[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 19994-19998]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2000

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               TORRICELLI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1571

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Reid, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Dodd) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 62, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

     SEC. 1  . USE OF TRAPS AND SNARES IN NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
                   REFUGES.

       None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to 
     authorize, permit, administer, or promote the use of any 
     jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System, except for the purpose of research, 
     subsistence, conservation, or facilities protection.
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               TORRICELLI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1572

  (Ordered to lie on this table.)
  Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Reed) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, 
H.R. 2466, supra, as follows:

       On page 16, line 25, strike ``$49,951,000'' and insert 
     ``$53,951,000, of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery 
     Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)''.
  On page 35, line 18, strike ``$5,580,000'' and insert ``$1,580,000''.
  On page 35, line 22, strike ``$5,420,000'' and insert ``$9,420,000''.
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           TORRICELLI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENTS NOS. 1573-1574

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Robb) submitted two 
amendments intended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, 
supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1573

       On page 3, line 18, strike ``$287,305,000'' and insert 
     ``$285,305,000''.
       On page 18, line 16, strike ``$84,525,000'' and insert 
     ``$86,525,000''.
       On page 18, line 19, before the period, insert the 
     following: ``, and of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National 
     Military Park''.
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                           Amendment No. 1574

       On page 18, line 16, strike ``$84,525,000'' and insert 
     ``$86,525,000''.
       On 18, line 19, before the period, insert the following: 
     ``, and of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be available 
     for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military 
     Park''.
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                JOHNSON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1575

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Burns, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Conrad, Mr. 
Baucus, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. McCain, 
Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Daschle) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:
       Sec. 1  . (a) In addition to any amounts otherwise made 
     available under this title to carry out the Tribally 
     Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978, 
     $6,400,000 is appropriated to carry out such Act for fiscal 
     year 2000.
       (b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     except as provided in paragraph (2), the amount of funds 
     provided to a Federal agency that receives appropriations 
     under this Act in an amount greater than $20,000,000 shall be 
     reduced, on a pro rata basis, by an amount equal to the 
     percentage necessary to achieve an aggregate reduction

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     of $6,400,000 in funds provided to all such agencies under 
     this Act. Each head of a Federal agency that is subject to a 
     reduction under this subsection shall ensure that the 
     reduction in funding to the agency resulting from this 
     subsection is offset by a reduction in travel expenditures of 
     the agency.
       (2) A reduction may not be made under paragraph (1) if that 
     reduction would result in an agency being incapacitated to 
     the extent that the agency could not fulfill a statutory 
     function.
       (c) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate a listing, by accounts, of 
     the amount of each reduction made under subsection (b).
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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 1576

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.  . (a) In General.--The Disabled Veterans' LIFE 
     Memorial Foundation is authorized to establish a memorial on 
     Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
     honor disabled American veterans who have served in the Armed 
     Forces of the United States.
       (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
     establishment of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be in accordance with the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide standards for placement of commemorative works on 
     certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs, and for other purposes'', approved November 14, 
     1986 (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       (c) Payment of Expenses.--The Disabled Veterans' LIFE 
     Memorial Foundation shall be solely responsible for 
     acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses 
     of, the establishment of the memorial authorized by 
     subsection (a). No Federal funds may be used to pay any 
     expense of the establishment of the memorial.
       (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If, upon payment of all 
     expenses of the establishment of the memorial authorized by 
     subsection (a) (including the maintenance and preservation 
     amount provided for in section 8(b) of the Act referred to in 
     subsection (b)), or upon expiration of the authority for the 
     memorial under section 10(b) of such Act, there remains a 
     balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
     memorial, the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation 
     shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of 
     the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for in 
     section 8(b)(1) of such Act.
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                 GRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1577

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Voinovich, Mr. Grams, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Sessions) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . PROHIBITION ON CLASS III GAMING PROCEDURES.

       No funds made available under this Act may be expended to 
     implement the final rule published on April 12, 1999, at 64 
     Fed. Reg. 17535.
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                       SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 1578

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SHELBY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 62, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

     SEC. 1   . PILOT WILDLIFE DATA SYSTEM.

