[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 135 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9751-S9757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2511. 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. __. PROHIBITION ON NO-BID CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act may be--
       (1) used to make any payment in connection with a contract 
     not awarded using competitive procedures in accordance with 
     the requirements of section 303 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), section 
     2304 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation; or
       (2) awarded by grant not subjected to merit-based 
     competitive procedures, needs-based criteria, and other 
     procedures specifically authorized by law to select the 
     grantee or award recipient.
       (b) This prohibition shall not apply to the awarding of 
     contracts or grants with respect to which--
       (1) no more than one applicant submits a bid for a contract 
     or grant; or
       (2) Federal law specifically authorizes a grant or contract 
     to be entered into without regard for these requirements, 
     including formula grants for States.
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  SA 2512. 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:

       Beginning on page 127, strike line 11 and all that follows 
     through page 129, line 7, 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 shall be carried out by the 
     Youth Conservation Corps: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $22,103,000 shall be used for implementing subsections 
     (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1533) (except for processing petitions, 
     developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and 
     taking any other steps to implement actions described in 
     subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)) of that 
     section, of which not to exceed $11,632,000 shall be used for 
     any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of that section, excluding 
     litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection 
     (a)(1) of that section prior to October 1, 2009: Provided 
     further, That of the amount available for law enforcement, up 
     to $400,000, to remain available until expended, may at the 
     discretion of the Secretary be used for payment for 
     information, rewards, or evidence concerning violations of 
     laws administered by the Service, and miscellaneous and 
     emergency expenses of enforcement activity, authorized or 
     approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on 
     the Secretary's certificate: Provided further, That of the 
     amount provided for environmental contaminants, up to 
     $1,000,000 may remain available until expended for 
     contaminant sample analyses.

                              construction

       For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of 
     buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, 
     management, investigation, protection, and utilization of 
     fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands 
     and interests therein; $39,741,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 through 460l-
     11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition 
     of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with 
     statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, $81,390,000, to be derived from the Land 
     and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until 
     expended, of which, notwithstanding section 7 of that Act (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-9), not more than $1,500,000 shall be for land 
     conservation partnerships authorized by the Highlands 
     Conservation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-421; 118 Stat. 
     2375), and not more than $1,400,000 shall be for the Wallkill 
     National Wildlife Refuge: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be 
     used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or 
     other management costs.
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  SA 2513. Mr. SCHUMER 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 185, line 21, after ``Provided,'' insert ``That, 
     notwithstanding section 603(d) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) or section 1452(f) of the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12(f)), in the case 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, each State 
     shall use 30 percent of the amount of the capitalization 
     grants of the State to provide additional subsidization to 
     eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, 
     negative interest loans, or

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     grants (or any combination of those forms of assistance): 
     Provided further,''.
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  SA 2514. Mrs. McCASKILL 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:

       On page 135, line 2, before the period at the end, insert 
     the following: ``, of which, notwithstanding the chart under 
     the heading `Save America's Treasures' on page 30 of Senate 
     Report 111-38, the entire amount shall be distributed by the 
     Secretary of the Interior in the form of competitive grants 
     on the basis of the following criteria: (1) the collection or 
     historic property must be nationally significant; (2) the 
     collection or historic property must be threatened or 
     endangered; (3) the application must document the urgent 
     preservation or conservation need; (4) projects must 
     substantially mitigate the threat and must have a clear 
     public benefit; (5) the project must be feasible; and (6) the 
     application must document adequately the required non-Federal 
     match''
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  SA 2515. Mr. BEGICH 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 7, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``Provided further, That $1,000,000 of the 
     funds made available for specific land acquisition projects 
     shall be made available to implement section 6402 of the 
     Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
     11; 123 Stat. 1178)''.
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  SA 2516. Mr. BEGICH 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 1, strike ``$2,582,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,000,000''.
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  SA 2517. Mrs. FEINSTEIN 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; 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.

