[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 131 (Tuesday, September 23, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11862-S11866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1749. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following: ``The 
     business size restrictions for the rural business enterprise 
     grants for Oakridge, OR do not apply.''
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  SA 1750. Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
Kennedy, and Mr. Pryor) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 85, line 21, insert after ``until expended'' the 
     following:
       ``: Provided, That the Department of Energy shall develop, 
     with an opportunity for public comment, procedures to obtain 
     oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a manner that 
     maximizes the overall domestic supply of crude oil (including 
     amounts stored in private sector inventories) and minimizes 
     the costs to the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of Energy of acquiring such oil (including 
     foregone revenues to the Treasury when oil for the Reserve is 
     obtained through the Royalty-in-Kind program), consistent 
     with national security. Such procedures shall include 
     procedures and criteria for the review of requests for the 
     deferrals of scheduled deliveries. No later than 120 days 
     following the enactment of this act the Department shall 
     propose and no later than 180 days following the enactment of 
     this Act the Department shall publish and follow such 
     procedures when acquiring oil for the Reserve''.
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  SA 1751. Mr. NICKLES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 20, line 16, strike ``$1,636,299,000'' and insert 
     the following: ``$1,638,499,000, of which, in accordance with 
     the cooperative agreement entered into between the National 
     Park Service and the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust 
     and numbered 1443CA125002001, $600,000 shall be available for 
     activities of the National Park Service at the Oklahoma City 
     National Memorial and $1,600,000 shall be available to the 
     Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust''.
       On page 44, line 18, strike ``$78,433,000'' and insert 
     ``$76,233,000''.
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  SA 1752. Mr. NICKLES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 20, line 16, after ``$1,636,299,000'' insert the 
     following: ``, of which, in accordance with the cooperative 
     agreement entered into between the National Park Service and 
     the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust and numbered 
     1443CA125002001, $600,000 shall be available for activities 
     of the National Park Service at the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial and $1,600,000 shall be available to the Oklahoma 
     City National Memorial Trust''.
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  SA 1753. Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Strike section 333.
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  SA 1754. Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. Thomas) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike lines 3 through 6, and insert the following:
       Sec. ____. Not later than December 31 of each year, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the competitive sourcing activities on the list required 
     under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 
     (Public Law 105-270; 31 U.S.C. 501 note) that were performed 
     for the Department of the Interior during the previous fiscal 
     year by Federal Government sources. The report shall 
     include--
       (1) the total number of competitions completed;
       (2) the total number of competitions announced, together 
     with a list of the activities covered by such competitions;
       (3) the total number of full-time equivalent Federal 
     employees studied --under completed competitions;
       (4) the total number of full-time equivalent Federal 
     employees being --studied under competitions announced, but 
     not completed;
       (5) the incremental cost directly attributable to 
     conducting the competitions identified under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), including costs attributable to paying outside 
     consultants and contractors;
       (6) an estimate of the total anticipated savings, or a 
     quantifiable --description of improvements in service or 
     performance, derived from completed competitions;
       (7) actual savings, or a quantifiable description of 
     improvements in --service or performance, derived from the 
     implementation of competitions completed after May 29, 2003;
       (8) the total projected number of full time equivalent 
     Federal employees covered by competitions scheduled to be 
     announced in the fiscal year covered by the next report 
     required under this section; and
       (9) a general description of how the competitive sourcing 
     decisionmaking processes of the Department of the Interior 
     are aligned with the strategic workforce plan of that 
     department.
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  SA 1755. Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2691, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 137, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following.

