acquisition management''.
                                  ____



                           AMENDMENT NO. 3894

 (Purpose: To set aside funding for the development of a preservation 
         plan for Cane River National Heritage Area, Louisiana)

       On page 125, line 25, after ``$58,209,000,'' insert ``of 
     which not less than $500,000 shall be used to develop a 
     preservation plan for the Cane River National Heritage Area, 
     Louisiana, and''.
                                  ____



                           AMENDMENT NO. 3895

(Purpose: To set aside funding for the National Center for Preservation 
  Technology and Training for the development of a model for heritage 
                  education through distance learning)

       On page 126, line 2, before the period at the end, insert 
     ``, and of which $250,000 shall be available to the National 
     Center for Preservation Technology and Training for the 
     development of a model for heritage education through 
     distance learning''.
                                  ____



                           AMENDMENT NO. 3896

       On page 165, at the end of line 25 before the colon: ``of 
     which not less than $2,4000,000 shall be made available for 
     fuels reduction activities at Sequoia National Monument''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3897

       On page 215, line 24, strike ``or'' and insert ``and'', and 
     on page 216, line 1, strike ``at'' and insert ``of''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3898

 (Purpose: To create a curriculum for the instruction of Federal Land 
   Managers in Alaska on the contents and legislative history of the 
            Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act)

       At the end of Title III, add the following:
       ``Sec.  . Of the funds appropriated in Title I of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall provide $300,000 in the form of a grant 
     to the Alaska Pacific University's Institute of the North for 
     the development of a curriculum on the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). At a minimum this 
     ANILCA curriculum should contain components which explain the 
     law, its legislative history, the subsequent amendments, and 
     the principal case studies on issues that have risen during 
     20 years of implementation of the Act; examine challenges 
     faced by conservation system managers in implementing the 
     Act; and link ANILCA to other significant land and resource 
     laws governing Alaska's lands and resources. In addition, 
     within the funds provided, Alaska Pacific University's 
     Institute of the North shall gather the oral histories of key 
     Members of Congress in 1980 and before to demonstrate the 
     intent of Congress in fashioning ANILCA, as well as members 
     of President Carter's and Alaska Governor Hammond's 
     Administrations, Congressional staff and stakeholders who 
     were involved in the creation of the Act.''
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3899

(Purpose: To set aside additional funding for the Roosevelt Campobello 
                     International Park Commission)

       On page 125, line 25, after ``$58,209,000'', insert ``, of 
     which not less than $730,000 shall be available for use by 
     the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, 
     and''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3900

       At the end of Title I, add the following:

     ``SEC.   . CLARIFICATION OF TERMS OF CONVEYANCE TO NYE 
                   COUNTY, NEVADA.

       Section 132 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-
     165), is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Conveyance.--
       ``(A) In general.--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).
       ``(B) Price.--The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be 
     made at a price determined to be appropriate for the 
     conveyance of land for educational facilities under the Act 
     of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ``Recreation and 
     Public Purposes Act'') (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3901

       On page 164, line 23 of the bill, immediately preceding the 
     ``:'' insert ``and of which not less than an additional 
     $500,000 shall be available for law enforcement purposes on 
     the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests.''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3902

       On page 130, add the following after line 24:
       ``For an additional amount for ``Surveys, Investigations, 
     and Research'', $1,800,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to repair or replace stream monitoring equipment 
     and associated facilities damaged by natural disasters; 
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.''
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3903

  (Purpose: To provide that funding shall be available to complete an 
 updated study of the New York-New Jersey highlands under this Forest 
                        Stewardship Act of 1990)

       On page 164, line 14, before the period at the end insert 
     ``, of which not less than $750,000 shall be available to 
     complete an updated study of the New York-New Jersey 
     highlands under section 1244(b) of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3547)''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3904

       On page 125, line 11, strike ``$1,443,795,000,'' and insert 
     the following: ``$1,443,995,000, of which $200,000 shall be 
     available for the conduct of a wilderness suitability study 
     at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin, and''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3905

  (Purpose: To set aside funding for the design and consideration of 
  educational and informational displays for the Missouri Recreation 
            Rivers Research and Education Center, Nebraska)

       On page 126, line 22, before the period at the end, insert 
     ``: Provided further, That not less than $2,350,000 shall be 
     used for construction at Ponca State Park, Nebraska, 
     including $1,500,000 to be used for the design and 
     construction of educational and informational displays for 
     the Missouri Recreation Rivers Research and Education Center, 
     Nebraska''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3906

       On page 159, strike lines 13 through 19 and insert the 
     following:
       ``Sec. 119. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     establish a new National Wildlife Refuge in the Kankakee 
     River basin unless a plan for such a refuge is consistent 
     with a partnership agreement between the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service and the Army Corps of Engineers entered into on April 
     16, 1999 and is submitted to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations thirty (30) days prior to the establishment 
     of the refuge.''

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                           AMENDMENT NO. 3907

 (Purpose: To help ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal 
                 land and the airspace over that land)

       On page 225, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

     SEC. 3____. BACKCOUNTRY LANDING STRIP ACCESS.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this 
     Act shall be used to take any action to close permanently an 
     aircraft landing strip described in subsection (b).
       (b) Aircraft Landing Strips.--An aircraft landing strip 
     referred to in subsection (a) is a landing strip on Federal 
     land administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture that is commonly known and has been 
     or is consistently used for aircraft landing and departure 
     activities.
       (c) Permanent Closure.--For the purposes of subsection (a), 
     an aircraft landing strip shall be considered to be closed 
     permanently if the intended duration of the closure is more 
     than 180 days in any calendar year.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 3908

       On page 130, line 4, strike ``$847,596,000'' and insert 
     ``$846,596,000'';
       On page 165, line 25, strike ``$618,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$613,500,000'';
       On page 164, line 19, strike ``$1,233,824,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,231,824,000''.

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