[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 26256-26337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2466, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND RELATED 
                   AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  Mr. REGULA (during the Special Order of Mr. Pallone) submitted the 
following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 2466) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-406)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2466) ``making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2000, and for other purposes'', having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   management of lands and resources

       For expenses necessary for protection, use, improvement, 
     development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, 
     acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and 
     performance of other functions, including maintenance of 
     facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
     and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including the general administration of the 
     Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands 
     pursuant to Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150(a)), 
     $644,218,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $2,147,000 shall be available for assessment of the mineral 
     potential of public lands in Alaska pursuant to section 1010 
     of Public Law 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150); and of which not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 shall be derived from the special receipt 
     account established by the Land and Water Conservation Act of 
     1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)); and of which 
     $2,500,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2000 subject to 
     a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and 
     Wildlife Foundation, to such Foundation for cost-shared 
     projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands and such 
     funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump sum grant 
     without regard to when expenses are incurred; in addition, 
     $33,529,000 for Mining Law Administration program operations, 
     including the cost of administering the mining claim fee 
     program; to remain available until expended, to be reduced by 
     amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this 
     appropriation from annual mining claim fees so as to result 
     in a final appropriation estimated at not more than 
     $644,218,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, from communication site rental fees established by 
     the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site 
     activities, and of which $2,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, is for coalbed methane Applications for 
     Permits to Drill in the Powder River Basin: Provided, That 
     unless there is a written agreement in place between the coal 
     mining operator and a gas producer, the funds available 
     herein shall not be used to process or approve coalbed 
     methane Applications for Permits to Drill for well sites that 
     are located within an area, which as of the date of the 
     coalbed methane Application for Permit to Drill, are covered 
     by: (1) a coal lease; (2) a coal mining permit; or (3) an 
     application for a coal mining lease: Provided further, That 
     appropriations herein made shall not be available for the 
     destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in 
     the care of the Bureau or its contractors.


                        wildland fire management

       For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, suppression 
     operations, emergency rehabilitation and hazardous fuels 
     reduction by the Department of the Interior, $292,282,000, to 
     remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
     $9,300,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of 
     fire facilities: Provided, That such funds are also available 
     for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts 
     from which funds were previously transferred for such 
     purposes: Provided further, That unobligated balances of 
     amounts previously appropriated to the ``Fire Protection'' 
     and ``Emergency Department of the Interior Firefighting 
     Fund'' may be transferred and merged with this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
     1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost 
     from funds available from this appropriation: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d, sums received 
     by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for 
     fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856

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     et seq., protection of United States property, may be 
     credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended 
     to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal 
     year limitation: Provided further, That not more than $58,000 
     shall be available to the Bureau of Land Management to 
     reimburse Trinity County for expenses incurred as part of the 
     July 2, 1999 Lowden Fire.


                    central hazardous materials fund

       For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior 
     and any of its component offices and bureaus for the remedial 
     action, including associated activities, of hazardous waste 
     substances, pollutants, or contaminants pursuant to the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
     $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, sums recovered from or 
     paid by a party in advance of or as reimbursement for 
     remedial action or response activities conducted by the 
     department pursuant to section 107 or 113(f ) of such Act, 
     shall be credited to this account to be available until 
     expended without further appropriation: Provided further, 
     That such sums recovered from or paid by any party are not 
     limited to monetary payments and may include stocks, bonds or 
     other personal or real property, which may be retained, 
     liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by the Secretary and 
     which shall be credited to this account.


                              construction

       For construction of buildings, recreation facilities, 
     roads, trails, and appurtenant facilities, $11,425,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


                       payments in lieu of taxes

       For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 20, 
     1976, as amended (31 U.S.C. 6901- 6907), $135,000,000, of 
     which not to exceed $400,000 shall be available for 
     administrative expenses: Provided, That no payment shall be 
     made to otherwise eligible units of local government if the 
     computed amount of the payment is less than $100.


                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 
     318(d) of Public Law 94-579, including administrative 
     expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests 
     therein, $15,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended.


                   oregon and california grant lands

       For expenses necessary for management, protection, and 
     development of resources and for construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other 
     improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad 
     grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and 
     California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent 
     rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein 
     including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such 
     grant lands; $99,225,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts 
     during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and 
     California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge 
     against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall 
     be transferred to the general fund in the Treasury in 
     accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of 
     title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876).

               forest ecosystems health and recovery fund


                   (revolving fund, special account)

       In addition to the purposes authorized in Public Law 102-
     381, funds made available in the Forest Ecosystem Health and 
     Recovery Fund can be used for the purpose of planning, 
     preparing, and monitoring salvage timber sales and forest 
     ecosystem health and recovery activities such as release from 
     competing vegetation and density control treatments. The 
     Federal share of receipts (defined as the portion of salvage 
     timber receipts not paid to the counties under 43 U.S.C. 
     1181f and 43 U.S.C. 1181f-1 et seq., and Public Law 103-66) 
     derived from treatments funded by this account shall be 
     deposited into the Forest Ecosystem Health and Recovery Fund.


                           range improvements

       For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands 
     and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), notwithstanding any 
     other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received 
     during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the 
     Taylor Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315 et seq.) and the amount 
     designated for range improvements from grazing fees and 
     mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands 
     transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to 
     law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses.


               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

       For administrative expenses and other costs related to 
     processing application documents and other authorizations for 
     use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of 
     providing copies of official public land documents, for 
     monitoring construction, operation, and termination of 
     facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for 
     rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be 
     collected under Public Law 94-579, as amended, and Public Law 
     93-153, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 
     305(a) of Public Law 94-579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys 
     that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, 
     whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, 
     if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of 
     that Act (43 U.S.C. 1735(c)), shall be available and may be 
     expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to 
     improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands 
     administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have 
     been damaged by the action of a resource developer, 
     purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without 
     regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action 
     are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: 
     Provided further, That any such moneys that are in excess of 
     amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which 
     funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged 
     public lands.


                       miscellaneous trust funds

       In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under 
     existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as 
     may be contributed under section 307 of the Act of October 
     21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701), and such amounts as may be 
     advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and 
     costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 
     211(b) of that Act, to remain available until expended.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management shall be 
     available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of 
     temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of 
     necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the 
     United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence 
     concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; 
     miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
     activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
     accounted for solely on his certificate, not to exceed 
     $10,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the 
     Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership 
     arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services 
     from cooperators in connection with jointly produced 
     publications for which the cooperators share the cost of 
     printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau 
     determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted 
     quality standards.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          resource management

       For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, for scientific and economic studies, 
     conservation, management, investigations, protection, and 
     utilization of fishery and wildlife resources, except whales, 
     seals, and sea lions, maintenance of the herd of long-horned 
     cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, general 
     administration, and for the performance of other authorized 
     functions related to such resources by direct expenditure, 
     contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable 
     agreements with public and private entities, $716,046,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2001, except as 
     otherwise provided herein, of which $11,701,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for operation and maintenance of 
     fishery mitigation facilities constructed by the Corps of 
     Engineers under the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan, 
     authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1976, to 
     compensate for loss of fishery resources from water 
     development projects on the Lower Snake River, and of which 
     not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to local 
     governments in southern California for planning associated 
     with the Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) 
     program and shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not less than $1,000,000 for high priority projects 
     which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as 
     authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $6,232,000 shall be used 
     for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of 
     section 4 of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, for 
     species that are indigenous to the United States (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): 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 his 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: Provided further, That 
     hereafter, all fines collected by the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service for violations of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1362-1407) and implementing 
     regulations shall be available to the Secretary, without 
     further appropriation, to be used for the expenses of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service in administering 
     activities for the protection and recovery of manatees, polar 
     bears, sea otters, and walruses, and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, 
     sums provided by private entities for activities pursuant to 
     reimbursable agreements shall be credited to the ``Resource 
     Management'' account and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided

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     further, That, heretofore and hereafter, in carrying out work 
     under reimbursable agreements with any State, local, or 
     tribal government, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service may, without regard to 31 U.S.C. 1341 and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, 
     record obligations against accounts receivable from such 
     entities, and shall credit amounts received from such 
     entities to this appropriation, such credit to occur within 
     90 days of the date of the original request by the Service 
     for payment: Provided further, That all funds received by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service from responsible 
     parties, heretofore and hereafter, for site-specific damages 
     to National Wildlife Refuge System lands resulting from the 
     exercise of privately-owned oil and gas rights associated 
     with such lands in the States of Louisiana and Texas (other 
     than damages recoverable under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (26 
     U.S.C. 4611 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. 1301 
     et seq.), or section 311 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1321 et seq.)), shall be available to the Secretary, without 
     further appropriation and until expended to: (1) complete 
     damage assessments of the impacted site by the Secretary; (2) 
     mitigate or restore the damaged resources; and (3) monitor 
     and study the recovery of such damaged resources.


                              construction

       For construction and acquisition 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; $54,583,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, a single procurement for the construction of 
     facilities at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge 
     may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: 
     Provided further, That the solicitation and the contract 
     shall contain the clauses ``availability of funds'' found at 
     48 CFR 52.232.18.


                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 
     through 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, $50,513,000, to be derived 
     from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain 
     available until expended.


            cooperative endangered species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), as 
     amended, $16,000,000, to be derived from the Cooperative 
     Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and to remain available 
     until expended.


                     national wildlife refuge fund

       For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 
     1978 (16 U.S.C. 715s), $10,779,000.


               north american wetlands conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Public Law 101-233, 
     as amended, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.


              wildlife conservation and appreciation fund

       For necessary expenses of the Wildlife Conservation and 
     Appreciation Fund, $800,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                multinational species conservation fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4203, 4211-4213, 4221-4225, 
     4241-4245, and 1538), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 
     1997 (Public Law 105-96; 16 U.S.C. 4261-4266), and the 
     Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
     5301-5306), $2,400,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funds made available under this Act, Public 
     Law 105-277, and Public Law 105-83 for rhinoceros, tiger, and 
     Asian elephant conservation programs are exempt from any 
     sanctions imposed against any country under section 102 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2799aa-1).


              commercial salmon fishery capacity reduction

       For the Federal share of a capacity reduction program to 
     repurchase Washington State Fraser River Sockeye commercial 
     fishery licenses consistent with the implementation of the 
     ``June 30, 1999, Agreement of the United States and Canada on 
     the Treaty Between the Government of the United States and 
     the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon, 1985'', 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, and to be 
     provided in the form of a grant directly to the State of 
     Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations and funds available to the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of 
     not to exceed 70 passenger motor vehicles, of which 61 are 
     for replacement only (including 36 for police-type use); 
     repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to 
     reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; 
     options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each 
     option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses 
     on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary 
     purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, 
     buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     Service and to which the United States has title, and which 
     are used pursuant to law in connection with management and 
     investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501, the Service may, under 
     cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements 
     authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators 
     in connection with jointly produced publications for which 
     the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing 
     either in cash or services and the Service determines the 
     cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: 
     Provided further, That the Service may accept donated 
     aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior may not spend any of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act for the purchase of lands or 
     interests in lands to be used in the establishment of any new 
     unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System unless the 
     purchase is approved in advance by the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations in compliance with the 
     reprogramming procedures contained in Senate Report 105-56.

                         National Park Service


                 operation of the national park system

       For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and 
     maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the 
     National Park Service (including special road maintenance 
     service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), and 
     for the general administration of the National Park Service, 
     including not less than $1,000,000 for high priority projects 
     within the scope of the approved budget which shall be 
     carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as authorized by 
     16 U.S.C. 1706, $1,365,059,000, of which $8,800,000 is for 
     research, planning and interagency coordination in support of 
     land acquisition for Everglades restoration shall remain 
     available until expended, and of which not to exceed 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, is to be 
     derived from the special fee account established pursuant to 
     title V, section 5201 of Public Law 100-203.


                  national recreation and preservation

       For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, 
     natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership 
     programs, environmental compliance and review, international 
     park affairs, statutory or contractual aid for other 
     activities, and grant administration, not otherwise provided 
     for, $53,899,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be available to 
     carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 
     (16 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), and of which $866,000 shall be 
     available until expended for the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial Trust, notwithstanding 7(1) of Public Law 105-58: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the National Park Service may hereafter recover all fees 
     derived from providing necessary review services associated 
     with historic preservation tax certification, and such funds 
     shall be available until expended without further 
     appropriation for the costs of such review services: Provided 
     further, That no more than $150,000 may be used for overhead 
     and program administrative expenses for the heritage 
     partnership program.


                       historic preservation fund

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the Historic 
     Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470), and the 
     Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public 
     Law 104-333), $45,212,000, to be derived from the Historic 
     Preservation Fund, to remain available until September 30, 
     2001, of which $10,722,000 pursuant to section 507 of Public 
     Law 104-333 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of the total amount provided, $30,000,000 shall be for 
     Save America's Treasures for priority preservation projects, 
     including preservation of intellectual and cultural 
     artifacts, preservation of historic structures and sites, and 
     buildings to house cultural and historic resources and to 
     provide educational opportunities: Provided further, That any 
     individual Save America's Treasures grant shall be matched by 
     non-Federal funds: Provided further, That individual projects 
     shall only be eligible for one grant, and all projects to be 
     funded shall be approved by the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations prior to the commitment of grant funds: 
     Provided further, That Save America's Treasures funds 
     allocated for Federal projects shall be available by transfer 
     to appropriate accounts of individual agencies, after 
     approval of such projects by the Secretary of the Interior: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds provided for Save 
     America's Treasures may be used for administrative expenses, 
     and staffing for the program shall be available from the 
     existing staffing levels in the National Park Service.


                              construction

       For construction, improvements, repair or replacement of 
     physical facilities, including the modifications authorized 
     by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
     Expansion Act of 1989, $224,493,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $885,000 shall be for realignment of 
     the Denali National Park entrance road, of which not less 
     than $2,000,000 shall be available for modifications to the 
     Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: Provided, That $3,000,000 
     for the Wheeling National Heritage Area, $3,000,000 for the 
     Lincoln Library, and $3,000,000 for the Southwest 
     Pennsylvania Heritage Area shall be derived from the Historic 
     Preservation Fund pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 470a: Provided 
     further, That the National Park Service will make available 
     37 percent, not to exceed $1,850,000, of the total cost of 
     upgrading the Mariposa County, California municipal solid 
     waste disposal system: Provided further, That Mariposa County 
     will provide assurance that future use fees paid by the 
     National Park Service will be reflective of the capital 
     contribution made by the National Park Service.

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                    land and water conservation fund

                              (rescission)

       The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2000 by 16 
     U.S.C. 460l-10a is rescinded.


                 land acquisition and state assistance

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water 
     Conservation Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 
     through 11), including administrative expenses, and for 
     acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in 
     accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the 
     National Park Service, $120,700,000, to be derived from the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $21,000,000 is for the State assistance 
     program including $1,000,000 to administer the State 
     assistance program, and of which $10,000,000 may be for State 
     grants for land acquisition in the State of Florida: 
     Provided, That funds provided for State grants for land 
     acquisition in the State of Florida are contingent upon the 
     following: (1) a signed, binding agreement between all 
     principal Federal and non-Federal partners involved in the 
     South Florida Restoration Initiative which provides specific 
     volume, timing, location and duration of flow specifications 
     and water quality measurements which will ensure adequate and 
     appropriate water supply to all natural areas in southern 
     Florida including all National Parks, Preserves, Wildlife 
     Refuge lands and other areas to attain a restored ecosystem, 
     and which will ensure that water supply systems in the region 
     impacted by the Central and Southern Florida Project receive 
     the appropriate quantity, distribution, quality and timing of 
     water to be delivered from the operation of the Central and 
     Southern Florida Project during, and subsequent to, the 
     implementation of the Central and Southern Florida Project 
     Comprehensive Review Study as set forth in section 528 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1996; (2) the submission 
     of detailed legislative language to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations that accomplishes this goal; and 
     (3) submission of a complete prioritized non-Federal land 
     acquisition project list: Provided further, That if all 
     principal Federal and non-Federal partners in the South 
     Florida Restoration Initiative do not sign the binding 
     agreement described in the preceding proviso within 180 days 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, the funds provided 
     herein for State grants for land acquisition in the State of 
     Florida may be made available for that purpose upon the 
     approval of both the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations pursuant to established reprogramming 
     procedures: Provided further, That after the requirements 
     under this heading have been met, from the funds made 
     available for State grants for land acquisition in the State 
     of Florida the Secretary may provide Federal assistance to 
     the State of Florida for the acquisition of lands or waters, 
     or interests therein, within the Everglades watershed 
     (consisting of lands and waters within the boundaries of the 
     South Florida Water Management District, Florida Bay and the 
     Florida Keys, including the areas known as the Frog Pond, the 
     Rocky Glades and the Eight and One-Half Square Mile Area) 
     under terms and conditions deemed necessary by the Secretary 
     to improve and restore the hydrological function of the 
     Everglades watershed: Provided further, That funds provided 
     under this heading to the State of Florida are contingent 
     upon new matching non-Federal funds by the State and shall be 
     subject to an agreement that the lands to be acquired will be 
     managed in perpetuity for the restoration of the Everglades: 
     Provided further, That of the amount provided herein 
     $2,000,000 shall be made available by the National Park 
     Service, pursuant to a grant agreement, to the State of 
     Wisconsin so that the State may acquire land or interest in 
     land for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail: Provided further, 
     That of the amount provided herein $500,000 shall be made 
     available by the National Park Service, pursuant to a grant 
     agreement, to the State of Wisconsin so that the State may 
     acquire land or interest in land for the North Country 
     National Scenic Trail: Provided further, That funds provided 
     under this heading to the State of Wisconsin are contingent 
     upon matching funds by the State.


                       administrative provisions

       Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be 
     available for the purchase of not to exceed 384 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 298 shall be for replacement only, 
     including not to exceed 312 for police-type use, 12 buses, 
     and 6 ambulances: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated to the National Park Service may be used to 
     process any grant or contract documents which do not include 
     the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds appropriated to the National Park Service may be 
     used to implement an agreement for the redevelopment of the 
     southern end of Ellis Island until such agreement has been 
     submitted to the Congress and shall not be implemented prior 
     to the expiration of 30 calendar days (not including any day 
     in which either House of Congress is not in session because 
     of adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day 
     certain) from the receipt by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President of the Senate of a full and 
     comprehensive report on the development of the southern end 
     of Ellis Island, including the facts and circumstances relied 
     upon in support of the proposed project.
       None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the National 
     Park Service for activities taken in direct response to the 
     United Nations Biodiversity Convention.
       The National Park Service may distribute to operating units 
     based on the safety record of each unit the costs of programs 
     designed to improve workplace and employee safety, and to 
     encourage employees receiving workers' compensation benefits 
     pursuant to chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to 
     return to appropriate positions for which they are medically 
     able.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 surveys, investigations, and research

       For expenses necessary for the United States Geological 
     Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research 
     covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the 
     mineral and water resources of the United States, its 
     territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 
     43 U.S.C. 31, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their 
     mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to 
     power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 
     U.S.C. 641); and publish and disseminate data relative to the 
     foregoing activities; and to conduct inquiries into the 
     economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing 
     industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and 
     related purposes as authorized by law and to publish and 
     disseminate data; $823,833,000, of which $60,856,000 shall be 
     available only for cooperation with States or municipalities 
     for water resources investigations; and of which $16,400,000 
     shall remain available until expended for conducting 
     inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and 
     materials processing industries; and of which $2,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for ongoing development 
     of a mineral and geologic data base; and of which 
     $137,604,000 shall be available until September 30, 2001 for 
     the biological research activity and the operation of the 
     Cooperative Research Units: Provided, That none of these 
     funds provided for the biological research activity shall be 
     used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless 
     specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: 
     Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be 
     used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic 
     mapping or water resources data collection and investigations 
     carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities.


                       administrative provisions

       The amount appropriated for the United States Geological 
     Survey shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 
     53 passenger motor vehicles, of which 48 are for replacement 
     only; reimbursement to the General Services Administration 
     for security guard services; contracting for the furnishing 
     of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or 
     other specialized surveys when it is administratively 
     determined that such procedures are in the public interest; 
     construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and 
     appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging 
     stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States 
     National Committee on Geology; and payment of compensation 
     and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Survey duly 
     appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation 
     and administration of interstate compacts: Provided, That 
     activities funded by appropriations herein made may be 
     accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or 
     cooperative agreements as defined in 31 U.S.C. 6302 et seq.: 
     Provided further, That the United States Geological Survey 
     may hereafter contract directly with individuals or 
     indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, 
     without regard to 41 U.S.C. 5, for the temporary or 
     intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who 
     shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 
     and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
     compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of 
     title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but 
     shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other 
     purposes.

                      Minerals Management Service


                royalty and offshore minerals management

       For expenses necessary for minerals leasing and 
     environmental studies, regulation of industry operations, and 
     collection of royalties, as authorized by law; for enforcing 
     laws and regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other 
     minerals leases, permits, licenses and operating contracts; 
     and for matching grants or cooperative agreements; including 
     the purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles 
     for replacement only; $110,682,000, of which $84,569,000 
     shall be available for royalty management activities; and an 
     amount not to exceed $124,000,000, to be credited to this 
     appropriation and to remain available until expended, from 
     additions to receipts resulting from increases to rates in 
     effect on August 5, 1993, from rate increases to fee 
     collections for Outer Continental Shelf administrative 
     activities performed by the Minerals Management Service over 
     and above the rates in effect on September 30, 1993, and from 
     additional fees for Outer Continental Shelf administrative 
     activities established after September 30, 1993: Provided, 
     That to the extent $124,000,000 in additions to receipts are 
     not realized from the sources of receipts stated above, the 
     amount needed to reach $124,000,000 shall be credited to this 
     appropriation from receipts resulting from rental rates for 
     Outer Continental Shelf leases in effect before August 5, 
     1993: Provided further, That $3,000,000 for computer 
     acquisitions shall remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this Act 
     shall be available for the payment of interest in accordance 
     with 30 U.S.C. 1721(b) and (d): Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses 
     related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup 
     activities: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, $15,000

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     under this heading shall be available for refunds of 
     overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in 
     which the Director of the Minerals Management Service 
     concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to 
     Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable 
     erroneous payments: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $198,000 shall be available to carry out the requirements of 
     section 215(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1999.


                           oil spill research

       For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, 
     title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, 
     section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $6,118,000, 
     which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
     Fund, to remain available until expended.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


                       regulation and technology

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public 
     Law 95-87, as amended, including the purchase of not to 
     exceed 10 passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; 
     $95,891,000: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior, 
     pursuant to regulations, may use directly or through grants 
     to States, moneys collected in fiscal year 2000 for civil 
     penalties assessed under section 518 of the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1268), to 
     reclaim lands adversely affected by coal mining practices 
     after August 3, 1977, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That appropriations for the Office of 
     Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for 
     the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal 
     personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement sponsored training.


                    abandoned mine reclamation fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95-87, 
     as amended, including the purchase of not more than 10 
     passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $191,208,000, 
     to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation 
     Fund and to remain available until expended; of which up to 
     $8,000,000, to be derived from the Federal Expenses Share of 
     the Fund, shall be for supplemental grants to States for the 
     reclamation of abandoned sites with acid mine rock drainage 
     from coal mines, and for associated activities, through the 
     Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative: Provided, That grants 
     to minimum program States will be $1,500,000 per State in 
     fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That of the funds herein 
     provided up to $18,000,000 may be used for the emergency 
     program authorized by section 410 of Public Law 95-87, as 
     amended, of which no more than 25 percent shall be used for 
     emergency reclamation projects in any one State and funds for 
     federally administered emergency reclamation projects under 
     this proviso shall not exceed $11,000,000: Provided further, 
     That prior year unobligated funds appropriated for the 
     emergency reclamation program shall not be subject to the 25 
     percent limitation per State and may be used without fiscal 
     year limitation for emergency projects: Provided further, 
     That pursuant to Public Law 97-365, the Department of the 
     Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the 
     recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States 
     Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: 
     Provided further, That funds made available under title IV of 
     Public Law 95-87 may be used for any required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal 
     Government for the purpose of environmental restoration 
     related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from 
     abandoned mines: Provided further, That such projects must be 
     consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further, That, 
     in addition to the amount granted to the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania under sections 402(g)(1) and 402(g)(5) of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (Act), an 
     additional $300,000 will be specifically used for the purpose 
     of conducting a demonstration project in accordance with 
     section 401(c)(6) of the Act to determine the efficacy of 
     improving water quality by removing metals from eligible 
     waters polluted by acid mine drainage: Provided further, That 
     the State of Maryland may set aside the greater of $1,000,000 
     or 10 percent of the total of the grants made available to 
     the State under title IV of the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), 
     if the amount set aside is deposited in an acid mine drainage 
     abatement and treatment fund established under a State law, 
     pursuant to which law the amount (together with all interest 
     earned on the amount) is expended by the State to undertake 
     acid mine drainage abatement and treatment projects, except 
     that before any amounts greater than 10 percent of its title 
     IV grants are deposited in an acid mine drainage abatement 
     and treatment fund, the State of Maryland must first complete 
     all Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act priority one 
     projects.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      operation of indian programs

       For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian 
     programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of 
     November 2, 1921 (25 U.S.C. 13), the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     450 et seq.), as amended, the Education Amendments of 1978 
     (25 U.S.C. 2001-2019), and the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), as amended, 
     $1,637,444,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001 
     except as otherwise provided herein, of which not to exceed 
     $93,684,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not 
     limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
     amended, not to exceed $115,229,000 shall be available for 
     payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract 
     support costs associated with ongoing contracts, grants, 
     compacts, or annual funding agreements entered into with the 
     Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2000, as authorized by 
     such Act, except that tribes and tribal organizations may use 
     their tribal priority allocations for unmet indirect costs of 
     ongoing contracts, grants, or compacts, or annual funding 
     agreements and for unmet welfare assistance costs; and of 
     which not to exceed $401,010,000 for school operations costs 
     of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall 
     become available on July 1, 2000, and shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2001; and of which not to exceed 
     $51,991,000 shall remain available until expended for housing 
     improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation 
     support, self-governance grants, the Indian Self-
     Determination Fund, land records improvement, and the Navajo-
     Hopi Settlement Program: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, including but not limited to the 
     Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as amended, and 25 
     U.S.C. 2008, not to exceed $42,160,000 within and only from 
     such amounts made available for school operations shall be 
     available to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     administrative cost grants associated with the operation of 
     Bureau-funded schools: Provided further, That any forestry 
     funds allocated to a tribe which remain unobligated as of 
     September 30, 2001, may be transferred during fiscal year 
     2002 to an Indian forest land assistance account established 
     for the benefit of such tribe within the tribe's trust fund 
     account: Provided further, That any such unobligated balances 
     not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2002.


                              construction

       For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of 
     irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other 
     facilities, including architectural and engineering services 
     by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; 
     and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of 
     the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 
     87-483, $146,884,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such amounts as may be available for the 
     construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be 
     transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further, 
     That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available 
     to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway 
     Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management 
     costs of the Bureau: Provided further, That any funds 
     provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
     13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: 
     Provided further, That for fiscal year 2000, in implementing 
     new construction or facilities improvement and repair project 
     grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to tribally 
     controlled grant schools under Public Law 100-297, as 
     amended, the Secretary of the Interior shall use the 
     Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for 
     Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the 
     regulatory requirements: Provided further, That such grants 
     shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the 
     Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a 
     schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Provided 
     further, That in considering applications, the Secretary 
     shall consider whether the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization would be deficient in assuring that the 
     construction projects conform to applicable building 
     standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and 
     safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(a), with 
     respect to organizational and financial management 
     capabilities: Provided further, That if the Secretary 
     declines an application, the Secretary shall follow the 
     requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2505(f ): Provided 
     further, That any disputes between the Secretary and any 
     grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes 
     provision in 25 U.S.C. 2508(e): Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, collections from 
     the settlements between the United States and the Puyallup 
     tribe concerning Chief Leschi school are made available for 
     school construction in fiscal year 2000 and hereafter: 
     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 from the funds made available under 
     this heading.


 indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians

       For miscellaneous payments to Indian tribes and individuals 
     and for necessary administrative expenses, $27,256,000, to 
     remain available until expended; of which $25,260,000 shall 
     be available for implementation of enacted Indian land and 
     water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 101-618 and 
     102-575, and for implementation of other enacted water rights 
     settlements; and of which $1,871,000 shall be available 
     pursuant to Public Laws 99-264, 100-383, 103-402 and 100-580.


                 indian guaranteed loan program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $4,500,000, as authorized 
     by the Indian Financing Act of 1974, as amended: Provided, 
     That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional

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     Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are 
     available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of 
     which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $59,682,000.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan programs, $508,000.


                       administrative provisions

       The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of 
     Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative 
     agreements, compacts and grants, either directly or in 
     cooperation with States and other organizations.
       Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the 
     revolving fund for loans, the Indian loan guarantee and 
     insurance fund, and the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program 
     account) shall be available for expenses of exhibits, and 
     purchase of not to exceed 229 passenger motor vehicles, of 
     which not to exceed 187 shall be for replacement only.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office 
     operations or pooled overhead general administration (except 
     facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for 
     tribal contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements 
     with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the 
     Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-413).
       In the event any tribe returns appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for 
     distribution to other tribes, this action shall not diminish 
     the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, 
     or the government-to-government relationship between the 
     United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to 
     access future appropriations.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
     available to the Bureau, other than the amounts provided 
     herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 
     et seq., shall be available to support the operation of any 
     elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.
       Appropriations made available in this or any other Act for 
     schools funded by the Bureau shall be available only to the 
     schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996. 
     No funds available to the Bureau shall be used to support 
     expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade 
     structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the 
     Interior at each school in the Bureau school system as of 
     October 1, 1995. Funds made available under this Act may not 
     be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded 
     school (as that term is defined in section 1146 of the 
     Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026)), except that a 
     charter school that is in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-
     funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to 
     operate during that period, but only if the charter school 
     pays to the Bureau a pro-rata share of funds to reimburse the 
     Bureau for the use of the real and personal property 
     (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school 
     are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau 
     does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of 
     the State in which the school is located if the charter 
     school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools 
     sharing a campus with a charter school and performing 
     functions related to the charter school's operation and 
     employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal 
     employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Federal Tort Claims 
     Act''). Not later than June 15, 2000, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall evaluate the effectiveness of Bureau-funded 
     schools sharing facilities with charter schools in the manner 
     described in the preceding sentence and prepare and submit a 
     report on the finding of that evaluation to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and of the House.
       The Tate Topa Tribal School, the Black Mesa Community 
     School, the Alamo Navajo School, and other Bureau-funded 
     schools subject to the approval of the Secretary of the 
     Interior, may use prior year school operations funds for the 
     replacement or repair of Bureau of Indian Affairs education 
     facilities which are in compliance with 25 U.S.C. 2005(a) and 
     which shall be eligible for operation and maintenance support 
     to the same extent as other Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     education facilities: Provided, That any additional 
     construction costs for replacement or repair of such 
     facilities begun with prior year funds shall be completed 
     exclusively with non-Federal funds.

                           Department Offices

                            Insular Affairs


                       ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES

       For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under 
     the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, 
     $67,171,000, of which: (1) $63,076,000 shall be available 
     until expended for technical assistance, including 
     maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, insular 
     management controls, coral reef initiative activities, and 
     brown tree snake control and research; grants to the 
     judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as 
     authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1661(c)); grants to the 
     Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local 
     revenues, for construction and support of governmental 
     functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as 
     authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as 
     authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (Public Law 94-
     241; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $4,095,000 shall be available for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: 
     Provided, That all financial transactions of the territorial 
     and local governments herein provided for, including such 
     transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established 
     or used by such governments, may be audited by the General 
     Accounting Office, at its discretion, in accordance with 
     chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
     That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be 
     provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the 
     Special Representatives on Future United States Financial 
     Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by 
     Public Law 104-134: Provided further, That Public Law 94-241, 
     as amended, is further amended: (1) in section 4(b) by 
     striking ``2002'' and inserting ``1999'' and by striking the 
     comma after ``$11,000,000 annually'' and inserting the 
     following: ``and for fiscal year 2000, payments to the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be 
     $5,580,000, but shall return to the level of $11,000,000 
     annually for fiscal years 2001 and 2002. In fiscal year 2003, 
     the payment to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands shall be $5,420,000. Such payments shall be''; and 
     (2) in section (4)(c) by adding a new subsection as follows: 
     ``(4) for fiscal year 2000, $5,420,000 shall be provided to 
     the Virgin Islands for correctional facilities and other 
     projects mandated by Federal law.'': Provided further, That 
     of the amounts provided for technical assistance, sufficient 
     funding shall be made available for a grant to the Close Up 
     Foundation: Provided further, That the funds for the program 
     of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to 
     institutionalize routine operations and maintenance 
     improvement of capital infrastructure in American Samoa, 
     Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia 
     through assessments of long-range operations maintenance 
     needs, improved capability of local operations and 
     maintenance institutions and agencies (including management 
     and vocational education training), and project-specific 
     maintenance (with territorial participation and cost sharing 
     to be determined by the Secretary based on the individual 
     territory's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital 
     assets): Provided further, That any appropriation for 
     disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal 
     matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants 
     provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5170c).


                      compact of free association

       For economic assistance and necessary expenses for the 
     Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands as provided for in sections 122, 221, 223, 
     232, and 233 of the Compact of Free Association, and for 
     economic assistance and necessary expenses for the Republic 
     of Palau as provided for in sections 122, 221, 223, 232, and 
     233 of the Compact of Free Association, $20,545,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by Public Law 
     99-239 and Public Law 99-658.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for management of the Department of 
     the Interior, $62,864,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 may 
     be for official reception and representation expenses and of 
     which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers 
     compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments 
     associated with the orderly closure of the United States 
     Bureau of Mines.

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, 
     $40,196,000.

                      Office of Inspector General


                         Salaries and Expenses

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $26,086,000.