       From funds made available by this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall use $3,000,000 to develop a pilot wildlife 
     data system to provide statistical data relating to wildlife 
     management and control in the State of Alabama.
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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 1579

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall, using any funds appropriated for 
     the Department of the Interior by this Act, carry out a study 
     of measures to improve the management of the Federal lands in 
     Arizona constituting the Barry M. Goldwater Range (as 
     described in section 1(c) of the Military Lands Withdrawal 
     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-606)) and the Organ Pipe National 
     Monument, but not the Federal lands in Arizona constituting 
     the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
       (b) Elements of Study.--In carrying out the study under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) assess the feasibility and practicability of the 
     establishment in all or parts of the Federal lands covered by 
     subsection (a) of a national park or national preserve;
       (2) assess the feasibility and practicability of any 
     improvements in the management of such Federal lands that may 
     be proposed as part of the study, including protection of 
     such Federal lands by designation as wilderness, wildlife 
     refuge, or national conservation area; and
       (3) develop recommendations for actions for the management 
     of such Federal lands that, if implemented, would both--
       (A) provide for the conservation and protection of 
     archaeological, cultural, geological, historical, biological, 
     scientific, scenic, wilderness, recreational, and wildlife 
     values of the Sonoran Desert; and
       (B) contribute in appropriate manner to the furtherance of 
     the national defense.
       (c) Contributions of Other Agencies and Entities.--In 
     carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Interior and the Secretary of the Defense shall jointly work 
     with appropriate Federal and State agencies having an 
     interest or expertise in the matters covered by the study, as 
     well as private entities having an interest or expertise in 
     such matters.
       (d) Public Meetings and Contributions.--The Secretary of 
     the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall provide for a 
     reasonable opportunity for public hearings and meetings on 
     the study under subsection (a), as well as public comment on 
     draft versions of the report on the study under subsection 
     (e).
       (e) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2001, the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Defense shall 
     jointly submit to Congress a report on the study under 
     subsection (a). The report shall include the results of the 
     study and incorporate any public comments on the study under 
     subsection (d).
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                    DURBIN AMENDMENTS NOS. 1580-1581

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DURBIN submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, line 13, strike ``$634,321,000'' and insert 
     ``$634,821,000''.
       On page 3, line 6, strike ``$634,321,000'' and insert 
     ``$634,821,000''.
       On page 3, line 18, strike ``$287,305,000'' and insert 
     ``$286,405,000''.
       On page 52, strike lines 16 through 24 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 117. PROCESSING OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.

       (a) Schedule.--
       (1) In general.--The Bureau of Land Management shall 
     establish and adhere to a schedule for completion of 
     processing of all grazing permits and leases that expire in 
     fiscal year 1999, 2000, or 2001.
       (2) Requirements.--The schedule shall provide for the 
     completion of processing of the grazing permits and leases in 
     compliance with all applicable laws, including the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
     not later than September 30, 2001.
       (b) Required Renewal.--Each grazing permit or lease 
     described in subsection (a)(1) shall be deemed to be renewed 
     until the earlier of--
       (1) September 30, 2001; or
       (2) the date on which the Bureau completes processing of 
     the grazing permit or lease in compliance with all applicable 
     laws.
       (c) Terms and Conditions of Renewals.--
       (1) Before completion of processing.--Renewal of a grazing 
     permit or lease under subsection (b)(1) shall be on the same 
     terms and conditions as provided in the expiring grazing 
     permit or lease.
       (2) Upon completion of processing.--Upon completion of 
     processing of a grazing permit or lease described in 
     subsection (a)(1), the Bureau may--
       (A) modify the terms and conditions of the grazing permit 
     or lease; and
       (B) reissue the grazing permit or lease for a term not to 
     exceed 10 years.
       (d) Effect on Other Authority.--Except as specifically 
     provided in this section, nothing in this section affects the 
     authority of the Bureau to modify or terminate any grazing 
     permit or lease.
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                 INOUYE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1582

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Harkin) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, 
H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 3, line 18, strike ``$287,305,000'' and insert 
     ``$283,805,000''.
       On page 17, line 19, strike ``$221,093,000'' and insert 
     ``$224,593,000''.
       On page 17, line 22, before the colon, insert the 
     following: '', and of which not less than $3,500,000 shall be 
     available for modifications to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
     Memorial''.