     SEC. 3____. ACQUISITION OF LAND IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Secretary'') may acquire by purchase 
     from a willing seller all right, title, and interest in and 
     to the land described in subsection (b).
       (b) Description of Land.--The land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the approximately 104.45 acres of 
     unimproved land, as generally depicted on National Park 
     Service map entitled ``Bayberry Mills, Inc. Crystal River, MI 
     Proposed Expansion Unit to Sleeping Bear Dunes National 
     Lakeshore'' and numbered 634/80078.
       (c) Limitation.--The Secretary may not acquire the land 
     described in subsection (b) through an exchange or conveyance 
     of land that is within the boundary of the Sleeping Bear 
     Dunes National Lakeshore as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (d) Availability of Map.--The map referred to in subsection 
     (b) shall be on file and available for inspection in the 
     appropriate offices of the Director of the National Park 
     Service.
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  SA 1756. Mr. GRAHAM of Florida (for himself and Mr. Nelson of 
Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill under TITLE   , 
     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF 
     THE INTERIOR, insert the following:
       ``Sec.   . The document entitled the ``Agreement for the 
     Acquisition and Donation of the Mineral Estate between the 
     United States of America and the Collier Family'' 
     (hereinafter the ``Agreement''), dated January 13, 2003, 
     executed by the Department of the Interior and the Collier 
     Family, together with any technical amendments or 
     modifications that may be agreed to by the parties, is hereby 
     ratified, confirmed and approved, and the terms, conditions, 
     procedures and other provisions set forth in the Agreement 
     are declared to be obligations and commitments of the United 
     States and the Collier Family, subject to appropriation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1757. Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Bennett) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:


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       On page 70, line 18, immediately following the number 
     ``205'' insert the following:

     ``, of which $500,000 may be for improvements at Fernwood 
     Park on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest''
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  SA 1758. Mr. BURNS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 64, line 21, immediately following the number 
     ``6a(i))'' insert the following:

     ``, of which $200,000 may be for necessary expenses related 
     to a land exchange between the State of Montana and the Lolo 
     National Forest''
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  SA 1759. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Cochran) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 11, line 24, after ``2005'' insert the following: 
     ``, of which $1,000,000 may be available for the Wildlife 
     Enhancement and Economic Development Program in Starkville, 
     Mississippi''.
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  SA 1760. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Thomas)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 27, line 17, immediately following ``industries;'' 
     insert: and of which $250,000 may be available to improve 
     seismic monitoring and hazard assessment in the Jackson Hole-
     Yellowstone area of Wyoming.
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  SA 1761. Mr. BURNS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 82, line 7, insert before the period ``: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     within fiscal year 2004 up to $9,000,000 of the funds made 
     available under this heading for obligation in prior years, 
     of funds not obligated or committed to existing Clean Coal 
     Technology projects, and funds committed or obligated to a 
     project that is or may be terminated, may be used for the 
     development of technologies and research facilities that 
     support the production of electricity and hydrogen from coal 
     including sequestration of associated carbon dioxide; 
     provided that, the Secretary may enter into a lease or other 
     agreement, not subject to the conditions or requirements 
     established for Clean Coal Technology projects under any 
     prior law, for a cost-shared public-private partnership with 
     a non-Federal entity representing the coal industry and coal-
     fueled utilities; and provided further, that the Secretary 
     shall ensure that the entity provides opportunities for 
     participation by technology vendors, States, universities, 
     and other stakeholders''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1762. Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 85, on line 4 beginning after ``expended'' insert 
     ``, of which $1,500,000 is for DES applications 
     integration''.
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  SA 1763. Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 36, line 4, insert before the period ``: Provided 
     further, That $48,115,000 shall be for operating grants for 
     Tribally Controlled Community Colleges, and $34,710,000 shall 
     be for Information Resources Technology''
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  SA 1764. Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 137, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 3____. ELECTRIC THERMAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 412(9) of the Energy Conservation in Existing 
     Buildings Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6862(9)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following:
       ``(J) electric thermal storage technology; and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1765. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Campbell) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 23, beginning on line 12, strike ``$341,531,000'' 
     and all that follows through line 17 and insert 
     ``$342,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $300,000 for the L.Q.C. Lamar House National Historic 
     Landmark and $375,000 for the Sun Watch National Historic 
     Landmark shall be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470a and of which $600,000 shall be 
     available for the planning and design of the Mesa Verde 
     Cultural Center in the State of Colorado: Provided, That none 
     of the funds''.