             Office of Special Trustee for American Indians


                         federal trust programs

       For operation of trust programs for Indians by direct 
     expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and 
     grants, $90,025,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funds for trust management improvements may be 
     transferred, as needed, to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     ``Operation of Indian Programs'' account and to the 
     Departmental Management ``Salaries and Expenses'' account: 
     Provided further, That funds made available to Tribes and 
     Tribal organizations through contracts or grants obligated 
     during fiscal year 2000, as authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall 
     remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the statute of limitations shall not commence to run on 
     any claim, including any claim in litigation pending on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, concerning losses to or 
     mismanagement of trust funds, until the affected tribe or 
     individual Indian has been furnished with an accounting of 
     such funds from which the beneficiary can determine whether 
     there has been a loss: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be 
     required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for 
     any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at 
     least 18 months and has a balance of $1.00 or less: Provided 
     further, That the

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     Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and 
     maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the 
     balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express 
     written request of the account holder.


                    indian land consolidation pilot

                       Indian Land Consolidation

       For implementation of a pilot program for consolidation of 
     fractional interests in Indian lands by direct expenditure or 
     cooperative agreement, $5,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended and which shall be transferred to the Bureau of 
     Indian Affairs, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
     available for administrative expenses: Provided, That the 
     Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement, which shall 
     not be subject to Public Law 93-638, as amended, with a tribe 
     having jurisdiction over the pilot reservation to implement 
     the program to acquire fractional interests on behalf of such 
     tribe: Provided further, That the Secretary may develop a 
     reservation-wide system for establishing the fair market 
     value of various types of lands and improvements to govern 
     the amounts offered for acquisition of fractional interests: 
     Provided further, That acquisitions shall be limited to one 
     or more pilot reservations as determined by the Secretary: 
     Provided further, That funds shall be available for 
     acquisition of fractional interest in trust or restricted 
     lands with the consent of its owners and at fair market 
     value, and the Secretary shall hold in trust for such tribe 
     all interests acquired pursuant to this pilot program: 
     Provided further, That all proceeds from any lease, resource 
     sale contract, right-of-way or other transaction derived from 
     the fractional interest shall be credited to this 
     appropriation, and remain available until expended, until the 
     purchase price paid by the Secretary under this appropriation 
     has been recovered from such proceeds: Provided further, That 
     once the purchase price has been recovered, all subsequent 
     proceeds shall be managed by the Secretary for the benefit of 
     the applicable tribe or paid directly to the tribe.

           Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration


                natural resource damage assessment fund

       To conduct natural resource damage assessment activities by 
     the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 
     et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 
     U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public 
     Law 101-380), and Public Law 101-337, $5,400,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                       administrative provisions

       There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available 
     resources within the Working Capital Fund, 15 aircraft, 10 of 
     which shall be for replacement and which may be obtained by 
     donation, purchase or through available excess surplus 
     property: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with 
     proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the 
     purchase price for the replacement aircraft: Provided 
     further, That no programs funded with appropriated funds in 
     the ``Departmental Management'', ``Office of the Solicitor'', 
     and ``Office of Inspector General'' may be augmented through 
     the Working Capital Fund or the Consolidated Working Fund.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       Sec. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or 
     office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the 
     emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, 
     buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment 
     damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other 
     unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made 
     available under this authority until funds specifically made 
     available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies 
     shall have been exhausted: Provided further, That all funds 
     used pursuant to this section are hereby designated by 
     Congress to be ``emergency requirements'' pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, and must be replenished by a 
     supplemental appropriation which must be requested as 
     promptly as possible.
       Sec. 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or 
     transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in 
     addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of 
     the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency 
     prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for 
     the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its 
     jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or 
     actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other 
     unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to 
     actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage 
     assessment activities related to actual oil spills; for the 
     prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential 
     grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in 
     section 1773(b) of Public Law 99-198 (99 Stat. 1658); for 
     emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public 
     Law 95-87; and shall transfer, from any no year funds 
     available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
     Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit 
     assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy 
     State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the 
     Surface Mining Act: Provided, That appropriations made in 
     this title for fire suppression purposes shall be available 
     for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding 
     fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies 
     for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in 
     connection with their use for fire suppression purposes, such 
     reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently 
     available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided further, 
     That for emergency rehabilitation and wildfire suppression 
     activities, no funds shall be made available under this 
     authority until funds appropriated to ``Wildland Fire 
     Management'' shall have been exhausted: Provided further, 
     That all funds used pursuant to this section are hereby 
     designated by Congress to be ``emergency requirements'' 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and must be 
     replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be 
     requested as promptly as possible: Provided further, That 
     such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro 
     rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were 
     transferred.
       Sec. 103. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and 
     similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities will 
     contribute to efficiency or economy, and said appropriations 
     shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any other 
     activity in the same manner as authorized by sections 1535 
     and 1536 of title 31, United States Code: Provided, That 
     reimbursements for costs and supplies, materials, equipment, 
     and for services rendered may be credited to the 
     appropriation current at the time such reimbursements are 
     received.
       Sec. 104. Appropriations made to the Department of the 
     Interior in this title shall be available for services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, when authorized by the 
     Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone 
     service in private residences in the field, when authorized 
     under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment 
     of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library 
     membership in societies or associations which issue 
     publications to members only or at a price to members lower 
     than to subscribers who are not members.
       Sec. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of the 
     Interior for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
     uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902 and D.C. Code 4-204).
       Sec. 106. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for obligation in connection with contracts issued 
     for services or rentals for periods not in excess of 12 
     months beginning at any time during the fiscal year.
       Sec. 107. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of offshore 
     leasing and related activities placed under restriction in 
     the President's moratorium statement of June 26, 1990, in the 
     areas of northern, central, and southern California; the 
     North Atlantic; Washington and Oregon; and the eastern Gulf 
     of Mexico south of 26 degrees north latitude and east of 86 
     degrees west longitude.
       Sec. 108. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior for the conduct of offshore 
     oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related 
     activities, on lands within the North Aleutian Basin planning 
     area.
       Sec. 109. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and 
     natural gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the 
     eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area for any lands located 
     outside Sale 181, as identified in the final Outer 
     Continental Shelf 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 1997-
     2002.
       Sec. 110. No funds provided in this title may be expended 
     by the Department of the Interior to conduct oil and natural 
     gas preleasing, leasing and related activities in the Mid-
     Atlantic and South Atlantic planning areas.
       Sec. 111. Advance payments made under this title to Indian 
     tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal consortia pursuant 
     to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) or the Tribally Controlled Schools 
     Act of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) may be invested by the 
     Indian tribe, tribal organization, or consortium before such 
     funds are expended for the purposes of the grant, compact, or 
     annual funding agreement so long as such funds are--
       (1) invested by the Indian tribe, tribal organization, or 
     consortium only in obligations of the United States, or in 
     obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by 
     the United States, or mutual (or other) funds registered with 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission and which only invest 
     in obligations of the United States or securities that are 
     guaranteed or insured by the United States; or
       (2) deposited only into accounts that are insured by an 
     agency or instrumentality of the United States, or are fully 
     collateralized to ensure protection of the funds, even in the 
     event of a bank failure.
       Sec. 112. (a) Employees of Helium Operations, Bureau of 
     Land Management, entitled to severance pay under 5 U.S.C. 
     5595, may apply for, and the Secretary of the Interior may 
     pay, the total amount of the severance pay to the employee in 
     a lump sum. Employees paid severance pay in a lump sum and 
     subsequently reemployed by the Federal Government shall be 
     subject to the repayment provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5595(i)(2) 
     and (3), except that any repayment shall be made to the 
     Helium Fund.

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       (b) Helium Operations employees who elect to continue 
     health benefits after separation shall be liable for not more 
     than the required employee contribution under 5 U.S.C. 
     8905a(d)(1)(A). The Helium Fund shall pay for 18 months the 
     remaining portion of required contributions.
       (c) The Secretary of the Interior may provide for training 
     to assist Helium Operations employees in the transition to 
     other Federal or private sector jobs during the facility 
     shut-down and disposition process and for up to 12 months 
     following separation from Federal employment, including 
     retraining and relocation incentives on the same terms and 
     conditions as authorized for employees of the Department of 
     Defense in section 348 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995.
       (d) For purposes of the annual leave restoration provisions 
     of 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(1)(B), the cessation of helium production 
     and sales, and other related Helium Program activities shall 
     be deemed to create an exigency of public business under, and 
     annual leave that is lost during leave years 1997 through 
     2001 because of 5 U.S.C. 6304 (regardless of whether such 
     leave was scheduled in advance) shall be restored to the 
     employee and shall be credited and available in accordance 
     with 5 U.S.C. 6304(d)(2). Annual leave so restored and 
     remaining unused upon the transfer of a Helium Program 
     employee to a position of the executive branch outside of the 
     Helium Program shall be liquidated by payment to the employee 
     of a lump sum from the Helium Fund for such leave.
       (e) Benefits under this section shall be paid from the 
     Helium Fund in accordance with section 4(c)(4) of the Helium 
     Privatization Act of 1996. Funds may be made available to 
     Helium Program employees who are or will be separated before 
     October 1, 2002 because of the cessation of helium production 
     and sales and other related activities. Retraining benefits, 
     including retraining and relocation incentives, may be paid 
     for retraining commencing on or before September 30, 2002.
       (f ) This section shall remain in effect through fiscal 
     year 2002.
       Sec. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination 
     Act of 1975, as amended, hereafter funds available to the 
     Department of the Interior for Indian self-determination or 
     self-governance contract or grant support costs may be 
     expended only for costs directly attributable to contracts, 
     grants and compacts pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination 
     Act of 1975 and hereafter funds appropriated in this title 
     shall not be available for any contract support costs or 
     indirect costs associated with any contract, grant, 
     cooperative agreement, self-governance compact or funding 
     agreement entered into between an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization and any entity other than an agency of the 
     Department of the Interior.
       Sec. 114. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 
     National Park Service shall not develop or implement a 
     reduced entrance fee program to accommodate non-local travel 
     through a unit. The Secretary may provide for and regulate 
     local non-recreational passage through units of the National 
     Park System, allowing each unit to develop guidelines and 
     permits for such activity appropriate to that unit.
       Sec. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, the Secretary is authorized 
     to permit persons, firms or organizations engaged in 
     commercial, cultural, educational, or recreational activities 
     (as defined in section 612a of title 40, United States Code) 
     not currently occupying such space to use courtyards, 
     auditoriums, meeting rooms, and other space of the main and 
     south Interior building complex, Washington, D.C., the 
     maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been 
     delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General 
     Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949, and to assess reasonable charges 
     therefore, subject to such procedures as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate for such uses. Charges may be for the space, 
     utilities, maintenance, repair, and other services. Charges 
     for such space and services may be at rates equivalent to the 
     prevailing commercial rate for comparable space and services 
     devoted to a similar purpose in the vicinity of the main and 
     south Interior building complex, Washington, D.C. for which 
     charges are being assessed. The Secretary may without further 
     appropriation hold, administer, and use such proceeds within 
     the Departmental Management Working Capital Fund to offset 
     the operation of the buildings under his jurisdiction, 
     whether delegated or otherwise, and for related purposes, 
     until expended.
       Sec. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Steel Industry American Heritage Area, authorized by Public 
     Law 104-333, is hereby renamed the Rivers of Steel National 
     Heritage Area.
       Sec. 117. (a) In this section--
       (1) the term ``Huron Cemetery'' means the lands that form 
     the cemetery that is popularly known as the Huron Cemetery, 
     located in Kansas City, Kansas, as described in subsection 
     (b)(3); and
       (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (b)(1) The Secretary shall take such action as may be 
     necessary to ensure that the lands comprising the Huron 
     Cemetery (as described in paragraph (3)) are used only in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       (2) The lands of the Huron Cemetery shall be used only--
       (A) for religious and cultural uses that are compatible 
     with the use of the lands as a cemetery; and
       (B) as a burial ground.
       (3) The description of the lands of the Huron Cemetery is 
     as follows:
       The tract of land in the NW quarter of sec. 10, T. 11 S., 
     R. 25 E., of the sixth principal meridian, in Wyandotte 
     County, Kansas (as surveyed and marked on the ground on 
     August 15, 1888, by William Millor, Civil Engineer and 
     Surveyor), described as follows:
       ``Commencing on the Northwest corner of the Northwest 
     Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 10;
       ``Thence South 28 poles to the `true point of beginning';
       ``Thence South 71 degrees East 10 poles and 18 links;
       ``Thence South 18 degrees and 30 minutes West 28 poles;
       ``Thence West 11 and one-half poles;
       ``Thence North 19 degrees 15 minutes East 31 poles and 15 
     feet to the `true point of beginning', containing 2 acres or 
     more.''.
       Sec. 118. Refunds or rebates received on an on-going basis 
     from a credit card services provider under the Department of 
     the Interior's charge card programs may be deposited to and 
     retained without fiscal year limitation in the Departmental 
     Working Capital Fund established under 43 U.S.C. 1467 and 
     used to fund management initiatives of general benefit to the 
     Department of the Interior's bureaus and offices as 
     determined by the Secretary or his designee.
       Sec. 119. Appropriations made in this title under the 
     headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special 
     Trustee for American Indians and any available unobligated 
     balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same 
     headings, shall be available for expenditure or transfer for 
     Indian trust management activities pursuant to the Trust 
     Management Improvement Project High Level Implementation 
     Plan.
       Sec. 120. All properties administered by the National Park 
     Service at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
     and leases, concessions, permits and other agreements 
     associated with those properties, hereafter shall be exempt 
     from all taxes and special assessments, except sales tax, by 
     the State of California and its political subdivisions, 
     including the County of Marin and the City of Sausalito. Such 
     areas of Fort Baker shall remain under exclusive Federal 
     jurisdiction.
       Sec. 121. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to negotiate and 
     enter into agreements and leases, without regard to section 
     321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 
     303b), with any person, firm, association, organization, 
     corporation, or governmental entity for all or part of the 
     property within Fort Baker administered by the Secretary as 
     part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The proceeds of 
     the agreements or leases shall be retained by the Secretary 
     and such proceeds shall be available, without future 
     appropriation, for the preservation, restoration, operation, 
     maintenance and interpretation and related expenses incurred 
     with respect to Fort Baker properties.
       Sec. 122. Where any Federal lands included in the boundary 
     of Lake Roosevelt National Recreational Area for grazing 
     purposes, pursuant to a permit issued by the National Park 
     Service, the person or persons so utilizing such lands shall 
     be entitled to renew said permit. The National Park Service 
     is further directed to manage the Lake Roosevelt National 
     Recreational Area subject to grazing use in a manner that 
     will protect the recreational, natural (including water 
     quality) and cultural resources of the Lake Roosevelt 
     National Recreational Area.
       Sec. 123. Grazing permits and leases that expire or are 
     transferred, shall be renewed on the same terms and 
     conditions as contained in the expiring permits or leases 
     until the Secretary of the Interior completes processing 
     these permits and leases in compliance with all applicable 
     laws and regulations, at which time such permit or lease may 
     be canceled, suspended or modified, in whole or in part, to 
     meet the requirements of such applicable laws and 
     regulations. Nothing in this language shall be deemed to 
     alter the Secretary's statutory authority.
       Sec. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     the purpose of reducing the backlog of Indian probate cases 
     in the Department of the Interior, the hearing requirements 
     of chapter 10 of title 25, United States Code, are deemed 
     satisfied by a proceeding conducted by an Indian probate 
     judge, appointed by the Secretary without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing the 
     appointments in the competitive service, for such period of 
     time as the Secretary determines necessary: Provided, That 
     the Secretary may only appoint such Indian probate judges if, 
     by January 1, 2000, the Secretary is unable to secure the 
     services of at least 10 qualified Administrative Law Judges 
     on a temporary basis from other agencies and/or through 
     appointing retired Administrative Law Judges: Provided 
     further, That the basic pay of an Indian probate judge so 
     appointed may be fixed by the Secretary without regard to the 
     provisions of chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
     title 5, United States Code, governing the classification and 
     pay of General Schedule employees, except that no such Indian 
     probate judge may be paid at a level which exceeds the 
     maximum rate payable for the highest grade of the General 
     Schedule, including locality pay.
       Sec. 125. (a) Loan To Be Granted.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law or of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Interior (hereinafter

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     the ``Secretary''), in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, shall make available to the Government of American 
     Samoa (hereinafter ``ASG''), the benefits of a loan in the 
     amount of $18,600,000 bearing interest at a rate equal to the 
     United States Treasury cost of borrowing for obligations of 
     similar duration. Repayment of the loan shall be secured and 
     accomplished pursuant to this section with funds, as they 
     become due and payable to ASG from the Escrow Account 
     established under the terms and conditions of the Tobacco 
     Master Settlement Agreement (and the subsequent Enforcing 
     Consent Decree) (hereinafter collectively referred to as 
     ``the Agreement'') entered into by the parties November 23, 
     1998, and judgment granted by the High Court of American 
     Samoa on January 5, 1999 (Civil Action 119-98, American Samoa 
     Government v. Philip Morris Tobacco Co., et. al.).
       (b) Conditions Regarding Loan Proceeds.--Except as provided 
     under subsection (e), no proceeds of the loan described in 
     this section shall become available until ASG--
       (1) has enacted legislation, or has taken such other or 
     additional official action as the Secretary may deem 
     satisfactory to secure and ensure repayment of the loan, 
     irrevocably transferring and assigning for payment to the 
     Department of the Interior (or to the Department of the 
     Treasury, upon agreement between the Secretaries of such 
     departments) all amounts due and payable to ASG under the 
     terms and conditions of the Agreement for a period of 26 
     years with the first payment beginning in 2000, such 
     repayment to be further secured by a pledge of the full faith 
     and credit of ASG;
       (2) has entered into an agreement or memorandum of 
     understanding described in subsection (c) with the Secretary 
     identifying with specificity the manner in which 
     approximately $14,300,000 of the loan proceeds will be used 
     to pay debts of ASG incurred prior to April 15, 1999; and
       (3) has provided to the Secretary an initial plan of fiscal 
     and managerial reform as described in subsection (d) designed 
     to bring the ASG's annual operating expenses into balance 
     with projected revenues for the years 2003 and beyond, and 
     identifying the manner in which approximately $4,300,000 of 
     the loan proceeds will be utilized to facilitate 
     implementation of the plan.
       (c) Procedure and Priorities for Debt Payments.--
       (1) In structuring the agreement or memorandum of 
     understanding identified in subsection (b)(2), the ASG and 
     the Secretary shall include provisions, which create 
     priorities for the payment of creditors in the following 
     order--
       (A) debts incurred for services, supplies, facilities, 
     equipment and materials directly connected with the provision 
     of health, safety and welfare functions for the benefit of 
     the general population of American Samoa (including, but not 
     limited to, health care, fire and police protection, 
     educational programs grades K-12, and utility services for 
     facilities belonging to or utilized by ASG and its agencies), 
     wherein the creditor agrees to compromise and settle the 
     existing debt for a payment not exceeding 75 percent of the 
     amount owed, shall be given the highest priority for payment 
     from the loan proceeds under this section;
       (B) debts not exceeding a total amount of $200,000 owed to 
     a single provider and incurred for any legitimate 
     governmental purpose for the benefit of the general 
     population of American Samoa, wherein the creditor agrees to 
     compromise and settle the existing debt for a payment not 
     exceeding 70 percent of the amount owed, shall be given the 
     second highest priority for payment from the loan proceeds 
     under this section;
       (C) debts exceeding a total amount of $200,000 owed to a 
     single provider and incurred for any legitimate governmental 
     purpose for the benefit of the general population of American 
     Samoa, wherein the creditor agrees to compromise and settle 
     the existing debt for a payment not exceeding 65 percent of 
     the amount owed, shall be given the third highest priority 
     for payment from the loan proceeds under this section;
       (D) other debts regardless of total amount owed or purpose 
     for which incurred, wherein the creditor agrees to compromise 
     and settle the existing debt for a payment not exceeding 60 
     percent of the amount owed, shall be given the fourth highest 
     priority for payment from the loan proceeds under this 
     section;
       (E) debts described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) 
     of this paragraph, wherein the creditor declines to 
     compromise and settle the debt for the percentage of the 
     amount owed as specified under the applicable subparagraph, 
     shall be given the lowest priority for payment from the loan 
     proceeds under this section.
       (2) The agreement described in subsection (b)(2) shall also 
     generally provide a framework whereby the Governor of 
     American Samoa shall, from time-to-time, be required to give 
     10 business days notice to the Secretary that ASG will make 
     payment in accordance with this section to specified 
     creditors and the amount which will be paid to each of such 
     creditors. Upon issuance of payments in accordance with the 
     notice, the Governor shall immediately confirm such payments 
     to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall within three 
     business days following receipt of such confirmation transfer 
     from the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to reimburse ASG 
     for the payments made to creditors.
       (3) The agreement may contain such other provisions as are 
     mutually agreeable, and which are calculated to simplify and 
     expedite the payment of existing debt under this section and 
     ensure the greatest level of compromise and settlement with 
     creditors in order to maximize the retirement of ASG debt.
       (d) Fiscal and Managerial Reform Program.--
       (1) The initial plan of fiscal and managerial reform, 
     designed to bring ASG's annual operating expenses into 
     balance with projected revenues for the years 2003 and beyond 
     as required under subsection (b)(3), should identify specific 
     measures which will be implemented by ASG to accomplish such 
     goal, the anticipated reduction in government operating 
     expense which will be achieved by each measure, and should 
     include a timetable for attainment of each reform measure 
     identified therein.
       (2) The initial plan should also identify with specificity 
     the manner in which approximately $4,300,000 of the loan 
     proceeds will be utilized to assist in meeting the reform 
     plan's targets within the timetable specified through the use 
     of incentives for early retirement, severance pay packages, 
     outsourcing services, or any other expenditures for program 
     elements reasonably calculated to result in reduced future 
     operating expenses for ASG on a long term basis.
       (3) Upon receipt of the initial plan, the Secretary shall 
     consult with the Governor of American Samoa, and shall make 
     any recommendations deemed reasonable and prudent to ensure 
     the goals of reform are achieved. The reform plan shall 
     contain objective criteria that can be documented by a 
     competent third party, mutually agreeable to the Governor and 
     the Secretary. The plan shall include specific targets for 
     reducing the amounts of ASG local revenues expended on 
     government payroll and overhead (including contracts for 
     consulting services), and may include provisions which allow 
     modest increases in support of the LBJ Hospital Authority 
     reasonably calculated to assist the Authority implement 
     reforms which will lead to an independent audit indicating 
     annual expenditures at or below annual Authority receipts.
       (4) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the 
     Governor similar to that specified in subsection (c)(2) of 
     this section, enabling ASG to make payments as contemplated 
     in the reform plan and then to receive reimbursement from the 
     Secretary out of the portion of loan proceeds allocated for 
     the implementation of fiscal reforms.
       (5) Within 60 days following receipt of the initial plan, 
     the Secretary shall approve an interim final plan reasonably 
     calculated to make substantial progress toward overall 
     reform. The Secretary shall provide copies of the plan, and 
     any subsequent modifications, to the House Committee on 
     Resources, the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee 
     on the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies, the 
     Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies.
       (6) From time-to-time as deemed necessary, the Secretary 
     shall consult further with the Governor of American Samoa, 
     and shall approve such mutually agreeable modifications to 
     the interim final plan as circumstances warrant in order to 
     achieve the overall goals of ASG fiscal and managerial 
     reforms.
       (e) Release of Loan Proceeds.--From the total proceeds of 
     the loan described in this section, the Secretary shall make 
     available--
       (1) upon compliance by ASG with paragraphs (b)(1) and 
     (b)(2) of this section and in accordance with subsection (c), 
     approximately $14,300,000 in reimbursements as requested from 
     time-to-time by the Governor for payments to creditors;
       (2) upon compliance by ASG with paragraphs (b)(1) and 
     (b)(3) of this section and in accordance with subsection (d), 
     approximately $4,300,000 in reimbursements as requested from 
     time-to-time by the Governor for payments associated with 
     implementation of the interim final reform plan; and
       (3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
     subsection, at any time the Secretary and the Governor 
     mutually determine that the amount necessary to fund payments 
     under paragraph (2) will total less than $4,300,000 then the 
     Secretary may approve the amount of any unused portion of 
     such sum for additional payments against ASG debt under 
     paragraph (1).
       (f ) Exception.--Proceeds from the loan under this section 
     shall be used solely for the purposes of debt payments and 
     reform plan implementation as specified herein, except that 
     the Secretary may provide an amount equal to not more than 2 
     percent of the total loan proceeds for the purpose of 
     retaining the services of an individual or business entity to 
     provide direct assistance and management expertise in 
     carrying out the purposes of this section. Such individual or 
     business entity shall be mutually agreeable to the Governor 
     and the Secretary, may not be a current or former employee 
     of, or contractor for, and may not be a creditor of ASG. 
     Notwithstanding the preceding two sentences, the Governor and 
     the Secretary may agree to also retain the services of any 
     semi-autonomous agency of ASG which has established a record 
     of sound management and fiscal responsibility, as evidenced 
     by audited financial reports for at least three of the past 5 
     years, to coordinate with and assist any individual or entity 
     retained under this subsection.
       (g) Construction.--The provisions of this section are 
     expressly applicable only to the utilization of proceeds from 
     the loan described in this section, and nothing herein shall 
     be construed to relieve ASG from any lawful debt or 
     obligation except to the extent a creditor shall voluntarily 
     enter into an arms length agreement to compromise and settle 
     outstanding amounts under subsection (c).

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       (h) Termination.--The payment of debt and the payments 
     associated with implementation of the interim final reform 
     plan shall be completed not later than October 1, 2003. On 
     such date, any unused loan proceeds totaling $1,000,000 or 
     less shall be transferred by the Secretary directly to ASG. 
     If the amount of unused loan proceeds exceeds $1,000,000, 
     then such amount shall be credited to the total of loan 
     repayments specified in paragraph (b)(1). With approval of 
     the Secretary, ASG may designate additional payments from 
     time-to-time from funds available from any source, without 
     regard to the original purpose of such funds.
       Sec. 126. The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     in consultation with the Director of the National Park 
     Service, shall undertake the necessary activities to 
     designate Midway Atoll as a National Memorial to the Battle 
     of Midway. In pursuing such a designation the Secretary shall 
     consult with organizations with an interest in Midway Atoll. 
     The Secretary shall consult on a regular basis with such 
     organizations, including the International Midway Memorial 
     Foundation, Inc. on the management of the National Memorial.
       Sec. 127. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any 
     Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base 
     funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring 
     funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal 
     Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal 
     year 2000. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.
       Sec. 128. None of the Funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Department 
     of the Interior to transfer land into trust status for the 
     Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe in Clark County, Washington, 
     unless and until the tribe and the county reach a legally 
     enforceable agreement that addresses the financial impact of 
     new development on the county, school district, fire 
     district, and other local governments and the impact on 
     zoning and development.
       Sec. 129. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used by the Department of the Interior to implement the 
     provisions of Principle 3(C)ii and Appendix section 3(B)(4) 
     in Secretarial Order 3206, entitled ``American Indian Tribal 
     Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibilities, and the 
     Endangered Species Act''.
       Sec. 130. Of the funds appropriated in title V of the 
     Fiscal Year 1998 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation 
     Act, Public Law 105-83, the Secretary shall provide up to 
     $2,000,000 in the form of a grant to the Fairbanks North Star 
     Borough for acquisition of undeveloped parcels along the 
     banks of the Chena River for the purpose of establishing an 
     urban greenbelt within the Borough. The Secretary shall 
     further provide from the funds appropriated in title V up to 
     $1,000,000 in the form of a grant to the Municipality of 
     Anchorage for the acquisition of approximately 34 acres of 
     wetlands adjacent to a municipal park in Anchorage (the Jewel 
     Lake Wetlands).
       Sec. 131. Funding for the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 
     and Certain Projects in the State of Ohio. Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, from the unobligated balances 
     appropriated for a grant to the State of Ohio for the 
     acquisition of the Howard Farm near Metzger Marsh, Ohio--
       (1) $500,000 shall be derived by transfer and made 
     available for the acquisition of land in the Ottawa National 
     Wildlife Refuge;
       (2) $302,000 shall be derived by transfer and made 
     available for the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission, Ohio; 
     and
       (3) $198,000 shall be derived by transfer and made 
     available for a grant to the State of Ohio for the 
     preservation and restoration of the birthplace, boyhood home, 
     and schoolhouse of Ulysses S. Grant.
       Sec. 132. Conveyance to Nye County, Nevada. (a) 
     Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) County.--The term ``County'' means Nye County, Nevada.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       (b) Parcels Conveyed for Use of the Nevada Science and 
     Technology Center.--
       (1) In general.--For no consideration and at no other cost 
     to the County, the Secretary shall convey to the County, 
     subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
     to in paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) The portion of Sec. 13 north of United States Route 95, 
     T. 15 S., R. 49 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada.
       (B) In Sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, 
     Nevada:
       (i) W \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (ii) The portion of the W \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of 
     United States Route 95.
       (3) Use.--
       (A) In general.--The parcels described in paragraph (2) 
     shall be used for the construction and operation of the 
     Nevada Science and Technology Center as a nonprofit museum 
     and exposition center, and related facilities and activities.
       (B) Reversion.--The conveyance of any parcel described in 
     paragraph (2) shall be subject to reversion to the United 
     States, at the discretion of Secretary, if the parcel is used 
     for a purpose other than that specified in subparagraph (A).
       (c) Parcels Conveyed for Other Use for a Commercial 
     Purpose.--
       (1) Right to purchase.--For a period of 5 years beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the County shall 
     have the exclusive right to purchase the parcels of public 
     land described in paragraph (2) for the fair market value of 
     the parcels, as determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Land description.--The parcels of public land referred 
     to in paragraph (1) are the following parcels in Sec. 18, T. 
     15 S., R. 50 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       (A) E \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (B) E \1/2\ W \1/2\ NW \1/4\.
       (C) The portion of the E \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of United 
     States Route 95.
       (D) The portion of the E \1/2\ W \1/2\ SW \1/4\ north of 
     United States Route 95.
       (E) The portion of the SE \1/4\ north of United States 
     Route 95.
       (3) Use of proceeds.--Proceeds of a sale of a parcel 
     described in paragraph (2)--
       (A) shall be deposited in the special account established 
     under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
     Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
       (B) shall be available for use by the Secretary--
       (i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of the 
     Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land conveyances 
     directed by this Act; and
       (ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 
     2346).
       Sec. 133. Conveyance of Land to City of Mesquite, Nevada. 
     Section 3 of Public Law 99-548 (100 Stat. 3061; 110 Stat. 
     3009-202) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Fifth Area.--
       ``(1) Right to purchase.--For a period of 12 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the City of Mesquite, 
     Nevada, shall have the exclusive right to purchase the 
     parcels of public land described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Land description.--The parcels of public land 
     referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       ``(A) In T. 13 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 27 north of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(ii) Sec. 28: NE \1/4\, S \1/2\ (except the Interstate 
     Route 15 right-of-way).
       ``(iii) Sec. 29: E \1/2\ NE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, SE \1/4\ SE \1/
     4\.
       ``(iv) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(v) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(vi) Sec. 32: NE \1/4\ NE \1/4\ (except the Interstate 
     Route 15 right-of-way), the portion of NW \1/4\ NE \1/4\ 
     south of Interstate Route 15, and the portion of W \1/2\ 
     south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(vii) The portion of sec. 33 north of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(B) In T. 14 S., R. 70 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 5: NW \1/4\.
       ``(ii) Sec. 6: N \1/2\.
       ``(C) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 25 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(ii) The portion of sec. 26 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(iii) The portion of sec. 27 south of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(iv) Sec. 28: SW \1/4\ SE \1/4\.
       ``(v) Sec. 33: E \1/2\.
       ``(vi) Sec. 34.
       ``(vii) Sec. 35.
       ``(viii) Sec. 36.
       ``(3) Notification.--Not later than 10 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, the city shall notify 
     the Secretary which of the parcels of public land described 
     in paragraph (2) the city intends to purchase.
       ``(4) Conveyance.--Not later than 1 year after receiving 
     notification from the city under paragraph (3), the Secretary 
     shall convey to the city the land selected for purchase.
       ``(5) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, until 
     the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws, and from operation of the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws.
       ``(6) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the sale of each 
     parcel--
       ``(A) shall be deposited in the special account established 
     under section 4(e)(1)(C) of the Southern Nevada Public Land 
     Management Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2345); and
       ``(B) shall be available for use by the Secretary--
       ``(i) to reimburse costs incurred by the local offices of 
     the Bureau of Land Management in arranging the land 
     conveyances directed by this Act; and
       ``(ii) as provided in section 4(e)(3) of that Act (112 
     Stat. 2346).
       ``(f ) Sixth Area.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall convey 
     to the City of Mesquite, Nevada, in accordance with section 
     47125 of title 49, United States Code, up to 2,560 acres of 
     public land to be selected by the city from among the parcels 
     of land described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Land description.--The parcels of land referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are as follows:

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       ``(A) In T. 13 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) The portion of sec. 28 south of Interstate Route 15 
     (except S \1/2\ SE \1/4\).
       ``(ii) The portion of sec. 29 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(iii) The portion of sec. 30 south of Interstate Route 
     15.
       ``(iv) The portion of sec. 31 south of Interstate Route 15.
       ``(v) Sec. 32.
       ``(vi) Sec. 33: W \1/2\.
       ``(B) In T. 14 S., R. 69 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 4.
       ``(ii) Sec. 5.
       ``(iii) Sec. 6.
       ``(iv) Sec. 8.
       ``(C) In T. 14 S., R. 68 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada:
       ``(i) Sec. 1.
       ``(ii) Sec. 12.
       ``(3) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, until 
     the date that is 12 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, the parcels of public land described in 
     paragraph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of entry and 
     appropriation under the public land laws, including the 
     mining laws, and from operation of the mineral leasing and 
     geothermal leasing laws.''.
       Sec. 134. Quadricentennial Commemoration of the Saint Croix 
     Island International Historic Site. (a) Findings.--The Senate 
     finds that--
       (1) in 1604, one of the first European colonization efforts 
     was attempted at St. Croix Island in Calais, Maine;
       (2) St. Croix Island settlement predated both the Jamestown 
     and Plymouth colonies;
       (3) St. Croix Island offers a rare opportunity to preserve 
     and interpret early interactions between European explorers 
     and colonists and Native Americans;
       (4) St. Croix Island is one of only two international 
     historic sites comprised of land administered by the National 
     Park Service;
       (5) the quadricentennial commemorative celebration honoring 
     the importance of the St. Croix Island settlement to the 
     countries and people of both Canada and the United States is 
     rapidly approaching;
       (6) the 1998 National Park Service management plans and 
     long-range interpretive plan call for enhancing visitor 
     facilities at both Red Beach and downtown Calais;
       (7) in 1982, the Department of the Interior and Canadian 
     Department of the Environment signed a memorandum of 
     understanding to recognize the international significance of 
     St. Croix Island and, in an amendment memorandum, agreed to 
     conduct joint strategic planning for the international 
     commemoration with a special focus on the 400th anniversary 
     of settlement in 2004;
       (8) the Department of Canadian Heritage has installed 
     extensive interpretive sites on the Canadian side of the 
     border; and
       (9) current facilities at Red Beach and Calais are 
     extremely limited or nonexistent for a site of this historic 
     and cultural importance.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) using funds made available by this Act, the National 
     Park Service should expeditiously pursue planning for 
     exhibits at Red Beach and the town of Calais, Maine; and
       (2) the National Park Service should take what steps are 
     necessary, including consulting with the people of Calais, to 
     ensure that appropriate exhibits at Red Beach and the town of 
     Calais are completed by 2004.
       Sec. 135. No funds appropriated for the Department of the 
     Interior by this Act or any other Act shall be used to study 
     or implement any plan to drain Lake Powell or to reduce the 
     water level of the lake below the range of water levels 
     required for the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam.
       Sec. 136. 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 export of shipments of fur-bearing 
     wildlife containing 1,000 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): 
     Provided, That this provision shall for the duration of the 
     calendar year in which the shipment occurs, not apply to any 
     person who ships more than 2,500 of such hides, fur skins or 
     parts thereof during the course of such year.
       Sec. 137. 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 the 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.
       Sec. 138. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands from 
     the Haines Borough, Alaska, consisting of approximately 20 
     acres, more or less, in four tracts identified for this 
     purpose by the Borough, and contained in an area formerly 
     known as ``Duncan's Camp''; the Secretary shall use $340,000 
     previously allocated from funds appropriated for the 
     Department of the Interior for fiscal year 1998 for 
     acquisition of lands; the Secretary is authorized to convey 
     in fee all land and interests in land acquired pursuant to 
     this section without compensation to the heirs of Peter 
     Duncan in settlement of a claim filed by them against the 
     United States: Provided, That the Secretary shall not convey 
     the lands acquired pursuant to this section unless and until 
     a signed release of all claims is executed.
       Sec. 139. Funds appropriated for the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs for postsecondary schools for fiscal year 2000 shall 
     be allocated among the schools proportionate to the unmet 
     need of the schools as determined by the Postsecondary 
     Funding Formula adopted by the Office of Indian Education 
     Programs.
       Sec. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     conveying the Twin Cities Research Center under the authority 
     provided by Public Law 104-134, as amended by Public Law 104-
     208, the Secretary may accept and retain land and other forms 
     of reimbursement: Provided, That the Secretary may retain and 
     use any such reimbursement until expended and without further 
     appropriation: (1) for the benefit of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System within the State of Minnesota; and (2) for all 
     activities authorized by Public Law 100-696; 16 U.S.C. 460zz.
       Sec. 141. 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 
     until the Comptroller General reviews the issues presented by 
     the rulemaking and issues a report to the Congress. Such 
     report shall be issued no later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. The rulemaking must be 
     consistent with existing statutory requirements.
       Sec. 142. Extension of Authority for Establishment of 
     Thomas Paine Memorial. (a) In General.--Public Law 102-407 
     (40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 4. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

       ``Notwithstanding the time period limitation specified in 
     section 10(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
     1010(b)) or any other provision of law, the authority for the 
     Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a 
     memorial to Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia under 
     this Act shall expire on December 31, 2003.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Applicable law.--Section 1(b) of Public Law 102-407 (40 
     U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended by striking 
     ``The establishment'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     section 4, the establishment''.
       (2) Expiration of authority.--Section 3 of Public Law 102-
     407 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 106 Stat. 1991) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or upon expiration of the authority for 
     the memorial under section 10(b) of that Act,'' and inserting 
     ``or on expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
     section 4,''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 8(b)(1) of that Act'' and 
     inserting ``section 8(b)(1) of the Commemorative Works Act 
     (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1))''.
       Sec. 143. Use of National Park Service Transportation 
     Service Contract Fees. Section 412 of the National Parks 
     Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 5961) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before 
     ``Notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Obligation of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, with respect to a service contract for the 
     provision solely of transportation services at Zion National 
     Park, the Secretary may obligate the expenditure of fees 
     received in fiscal year 2000 under section 501 before the 
     fees are received.''.
       Sec. 144. Extension of Deadline for Red Rock Canyon 
     National Conservation Area. (a) In General.--Section 3(c)(1) 
     of Public Law 103-450 (108 Stat. 4767) is amended by striking 
     ``the date 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``May 2, 2000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     takes effect on November 1, 1999.
       Sec. 145. National Park Passport Program. Section 603(c)(1) 
     of the National Park Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (16 
     U.S.C. 5993(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``10'' and 
     inserting ``15''.

