[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9683-S9689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2470. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Thune, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Johanns) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. E15 FUEL.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) E15 fuel.--The term ``E15 fuel'' means transportation 
     fuel that consists of--
       (A) 85 percent gasoline; and
       (B) 15 percent ethanol.
       (3) Transportation fuel.--The term ``transportation fuel'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)).
       (4) Waiver.--The term ``waiver'' means a waiver from the 
     requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 
     211(f) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)).
       (b) Waiver.--Not later than December 1, 2009, the 
     Administrator shall issue a waiver for E15 fuel.
       (c) Failure to Issue a Waiver.--If the Administrator fails 
     to issue a waiver for E15 fuel under subsection (b) by the 
     date specified in that subsection, none of the funds made 
     available under this or any Act may be used by the 
     Administrator to enforce section 211(f) of the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)).
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  SA 2471. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCain, 
Mr. Risch, and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. PROHIBITION ON USE OF WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
                   STIMULUS FUNDS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds made available under the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115) 
     for wildland fire management shall be used in the District of 
     Columbia.
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  SA 2472. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT AN ORDER 
                   OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR RELATING TO 
                   CLIMATE CHANGE.

       None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to implement the order of the Secretary of the Interior 
     relating to climate change numbered 3289 and dated September 
     14, 2009.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2473. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT A CERTAIN 
                   GREENHOUSE GAS RULE UNTIL A PROCEEDING IS 
                   CONDUCTED.

       None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to finalize or implement the proposed rule of the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled 
     ``Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for 
     Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act'' 
     (74 Fed. Reg. 18886 (April 24, 2009)) until the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency conducts the 
     proceeding requested by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in the 
     petition entitled ``Petition of the Chamber of

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     Comm. of the U.S.A. for EPA to Conduct Its Endangerment 
     Finding Proceeding On The Record Using APA Sec. Sec.  556 and 
     557'' (EPA Docket No. EPAHQ-OAR-2009-0171-3411.1 (June 23, 
     2009)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2474. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT A 
                   GREENHOUSE GAS RULE UNTIL A CERTAIN 
                   INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED.

       None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to finalize, implement, or issue regulations based on the 
     proposed rule of the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency entitled ``Proposed Endangerment and Cause 
     or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 
     202(a) of the Clean Air Act'' (74 Fed. Reg. 18886 (April 24, 
     2009)) until the Inspector General of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency conducts the investigation requested by 
     Senator John Thune in the letter to Mr. Bill A. Roderick, 
     Acting Inspector General, dated June 30, 2009, regarding the 
     suppression by the Environmental Protection Agency of a 
     report prepared by Dr. Carlin.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2475. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Enzi) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 121, strike lines 10 through 14 and insert the 
     following:

     to remain available until expended, and in addition,
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2476. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 127, strike lines 11 through 13 and insert the 
     following:

     resources, $1,245,786,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2011, except as otherwise provided herein: 
     Provided, That not less than $1,900,000 of that amount shall 
     be for research on, and monitoring and prevention of, white 
     nose bat syndrome: Provided further, That $2,500,000 is for 
     high-priority projects, which
       On page 128, line 24, strike ``$82,790,000'' and insert 
     ``$81,390,000''.
       On page 129, line 4, after ``2004'', insert ``, and not 
     more than $1,400,000 shall be for the Wallkill National 
     Wildlife Refuge''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2477. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Bond) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 192, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