       None of the funds made available under this Act may be used 
     to apply the permit program under part C of title I, or under 
     title V, of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7440 et seq., 7661 
     et seq.) to any stationary source, on the basis of its 
     emissions of greenhouse gases, that--
       (1) is a farm, as the term is defined in section 6420(c)(2) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
       (2) is not subject to the requirement to report greenhouse 
     gas emissions under the final Environmental Protection Agency 
     rule entitled ``Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases'' and 
     numbered 2060-A079.
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  SA 2518. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Shelby, Mr. 
Bond, Mr. Brownback, 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; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 190, line 10, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     House Report 107-272, the amount of $1,000,000 made available 
     to the Southeast Alabama Regional Water Authority for a water 
     facility project and the amount of $2,500,000 made available 
     to the Alabama Regional Water Authority for the Southwest 
     Alabama Rural/Municipal Water System may, at the discretion 
     of the Administrator, be made available to the city of 
     Thomasville for those projects: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding House Report 108-10, the amount of $450,000 
     made available to the Southwest Alabama Regional Water 
     Authority for water infrastructure improvements may, at the 
     discretion of the Administrator, be made available to the 
     city of Thomasville for that project: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding House Report 108-401, the amount of $450,000 
     made available to the Southwest Alabama Regional Water supply 
     District for regional water supply distribution in 
     Thomasville, Alabama, may, at the discretion of the 
     Administrator, be made available to the city of Thomasville 
     for that project: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     House Report 108-401, the amount of $2,000,000 made available 
     to the Tom Bevill Reservoir Management Area Authority for 
     construction of a drinking water reservoir in Fayette County, 
     Alabama, may, at the discretion of the Administrator, be made 
     available to Fayette County, Alabama, for water system 
     upgrades: Provided further, 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 $500,000 made available to the 
     San Bernardino Municipal Water District for the Inland Empire 
     alternative water supply project (as described in the table 
     entitled `Congressionally Designated Spending' contained in 
     section 430 of that joint explanatory statement) may, at the 
     discretion of the Administrator, be made available to the 
     city of San Bernardino municipal water department for that 
     project: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the joint 
     explanatory statement of the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives accompanying the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 
     1844), from funds made available by that Act for the State 
     and Tribal Assistance Grants program, $170,800 may, at the 
     discretion of the Administrator, be made available to the 
     city of Prescott for a wastewater treatment plant 
     construction project and $129,200 may, at the discretion of 
     the Administrator, be made available to the city of Wichita 
     for a storm water technology pilot project: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding the joint explanatory statement of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     accompanying the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
     111-8; 123 Stat. 524), the amount of $185,000 made available 
     to the city of Manhattan for the sewer mainline extension 
     project (as described in the table entitled `Congressionally 
     Designated Spending' contained in section 430 of that joint 
     explanatory statement) may, at the discretion of the 
     Administrator, be made available to the city of Manhattan for 
     a water mainline extension project: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the joint explanatory statement of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     accompanying the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 
     111-8; 123 Stat. 524), the amount of $290,000 made available 
     to the Riley County Board of Commissioners for the Konza 
     Sewer Main Extension project (as described in the table 
     entitled `Congressionally Designated Spending' contained in 
     section 430 of that joint explanatory statement) may, at the 
     discretion of the Administrator, be made available to the 
     city of Manhattan for the Konza Water Main Extension project: 
     Provided further, 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 $1,300,000 made available to the City of 
     Warrensburg, Missouri for a drinking water and wastewater 
     infrastructure project (as described in the table entitled 
     `Congressionally Designated Spending' contained in section 
     430 of that joint explanatory statement) may, at the 
     discretion of the Administrator, be made available to Johnson 
     County, Missouri for that project: Provided further, 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 
     $ 1,000,000 made available to the City of Gravois Mills for 
     wastewater infrastructure (as described in the table entitled 
     `Congressionally Designated Spending' contained in section 
     430 of that joint explanatory statement) may, at the 
     discretion of the Administrator, be made available to the 
     Gravois Arm Sewer District for that project: Provided 
     further, 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 $500,000 made available to McDonald 
     County, Missouri for a wastewater infrastructure expansion 
     project (as described in the table entitled `Congressionally 
     Designated Spending' contained in section 430 of that joint 
     explanatory statement) may, at the discretion of the 
     Administrator, be made available to PWSD #1 of McDonald 
     County, Missouri for that project: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the joint explanatory statement of the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     accompanying Public Law 110-161 (121 Stat. 1844), the amount 
     of $150,000 made available to the City of Hayti, Pemiscot 
     Consolidated Public Water Supply District 1 for a Water 
     Storage Tank (as described in the section entitled `STAG 
     Infrastructure Grants/Congressional Priorities' on page 1264 
     of the joint explanatory statement) may, at the discretion of 
     the Administrator, be made available to Pemiscot Consolidated 
     Public Water Supply District 1 for a drinking water source 
     protection infrastructure project: Provided further, 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 
     $400,000 made available to the City of Lake Norden, South 
     Dakota, for wastewater infrastructure improvements (as 
     described in the table entitled `Congressionally Designated 
     Spending' contained in section 430 of that joint explanatory 
     statement) may, at the discretion of the Administrator, be 
     made available to the City of Lake Norden, South Dakota, for 
     drinking water infrastructure improvements''.