                       TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                     forest and rangeland research

       For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as 
     authorized by law, $202,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                       state and private forestry

       For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing 
     technical and financial assistance to States, territories, 
     possessions, and others, and for forest health management, 
     cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation 
     activities, $187,534,000, to remain available until expended, 
     as authorized by law.


                         national forest system

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System, and for 
     administrative expenses associated with the management of 
     funds provided under the headings ``Forest and Rangeland 
     Research'', ``State and Private Forestry'', ``National Forest 
     System'', ``Wildland Fire Management'', ``Reconstruction and 
     Maintenance'', and ``Land Acquisition'', $1,251,504,000, to 
     remain available until expended, which shall include 50 
     percent of all moneys received during prior fiscal years as 
     fees

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     collected under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965, as amended, in accordance with section 4 of the Act (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)): Provided, That unobligated balances 
     available at the start of fiscal year 2000 shall be displayed 
     by extended budget line item in the fiscal year 2001 budget 
     justification.


                        wildland fire management

       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, and for emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands 
     and water, $561,354,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That such funds are available for repayment of 
     advances from other appropriations accounts previously 
     transferred for such purposes: Provided further, That not 
     less than 50 percent of any unobligated balances remaining 
     (exclusive of amounts for hazardous fuels reduction) at the 
     end of fiscal year 1999 shall be transferred, as repayment 
     for past advances that have not been repaid, to the fund 
     established pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 71-319 (16 
     U.S.C. 576 et seq.): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, up to $4,000,000 of funds 
     appropriated under this appropriation may 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 
     Service and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also 
     available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science 
     Research.
       For an additional amount to cover necessary expenses for 
     emergency rehabilitation, presuppression due to emergencies, 
     and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service, 
     $90,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended: Provided further, That these funds shall be 
     available only to the extent an official budget request for a 
     specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the 
     entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as 
     defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to 
     the Congress.


                     reconstruction and maintenance

       For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise 
     provided for, $398,927,000, to remain available until 
     expended for construction, reconstruction, maintenance and 
     acquisition of buildings and other facilities, and for 
     construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of 
     forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized 
     by 16 U.S.C. 532-538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, 
     That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein for road 
     maintenance shall be available for the decommissioning of 
     roads, including unauthorized roads not part of the 
     transportation system, which are no longer needed: Provided 
     further, That no funds shall be expended to decommission any 
     system road until notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment has been provided on each decommissioning project: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated balances of amounts 
     previously appropriated to the Forest Service 
     ``Reconstruction and Construction'' account as well as any 
     unobligated balances remaining in the ``National Forest 
     System'' account for the facility maintenance and trail 
     maintenance extended budget line items at the end of fiscal 
     year 1999 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     ``Reconstruction and Maintenance'' account.


                            land acquisition

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-4 through 11), including administrative expenses, 
     and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, 
     in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the 
     Forest Service, $39,575,000, to be derived from the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $40,000,000 may be available for the 
     acquisition of lands or interests within the tract known as 
     the Baca Location No. 1 in New Mexico only upon: (1) 
     enactment of legislation authorizing the acquisition of 
     lands, or interests in lands, within such tract; (2) 
     completion of a review, not to exceed 90 days, by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States of an appraisal 
     conforming with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 
     Land Acquisition of all lands and interests therein to be 
     acquired by the United States; and (3) submission of the 
     Comptroller General's review of such appraisal to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate: 
     Provided, That subject to valid existing rights, all 
     federally-owned lands and interests in lands within the New 
     World Mining District comprising approximately 26,223 acres, 
     more or less, which are described in a Federal Register 
     notice dated August 19, 1997 (62 Fed. Reg. 44136-44137), are 
     hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and 
     disposal under the public land laws, and from location, entry 
     and patent under the mining laws, and from disposition under 
     all mineral and geothermal leasing laws.


         acquisition of lands for national forests special acts

       For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of 
     the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the 
     Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San 
     Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, 
     California, as authorized by law, $1,069,000, to be derived 
     from forest receipts.


            acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges

       For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from 
     funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, 
     public school districts, or other public school authorities 
     pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. 484a), to remain available until expended.


                         range betterment fund

       For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, 
     and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the 
     prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on 
     lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant 
     to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94-579, as amended, to 
     remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 6 
     percent shall be available for administrative expenses 
     associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, 
     protection, and improvements.

    gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research

       For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b), $92,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund 
     established pursuant to the above Act.


               administrative provisions, forest service

       Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal 
     year shall be available for: (1) purchase of not to exceed 
     110 passenger motor vehicles of which 15 will be used 
     primarily for law enforcement purposes and of which 109 shall 
     be for replacement; acquisition of 25 passenger motor 
     vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; 
     operation and maintenance of aircraft, the purchase of not to 
     exceed three for replacement only, and acquisition of 
     sufficient aircraft from excess sources to maintain the 
     operable fleet at 213 aircraft for use in Forest Service 
     wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; 
     notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft 
     being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in 
     value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement 
     aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225, and not to 
     exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; (3) 
     purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other 
     public improvements (7 U.S.C. 2250); (4) acquisition of land, 
     waters, and interests therein, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a; (5) 
     for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National 
     Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) 
     the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; and 
     (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 
     U.S.C. 3718(c).
       None of the funds made available under this Act shall be 
     obligated or expended to abolish any region, to move or close 
     any regional office for National Forest System administration 
     of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture without the 
     consent of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management 
     appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency 
     rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters 
     under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe 
     burning conditions if and only if all previously appropriated 
     emergency contingent funds under the heading ``Wildland Fire 
     Management'' have been released by the President and 
     apportioned.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for assistance to or through the Agency for International 
     Development and the Foreign Agricultural Service in 
     connection with forest and rangeland research, technical 
     information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall 
     be available to support forestry and related natural resource 
     activities outside the United States and its territories and 
     possessions, including technical assistance, education and 
     training, and cooperation with United States and 
     international organizations.
       None of the funds made available to the Forest Service 
     under this Act shall be subject to transfer under the 
     provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture 
     Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or 7 U.S.C. 147b unless 
     the proposed transfer is approved in advance by the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in compliance with the 
     reprogramming procedures contained in House Report No. 105-
     163.
       None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be 
     reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the 
     procedures contained in House Report No. 105-163.
       No funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
     transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of 
     Agriculture without the approval of the Chief of the Forest 
     Service.
       Funds available to the Forest Service shall be available to 
     conduct a program of not less than $1,000,000 for high 
     priority projects within the scope of the approved budget 
     which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps as 
     authorized by the Act of August 13, 1970, as amended by 
     Public Law 93-408.
       Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $1,500 is 
     available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official 
     reception and representation expenses.
       To the greatest extent possible, and in accordance with the 
     Final Amendment to the Shawnee

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     National Forest Plan, none of the funds available in this Act 
     shall be used for preparation of timber sales using 
     clearcutting or other forms of even-aged management in 
     hardwood stands in the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
       Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101-
     593, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to 
     $2,250,000 may be advanced in a lump sum as Federal financial 
     assistance to the National Forest Foundation, without regard 
     to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for administrative 
     expenses or projects on or benefitting National Forest System 
     lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That 
     of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no 
     more than $400,000 shall be available for administrative 
     expenses: Provided further, That the Foundation shall obtain, 
     by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, 
     private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis 
     funds made available by the Forest Service: Provided further, 
     That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a non-
     Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the 
     recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds: 
     Provided further, That hereafter, the National Forest 
     Foundation may hold Federal funds made available but not 
     immediately disbursed and may use any interest or other 
     investment income earned (before, on, or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act) on Federal funds to carry out the 
     purposes of Public Law 101-593: Provided further, That such 
     investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations 
     of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both 
     principal and interest by the United States.
       Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98-244, 
     $2,650,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service shall 
     be available for matching funds to the National Fish and 
     Wildlife Foundation, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3701-3709, 
     and may be advanced in a lump sum as Federal financial 
     assistance, without regard to when expenses are incurred, for 
     projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or 
     related to Forest Service programs: Provided, That the 
     Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal 
     financial assistance, private contributions to match on at 
     least one-for-one basis funds advanced by the Forest Service: 
     Provided further, That the Foundation may transfer Federal 
     funds to a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same 
     rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching 
     funds.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for interactions with and providing technical assistance to 
     rural communities for sustainable rural development purposes.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 80 percent of 
     the funds appropriated to the Forest Service in the 
     ``National Forest System'' and ``Reconstruction and 
     Construction'' accounts and planned to be allocated to 
     activities under the ``Jobs in the Woods'' program for 
     projects on National Forest land in the State of Washington 
     may be granted directly to the Washington State Department of 
     Fish and Wildlife for accomplishment of planned projects. 
     Twenty percent of said funds shall be retained by the Forest 
     Service for planning and administering projects. Project 
     selection and prioritization shall be accomplished by the 
     Forest Service with such consultation with the State of 
     Washington as the Forest Service deems appropriate.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available 
     for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area, pursuant to sections 14(c)(1) and (2), 
     and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99-663.
       The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into 
     grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements as appropriate 
     with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, as well as with 
     public and other private agencies, organizations, 
     institutions, and individuals, to provide for the 
     development, administration, maintenance, or restoration of 
     land, facilities, or Forest Service programs, at the Grey 
     Towers National Historic Landmark: Provided, That, subject to 
     such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     prescribe, any such public or private agency, organization, 
     institution, or individual may solicit, accept, and 
     administer private gifts of money and real or personal 
     property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the 
     activities and services at the Grey Towers National Historic 
     Landmark: Provided further, That such gifts may be accepted 
     notwithstanding the fact that a donor conducts business with 
     the Department of Agriculture in any capacity.
       Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
     available, as determined by the Secretary, for payments to 
     Del Norte County, California, pursuant to sections 13(e) and 
     14 of the Smith River National Recreation Area Act (Public 
     Law 101-612).
       For purposes of the Southeast Alaska Economic Disaster Fund 
     as set forth in section 101(c) of Public Law 104-134, the 
     direct grants provided from the Fund shall be considered 
     direct payments for purposes of all applicable law except 
     that these direct grants may not be used for lobbying 
     activities: Provided, That a total of $22,000,000 is hereby 
     appropriated and shall be deposited into the Southeast Alaska 
     Economic Disaster Fund established pursuant to Public Law 
     104-134, as amended, without further appropriation or fiscal 
     year limitation of which $10,000,000 shall be distributed in 
     fiscal year 2000, $7,000,000 shall be distributed in fiscal 
     year 2001, and $5,000,000 shall be distributed in fiscal year 
     2002. The Secretary of Agriculture shall allocate the funds 
     to local communities suffering economic hardship because of 
     mill closures and economic dislocation in the timber industry 
     to employ unemployed timber workers and for related community 
     redevelopment projects as follows:
       (1) in fiscal year 2000, $4,000,000 for the Ketchikan 
     Gateway Borough, $2,000,000 for the City of Petersburg, 
     $2,000,000 for the City and Borough of Sitka, and $2,000,000 
     for the Metlakatla Indian Community;
       (2) in fiscal year 2001, $3,000,000 for the Ketchikan 
     Gateway Borough, $1,000,000 for the City of Petersburg, 
     $1,500,000 for the City and Borough of Sitka, and $1,500,000 
     for the Metlakatla Indian Community; and
       (3) in fiscal year 2002, $3,000,000 for the Ketchikan 
     Gateway Borough, $500,000 for the City and Borough of Sitka, 
     and $1,500,000 for the Metlakatla Indian Community.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not 
     to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the 
     General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel 
     and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance 
     or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, 
     training sessions, management reviews, land purchase 
     negotiations and similar non-litigation related matters. 
     Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and 
     the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums 
     previously transferred and the requested funding transfers.
       No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be 
     detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this 
     Act to any other agency or office of the department for more 
     than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or 
     office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
     for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of 
     assignment.
       The Forest Service shall fund overhead, national 
     commitments, indirect expenses, and any other category for 
     use of funds which are expended at any units, that are not 
     directly related to the accomplishment of specific work on-
     the-ground (referred to as ``indirect expenditures''), from 
     funds available to the Forest Service, unless otherwise 
     prohibited by law: Provided, That the Forest Service shall 
     implement and adhere to the definitions of indirect 
     expenditures established pursuant to Public Law 105-277 on a 
     nationwide basis without flexibility for modification by any 
     organizational level except the Washington Office, and when 
     changed by the Washington Office, such changes in definition 
     shall be reported in budget requests submitted by the Forest 
     Service: Provided further, That the Forest Service shall 
     provide in all future budget justifications, planned indirect 
     expenditures in accordance with the definitions, summarized 
     and displayed to the Regional, Station, Area, and detached 
     unit office level. The justification shall display the 
     estimated source and amount of indirect expenditures, by 
     expanded budget line item, of funds in the agency's annual 
     budget justification. The display shall include appropriated 
     funds and the Knutson-Vandenberg, Brush Disposal, Cooperative 
     Work-Other, and Salvage Sale funds. Changes between estimated 
     and actual indirect expenditures shall be reported in 
     subsequent budget justifications: Provided further, That 
     during fiscal year 2000 the Secretary shall limit total 
     annual indirect obligations from the Brush Disposal, 
     Cooperative Work-Other, Knutson-Vandenberg, Reforestation, 
     Salvage Sale, and Roads and Trails funds to 20 percent of the 
     total obligations from each fund.
       Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service 
     may be used for necessary expenses in the event of law 
     enforcement emergencies as necessary to protect natural 
     resources and public or employee safety: Provided, That such 
     amounts shall not exceed $500,000.
       From any unobligated balances available at the start of 
     fiscal year 2000, the amount of $5,000,000 shall be allocated 
     to the Alaska Region, in addition to the funds appropriated 
     to sell timber in the Alaska Region under this Act, for 
     expenses directly related to preparing sufficient additional 
     timber for sale in the Alaska Region to establish a 3-year 
     timber supply.
       The Forest Service is authorized through the Forest Service 
     existing budget to reimburse Harry Frey, $143,406 (1997 
     dollars) because his home was destroyed by arson on June 21, 
     1990 in retaliation for his work with the Forest Service.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                         clean coal technology


                               (deferral)

       Of the funds made available under this heading for 
     obligation in prior years, $156,000,000 shall not be 
     available until October 1, 2000: Provided, That funds made 
     available in previous appropriations Acts shall be available 
     for any ongoing project regardless of the separate request 
     for proposal under which the project was selected.

                 fossil energy research and development


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses in carrying out fossil energy 
     research and development activities, under the authority of 
     the Department of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91), 
     including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible 
     and equitable interests in any real property or any facility 
     or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for 
     conducting inquiries, technological investigations and 
     research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and 
     disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social 
     and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 1602, and 1603), 
     performed under the minerals and materials science programs 
     at the Albany Research Center in Oregon, $410,025,000,

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     to remain available until expended, of which $24,000,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from unobligated balances in the 
     Biomass Energy Development account: Provided, That no part of 
     the sum herein made available shall be used for the field 
     testing of nuclear explosives in the recovery of oil and gas.

                      alternative fuels production


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Moneys received as investment income on the principal 
     amount in the Great Plains Project Trust at the Norwest Bank 
     of North Dakota, in such sums as are earned as of October 1, 
     1999, shall be deposited in this account and immediately 
     transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. Moneys 
     received as revenue sharing from operation of the Great 
     Plains Gasification Plant and settlement payments shall be 
     immediately transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.

                 naval petroleum and oil shale reserves

       The requirements of 10 U.S.C. 7430(b)(2)(B) shall not apply 
     to fiscal year 2000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from 
     prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and 
     oil shale reserve activities.

                      elk hills school lands fund

       For necessary expenses in fulfilling the second installment 
     payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the 
     United States and the State of California on October 11, 
     1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104-106, 
     $36,000,000, to become available on October 1, 2000, for 
     payment to the State of California for the State Teachers' 
     Retirement Fund from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.

                          energy conservation


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses in carrying out energy conservation 
     activities, $689,242,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which $25,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
     unobligated balances in the Biomass Energy Development 
     account: Provided, That $167,000,000 shall be for use in 
     energy conservation programs as defined in section 3008(3) of 
     Public Law 99-509 (15 U.S.C. 4507): Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 3003(d)(2) of Public Law 99-509, such 
     sums shall be allocated to the eligible programs as follows: 
     $134,000,000 for weatherization assistance grants and 
     $33,000,000 for State energy conservation grants: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 
     fiscal year 2001 and thereafter sums appropriated for 
     weatherization assistance grants shall be contingent on a 
     cost share of 25 percent by each participating State or other 
     qualified participant.

                          economic regulation

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of 
     the Office of Hearings and Appeals, $2,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      strategic petroleum reserve

       For necessary expenses for Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
     facility development and operations and program management 
     activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), $159,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Energy hereafter may transfer to the SPR 
     Petroleum Account such funds as may be necessary to carry out 
     drawdown and sale operations of the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve initiated under section 161 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241) from any funds available to 
     the Department of Energy under this or any other Act: 
     Provided further, That all funds transferred pursuant to this 
     authority must be replenished as promptly as possible from 
     oil sale receipts pursuant to the drawdown and sale.

                   energy information administration

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the activities of 
     the Energy Information Administration, $72,644,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


            administrative provisions, department of energy

       Appropriations under this Act for the current fiscal year 
     shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase, 
     repair, and cleaning of uniforms; and reimbursement to the 
     General Services Administration for security guard services.
       From appropriations under this Act, transfers of sums may 
     be made to other agencies of the Government for the 
     performance of work for which the appropriation is made.
       None of the funds made available to the Department of 
     Energy under this Act shall be used to implement or finance 
     authorized price support or loan guarantee programs unless 
     specific provision is made for such programs in an 
     appropriations Act.
       The Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, 
     equipment, and other contributions from public and private 
     sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other 
     agencies, Federal, State, private or foreign: Provided, That 
     revenues and other moneys received by or for the account of 
     the Department of Energy or otherwise generated by sale of 
     products in connection with projects of the department 
     appropriated under this Act may be retained by the Secretary 
     of Energy, to be available until expended, and used only for 
     plant construction, operation, costs, and payments to cost-
     sharing entities as provided in appropriate cost-sharing 
     contracts or agreements: Provided further, That the remainder 
     of revenues after the making of such payments shall be 
     covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided 
     further, That any contract, agreement, or provision thereof 
     entered into by the Secretary pursuant to this authority 
     shall not be executed prior to the expiration of 30 calendar 
     days (not including any day in which either House of Congress 
     is not in session because of adjournment of more than three 
     calendar days to a day certain) from the receipt by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of 
     the Senate of a full comprehensive report on such project, 
     including the facts and circumstances relied upon in support 
     of the proposed project.
       No funds provided in this Act may be expended by the 
     Department of Energy to prepare, issue, or process 
     procurement documents for programs or projects for which 
     appropriations have not been made.
       In addition to other authorities set forth in this Act, the 
     Secretary may accept fees and contributions from public and 
     private sources, to be deposited in a contributed funds 
     account, and prosecute projects using such fees and 
     contributions in cooperation with other Federal, State or 
     private agencies or concerns.
       The Secretary of Energy in cooperation with the 
     Administrator of General Services Administration shall convey 
     to the City of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, for no consideration, 
     the approximately 15.644 acres of land comprising the former 
     site of the National Institute of Petroleum Energy Research 
     (including all improvements on the land) described as 
     follows: All of Block 1, Keeler's Second Addition, all of 
     Block 2, Keeler's Fourth Addition, all of Blocks 9 and 10, 
     Mountain View Addition, all in the City of Bartlesville, 
     Washington County, Oklahoma.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service


                         Indian Health Services

       For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 
     1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination Act, the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of 
     the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian 
     Health Service, $2,053,967,000, together with payments 
     received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) 
     for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: 
     Provided, That funds made available to tribes and tribal 
     organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any 
     other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 
     450), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the 
     grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available 
     to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year 
     limitation: Provided further, That $12,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended, for the Indian Catastrophic Health 
     Emergency Fund: Provided further, That $395,290,000 for 
     contract medical care shall remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided, up to $17,000,000 shall be used to carry out the 
     loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health 
     Care Improvement Act: Provided further, That funds provided 
     in this Act may be used for 1-year contracts and grants which 
     are to be performed in two fiscal years, so long as the total 
     obligation is recorded in the year for which the funds are 
     appropriated: Provided further, That the amounts collected by 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the 
     authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act shall remain available until expended for the purpose of 
     achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and 
     requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security 
     Act (exclusive of planning, design, or construction of new 
     facilities): Provided further, That funding contained herein, 
     and in any earlier appropriations Acts for scholarship 
     programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 
     U.S.C. 1613) shall remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2001: Provided further, That amounts received 
     by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the 
     Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and 
     accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and 
     tribal organizations until expended: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts 
     provided herein, not to exceed $203,781,000 shall be for 
     payments to tribes and tribal organizations for contract or 
     grant support costs associated with contracts, grants, self-
     governance compacts or annual funding agreements between the 
     Indian Health Service and a tribe or tribal organization 
     pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975, as 
     amended, prior to or during fiscal year 2000: Provided 
     further, That funds available for the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out 
     activities typically funded under the Indian Health 
     Facilities account.


                        indian health facilities

       For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and 
     equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, 
     including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, 
     specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase 
     and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; 
     and for provision of domestic and community sanitation 
     facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act 
     of August 5, 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2004a), the Indian Self-
     Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and 
     titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with 
     respect to environmental health and facilities support 
     activities of the Indian Health Service, $318,580,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law,

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     funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction or 
     renovation of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian 
     tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land for sites to 
     construct, improve, or enlarge health or related facilities: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of law 
     governing Federal construction, $3,000,000 of the funds 
     provided herein shall be provided to the Hopi Tribe to reduce 
     the debt incurred by the Tribe in providing staff quarters to 
     meet the housing needs associated with the new Hopi Health 
     Center: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall 
     be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM 
     equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to 
     the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be used by the 
     Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian 
     Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an 
     existing interagency agreement between the Indian Health 
     Service and the General Services Administration: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $500,000 shall be placed in a 
     Demolition Fund, available until expended, to be used by the 
     Indian Health Service for demolition of Federal buildings: 
     Provided further, That from within existing funds, the Indian 
     Health Service may purchase up to 5 acres of land for 
     expanding the parking facilities at the Indian Health Service 
     hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

            administrative provisions, indian health service

       Appropriations in this Act to the Indian Health Service 
     shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109 but at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent 
     to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 
     5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; 
     purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; 
     purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and 
     renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone 
     service in private residences in the field, when authorized 
     under regulations approved by the Secretary; and for uniforms 
     or allowances therefore as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     and for expenses of attendance at meetings which are 
     concerned with the functions or activities for which the 
     appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved 
     conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or 
     activities: Provided, That in accordance with the provisions 
     of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian 
     patients may be extended health care at all tribally 
     administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to 
     charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under 
     the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653) 
     shall be credited to the account of the facility providing 
     the service and shall be available without fiscal year 
     limitation: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service 
     shall be administered under Public Law 86-121 (the Indian 
     Sanitation Facilities Act) and Public Law 93-638, as amended: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated to the Indian 
     Health Service in this Act, except those used for 
     administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be 
     subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel 
     and transportation: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made 
     available to a tribe or tribal organization through a 
     contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title 
     III of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450), may be deobligated and 
     reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, 
     or a self-governance agreement under title III of such Act 
     and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal 
     organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available to the Indian 
     Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the 
     final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 
     1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     relating to the eligibility for the health care services of 
     the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has 
     submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs 
     associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has 
     been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: 
     Provided further, That funds made available in this Act are 
     to be apportioned to the Indian Health Service as 
     appropriated in this Act, and accounted for in the 
     appropriation structure set forth in this Act: Provided 
     further, That with respect to functions transferred by the 
     Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the 
     Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and 
     services to those entities, on a reimbursable basis, 
     including payment in advance with subsequent adjustment, and 
     the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds 
     received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-
     Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent 
     appropriation account which provided the funding, said 
     amounts to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
     That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or 
     services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain 
     total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead 
     associated with the provision of goods, services, or 
     technical assistance: Provided further, That the 
     appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not 
     be altered without advance approval of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi 
     Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93-531, 
     $8,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act 
     are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups 
     including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands 
     residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and 
     all others certified as eligible and not included in the 
     preceding categories: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any 
     single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, 
     was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi 
     Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such 
     household: Provided further, That no relocatee will be 
     provided with more than one new or replacement home: Provided 
     further, That the Office shall relocate any certified 
     eligible relocatees who have selected and received an 
     approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a 
     replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the 
     land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-10.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development


                        payment to the institute

       For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
     Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title 
     XV of Public Law 99-498, as amended (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), 
     $2,125,000.

                        Smithsonian Institution


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as 
     authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, 
     science, and history; development, preservation, and 
     documentation of the National Collections; presentation of 
     public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, 
     dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; 
     conduct of education, training, and museum assistance 
     programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease (for 
     terms not to exceed 30 years), and protection of buildings, 
     facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; up to five 
     replacement passenger vehicles; purchase, rental, repair, and 
     cleaning of uniforms for employees, $372,901,000, of which 
     not to exceed $43,318,000 for the instrumentation program, 
     collections acquisition, Museum Support Center equipment and 
     move, exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum of the 
     American Indian, the repatriation of skeletal remains 
     program, research equipment, information management, and 
     Latino programming shall remain available until expended and 
     of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     the National Museum of Natural History's Arctic Studies 
     Center to include assistance to other museums for the 
     planning and development of institutions and facilities that 
     enhance the display of collections, and including such funds 
     as may be necessary to support American overseas research 
     centers and a total of $125,000 for the Council of American 
     Overseas Research Centers: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     herein are available for advance payments to independent 
     contractors performing research services or participating in 
     official Smithsonian presentations: Provided further, That 
     the Smithsonian Institution may expend Federal appropriations 
     designated in this Act for lease or rent payments for long 
     term and swing space, as rent payable to the Smithsonian 
     Institution, and such rent payments may be deposited into the 
     general trust funds of the Institution to the extent that 
     federally supported activities are housed in the 900 H 
     Street, N.W. building in the District of Columbia: Provided 
     further, That this use of Federal appropriations shall not be 
     construed as debt service, a Federal guarantee of, a transfer 
     of risk to, or an obligation of, the Federal Government: 
     Provided further, That no appropriated funds may be used to 
     service debt which is incurred to finance the costs of 
     acquiring the 900 H Street building or of planning, 
     designing, and constructing improvements to such building.


          repair, REHABILITATION and alteration of facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of repair, rehabilitation and 
     alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian 
     Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by 
     section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), 
     including not to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109, $47,900,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $6,000,000 is provided for repair, 
     rehabilitation and alteration of facilities at the National 
     Zoological Park: Provided, That contracts awarded for 
     environmental systems, protection systems, and repair or 
     rehabilitation of facilities of the Smithsonian Institution 
     may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on 
     the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price: 
     Provided further, That funds previously appropriated to the 
     ``Construction and Improvements, National Zoological Park'' 
     account and the ``Repair and Restoration of Buildings'' 
     account may be transferred to and merged with this ``Repair, 
     Rehabilitation and Alteration of Facilities'' account.


                              construction

       For necessary expenses for construction, $19,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

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           administrative provisions, smithsonian institution

       None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to 
     initiate the design for any proposed expansion of current 
     space or new facility without consultation with the House and 
     Senate Appropriations Committees.
       The Smithsonian Institution shall not use Federal funds in 
     excess of the amount specified in Public Law 101-185 for the 
     construction of the National Museum of the American Indian.
       None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used for 
     the Holt House located at the National Zoological Park in 
     Washington, D.C., unless identified as repairs to minimize 
     water damage, monitor structure movement, or provide interim 
     structural support.

                        National Gallery of Art


                         salaries and expenses

       For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of 
     Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and 
     administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by 
     the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the 
     public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, 
     Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 
     5 U.S.C. 3109; payment in advance when authorized by the 
     treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, 
     and art associations or societies whose publications or 
     services are available to members only, or to members at a 
     price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and 
     cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902); purchase or rental of devices and services for 
     protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, 
     alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, 
     and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and 
     repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by 
     contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, 
     or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms 
     and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $61,538,000, 
     of which not to exceed $3,026,000 for the special exhibition 
     program shall remain available until expended.


            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

       For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and 
     renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or 
     occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or 
     otherwise, as authorized, $6,311,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That contracts awarded for 
     environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior 
     repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of 
     Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded 
     on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                       operations and maintenance

       For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and 
     security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, $14,000,000.


                              construction

       For necessary expenses for capital repair and 
     rehabilitation of the existing features of the building and 
     site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of 
     the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) 
     including hire of passenger vehicles and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,790,000.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 
     $85,000,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for 
     the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the 
     arts through assistance to organizations and individuals 
     pursuant to sections 5(c) and 5(g) of the Act, for program 
     support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to 
     remain available until expended.


                            matching grants

       To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965, as amended, $13,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, to the National Endowment for the Arts: Provided, 
     That this appropriation shall be available for obligation 
     only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of 
     gifts, bequests, and devises of money, and other property 
     accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the Endowment 
     under the provisions of section 10(a)(2), subsections 
     11(a)(2)(A) and 11(a)(3)(A) during the current and preceding 
     fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been 
     appropriated.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       grants and administration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 
     $101,000,000, shall be available to the National Endowment 
     for the Humanities for support of activities in the 
     humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act, and for 
     administering the functions of the Act, to remain available 
     until expended.


                            matching grants

       To carry out the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the 
     National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 
     1965, as amended, $14,700,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $10,700,000 shall be available to the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities for the purposes of 
     section 7(h): Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
     available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal 
     to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, and devises of 
     money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by 
     grantees of the Endowment under the provisions of subsections 
     11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding 
     fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been 
     appropriated.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services

                       office of museum services


                       grants and administration

       For carrying out subtitle C of the Museum and Library 
     Services Act of 1996, as amended, $24,400,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                       administrative provisions

       None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation 
     on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any 
     grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 
     18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may 
     be used for official reception and representation expenses: 
     Provided further, That funds from nonappropriated sources may 
     be used as necessary for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                        Commission of Fine Arts

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a 
     Commission of Fine Arts (40 U.S.C. 104), $1,005,000: 
     Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to 
     cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall 
     be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to 
     remain available until expended without further 
     appropriation.

               national capital arts and cultural affairs

       For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99-190 
     (20 U.S.C. 956(a)), as amended, $7,000,000.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation (Public Law 89-665, as amended), $3,000,000: 
     Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for 
     compensation of level V of the Executive Schedule or higher 
     positions.

                  National Capital Planning Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by the National 
     Capital Planning Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 71-71i), including 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,312,000: 
     Provided, That all appointed members will be compensated at a 
     rate not to exceed the rate for level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Council

                       holocaust memorial council

       For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Council, as 
     authorized by Public Law 96-388 (36 U.S.C. 1401), as amended, 
     $33,286,000, of which $1,575,000 for the museum's repair and 
     rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the museum's 
     exhibitions program shall remain available until expended.