          General Provisions, Environmental Protection Agency


                         renewable fuel program

       Sec. 201.  None of the funds made available for the 
     Environmental Protection Agency under this title may be 
     expended by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to carry out any activities relating to the inclusion 
     of international indirect land use change emissions in the 
     implementation of the renewable fuel program established 
     under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7545(o)): Provided, That nothing in this section prevents the 
     Administrator from promulgating renewable fuel requirements 
     for calendar year 2010 or any subsequent calendar year under 
     section 211(o) of that Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2478. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Specter) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 129, line 2, strike ``not more than $1,500,000 
     shall be for land conservation partnerships authorized by the 
     Highlands Conservation Act of 2004: Provided, That'' and 
     insert ``not more than $4,000,000 shall be for land 
     conservation partnerships authorized by the Highlands 
     Conservation Act (Public Law 108-421; 118 Stat. 2375): 
     Provided, That $2,500,000 of that amount shall be derived 
     from amounts made available under this title for maintenance 
     and facilities of the Department of the Interior: Provided 
     further, That''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2479. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 120, line 22, strike ``$965,721,000'' and insert 
     ``$970,721,000''.
       On page 121, lines 15 through 17, strike ``$36,696,000 is 
     for Mining Law Administration program operations, including 
     the cost of administering the mining claim fee program'' and 
     insert ``$41,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program 
     operations (including the cost of administering the mining 
     claim fee program), of which $5,000,000, to be derived by 
     transfer from unobligated amounts made available by the 
     American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 
     111-5), shall be made available to hire additional staff to 
     address permitting delays of filed mining claims''.
       On page 121, line 21, strike ``$965,721,000'' and insert 
     ``$970,721,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2480. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  In the matter under the heading ``National Park 
     Service'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'' of 
     title I--
       (1) reduce the overall amount made available under the 
     heading ``national recreation and preservation'' by 
     $1,000,000 by eliminating any funding for the Sewall-Belmont 
     House; and
       (2) increase the overall amount made available under the 
     heading ``construction'' by $1,000,000 to be used for 
     maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for 
     constructed assets.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2481. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2456 submitted by Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Merkley, 
and Ms. Klobuchar) to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section, the term ``conference'' means 
     a meeting that--
       (1) is held for consultation, education, awareness, or 
     discussion;
       (2) includes participants who are not all employees of the 
     same Federal agency;
       (3) is not held entirely at a facility of a Federal agency;
       (4) involves costs associated with travel and lodging for 
     some participants; and
       (5) is sponsored by 1 or more Federal agencies, 1 or more 
     organizations that are not Federal agencies, or a combination 
     of such Federal agencies or organizations.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     aggregate amount made available under this Act for expenses 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
     conferences in fiscal year 2010, including expenses relating 
     to conference programs, staff, travel costs, and other 
     conference matters, may not exceed $15,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2482. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 173, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through page 174, line 5, and insert the following:

                northern plains heritage area, amendment

       Sec. 115. (a) In General.--Section 8004 of the Omnibus 
     Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
     Stat. 1240) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) as 
     subsections (h) through (j), respectively;
       (2) in subsection (h)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (1)), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subsection (i)'' and inserting ``subsection (j)''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:

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       ``(g) Requirements for Inclusion and Removal of Property in 
     a National Heritage Area.--
       ``(1) Private property inclusion.--No privately owned 
     property shall be included in a National Heritage Area unless 
     the owner of the private property provides to the management 
     entity a written request for the inclusion.
       ``(2) Property removal.--
       ``(A) Private property.--At the request of an owner of 
     private property included in a National Heritage Area 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the private property shall be 
     immediately withdrawn from the National Heritage Area if the 
     owner of the property provides to the management entity a 
     written notice requesting removal.
       ``(B) Public property.--
       ``(i) Inclusion.--Only on written notice from the 
     appropriate State or local government entity may public 
     property be included in a National Heritage Area.
       ``(ii) Withdrawal.--On written notice from the appropriate 
     State or local government entity, public property shall be 
     immediately withdrawn from a National Heritage Area.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act shall be made available for a Heritage 
     Area that does not comply with section 8004(g) of the Omnibus 
     Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123 
     Stat. 1240) (as amended by subsection (a)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2483. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds 
     provided from the land and water conservation fund 
     established under section 2 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) to an agency 
     under this Act for Federal land acquisition shall be used by 
     the agency for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation 
     projects for constructed assets.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2484. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 263, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 9__.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be distributed to the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2485. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3293, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 267, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       Sec. 4__.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be distributed to the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2486. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1434, making appropriations for the Department of 
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 217, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:


                  general prohibition on use of funds

       Sec. 70__.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be distributed to the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2487. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1407, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 60, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 6__.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be distributed to the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2488. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 1432, making appropriations for financial 
services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 166, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

                TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be distributed to the Association of Community 
     Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidiaries.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2489. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

                      PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

       Sec. 4_. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate or implement any regulation of carbon 
     dioxide emissions under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) that will result in significant job loss 
     in manufacturing- or coal-dependent regions of the United 
     States such as the Midwest, Great Plains or South.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2490. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

                      PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS

       Sec. 4_. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to promulgate or implement any regulation of carbon 
     dioxide emissions under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) that will result in an increase in 
     retail prices of fertilizer or fuels used for agricultural 
     production.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2491. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION.