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                  ROBB (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1583

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Cleland,  Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Torricelli, and 
Mr. Bingaman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       Beginning on page 116, strike line 8 and all that follows 
     through line 21.
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                   BINGAMAN AMENDMENTS NOS. 1584-1585

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BINGAMAN submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1584

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND RELATED PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there 
     shall be available for high priority projects which shall be 
     carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as authorized by 
     Public Law 91-378, or related partnerships with non-Federal 
     youth conservation corps or entities such as the Student 
     Conservation Association, the following amounts in order to 
     increase the number of summer jobs available for youth, ages 
     15 through 22, on Federal lands:
       (1) $4,000,000 of the funds available to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service for Resource Management under this 
     Act;
       (2) $4,000,000 of the funds available to the National Park 
     Service for Operation of the National Park System under this 
     Act;
       (3) $4,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service 
     under this Act; and
       (4) $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Bureau of Land 
     Management under this Act.
       (b) Within six months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall jointly submit a report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives that includes 
     the following:
       (i) the number of youth, ages 15 through 22, employed 
     during the summer of 1999, and the number estimated to be 
     employed during the summer of 2000, through the Youth 
     Conservation Corps, the Public Land Corps, or a related 
     partnership with a State, local, or non-profit youth 
     conservation corps or other entity such as the Student 
     Conservation Association;
       (ii) a description of the different types of work 
     accomplished by youth during the summer of 1999;
       (iii) identification of any problems that prevent or limit 
     the use of the Youth Conservation Corps, the Public Land 
     Corps, or related partnerships to accomplish projects 
     described in subsection (a); and
       (iv) recommendations to improve the use and effectiveness 
     of partnerships described in subsection (a); and
       (v) an analysis of the maintenance backlog that identifies 
     the types of projects that the Youth Conservation Corps, the 
     Public Land Corps, or related partnerships are qualified to 
     complete.
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                           Amendment No. 1585

       On page 27, line 22, strike ``$1,631,996,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,632,896,000''.
       On page 29, line 10, after ``2002'' insert ``: Provided 
     further, That from amounts appropriated under this heading 
     $5,722,000 shall be made available to the Southwestern Indian 
     Polytechnic Institute''.
       On page 62, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

     SEC. __. BIA POST SECONDARY SCHOOLS FUNDING FORMULA.

       (a) In General.--Any funds appropriated for Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs Operations for Central Office Operations for 
     Post Secondary Schools for any fiscal year that exceed the 
     amount appropriated for the schools for fiscal year 2000 
     shall be allocated among the schools proportionate to the 
     unmet need of the schools as determined by the Post Secondary 
     Funding Formula adopted by the Office of Indian Education 
     Programs and the schools on May 13, 1999.
       (b) Applicability.--This section shall apply for fiscal 
     year 2000 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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                        BRYAN AMENDMENT NO. 1586

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BRYAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following new section:

     ``SEC.  . CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
                   LANDS IN CARSON CITY, NEVADA.

       (a) Conveyance.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall 
     convey to the City of Carson City, Nevada, without 
     consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in the property described as Government lot 1 in sec. 
     8, T. 15 N., R. 20 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, as shown on the 
     Bureau of Land Management official plat approved October 28, 
     1996, containing 4.48 acres, more or less, and assorted 
     uninhabitable buildings and improvements.
       (b) Use.--the conveyance of the property under subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to reversion to the United States if the 
     property is used for a purpose other than the purpose of a 
     senior assisted living center or a related public purpose.
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                  BRYAN (AND REID) AMENDMENT NO. 1587

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BRYAN (for himself and Mr. Reid) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows;

       At the appropriate place, add the following new section:

     SEC.  . LIMITATION.

       No funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended to 
     implement sound thresholds or standards in the Grand Canyon 
     National Park until 90 days after the National Park Service 
     has provided to Congress a report describing (1) the 
     reasonable scientific basis for such sound thresholds or 
     standard and (2) the peer review process used to validate 
     such sound thresholds or standard.
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                 BRYAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1588

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BRYAN (for himself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Reid) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, 
H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 63, beginning on line 1, strike ``$1,239,051,000'' 
     and all that follows through line 6 and insert 
     ``$1,216,351,000 (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 in 
     accordance with section 4(i) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     6a(i))), to remain available until expended, of which 
     $33,697,000 shall be available for wildlife habitat 
     management, $22,132,000 shall be available for inland fish 
     habitat management, $24,314,000 shall be available for 
     anadromous fish habitat management, $29,548,000 shall be 
     available for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species 
     habitat management, and $196,885,000 shall be available for 
     timber sales management.''.
       On page 64, line 17, strike ``$362,095,000'' and insert 
     ``$371,795,000''.
       On page 64, line 22, strike ``205:'' and insert ``205, of 
     which $86,909,000 shall be available for road construction 
     (of which not more than $37,400,000 shall be available for 
     engineering support for the timber program) and $122,484,000 
     shall be available for road maintenance:''.
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                        REID AMENDMENT NO. 1589

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 110, strike lines 17-25.
       On page 111, strike lines 1-5.
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                        KOHL AMENDMENT NO. 1590

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KOHL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       Following the last proviso in the ``Construction'' account 
     of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, That in return for a quit claim deed to a 
     school building on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Indian 
     Reservation, the Secretary shall pay to U.K. development, LLC 
     the amount of $375.000''.
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                       DURBIN AMENDMENT NO. 1591

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 52, strike lines 16 through 24 and insert the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 117. PROCESSING OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.