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  SA 2519. Mrs. FEINSTEIN 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 179, strike line 7 and all that follows through 
     page 180, line 9, and insert the following:
       Sec. 120.  Prior to the expiration on November 30, 2012 of 
     the Drake's Bay Oyster Company's Reservation of Use and 
     Occupancy and associated special use permit (``existing 
     authorization'') within Drake's Estero at Point Reyes 
     National Seashore, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue a 
     special use permit with the same terms and conditions as the 
     existing authorization, except as provided herein, for a 
     period of 10 years from November 30, 2012: Provided, That 
     such extended authorization is subject to annual payments to 
     the United States based on the fair market value of the use 
     of the Federal property for the duration of such renewal. The 
     Secretary shall take into consideration recommendations of 
     the National Academy of Sciences Report pertaining to 
     shellfish mariculture in Point Reyes National Seashore before 
     modifying any terms and conditions of the extended 
     authorization.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2520. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Reid, and Mrs. Boxer, and 
Mr. Ensign) 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; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 128, line 10, before the period at the end, insert 
     the following: ``Provided further, That of the amount 
     provided for aquatic invasive species, up to $800,000 shall 
     be used for study, construction, staffing, and other expenses 
     necessary to conduct vessel inspection and decontamination at 
     stations to be located away from boat and vessel ramps at 
     Lake Tahoe, Echo Lake, and Fallen Leaf Lake in the State of 
     California''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2521. Mrs. FEINSTEIN 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; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 190, line 10, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     section 422, of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $500,000 shall be for the city of Eureka, California, for the 
     Martin Slough interceptor project and $500,000 shall be for 
     Lake County, California, for wastewater system 
     improvements''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2522. Mr. FEINGOLD 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. 4__.  Section 404(c) of the Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
     7624(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Agricultural Research 
     Service'' and inserting ``Department of Agriculture''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Authority of secretary.--To carry out a cooperative 
     agreement with a private entity under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may rent to the private entity equipment, the title 
     of which is held by the Federal Government.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2523. 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. __. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPEDE OPERATIONAL 
                   CONTROL.

       None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
     impede, prohibit, or restrict activities of the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security on public lands to achieve operational 
     control (as defined in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act 
     of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109-367) over the 
     international land and maritime borders of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2524. Mr. SHELBY 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 190, line 10, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     House Report 107-272, the amount of $1,000,000 made available 
     to the Southeast Alabama Regional Water Authority for a water 
     facility project and the amount of $2,500,000 made available 
     to the Alabama Regional Water Authority for the Southwest 
     Alabama Rural/Municipal Water System shall be made available 
     to the city of Thomasville for those projects: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding House Report 108-10, the 
     amount of $450,000 made available to the Southwest Alabama 
     Regional Water Authority for water infrastructure 
     improvements shall be made available to the city of 
     Thomasville for that project: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding House Report 108-401, the amount of $450,000 
     made available to the Southwest Alabama Regional Water supply 
     District for regional water supply distribution in 
     Thomasville, Alabama, shall be made available to the city of 
     Thomasville for that project''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2525. Mr. SHELBY 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 190, line 10, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     House Report 108-401, the amount of $2,000,000 made available 
     to the Tom Bevill Reservoir Management Area Authority for 
     construction of a drinking water reservoir in Fayette County, 
     Alabama, shall be made available to Fayette County, Alabama, 
     for water system upgrades''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2526. Mr. HATCH (for himself and 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:


                        implementation of rules

       Sec. 4__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to carry out, finalize, or implement the proposed rule 
     of the Administrator 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)) or the proposed rule of the Administrator 
     and the Secretary of Transportation entitled ``Proposed 
     Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas 
     Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy 
     Standards'' (Document No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0472 (September 15, 
     2009)) until such time as Congress enacts a Federal law 
     authorizing those actions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2527. Mr. BENNETT 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. 4__.  Section 1971(1) of the Omnibus Public Land 
     Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460www note; Public Law 
     111-11) is amended by striking ``December 18, 2008'' and 
     inserting ``September 20, 2009''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2528. Mr. HARKIN 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 190, line 10, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, no funds made available 
     under this heading shall be used for water infrastructure 
     improvements for the City of Safford, Arizona''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2529. Mr. BEGICH 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;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SECTION 4__. CHUGACH WHISTLE STOP PARTNERSHIP FUND.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Chugach Whistle Stop 
     Partnership Project Fund established by subsection (c)(1).
       (2) National forest.--The term ``National Forest'' means 
     the Chugach National Forest.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (b) Spencer Mineral Materials Project Funds.--The Secretary 
     shall deposit into the Treasury each amount received by the 
     Secretary through the contract for the sale of mineral 
     materials described in the notice of intent to prepare an 
     environmental impact statement entitled ``Chugach National 
     Forest, Glacier Ranger District, Alaska--Spencer Mineral 
     Materials Project'' and published by the Secretary on March 
     2, 2007 (72 Fed. Reg. 9501).
       (c) Chugach Whistle Stop Partnership Project Fund.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the 
     ``Chugach Whistle Stop Partnership Project Fund'', consisting 
     of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Transfers to fund.--There are appropriated to the Fund, 
     out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     amounts equivalent to the amounts deposited by the Secretary 
     into the Treasury under subsection (b).
       (3) Expenditures from fund.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), on 
     request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transfer from the Fund to the Secretary such amounts as the 
     Secretary determines are necessary to carry out activities 
     under paragraph (5).
       (B) Administrative expenses.--An amount not exceeding 10 
     percent of the amounts in the Fund shall be available for 
     each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary 
     to carry out this Act.
       (C) Priority regarding use of funds.--Any amounts made 
     available through an appropriations Act for use by the 
     Secretary to carry out an activity under paragraph (5) shall 
     be expended before the Secretary may request an amount under 
     subparagraph (A) to carry out the activity.
       (4) Transfers of amounts.--
       (A) In general.--The amounts required to be transferred to 
     the Fund under this subsection shall be transferred at least 
     monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on 
     the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (B) Adjustments.--Proper adjustment shall be made in 
     amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior 
     estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required 
     to be transferred.
       (5) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall use amounts 
     transferred to the Secretary under paragraph (3)(A) to carry 
     out--
       (A) the administration of the mineral materials contract 
     described in subsection (b); and
       (B) the implementation of the Whistle Stop partnership 
     project in the National Forest, including--
       (i) the restoration and enhancement of natural resources in 
     the National Forest;
       (ii) the construction, enhancement, repair, and maintenance 
     of--

       (I) recreation and rail facilities;
       (II) trails, associated infrastructure, and transportation 
     equipment; and
       (III) visitor services; and

       (iii) the interpretation and provision of any other visitor 
     information or service.
       (d) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affects the responsibility 
     of the Secretary to comply with applicable environmental laws 
     (including regulations).
       (e) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by 
     this Act terminates on the date on which the mineral 
     materials contract described in subsection (b) terminates.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2530. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Thune) 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; 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