       (a) Membership of Board of Directors.--Section 403(a) of 
     the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-1(a)) is 
     amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``fifteen 
     Directors'' and inserting ``not more than 30 Directors''.
       (b) Administrative Services and Support.--Section 405 of 
     the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 410(a)'' and 
     inserting ``section 410''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``section 410(b)'' and 
     inserting ``section 410''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 410 of the 
     National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-8) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 410. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter, to be made 
     available to the Foundation to match, on a 1-for-1 basis, 
     private contributions that are made to the Foundation.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2492. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, 
Mr. Baucus, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. 
Bennet, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Begich, Mr. Merkley, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 197, line 11, strike ``$2,586,637,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,576,637,000''.
       On page 198, line 10, strike ``$350,285,000'' and insert 
     ``$340,285,000''.
       On page 200, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:


            collaborative forest landscape restoration fund

       For expenses authorized by section 4003(f) of the Omnibus 
     Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)), 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2493. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr.

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Wyden, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Tester, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Udall of 
Colorado, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 159, line 25, strike ``$979,637,000'' and insert 
     ``$904,637,000''.
       On page 197, line 11, strike`` $2,586,637,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,827,637,000''.
       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. FLAME FUND FOR EMERGENCY WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--
       (A) public land, as defined in section 103 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702);
       (B) units of the National Park System;
       (C) refuges of the National Wildlife Refuge System;
       (D) land held in trust by the United States for the benefit 
     of Indian tribes or members of an Indian tribe; and
       (E) land in the National Forest System, as defined in 
     section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
     Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
       (2) Flame fund.--The term ``Flame Fund'' means the Federal 
     Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund established 
     by subsection (b).
       (3) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     acting jointly.
       (4) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Federal 
     land described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
     Forest System land.
       (b) Establishment of Flame Fund.--There is established in 
     the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
     ``Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement 
     Fund'', consisting of--
       (1) such amounts as are appropriated to the Flame Fund; and
       (2) such amounts as are transferred to the Flame Fund under 
     subsection (d).
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Flame Fund such amounts as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.
       (B) Congressional intent.--It is the intent of Congress 
     that the amounts appropriated to the Flame Fund for each 
     fiscal year should be not less than the combined average 
     amount expended by each Secretary concerned for emergency 
     wildfire suppression activities over the 5 fiscal years 
     preceding the fiscal year for which amounts are appropriated.
       (C) Availability.--Amounts appropriated to the Flame Fund 
     shall remain available until expended.
       (2) Appropriation.--There is appropriated to the Flame 
     Fund, out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, $834,000,000.
       (3) Sense of congress on designation of flame fund 
     appropriations as emergency requirement.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that--
       (A) further amounts appropriated to the Flame Fund should 
     be designated as amounts necessary to meet emergency needs; 
     and
       (B) the new budget authority and outlays resulting from the 
     appropriations should not be considered for the purposes of 
     titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 631 et seq.).
       (4) Notice of insufficient funds.--The Secretaries shall 
     notify the congressional committees described in subsection 
     (h)(2) if the Secretaries estimate that only 60 days worth of 
     funding remains in the Flame Fund.
       (d) Transfer of Excess Wildfire Suppression Amounts Into 
     Flame Fund.--At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     concerned shall transfer to the Flame Fund amounts that--
       (1) are appropriated to the Secretary concerned for 
     wildfire suppression activities for the fiscal year; but
       (2) are not obligated for wildfire suppression activities 
     before the end of the fiscal year.
       (e) Use of Flame Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), 
     amounts in the Flame Fund shall be available to the Secretary 
     concerned to pay the costs of emergency wildfire suppression 
     activities that are separate from amounts annually 
     appropriated to the Secretary concerned for routine wildfire 
     suppression activities.
       (2) Declaration required.--
       (A) In general.--Amounts in the Flame Fund shall be made 
     available to the Secretary concerned only after the 
     Secretaries issue a declaration that a wildfire suppression 
     activity is eligible for funding from the Flame Fund.
       (B) Declaration criteria.--A declaration by the Secretaries 
     under subparagraph (A) may be issued only if--
       (i) in the case of an individual wildfire incident--

       (I) the fire covers 300 or more acres; and
       (II) the Secretaries determine that the fire has required 
     an emergency Federal response based on the significant 
     complexity, severity, or threat posed by the fire to human 
     life, property, or resources; or