                             Presidio Trust

                          presidio trust fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out title I of the Omnibus 
     Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, $24,400,000 
     shall be available to the Presidio Trust, to remain available 
     until expended, of which up to $1,040,000 may be for the cost 
     of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 104(d) of the 
     Act: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
     modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
     these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
     any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
     $200,000,000. The Trust is authorized to issue obligations to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 104(d)(3) 
     of the Act, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 302. No part of any appropriation under this Act shall 
     be available to the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture for the leasing of oil and natural 
     gas by noncompetitive bidding on publicly owned lands within 
     the boundaries of the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois: 
     Provided, That nothing herein is intended to inhibit or 
     otherwise affect the sale, lease, or right to access to 
     minerals owned by private individuals.
       Sec. 303. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or 
     distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote 
     public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on 
     which congressional action is not complete.

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       Sec. 304. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds provided in this Act to any 
     department or agency shall be obligated or expended to 
     provide a personal cook, chauffeur, or other personal 
     servants to any officer or employee of such department or 
     agency except as otherwise provided by law.
       Sec. 306. No assessments may be levied against any program, 
     budget activity, subactivity, or project funded by this Act 
     unless advance notice of such assessments and the basis 
     therefor are presented to the Committees on Appropriations 
     and are approved by such committees.
       Sec. 307. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of 
     the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an 
     entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds 
     the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act 
     of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c; popularly known as the 
     ``Buy American Act'').
       (b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section are 
     applicable in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.
       Sec. 308. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     plan, prepare, or offer for sale timber from trees classified 
     as giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) which are located 
     on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management lands 
     in a manner different than such sales were conducted in 
     fiscal year 1999.
       Sec. 309. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended by the National Park Service to 
     enter into or implement a concession contract which permits 
     or requires the removal of the underground lunchroom at the 
     Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
       Sec. 310. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for the AmeriCorps program, 
     unless the relevant agencies of the Department of the 
     Interior and/or Agriculture follow appropriate reprogramming 
     guidelines: Provided, That if no funds are provided for the 
     AmeriCorps program by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, then none of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for the 
     AmeriCorps programs.
       Sec. 311. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used: (1) to demolish the bridge between Jersey City, New 
     Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent pedestrian use of 
     such bridge, when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that such 
     pedestrian use is consistent with generally accepted safety 
     standards.
       Sec. 312. (a) Limitation of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act 
     shall be obligated or expended to accept or process 
     applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim 
     located under the general mining laws.
       (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not 
     apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for 
     the claim concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with 
     the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all 
     requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Report.--On September 30, 2000, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the 
     department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 
     314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208).
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 
     request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party 
     contractor to be selected by the Bureau of Land Management to 
     conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill 
     sites contained in a patent application as set forth in 
     subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the 
     sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party 
     contractor in accordance with the standard procedures 
     employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of 
     third-party contractors.
       Sec. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts appropriated to or earmarked in committee reports for 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by 
     Public Laws 103-138, 103-332, 104-134, 104-208, 105-83, and 
     105-277 for payments to tribes and tribal organizations for 
     contract support costs associated with self-determination or 
     self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual 
     funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the 
     Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total 
     amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 1999 for such 
     purposes, except that, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
     tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority 
     allocations for unmet indirect costs of ongoing contracts, 
     grants, self-governance compacts or annual funding 
     agreements.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     fiscal year 2000 the Secretaries of Agriculture and the 
     Interior are authorized to limit competition for watershed 
     restoration project contracts as part of the ``Jobs in the 
     Woods'' component of the President's Forest Plan for the 
     Pacific Northwest or the Jobs in the Woods Program 
     established in Region 10 of the Forest Service to individuals 
     and entities in historically timber-dependent areas in the 
     States of Washington, Oregon, northern California and Alaska 
     that have been affected by reduced timber harvesting on 
     Federal lands.
       Sec. 315. None of the funds collected under the 
     Recreational Fee Demonstration program may be used to plan, 
     design, or construct a visitor center or any other permanent 
     structure without prior approval of the House and the Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations if the estimated total cost of 
     the facility exceeds $500,000.
       Sec. 316. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     or any other Act providing appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior, the Forest Service or the Smithsonian 
     Institution may be used to submit nominations for the 
     designation of Biosphere Reserves pursuant to the Man and 
     Biosphere program administered by the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
       (b) The provisions of this section shall be repealed upon 
     the enactment of subsequent legislation specifically 
     authorizing United States participation in the Man and 
     Biosphere program.
       Sec. 317. None of the funds made available in this or any 
     other Act for any fiscal year may be used to designate, or to 
     post any sign designating, any portion of Canaveral National 
     Seashore in Brevard County, Florida, as a clothing- optional 
     area or as an area in which public nudity is permitted, if 
     such designation would be contrary to county ordinance.
       Sec. 318. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment 
     for the Arts--
       (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an 
     individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a 
     literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or 
     American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
       (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made 
     to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be 
     used to make a grant to any other organization or individual 
     to conduct activity independent of the direct grant 
     recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments 
     made in exchange for goods and services.
       (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, 
     unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
     season, including identified programs and/or projects.
       Sec. 319. The National Endowment for the Arts and the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities are authorized to 
     solicit, accept, receive, and invest in the name of the 
     United States, gifts, bequests, or devises of money and other 
     property or services and to use such in furtherance of the 
     functions of the National Endowment for the Arts and the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities. Any proceeds from such 
     gifts, bequests, or devises, after acceptance by the National 
     Endowment for the Arts or the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities, shall be paid by the donor or the representative 
     of the donor to the Chairman. The Chairman shall enter the 
     proceeds in a special interest-bearing account to the credit 
     of the appropriate endowment for the purposes specified in 
     each case.
       Sec. 320. (a) In providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
     Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this 
     Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts 
     shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or 
     awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, 
     workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``underserved population'' means a population 
     of individuals, including urban minorities, who have 
     historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities 
     programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income 
     below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
       (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.

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       (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance 
     under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act 
     of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson 
     of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that 
     priority is given to providing services or awarding financial 
     assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs 
     that will encourage public knowledge, education, 
     understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
       (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     Humanities Act of 1965--
       (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for 
     projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of 
     national impact or availability or are able to tour several 
     States;
       (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 
     percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, 
     excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
       (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually 
     and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each 
     grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
       (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to 
     improve and support community-based music performance and 
     education.
       Sec. 321. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be expended or obligated to fund new revisions of 
     national forest land management plans until new final or 
     interim final rules for forest land management planning are 
     published in the Federal Register. Those national forests 
     which are currently in a revision process, having formally 
     published a Notice of Intent to revise prior to October 1, 
     1997; those national forests having been court-ordered to 
     revise; those national forests where plans reach the 15 year 
     legally mandated date to revise before or during calendar 
     year 2000; national forests within the Interior Columbia 
     Basin Ecosystem study area; and the White Mountain National 
     Forest are exempt from this section and may use funds in this 
     Act and proceed to complete the forest plan revision in 
     accordance with current forest planning regulations.
       Sec. 322. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be expended or obligated to complete and issue the 
     5-year program under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act.
       Sec. 323. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     support Government-wide administrative functions unless such 
     functions are justified in the budget process and funding is 
     approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds in this Act may be used for GSA 
     Telecommunication Centers or the President's Council on 
     Sustainable Development.
       Sec. 325. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
     planning, design or construction of improvements to 
     Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House without the 
     advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 326. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds provided in this Act to the Indian Health 
     Service or Bureau of Indian Affairs may be used to enter into 
     any new or expanded self-determination contract or grant or 
     self-governance compact pursuant to the Indian Self-
     Determination Act of 1975, as amended, for any activities not 
     previously covered by such contracts, compacts or grants. 
     Nothing in this section precludes the continuation of those 
     specific activities for which self-determination and self-
     governance contracts, compacts and grants currently exist or 
     the renewal of contracts, compacts and grants for those 
     activities; implementation of section 325 of Public Law 105-
     83 (111 Stat. 1597); or compliance with 25 U.S.C. 2005.
       Sec. 327. Amounts deposited during fiscal year 1999 in the 
     roads and trails fund provided for in the fourteenth 
     paragraph under the heading ``FOREST SERVICE'' of the Act of 
     March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 843; 16 U.S.C. 501), shall be used by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, without regard to the State in 
     which the amounts were derived, to repair or reconstruct 
     roads, bridges, and trails on National Forest System lands or 
     to carry out and administer projects to improve forest health 
     conditions, which may include the repair or reconstruction of 
     roads, bridges, and trails on National Forest System lands in 
     the wildland-community interface where there is an abnormally 
     high risk of fire. The projects shall emphasize reducing 
     risks to human safety and public health and property and 
     enhancing ecological functions, long-term forest 
     productivity, and biological integrity. The Secretary shall 
     commence the projects during fiscal year 2000, but the 
     projects may be completed in a subsequent fiscal year. Funds 
     shall not be expended under this section to replace funds 
     which would otherwise appropriately be expended from the 
     timber salvage sale fund. Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to exempt any project from any environmental law.
       Sec. 328. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to establish a national wildlife refuge in the 
     Kankakee River watershed in northwestern Indiana and 
     northeastern Illinois.
       Sec. 329. None of the funds provided in this or previous 
     appropriations Acts for the agencies funded by this Act or 
     provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
     States derived by the collection of fees available to the 
     agencies funded by this Act, shall be transferred to or used 
     to support the Council on Environmental Quality or other 
     offices in the Executive Office of the President for purposes 
     related to the American Heritage Rivers program.
       Sec. 330. Other than in emergency situations, none of the 
     funds in this Act may be used to operate telephone answering 
     machines during core business hours unless such answering 
     machines include an option that enables callers to reach 
     promptly an individual on-duty with the agency being 
     contacted.
       Sec. 331. Enhancing Forest Service Administration of 
     Rights-of-way and Land Uses. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall develop and implement a pilot program for the purpose 
     of enhancing forest service administration of rights-of-way 
     and other land uses. The authority for this program shall be 
     for fiscal years 2000 through 2004. Prior to the expiration 
     of the authority for this pilot program, the Secretary shall 
     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 evaluates whether the use of 
     funds under this section resulted in more expeditious 
     approval of rights-of-way and special use authorizations. 
     This report shall include the Secretary's recommendation for 
     statutory or regulatory changes to reduce the average 
     processing time for rights-of-way and special use permit 
     applications.
       (b) Deposit of Fees.--Subject to subsections (a) and (f ), 
     during fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall deposit into a special account established 
     in the Treasury all fees collected by the Secretary to 
     recover the costs of processing applications for, and 
     monitoring compliance with, authorizations to use and occupy 
     National Forest System lands pursuant to section 28(l) of the 
     Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(l)), section 504(g) of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1764(g)), section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, and 
     section 110(g) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470h-2(g)).
       (c) Use of Retained Amounts.--Amounts deposited pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall be available, without further 
     appropriation, for expenditure by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to cover costs incurred by the Forest Service for 
     the processing of applications for special use authorizations 
     and for monitoring activities undertaken in connection with 
     such authorizations. Amounts in the special account shall 
     remain available for such purposes until expended.
       (d) Reporting Requirement.--In the budget justification 
     documents submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     support of the President's budget for a fiscal year under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall include a description of the purposes for which amounts 
     were expended from the special account during the preceding 
     fiscal year, including the amounts expended for each purpose, 
     and a description of the purposes for which amounts are 
     proposed to be expended from the special account during the 
     next fiscal year, including the amounts proposed to be 
     expended for each purpose.
       (e) Definition of Authorization.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``authorizations'' means special use 
     authorizations issued under subpart B of part 251 of title 
     36, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (f ) Implementation.--This section shall take effect upon 
     promulgation of Forest Service regulations for the collection 
     of fees for processing of special use authorizations and for 
     related monitoring activities.
       Sec. 332. Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied 
     Research. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter the 
     ``Secretary'') is hereby and hereafter authorized to conduct 
     technology transfer and development, training, dissemination 
     of information and applied research in the management, 
     processing and utilization of the hardwood forest resource. 
     This authority is in addition to any other authorities which 
     may be available to the Secretary including, but not limited 
     to, the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, as 
     amended (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), and the Forest and 
     Rangeland Renewable Resources Act of 1978, as amended (16 
     U.S.C. 1600-1614).
       (b) In carrying out this authority, the Secretary may enter 
     into grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with 
     public and private agencies, organizations, corporations, 
     institutions and individuals. The Secretary may accept gifts 
     and donations pursuant to the Act of October 10, 1978 (7 
     U.S.C. 2269) including gifts and donations from a donor that 
     conducts business with any agency of the Department of 
     Agriculture or is regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (c) The Secretary is hereby and hereafter authorized to 
     operate and utilize the assets of the Wood Education and 
     Resource Center (previously named the Robert C. Byrd Hardwood 
     Technology Center in West Virginia) as part of a newly formed 
     ``Institute of Hardwood Technology Transfer and Applied 
     Research'' (hereinafter the ``Institute''). The Institute, in 
     addition to the Wood Education and Resource Center, will 
     consist of a Director, technology transfer specialists from 
     State and Private Forestry, the Forestry Sciences Laboratory 
     in Princeton, West Virginia, and any other organizational 
     unit of the Department of Agriculture as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate. The overall management of the Institute will be 
     the responsibility of the Forest Service, State and Private 
     Forestry.
       (d) The Secretary is hereby and hereafter authorized to 
     generate revenue using the authorities provided herein. Any 
     revenue received as part of the operation of the Institute 
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     the United States, known as the ``Hardwood Technology 
     Transfer and Applied Research Fund'', which shall be 
     available to the Secretary until expended, without further 
     appropriation, in furtherance of the purposes of this 
     section, including upkeep, management, and operation of the 
     Institute and the payment of salaries and expenses.
       (e) There are hereby and hereafter authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       Sec. 333. No timber in Region 10 of the Forest Service 
     shall be advertised for sale which, when using domestic 
     Alaska western red cedar selling values and manufacturing 
     costs, fails to provide at least 60 percent of normal profit 
     and risk of the appraised timber, except at the written 
     request by a prospective bidder. Program accomplishments 
     shall be based on volume sold. Should Region 10 sell, in 
     fiscal year 2000, the annual average portion of the decadal 
     allowable sale quantity called for in the current Tongass 
     Land Management Plan which provides greater than 60 percent 
     of normal profit and risk at the time of the sale 
     advertisement, all of the western red cedar timber from those 
     sales which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in 
     Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the 
     contiguous 48 United States based on values in the Pacific 
     Northwest as determined by the Forest Service and stated in 
     the timber sale contract. Should Region 10 sell, in fiscal 
     year 2000, less than the annual average portion of the 
     decadal allowable sale quantity called for in the current 
     Tongass Land Management Plan meeting the 60 percent of normal 
     profit and risk standard at the time of sale advertisement, 
     the volume of western red cedar timber available to domestic 
     processors at rates specified in the timber sale contract in 
     the contiguous 48 United States shall be that volume: (1) 
     which is surplus to the needs of domestic processors in 
     Alaska; and (2) is that percent of the surplus western red 
     cedar volume determined by calculating the ratio of the total 
     timber volume which has been sold on the Tongass to the 
     annual average portion of the decadal allowable sale quantity 
     called for in the current Tongass Land Management Plan. The 
     percentage shall be calculated by Region 10 on a rolling 
     basis as each sale is sold (for purposes of this amendment, a 
     ``rolling basis'' shall mean that the determination of how 
     much western red cedar is eligible for sale to various 
     markets shall be made at the time each sale is awarded). 
     Western red cedar shall be deemed ``surplus to the needs of 
     domestic processors in Alaska'' when the timber sale holder 
     has presented to the Forest Service documentation of the 
     inability to sell western red cedar logs from a given sale to 
     domestic Alaska processors at a price equal to or greater 
     than the log selling value stated in the contract. All 
     additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or 
     contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be 
     exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber 
     sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at 
     prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale 
     holder.
       Sec. 334. For fiscal year 2000, with respect to 
     inventorying, monitoring, or surveying requirements for 
     planning or management activities on Federal land, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may comply with part 219 of volume 
     36 of the Code of Federal Regulations and a land and resource 
     management plan, and the Secretary of the Interior may comply 
     with a resource management plan by using currently available 
     scientific data concerning any fish, wildlife, or plants not 
     subject to the Endangered Species Act, and by considering the 
     availability of habitat suitable for the particular species: 
     Provided, That the Secretaries may at their discretion 
     determine whether additional species population surveys 
     should also be collected: Provided further, That a project 
     subject to the Northwest Forest Plan for which the record of 
     decision was signed by an agency official prior to the date 
     of the enactment of this Act may, at the discretion of the 
     Secretaries, be deemed to be implemented on the date the 
     decision was signed.
       Sec. 335. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall:
       (1) prepare the report required of them by section 323(a) 
     of the Fiscal Year 1998 Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 105-83; 111 Stat. 1543, 1596-
     7);
       (2) distribute the report and make such report available 
     for public comment for a minimum of 120 days; and
       (3) include detailed responses to the public comment in any 
     final environmental impact statement associated with the 
     Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project.
       Sec. 336. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or 
     orders for the purpose of implementation, or in preparation 
     for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted 
     on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference 
     of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on 
     Climate Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate 
     for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article 
     II, section 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, 
     and which has not entered into force pursuant to article 25 
     of the Protocol.
       Sec. 337. (a) Millsites Opinion.--No funds shall be 
     expended by the Department of the Interior or the Department 
     of Agriculture, for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, to limit the 
     number or acreage of millsites based on the ratio between the 
     number or acreage of millsites and the number or acreage of 
     associated lode or placer claims with respect to any patent 
     application grandfathered pursuant to section 113 of the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies, 
     Appropriations Act, 1995; any operation or property for which 
     a plan of operations has been previously approved; or any 
     operation or property for which a plan of operations has been 
     submitted to the Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service 
     prior to May 21, 1999.
       (b) No Ratification.--Nothing in this Act or the Emergency 
     Supplemental Act of 1999 shall be construed as an explicit or 
     tacit adoption, ratification, endorsement or approval of the 
     opinion dated November 7, 1997, by the solicitor of the 
     Department of the Interior concerning millsites.
       Sec. 338. The Forest Service, in consultation with the 
     Department of Labor, shall review Forest Service campground 
     concessions policy to determine if modifications can be made 
     to Forest Service contracts for campgrounds so that such 
     concessions fall within the regulatory exemption of 29 CFR 
     4.122(b). The Forest Service shall offer in fiscal year 2000 
     such concession prospectuses under the regulatory exemption, 
     except that, any prospectus that does not meet the 
     requirements of the regulatory exemption shall be offered as 
     a service contract in accordance with the requirements of 41 
     U.S.C. 351-358.
       Sec. 339. Pilot Program of Charges and Fees for Harvest of 
     Forest Botanical Products. (a) Definition of Forest Botanical 
     Product.--For purposes of this section, the term ``forest 
     botanical product'' means any naturally occurring mushrooms, 
     fungi, flowers, seeds, roots, bark, leaves, and other 
     vegetation (or portion thereof ) that grow on National Forest 
     System lands. The term does not include trees, except as 
     provided in regulations issued under this section by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       (b) Recovery of Fair Market Value for Products.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and implement a pilot 
     program to charge and collect not less than the fair market 
     value for forest botanical products harvested on National 
     Forest System lands. The Secretary shall establish appraisal 
     methods and bidding procedures to ensure that the amounts 
     collected for forest botanical products are not less than 
     fair market value.
       (c) Fees.--
       (1) Imposition and collection.--Under the pilot program, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall also charge and collect 
     fees from persons who harvest forest botanical products on 
     National Forest System lands to recover all costs to the 
     Department of Agriculture associated with the granting, 
     modifying, or monitoring the authorization for harvest of the 
     forest botanical products, including the costs of any 
     environmental or other analysis.
       (2) Security.--The Secretary may require a person assessed 
     a fee under this subsection to provide security to ensure 
     that the Secretary receives the fees imposed under this 
     subsection from the person.
       (d) Sustainable Harvest Levels for Forest Botanical 
     Products.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
     appropriate analyses to determine whether and how the harvest 
     of forest botanical products on National Forest System lands 
     can be conducted on a sustainable basis. The Secretary may 
     not permit under the pilot program the harvest of forest 
     botanical products at levels in excess of sustainable harvest 
     levels, as defined pursuant to the Multiple-Use Sustained-
     Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.). The Secretary 
     shall establish procedures and timeframes to monitor and 
     revise the harvest levels established for forest botanical 
     products.
       (e) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) Personal use.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     establish a personal use harvest level for each forest 
     botanical product, and the harvest of a forest botanical 
     product below that level by a person for personal use shall 
     not be subject to charges and fees under subsections (b) and 
     (c).
       (2) Other exceptions.--The Secretary may also waive the 
     application of subsection (b) or (c) pursuant to such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.
       (f ) Deposit and Use of Funds.--
       (1) Deposit.--Funds collected under the pilot program in 
     accordance with subsections (b) and (c) shall be deposited 
     into a special account in the Treasury of the United States.
       (2) Funds available.--Funds deposited into the special 
     account in accordance with paragraph (1) in excess of the 
     amounts collected for forest botanical products during fiscal 
     year 1999 shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture under paragraph (3) without further 
     appropriation, and shall remain available for expenditure 
     until the date specified in subsection (h)(2).
       (3) Authorized uses.--The funds made available under 
     paragraph (2) shall be expended at units of the National 
     Forest System in proportion to the charges and fees collected 
     at that unit under the pilot program to pay for--
       (A) in the case of funds collected under subsection (b), 
     the costs of conducting inventories of forest botanical 
     products, determining sustainable levels of harvest, 
     monitoring and assessing the impacts of harvest levels and 
     methods, and for restoration activities, including any 
     necessary vegetation; and
       (B) in the case of fees collected under subsection (c), the 
     costs described in paragraph (1) of such subsection.
       (4) Treatment of fees.--Funds collected under subsections 
     (b) and (c) shall not be taken into account for the purposes 
     of the following laws:
       (A) The sixth paragraph under the heading ``forest 
     service'' in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16

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     U.S.C. 500) and section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 
     (commonly known as the Weeks Act; 16 U.S.C. 500).
       (B) The fourteenth paragraph under the heading ``forest 
     service'' in the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501).
       (C) Section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1012).
       (D) The Act of August 8, 1937, and the Act of May 24, 1939 
     (43 U.S.C. 1181a et seq.).
       (E) Section 6 of the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 
     as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 43 U.S.C. 869-4).
       (F) Chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code.
       (G) Section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
     715s).
       (H) Section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
     of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a).
       (I) Any other provision of law relating to revenue 
     allocation.
       (g) Reporting Requirements.--As soon as practicable after 
     the end of each fiscal year in which the Secretary of 
     Agriculture collects charges and fees under subsections (b) 
     and (c) or expends funds from the special account under 
     subsection (f ), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
     report summarizing the activities of the Secretary under the 
     pilot program, including the funds generated under 
     subsections (b) and (c), the expenses incurred to carry out 
     the pilot program, and the expenditures made from the special 
     account during that fiscal year.
       (h) Duration of Pilot Program.--
       (1) Charges and fees.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     collect charges and fees under the authority of subsections 
     (b) and (c) only during fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
       (2) Use of special account.--The Secretary may make 
     expenditures from the special account under subsection (f ) 
     until September 30 of the fiscal year following the last 
     fiscal year specified in paragraph (1). After that date, 
     amounts remaining in the special account shall be transferred 
     to the general fund of the Treasury.
       Sec. 340. Title III, section 3001 of Public Law 106-31 is 
     amended by inserting after ``Alabama,'' the following: ``in 
     fiscal year 1999 or 2000''.
       Sec. 341. (a) The authority to enter into stewardship 
     contracting demonstration pilot projects provided to the 
     Forest Service in accordance with section 347 of title III of 
     section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105-277 is hereby 
     expanded to authorize the Forest Service to enter into an 
     additional nine projects in Region One.
       (b) Section 347 of title III of section 101(e) of division 
     A of Public Law 105-277 is hereby amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``, via agreement or contract as 
     appropriate,'' before ``may enter into''; and
       (B) by striking ``(28) contracts with private persons and'' 
     and inserting ``(28) stewardship contracting demonstration 
     pilot projects with private persons or other public or 
     private'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``contract'' and 
     inserting ``project'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``Agreements or'' before 
     ``Contracts'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``a contract'' and inserting ``an agreement 
     or contract''; and
       (ii) by striking ``private contracts'' and inserting 
     ``private agreements or contracts'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``agreement or'' before 
     ``contracts''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``agreement or'' before 
     ``contracts'';
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a contract'' and 
     inserting ``an agreement or contract''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a contract'' and 
     inserting ``an agreement or contract''; and
       (5) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``contract'' and 
     inserting ``pilot project''; and
       (B) in the last sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``agreements or'' before ``contracts''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``agreements or'' before ``contract''.
       Sec. 342. Notwithstanding section 343 of Public Law 105-83, 
     increases in recreation residence fees shall be implemented 
     in fiscal year 2000 only to the extent that the fiscal year 
     2000 fees do not exceed the fiscal year 1999 fee by more than 
     $2,000.
       Sec. 343. Federal monies appropriated for the purchase of 
     land or interests in land by the United States Forest Service 
     (``Forest Service'') in the Columbia River Gorge National 
     Scenic Area (``CRGNSA'') shall be used by the Forest Service 
     in compliance with the acquisition protocol set out in this 
     section.
       (a)(1) Acquisitions.--The Secretary of Agriculture (``the 
     Secretary'') is directed to make every reasonable effort to 
     acquire on or before March 15, 2000, pursuant to his existing 
     authority, land acquisition projects which the Forest Service 
     has determined to have been delayed for a significant time or 
     which have not yet been completed despite past direction 
     through report language from either the House or Senate 
     Appropriations Committee (``the Committees'').
       (2) For the purposes of appraising the value of the lands 
     or interests in land the Forest Service may, at its 
     discretion, apply the standard found in A-10 of the Uniform 
     Standards of Appraisal for Federal Land Acquisitions as 
     required by Public Law 91-646, as amended, even if the lands 
     or interests in land were purchased by the current title 
     holder subsequent to the enactment of the Columbia River 
     Gorge National Scenic Area Act (Public Law 99-663) and before 
     the effective date of this Act.
       (b) Report to Congress.--On or before February 15, 2000, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the Senate and House 
     Appropriations Committees a report detailing the status of 
     the potential land acquisitions referenced above as well as 
     any other pending purchases of land or interests in land in 
     the CRGNSA. If any of the lands or interests in land 
     referenced above have not been acquired by February 15, 2000, 
     the report should detail the specific issue or issues 
     preventing the acquisition or acquisitions from being 
     completed.
       (c) Mediation.--If the Secretary's report, as described in 
     subsection (b) details issues other than disagreement over 
     fair market value which are preventing acquisitions from 
     occurring, the Secretary is directed to immediately make 
     available to the prospective seller or sellers non-binding 
     mediation in an attempt to resolve these non-fair market 
     value issues. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees a 
     report on the status of any mediation on or before April 15, 
     2000. The Secretary and prospective seller may mediate any 
     disagreement over fair market value if both the Secretary and 
     prospective seller agree mediation has the potential to 
     resolve the fair market value disagreement.
       (d) Arbitration Requirement.--Any issues concerning 
     differences between the Secretary and the owners of the land 
     or interest in land referenced in subsection (a)(1) over the 
     fair market value of these lands or interests in land not 
     resolved before April 15, 2000, shall be resolved using the 
     arbitration process set out in subsections (e) through (g) of 
     this section.
       (e) Selection of Arbitration Panel.--On or before April 15, 
     2000, the Secretary and the prospective seller each shall 
     designate one arbitrator, and instruct these two arbitrator 
     designees to appoint before May 1, 2000, a third arbitrator 
     upon whom the arbitrator designees mutually agree. At least 
     two of the three arbitrators shall be State certified 
     appraisers possessing qualifications consistent with State 
     regulatory requirements that meet the intent of title XI, 
     Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act 
     of 1989, shall not be employed by the United States of 
     America, the prospective seller, or the prospective seller's 
     current or former legal counsel. The third arbitrator shall 
     be a member in good standing of either the bars of Washington 
     or Oregon and shall not be employed by the United States of 
     America, the prospective seller, or the prospective seller's 
     current or former legal counsel. Total compensation for the 
     arbitration panel shall not exceed $15,000.
       (f ) Written Material.--The Secretary and prospective 
     seller each may submit a maximum of 20 pages of argument to 
     the arbitration panel, in a format consistent with the format 
     for submitting written arguments established by the Ninth 
     Circuit Court of Appeals. Exhibits, affidavit, or 
     declarations shall not be submitted. No other written 
     material may be submitted to the arbitration panel except a 
     copy of this legislation and copies of qualified appraisals. 
     The term ``qualified appraisals'' shall be limited to 
     appraisals prepared by State-certified appraisers possessing 
     qualifications consistent with the State regulatory 
     requirements that meet the intent of title XI, Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, 
     and complying with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 
     Federal Land Acquisitions, which were submitted to the 
     Secretary or prepared at the direction of the Secretary 
     either prior to the effective date of this legislation or 
     between the effective date and February 15, 2000. The 
     Secretary and the prospective seller may submit no more than 
     one qualified appraisal each to the arbitration panel. 
     Neither the Secretary nor the prospective seller may submit 
     to the arbitration panel any qualified appraisal not provided 
     to the Secretary or the prospective seller on or before 
     February 15, 2000. All written materials must be submitted to 
     the arbitration panel on or before May 15, 2000.
       (g) Decision of the Arbitration Panel.--On or before July 
     15, 2000, the arbitration panel shall convey to the 
     prospective seller and the Secretary one of the following 
     findings: (1) that neither qualified appraisal complies with 
     Public Law 91-646 and with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
     for Federal Land Acquisition (1992); or (2) that at least one 
     of the qualified appraisals complies with Public Law 91-646 
     and with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 
     Acquisitions (1992), together with an advisory decision 
     recommending an amount the Secretary should offer the 
     prospective seller for his or her interest in real property. 
     Upon receipt of a recommendation by the arbitration panel, 
     the Secretary shall immediately notify the prospective seller 
     and the CRGNSA of the day the recommendation was received. 
     The Secretary shall make a determination to adopt or reject 
     the arbitration panel's advisory decision and notify the 
     prospective seller and the CRGNSA of his determination within 
     45 days of receipt of the advisory decision. If at least one 
     of the appraisals complies with Public Law 91-646, and with 
     the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition, 
     the arbitration panel shall also make an advisory finding on 
     what portion of the arbitration panel's fees should be paid 
     by the Secretary and what portion of the arbitration panel's 
     fees should be paid by the prospective seller. The 
     arbitration panel is authorized to recommend these fees be 
     borne entirely by either the Secretary or the prospective 
     seller.
       (h) Admissibility.--Neither the fact that arbitration 
     pursuant to this section has occurred nor the recommendation 
     of the arbitration panel shall be admissible in any court or 
     administrative hearing.
       (i) Expiration Date.--This section shall remain in effect 
     without respect to fiscal year limitations and expire on 
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       Sec. 344. A project undertaken by the Forest Service under 
     the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program as authorized by 
     section 315 of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1996, as amended, 
     shall not result in--
       (1) displacement of the holder of an authorization to 
     provide commercial recreation services on Federal lands. 
     Prior to initiating any project, the Secretary shall consult 
     with potentially affected holders to determine what impacts 
     the project may have on the holders. Any modifications to the 
     authorization shall be made within the terms and conditions 
     of the authorization and authorities of the impacted agency.
       (2) the return of a commercial recreation service to the 
     Secretary for operation when such services have been provided 
     in the past by a private sector provider, except when--
       (A) the private sector provider fails to bid on such 
     opportunities;
       (B) the private sector provider terminates its relationship 
     with the agency; or
       (C) the agency revokes the permit for non-compliance with 
     the terms and conditions of the authorization.