       On page 71, beginning on line 9, strike ``$77,040,000'' and 
     all that follows through line 11 and insert ``$76,440,000, to 
     be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to 
     remain available until expended, of which $5,400,000 shall be 
     available for the Beaver Brook Watershed in the State of 
     Colorado: Provided, That''.
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  SA 1766. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Talent) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page, 23, line 17, insert before the ``:'' the 
     following: ``, and of which'' and insert the following: ``of 
     which $50,000 shall be available for the construction of a 
     statue of Harry S Truman in Union Station in Kansas City, 
     Missouri, and of which $4,289,000 shall be available for the 
     construction of a security fence for the Jefferson National 
     Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1767. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Campbell) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 1404, to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act; 
as follows:

       On page 22, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

     SEC. 6. RELOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS.

       Section 220508 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     corporation shall''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Relocation of Headquarters.--The corporation may not 
     relocate its principal office and national headquarters after 
     the date of enactment of the United States Olympic Committee 
     Reform Act unless--
       ``(1) the board of directors determines that relocation of 
     the principal office and national headquarters is in the best 
     interests of the corporation;
       ``(2) the board, by rollcall vote, agrees unanimously to 
     refer the proposed relocation of the principal office and 
     national headquarters to the assembly for its concurrence; 
     and
       ``(3) the assembly, by a vote of not less than three-fifths 
     of its members duly chosen and qualified, concurs in the 
     determination of the board.''.
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  SA 1768. Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Immediately following Title III of the bill insert the 
     following new Title:

           ``TITLE IV--WILDLAND FIRE EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

       For necessary expenses to repay advances from other 
     appropriations transferred in fiscal year 2003 for emergency 
     rehabilitation and wildfire suppression activities of the 
     Department of the Interior, $75,000,000 to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount shall be available only to 
     the extent that an official budget request for $75,000,000, 
     that includes designation of the entire amount of $75,000,000 
     as an emergency requirement as defined in H. Con. Res. 95, 
     the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004, 
     is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             FOREST SERVICE

                        WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

       For necessary expenses to repay advances from other 
     appropriations transferred in fiscal year 2003 for wildfire 
     suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities of the 
     Forest Service, $325,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an 
     official budget request for $325,000,000, that includes 
     designation of the entire amount of $325,000,000 as an 
     emergency requirement as

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     defined in H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 2004, is transmitted by the President 
     to the Congress.''
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  SA 1769. Mr. BURNS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 44, insert the following after line 23:
       ``Of the unobligated balances in the Special Foreign 
     Currency account, $1,400,000 are hereby canceled.''

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1770. Mr. BURNS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 66, line 20, immediately following the ``:'' insert 
     the following:
       ``Provided further, That such funds may be available to 
     reimburse state and other cooperating entities for services 
     provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or 
     disasters:''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1771. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Bennett) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 81 immediately following line 16, insert the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the sale of 
     excess buildings, facilities, and other properties owned by 
     the Forest Service and located on the Wasatch-Cache National 
     Forest, the revenues of which may be retained by the Forest 
     Service and available to the Secretary without further 
     appropriation and until expended for acquisition and 
     construction of administrative sites on the Wasatch-Cache 
     National Forest.''

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  SA 1772. Mr. BURNS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Immediately following Title III of the bill insert the 
     following new Title:

 TITLE IV--THE FLATHEAD AND KOOTENAI NATIONAL FOREST REHABILITATION ACT

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This act may be cited as the ``Flathead and Kootenai 
     National Forest Rehabilitation Act of 2003''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) The Robert Fire and Wedge Fire of 2003 caused extensive 
     resource damage in the Flathead National Forest;
       (2) The fires of 2000 caused extensive resource damage on 
     the Kootenai National Forest and implementation of 
     rehabilitation and recovery projects developed by the agency 
     for the Forest is critical;
       (3) The environmental planning and analysis to restore 
     areas affected by the Robert and Wedge Fire will be completed 
     through a collaborative community process;
       (4) The rehabilitation of burned areas needs to be 
     completed in a timely manner in order to reduce the long-term 
     environmental impacts; and
       (5) Wildlife and watershed resource values will be 
     maintained in areas affected by the Robert and Wedge Fire 
     while exempting the rehabilitation effort from certain 
     applications of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
     and the Clean Water Act (CWA).
       (b) The purpose of this Act is to accomplish in a 
     collaborative environment, the planning and rehabilitation of 
     the Robert and Wedge Fire and to ensure timely implementation 
     of recovery and rehabilitation projects on the Kootenai 
     National Forest.