       (ii) the cumulative costs of wildfire suppression 
     activities for the Secretary concerned have exceeded the 
     amounts appropriated to the Secretary concerned for those 
     activities (not including funds deposited in the Flame Fund).
       (3) Transfer of amounts to secretary concerned.--After 
     issuance of a declaration under paragraph (2) and on request 
     of the Secretary concerned, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall transfer from the Flame Fund to the Secretary concerned 
     such amounts as the Secretaries determine are necessary for 
     wildfire suppression activities associated with the 
     declaration.
       (4) State, private, and tribal land.--Use of the Flame Fund 
     for emergency wildfire suppression activities on State land, 
     private land, and tribal land shall be consistent with any 
     existing agreements in which the Secretary concerned has 
     agreed to assume responsibility for wildfire suppression 
     activities on the land.
       (f) Treatment of Anticipated and Predicted Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (e)(2)(B)(ii), the 
     Secretary concerned shall continue to fund routine wildfire 
     suppression activities within the appropriate agency budget 
     for each fiscal year.
       (2) Congressional intent.--It is the intent of Congress 
     that funding made available through the Flame Fund be used--
       (A) to supplement the funding otherwise appropriated to the 
     Secretary concerned; and
       (B) only for purposes in, and instances consistent with, 
     this section.
       (g) Prohibition on Other Transfers.--Any amounts in the 
     Flame Fund and any amounts appropriated for the purpose of 
     wildfire suppression on Federal land shall be obligated 
     before the Secretary concerned may transfer funds from non-
     fire accounts for wildfire suppression.
       (h) Accounting and Reports.--
       (1) Accounting and reporting system.--The Secretaries shall 
     establish an accounting and reporting system for the Flame 
     Fund that is compatible with existing National Fire Plan 
     reporting procedures.
       (2) Annual report.--Annually, the Secretaries shall submit 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, the Committee on Indian Affairs, and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and make available to the 
     public a report that--
       (A) describes the use of amounts from the Flame Fund; and
       (B) includes any recommendations that the Secretaries may 
     have to improve the administrative control and oversight of 
     the Flame Fund.
       (3) Estimates of wildfire suppression costs to improve 
     budgeting and funding.--
       (A) In general.--Consistent with the schedule provided in 
     subparagraph (C), the Secretaries shall submit to the 
     committees described in paragraph (2) an estimate of 
     anticipated wildfire suppression costs for the applicable 
     fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year.
       (B) Peer review.--The methodology for developing the 
     estimates under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to periodic 
     peer review to ensure compliance with subparagraph (D).
       (C) Schedule.--The Secretaries shall submit an estimate 
     under subparagraph (A) during--
       (i) the first week of February of each year;
       (ii) the first week of April of each year;
       (iii) the first week of July of each year; and
       (iv) if a bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and the Forest Service for the following fiscal 
     year has not been enacted by September 1, the first week of 
     September of each year.
       (D) Requirements.--An estimate of anticipated wildfire 
     suppression costs shall be developed using the best 
     available--
       (i) climate, weather, and other relevant data; and
       (ii) models and other analytic tools.
       (i) Termination of Authority.--The authority under this 
     section shall terminate at the end of the third fiscal year 
     in which no appropriations to or withdrawals from the Flame 
     Fund have been made for a period of 3 consecutive fiscal 
     years.

     SEC. 424. COHESIVE WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY.

       (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting jointly, shall 
     submit to Congress a report that contains a cohesive wildfire 
     management strategy, consistent with the recommendations 
     described in recent reports of the Government Accountability 
     Office regarding management strategies.
       (b) Elements of Strategy.--The strategy required by 
     subsection (a) shall provide for--
       (1) the identification of the most cost-effective means for 
     allocating fire management budget resources;
       (2) the reinvestment in non-fire programs by the Secretary 
     of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture;
       (3) employing the appropriate management response to 
     wildfires;

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       (4) assessing the level of risk to communities;
       (5) the allocation of hazardous fuels reduction funds based 
     on the priority of hazardous fuels reduction projects;
       (6) assessing the impacts of climate change on the 
     frequency and severity of wildfire; and
       (7) studying the effects of invasive species on wildfire 
     risk.
       (c) Revision.--At least once during each 5-year period 
     beginning on the date of the submission of the cohesive 
     wildfire management strategy under subsection (a), the 
     Secretaries shall revise the strategy submitted under that 
     subsection to address any changes affecting the strategy, 
     including changes with respect to landscape, vegetation, 
     climate, and weather.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2494. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. JUNGO DISPOSAL SITE EVALUATION.