     In such cases, the agency may use the Recreation Fee 
     Demonstration Program to provide for operations until a 
     subsequent operator can be found through the offering of a 
     new prospectus.
       Sec. 345. National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities 
     Economic Diversification. (a) Findings and Purposes.--Section 
     2373 of the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities 
     Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6611) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``national forests'' and 
     inserting ``National Forest System land'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``the national forests'' 
     and inserting ``National Forest System land'';
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``forest resources'' and 
     inserting ``natural resources''; and
       (D) in paragraph (6), by striking ``national forest 
     resources'' and inserting ``National Forest System land 
     resources''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``national forests'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land''; and
       (B) by striking ``forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``natural resources''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 2374(1) of the National Forest-
     Dependent Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 6612(1)) is amended by striking ``forestry'' 
     and inserting ``natural resources''.
       (c) Rural Forestry and Economic Diversification Action 
     Teams.--Section 2375(b) of the National Forest-Dependent 
     Rural Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 6613(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``forestry'' and 
     inserting ``natural resources''; and
       (2) in the second and third sentences, by striking 
     ``national forest resources'' and inserting ``National Forest 
     System land resources''.
       (d) Action Plan Implementation.--Section 2376(a) of the 
     National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic 
     Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6614(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``natural resources''; and
       (2) by striking ``national forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land resources''.
       (e) Training and Education.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 2377(a) of the National Forest-Dependent Rural 
     Communities Economic Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     6615(a)) are amended by striking ``national forest 
     resources'' and inserting ``National Forest System land 
     resources''.
       (f ) Loans to Economically Disadvantaged Rural 
     Communities.--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 2378(a) of 
     the National Forest-Dependent Rural Communities Economic 
     Diversification Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6616(a)) are amended by 
     striking ``national forest resources'' and inserting 
     ``National Forest System land resources''.
       Sec. 346. Interstate 90 Land Exchange. (a) Section 604(a) 
     of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act of 1998 (Public Law 
     105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-326 (1998)) is hereby amended by 
     adding at the end of the first sentence: ``except title to 
     offered lands and interests in lands described in 
     subparagraphs (Q), (R), (S), and (T) of section 605(c)(2) 
     must be placed in escrow by Plum Creek, according to terms 
     and conditions acceptable to the Secretary and Plum Creek, 
     for a 3-year period beginning on the later of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act or consummation of the exchange. During 
     the period the lands are held in escrow, Plum Creek shall not 
     undertake any activities on these lands, except for fire 
     suppression and road maintenance, without the approval of the 
     Secretary, which shall not be unreasonably withheld''.
       (b) Section 604(b) of the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act 
     of 1998 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-326 (1998)) is 
     hereby amended by inserting after ``offered land'' the 
     following: ``as provided in section 604(a), and placement in 
     escrow of acceptable title to the offered lands described in 
     subparagraphs (Q), (R), (S), and (T) of section 605(c)(2)''.
       (c) Section 604(b) is further amended by adding the 
     following at the end of the first sentence: ``except Township 
     19 North, Range 10 East, W.M., Section 4, Township 20 North, 
     Range 10 East, W.M., Section 32, and Township 21 North, Range 
     14 East, W.M., W\1/2\W\1/2\ of Section 16, which shall be 
     retained by the United States''. The appraisal approved by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture on July 14, 1999 (the 
     ``Appraisal'') shall be adjusted by subtracting the values 
     determined for Township 19 North, Range 10 East, W.M., 
     Section 4 and Township 20 North, Range 10 East, W.M., Section 
     32 during the Appraisal process in the context of the whole 
     estate to be conveyed.
       (d) After adjustment of the Appraisal, the values of the 
     offered and selected lands, including the offered lands held 
     in escrow, shall be equalized as provided in section 605(c) 
     except that the Secretary also may equalize values through 
     the following, including any combination thereof--
       (1) conveyance of any other lands under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary acceptable to Plum Creek and the Secretary 
     after compliance with all applicable Federal environmental 
     and other laws; and
       (2) to the extent sufficient acceptable lands are not 
     available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, cash 
     payments as and to the extent funds become available through 
     appropriations, private sources, or, if necessary, by 
     reprogramming.
       (e) The Secretary shall promptly seek to identify lands 
     acceptable for conveyance to equalize values under paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (d) and shall, not later than May 1, 2000, 
     provide a report to the Congress outlining the results of 
     such efforts.
       (f ) As funds or lands are provided to Plum Creek by the 
     Secretary, Plum Creek shall release to the United States 
     deeds for lands and interests in land held in escrow based on 
     the values determined during the Appraisal process in the 
     context of the whole estate to be conveyed. Deeds shall be 
     released for lands and interests in lands in the exact 
     reverse order listed in section 605(c)(2).
       (g) Section 606(d) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
     ``the Secretary and Plum Creek shall make the adjustments 
     directed in section 604(b) and consummate the land exchange 
     within 30 days of the enactment of the Interstate 90 Land 
     Exchange Amendment, unless the Secretary and Plum Creek 
     mutually agree to extend the consummation date''.
       Sec. 347. The Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary 
     Adjustment Act of 1999. (a) In General.--The boundary of the 
     Snoqualmie National Forest is hereby adjusted as generally 
     depicted on a map entitled ``Snoqualmie National Forest 1999 
     Boundary Adjustment'' dated June 30, 1999. Such map, together 
     with a legal description of all lands included in the 
     boundary adjustment, shall be on file and available for 
     public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest 
     Service in Washington, District of Columbia. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture to adjust the boundary pursuant to section 11 of 
     the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911.
       (b) Rule for Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For the 
     purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundary of the 
     Snoqualmie National Forest, as adjusted by subsection (a), 
     shall be considered to be the boundary of the Forest as of 
     January 1, 1965.
       Sec. 348. Section 1770(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (7 U.S.C. 2276(d)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (10) 
     as paragraph (11) and by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) section 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e));''.
       Sec. 349. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce any 
     provision in Presidential Executive Order No. 13123 regarding 
     the Federal Energy Management Program which circumvents or 
     contradicts any statutes relevant to Federal energy use and 
     the measurement thereof.
       Sec. 350. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for the physical relocation of grizzly bears into the 
     Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana.
       Sec. 351. 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, up to $1,000,000 of the 
     funds available to the Bureau of Land Management under this 
     Act, in order to increase the number of summer jobs available 
     for youths, ages 15 through 22, on Federal lands.
       (b) Within 6 months after the date of the 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--
       (1) the number of youths, 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 nonprofit youth 
     conservation corps or other entities such as the Student 
     Conservation Association;
       (2) a description of the different types of work 
     accomplished by youths during the summer of 1999;
       (3) 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);

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       (4) recommendations to improve the use and effectiveness of 
     partnerships described in subsection (a); and
       (5) 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.
       Sec. 352. (a) North Pacific Research Board.--Section 401 of 
     Public Law 105-83 is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``available for appropriation, to the 
     extent provided in the subsequent appropriations Acts,'' and 
     inserting ``made available'';
       (B) by inserting ``To the extent provided in the subsequent 
     appropriations Acts,'' at the beginning of paragraph (1);
       (C) by inserting ``without further appropriation'' after 
     ``20 percent of such amounts shall be made available''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (f ).
       Sec. 353. None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to issue a prospecting permit for 
     hardrock mineral exploration on Mark Twain National Forest 
     land in the Current River/Jack's Fork River--Eleven Point 
     Watershed (not including Mark Twain National Forest land in 
     Townships 31N and 32N, Range 2 and Range 3 West, on which 
     mining activities are taking place as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act): Provided, That none of the funds in 
     this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to 
     segregate or withdraw land in the Mark Twain National Forest, 
     Missouri under section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1714).
       Sec. 354. Public Law 105-83, the Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of November 17, 1997, 
     title III, section 331 is hereby amended by adding before the 
     period: ``: Provided further, That to carryout the provisions 
     of this section, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
     Service may establish Transfer Appropriation Accounts (also 
     known as allocation accounts) as needed''.
       Sec. 355. White River National Forest.--The Forest Service 
     shall extend the public comment period on the White River 
     National Forest plan revision for 90 days beyond February 9, 
     2000.
       Sec. 356. The first section of Public Law 99-215 (99 Stat. 
     1724), as amended by section 597 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-53), is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) The National Capital Planning Commission shall vacate 
     and terminate an Easement and Declaration of Covenants, dated 
     February 2, 1989, conveyed by the owner of the adjacent real 
     property pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(D) in exchange for, 
     and not later than 30 days after, the vacation and 
     termination of the Deed of Easement, dated January 4, 1989, 
     conveyed by the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning 
     Commission pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
       ``(d) Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, the memorandum of May 7, 1985, and any amendments 
     thereto, shall terminate.''.
       Sec. 357. (a) The Secretary of the Interior, as part of the 
     President's budget submittal for fiscal year 2001, shall 
     include a detailed plan for implementing the recommendations 
     of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research 
     Council's study entitled ``Hardrock Mining on Federal 
     Lands'', including information on the levels of funding and 
     personnel utilized to administer the existing hardrock mining 
     environmental and reclamation regulations of the Bureau of 
     Land Management in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, as well as 
     recommended appropriations for fiscal year 2001 and 
     thereafter to achieve the improvements in the implementation 
     of those regulations recommended by the study. The 
     Secretary's plan shall also include proposed legislation 
     deemed necessary to implement any of the study's 
     recommendations including proposals addressing: (1) statutory 
     authorities for Federal land managing agencies to issue 
     administrative penalties for violations of their regulatory 
     requirements, subject to appropriate due process; and (2) 
     appropriate modifications to existing environmental laws to 
     allow and promote the cleanup of abandoned mine sites in or 
     adjacent to new mine areas.
       (b) None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of the Interior to promulgate final rules to revise 
     43 CFR subpart 3809, or to finalize the accompanying draft 
     environmental impact statement.
     TITLE IV--MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL FOREST IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Mississippi National 
     Forest Improvement Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Agreement.--The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement 
     described in section 405(a).
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
     Mississippi.
       (4) University.--The term ``University'' means the 
     University of Mississippi.
       (5) University land.--The term ``University land'' means 
     land described in section 404(a).

     SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SITES AND SMALL 
                   PARCELS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may, under such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, sell or exchange 
     any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to the following tracts of land in the State:
       (1) Gulfport Laboratory Site, consisting of approximately 
     10 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gulfport 
     Laboratory Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (2) Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 1, consisting of 
     approximately 0.44 acre, as depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 1, May 21, 1998''.
       (3) Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 2, consisting of 
     approximately 0.47 acre, as depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Raleigh Dwelling Site No. 2, May 21, 1998''.
       (4) Rolling Fork Dwelling Site, consisting of approximately 
     0.303 acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Rolling Fork 
     Dwelling Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (5) Gloster Dwelling Site, consisting of approximately 0.55 
     acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gloster Dwelling 
     Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (6) Gloster Office Site, consisting of approximately 1.00 
     acre, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gloster Office Site, 
     May 21, 1998''.
       (7) Gloster Work Center Site, consisting of approximately 
     2.00 acres, as depicted on the map entitled ``Gloster Work 
     Center Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (8) Holly Springs Dwelling Site, consisting of 
     approximately 0.31 acre, as depicted on the map entitled 
     ``Holly Springs Dwelling Site, May 21, 1998''.
       (9) Isolated parcels of National Forest land located in 
     Township 5 South, Ranges 12 and 13 West, and in Township 3 
     North, Range 12 West, sections 23, 33, and 34, St. Stephens 
     Meridian.
       (10) Isolated parcels of National Forest land acquired 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act from the 
     University of Mississippi located in George and Jackson 
     Counties.
       (11) Approximately 20 acres of National Forest land and 
     structures located in Township 6 North, Range 3 East, Section 
     30, Washington Meridian.
       (b) Consideration.--Consideration for a sale or exchange of 
     land under subsection (a) may include the acquisition of 
     land, existing improvements, or improvements constructed to 
     the specifications of the Secretary.
       (c) Applicable Law.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, any sale or exchange of land under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the laws (including regulations) 
     applicable to the conveyance and acquisition of land for the 
     National Forest System.
       (d) Cash Equalization.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary may accept a cash equalization payment 
     in excess of 25 percent of the value of land exchanged under 
     subsection (a).
       (e) Solicitation of Offers.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may solicit offers for the 
     sale or exchange of land under this section on such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
       (2) Rejection of offers.--The Secretary may reject any 
     offer made under this section if the Secretary determines 
     that the offer is not adequate or not in the public interest.
       (f ) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the 
     proceeds of a sale or exchange under subsection (a) in the 
     fund established under Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) 
     (commonly known as the ``Sisk Act'').
       (g) Use of Proceeds.--Funds deposited under subsection (f ) 
     shall be available until expended for--
       (1) the construction of a research laboratory and office 
     facility at the Forest Service administrative site located at 
     the Mississippi State University at Starkville, Mississippi;
       (2) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of 
     administrative facilities in connection with units of the 
     National Forest System in the State; and
       (3) the acquisition of land and interests in land for units 
     of the National Forest System in the State.

     SEC. 404. DE SOTO NATIONAL FOREST ADDITION.

       (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire for fair market 
     value all right, title, and interest in land owned by the 
     University of Mississippi within or near the boundaries of 
     the De Soto National Forest in Stone, George, and Jackson 
     Counties, Mississippi, comprising approximately 22,700 acres.
       (b) Boundaries.--
       (1) In general.--The boundaries of the De Soto National 
     Forest shall be modified as depicted on the map entitled ``De 
     Soto National Forest Boundary Modification--April, 1999'' to 
     include any acquisition of University land under this 
     section.
       (2) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be available for public inspection in the office of 
     the Chief of the Forest Service in Washington, District of 
     Columbia.
       (3) Allocation of moneys for federal purposes.--For the 
     purpose of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundaries of the De Soto 
     National Forest, as modified by this subsection, shall be 
     considered the boundaries of the De Soto National Forest as 
     of January 1, 1965.
       (c) Management.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall assume possession and 
     all management responsibilities for University land acquired 
     under this section on the date of acquisition.
       (2) Cooperative management agreement.--For the fiscal year 
     containing the date of the enactment of this Act and each of 
     the four fiscal years thereafter, the Secretary may enter 
     into a cooperative agreement with the University that

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     provides for Forest Service management of any University land 
     acquired, or planned to be acquired, under this section.
       (3) Administration.--University land acquired under this 
     section shall be--
       (A) subject to the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 480 et 
     seq.) (commonly known as the ``Weeks Act'') and other laws 
     (including regulations) pertaining to the National Forest 
     System; and
       (B) managed in a manner that is consistent with the land 
     and resource management plan applicable to the De Soto 
     National Forest on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     until the plan is revised in accordance with the regularly 
     scheduled process for revision.

     SEC. 405. FRANKLIN COUNTY LAND.

       (a) In General.--The Agreement dated April 24, 1999, 
     entered into between the Secretary, the State, and the 
     Franklin County School Board that provides for the Federal 
     acquisition of land owned by the State for the construction 
     of the Franklin Lake Dam in Franklin County, Mississippi, is 
     ratified and the parties to the Agreement are authorized to 
     implement the terms of the Agreement.
       (b) Federal Grant.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to reservations and exceptions 
     contained in the Agreement, there is granted and quit claimed 
     to the State all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in the federally-owned land described in Exhibit A to 
     the Agreement.
       (2) Management.--The land granted to the State under the 
     Agreement shall be managed as school land grants.
       (c) Acquisition of State Land.--
       (1) In general.--All right, title, and interest in and to 
     the 655.94 acres of land described as Exhibit B to the 
     Agreement is vested in the United States along with the right 
     of immediate possession by the Secretary.
       (2) Compensation.--Compensation owed to the State and the 
     Franklin County School Board for the land described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be provided in accordance with the 
     Agreement.
       (d) Correction of Descriptions.--The Secretary and the 
     Secretary of State of the State may, by joint modification of 
     the Agreement, make minor corrections to the descriptions of 
     the land described on Exhibits A and B to the Agreement.
       (e) Security Interest.--
       (1) In general.--Any cash equalization indebtedness owed to 
     the United States pursuant to the Agreement shall be secured 
     only by the timber on the granted land described in Exhibit A 
     of the Agreement.
       (2) Loss of security.--The United States shall have no 
     recourse against the State or the Franklin County School 
     Board as the result of the loss of the security described in 
     paragraph (1) due to fire, insects, natural disaster, or 
     other circumstance beyond the control of the State or Board.
       (3) Release of liens.--On payment of cash equalization as 
     required by the Agreement, the Secretary (or the Supervisor 
     of the National Forests in the State or other authorized 
     representative of the Secretary) shall release any liens on 
     the granted land described in Exhibit A of the Agreement.

     SEC. 406. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS FROM LAND CONVEYANCES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall deposit any funds 
     received by the United States from land conveyances 
     authorized under section 405 in the fund established under 
     Public Law 90-171 (16 U.S.C. 484a) (commonly known as the 
     ``Sisk Act'').
       (b) Use.--Funds deposited in the fund under subsection (a) 
     shall be available until expended for the acquisition of land 
     and interests in land for the National Forest System in the 
     State.
       (c) Partial Distribution.--Any funds received by the United 
     States from land conveyances authorized under this Act shall 
     not be subject to partial distribution to the State under--
       (1) the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 
     thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nine'', approved May 23, 1908 
     (35 Stat. 260, chapter 192; 16 U.S.C. 500);
       (2) section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 963, 
     chapter 186; 16 U.S.C. 500); or
       (3) any other law.

     SEC. 407. PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS AND MAPS.

       Section 387 of the Act of February 16, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1387) 
     is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by striking ``such'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``information such as geo-referenced data from all 
     sources,'';
       (2) by striking ``(not less than estimated cost of 
     furnishing such reproductions)''; and
       (3) by inserting after ``determine'' the following: ``(but 
     not less than the estimated costs of data processing, 
     updating, revising, reformatting, repackaging and furnishing 
     the reproductions and information)''.

     SEC. 408. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this Act.

     TITLE V--UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA COMBINED BENEFIT FUND

       Sec. 501. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
     amount of $68,000,000 in interest credited to the fund 
     established by section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231) for fiscal years 
     1993 through 1995 not transferred to the Combined Fund 
     identified in section 402(h)(2) of such Act shall be 
     transferred to such Combined Fund within 30 days after the 
     enactment of this Act to pay the amount of any shortfall in 
     any premium account for any plan year under the Combined 
     Fund. The entire amount transferred by this section is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of the Interior 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ralph Regula,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Joe Skeen,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Zach Wamp,
     Jack Kingston,
     John E. Peterson,
     Bill Young,
     John P. Murtha
       Except for NEA funding. Sec. 337 (millsites) and Sec. 357 
     (hard rock mining),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Slade Gorton,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Conrad Burns,
     R. F. Bennett,
     Judd Gregg,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Harry Reid,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Herb Kohl,
     Dianne Feinstein,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2466), making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes, submit the following joint statement to 
     the House and the Senate in explanation of the effect of the 
     action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the 
     accompanying conference report.
       The conference agreement on H.R. 2466 incorporates some of 
     the provisions of both the House and the Senate versions of 
     the bill. Report language and allocations set forth in either 
     House Report 106-222 or Senate Report 106-99 that are not 
     changed by the conference are approved by the committee of 
     conference. The statement of the managers, while repeating 
     some report language for emphasis, does not negate the 
     language referenced above unless expressly provided herein.

             Allocation of Congressional Funding Priorities

       The managers direct that when Congressional instructions 
     are provided these instructions are to be closely monitored 
     and followed. In this and future years, the managers direct 
     that earmarks for Congressional funding priorities shall be 
     allocated for those projects or programs prior to determining 
     and allocating the remaining funds. Field units or programs 
     should not have their allocations reduced because of earmarks 
     for Congressional priorities without direction from or 
     approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations. Further, the managers note that it is a 
     Congressional responsibility to determine the level of funds 
     provided for Federal agencies and how those funds should be 
     distributed. It is not useful or productive to have 
     Administration officials refer to Congressional directives as 
     condescending and encroaching on executive responsibility to 
     direct agency operations.

                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   management of lands and resources

       The conference agreement provides $644,218,000 for 
     management of lands and resources instead of $631,068,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $634,321,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Increases above the House include $2,500,000 for grazing 
     permits, $1,500,000 for invasive species, $750,000 for Idaho 
     weed control, $50,000 for Rio Puerco, $1,000,000 for the 
     Colorado plateau ecosystem study, $500,000 for the national 
     laboratory grazing study, $400,000 for fisheries, $900,000 
     for salmon restoration on the Yukon River and Caribou-Poker 
     Creek, $1,330,000 for recreation resource management, 
     $400,000 for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, 
     $4,400,000 for Alaska Conveyance, $300,000 for the Utah 
     wilderness study, $350,000 for the Montana mapping project, 
     and a $1,000,000 restoration of the general decrease.
       Decreases below the House include $500,000 from standards 
     and guidelines, $400,000 from wildlife, and $1,330,000 from 
     recreation operations.
       In addition to the increase of $2,500,000 as proposed by 
     the House and provided by the

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     managers for the processing of permits for coalbed methane 
     activities, the managers have included bill language that 
     makes the use of some of the Bureau's funds contingent upon a 
     written agreement between the coal mine operator and the gas 
     producer prior to permit issuance if the permitted activity 
     is in an area where there is a conflict between coal mining 
     operations and coalbed methane production. This restrictive 
     language only applies to the additional $2,500,000.
       The managers have agreed to earmark $750,000 for the Couer 
     d'Alene Basin Commission for mining related cleanup 
     activities with the clear understanding that funding will be 
     provided only on a one-time basis.
       The Senate bill calls for a report by USDA's Forest Service 
     dealing with integration of watershed and community needs. 
     The managers direct that this report be a joint Forest 
     Service and Bureau of Land Management report as stated on 
     page 75 of Senate Report 106-99.
       The managers are concerned that the Bureau appears to be 
     introducing new burdensome and questionable requirements on 
     domestic oil and gas applications for permits to drill, and 
     directs the Bureau to cease requiring companies to apply 
     paint to ground that will be disturbed by drilling 
     activities.
       The managers concur with the Senate report language 
     providing guidance on the Southern Nevada Public Lands 
     Management Act as stated in Senate Report 106-99.
       The managers have maintained the funding level for Kane and 
     Garfield counties at the fiscal year 1999 level of $250,000.
       The managers have modified bill language in Title III as 
     proposed by the Senate to allow the Bureau to use up to 
     $1,000,000 for the Youth Conservation Corps.
       The managers have agreed to the Interior Columbia Basin 
     Ecosystem Management Project bill language as proposed by the 
     House. This language is included under Title III General 
     Provisions, section 335.


                        wildland fire management

       The conference agreement provides $292,282,000 for wildland 
     fire management instead of $292,399,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $283,805,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Changes to the House include an increase of $57,500 to 
     reimburse Trinity County for expenses incurred as part of the 
     July 2, 1999, Lowden fire, and a decrease of $175,000 as an 
     offset against the Weber Dam project.


                    central hazardous materials fund

       The conference agreement provides $10,000,000 for the 
     central hazardous materials fund as proposed by the House and 
     Senate.


                              construction

       The conference agreement provides $11,425,000 for 
     construction instead of $11,100,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $12,418,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Increases above the House include $50,000 for the La Puebla 
     pit tank, $250,000 for the California Trail Interpretive 
     Center, and $25,000 for uncontrollable costs.


                       payments in lieu of taxes

       The conference agreement provides $135,000,000 for payments 
     in lieu of taxes as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $145,000,000 as proposed by the House.


                            land acquisition

       The conference agreement provides $15,500,000 for land 
     acquisition instead of $15,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $17,400,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funds should be 
     distributed as follows:

        State and project                                        Amount
CA--California Wilderness (Catellus property)................$5,000,000
AZ--Cerbat Foothills............................................500,000
UT--Grafton Preservation........................................250,000
NM--La Cienega ACEC...........................................1,000,000
CA--Otay Mts./Kuchamaa..........................................750,000
WA--Rock Cr. Watershed (Escure Ranch)...........................500,000
CA--Santa Rosa Mts. NSA.........................................500,000
CO--Upper Arkansas River Basin................................2,500,000
ID--Upper Snake/S. Fork Snake River.............................500,000
OR--West Eugene Wetlands........................................500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal.................................................12,000,000
Emergency/Hardships/Inholdings..................................500,000
Acquisition Management........................................3,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................15,500,000

       The $250,000 provided for Grafton, Utah is for acquisition 
     of a 30-acre portion of the 220-acre Stout property. The 30 
     acres are foothill land adjacent to BLM managed public land 
     and are appropriate for BLM acquisition. The managers 
     understand that the Grafton Heritage Project and the Grand 
     Canyon Trust will be responsible for acquisition and 
     management of the balance of the Stout property.
       The managers agree to provide $5,000,000 to the National 
     Park Service (NPS) and $5,000,000 to the Bureau of Land 
     Management (BLM) for land acquisition within the California 
     desert. This funding is based on the understanding that the 
     Wildlands Conservancy will acquire 8,000 additional acres, in 
     consultation with the NPS and BLM, from willing seller and 
     small private inholdings within Joshua Tree National Park and 
     the Mojave National Preserve within the next year.
       The managers agree that no additional funds will be 
     provided for Catellus land acquisition in future years unless 
     and until the Department of the Interior and the Department 
     of Defense resolve remaining issues relating to desert 
     tortoise mitigation and land acquisition and expansion at the 
     National Training Center for the Army at Fort Irwin, 
     California.
       Futhermore, the managers will consider an additional 
     $20,000,000 for California desert land acquisition of the 
     Catellus lands up to a total of $30,000,000. Future funding 
     decisions will be based upon progress made by the two 
     departments on desert tortoise mitigation and land 
     acquisition and expansion at the National Training Center for 
     the Army of Fort Irwin.


                   oregon and california grant lands

       The conference agreement provides $99,225,000 for Oregon 
     and California grant lands as proposed by the House and 
     Senate.


                           range improvements

       The conference agreement provides an indefinite 
     appropriation for range improvements of not less than 
     $10,000,000 as proposed by the House and Senate.


               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures

       The conference agreement provides an indefinite 
     appropriation for service charges, deposits, and forfeitures 
     which is estimated to be $8,800,000 as proposed by the House 
     and Senate.


                       miscellaneous trust funds

       The conference agreement provides an indefinite 
     appropriation of $7,700,000 for miscellaneous trust funds as 
     proposed by the House and Senate.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          resource management

       The conference agreement provides $716,046,000 for resource 
     management instead of $710,700,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $684,569,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Changes to the House position in endangered species 
     programs include an increase of $100,000 in candidate 
     conservation and a decrease of $300,000 in listing. The 
     managers have agreed to increases of $100,000 for the 
     Broughton Ranch demonstration project and $300,000 for a 
     coldwater fish HCP in Montana and a decrease of $300,000 for 
     other program activities in consultation. Also included are 
     increases of $3,857,000 for Washington salmon recovery, 
     $500,000 for the Bruneau hot springs snail, $400,000 for the 
     Prebles meadow jumping mouse, $1,500,000 for small landowner 
     partnerships, and $200,000 for a Weber Dam study, and a 
     decrease of $1,100,000 for other program activities in 
     recovery. The managers have agreed to a decrease of 
     $1,500,000 for the small landowner incentive program.
       Changes to the House position in habitat conservation 
     include increases of $250,000 for Hawaii ESA community 
     conservation and $150,000 for Nevada biodiversity and 
     decreases of $200,000 for the Washington State Department of 
     Fish and Wildlife grant program and $500,000 for other 
     program activities in the partners for fish and wildlife 
     program. The managers have agreed to a decrease of $500,000 
     for FERC relicensing in project planning; an increase of 
     $193,000 for Long Live the Kings and a decrease of $300,000 
     for other program activities in the coastal program; and a 
     decrease of $500,000 for the National wetlands inventory.
       For refuge operations and maintenance changes to the House 
     position include an increase of $200,000 for Spartina grass 
     research at the University of Washington and decreases of 
     $250,000 for coral reefs, $500,000 for the Volunteer and 
     Community Partnership Act, a net decrease of $250,000 for 
     tundra to tropics, leaving $250,000 specifically for Hawaii 
     ecosystems and $1,000,000 for other program activities in 
     refuges operations. There is also a decrease of $500,000 for 
     refuge maintenance. For law enforcement there is a decrease 
     from the House position of $500,000 for operations. In 
     migratory bird management there is an increase over the House 
     position of $400,000 for Canada geese depredation, including 
     dusky Canada geese, and a decrease of $400,000 for other 
     program activities.
       Changes to the House position for hatchery operations and 
     maintenance include increases of $200,000 for White Sulphur 
     Springs NFH, $500,000 for other hatchery operations and 
     maintenance, and $3,600,000 for Washington State Hatchery 
     Improvement as discussed below. Changes to the House position 
     for the fish and wildlife management account include 
     increases of $200,000 for Yukon River fisheries management 
     studies, $100,000 for Yukon River Salmon Treaty public 
     education programs, $110,000 for Caribou-Poker Creek salmon 
     passage assistance, $1,018,000 for fish passage improvements 
     in Maine, $600,000 for a prototype machine to mark hatchery 
     reared salmon at the Washington Department of Fish and 
     Wildlife, $400,000 for Great Lakes fish and wildlife 
     restoration, and $368,000 for a fisheries resource project in 
     cooperation with the Juniata Valley School District in 
     Alexandria, PA. The managers have agreed to a decrease of 
     $300,000 for Atlantic salmon recovery.
       Changes to the House position in general administration 
     include an increase of $200,000 for the National Conservation 
     Training Center and decreases in international affairs of 
     $700,000 for CITES permits and invasive species, $100,000 for 
     the Russia initiative and $150,000 for neotropical migrants. 
     There is also a decrease of $250,000 for the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation.

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       Bill Language.--The managers agree to the following changes 
     to the House passed bill. The amount of funding for certain 
     endangered species listing programs may not exceed $6,232,000 
     instead of $6,532,000 as proposed by the House and $5,932,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers have made permanent the authority provided in 
     the Senate bill for National Wildlife Refuges in Louisiana 
     and Texas to retain funds collected from oil and gas related 
     damages under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act, the Oil Pollution Act and the 
     Clean Water Act. The Senate provision extended the authority 
     only through fiscal year 2000. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       Under General Provisions, Department of the Interior, the 
     managers have modified Senate Section 127 limiting the use of 
     funds to implement Secretarial Order 3206. The modification 
     permits implementation of the order except for two 
     provisions. The first would give preferential treatment to 
     Indian activities at the expense of non-Indian activities in 
     determining conservation restrictions to species listed under 
     the Endangered Species Act. The second would give 
     preferential treatment to tribal lands at the expense of 
     other privately owned lands in designating critical habitat 
     under the Endangered Species Act. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       The managers agree to the following:
       1. The Service should continue to support the Nez Perce 
     Tribe's wolf monitoring efforts. The managers understand that 
     this program has been very successful and believe it should 
     be continued at least at the funding level provided in fiscal 
     year 1999.
       2. Small landowner partnerships under the ESA recovery 
     program are not transferred to the landowner incentive 
     program as proposed by the House, but the Service should 
     consider seriously consolidating these programs in the fiscal 
     year 2001 budget.
       3. The $200,000 for a Weber Dam Study should be used by the 
     Service, through a contract or memorandum of understanding 
     with the Bureau of Reclamation, to (1) investigate 
     alternatives to the modification of Weber Dam on the Walker 
     River Paiute Reservation in Nevada; (2) evaluate the 
     feasibility and effectiveness of the installation of a fish 
     ladder at Weber Dam; and (3) evaluate opportunities for 
     Lahontan cutthroat trout restoration in the Walker River 
     Basin. Any future funding requirements identified for program 
     implementation should not be the responsibility of the U.S. 
     Fish and Wildlife Service.
       4. The $600,000 provided to assist with the Tongass Land 
     Management Plan is included with the understanding that the 
     State of Alaska should receive assistance as a partner.
       5. The Long Live the Kings salmon program is funded at 
     $393,000 in the coastal program, and $171,500 of that amount 
     is to be provided directly to the Hood Canal Salmon 
     Enhancement Group.
       6. The managers are concerned about the continuing unmet 
     maintenance needs at Ohio River Islands National Wildlife 
     Refuge that have not been addressed adequately in Service 
     budget requests and direct the Service to ensure that: (1) 
     the Refuge's maintenance requirements are fully included by 
     Region 9 in the Maintenance Management System and (2) future 
     budget requests include sufficient funding for the Ohio River 
     Islands National Wildlife Refuge to cover adequately its 
     growing maintenance needs.
       7. The funding provided for Caribou-Poker Creek salmon 
     restoration is for one-time fish passage assistance by the 
     Service. Any future operations and maintenance costs 
     associated with this project should not be borne by the 
     Service.
       8. The funding for fish passage improvements in Maine, 
     related to removal of Edwards Dam, is provided on a one-time 
     basis to help address a first-year shortfall in funding for 
     fish passage assistance and restoration as anticipated by the 
     Lower Kennebec River Comprehensive Hydropower Settlement 
     Accord, of which the Service is a partner. The Service, as a 
     partner in the Accord, should consider its responsibilities 
     under the Accord as it prepares future budget requests.
       9. The funding provided for the Washington Department of 
     Fish and Wildlife for a prototype machine to mark hatchery 
     reared salmon completes the Federal funding for this project.
       10. The strategic plan required by the House for dealing 
     with over-populations of snow geese and Canada geese should 
     consider lethal means, including hunting, as possible 
     solutions.
       11. The managers are concerned by the Service's failure to 
     gather the necessary information to delist the concho water 
     snake. Before distributing the ESA recovery program increase, 
     the Service should provide $300,000 for the activities 
     required to process the delisting of the concho water snake. 
     The managers expect the Service to proceed as quickly as 
     possible, with the goal of gathering the necessary 
     information within one year or as soon thereafter as 
     possible.
       12. The managers have received several expressions of 
     concern about uncooperative responses from the Carlsbad 
     ecological services office in California. The Service should 
     report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     on actions taken to improve communications between that 
     office and State and local agencies and the public. Such 
     actions should not involve increases in operational funding.
       13. The increase provided for the coastal program is not 
     limited to any particular coastal areas. The Senate reference 
     to South Carolina and Texas is not intended to limit 
     increased funding to those areas. The managers also commend 
     the Maine coastal program.
       14. Within the funds provided for resource management, the 
     Service should set aside $500,000 for the Blackwater NWR, MD 
     nutria eradication program. The managers do not object to the 
     use of carryover funds for a portion of this earmark. This 
     program should serve as a prototype for nutria eradication 
     throughout the country. The Service should notify the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations of what funds will be 
     used for this program within 30 days of enactment of this Act 
     and prior to distribution of program increases to the field. 
     Sufficient funds should be included in the fiscal year 2001 
     budget request to complete this important project, the cost 
     of which is being shared by several non-Federal partners.
       15. The managers are aware that the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service designated critical habitat for the cactus 
     ferruginous pygmy-owl on July 12, 1999, and are concerned 
     with the impact this designation will have on activities in 
     southern Arizona. The managers expect the Service to devote 
     the necessary resources to respond adequately and efficiently 
     to the needs of the people who are affected by this new rule 
     and to conduct appropriate scientific studies.
       16. In 1997 Congress requested the Northwest Power Planning 
     Council to conduct a review of all Federally funded fish 
     hatcheries in the Columbia River Basin and to make 
     recommendations for a coordinated hatchery policy. Congress 
     also requested the Council to provide the direction necessary 
     to implement such a policy. The Council's report, 
     ``Artificial Production Review, Report and Recommendations of 
     the Northwest Power Planning Council,'' identifies several 
     immediate actions to begin implementation of its 
     recommendations. The managers direct the Service to cooperate 
     with the Council, the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     State fish and wildlife agencies, and the Columbia Basin 
     Indian tribes to begin implementing the report's 
     recommendations. The managers expect the Service to begin 
     identifying the amount needed for these reforms and to 
     request initial funds in its FY 2001 budget.
       17. The $100,000 provided in the ESA consultation account 
     for the Broughton Ranch should be provided as a grant to the 
     Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation for 
     a demonstration project on the Broughton Ranch in Walla 
     Walla, Washington. This project should serve as a template 
     for how small private landowners can establish habitat 
     conservation plans in cooperation with Federal agencies.
       18. To conserve and restore Pacific salmon, the managers 
     have included $3,857,000 in the recovery program for a 
     competitively awarded matching grant program in Washington 
     State. The managers intend that the funds be provided in an 
     advance payment of the entire amount on October 1, or as soon 
     as practicable thereafter, to the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation, a Congressionally chartered, non-profit 
     organization with a substantial record of leveraging Federal 
     funds with non-Federal funds, coordinating private and public 
     partnerships, managing peer reviewed challenge grant 
     programs, and tracking the expenditure of funds. The funds 
     will be available for award to community-based organizations 
     in Washington State for on-the-ground projects that may 
     include conservation and restoration of in-stream habitat, 
     riparian zones, upland areas, wetlands, and fish passage 
     projects. Within the amount provided, $451,000 is for the 
     River CPR Puget Sound Drain Guard Campaign. The managers also 
     expect the Foundation to work with the affected local 
     community in the Methow Valley in Okanogan County, 
     Washington, on salmon enhancement projects. The Foundation 
     should give priority in awarding funds to cooperative 
     projects in rural communities throughout the State.
       19. The funding for Washington State hatchery improvement 
     activities is to support this new program as follows: The 
     $3,600,000 provided for hatchery reform in Washington State 
     should be deposited with the Washington State Interagency 
     Council for Outdoor Recreation. The director of the 
     Interagency Council for Outdoor Recreation shall ensure these 
     funds are expended as specified in the report of May 7, 1999, 
     titled ``The Reform of Salmon and Steelhead Hatcheries in 
     Puget Sound and Coastal Washington to Recover Natural Stocks 
     While Providing Fisheries'', and at the direction of the 
     Hatchery Scientific Review Group (as discussed below).
       Funds should be used for the improvement of hatcheries in 
     the Puget Sound area and other coastal communities as 
     follows: (1) $300,000 for activities associated with the 
     Hatchery Scientific Review Group which will work with 
     agencies to produce guidelines and recommended actions and 
     ensure that the goals of hatchery reform are carried out, 
     identify scientific needs, and make recommendations on 
     further experimentation;

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     (2) $800,000 for agencies and tribes to establish a team of 
     scientists to generate and maintain data bases, analyze 
     existing data, determine and undertake needed experiments, 
     purchase scientific equipment, develop technical support 
     infrastructures, initiate changes to the hatcheries based on 
     their findings and establish a science-based decision making 
     process; (3) $1,400,000 to improve hatchery management 
     practices to augment fisheries, protect genetic resources, 
     avoid negative ecological interactions between wild and 
     hatchery fish, promote recovery of naturally spawning 
     populations, and employ new rearing protocols to improve 
     survival and operational efficiencies; (4) $900,000 to 
     conduct scientific research evaluating hatchery management 
     operations; and (5) $200,000 to Long Live the Kings to 
     facilitate co-managers' design and implementation of Puget 
     Sound hatchery reform.
       The managers recognize that a leading group of scientists 
     representing Federal, State, and tribal agencies has been 
     meeting for the past year to discuss the role of fish 
     hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest. The listing of over 10 
     salmon species in the Columbia River over the past decade and 
     the most recent the listing of 3 salmon species in other 
     parts of the State have led many in the Northwest to question 
     and challenge the role of fish hatcheries in the recovery of 
     the listed wild salmon stocks.
       The managers believe hatcheries can play a positive role in 
     salmon management and the recovery of wild salmon stocks. 
     Scientists are testing ways hatcheries can be retrofitted and 
     managed to provide hatchery stocks to maintain a vibrant 
     fishery in the Pacific Northwest without significantly 
     impacting precious wild stocks.
       The managers commend the efforts of the advisory team that 
     has established a framework designed to guide an effort to 
     reform more than 100 State, tribal, Federal, and private 
     hatcheries in Puget Sound and the Washington coast. Many 
     watersheds on the west coast of Washington have multiple 
     hatcheries run by different agencies and tribes. Hatchery 
     operations must be coordinated within logical geographical 
     management units. There must be a coordinated effort among 
     all levels of government to obtain the positive results 
     expected by hatchery management reform. The managers believe 
     the framework outlined by the advisory committee should be 
     implemented at hatcheries in Puget Sound and the west coast 
     of Washington.
       There is to be established a Hatchery Scientific Review 
     Group which will serve as an independent panel. It should be 
     comprised of five independent scientists selected by the 
     advisory team from a pool of nine candidates nominated by the 
     American Fisheries Society and four agency representatives; 
     one each designated by the Washington Department of Fish and 
     Wildlife, the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and 
     Wildlife Service. Each of these designees should have 
     technical skills in relevant fields such as fish biology or 
     fish genetics. All appointments should be made no later than 
     30 days after enactment of this Act. The members of the group 
     may be compensated for time and travel through this 
     appropriation. The chair of the Hatchery Scientific Review 
     Group should be one of the independent scientists chosen from 
     the American Fisheries Society nominations and should be 
     selected by the group itself. Hereafter, when an independent 
     scientist on the group steps down, a replacement should be 
     selected by the group from a list of three nominees provided 
     by the American Fisheries Society.
       The Hatchery Scientific Review Group should report to 
     Congress by June 1, 2000, on progress made and work remaining 
     in reforming Puget Sound hatcheries. Long Live the Kings 
     should report to Congress by June 1, 2000, on its progress.