       ``(a) Schedule.--''
       ``(1) In general.--The Bureau of Land Management shall 
     establish and adhere to a schedule for completion of 
     processing of all grazing permits and leases that have 
     expired in fiscal year 1999 or which expire in fiscal years 
     2000 and 2001.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The schedule shall provide for the 
     completion of processing of the grazing permits and leases in 
     compliance with all applicable laws, including the National 
     environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), 
     not later than September 30, 2001.
       ``(b) Required Renewal.--Each grazing permit or lease 
     described in subsection (a)(1) shall be deemed to be renewed 
     until the earlier of--

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       ``(1) September 30, 2001; or
       ``(2) the date on which the Bureau completes processing of 
     the grazing permit or lease in compliance with all applicable 
     laws.
       ``(c) Terms and Conditions of Renewals.--
       ``(1) Before completion of processing.--Renewal of a 
     grazing permit or lease under subsection (b)(1) shall be on 
     the same terms and conditions as provided in the expiring 
     grazing permit or lease.
       ``(2) Upon completion of processing.--Upon completion of 
     processing of a grazing permit or lease described in 
     subsection (a)(1), the Bureau may--
       ``(A) modify the terms and conditions of the grazing permit 
     or lease; and
       ``(B) reissue the grazing permit or lease for a term not to 
     exceed 10 years.
       ``(d) Consideration of Permit or Lease Transfers.--(1) 
     during fiscal years 2000 and 2001, an application to transfer 
     a grazing permit or lease to an otherwise qualified applicant 
     shall be approved on the same terms and conditions as 
     provided in the permit or lease being transferred, for a 
     duration no longer than the permit or lease being 
     transferred, unless processing under all applicable laws has 
     been completed.
       ``(2) Upon completion of processing, the Bureau may--
       ``(A) modify the terms and conditions of the grazing permit 
     or lease; and``(B) reissue the grazing permit or lease for a 
     term not to exceed 10 years.
       ``(e) Effect on Other Authority.--Except as specifically 
     provided in this section, nothing in this section affects the 
     authority of the Bureau of modify or terminate any grazing 
     permit or lease.''
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                       EDWARDS AMENDMENT NO. 1592

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. EDWARDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 65, line 18, strike `$37,170,000' and insert 
     `$40,170,000'.
       On page 63 line 1, strike `$1,239,051,000' and insert 
     `$1,236,051,000'.
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 1593

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. STEVENS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall use any funds previously 
     appropriated for the Department of the Interior for Fiscal 
     Year 1998 for acquisition of lands to acquire land from the 
     Borough of Haines, Alaska for subsequent conveyance to settle 
     claims filed against the United States with respect to land 
     in the Borough of Haines prior to January 1, 1999: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not convey 
     lands acquired pursuant to this section unless and until a 
     signed release of claims is executed.''
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                       WARNER AMENDMENT NO. 1594

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the end, add the following: ``From amounts appropriated 
     under this Act for the National Endowment for the Arts the 
     Chairperson of the Endowment shall make available $250,000 to 
     the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and from 
     amounts appropriated under this Act for the National 
     Endowment of the Humanities the Chairperson of the Endowment 
     shall make available $250,000 to the Institute of Museum and 
     Library Services.
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                      CAMPBELL AMENDMENT NO. 1595

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. CAMPBELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 76, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       The Forest Service shall use appropriations or other funds 
     available to the Service to--
       (1) improve the control or eradication of the pine beetles 
     in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States; and
       (2)(A) conduct a study of the causes and effects of, and 
     solutions for, the infestation of pine beetles in the Rocky 
     Mountain region of the United States; and
       (B) submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study, within 6 months of the date of enactment of this 
     provision.
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                ABRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1595