       Using funds made available under this Act, the Director of 
     the United States Geological Survey shall conduct an 
     evaluation of the aquifers in the area of the Jungo Disposal 
     Site in Humboldt County, Nevada (referred to in this section 
     as the ``site''), to evaluate--
       (1) how long it would take waste seepage (including 
     asbestos, discarded tires, and sludge from water treatment 
     plants) from the site to contaminate local underground water 
     resources;
       (2) the distance that contamination from the site would 
     travel in each of--
       (A) 95 years; and
       (B) 190 years;
       (3) the potential impact of expected waste seepage from the 
     site on nearby surface water resources, including Rye Patch 
     Reservoir and the Humboldt River;
       (4) the size and elevation of the aquifers; and
       (5) any impact that the waste seepage from the site would 
     have on the municipal water resources of Winnemucca, Nevada.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2495. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making 
appropriations for the Department of the interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 193, line 13, insert before ``: Provided'' the 
     following: ``and of which $2,000,000 may be made available to 
     the Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund established by 
     section 10205(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
     2008 (16 U.S.C. 2104a(b))''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2496. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE NATIONAL 
                   ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

       None of the funds made available under this Act may be used 
     for the National Endowment for the Arts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2497. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CALIFORNIA NATIONAL 
                   HISTORIC TRAIL INTERPRETIVE CENTER, NEVADA.

       None of the funds made available under this Act may be used 
     for the California National Historic Trail Interpretive 
     Center in the State of Nevada.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2498. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. 
Roberts) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:


                           funding limitation

       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act or 
     any other Act may be used for the administrative expenses of 
     any official identified by the President to serve in a 
     position without express statutory authorization and which is 
     responsible for the interagency development or coordination 
     of any rule, regulation, or policy unless--
       (1) the President certifies to Congress that such official 
     will respond to all reasonable requests to testify before, or 
     provide information to, any congressional committee with 
     jurisdiction over such matters; and
       (2) such official submits a report biannually to each 
     congressional committee with jurisdiction over such matters, 
     describing the activities of the official and the office of 
     such official, any rule, regulation, or policy that the 
     official or the office of such official participated or 
     assisted in the development of, or any rule, regulation, or 
     policy that the official or the office of such official 
     directed be developed by the department or agency with 
     statutory responsibility for the matter.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2499. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 209, line 21, before the period at the end, insert 
     ``: Provided further, That if the Indian Health Service has 
     reserved unobligated funds for contract health services for 
     fiscal year 2009, the Service shall pay, not later than 90 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Indian 
     Health Service share of contract health service obligations 
     that were approved for payment before October 1, 2009, and 
     incurred after October 1, 1999, for contract health care 
     provided to contract health service-eligible users in the 
     Schurz Service Unit''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2500. Mr. DeMINT (for himself and Mr. McCain) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by 
     the Secretary of the Interior to restrict, reduce, or 
     reallocate any water, as determined in--
       (1) the biological opinion published by the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service and dated December 15, 2008; and
       (2) the biological opinion published by the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service and dated June 4, 2009.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2501. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 122, line 11, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided, That, notwithstanding the joint 
     explanatory statement of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives accompanying Public Law 111-8 
     (123 Stat. 524), the amount of $2,000,000 made available for 
     the Henry's Lake ACEC in the State of Idaho (as described in 
     the table entitled ``Congressionally Designated Spending'' 
     contained in section 430 of that joint explanatory statement) 
     shall be made available for the Upper Snake/South Fork River 
     ACEC/SRMA in the State of Idaho''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2502. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) The Senate finds that--
       (1)(A) mercury was used in switches found in the 
     convenience lighting and anti-lock brake systems of old cars, 
     including models manufactured overseas before 1992 and models 
     manufactured in the United States before 2003;
       (B) if those switches are not removed from a car prior to 
     crushing, the resulting scrap metal will contain mercury;
       (C) every year, the steel industry melts down 12,000,000 to 
     14,000,000 used cars as valuable feedstock for steel;
       (D) when the scrap is melted, mercury is released through 
     the stacks of the furnaces and into the air people breathe;
       (E) while each switch is small, the quantity of mercury 
     found in the switches adds up quickly;
       (F) in 2003, the cars recycled by the steel industry 
     contained 8,500,000 switches and approximately 10 tons of 
     mercury;
       (G) steel is the fourth largest emitter of mercury in the 
     United States; and