                              Construction

       The conference agreement provides $54,583,000 for 
     construction instead of $43,933,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $40,434,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funds are to be 
     distributed as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Project                    Description          Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 National Fish Hatcheries in New   Water treatment           $1,803,000
 England.                            improvements.
Alaska Maritime NWR, AK...........  Headquarters/visitor       7,900,000
                                     center.
Alchesay/Williams Creek NFH, AZ...  Environmental                373,000
                                     pollution control.
Bear River NWR, UT................  Dikes/water control          450,000
                                     structures.
Bear River NWR, UT................  Education/visitor          1,500,000
                                     center.
Brazoria NWR, TX..................  Replace Walker               277,000
                                     Bridge.
Canaan Valley NWR, WV.............  Repair office/               150,000
                                     visitor center.
Chase Lake NWR, ND................  Construct vehicle            625,000
                                     shop.
Chincoteague NWR, VA..............  Headquarters/visitor       1,000,000
                                     center.
Cross Creeks NWR, TN..............  5 bridges/water            1,500,000
                                     control structures.
Dexter NFH, NM....................  Irrigation wells....         524,000
Genoa NFH, WI.....................  Water supply system.       1,717,000
Hagerman NFH, ID..................  Replace main               1,000,000
                                     hatchery building.
Hatchie NWR,TN....................  Log Landing Slough           284,000
                                     Bridge.
Hatchie NWR,TN....................  Loop Road/Bear Creek         367,000
                                     Bridge.
Havasu NWR, AZ....................  Replace/rehabilitate         409,000
                                     3 bridges.
J.N. Ding Darling NWR, FL.........  Construction of              750,000
                                     exhibits.
Lake Thibadeau NWR, MT............  Lake Thibadeau               250,000
                                     diversion dam.
Little White Salmon NFH, WA.......  Replace upper              3,990,000
                                     raceways.
Mattamuskeet NWR, NC..............  Structural columns           600,000
                                     in Lodge.
Mattamuskeet NWR, NC..............  Refuge sewage system         400,000
McKinney Lake NFH, NC.............  Dam safety                   600,000
                                     construction.
Natchitoches NFH, LA..............  Aeration &                   750,000
                                     electrical system.
National Eagle & Wildlife           Eagle processing             176,000
 Repository, CO.                     laboratory.
National Eagle & Wildlife           Storage units.......          65,000
 Repository, CO.
Necedah NWR, WI...................  Rynearson #2 dam....       3,440,000
Neosho NFH, MO....................  Rehabilitate                 450,000
                                     deficient pond.
NFW Forensics Laboratory, OR......  Forensics laboratory         500,000
                                     expansion.
Parker River NWR, MA..............  Headquarters complex       2,130,000
Salt Plains NWR, OK...............  Wilson's Pond Bridge          74,000
San Bernard NWR, TX...............  Woods Road Bridge...          75,000
Seney NWR, MI.....................  Replace water              1,450,000
                                     control structure.
Sevilleta NWR, NM.................  Replace office/              927,000
                                     visitor building.
Silvio O. Conte NWR, VT...........  Education center....       1,500,000
Smith Island NWR, MD..............  Restoration.........         450,000
St. Marks NWR, FL.................  Otter Lake public            200,000
                                     use facilities.
St. Vincent NWR, FL...............  Repair/Replace               556,000
                                     support facilities.
Tern Island, NWR, HI..............  Rehabilitate seawall       1,800,000
Tishomingo NFH, OK................  Pennington Creek              44,000
                                     Footbridge.
Tishomingo NWR, OK................  Replace/rehabilitate          54,000
                                     2 bridges.
Upper Mississippi River NWR, IA...  Construction &             1,200,000
                                     exhibits.
White River NFH, VT...............  Replace roof/modify          600,000
                                     structures.
White Sulphur Springs NFH, WV.....  Fingerling tanks and          95,000
                                     raceways.
Wichita Mountains WR, OK..........  Road rehabilitation.       1,564,000
Wichita Mountains WR, OK..........  Replace/rehabilitate       1,537,000
                                     23 bridges.
                                                         ---------------
      Subtotal....................  ....................      46,106,000
Servicewide bridge safety           ....................         495,000
 inspections.
Servicewide dam safety inspections  ....................         545,000
Construction management...........  ....................       7,437,000
                                                         ---------------
      Total.......................  ....................      54,583,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Bill Language.--The managers have agreed to bill language 
     proposed by the Senate authorizing a single procurement for 
     construction of the headquarters and visitors center at the 
     Alaska Maritime NWR.
       The managers agree to the following:
       1. The funding provided for construction of the 
     headquarters and visitors center at Alaska Maritime NWR 
     completes the Federal funding for this project by the Fish 
     and Wildlife Service.
       2. The funding for the education center at the Silvio O. 
     Conte NWR, VT is provided with the understanding that the 
     Federal commitment will not exceed $2,900,000 and that the 
     cost share will be substantially more than 50 percent.
       3. Funding for the Tern Island seawall is provided with the 
     understanding that the total cost of the project will not 
     exceed $12,000,000 and that project initiation will be

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     delayed until appropriated funding is sufficient to provide 
     for uninterrupted construction. Such an approach will avoid 
     costly shut down and start up costs associated with piecemeal 
     construction in this remote location. The managers are 
     disappointed that the Fish and Wildlife Service's efforts to 
     obtain logistical support from the Navy have been, so far, 
     unsuccessful. The managers encourage the Service to continue 
     to pursue such support.
       4. Funding provided for the Upper Mississippi River 
     Discovery Center, IA represents the full Federal funding by 
     the Fish and Wildlife Service. Within the $1,200,000 
     provided, $300,000 is for construction and installation of 
     exhibits detailing the mission of the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service and interpreting the Upper Mississippi River NWR, IA.
       5. The $615,000 decrease to the House recommended level for 
     construction management eliminates the proposed increase for 
     seismic compliance. The managers believe seismic compliance 
     should be incorporated into overall priorities.
       6. The managers are concerned that the Service has allowed 
     the floodgates on and around Mattamuskeet NWR, North 
     Carolina, to deteriorate substantially over the past 15 
     years, thus permitting saltwater intrusion onto surrounding 
     farmlands of Hyde County, North Carolina. This situation has 
     been exacerbated by the recent flooding in eastern North 
     Carolina due to hurricanes, including Hurricane Floyd. While 
     the managers are sympathetic to the legitimate concerns of 
     the Service with respect to water salinity and quality on the 
     refuge, the managers expect the Service to cooperate with 
     other water users and landowners to ensure that their 
     interests are adequately protected.


                            Land Acquisition

       The conference agreement provides $50,513,000 in new land 
     acquisition funds and a reprogramming of $8,000,000 in prior 
     year funds instead of $42,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $56,444,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funds should be 
     distributed as follows:

        State and project                                        Amount
SC--ACE Basin NWR..............................................$500,000
LA--Atchafalaya River (LA Black Bear).........................1,000,000
TX--Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR..............................1,000,000
VA--Back Bay NWR..............................................1,000,000
TX--Balcones Canyonlands NWR..................................1,500,000
LA--Black Bayou NWR...........................................3,000,000
MD--Blackwater NWR..............................................500,000
NE--Boyer Chute NWR...........................................1,000,000
AZ--Buenos Aires NWR (Leslie Canyon)..........................1,500,000
WV--Canaan Valley NWR...........................................500,000
KY--Clarks River NWR............................................500,000
IL--Cypress Creek NWR...........................................750,000
CA--Don Edwards SF Bay NWR....................................1,678,000
NJ--E.B. Forsythe NWR...........................................800,000
AL--Grand Bay NWR.............................................1,000,000
MA--Great Meadows NWR...........................................500,000
NJ--Great Swamp NWR.............................................500,000
FL--J.N. Ding Darling NWR.....................................4,000,000
NH--Lake Umbagog NWR..........................................2,750,000
TX--Lower Rio Grande NWR......................................2,000,000
ME--Moosehorn NWR.............................................1,000,000
IA--Neal Smith NWR..............................................500,000
WA--Nisqually NWR (Black River).................................850,000
ND--North Dakota Prairie NWR....................................500,000
MN/IA--Northern Tallgrass Prairie Project.......................500,000
HI--Oahu Forest (proposed NWR)................................1,000,000
WV--Ohio River Islands NWR......................................400,000
OR--Oregon Coast NWR Complex....................................500,000
IN--Patoka River NWR............................................500,000
FL--Pelican Island NWR........................................2,000,000
ME--Petit Manan NWR.............................................250,000
ME--Rachel Carson NWR...........................................750,000
VA--Rappahannock River Valley NWR.............................1,100,000
MT--Red Rock NWR (Centennial Valley)..........................1,000,000
RI--Rhode Island Refuge Complex.................................500,000
CA--San Diego NWR.............................................3,100,000
MI--Shiawassee NWR..............................................835,000
CT--Stewart McKinney NWR (Calves Island)......................2,000,000
CT--Stewart McKinney NWR (Great Meadow).........................500,000
TX--Trinity River NWR...........................................500,000
SC--Waccamaw NWR..............................................1,500,000
NJ--Wallkill NWR................................................750,000
MT--Western Montana Project...................................1,000,000
  Reprogram FY99 Funds (Palmyra).............................-8,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal.................................................39,513,000
Emergencies/hardships.........................................1,000,000
Inholdings......................................................750,000
Exchanges.......................................................750,000
Acquisition management........................................8,500,000
    Total....................................................50,513,000

       The managers have reprogrammed the $8,000,000 allocated in 
     fiscal year 1999 for the acquisition of Palmyra Atoll because 
     the non-Federal matching funds essential to purchase the 
     property are not available at this time. The managers 
     recognize the unique biological value of this tropical 
     habitat and will provide funding in the future should the 
     non-Federal share be secured.
       The managers have conducted a preliminary review of the 
     Federal land management agencies' definition of acquisition 
     management costs. These initial findings indicate that the 
     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is out of sync with the other 
     agencies and the managers are concerned about several issues, 
     including the fact that only 65 percent of the acquisition 
     management staff of the Service is accounted for in its 
     acquisition management account, and that other costs are 
     being assessed against the individual projects such as 10 
     percent third party costs. The other agencies do not consider 
     such costs. The managers direct the Department to prepare a 
     complete analysis of land acquisition costs, which includes 
     the Forest Service program, and report to the Committees no 
     later than March 15, 2000, with recommendations for 
     standardizing the situation.


            Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund

       The conference agreement provides $16,000,000 for the 
     cooperative endangered species conservation fund instead of 
     $15,000,000 as proposed by the House and $21,480,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The increase above the House is for 
     habitat conservation planning land acquisition. Bill language 
     is included, as proposed by the Senate, to ensure that these 
     funds are derived from the cooperative endangered species 
     conservation fund.


                     National Wildlife Refuge Fund

       The conference agreement provides $10,779,000 for the 
     national wildlife refuge fund as proposed by the House 
     instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


               North American Wetlands Conservation Fund

       The conference agreement provides $15,000,000 for the North 
     American wetlands conservation fund as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate.


              Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Fund

       The conference agreement provides $800,000 for the wildlife 
     conservation and appreciation fund as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate.


                Multinational Species Conservation Fund

       The conference agreement provides $2,400,000 for the 
     multinational species conservation fund as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $2,000,000 as proposed by the House.


             Commercial Salmon Fishery Capacity Reductions

       The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for the 
     Federal share of a salmon fishery capacity reduction program. 
     The managers expect that these funds will be given as a grant 
     to the State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 
     and will be used to reimburse commercial fishermen for 
     forfeiting their commercial fishing licenses for Fraser River 
     Sockeye. The program will support the implementation of the 
     1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement between the United 
     States and Canada.
       The conference agreement provides $1,365,059,000 for 
     operation of the National park system instead of 
     $1,387,307,000 as proposed by the House and $1,355,176,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The agreement provides $255,399,000 
     for Resources Stewardship instead of $265,114,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $247,905,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Changes to the House level include decreases of $6,915,000 
     for special need parks, $500,000 to natural resources 
     preservation, $500,000 to native and exotic species, $500,000 
     to inventory and monitoring, $500,000 to cultural resources 
     preservation, elimination of $500,000 for the new resource 
     protection act initiative, and a $300,000 decrease for 
     collections management. Despite these reductions from the 
     House position, the managers have still provided significant 
     funding for the new science data initiative, as well as 
     increases above the budget request for special need parks and 
     increases to both cultural resource preservation and 
     collections management above current year funding levels. The 
     amount provided does not include funds specifically for the 
     Civil War initiative as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $318,970,000 for Visitor 
     Services instead of $320,558,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $317,806,000 as proposed by the Senate. Changes to the House 
     level include a $3,908,000 decrease to special need parks and 
     an increase of $2,320,000 for anti-terrorism base costs.
       The conference agreement provides $432,923,000 for 
     Maintenance instead of $442,881,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $432,081,000 as proposed by the Senate. Changes to the 
     House level include decreases of $4,458,000 to special need 
     parks, $3,000,000 for cyclic maintenance and $2,500,000 for 
     repair and rehabilitation. Therefore, the managers have 
     provided a $1,000,000 increase for cyclic maintenance and a 
     $2,500,000 increase for repair and rehabilitation above the 
     current year funding levels.
       The conference agreement provides $248,482,000 for park 
     support instead of $248,895,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $248,099,000 as proposed by the Senate.

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     Changes to the House level include an increase of $137,000 
     for special need parks, a decrease of $250,000 for partners 
     for parks, a decrease of $500,000 for the challenge cost 
     share program and an increase of $200,000 for cooperative 
     agreements on the Lamprey Wild and Scenic River.
       The conference agreement provides $109,285,000 for external 
     administrative costs as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $109,859,000 as proposed by the House. Changes to the House 
     level include a decrease of $800,000 for GSA space and an 
     increase of $226,000 for electronic acquisition system.
       The managers have not approved the initiation of any 
     special resource studies in this bill, as the National Parks 
     Omnibus Management Act of 1998 requires that such studies be 
     specifically authorized.
       The managers note the success of the bear management 
     program at Yosemite National Park and encourage the Park 
     Service to continue this worthwhile effort.
       The managers have not provided an earmark for the Kawerak 
     Eskimo Heritage Program within the funds provided for 
     Beringia as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers wish to reaffirm that beneficial uses at the 
     Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area include historical 
     and traditional agriculture, grazing, recreation and cultural 
     uses pursuant to a permit issued by the Service. Pursuant to 
     the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area's new general 
     management plan, existing and past historical use, and 
     community moorage/public access facilities permitted by the 
     Service at the Area may remain permitted under Service 
     authority until it is determined by the Service that the 
     permitted facility or activity is in conflict with a new or 
     expanded concession facility. At such time the Service may 
     choose to terminate that specific permit.
       The managers recognize that Civil War battlefields 
     throughout the country hold great significance and provide 
     vital historic educational opportunities for millions of 
     Americans. The managers are concerned, however, about the 
     isolated existence of these Civil War battle sites in that 
     they are often not placed in the proper historical context.
       The Service does an outstanding job of documenting and 
     describing the particular battle at any given site, but in 
     the public displays and multi-media presentations, it does 
     not always do a similarly good job of documenting and 
     describing the historical social, economic, legal, cultural 
     and political forces and events that originally led to the 
     larger war which eventually manifested themselves in specific 
     battles. In particular, the Civil War battlefields are often 
     weak or missing vital information about the role that the 
     institution of slavery played in causing the American Civil 
     War.
       The managers direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     encourage Civil War battle sites to recognize and include in 
     all of their public displays and multi-media educational 
     presentations the unique role that the institution of slavery 
     played in causing the Civil War and its role, if any, at the 
     individual battle sites. The managers further direct the 
     Secretary to prepare a report by January 15, 2000, on the 
     status of the educational information currently included at 
     Civil War sites that are consistent with and reflect this 
     concern.
       The managers continue to express concern over the unsafe 
     conditions at the intersection of Routes 29 and 234 in 
     Manassas National Battlefield, in Prince William County, 
     Virginia which remain hazardous to local residents and 
     visitors traveling through the intersection. The managers 
     recognize that safety concerns at Routes 29 and 234 have been 
     a long-standing problem for the local communities. The 
     managers strongly encourage the National Park Service and the 
     Virginia Department of Transportation to finalize plans to 
     allow for construction to begin by March, 2000.
       The managers have not provided funding as proposed in the 
     budget request for full implementation of a new maintenance 
     management system. The managers have provided approval for 
     the Service to pursue a pilot demonstration program for a new 
     facility management system, and understand that base funds 
     will be applied toward this effort during fiscal year 2000. 
     The managers expect the Service to provide an update on the 
     results of the pilot program before proceeding with service-
     wide implementation.
       The managers continue to monitor closely the Recreation Fee 
     Demonstration program authorized in fiscal year 1996, 
     particularly the National Park Service portion because of the 
     size of that particular program. It is the managers' clear 
     intent that all expenditures of National Park Service 
     Recreation Fee Demonstration funds be submitted to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to 
     any obligation of funds. This includes both the 80 percent 
     projects and the 20 percent projects.
       The managers are aware of proposals to address needs in 
     parks through the pursuit of non-Federal sponsors. The 
     managers have been, and continue to be, supportive of 
     partnerships that further the Service's mission. The managers 
     also understand the need for a certain degree of flexibility 
     in order to respond to private philanthropic opportunities. 
     However, the managers reiterate that partnerships should be 
     linked to the accomplishment of service-wide goals and not 
     pursued strictly for enhancing park infrastructure.
       The managers do not intend that partnership arrangements, 
     including those where no Federal funds are involved, be 
     viewed as a way to bypass compliance with or adherence to 
     existing policies, procedures, and approval requirements. 
     Partnerships that benefit NPS sites or programs must have 
     active involvement by NPS managers, and should be subject to 
     the same review and approval requirements as projects funded 
     with NPS funds. Review by the Development Advisory Board is 
     expected for all partnership donation projects with a total 
     cost above $500,000. While some projects may be proposed to 
     be accomplished without any Federal funds, the operation and 
     maintenance requirements are frequently assumed to be the 
     responsibility of the Service, and for this reason the 
     managers expect full review before commitments are made.
       The managers are aware of concerns raised over the use and 
     occupancy program at the C&O Canal National Historical Park, 
     MD. The managers direct the park to proceed promptly with a 
     revision of its land protection plan. This plan revision 
     should address protection and land management needs in the 
     Potomac Fish and Game Club and the Western Maryland 
     Sportsman's Club tracts, considering all options including 
     fee acquisition, easement acquisition, and appropriate 
     development controls. The potential for exchanges should be 
     evaluated including exchange possibilities to acquire the 
     privately held tract adjacent to the White's Ferry Sportman's 
     Club.
       Within the amounts provided, not less than $500,000 is for 
     maintenance activities at Isle Royale National Park to 
     address infrastructure and visitor facility deterioration.
       The managers direct the National Park Service to prepare a 
     General Management Plan for the Lower East Side Tenement 
     National Historic Site by November 2000 pursuant to section 
     104(c) of Public Law 105-378.
       South Florida.--The managers have retained bill language in 
     the land acquisition and state assistance account, as 
     proposed by the House, that makes the $10,000,000 grant to 
     the State of Florida subject to a fifty percent match of 
     newly appropriated non-Federal funds. The State may not use 
     funds for land acquisition which were previously provided in 
     another fiscal year as the match. These funds are also 
     subject to an agreement that the lands to be acquired will be 
     managed in perpetuity for the restoration of the Everglades 
     and other natural areas.
       The managers have modified bill language in the land 
     acquisition account which makes the release of the 
     $10,000,000 State grant funds subject to the Administration 
     submitting legislative language that will ensure a guaranteed 
     water supply to Everglades National Park and the remaining 
     natural system areas located in the Everglades watershed, 
     including but not limited to Big Cypress National Preserve, 
     Biscayne National Park, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge 
     and Water Conservation Areas 2 and 3, as well as Biscayne 
     Bay. This language should include appropriate volume, flow, 
     timing levels, and most importantly, water quality 
     assurances. While there has been recent testimony by the 
     other partners, including the Army Corps of Engineers and the 
     Florida Water Management District, assuring the Congress that 
     there will be adequate water supply to the natural areas, the 
     managers want to ensure that this is high-quality water and 
     not merely storm water runoff.
       The managers have included another provision which allows 
     for State grant funds to be released after 180 days if no 
     agreement has been reached. This action requires approval of 
     both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       The managers believe that it would be useful to have a 
     complete estimate of the total costs to restore the South 
     Florida ecosystem. The managers believe that this new 
     estimate will exceed the $7,800,000,000 estimate that has 
     been used over the last five years. The managers expect this 
     recalculated estimate to include all three goals of this 
     initiative, namely, (1) getting the water right, (2) 
     restoring and enhancing the natural habitat, and (3) 
     transforming the built environment. The Congress and the 
     American people are committed to this project. Over 
     $1,300,000,000 has been appropriated to date; however, and 
     the public deserves to know how much this project will truly 
     cost. This information should be submitted to the Committees 
     on Appropriations no later than February 1, 2000, and should 
     be updated biennially.
       The managers direct the Secretary of the Interior, in his 
     capacity as Chair of the South Florida Restoration Task 
     Force, to develop a region-wide strategic plan as recommended 
     by the General Accounting Office. The plan should coordinate 
     and integrate Federal and non-Federal activities necessary to 
     achieve the three ecosystem restoration goals. The Secretary 
     is directed to submit a progress report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations in February, 2000, and the final strategic 
     plan no later than July 31, 2000. This plan should be updated 
     every two years.
       The managers believe that the timely resolution of disputes 
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     ecosystem restoration is important to avoid cost overruns and 
     unnecessary delays in attaining the goals and benefits of the 
     initiative. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to 
     develop recommendations for resolving the most difficult 
     conflicts and submit recommendations to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by February 15, 2000. These recommendations 
     should be developed in consultation with the other major 
     partners in this effort.
       The Committees, through previous appropriations, have 
     supported the preparation of a new General Management Plan 
     for Gettysburg NMP to enable the NPS to more adequately 
     interpret the Battle of Gettysburg and to preserve the 
     artifacts and landscapes that help to tell the story of this 
     great conflict of the Civil War. Accordingly, the managers 
     acknowledge the need for a new visitors facility and support 
     the proposed public-private partnership as a unique approach 
     to the interpretive needs of our National Parks.


                  national recreation and preservation

       The conference agreement provides $53,899,000 for National 
     recreation and preservation instead of $49,449,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $51,451,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement provides $533,000 for Recreation 
     programs, the same as the House and Senate. The agreement 
     provides $10,090,000 for Natural programs as proposed by the 
     House instead of $10,555,000 as proposed by the Senate. This 
     includes a $500,000 general program increase and a $285,000 
     increase for hydropower relicensing. While the managers have 
     not earmarked the River and Trails Conservation Assistance 
     program, consideration should be given to the following 
     projects: Mt. Independence NHL trail work, the Back to the 
     River initiative, NE, and the Harlan County coal heritage 
     project, KY. The managers emphasize that this is a technical 
     assistance program, and therefore it is not meant to provide 
     for annual operating expenses or technical assistance beyond 
     two years.
       The conference agreement provides $19,614,000 for Cultural 
     programs instead of $19,364,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $19,914,000 as proposed by the Senate. The changes to the 
     House level is an increase of $250,000 for a Revolutionary 
     War/War of 1812 Study. The managers have not provided the 
     increase of $300,000 as proposed by the Senate for a pilot 
     demonstration project to provide technical preservation and 
     development assistance to non-Federal National Historic 
     Landmarks. However, in providing funds for this core program, 
     the managers expect that the National Park Service will 
     provide technical assistance to non-Federal National Historic 
     Landmarks. This is the core mission of the National Historic 
     Landmarks program: to identify and help protect significant 
     historic properties possessing exceptional value such as the 
     Weston State Hospital in West Virginia.
       The conference agreement provides $1,699,000 for 
     International park affairs as proposed by the House and 
     Senate, $373,000 for environmental and compliance review as 
     proposed by the House and Senate and $1,819,000 for Grant 
     administration as proposed by the House and Senate.
       The conference agreement provides $6,886,000 for the 
     heritage partnership program as proposed by the House instead 
     of $5,886,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers have 
     agreed to the following disbursements of funds: $1,000,000 
     each for the Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor, 
     the Essex National Heritage Area and the Rivers of Steel 
     National Heritage Area, $800,000 each for the Hudson Valley 
     National Heritage Area and the South Carolina National 
     Heritage Corridor and the balance of $1,400,000 for the other 
     four areas. The managers have agreed to provide $886,000 for 
     technical assistance, of which not more than $150,000 may be 
     provided for the Service's overhead expenses and the balance 
     of which should be made available to the heritage areas for 
     technical assistance agreed to by both the Alliance of 
     National Heritage Areas and the National Park Service.
       The conference agreement provides $10,885,000 for Statutory 
     or Contractual Aid instead of $4,685,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $9,172,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funds are to 
     be distributed as follows:

Alaska Native Cultural Center..................................$750,000
Aleutian World War II National Historic Area....................800,000
Automobile Heritage Area........................................300,000
Blackstone River Corridor Heritage Commission...................450,000
Brown Foundation................................................102,000
Chesapeake Bay Gateways.........................................600,000
Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission..............................48,000
Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal............................450,000
Ice Age National Scientific Reserve.............................806,000
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor Commissio242,000
Johnstown Area Heritage Association..............................50,000
Lackawanna Heritage.............................................450,000
Mandan On-a-Slant Village.......................................400,000
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center..................................534,000
National Constitution Center....................................500,000
National First Ladies Library...................................300,000
Native Hawaiian culture and arts program........................750,000
New Orleans Jazz Commission......................................67,000
Oklahoma City Memorial..........................................866,000
Quinebaug-Shetucket National Heritage Preservation Commission...250,000
Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission..............670,000
Sewall-Belmont House............................................500,000
Vancouver National Historic Reserve.............................400,000
Wheeling National Heritage Area.................................600,000

       The managers have agreed to provide $600,000 for a new 
     Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails network and grants 
     assistance program pursuant to Public Law 105-312. Of this 
     amount, up to $200,000 is provided for completing a 
     Chesapeake Bay Watershed-wide framework for implementing this 
     law. The managers expect that this framework and the criteria 
     and procedures for the proposed assistance program be 
     completed and approved by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations prior to providing any specific grants and 
     technical assistance to states, communities or other groups. 
     The remaining $400,000 will be available for competitive 
     grants to meet the goals of the framework. As with any new 
     initiative, the managers expect a report by April 1, 2000, on 
     the framework goals and grants criteria and an annual end-of-
     year report, that details how the grants and technical 
     assistance were allocated, the specific results of those 
     individual grants and technical assistance and specifically 
     how those projects relate to the framework and goals of the 
     program.
       The managers have provided on a one-time only basis 
     $866,000 for the operation of the Oklahoma City Memorial, OK. 
     The managers understand that there was an unexpected delay in 
     the construction of the memorial museum, which is the planned 
     revenue source for the memorial.
       The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for the Urban 
     Parks and Recreation Recovery program instead of $4,000,000 
     as provided by the House and $1,500,000 as provided by the 
     Senate.
       The managers have included language in the bill providing 
     authority for the retention of fees for historic preservation 
     tax certifications. Similar language was proposed by both the 
     House and Senate.


                       Historic Preservation Fund

       The conference agreement provides $45,212,000 for the 
     Historic preservation fund instead of $46,712,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $72,412,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Changes to the House level include decreases of $500,000 for 
     the State Historic Preservation Offices and $1,000,000 for 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The amounts 
     provided for each program are increases above the fiscal year 
     1999 levels.
       The managers have also included $30,000,000 for the second 
     and last year of the Millennium Program. These grants are 
     subject to a fifty percent cost share and no single project 
     may receive more than one grant from this program. The 
     managers agree to fund the projects listed below. Additional 
     project recommendations for funding shall be subject to 
     formal approval of the House and Senate Appropriations 
     Committees prior to any distribution of funds.