     SEC. 3. REHABILITATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (in this Act 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') may conduct projects that 
     the Secretary determines are necessary to rehabilitate and 
     restore, and may conduct salvage harvests on, National Forest 
     System lands in the North Fork drainage on the Flathead 
     National Forest, as generally depicted on a map entitled 
     ``North Fork Drainage'' which shall be on file and available 
     for public inspection in the Office of Chief, Forest Service, 
     Washington, D.C.
       (b) Procedure.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided by this Act, 
     the Secretary shall conduct projects under this Act in 
     accordance with--
       (A) the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 
     et seq.); and
       (B) other applicable laws.
       (2) Environmental assessment or impact statement.--If an 
     environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement 
     (pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) is required for a project 
     under this Act, the Secretary shall not be required to study, 
     develop, or describe any alternative to the proposed agency 
     action in the environmental assessment or the environmental 
     impact statement.
       (3) Public collaboration.--To encourage meaningful 
     participation during preparation of a project under this Act, 
     the Secretary shall facilitate collaboration among the State 
     of Montana, local governments, and Indian tribes, and 
     participation of interested persons, during the preparation 
     of each project in a manner consistent with 
     the Implementation Plan for the 10-year Comprehensive 
     Strategy of a Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland 
     Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment, dated May 
     2002, which was developed pursuant to the conference 
     report for the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (House Report 106-646).
       (4) Compliance with clean water act.--Consistent with the 
     Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Montana Code 75-
     5-703(10)(b), the Secretary is not prohibited from 
     implementing projects under this Act due to the lack of a 
     Total Maximum Daily Load as provided for under section 303(d) 
     of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)), except that the 
     Secretary shall comply with any best management practices 
     required by the State of Montana.
       (5) Endangered species act consultation.--If consultation 
     is required under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1536) for a project under this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall expedite and give precedence to such 
     consultation over any similar requests for consultation by 
     the Secretary.
       (6) Administrative appeals.--Section 322 of the Department 
     of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 
     (Public Law 102-381; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note) and section 215 of 
     title 36, Code of Federal Regulations shall apply to projects 
     under this Act, except that--
       (A) to be eligible to file an appeal, an individual or 
     organization shall submit specific and substantive written 
     comments during the comment period; and
       (B) a determination that an emergency situation exists 
     pursuant to section 215.10 of title 36, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, shall be made where it is determined that 
     implementation of all or part of a decision for a project 
     under this Act is necessary for relief from--
       (i) adverse affects on soil stability and water quality 
     resulting from vegetation loss; or
       (ii) loss of fish and wildlife habitat.

     SEC. 4. CONTRACTING AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, 
     United States Code, the Secretary may enter into contract or 
     cooperative agreements to carry out a project under this Act.
       (b) Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary may limit competition for a contract or a 
     cooperative agreement under subsection (a).

     SEC. 5. MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a multi-
     party monitoring group consisting of a representative number 
     of interested parties, as determined by the Secretary, to 
     monitor the performance and effectiveness of projects 
     conducted under this Act.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--The multi-party monitoring 
     group shall prepare annually a report to the Secretary on the 
     progress of the projects conducted under this Act in 
     rehabilitating and restoring the North Fork drainage. The 
     Secretary shall submit the report to the Senate Subcommittee 
     on Interior Appropriations of the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations.

     SEC. 6. SUNSET.

       The authority for the Secretary to issue a decision to 
     carry out a project under this Act shall expire 5 years from 
     the date of enactment.

     SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECORDS OF DECISION.