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       (H) vehicle switches are the largest source of mercury for 
     the steel industry;
       (2)(A) in August 2006, 9 organizations launched the 
     National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Program'') to increase the recovery 
     of mercury-filled switches found in old cars, including--
       (i) the American Iron and Steel Institute;
       (ii) the Steel Manufacturers Association;
       (iii) the Automotive Recyclers Association;
       (iv) the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries;
       (v) the End of Life Vehicles Corporation;
       (vi) the Environmental Defense Fund;
       (vii) the Ecology Center;
       (viii) the Environmental Council of the States; and
       (ix) the Environmental Protection Agency;
       (B) the Program is operating through the End of Life 
     Vehicles Corporation (referred to in this section as 
     ``ELVS''), a nonprofit organization established and operated 
     by automobile manufacturers and other founders of the 
     national voluntary Program; and
       (C) ELVS--
       (i) educates scrappers on how to recover mercury switches;
       (ii) provides sealed containers for the scrappers to use 
     when shipping the switches to ELVS;
       (iii) negotiates responsible disposal of the switches;
       (iv) pays incentive bounties for each recovered switch; and
       (v) handles the receipt and responsible disposal of 
     switches from States with mandatory mercury switch recycling 
     laws;
       (3)(A) in February 2008, after 18 months of operation, the 
     Program collected 1,000,000 switches; and
       (B) collection has picked up since with more than 1,000,000 
     switches recovered during the 12 month-period beginning in 
     August 2008; and
       (4)(A) since August 2009, however, the bounty fund 
     established by the auto and steel industry had been empty;
       (B) funding for the operation of ELVS itself is in 
     jeopardy; and
       (C) the timing is particularly unfortunate in light of the 
     success of the Cash for Clunkers Temporary Vehicle Trade-In 
     Program, which has resulted in another 670,000 old cars being 
     taken off the road and recycled.
       (b) It the sense of the Senate that the Senate--
       (1) supports the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery 
     Program; and
       (2) urges the founders of the effective Program find a way 
     to fund the Program so that the successful efforts of the 
     Program to prevent mercury pollution may continue.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2503. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 144, strike line 11 and all that follows 
     through page 146, line 23, and insert the following:
     $2,334,322,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011 
     except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed 
     $8,500 may be for official reception and representation 
     expenses; of which not to exceed $74,915,000 shall be for 
     welfare assistance payments: Provided, That in cases of 
     designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such 
     cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for 
     disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the 
     disaster; of which, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-
     Determination Act of 1975, as amended, not to exceed 
     $154,794,000 shall be available for payments for contract 
     support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, 
     compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with the 
     Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2010, as authorized by 
     such Act, except that tribes and tribal organizations may use 
     their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract support 
     costs of ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual 
     funding agreements and for unmet welfare assistance costs; of 
     which not to exceed $566,702,000 for school operations costs 
     of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall 
     become available on July 1, 2010, and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2011; of which $50,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and 
     Health, established by section 601 of Public Law 110-293 (25 
     U.S.C. 443c); and of which not to exceed $60,958,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for housing improvement, road 
     maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, the Indian 
     Self-Determination Fund, land records improvement, and the 
     Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not 
     limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
     amended, and 25 U.S.C. 2008, not to exceed $43,373,000 within 
     and only from such amounts made available for school 
     operations shall be available for administrative cost grants 
     associated with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau 
     prior to or during fiscal year 2009 for the operation of 
     Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 within and only 
     from such amounts made available for administrative cost 
     grants shall be available for the transitional costs of 
     initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume 
     operation on or after July 1, 2009, of Bureau-funded schools: 
     Provided further, That any forestry funds allocated to a 
     tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2011, may 
     be transferred during fiscal year 2012 to an Indian forest 
     land assistance account established for the benefit of the 
     holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account: 
     Provided further, That any such unobligated balances not so 
     transferred shall expire on September 30, 2012: Provided 
     further, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field 
     employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or 
     other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.