                             carbon dioxide

       Sec. 201.  (a) No action taken by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency using funds made available under this Act 
     shall have the effect of making carbon dioxide a pollutant 
     subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
     et seq.) for any source other than a mobile source as 
     described in section 202(a) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)).
       (b) Nothing in this section prohibits the expenditure of 
     funds by the Environmental Protection Agency--
       (1) to undertake studies or conduct reasonable information-
     gathering that is preparatory to the regulation of carbon 
     dioxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
       (2) to implement the renewable fuels standard requirements 
     of section 211(o) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o));
       (3) to continue to issue permits for the construction or 
     modification of any sources other than a mobile source (as 
     described in section 202(a) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a))) 
     in areas for which the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency has jurisdiction, including certain 
     portions of the outer Continental Shelf;
       (4) to issue regulations governing the injection of carbon 
     dioxide underground to enable the development of clean coal 
     power generation facilities, including facilities eligible 
     for funding under the Clean Coal Power Initiative of the 
     Department of Energy and the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5);
       (5) to issue and enforce regulations relating to the 
     reporting of greenhouse gas emissions;
       (6) to develop, or collaborate with other agencies on the 
     development of, an innovative, voluntary carbon offset 
     program or other approaches (including assistance measures to 
     energy and trade intensive manufacturers) designed to lower 
     the costs that may be associated with any global climate 
     change mitigation measures established or approved by 
     Congress;
       (7) to permit energy infrastructure construction on or near 
     Federal land; or
       (8) to finalize and apply the proposed rule 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)), if the rule and the 
     consequences of the rule are limited solely to section 202(a) 
     of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2531. 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 183, line 14, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``: Provided, That, at the discretion of the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, from 
     the funds included under this heading, $500,000 may be made 
     available for preliminary planning and design of a high-
     performance green building to consolidate the multiple 
     offices and research facilities of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency in Las Vegas, Nevada''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2532. Mr. MERKLEY 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. 4__. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for 
     forest products programs to be carried out by the Forest 
     Service, not less than $10,000,000 shall be used to 
     accelerate the implementation of stewardship contracts, 
     including through the conduct of reviews of stewardship 
     contracts under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)--
       (1) by increasing capacity; and
       (2) through the use of local nonprofit contractors, as 
     appropriate and consistent with each appropriate--
       (A) Federal law (including regulations); and
       (B) policy of the Forest Service.
       (b) Of the funds made available by this Act for forestry 
     management to be carried out by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, not less than $10,000,000 shall be used to 
     accelerate the implementation of stewardship contracts (of 
     which not less than $5,000,000 shall be used for parcels of 
     Oregon and California land-grant land and not less than 
     $5,000,000 shall be used for parcels of public domain land), 
     including through the conduct of reviews of stewardship 
     contracts under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)--
       (1) by increasing capacity; and
       (2) through the use of local nonprofit contractors, as 
     appropriate and consistent with each appropriate--
       (A) Federal law (including regulations); and
       (B) policy of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (c) Of the funds made available by this Act for the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service shall use such funds as are 
     necessary to provide consultation and assist in the 
     acceleration of stewardship contracts described in this 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2533. Mr. MERKLEY 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:

[[Page S9755]]

       Sec. 4__. (a) Of the funds made available by this Act for 
     forest products programs to be carried out by the Forest 
     Service, not less than $10,000,000 shall be used to 
     accelerate the implementation of stewardship contracts, 
     including through the conduct of reviews of stewardship 
     contracts under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)--
       (1) by increasing capacity; and
       (2) through the use of local nonprofit contractors, as 
     appropriate and consistent with each appropriate--
       (A) Federal law (including regulations); and
       (B) policy of the Forest Service.
       (b) Of the funds made available by this Act for forestry 
     management to be carried out by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, not less than $10,000,000 shall be used to 
     accelerate the implementation of stewardship contracts, 
     including through the conduct of reviews of stewardship 
     contracts under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)--
       (1) by increasing capacity; and
       (2) through the use of local nonprofit contractors, as 
     appropriate and consistent with each appropriate--
       (A) Federal law (including regulations); and
       (B) policy of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (c) Of the funds made available by this Act for the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service shall use such funds as are 
     necessary to provide consultation and assist in the 
     acceleration of stewardship contracts described in this 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2534. Mr. WHITEHOUSE 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. __.  It the sense of the Senate that the Senate--
       (1) supports the National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery 
     Program as an effective way to reduce mercury pollution from 
     electric arc furnaces used by the steel industry to melt 
     scrap metal from old vehicles; and
       (2) urges the founders of the Program to find a way to fund 
     the Program so that the successful efforts of the Program to 
     reduce mercury pollution may continue.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2535. 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:

       In the matter under the heading ``Federal trust programs 
     (including transfer of funds)'' under the heading ``Office of 
     the special trustee for american indians'' under the heading 
     ``Department of the Interior'' of title I, insert ``, and of 
     which $1,500,000 shall be available for the estate planning 
     assistance program under section 207(f) of the Indian Land 
     Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2206(f))'' after ``historical 
     accounting''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2536. 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 134, line 13, strike ``$67,438,000,'' and insert 
     ``$67,638,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2537. 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. 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 
     greater than the amount levied on December 31, 2008.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2538. 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:

       Beginning on page 197, strike line 3 and all that follows 
     through page 200, line 13, and insert the following:

                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression 
     activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency 
     fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands 
     under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels reduction on 
     or adjacent to such lands, and for emergency rehabilitation 
     of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, 
     $2,576,637,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such funds including unobligated balances under this 
     heading, are available for repayment of advances from other 
     appropriations accounts previously transferred for such 
     purposes: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
     available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities 
     for services provided in response to wildfire and other 
     emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by 
     the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid 
     by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     $8,000,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation 
     shall be used for Fire Science Research in support of the 
     Joint Fire Science Program: Provided further, That all 
     authorities for the use of funds, including the use of 
     contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to 
     execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are 
     also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire 
     Science Research: Provided further, That funds provided shall 
     be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, 
     hazardous fuels reduction activities in the urban-wildland 
     interface, support to Federal emergency response, and 
     wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided, $340,285,000 is 
     for hazardous fuels reduction activities, $11,500,000 is for 
     rehabilitation and restoration, $23,917,000 is for research 
     activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant 
     to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, 
     as amended (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $56,250,000 is for State 
     fire assistance, $9,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance, 
     $17,252,000 is for forest health activities on Federal lands 
     and $9,928,000 is for forest health activities on State and 
     private lands: Provided further, That amounts in this 
     paragraph may be transferred to the ``State and Private 
     Forestry'', ``National Forest System'', and ``Forest and 
     Rangeland Research'' accounts to fund State fire assistance, 
     volunteer fire assistance, forest health management, forest 
     and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, 
     vegetation and watershed management, heritage site 
     rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and 
     restoration: Provided further, That up to $15,000,000 of the 
     funds provided under this heading for hazardous fuels 
     treatments may be transferred to and made a part of the 
     ``National Forest System'' account at the sole discretion of 
     the Chief of the Forest Service 30 days after notifying the 
     House and the Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
     further, That the costs of implementing any cooperative 
     agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal 
     entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected 
     parties: Provided further, That in addition to funds provided 
     for State Fire Assistance programs, and subject to all 
     authorities available to the Forest Service under the State 
     and Private Forestry Appropriation, up to $15,000,000 may be 
     used on adjacent non-Federal lands for the purpose of 
     protecting communities when hazard reduction activities are 
     planned on national forest lands that have the potential to 
     place such communities at risk: Provided further, That funds 
     made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration 
     Act, Public Law 106-393, title VI, shall be available for use 
     on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities available 
     to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry 
     Appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the 
     transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, 
     in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, between the 
     Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite 
     jointly funded wildland fire management programs and 
     projects: Provided further, That of the funds provided for 
     hazardous fuels reduction, not to exceed $10,000,000, may be 
     used to make grants, using any authorities available to the 
     Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry 
     appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for 
     increased use of biomass from national forest lands: Provided 
     further, That funds designated for wildfire suppression shall 
     be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such 
     assessments are calculated against other agency programs.

            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 2539. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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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

       Sec. 4__.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     fiscal year 2010, no funds may be used by the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate emissions 
     of carbon dioxide from stationary sources under any final 
     version of the proposed rule of the Administrator 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)) if the regulation of 
     those emissions would increase electricity or gasoline 
     prices, as determined by the Energy Information 
     Administration.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2540. 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:

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


                              prohibition

       Sec. 4__.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     fiscal year 2010, no funds may be used by the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate emissions 
     of carbon dioxide from stationary sources under any final 
     version of the proposed rule of the Administrator 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)) if the regulation of 
     those emissions would increase electricity or gasoline 
     prices, as determined by the Energy Information 
     Administration.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2541. Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself and 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 185, line 18, insert before ``of which'' the 
     following: ``of which $5,000,000 shall be made available to 
     repair drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in the 
     State of Georgia damaged by the September 2009 floods and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2542. Mr. CARDIN 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. 4___.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be used by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to approve any permit associated with any 
     surface mining activity that involves the removal of an 
     entire coal seam from outcrop to outcrop, or of seams running 
     through the upper fraction of a mountain, ridge, or hill, by 
     removing substantially all of the overburden off the mine 
     bench.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2543. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Johanns, 
Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Grassley) 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, strike lines 9 through 20 and insert the 
     following:
     $1,552,429,000, to remain available until expended, which 
     shall include 50 percent of all moneys received during prior 
     fiscal years as fees collected under the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.) in 
     accordance with section 4 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)): 
     Provided, That, through fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may authorize the expenditure or transfer of such 
     sums as are necessary to the Secretary of the Interior for 
     removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and 
     burros from National Forest System land and for the 
     performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries 
     of such land: Provided further, That $282,617,000 shall be 
     made available for recreation, heritage, and wilderness: 
     Provided further, That 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 2544. 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 181, after line 25, insert the following:


                  qualified school construction bonds

       Sec. 1___.  (a) For purposes of the allocation and 
     repayment of qualified school construction bonds under 
     section 54F(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
     Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') may establish a tribal school construction 
     escrow account into which may be deposited--
       (1) funds furnished by or on behalf of any Indian tribal 
     government as necessary to support issuance of the bonds by 
     such Indian tribal government (including interest earnings 
     from the investment of the bond proceeds), and
       (2) amounts from, as the Secretary determines appropriate, 
     other Federal departments and agencies (such as amounts made 
     available for facility improvement and repairs) and non-
     Federal public or private sources for purposes of supporting 
     such issuance.
       (b) The Secretary shall use any amounts deposited in the 
     escrow account under subsection (a) for the repayment of the 
     principal amount of such issued bonds.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     principal amount of any qualified school construction bond 
     issued under section 54F(d)(4) of such Code shall be repaid 
     only to the extent of any escrowed funds provided under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) No qualified school construction bond issued under 
     section 54F(d)(4) of such Code shall be an obligation of, and 
     no payment of the principal of such a bond shall be 
     guaranteed by--
       (1) the United States; or
       (2) the tribal school for which the bond was issued.
       (e) The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as 
     necessary with regard to issuance of the qualified school 
     construction bonds under section 54F(d)(4) of such Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2545. Mr. WEBB 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 135, line 8, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``, of which $300,000 shall be made available 
     for a special resource study of the General of the Army 
     George Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at Dodona 
     Manor in Leesburg, Virginia''.
       On page 240, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. GEORGE C. MARSHALL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a special 
     resource study of the Dodona Manor and gardens in Leesburg, 
     Virginia, the home of George C. Marshall during the most 
     important period of Marshall's career (referred to in this 
     section as the ``study area'').
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area 
     and the surrounding area;
       (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of 
     designating the study area as an affiliated area of the 
     National Park System;
       (3) consider other alternatives for the preservation, 
     protection, and interpretation of the study area by--
       (A) the Federal Government;
       (B) State or local governmental entities; or
       (C) private or nonprofit organizations;
       (4) consult with interested--
       (A) Federal, State, or local governmental entities;
       (B) private or nonprofit organizations; or
       (C) any other interested individuals; and
       (5) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
     development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance 
     associated with the alternatives considered under paragraph 
     (3).
       (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection 
     (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 8 of Public 
     Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5).
       (d) Report.--Not late than 3 years after the date on which 
     funds are first made available to carry out the study under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives a report that contains a description of--
       (1) the results of the study; and
       (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2546. Mr. BINGAMAN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1035, to

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amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor 
the legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Beginning on page 8, strike line 14 and all that follows 
     through page 9, line 2.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2547. Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2517 submitted by Mrs. Feinstein 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:

       On page 2, line 2, strike ``or''.
       On page 2, line 7, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
       On page 2, after line 7, add the following:
       (3) is in a manufacturing- or coal-dependent region of the 
     United States (such as the Midwest, Great Plains, or South) 
     and would face additional costs from compliance with the 
     permit program that are sufficient to result in--
       (A) the layoff of any United States employees at the 
     stationary source; or
       (B) the layoff of any United States employees of customers 
     of the stationary source.

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