       The Secretary of Agriculture shall publish new information 
     regarding forest wide estimates of old growth from volume 103 
     of the administrative record in the case captioned Ecology 
     Center v. Castaneda, CV-02-200-M-DWM (D. Mont.) for public 
     comment for a 30 day period. The Secretary shall review any 
     comments received during the comment period and decide 
     whether to modify the Records of Decision (hereinafter 
     referred to as the ``ROD's'') for the Pinkham, White Pine, 
     Kelsey-Beaver, Gold/Boulder/Sullivan, and Pink Stone projects 
     on the Kootenai National Forest. The ROD's, whether modified 
     or not, shall not be deemed arbitrary and capricious under 
     the NFMA, NEPA or other applicable law as long as each 
     project area retains 10% designated old growth in the project 
     area.
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  SA 1773. Mr. BURNS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the end of Title III of the bill insert the following:

     SEC. XXX. ZORTMAN/LANDUSKY MINE RECLAMATION TRUST FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the ``Zortman/
     Landusky Mine Reclamation Trust Fund'' referred to in this 
     section as the ``Fund'').
       (b) For the fiscal year during which this Act is enacted 
     and each fiscal year thereafter until the aggregate amount 
     deposited

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     in the Fund under this subsection is equal to at least 
     $22,500,000, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit 
     $2,250,000 in the Fund.
       (c) Investments.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest the amounts deposited under subsection (b) only in 
     interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in 
     obligations guaranteed by the United States as to both 
     principal and interest.
       (d) Payments.--
       (1) In general--All amounts credited as interest under 
     subsection (c) may be available, without fiscal year 
     limitation, to the State of Montana for use in accordance 
     with paragraph (3) after the Fund has been fully capitalized.
       (2) Withdrawal and transfer of funds.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall withdraw amounts credited as interest under 
     paragraph (1) and transfer the amounts to the State of 
     Montana for use as State funds in accordance with paragraph 
     (3) after the Fund has been fully capitalized.
       (3) Use of transferred funds.--The State of Montana shall 
     use the amounts transferred under paragraph (2) only to 
     supplement funding available from the State Administered 
     ``Zortman/Landusky Long-Term Water Treatment Trust Fund'' to 
     fund annual operation and maintenance costs for water 
     treatment related to the Zortman/Landusky mine site and 
     reclamation areas.
       (e) Transfers and Withdrawals.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury may not transfer or withdraw any amount deposited 
     under subsection (b).
       (f) Administrative Expenses.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury such sums as 
     are necessary to pay the administrative expenses of the Fund.
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  SA 1774. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Craig) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the end of title I, insert the following:
       ``Sec. XXX. Nonrenewable grazing permits authorized in the 
     Jarbidge Field Office, Bureau of Land Management within the 
     past seven years shall be renewed under section 402 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended 
     (43 U.S.C. 1752) and under section 3 of the Taylor Grazing 
     Act of 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315b). The terms and 
     conditions contained in the most recently expired 
     nonrenewable grazing permit shall continue in effect under 
     the renewed permit. Upon completion of any required analysis 
     or documentation, the permit may be canceled, suspended, or 
     modified, in whole or in part, to meet the requirements of 
     applicable laws and regulations. Nothing in this section 
     shall be deemed to extend the nonrenewable permits beyond the 
     standard one-year term.


                            report language

       Section XXX. Allows for the renewal of grazing permits in 
     the Jarbidge Field Office and makes the completion of the 
     required NEPA analysis a high priority while ensuring 
     completion of the necessary documents as soon as possible.
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  SA 1775. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 63, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1____. INTERIM COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.

       Section 2303(b) of Public Law 106-246 (114 Stat. 549) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, unless the amount of the interim compensation 
     exceeds the amount of the final compensation''.
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  SA 1776. Mr. BURNS (for Mr. Stevens) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 63, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 1____. APPLICATIONS FOR WAIVERS OF MAINTENANCE FEES.