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Grams, and Mr. 
Craig) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the 
bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, line 13, strike ``$634,321,000'' and insert 
     ``$632,321,000''.
       On page 2, line 14, after ``expended,'', insert the 
     following: ``of which not more than $155,351,000 shall be 
     available for land resources; and''.
       On page 5, line 13, strike ``$130,000,000,'' and insert 
     ``$150,000,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be derived from pro 
     rata transfers from each account in which funds are made 
     available for National Park Service personnel travel, and''.
       On page 10, line 15, strike ``$683,519,000'' and insert 
     ``$678,519,000''.
       On page 10, line 16, after ``herein,'', insert the 
     following: ``of which not more than $37,245,000 shall be 
     available for refuges and wildlife law enforcement 
     operations, and''.
       On page 16, line 12, strike ``$1,355,176,000,'' and insert 
     ``$1,354,176,000, of which not more than $246,905,000 shall 
     be available for park management resource stewardship,''.
       On page 20, line 18, strike ``$813,243,000,'' and insert 
     ``$810,243,000, of which not more than $37,647,000 shall be 
     available for earth science information management and 
     delivery; of which not more than $244,734,000 shall be 
     available for geologic hazards, resource, and processes; 
     and''.
       On page 23, line 10, strike ``$110,682,000'' and insert 
     ``$108,682,000''.
       On page 23, line 11, strike ``$84,569,000'' and insert 
     ``$82,569,000''.
       On page 23, line 12, before the semicolon, insert the 
     following: ``, and not more than $40,439,000 shall be 
     available for royalty management compliance''.
       On page 24, line 24, strike ``$95,891,000'' and insert 
     ``$94,291,000, of which not more than $70,618,000 shall be 
     available for environmental protection''.
       On page 37, line 14, strike ``$62,203,000'' and insert 
     ``$61,203,000''.
       On page 37, line 23, strike ``$36,784,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,784,000''.
       On page 63, line 1, strike ``$1,239,051,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,237,051,000''.
       On page 63, strike line 6 and insert ``6a(i)), of which not 
     more than $3,000,000 shall be available for forest ecosystem 
     restoration and improvement''.
       On page 77, line 16, strike ``$390,975,000'' and insert 
     ``$389,975,000''.
       On page 78, line 16, strike ``$682,817,000'' and insert 
     ``$678,817,000''.
       On page 78, line 17, after ``expended,'', insert the 
     following: ``of which not more than $46,650,000 shall be 
     available for equipment, materials, and tools, and of which 
     not more than $205,660,000 shall be available for 
     transportation, and''.
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                COCHRAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1597

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
Inouye, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Dodd) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 95, line 5 strike ``$97,550,000'' and insert 
     ``$101,000,000''.
       On page 95, line 13, strike ``$14,150,000'' and insert 
     ``$14,700,000''.
       On page 95, line 14, strike ``$10,150,000'' and insert 
     ``$10,700,000''.
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               MURKOWSKI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1598

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
Dodd, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Frist, Mr. Graham, Ms. Collins, Mr. Smith 
of New Hampshire, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Warner, Mr. Bayh, Mr. 
McCain, Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kohl, 
and Mr. Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them 
to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, lines 13 and 14, strike ``634,321,000, to remain 
     available until expended,'' and insert ``$629,321,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which $14,130,000 shall 
     be available for land and resource information systems,''.
       On page 3, line 6, strike ``$634,321,000'' and insert 
     ``$629,321,000''.
       On page 18, line 19, strike ``program.'' and insert 
     ``program, and $30,000,000 shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance to States (of which $7,000,000 shall be 
     derived by transfer from unobligated balances in the Fossil 
     Energy Research and Development account of the Department of 
     Energy).''
  On page 20, line 18, strike ``$813,243,000'' and insert 
``$806,243,000''.
       On page 23, line 10, strike $110,682,000'' and insert 
     ``$109,682,000''.
       On page 23, line 21, strike ``1993:'' and insert ``1993, of 
     which $33,286,000 shall be available for general 
     administration:''.
       On page 62, line 9, strike ``$187,444,000'' and insert 
     ``$182,444,000''.
       On page 78, line 16, strike ``$682,817,000'' and insert 
     ``$677,817,000''.