                              construction

                     (including transfer of funds)

     For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
     facilities, including architectural and engineering services 
     by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
     and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of 
     the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 
     87-483, $200,000,000, to remain available
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2504. Mr. ISAKSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 219, line 5, before ``and including'', insert the 
     following: ``of which $5,000,000 may be made available to the 
     Secretary of the Interior to develop, in conjunction with 
     Morehouse College, a program to catalogue,preserve, provide 
     public access to and research on, develop curriculum and 
     courses based on, provide public access to, and conduct 
     scholarly forums on the important works and papers of Dr. 
     Martin Luther King, Jr. to provide a better understanding of 
     the message and teachings of Dr. Martine Luther King, Jr.;''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2505. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. 
Franken) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 192, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

          General Provisions, Environmental Protection Agency


                              black carbon

       Sec. 201.  (a) Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 
     with other Federal agencies, may carry out and submit to 
     Congress the results of a study to define black carbon, 
     assess the impacts of black carbon on global and regional 
     climate, and identify the most cost-effective ways to reduce 
     black carbon emissions--
       (1) to improve global and domestic public health; and
       (2) to mitigate the climate impacts of black carbon.
       (b) In carrying out the study, the Administrator shall--
       (1) identify global and domestic black carbon sources, the 
     quantities of emissions from those sources, and cost-
     effective mitigation technologies and strategies;
       (2) evaluate the public health, climate, and economic 
     impacts of black carbon;
       (3) identify current and practicable future opportunities 
     to provide financial, technical, and related assistance to 
     reduce domestic and international black carbon emissions; and
       (4) identify opportunities for future research and 
     development to reduce black carbon emissions and protect 
     public health in the United States and internationally.
       (c) Of the amounts made available under this title under 
     the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management'' for 
     operations and administration, up to $2,000,000 shall be--
       (1) transferred to the account used to fund the Office of 
     Air Quality Planning and Standards of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency; and
       (2) used by the Administrator to carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2506. Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2477 submitted by Mr. 
Harkin (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thune, 
Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Bond) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 1, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through page 2, line 5, and insert the following:

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       Sec. 201.  The funds made available for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency under this title may be expended by the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     promulgate regulations for the renewable fuel program 
     established under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act 
     (42U.S.C. 7545(o)) only if the regulations take into 
     consideration an appropriate characterization, as determined 
     by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of Energy, of the uncertainty in calculating the 
     international indirect land use change emissions in the 
     implementation of the renewable fuel program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2507. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
Baucus) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 193, line 9, strike ``$1,556,329,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,552,429,000''.
       On page 193, line 20, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, that $282,617,000 shall 
     be made available for recreation, heritage, and wilderness''.
       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. CABIN USER FEES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds made available by this Act shall be used to increase 
     the amount of cabin user fees under section 608 of the Cabin 
     User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6207) to an amount 
     beyond the amount levied on December 31, 2009.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2508. Mr. VITTER proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2996, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUND TO DELAY DRAFT PROPOSED 
                   OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS LEASING 
                   PROGRAM 2010-2015.

       None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to delay the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and 
     Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by the Secretary of the 
     Interior under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2509. Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Inhofe) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
2996, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title IV, add the following:


                         buyout and relocation

       Sec. 4__.  (a) As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Administrator'') is encouraged to consider all appropriate 
     criteria, including cost-effectiveness, relating to the 
     buyout and relocation of residents of properties in Treece, 
     Kansas, that are subject to risk relating to, and that may 
     endanger the health of occupants as a result of risks posed 
     by, chat (as defined in section 278.1(b) of title 40, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act)).
       (b) For the purpose of the remedial action under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) that includes 
     permanent relocation of residents of Treece, Kansas, any such 
     relocation shall not be subject to the Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 
     (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).
       (c) Nothing in this section shall in any way affect, 
     impede, or change the relocation or remediation activities 
     pursuant to the Record of Decision Operable Unit 4, Chat 
     Piles, Other Mine and Mill Waste, and Smelter Waste, Tar 
     Creek Superfund Site, Ottawa County, Oklahoma (OKD980629844) 
     issued by the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 on 
     February 20, 2008, or any other previous Record of Decision 
     at the Tar Creek, Oklahoma, National Priority List Site, by 
     any Federal agency or through any funding by any Federal 
     agency.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2510. Mr. CARPER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2477 submitted by Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Nelson of 
Nebraska, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Thune, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Bond) and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 2996, making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 1, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through page 2, line 5, and insert the following:
       Sec. 201.  The funds made available for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency under this title may be expended by the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     promulgate regulations for the renewable fuel program 
     established under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act 
     (42U.S.C. 7545(o)) only if the regulations take into 
     consideration an appropriate characterization of ranges, as 
     determined by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, of the uncertainty 
     in calculating the international indirect land use change 
     emissions in the implementation of the renewable fuel 
     program.

                          ____________________