       Section 10101f(d)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f(d)(3)) is amended by inserting 
     after ``reason'' the following: ``(including, with respect to 
     any application filed on or after January 1, 1999, the filing 
     of the application after the statutory deadline)''.
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  SA 1777. Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 24, line 5, immediately following the colon, insert 
     ``Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this 
     or any other Act may be used for planning, design, or 
     construction of any underground security screening or visitor 
     contact facility at the Washington Monument until such 
     facility has been approved in writing by the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations:''
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  SA 1778. Mr. DORGAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 137, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       Sec.  . Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13211) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or a dual fueled vehicle'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (3) and inserting ``, a dual fueled vehicle, or 
     a neighborhood electric vehicle'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (13);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (14) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) the term `neighborhood electric vehicle' means a 
     motor vehicle that qualifies as both--
       ``(A) a low-speed vehicle, as such term is defined in 
     section 571.3(b) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; 
     and
       ``(B) a zero-emission vehicle, as such term is defined in 
     Section 86.1702-99 of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.''.
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  SA 1779. Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 122, Strike Section 324 and insert;
       Sec. 324. A grazing permit or lease issued by the Secretary 
     of the Interior or a grazing permit issued by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture where National Forest System lands are 
     involved that expires, is transferred, or waived during 
     fiscal years 2004-2008 shall be renewed under section 402 of 
     the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 
     amended (43 U.S.C. 1752), section 19 of the Granger-Thye Act, 
     as amended (16 U.S.C. 5801), title III of the Bankhead-Jones 
     Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.), or, if applicable, 
     section 510 of the California Desert Protection Act (16 
     U.S.C. 410aaa-50). The terms and conditions contained in the 
     expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease shall 
     continue in effect under the renewed permit or lease until 
     such time as the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of 
     Agriculture as appropriate completes processing of such 
     permit or lease in compliance with all applicable laws and 
     regulations, at which time such permit or lease may be 
     canceled, suspended or modified, in whole or in part, to meet 
     the requirements of such applicable laws and regulations. 
     Nothing in this section shall be deemed to alter the 
     statutory authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture: Provided, That where National 
     Forest System lands are involved and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture has renewed an expired or waived grazing permit 
     prior to or during fiscal year 2004, the terms and conditions 
     of the renewed grazing permit shall remain in effect until 
     such time as the Secretary of Agriculture completes 
     processing of the renewed permit in compliance with all 
     applicable laws and regulations or until the expiration of 
     the renewed permit, whichever comes first. Upon completion of 
     the processing, the permit may be canceled, suspended or 
     modified, in whole or in part, to meet the requirements of 
     applicable laws and regulations. Provided Further, Beginning 
     in November 2004, and every year thereafter, the Secretaries 
     of the Interior and Agriculture shall report to Congress the 
     extent to which they are completing analysis required under 
     applicable laws prior to the expiration of grazing permits, 
     and beginning in May 2004, and two year thereafter, the 
     Secretaries shall provide Congress recommendations for 
     legislative provisions necessary to ensure all permit 
     renewals are completed in a timely manner. The legislative 
     recommendations provided shall be consistent with the funding 
     levels requested in the Secretaries' budget proposals; 
     Provided Further, Notwithstanding Section 504 of the 
     Rescissions Act (109 Stat. 212), the Secretaries in their 
     sole discretion determine the priority and timing for 
     completing required environmental analysis of grazing 
     allotments based on the environmental significance of the 
     allotments and funding available to the Secretaries for this 
     purpose.
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  SA 1780. Mr. BURNS (for Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Dodd)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill HR. 2691, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 137, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:

     SEC. 3____. NORTHEAST HOME HEATING OIL RESERVE REPORT.

       Not later than December 1, 2003, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a report that--
       (1) describes--
       (A) the various scenarios under which the Northeast Home 
     Heating Oil Reserve may be used; and
       (B) the underlying assumptions for each of the scenarios; 
     and
       (2) includes recommendations for alternative formulas to 
     determine supply disruption.

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  SA 1781. Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment 
to the bill H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 95, at the end of line 17, insert the following 
     paragraph:
       None of the funds made available to the Indian Health 
     Service in this Act shall be used for any Department of 
     Health and Human Services-wide consolidation, restructuring, 
     or realignment of functions or for any assessments or charges 
     associated with any such consolidation, restructuring or 
     realignment, except for purposes for which funds are 
     specifically provided in this Act.
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  SA 1782. Mr. BURNS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2691, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       ``Sec.   . Section 104 (16 U.S.C. 1374) is amended--(1) in 
     subsection (c)(5)(D) by striking ``the date of the enactment 
     of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994'' and 
     inserting ``February 18, 1997''.''

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