        Project                                                  Amount
Admiral Theatre (WA)...........................................$400,000
African American Heritage Center (KY).........................1,000,000
Aurora Civil War Memorial (IL)..................................300,000
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (PA)........................300,000
Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum (NY)............................2,500,000
Mari Sandoz Cultural Center (NE)................................450,000
Mark Twain House (CT).........................................2,000,000
McKinley Monument (OH)..........................................100,000
Mission San Juan Capistrano (CA)................................320,000
Montpelier (VA)...............................................1,000,000
Mukai Farm and Garden (WA)......................................150,000
Nathaniel Orr Pioneer Home Site (WA)............................250,000
National First Ladies Library--City National Bank Building (OH2,500,000
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (OH)..............130,000
River Heritage Museum (KY)......................................300,000
Saturn V Rocket, U.S. Space and Rocket Center (AL)..............700,000
Sewell Building, Dinnock Center (MA)............................300,000
Sitka Pioneer Home (AK).........................................150,000
St. Nicholas Cathedral (FL).....................................150,000
Tacoma Art Museum (WA)..........................................600,000
Tannehill/Brierfield Ironworks Restoration Project (AL).........250,000
Thaddeus Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College (PA)................300,000
Unalaska Aerology Building (AK).................................100,000
Weston State Hospital (WV)......................................750,000


                              Construction

       The conference agreement provides $224,493,000 for 
     construction instead of

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     $169,856,000 as proposed by the House and $223,153,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The managers agree to the following 
     distribution of funds:

        Project                                                  Amount
Apostle Islands NL, WI.........................................$500,000
Assateague Island NS, MD/VA.....................................973,000
Badlands NP, SD...............................................1,572,000
Big Cypress N. Pres., FL......................................4,965,000
Black Archives (FL A&M), FL...................................2,800,000
Blackstone River Valley NHC, MA/RI............................1,000,000
Boston NHP, MA................................................1,049,000
Brown v. Board of Education NHS, KS...........................4,300,000
Castle Clinton NM, NY...........................................460,000
Chickasaw NRA, OK.............................................1,275,000
Colonial NHP, VA................................................714,000
Crater Lake NP, OR............................................1,733,000
Cumberland Island NS, GA......................................1,400,000
Cuyahoga Valley NRA, OH.......................................3,850,000
Dayton Aviation NHP, OH.........................................242,000
Death Valley NP, CA...........................................6,335,000
Delaware Water Gap NRA, NJ......................................500,000
Delaware Lehigh Heritage, PA....................................500,000
Denali NP&P, AK...............................................3,200,000
Edison NHS, NJ................................................3,032,000
Everglades NP (water delivery), FL...........................12,000,000
Everglades NP (water treatment), FL...........................1,288,000
Florissant Fossil Beds NM, CO.................................1,131,000
Fort Stanwix NM, NY...........................................1,100,000
Fort Sumter NM, SC............................................8,250,000
Gateway NRA, NJ...............................................1,593,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway, MD........................1,800,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway, VA..........................500,000
Gettysburg NMP, PA............................................1,100,000
Glacier Bay NP&P, AK..........................................2,300,000
Golden Gate NRA, CA...........................................1,075,000
Grand Canyon NP, AZ.............................................779,000
Harpers Ferry NHP, WV...........................................800,000
Hispanic Cultural Center, NM..................................3,000,000
Historic Preservation Training Ctr., MD.........................568,000
Home of FDR NHS, NY...........................................1,400,000
Hot Springs NP, AR............................................1,000,000
Hovenweep NM, UT..............................................1,000,000
Ice Age NST, WI.................................................125,000
Indiana Dunes NL, IN............................................500,000
Kaloko-Honokohau NHP, HI......................................1,169,000
Lake Mead NRA, AZ.............................................3,839,000
Lewis & Clark Bicentennial......................................500,000
Lincoln Home NHS, IL............................................600,000
Lincoln Library, IL...........................................3,000,000
Missouri River NRA..............................................200,000
Mount Rushmore NM, SD.........................................4,568,000
Natchez Trace Parkway, MS.......................................500,000
National Capital Region (FDR Memorial), DC....................2,000,000
National Constitution Center, PA.............................10,000,000
National Underground R.R. Freedom Center, OH..................1,000,000
New Bedford Whaling NHP, MA.....................................800,000
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail, NJ...........................100,000
New River Gorge NR, WV..........................................675,000
Olympic NP, WA...............................................12,000,000
Padre Island NS, TX.............................................823,000
Perry's Victory & IPM, OH.......................................200,000
Salem Maritime NHS, MA..........................................704,000
Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP, CA.................................5,621,000
Shiloh NMP, TN (shore erosion)................................1,500,000
Shiloh NMP, MS (Corinth visitor center).........................700,000
Sitka NHP, AK.................................................3,645,000
Southwest Penn. Heritage, PA..................................3,000,000
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island, NY/NJ.......................1,000,000
Timucuan Reserve, FL............................................550,000
Tonto NM, AZ....................................................703,000
Vancouver NHR, WA...............................................817,000
Wheeling National Heritage Area, WV...........................3,000,000
Wilson's Creek NB, MO...........................................500,000
Yellowstone NP, WY............................................5,715,000
Yosemite NP, CA...............................................1,850,000
Zion NP, UT...................................................1,800,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
   Subtotal, line-item projects.............................154,788,000
Emerg/unscheduled housing.....................................3,500,000
Dam safety....................................................1,440,000
Equipment replacement........................................18,000,000
General management plans......................................9,225,000
Construction planning........................................15,940,000
Pre-planning & supplementary..................................4,500,000
Construction program management..............................17,100,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
 Total......................................................224,493,000

       The managers recommend $15,940,000 for planning, which 
     includes the budget request of $10,195,000, as well as 
     adjustments between the planning and line-item activities. 
     The increases are provided for the following projects:

Chickasaw NRA..................................................$286,000
Cuyahoga Valley NRA.............................................150,000
Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP....................................186,000
Delaware Water Gap NRA...........................................64,000
Denali NP&P (front country).....................................450,000
Fort Stanwix NM.................................................250,000
Great Smoky Mountains NP........................................450,000
Lincoln Home NHS (Morse House)...................................92,000
Mammoth Cave NP (water system)..................................221,000
Mojave National Preserve........................................731,000
Mount Rainier NP:
  Paradise Visitor Center.....................................1,400,000
  Guide House...................................................170,000
National Constitution Center.....................................30,000
Shiloh NMP (erosion control)....................................360,000
Shiloh NMP (Corinth visitor center).............................300,000
Timucuan Reserve (boat docks)....................................55,000
Washita Battlefield NHS.........................................250,000
Vancouver NHR...................................................100,000
Yosemite NP.....................................................200,000

       Bill Language.--The managers have not included bill 
     language as proposed by the House permitting Ellis Island to 
     retain 100 percent of franchise fees subject to a requirement 
     that these revenues be matched with non-Federal funds in 
     fiscal year 2001.
       The managers have earmarked $885,000 for realignment of the 
     Denali National Park and Preserve entrance road instead of 
     $1,100,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers have provided authority for the use of 
     $2,000,000 for the FDR Memorial instead of $3,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The Service is directed to modify the 
     scope of the project to accomplish the same goal of providing 
     an appropriate space for the privately funded new sculpture.
       The managers have not earmarked funds for planning and 
     development of interpretive sites at Saint Croix Island NHS 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. Funds for this purpose should 
     be derived from available planning funds.
       The managers have provided $500,000, subject to 
     authorization, for studies on the preservation of certain 
     Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail 
     instead of $1,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers have provided $3,000,000 for the Wheeling 
     National Heritage Area construction instead of $5,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The managers have included language that provides one-year 
     authorization of funding for the Lincoln Library and the 
     Southwest Pennsylvania Heritage Area.
       The managers have included language in Title I, General 
     Provisions providing the National Park Service with authority 
     to obligate certain fees for transportation services at Zion 
     National Park in advance of the receipt of such fees.
       The managers have provided $4,300,000 for the Brown v. 
     Board of Education NHS in Kansas. These funds are to complete 
     the rehabilitation of the building and for exhibit planning. 
     The amount provided is based on a revised estimate of 
     obligations in fiscal year 2000.
       The managers have not provided funds for rehabilitation of 
     sewer systems at Glacier National Park. The National Park 
     Service has determined that the existing system cannot be 
     upgraded sufficiently to meet state standards, and that 
     therefore a replacement system likely will be required. Due 
     to the additional time required to redesign the project, 
     construction funds for this project cannot be obligated in 
     fiscal year 2000.
       The managers have provided $2,300,000 for Glacier Bay 
     National Park and Preserve in Alaska. It is the managers' 
     intent that $1,400,000 be expended on the clean-up of 
     contaminated soils at the site of the proposed visitor 
     center. Another $400,000 is provided for the Secretary to 
     enter into a memorandum of understanding with the park 
     concessionaire to design a visitor center that will be co-
     managed and co-operated by the Service and the 
     concessionaire. Design costs are to be shared equally between 
     the Service and the concessionaire except that the 
     concessionaire may use in-kind services, cash, or a 
     combination of both, as its share. The facility is expected 
     to be at least 6,500 square feet and reserve an appropriate 
     amount of space for non-exclusive use by the Hoonah Indian 
     Association. In 1998, Congress approved the Glacier Bay 
     National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-317), 
     the purpose of which was to establish a process that could 
     lead to the construction of a hydroelectric facility to 
     provide power to Gustavus, Alaska. The managers believe the 
     hydroelectric project to be built and connected to the Park 
     would protect the environment and be more consistent with the 
     purposes of the Park than the Park's use of diesel generators 
     for power. Accordingly, the managers intend that $500,000 be 
     made available as a grant to Gustavus Electric Company to pay 
     for studies required by the Act.
       The managers have provided a total of $3,650,000 for Denali 
     National Park and Preserve in Alaska. These funds are 
     intended for the following projects: $2,015,000 for site 
     work, $885,000 for road realignment, $175,000

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     for the South Denali/CIRI plan, $125,000 for wildlife 
     inventories and $450,000 for planning for Phase I. The 
     managers direct funding of $175,000 for the further 
     development of plans to site National Park Service visitor 
     services in facilities on Native lands near Talkeetna, 
     Alaska.
       The managers have not earmarked planning funds specifically 
     for Kenai Fjords National Park. To the extent funds 
     previously appropriated for this project are not sufficient 
     to continue planning through fiscal year 2000, the Service 
     should seek to provide any necessary funds from available 
     planning funds.
       The managers have provided $500,000 for the G.W. Memorial 
     Parkway in Virginia. Of this total, $400,000 is available for 
     a temporary alternative route at the Humpback Bridge, and 
     $100,000 is to conduct and complete a study to extend the Mt. 
     Vernon multi-use trail north to I-495 in Virginia.
       The managers have included $1,000,000 for the National 
     Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati subject to 
     a non-Federal match and the enactment of authorization.
       While the managers have provided $3,000,000 in funds for a 
     new Lincoln Library in Springfield, Illinois, $3,000,000 for 
     Southwest Pennsylvania Heritage and $3,000,000 for 
     construction at the Wheeling National Heritage Area in West 
     Virginia in fiscal year 2000, any future funding for these 
     projects will be contingent on enacted authorization.
       The managers have provided a total of $500,000 for the 
     research library administrative annex at Wilson's Creek 
     National Battlefield Visitor Center in Missouri. This 
     completes the federal share of this project.
       The managers have provided an appropriation of $675,000 for 
     the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, for 
     various construction projects. The managers are aware that 
     $500,000 in unobligated prior year funds are available to the 
     New River Gorge for construction and direct that these funds 
     be added to the $675,000 in new appropriations (for a total 
     of $1,175,000) to carry out the highest priority construction 
     needs of the New River Gorge National River for fiscal year 
     2000 as identified in Senate Report 106-99.
       The managers have not provided funds for unscheduled 
     housing because the unobligated balance in this account 
     exceeds $22,000,000. The Committees have not agreed to 
     release these funds until the Park Service agrees on a 
     consistent new housing policy and standard construction 
     designs that will be used for all trailer replacement units. 
     The Service was supposed to present a complete package to the 
     Committees on Appropriations in September 1999. As of October 
     8, 1999, no such proposal had been forwarded. The managers 
     strongly encourage the Service to submit the information to 
     the Committees on Appropriations for approval so that these 
     funds can be released.
       The managers provide $12,000,000 for the Olympic National 
     Park Elwha dam removal project. Within the funds provided, 
     the National Park Service is directed to use up to $5,500,000 
     to plan and design water supply mitigation measures for the 
     City of Port Angeles. The National Park Service shall report 
     final recommendations to the House and Senate Appropriations 
     Committees no later than September 30, 2000. The Park Service 
     shall also reimburse the City for current and future sunk 
     costs reasonably incurred in studying and preparing water 
     supply mitigation options associated with removing the Elwha 
     dams up to $500,000. The managers urge the Park Service to 
     enter into a memorandum of understanding with the City of 
     Port Angeles and other regional stakeholders setting forth 
     the federal government's specific obligation with regard to 
     the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the 
     domestic and industrial water mitigation measures as required 
     by the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act of 
     1992. The MOU should also define the specific roles of 
     relevant federal agencies, the City of Port Angeles, and/or 
     other regional stakeholders in the development and operation 
     of the necessary water mitigation measures. The managers 
     encourage Port Angeles to pursue an appropriate share of the 
     costs related to upgrading its water system from the 
     Environmental Protection Agency.
       The managers urge the National Park Service to acquire 
     title to the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams by February 29, 
     2000, subject to agreement between the owners and the 
     National Park Service on the details of the transfer. Pending 
     completion of planning, design, and engineering work for 
     removal of the dams, the Secretary may cease power production 
     if he determines that such production is not cost effective.


                    land and water conservation fund

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement rescinds the contract authority 
     provided for fiscal year 2000 by 16 U.S.C. 460l-10a as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.


                 Land Acquisition and State Assistance

       The conference agreement provides $120,700,000 for land 
     acquisition including stateside grants instead of 
     $132,000,000 as proposed by the House and $107,725,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Funds should be distributed as 
     follows:

        State and Project                                        Amount
MD--Antietam NB..............................................$2,000,000
WI--Apostle Islands NL..........................................250,000
FL--Big Cypress N Pres.......................................11,300,000
FL--Biscayne NP.................................................600,000
MA--Boston Harbor Islands NRA.................................2,000,000
PA--Brandywine Battlefield......................................500,000
MA--Cape Cod NS.................................................500,000
MD--Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP...............................800,000
OH--Cuyahoga Valley NRA.......................................1,000,000
WA--Ebey's Landing NH Res.....................................1,000,000
FL--Everglades NP............................................20,000,000
VA--Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP.......................2,000,000
WV--Gauley River NRA............................................750,000
PA--Gettysburg NMP............................................1,600,000
FL--Grant to State of FL.....................................10,000,000
HI--Haleakala NP..............................................1,500,000
HI--Hawaii Volcanoes NP.......................................1,500,000
WI--Ice Age National Scenic Trail.............................2,000,000
IN--Indiana Dunes NL..........................................1,200,000
MI--Keweenaw NHP..............................................1,700,000
VA--Manassas NB.................................................400,000
CA--Mojave NP&P (Catellus property)...........................5,000,000
MD--Monocacy NB.................................................500,000
WV--New River Gorge NR..........................................250,000
WI--North Country NST...........................................500,000
PA--Paoli Battlefield.........................................1,250,000
NM--Pecos NHP.................................................1,800,000
NM--Petroglyph NP.............................................3,000,000
AZ--Saguaro NP................................................2,800,000
CA--Santa Monica NRA..........................................2,000,000
TN--Stones River NB...........................................1,500,000
VI--Virgin Islands NP (St. John's)............................1,000,000
GU--War in the Pacific NHP......................................500,000
CT--Weir Farm NHS.............................................2,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    SUBTOTAL.................................................84,700,000
Emergencies/hardships.........................................3,000,000
Inholdings and Exchanges......................................2,000,000
Acq. Management..............................................10,000,000
Stateside Land Acquisition Grants............................20,000,000
State Grants Administration...................................1,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................120,700,000

       The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 to purchase 
     the final island as part of the Boston Harbor Islands 
     National Recreation Area in Massachusetts. The release of 
     these funds is contingent upon a $3,000,000 match by the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These funds are subject to 
     authorization.
       The managers agree to provide $5,000,000 to the National 
     Park Service (NPS) and $5,000,000 to the Bureau of Land 
     Management (BLM) for land acquisition within the California 
     desert. This funding is based on the understanding that the 
     Wildlands Conservancy will acquire 8,000 additional acres, in 
     consultation with the NPS and BLM, from willing sellers and 
     small private inholdings within Joshua Tree National Park and 
     the Mojave National Preserve during the next year.
       The managers agree that no additional funds will be 
     provided for Catellus land acquisition in future years unless 
     and until the Department of Interior (DOI) and Department of 
     Defense (DOD) resolve remaining issues relating to desert 
     tortoise mitigation and land acquisition and expansion at the 
     National Training Center for the Army at Fort Irwin in 
     California.
       Furthermore, the managers will consider an additional 
     $20,000,000 for California desert land acquisition up to a 
     total of $30,000,000. Future funding decisions will be based 
     upon progress made by DOI and DOD on desert tortoise 
     mitigation and land acquisition and expansion at the National 
     Training Center for the Army at Fort Irwin.
       The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for land 
     purchases at the Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National 
     Military Park in Virginia. The managers are concerned that 
     nearly $2,000,000 in previously appropriated funds have not 
     been obligated. The managers strongly urge the Park to 
     obligate fully the funds provided in fiscal years 1999 and 
     2000. Future funding will not be provided until these funds 
     are expended.
       The managers have provided an additional $1,600,000 for the 
     Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. This 
     amount together with the $4,500,000 in unobligated balances 
     from prior fiscal years will complete the purchase of the 
     Brown Ranch and provide for the acquisition of the Tower. The 
     managers understand that the Tower was appraised at 
     $3,000,000.
       The managers agree to the following: Lands shall not be 
     acquired for more than the provided appraised value (as 
     addressed in section 301(3) of Public Law 91-646) except for 
     condemnations and declarations of taking and tracts with an 
     appraised value of $50,000 or less, unless such acquisitions 
     are submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for 
     approval in compliance with established procedures.
       The managers have included funds for Paoli and Brandywine 
     Battlefields contingent upon authorization and a fifty 
     percent non-Federal match.

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       The managers have provided the full $31,900,000 to complete 
     the land acquisition needs of the Everglades National Park, 
     Biscayne National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. 
     Also provided is $10,000,000 for grants to Florida which are 
     subject to a fifty percent match of newly appropriated non-
     Federal funds. The managers have adjusted the House bill 
     language to make release of the grant funds to Florida 
     subject to an agreement between Federal and non-Federal 
     partners which clearly sets out a guaranteed water supply to 
     the National Parks and other natural areas including Florida 
     Bay.
       The managers have also provided the additional $1,000,000 
     requested in the budget for acquisition management costs in 
     Southern Florida but have incorporated this amount in the 
     total acquisition management account. The managers saw no 
     need to provide a separate line for this purpose.
       The managers have provided bill language to allow the State 
     of Wisconsin to receive grants for the purchase of lands for 
     the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and North Country National 
     Scenic Trail.

                    United States Geological Survey


                 surveys, investigations, and research

       The conference agreement provides $823,833,000 for surveys, 
     investigations, and research instead of $820,444,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $813,093,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Increases above the House include $250,000 for the Hawaiian 
     volcano program, $2,000,000 for minerals at risk, $500,000 
     for the Great Lakes mapping coalition project, $998,000 for 
     watershed modeling, $100,000 for the endocrine disrupter 
     study in the Las Vegas Wash, $500,000 for a monitoring well 
     in Hawaii, $200,000 for a hydrologic study of Noyes Slough, 
     $140,000 for the Southern Maryland ground water study, 
     $180,000 for a Yukon River salmon study, $250,000 (for a 
     total of $500,000) for repairs to the Leetown science center, 
     and $500,000 for the Great Lakes boat restoration.
       Decreases below the House include $729,000 for 
     technological efficiencies, $500,000 for the real time 
     hazards program in the water resources division, $500,000 for 
     amphibian research, and $500,000 for the cooperative research 
     units.
       The managers have agreed to approve in part the Survey's 
     proposed budget restructuring by establishing new ``science 
     support'' and ``facilities'' budget line items. The managers 
     support this action because it will improve the Survey's 
     business practices and its relationship with its customers, 
     and because these efforts represent truth in budgeting. 
     However, the managers disallow the Survey's proposal to 
     establish a new ``integrated science'' budget activity. The 
     managers see the need for and importance of an integrated 
     approach to science, but believe that establishing such a 
     policy is primarily a management issue and not a function of 
     the structure of the budget. The managers encourage the 
     Director to employ the appropriate management, operational, 
     fiscal, and programmatic means at the Director's disposal in 
     order to achieve the goal of establishing an integrated 
     science approach where appropriate.
       Because of the severe budget constraints imposed on the 
     appropriations process, the managers have not provided any 
     additional funds for new programs that were proposed in this 
     year's budget. Therefore, no funds were provided for the 
     community information partnership initiative or for the 
     disaster information network.
       The managers strongly recommend that the Survey give 
     priority consideration to the installation of water gages on 
     the Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Apalachicola, Chattachoochee 
     and Flint Rivers.
       The managers have agreed to restore $3,500,000 for coastal 
     and marine geology programs. The managers agree that a total 
     of $1,250,000 is designated for continuation of the joint 
     Survey-Sea Grant Consortium South Carolina/Georgia Coastal 
     Erosion Study as outlined in the Phase II Study Plan, of 
     which $250,000 is provided for the South Carolina coastal 
     erosion monitoring program. Further, the managers expect the 
     Survey to continue its other high priority coastal and marine 
     research programs, such as major studies of the Louisiana 
     barrier islands, wetlands, hypoxia, and Lake Ponchartrain 
     with the remaining available funds.
       The managers have provided $1,600,000 for the purchase of 
     seismographic equipment as proposed by the House. The 
     managers expect that these funds will be allocated as 
     indicated in the budget estimate.

                      Minerals Management Service


                Royalty and Offshore Minerals Management

       The conference agreement provides $110,682,000 for royalty 
     and offshore minerals management as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $110,082,000 as proposed by the House.
       The $600,000 increase above the House is for the Center for 
     Marine Resources and the Environmental Technology program.
       Within the funds provided the managers have provided 
     $1,400,000 to the Offshore Technology Resource Center at 
     Texas A&M University for high-priority offshore research 
     associated with deepwater development.


                           Oil Spill Research

       The conference agreement provides $6,118,000 for oil spill 
     research as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


                       Regulation and Technology

       The conference agreement provides $95,891,000 for 
     regulation and technology as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $95,693,000 as proposed by the House. Funding for the 
     activities should follow the Senate recommendation.


                    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

       The conference agreement provides $191,208,000 for the 
     abandoned mine reclamation fund instead of $196,458,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $185,658,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The agreement provides $176,019,000 for the 
     environmental restoration activity, an increase of $5,879,000 
     above the fiscal year 1999 funding level. Funding for the 
     other activities follows the House recommendation. The 
     managers have agreed on the House proposal to designate 
     $300,000 for the western Pennsylvania water quality 
     demonstration project. The managers have also agreed to 
     authorize up to $8,000,000 for the Appalachian clean streams 
     initiative as proposed by the House. The agreement includes 
     the Senate proposed language allowing all funds from Title IV 
     of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to be used 
     as non-Federal cost shares.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      Operation of Indian Programs

       The conference agreement provides $1,637,444,000 for the 
     operation of Indian programs instead of $1,631,050,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,633,296,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Increases above the House include $320,000 for new tribes, 
     $1,000,000 for student transportation, $1,000,000 for 
     fisheries enhancement, $500,000 for tribal resource 
     management, $3,000,000 for environmental management, 
     $10,000,000 for law enforcement, $250,000 for the Crownpoint 
     Institute of Technology, and $600,000 for post secondary 
     schools.
       Decreases below the House include $5,000,000 for the Indian 
     self determination fund, $100,000 for Alaska legal services, 
     $108,000 for the United Sioux Tribe Development Corporation, 
     $3,573,000 for probate backlog, and $1,495,000 for land 
     records improvement.
       Over the past several years, the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Department of the 
     Interior have been concerned with improving the management of 
     the Bureau of Indian Affairs which has consistently been 
     criticized for organizational shortcomings. During this 
     period, a number of reforms have been put in place which were 
     designed to improve the Bureau's effectiveness and 
     accountability. To the Bureau's credit it has made 
     substantial progress in addressing its management problems. 
     However, to truly address these issues one needs an analysis 
     of the structure of the Bureau, how its management has 
     changed over time due to increased tribal contracting and 
     compacting, and the lack of concurrent shifts in the Bureau's 
     management structure to these changing circumstances. To this 
     end, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees working 
     with the Department of the Interior commissioned a study of 
     the Bureau by the National Academy of Public Administration 
     (NAPA). The NAPA study was tasked with providing 
     recommendations for improving the quality, efficiency, and 
     cost-effectiveness of the Bureau's operations.
       The managers have received copies of the NAPA report 
     titled, ``A Study of Management and Administration: the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs''. The managers believe that the 
     report provides some excellent recommendations to improve the 
     administrative activities of the Bureau and managerial 
     control over the Bureau. The most startling finding of the 
     NAPA study was that some of the basic administrative 
     functions that are necessary for effective management, and 
     that exist in other organizations, are absent in the Bureau. 
     This finding led NAPA to conclude that Bureau personnel are 
     hard working dedicated employees who are not provided with 
     the tools to effectively do their jobs. For example, NAPA 
     concluded that, ``there is no existing capability to provide 
     budget, human resources, policy, and other types of 
     assistance to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs and the 
     Bureau.'' Even prior to the NAPA report, the managers were 
     aware that the Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
     Affairs did not have the capability to develop and analyze 
     policy recommendations. Therefore, the managers have provided 
     $250,000 under central office general administration as part 
     of the fiscal year 2000 budget for the establishment of an 
     office of policy analysis and planning in support of NAPA-
     related program reform efforts.
       Consequently, it is the recommendation of the managers that 
     the Bureau proceed with implementation of the NAPA report. In 
     addition, the Bureau should incorporate the NAPA 
     recommendations as part of the Bureau's fiscal year 2001 
     budget. The managers understand that implementation of the

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     NAPA recommendations will likely result in the transfer of 
     functions from Central Office West to Central Office East. 
     Before this reorganization is implemented, the Bureau should 
     coordinate this reorganization with the appropriate 
     Congressional delegation. The managers recognize that 
     implementation of the NAPA recommendations may require a 
     reprogramming of funds. The Committees on Appropriations will 
     look favorably on such requests and will try to expedite 
     their approval. Lastly, the managers direct the Bureau and 
     the Department to keep the Committees on Appropriations fully 
     informed as to the progress being made in implementing the 
     NAPA recommendations.
       The managers have provided $592,000 for the Gila River 
     Farms project with the understanding that the funding 
     completes this multi-year agriculture project.
       The managers direct that within the funds provided for the 
     Indian Arts and Crafts Board $290,000 is earmarked for 
     enforcement and compliance activities.
       In recognition of the many pressing needs in public safety 
     and justice and in order to allow the tribes and the Bureau 
     to determine the priorities among those needs, the managers 
     have not earmarked funds for animal welfare and control 
     efforts within the funds provided for law enforcement. The 
     managers are concerned, however, about the growing problems 
     related to animal welfare and control on reservations and 
     encourage the Bureau and the tribes to work with the Indian 
     Health Service to determine if funding to address these 
     problems should be included in future budget requests.


                              Construction

       The conference agreement provides $146,884,000 for 
     construction as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $126,023,000 as proposed by the House.
       Changes to the House number include an increase of 
     $22,374,000 for replacement school construction and decreases 
     of $500,000 for employee housing and $1,013,000 from the 
     safety of dams program. For replacement school construction, 
     the managers agree to the distribution stated on page 54 of 
     Senate Report 106-99.
       The managers remain troubled over the growing number of 
     requests to use unobligated prior year school operations 
     funds for replacement or repair of Bureau funded schools. The 
     Congress has increased school operations funding every year 
     for the past five years based on analysis by the Department, 
     the Bureau, and the tribes showing that school operation 
     funds remain well below the per student national average. 
     Based on this analysis the managers are not convinced that 
     any school should have carryover operations funds at the end 
     of the school year. Nevertheless, the managers have included 
     bill language to allow the Tate Topa Tribal School, the Black 
     Mesa Community School, and the Alamo Navajo School to use 
     prior year operations funds for repair and replacement 
     purposes. However, to ensure that the additional flexibility 
     provided by this language does not create an incentive for 
     schools to divert scarce operations dollars, any future 
     requests require approval by the Secretary of the Interior. 
     In addition, the managers direct that if this authority is 
     used, the Secretary should certify in writing to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations that this request 
     will not negatively impact the school's academic standards.
       The managers have included bill language as proposed by the 
     Senate to provide $375,000 to the U.K. Development L.L.C. in 
     return for a quit claim deed to the Lac Courte Oreilles 
     Ojibwe school.


 Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to 
                                Indians

       The conference agreement provides $27,256,000 for Indian 
     land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments 
     to Indians instead of $25,901,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $27,131,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Increases above the House level include $1,000,000 for 
     Aleutian Pribilof church repairs, $230,000 for the Truckee 
     River, and $125,000 for the Walker River Paiute Tribe.


                 Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account

       The conference agreement provides $5,008,000 for the Indian 
     guaranteed loan program as proposed by the House instead of 
     $5,004,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                       Administrative Provisions

       The managers have included bill language under the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs Administrative Provisions as proposed by 
     the Senate that allows the use of prior year school 
     operations funds to be used for replacement or repair of 
     Bureau schools if approved by the Secretary.
       The managers have modified Senate proposed bill language 
     included under the Bureau of Indian Affairs Administrative 
     Provisions which clarifies that Bureau funded schools may 
     share their campus with other schools that do not receive 
     Bureau funding and have expanded grades, provided that any 
     additional costs be provided by non-Federal sources.
       The managers have modified Senate proposed bill language 
     under Title I General Provisions to direct that the 
     allocation of funds to post secondary schools during fiscal 
     year 2000 be determined by the post secondary funding formula 
     adopted by the Office of Indian Education.
       The managers have modified Senate proposed bill language 
     under Title I General Provisions to allow the Secretary to 
     redistribute no more than 10 percent of Tribal Priority 
     Allocation funds to address unmet needs, dual enrollment, 
     overlapping service areas, or inaccurate distribution 
     methodologies.

                          Departmental Offices


                            insular affairs

                       assistance to territories

       The conference agreement provides $67,171,000 for 
     assistance to territories instead of $62,320,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $67,325,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     managers have agreed to follow the funding levels proposed by 
     the Senate for the activities, except that the managers have 
     included a decrease of $154,000 from the level proposed by 
     the Senate for the Office of Insular Affairs. The managers 
     have included funding, as suggested by the Senate, for the 
     Compact renegotiation process. The conference agreement also 
     includes the language proposed by the Senate deferring part 
     of the Covenant mandatory payment to the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands. The deferred funds are allocated to 
     the Virgin Islands for federal mandates as directed by the 
     Senate report. The managers agree that the Secretary should 
     ensure that representatives of Hawaii are consulted during 
     the upcoming compact renegotiation process so the impact to 
     Hawaii of migrating citizens from the freely associated 
     states is appropriately considered.


                      compact of free association

       The conference agreement provides $20,545,000 for the 
     Compact of Free Association as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $62,864,000 for 
     Departmental Management as proposed by the House instead of 
     $62,203,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers agree to 
     the following distribution of funds:

Departmental direction......................................$11,665,000
Management and coordination..................................22,780,000
Hearings and appeals..........................................8,047,000
Central services.............................................19,527,000
Bureau of Mines workers compensation/unemployment...............845,000

                        Office of the Solicitor


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $40,196,000 for the 
     Office of the Solicitor instead of $36,784,000 as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate. The managers agree to the following 
     distribution of funds:

Legal services..............................................$33,630,000
General administration........................................6,566,000

                      Office of Inspector General


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $26,086,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General as proposed by the House instead 
     of $26,614,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers agree 
     to the following distribution of funds:

Audit.......................................................$15,266,000
Investigations................................................4,940,000
Administration................................................5,880,000

             Office of Special Trustee for American Indians


                         federal trust programs

       The conference agreement provides $90,025,000 for Federal 
     trust programs as proposed by the House instead of 
     $73,836,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The managers direct that prior to the Department deploying 
     the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System (TAAMS) in 
     any Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Office, with the exception 
     of locations in the Billings area, the Secretary should 
     advise the Committees on Appropriations that, based on the 
     Secretary's review and analysis, such systems meet TAAMS 
     contract requirements and user requirements.
       The managers have modified House proposed bill language 
     under Title I General Provisions to allow the Department to 
     hire individuals other than administrative law judges (ALJ) 
     to hear Indian probate cases, and to allow the Department to 
     secure the services of ALJs from other Federal agencies as a 
     means of reducing the Indian probate backlog.


                    Indian Land Consolidation Pilot

       The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for the Indian 
     land consolidation pilot as proposed by the House and Senate.
       The managers have included a technical correction to the 
     bill language to allow funds to be transferred to the Bureau 
     of Indian Affairs for the administration of the consolidation 
     pilot.

           Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration


                Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund

       The conference agreement provides $5,400,000 for the 
     natural resource damage assessment fund as proposed by the 
     House instead of $4,621,000 as proposed by the Senate.