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       On page 78, line 19, strike ``account:'' and insert 
     ``account, of which $202,160,000 shall be available for 
     transportation:''.
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                      MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 1599

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 16, line 12, strike ``$1,355,176,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,353,449,000''.
       On page 17, line 19, strike ``$221,093,000, to remain 
     available until expended'' and insert ``$222,593,000 to 
     remain available until expended, of which $1,500,000 shall be 
     used to conduct appropriate environmental studies on a new 
     railroad access route within Denali National Park and 
     Preserve along the general route of the Stampede Trail. The 
     railroad corridor shall run from the State of Alaska Right-
     of-Way known as `the North Park Boundary to Kantishna Road--
     as created by Executive Order #2665, dated October 16, 195* 
     to the eastern boundary of Denali National Park and Preserve 
     where it adjoins State of Alaska Lands in T 12 S, R 12 W and 
     T 13 S, R 12 W Fairbanks Meridian, and''.
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      MURKOWSKI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1600
  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. 
Johnson) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the 
bill; H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following new section:
       None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available 
     to the Department of Interior to deploy the Trust Asset and 
     Accounting Management System (TAAMS) in any Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs Area Office, with the exception of the Billings Area 
     Office, until 45 days after the Secretary of Interior 
     certifies in writing to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs that, based on the 
     Secretary's review and analysis, such system meets the TAAMS 
     contract requirements and the needs of the system's customers 
     including the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Special 
     Trustee for American Indians and affected tribes and 
     individual Indians.
       The Secretary shall certify that the following items have 
     been completed in accordance with generally accepted 
     guidelines for system development and acquisition and 
     indicate the source of those guidelines: design and 
     functional requirements; legacy data conversion and use; 
     system acceptance and user acceptance tests; project 
     management functions such as deployment and implementation 
     planning, risk management, quality assurance, configuration 
     management, and independent verification and validation 
     activities. The General Accounting Office shall provide an 
     independent assessment of the Secretary's certification 
     within 15 days of the Secretary's certification.
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                      MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 1601

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       ``Sec.  . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act or any other provision of law, may be 
     used by any officer, employee, department or agency of the 
     United States to impose or require payment of an inspection 
     fee in connection with the import or export of shipments of 
     fur-bearing wildlife containing 1000 or fewer raw, crusted, 
     salted or tanned hides or fur skins, or separate parts 
     thereof, including species listed under the Convention on 
     International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and 
     Flora done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1027).''
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                       STEVENS AMENDMENT NO. 1602

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. STEVENS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       S. 1292 is amended by the following:
       On page 17, line 19, strike ``$221,093,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$218,153,000''.
       On page 82, line 13, strike ``$2,135,561,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``$2,138,005,400''.
       On page 90, line 3, strike ``$364,562,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$369,562,000''.
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               HUTCHISON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1603

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr Domenici, Mr. Lott, Mr. Breaux, Mr. 
Murkowski, Ms. Landrieu) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follow:

       On page 62, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

     SEC. 1  . VALUATION OF CRUDE OIL FOR ROYALTY PURPOSES.

       None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used 
     to issue a notice of final rulemaking with respect to the 
     valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes (including a 
     rulemaking derived from proposed rules published at 62 Fed. 
     Reg. 3742 (January 24, 1997), 62 Fed. Reg. 36030 (July 3, 
     1997), and 63 Fed. Reg. 6113 (1998)) until September 30, 
     2000.
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                      SESSIONS AMENDMENT NO. 1604

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. SESSIONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

       On page 16, line 12, after ``of which'', insert the 
     following: ``not less than $3,100,000 shall be used for 
     operation of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum in Montgomery 
     Alabama, of which''.
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                    LEVIN AMENDMENTS NOS. 1605-1606

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. LEVIN submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill, H.R. 2466, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1605

       On page 18, line 16, strike ``$84,525,000'' and insert 
     ``$85,075,000''.
       On page 18, line 18, after ``expended,'' insert the 
     following: ``of which not less than $550,000 shall be 
     available for acquisition of property in Sleeping Bear Dunes 
     National Lakeshore, Michigan, and''.
       On page 20, line 18, strike ``$813,243,000'' and insert 
     ``$812,693,000''
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                           Amendment No. 1606

       On page 17, line 22, before the colon, insert the 
     following: ``,and of which not less than $2,450,000 shall be 
     available for the acquisition of properties in Keweenaw 
     National Historical Park, Michigan''.
       On page 18, line 16, strike ``$84,525,000'' and insert 
     ``$86,975,000''.
       On page 20, line 18, strike $813,243,000 and insert 
     $810,743,000
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                  ROBB (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 1607

  (Ordered to lie on the table)
  Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Cleland, and Ms. Boxer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2466, 
supra; as follows:

       Beginning on page 116, strike line 8 and all that follows 
     through line 21.

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