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             General Provisions, Department of the Interior

       The conference agreement includes sections 101 through 112 
     and sections 114 and 115 from the Senate bill which continue 
     provisions carried in past years.
       Section 113 contains a technical correction to the Senate 
     language dealing with contract support costs paid by the 
     Department of the Interior on Indian self-determination 
     contracts and self-governance compacts as proposed by the 
     House.
       Section 116 changes the name of the Steel Industry American 
     Heritage Area to the ``Rivers of Steel National Heritage 
     Area'' as proposed by the House. The Senate had no similar 
     provision.
       Section 117 retains the text of section 116 as proposed by 
     the Senate and provides for the protection of lands of the 
     Huron Cemetery for religious and cultural uses and as a 
     burial ground. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 118 retains the text of section 114 as proposed by 
     the House and section 118 as proposed by the Senate which 
     permits the retention of rebates from credit card services 
     for deposit to the Departmental Working Capital Fund.
       Section 119 retains the text of section 115 as proposed by 
     the House and section 119 as proposed by the Senate which 
     permits the transfer of funds between the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee for American 
     Indians for the Trust Management Improvement Project High 
     Level Implementation Plan.
       Section 120 makes permanent the exemption from certain 
     taxes and special assessments for properties at Fort Baker, 
     Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The Senate had provided 
     the exemption for one year.
       Section 121 retains the text of section 117 as proposed by 
     the House and section 121 as proposed by the Senate which 
     permits the retention of proceeds from agreements and leases 
     at Fort Baker, Golden Gate National Recreation Area for 
     preservation, restoration, operation, maintenance, 
     interpretation and related activities.
       Section 122 retains the text of section 118 of the House 
     bill which requires the renewal of grazing permits in the 
     Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and directs the 
     National Park Service to manage grazing use to protect 
     recreational, natural and cultural resources. Senate section 
     124 contained a similar provision.
       Section 123 modifies language of the House and Senate 
     regarding the issuance of grazing permits. This modification 
     requires analysis of grazing activities using sound, proven 
     science. The managers are concerned with the existing backlog 
     incurred from the renewal process of expiring permits and 
     leases. The managers expect the Department to develop and 
     implement a schedule to address and alleviate this backlog as 
     soon as possible, and have provided an additional $2,500,000 
     to expedite the grazing permit and lease renewal process. The 
     managers expect these renewals to be completed so that they 
     will not need to continue to address this issue on an annual 
     basis.
       Section 124 modifies House section 120 and allows the 
     Department to hire individuals other than administrative law 
     judges and to secure the services of administrative law 
     judges from other Federal agencies to address the Indian 
     probate backlog. The Senate had no similar provision.
       Section 125 retains the text of section 121 as proposed by 
     the House allowing American Samoa to receive a loan which 
     will be repaid from its proceeds from a settlement agreement 
     with tobacco manufacturers. The Senate had no similar 
     provision. The managers remain very concerned about the 
     fiscal situation in American Samoa. The managers have agreed 
     to the Senate proposal that the Secretary should not release 
     certain funds withheld in fiscal year 1999 until the 
     Secretary certifies that American Samoa implements activities 
     regarding repayment for health care in Hawaii. The managers 
     expect that the substantial loan will be used effectively by 
     American Samoa to provide a long-lasting fiscal remedy and 
     economic development. The managers strongly encourage the 
     government to use some of these new funds for health care 
     repayments which remain outstanding. The managers direct the 
     Secretary to craft the final loan agreement so that the 
     principal of $18,600,000, and interest calculated at the 
     Congressional Budget Office's estimate of 5.4 percent, be 
     fully repaid through the assignment of the tobacco lawsuit 
     settlement funds over the next 26 years. At such time as 
     these costs have been fully repaid the Secretary should act 
     promptly to restore the tobacco settlement payments directly 
     to American Samoa. The managers also encourage the Secretary 
     and the American Samoa government to work cooperatively to 
     identify and bring economic development to the Territory. The 
     managers encourage the Secretary to consult with other 
     Federal departments and agencies in this effort and make use 
     of the recently established President's Interagency Group on 
     Insular Areas to help achieve this goal.
       The managers have not agreed to language proposed by the 
     Senate in section 122 prohibiting the use of funds for the 
     removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams.
       Section 126 modifies language as proposed by the Senate on 
     a feasibility study for designating Midway Atoll as a 
     National Memorial. The modification directs the Secretary, 
     acting through the Fish and Wildlife Service in coordination 
     with the National Park Service, to pursue designation of 
     Midway Atoll as a National Memorial to the Battle of Midway. 
     It requires no study before establishment of the designation. 
     The House had no similar provision. The managers note that 
     the Fish and Wildlife Service has an aggressive program 
     underway at Midway relating to historic site protection, 
     restoration and interpretation, and the managers fully 
     support that effort.
       Section 127 modifies section 125 as proposed by the Senate 
     and provides the Secretary one year to redistribute Tribal 
     Priority Allocation funds to address unmet needs, dual 
     enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate 
     distribution methodologies. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       Section 128 retains the text of section 126 as proposed by 
     the Senate prohibiting the use of funds to transfer land into 
     trust status for the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe in Clark 
     County, Washington, until the tribe and county reach 
     agreement on development issues. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       Section 129 modifies section 127 as proposed by the Senate 
     and limits the use of funds to implement Secretarial Order 
     3206 regarding the administration of the Endangered Species 
     Act on Indian tribal lands. The modification permits 
     implementation of the order except for two provisions. The 
     first provision, which may not be implemented, would give 
     preferential treatment to Indian activities at the expense of 
     non-Indian activities in determining conservation 
     restrictions to species listed under the Endangered Species 
     Act. The second would give preferential treatment to tribal 
     lands at the expense of other privately owned lands in 
     designating critical habitat under the Endangered Species 
     Act. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 130 retains the text of section 128 as proposed by 
     the Senate providing authority for the Bureau of Land 
     Management to provide land acquisition grants to two local 
     governments in Alaska. The House had no similar provision.
       The managers have not included section 129 as proposed by 
     the Senate dealing with alternatives for the modification of 
     Weber Dam. The projects listed in the section, however, have 
     been funded and incorporated in the appropriate accounts. The 
     House had no similar provision.
       Section 131 retains the text of section 130 as proposed by 
     the Senate redirecting $1,000,000 from fiscal year 1999 
     appropriated funds for acquisition of the Howard Farm near 
     Metzger Marsh, Ohio. The House had no similar provision.
       The managers have not included language proposed in section 
     131 of the Senate bill to place a moratorium on the issuance 
     of final procedures for class III Indian gaming. The managers 
     have taken this action based on assurances from the Secretary 
     that he will not implement final procedures until the Federal 
     courts have ruled on this issue.
       Section 132 retains the text of section 132 as proposed by 
     the Senate conveying certain lands to Nye County, Nevada. The 
     House had no similar provision.
       Section 133 retains the text of section 133 as proposed by 
     the Senate conveying certain lands to the City of Mesquite, 
     Nevada. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 134 clarifies that section 134 as proposed by the 
     Senate expresses the Sense of the Senate regarding exhibits 
     commemorating the quadricentennial of European settlement at 
     St. Croix Island IHS.
       Section 135 retains the text of section 135 as proposed by 
     the Senate prohibiting the Department of the Interior from 
     studying or implementing any plan to drain Lake Powell or 
     reduce water levels below levels required for the operation 
     of Glen Canyon Dam. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 136 modifies section 136 as proposed by the Senate 
     dealing with the prohibition of inspection fees on certain 
     exported hides and skins. The modification specifies that the 
     prohibition on fees does not apply to any person who ships 
     more than 2,500 hides, skins or parts during the course of 
     one year. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 137 retains the text of section 138 as proposed by 
     the Senate prohibiting the implementation of sound thresholds 
     at Grand Canyon National Park until 90 days after the 
     National Park Service has provided a report detailing the 
     scientific basis for such thresholds. The House had no 
     similar provision.
       Section 138 modifies language as proposed by the Senate 
     regarding funds appropriated in fiscal year 1998 for land 
     acquisition in Haines Borough, Alaska.
       Section 139 modifies section 142 as proposed by the Senate 
     so that funds appropriated for Bureau of Indian Affairs Post 
     Secondary Schools for fiscal year 2000 shall be allocated by 
     the Post Secondary Funding Formula adopted by the Office of 
     Indian Education Programs. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       Section 140 clarifies section 143 as proposed by the Senate 
     that land and other reimbursement the Secretary may receive 
     in the conveyance of the Twin Cities Research Center

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     must be used for the benefit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System in Minnesota and for activities authorized by Public 
     Law 104-134. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 141 modifies section 144 as proposed by the Senate 
     regarding oil valuation regulations. The managers instruct 
     the Comptroller General to review the issues raised by the 
     Minerals Management Service oil valuation rule-making and to 
     issue a report within six months. The section also requires 
     that the rule be consistent with existing statutory 
     requirements (Mineral Lands Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. Sec. 
     226(b) and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. Sec. 
     1337).
       The managers expect that the GAO report will examine and 
     evaluate the proposed rule and its consistency with statutory 
     requirements, lease agreements, and historic practices of 
     valuing oil for royalty purposes at the lease. The managers 
     intend that the Comptroller General will take into 
     consideration all official comments submitted during the 
     rule-making. Specifically, the managers expect the following 
     issues to be examined and reported upon: criteria for arms 
     length transactions for valuation purposes; methodologies for 
     determining values in non-arms length transactions; proper 
     adjustments and allowances of expenses when the valuation 
     process begins away from the lease; and acceptance of arms 
     length market transactions.
       The managers urge and expect the MMS to review thoroughly 
     the Comptroller General's report and to ensure that oil 
     royalty valuation rules are consistent with existing law. 
     Nothing in this conference report would prevent MMS from 
     reproposing the rule. In fact, the managers encourage them to 
     do so.
       Section 142 extends through 2003 the authority of the 
     Thomas Paine National Historical Association to establish a 
     memorial to Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia.
       Section 143 provides new contract authority regarding 
     transportation concessions at Zion NP, Utah.
       Section 144 provides an extension of the deadline for Red 
     Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to allow the Bureau of 
     Land Management sufficient time to process a pending rights-
     of-way application.
       Section 145 increases to 15 percent the amount of funds 
     that may be used by the National Park Foundation to 
     administer the National Park Passport program.

                       TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

                       Department of Agriculture


                             Forest Service

                     Forest and Rangeland Research

       The conference agreement provides $202,700,000 for forest 
     and rangeland research instead of $204,373,000 as proposed by 
     the House or $187,444,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     managers have agreed to the Senate proposal to direct 
     $250,000 to study hydrological and biological impacts of lead 
     and zinc mining on the Mark Twain National Forest, MO. The 
     managers have moved the bill language that concerns 
     prospecting permits and land withdrawals on this national 
     forest to Title III. The managers have agreed to a funding 
     decrease of $2,574,000 from lower priority research but the 
     managers have not agreed to the Senate proposal to reduce 
     non-forest health and productivity research specifically; nor 
     are funds included for uncontrollable fixed cost support as 
     proposed by the House.
       The managers have agreed to the House proposed funding 
     level for the forest inventory and analysis program. This 
     program should focus on cost share opportunities with state 
     partners and give first priority to those states that have 
     demonstrated a commitment to achieving the 20 percent annual 
     plot measurement objective through cash or in-kind 
     contributions.
       The managers have included the funding for the activities 
     at Mount St. Helens proposed by the House. The Pacific 
     Northwest (PNW) research station should collaborate with the 
     National Monument staff and non-Federal scientists to 
     assemble, summarize and archive long-term data sets on 20 
     years of biological responses at Mount St. Helens. The PNW 
     should convene scientists with past or future involvement 
     with ecological studies at Mount St. Helens to synthesize 
     current knowledge and promote future studies.
       The managers have provided no funding in the research 
     account for the University of Washington landscape ecology 
     study; rather, funds for this activity have been provided in 
     the State and Private Forestry appropriation to maintain this 
     effort at the fiscal year 1999 level.
       The managers have agreed to the Senate proposal for a 
     funding increase at the Sitka, AK, forest center and have 
     agreed to a $300,000 increase above the fiscal year 1999 
     level for the Purdue University hardwood center. Funding for 
     the Sitka facility should be included in the fiscal year 2001 
     budget justification.
       The managers do not agree to the Senate proposal for the 
     University of Montana research nor the Senate proposed 
     expansion of the CROP program, but the managers agree to 
     maintain the CROP program at the fiscal year 1999 level at 
     the Colville National Forest, WA.
       The managers have moved $1,000,000 from the national forest 
     system account for the PNW station to fund the demonstration 
     of ecosystem management options (DEMO) program; if additional 
     funds are needed, they should be taken from the national 
     allocation to research. The managers agree with the Senate 
     colloquy that projects at West Virginia, Vermont, and the 
     Forest Products lab should be funded at the fiscal year 1999 
     level as should the Coweeta and Bent Creek projects as 
     proposed by the House. The managers also agree that funding 
     for the forest science laboratory in Juneau, AK, should be 
     maintained at the fiscal year 1999 level.
       The managers direct that up to $500,000 from the national 
     allocation should be used, in a cost-share effort, to revise 
     and update the Forest Service publication, ``Carbon Changes 
     in U.S. Forests''. The updated publication should include all 
     documentation of assumptions and methodologies used in 
     estimating and projecting carbon sequestration using the 
     forest carbon accounting model (FORCARB). A final draft of 
     the updated publication should be presented to an accredited 
     forestry school for scientific peer review by June 30, 2000, 
     and an updated publication should be completed by September 
     30, 2000, and submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       The managers have agreed to revised instructions regarding 
     services provided by Forest Service scientists in support of 
     National Forest System (NFS) projects. The managers expect 
     that scientists will be available to support NFS project 
     implementation as an important aspect of their professional 
     public service and technology transfer responsibilities. The 
     managers also encourage the Forest Service to increase their 
     efforts at extramural research and pursue additional cost-
     sharing for the full scope of forest and rangeland research.


                       State and Private Forestry

       The conference agreement provides $187,534,000 for State 
     and private forestry instead of $181,464,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $190,793,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The agreement provides $38,825,000 for Federal lands forest 
     health management and $21,850,000 for cooperative lands 
     forest health management. The managers have agreed to the 
     House proposal on Asian long-horned beetle work in urban 
     areas and the Senate proposal for the Vermont forest 
     cooperative. The agreement fully funds the gypsy moth slow-
     the-spread program. The managers have agreed to redirect the 
     Senate proposal for Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, assistance 
     to the state fire assistance activity. The conference 
     agreement directs the Forest Service to improve the control 
     or eradication of the pine beetles in the Rocky Mountain 
     region of the United States; to 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 to submit to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations a report on the results of the study within 
     six months of enactment of this Act.
       The conference agreement includes $24,760,000 for state 
     fire assistance, including a special allocation of $250,000 
     for the Senate-proposed project for wildfire training and 
     equipment in Kentucky and $2,000,000 for hazardous tree 
     removal resulting from spruce bark beetle infestations in the 
     Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK. The managers agree to the Senate 
     direction concerning a direct lump sum payment to the Kenai 
     Peninsula Borough and other direction concerning this 
     funding. The conference agreement includes $3,250,000 for 
     volunteer fire assistance, an increase of $1,250,000 above 
     the fiscal year 1999 funding level.
       The conference agreement includes $29,430,000 for forest 
     stewardship as proposed by the House. This funding includes 
     the House-proposed funding for the New York City watershed 
     and the NE Pennsylvania community forestry program and the 
     Senate proposed funding for the Chesapeake Bay program. The 
     conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the forest 
     legacy program of which $1,500,000 is directed for the 
     Jefferson and Randolph, NH, project as proposed by the 
     Senate. The managers encourage the Forest Service and the 
     States to develop forest legacy selection criteria that 
     emphasize projects which enhance federal lands, federal 
     investments, or past federal assistance efforts. The 
     conference agreement includes $31,300,000 for the urban and 
     community forestry program which includes the House-proposed 
     increase for the NE Pennsylvania forestry program and 
     $500,000 for the Senate-proposed Salt Lake City Olympic tree 
     program. The managers encourage the Forest Service to work 
     with and help support the Chicago green streets program for 
     urban forestry. The managers do not agree to the Senate 
     direction concerning headquarters staffing for the urban and 
     community forestry program, but the managers encourage 
     greater cost savings to be achieved at headquarters and 
     regional office levels. In addition, the managers direct the 
     Forest Service to commission an independent study or panel to 
     assess the feasibility and potential for enhanced efficiency 
     by block-granting all or portions of the cooperative forestry 
     program. This evaluation should be done in consultation with 
     the state foresters, the Society of American Foresters, and 
     other interested professional or citizens groups.

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       The conference agreement includes the following funding for 
     the economic action program and the Pacific Northwest 
     assistance program:


                        Economic Action Program

Economic recovery............................................$4,900,000
Rural development through forestry............................6,000,000
Forest product conservation & recycling.......................1,900,000
Wood in transportation........................................1,205,000
  Program subtotal...........................................14,005,000
Special projects:
  NY City watershed.............................................500,000
  Lake Tahoe erosion control grants...........................1,000,000
  Hood River beach facilities OR................................275,000
  The Dalles riverfront trail OR..............................1,169,000
  Columbia River Gorge county payment...........................280,000
  Hawaii forestry workers training..............................100,000
  Princeton WV hardwood center increase.........................975,000
  Four Corners sustainable forestry initiative increase.........500,000
  Skamania County Drano Lake project WA.........................515,000
  UW landscape ecology (moved from research)....................300,000
  Nordic Ski Center rehab, Chugach NF, AK.......................500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Projects subtotal.........................................6,114,000
                                                       ================

    Economic Action Program total............................20,119,000
                                                       ================

  Pacific Northwest Assistance program:................................
  Base program................................................6,500,000
  Forks WA training center......................................600,000
  UW and WSU technology transfer extension......................900,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Pacific Northwest Assistance program total................8,000,000

       The conference agreement directs that within the funds 
     provided for the rural development through forestry program 
     at least 50 percent is directed for the Northeast-Midwest 
     area. The managers have included $500,000 for the Northern 
     Forest Heritage Park, NH, within the available funds for the 
     economic recovery program but the managers stipulate that 
     this will be the final Forest Service commitment for this 
     effort and that this funding shall come from the allocation 
     otherwise available to the Northeastern area.
       The managers have provided an increase of $100,000 in 
     addition to the $100,000 for the Hawaii forests and 
     communities initiative within the economic action program as 
     requested by the Administration. The managers have provided 
     an increase of $975,000 for the Princeton, WV, hardwood 
     center in addition to $1,520,000 included in the forest 
     products conservation and recycling activity within the 
     economic action program as requested by the administration. 
     This brings the Princeton hardwood center funding to the FY 
     1999 level. The managers have also provided an increase of 
     $500,000 for the Four Corners sustainable forestry initiative 
     which is in addition to $500,000 that the managers have 
     included within the rural development through forestry 
     activity as requested by the administration; this latter 
     $500,000 should come from the region's allocation. The 
     managers concur with the Senate direction on lump sum 
     payments with respect to the Forks, WA, Training Center.
       The managers have revised instructions proposed by the 
     House concerning the American Heritage Rivers initiative. The 
     managers direct that the Forest Service may allocate up to 
     $300,000 for this effort. This funding should be used 
     entirely for field activities, and no funds should be 
     transferred to or used to support the Council on 
     Environmental Quality or national interdepartmental 
     coordination or training efforts. The managers have also 
     included language in Title III concerning this matter. The 
     managers do not object to the Forest Service continuing to 
     provide headquarters and regional administrative or technical 
     support for this effort as they would for any program, but no 
     staff at regional, headquarters or departmental levels should 
     be substantially dedicated to this initiative. The managers 
     encourage the Forest Service to develop cost-share efforts 
     for this initiative to the maximum extent feasible.


                         National Forest System

       The conference agreement provides $1,251,504,000 for the 
     national forest system instead of $1,254,434,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $1,239,051,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Funds should be distributed as follows:

Land management planning....................................$40,000,000
Inventory and monitoring.....................................81,350,000
Recreation management.......................................155,500,000
Wilderness management........................................30,151,000
Heritage resources...........................................13,214,000
Wildlife habitat management..................................32,561,000
Inland fish habitat management...............................19,341,000
Anadromous fish habitat management...........................23,091,000
TE&S species habitat management..............................26,932,000
Grazing management...........................................28,982,000
Rangeland vegetation management..............................29,850,000
Timber sales management.....................................224,500,000
Forestland vegetation management.............................63,340,000
Soil, water and air operations...............................26,932,000
Watershed improvements.......................................32,850,000
Minerals and geology management..............................37,200,000
Real estate management.......................................47,554,000
Land line location...........................................15,468,000
Law enforcement operations...................................67,288,000
General administration......................................250,000,000
Land Between the Lakes NRA....................................5,400,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, NFS............................................1,251,504,000

       The conference agreement includes the following 
     congressional priorities: recreation management includes a 
     $500,000 increase for the Monongahela National Forest, WV, as 
     proposed by the Senate; rangeland vegetation management 
     includes $300,000 for noxious weed control on the Okanogan 
     NF, WA, as proposed by the Senate and $400,000 for Region 5 
     grazing monitoring as proposed by the House; timber sales 
     management includes $2,000,000 for the aspen program in 
     Colorado as proposed by the Senate; forestland vegetation 
     management includes $240,000 for pinelands work on the Mark 
     Twain NF, MO, and $500,000 for spruce budworm work on the 
     Gifford Pinchot NF, WA, proposed by the Senate and $300,000 
     for the CROP project on the Colville NF, WA, and $300,000 for 
     Cradle of Forestry, NC, environmental education as proposed 
     by the House. The managers have provided no funds for the 
     newly proposed forest ecosystem restoration and improvement 
     activity but have included $2,000,000 in the forestland 
     vegetation management activity for work of this nature and 
     $1,000,000 for the Blue Ridge project on the Apache-
     Sitgreaves NF that the Senate had proposed funding within the 
     forest ecosystem restoration and improvement activity. The 
     managers encourage the Forest Service to consider enhancing 
     the ecosystem restoration program, including the use of 
     partnerships, in Region 3. The conference agreement also 
     includes $1,000,000 for the Wayne NF, OH, acid mine drainage 
     work as proposed by the House; $750,000 for Lake Tahoe basin 
     watershed improvements proposed by the Senate; and $750,000 
     for the Weyerhauser-Huckleberry land exchange supplemental 
     environmental impact statement in Washington state as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The managers have modified bill language proposed by the 
     House to require the display of unobligated balances by 
     extended budget line items in the fiscal year 2001 budget 
     justification.
       The managers have provided funding in the timber sales 
     management activity sufficient to maintain the same total 
     timber sale volume as was proposed for fiscal year 1999; the 
     managers direct that the total sale volume for fiscal year 
     2000 be no less than the volume in fiscal year 1999. The 
     managers request that the report proposed by the Senate 
     concerning timber growth, inventory and mortality be 
     submitted to the House and Senate Committees within 180 days 
     of enactment. The managers have provided funding to maintain 
     the drug law enforcement effort in Kentucky at the 1999 
     level. The managers encourage the Forest Service to cooperate 
     with the City of Fredonia, AZ, on standards for facilities 
     for the North Kaibab ranger station and to consider entering 
     into an agreement with the city to occupy the facilities upon 
     completion.
       The managers have revised instructions proposed by the 
     House and direct the Forest Service and the Department of 
     Agriculture to present a clear exposition in their budget 
     justifications on their respective responsibilities and 
     funding concerning fiscal, budget and related business 
     activities. The managers also request the Forest Service to 
     provide a report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations within 180 days of enactment that describes 
     the public affairs and communications programs and outlines 
     objectives, performance measures and expected costs for this 
     effort. The managers concur with House recommended language 
     concerning the Knutson-Vandenburg reforestation fund, salvage 
     sale and brush disposal funds except that these funds may be 
     used for national commitments within the Forest Service if 
     the project relates to the fund's administration, management 
     or authorized activity.
       The managers concur with the House language that directs 
     that no funds be used for the natural resource agenda or 
     conservation education national commitment categories until a 
     detailed, agency-wide spending plan, including funding 
     sources and expected results, is approved by the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations. The managers acknowledge 
     the early receipt of the report requested by the House 
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     the conservation education program. The managers also direct 
     that no funds be used for the construction of a national 
     museum or visitor center in the Sidney R. Yates building 
     without the review and approval of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations. The managers do not request the 
     GSA report requested by the Senate concerning alternative 
     office space for the Washington Office at this time.
       Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area--The 
     managers note that the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 2000, does not include funding for 
     operation of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation 
     Area, KY and TN. Therefore, the management of this area will 
     be transferred from the Tennessee Valley Authority to the 
     U.S. Forest Service as directed by the Land Between the Lakes 
     Protection Act of 1998 Title V of Sec. 101(e) of Public Law 
     105-277). The managers expect that Land Between the Lakes 
     (LBL) will be managed as part of the national forest system 
     for recreation in a manner consistent with the multiple use 
     mandate of the Forest Service and the original 1972 LBL 
     mission statement. The managers also expect an orderly 
     transfer of management from the Tennessee Valley Authority to 
     the Forest Service. The managers direct that the previously 
     published guidelines for the transfer be followed; these are 
     delineated on pages 1246 and 1247 of House Report 105-825 
     accompanying P.L. 105-277, the Omnibus Consolidated and 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for fiscal year 
     1999. The managers have included a total of $7,000,000 for 
     the operation of LBL; this includes $5,400,000 in the 
     national forest system appropriation, $1,300,000 in the 
     reconstruction and maintenance appropriation and $300,000 in 
     the wildland fire management appropriation account.
       The managers recommend that the Forest Service wilderness 
     management policy should consider the need for mitigating the 
     adverse effect of human impact on vegetation, soil, water and 
     wildlife. The managers suggest that the policy should 
     consider solitude as one among a number of qualities valuable 
     to a wilderness experience but recognize that the 1964 
     Wilderness Act does not require solitude on every trail. The 
     managers feel that the Forest Service should not impose a 
     wilderness-wide blanket of determining use by social 
     encounters (solitude).
       The managers are aware of the structural problems of the 
     Long Park Dam in Daggett County, Utah. Recognizing the unique 
     circumstances of the dam, its proximity to the Flaming Gorge 
     National Recreation Area, and its significant contribution to 
     the local economy of Daggett County, Utah, the managers 
     encourage the Secretary of Agriculture to make repair of the 
     dam a priority within the Department of Agriculture's 
     appropriation funding. The managers understand that the State 
     of Utah is participating in the project on a 50/50 cost share 
     basis. Should budgetary adjustments be necessary to provide 
     for the federal share, the Secretary shall do so in 
     consultation with the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                        Wildland Fire Management

       The conference agreement provides $651,354,000 for wildland 
     fire management instead of $561,354,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $650,980,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement includes funding for fire operations and 
     preparedness (including Land Between the Lakes NRA) as 
     proposed by the House and contingent emergency funding as 
     proposed by the Senate. The managers concur with the Senate 
     direction concerning acquisition of a high band radio system 
     for the Monongahela NF, WV. The agreement calls for about 
     $70,000,000 to be reserved for hazardous fuel operations of 
     which $500,000 is designated for hazardous tree removal on 
     the Chugach National Forest, AK, and $1,500,000 is for 
     implementing the Quincy Library group project as proposed by 
     the Senate. The managers do not specify any set amount of 
     funding for particularly severe forest health areas as 
     proposed by the House, but the managers expect the Forest 
     Service to follow other House and Senate instructions 
     concerning this program, including a report within 120 days 
     and full integration of this program with other vegetation, 
     habitat management and watershed improvement programs. The 
     managers have included bill language proposed by the House 
     which requires the transfer of not less than 50 percent of 
     the unobligated balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 
     1999 to pay back funds previously advanced from the Knutson-
     Vandenburg reforestation fund during severe emergencies. The 
     managers note that this fund is still owed $392,871,000 that 
     was advanced for emergency wildfire fighting during previous 
     years. The managers again encourage the administration to 
     make efforts to repay this important environmental 
     restoration and protection fund.


                     Reconstruction and Maintenance

       The conference agreement provides $398,927,000 for 
     reconstruction and maintenance instead of $396,602,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $362,095,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement provides for the following 
     distribution of funds:

                                                                 Amount

               Facilities Reconstruction and Construction

Research facilities:
  Auburn University research facility AL.....................$4,000,000
  Inst. Pacific Islands Forestry HI.............................400,000
  Admin. request projects.....................................7,510,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal: Research facilities............................11,910,000
                                                       ================

Fire, admin, other facilities:
  Marienville RS consolidation PA.............................1,140,000
  Black Hills NF fire training facility SD......................800,000
  Wayne NF supervisors office completion OH.....................475,000
  Admin. request projects....................................22,946,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal: FAO facilities.................................25,361,000
                                                       ================

Recreation facilities:
  Allegheny NF rec facilities PA................................400,000
  Angeles NF toilet and water system rehab CA.................1,200,000
  Badin Lake campground NC......................................400,000
  Boone NF Rockcastle and Noe's Dock boat ramp KY...............425,000
  Chugach NF, Begich Boggs visitor center AK..................1,400,000
  Cradle of Forestry NC.......................................1,078,000
  Franklin County dam MS......................................2,000,000
  Ocoee boater put-in and Thunder Rock campgd TN................600,000
  Sacajewea education center, Salmon ID..........................75,000
  San Bernardino NF Dogwood campground CA.....................1,125,000
  Santa Inez First Crossing recreation area CA..................950,000
  Talladega NF Pinhoti trail bridge AL...........................30,000
  Waldo Lake sanitation OR......................................700,000
  Admin. request projects....................................32,949,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal: Recreation facilities..........................43,332,000
                                                       ================

    Subtotal facilities reconstruction and construction......80,603,000
                                                       ================


                 Trail Reconstruction and Construction

Continental Divide trail (various)..............................500,000
Florida National Scenic Trail...................................250,000
Taft Tunnel ID..................................................750,000
Winding Stair Mt NRWA OK........................................130,000
Ocoee river trail system TN.....................................300,000
VA Creeper trail repair VA......................................500,000
Admin. request projects......................................12,979,000
Other trail reconstruction base program......................14,173,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal trails reconstruction and construction..........29,582,000
                                                       ================


                  Road reconstruction and construction

Boone NF Tunnel Ridge road KY,................................1,000,000
Increase for timber support...................................2,091,000
Monongahela NF landslide damage WV..............................641,000
Olympic NF Hamma Hamma road WA..................................800,000
Admin. request projects......................................96,468,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal road reconstruction and construction...........101,000,000
                                                       ================

  Reconstruction and construction subtotal..................211,185,000
                                                       ================


                              Maintenance

Facilities...................................................54,813,000
Road maintenance and decommissioning........................111,184,000
Trails.......................................................20,445,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Maintenance subtotal....................................186,442,000
                                                       ================

Land Between the Lakes, maintenance, repairs..................1,300,000
    Total reconstruction and maintenance....................398,927,000

       The conference agreement has included bill language as 
     proposed by the Senate that requires the Forest Service to 
     provide an opportunity for public comment on each road 
     decommissioning project. The conference agreement has 
     provided sufficient road reconstruction and construction 
     funding to allow the timber sales program to offer the same 
     level of harvest as in fiscal year 1999. The managers point 
     out that funds will not be used for the direct construction 
     of new timber access roads; rather, the timber purchasers 
     will provide for the actual construction, although the Forest 
     Service will continue to provide all needed engineering 
     support and project guidance. The managers have not agreed to 
     the Senate recommendation that road reconstruction decreases

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     would come from the Region 10 funding. The agreement includes 
     $100,000 for Noe's Dock boat ramp and $325,000 for the 
     Rockcastle project on the Daniel Boone NF, KY, and directs 
     that the $300,000 in the budget request originally designated 
     for the Region 9 office move shall be used for the heating, 
     ventilation and air conditioning systems at the Forest 
     Products Lab, WI. The managers emphasize that the funding 
     authorization for the Auburn University forestry school 
     construction project requires the University to provide the 
     Forest Service with rent-free use of space for the life of 
     the building for collaborative research.


                            Land Acquisition

       The conference agreement provides $79,575,000 in new land 
     acquisition funds and a reprogramming of $40,000,000 in prior 
     year funds instead of a total of $1,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $36,370,000 as proposed by the Senate. Funds 
     should be distributed as follows:

        State and project                                        Amount
CA--Angeles NF (Pacific Crest Trail).........................$1,500,000
NM--BACA.....................................................40,000,000
CA--Big Sur Ecosystem (Los Padres NF).........................4,000,000
MT--Bitterroot NF (Rye Creek).................................3,500,000
UT--Bonneville Shoreline Trail..................................750,000
WI--Chequamegon-Nicolet NF....................................1,500,000
TN--Cherokee NF (Gulf Tract)..................................3,500,000
AZ--Coconino NF (Bar-T-Bar Ranch).............................5,000,000
AZ--Coconino NF (Sedona)......................................3,500,000
Multi.--Continental Divide Trail................................700,000
KY--Daniel Boone NF...........................................1,500,000
SC--Francis Marion NF.........................................3,000,000
VT--Green Mtn. NF.............................................3,000,000
ID--Hells Canyon NRA............................................600,000
IN--Hoosier NF..................................................750,000
NV/CA--Lake Tahoe Basin.......................................3,000,000
MT--Lindbergh Lake (Flathead NF)..............................3,000,000
MO--Mark Twain NF.............................................1,000,000
WV--Monongahela NF (Elk River)..................................275,000
WA--Mountains To Sound Greenway...............................2,500,000
NC--Nantahala/Pisgah NF (Lake Logan)..........................1,000,000
FL--Osceola NF (N. FL. Wildlife Corridor).....................1,000,000
WA--Pacific NW Streams........................................3,000,000
CA--San Bernardino NF.........................................2,500,000
NM--Santa Fe NF (Jemez R.)....................................1,000,000
ID--Sawtooth NRA..............................................1,000,000
MS--Univ. of Mississippi.....................................12,000,000
OH--Wayne NF..................................................1,000,000
NH--White Mt. NF (Pond of Safety Tract).......................1,500,000
NH--White Mt. NF (Scenic Areas)...............................1,000,000
  Reprogram FY99 Funds (Baca Ranch).........................-40,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal.................................................67,575,000
Acquisition Management........................................8,500,000
Cash Equalization.............................................1,500,000
Emergency Acquisitions........................................1,500,000
Wilderness Protection...........................................500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................$79,575,000

       The managers have provided $1,000,000 for the Osceola 
     National Forest, FL, to acquire black bear habitat. The 
     managers have made these funds contingent on an equal match 
     from non-Federal sources. The project need is in excess of 
     $100,000,000. The managers hope that the State of Florida 
     will partner with the Federal government on this and other 
     projects which are under serious development threat. The 
     managers are aware that the State's annual land acquisition 
     budget exceeds that of the Federal program and that the 
     managers are providing Stateside land and water grants within 
     the National Park Service appropriation for the first time in 
     five years.
       The managers have provided $3,000,000 for the Pacific 
     Northwest Streams initiative. Of this amount, $2,000,000 is 
     available for the Bowe Ranch, WA, and $1,000,000 for the 
     Bonanza Queen Mine, WA.
       Senate Report 105-56, which accompanied the Fiscal Year 
     1999 Interior and Related Agencies Act, included a limitation 
     on the purchase price for the acquisition of certain lands in 
     the Columbia River Gorge NSA (CRGNSA), and also required a 
     donation of a 40-acre tract adjacent to the CRGNSA. Both of 
     these directives are hereby rescinded. The Forest Service 
     shall notify the Committees before finalizing the acquisition 
     of these properties if the combined value of the acquisition 
     of the Cannard Tract and the adjacent 40-acre parcel totals 
     more than $625,000. The managers have included $40,000,000 
     for acquisition of the BACA Ranch subject to a specific 
     authorization.


         Acquisition of Lands for National Forests Special Acts

       The conference agreement provides $1,069,000 for the 
     acquisition of lands for national forests special acts as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.


            Acquisition of Lands to Complete Land Exchanges

       The conference agreement provides an indefinite 
     appropriation estimated to be $210,000 for the acquisition of 
     lands to complete land exchanges as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate.


                         Range Betterment Fund

       The conference agreement provides an indefinite 
     appropriation estimated to be $3,300,000 for the range 
     betterment fund as proposed by both the House and the Senate.


    Gifts, Donations and Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research

       The conference agreement provides $92,000 for gifts, 
     donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.


               Administrative Provisions, Forest Service

       The managers have not included language proposed by the 
     House concerning Committee approval of organizational 
     restructuring. However, the managers are concerned that the 
     Forest Service is not doing all that is practicable to see 
     that the maximum amount of funding gets to the field where 
     there is so much need for management action and public 
     service. In addition, the managers are concerned that the 
     Forest Service has established new staff units within the 
     Washington Office with very little Congressional 
     consultation. While the managers concur that additional 
     resources may be necessary to improve agency accountability, 
     such increases should be strictly limited in order to assure 
     maximum availability of funds for program accomplishment. The 
     managers direct the Forest Service to consult the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to establishing new 
     units in the Washington Office where such units report to 
     Associate Deputy Chiefs or above and for major 
     reorganizations in the field where there is a significant 
     deviation from the current organizational structure. Such 
     deviation would be significant if the reorganizations involve 
     a net increase in administrative support needs or where 
     groups of employees are geographically relocated.
       The managers have not included language proposed by the 
     House allowing the Secretary to use any available funds 
     during wildland fire emergencies; the conference agreement 
     continues the previous procedures as proposed by the Senate. 
     The managers have included House language which allows the 
     release of non-wildland fire management funds for wildland 
     emergencies only when all previously appropriated emergency 
     contingent wildland fire funds have been released by the 
     President and apportioned. The managers remain concerned that 
     this Administration has been overly anxious to spend the KV 
     reforestation fund on wildland fire emergencies and not 
     sufficiently interested in paying the KV fund back. This fund 
     provides for vital environmental restoration and protection 
     activities including tree planting, watershed restoration, 
     and wildlife and fish habitat enhancement.
       The managers have not included language proposed by the 
     House preventing the transfer of Forest Service funds to the 
     USDA working capital fund without advance Committee approval. 
     The managers expect to see clear statements in future budget 
     justifications concerning these and other departmental 
     charges; the Forest Service should not be charged for 
     Department of Agriculture administrative activities which 
     should be funded by the Agriculture appropriations bill. In 
     addition to the display contained in the agency budget 
     justification, the managers expect the agency to inform the 
     Committees immediately if the estimated total amount of funds 
     to be transferred during the fiscal year differs from the 
     agency estimate by more than 10 percent. The managers further 
     instruct the Secretary to provide the Committees with a plan 
     no later than March 31, 2000, for reduction of total charges 
     against the agency beginning in fiscal year 2000.
       The managers have included language proposed by the Senate 
     concerning clearcutting on the Shawnee National Forest, IL; 
     this language was carried in previous bills. The conference 
     agreement includes the Senate proposed funding level for the 
     National Forest Foundation and includes the House proposed 
     language concerning the payment to the National Fish and 
     Wildlife Foundation. The agreement includes bill language 
     proposed by the Senate concerning the definition of overhead 
     and indirect expenses and limiting indirect expenses to 20 
     percent for certain trust funds and cooperative work funds. 
     The managers have included the House language allowing up to 
     $500,000 to be transferred to the Office of the General 
     Counsel for certain travel and related expenses; the Senate 
     had included similar language. The managers have modified 
     language proposed by the Senate allowing any funds available 
     to the Forest Service to be used for law enforcement during 
     emergencies; the modified language allows any funds to be 
     used up to a maximum of $500,000 per year. The managers 
     expect that this authority will only be used during real 
     emergencies and that every effort will be made to pay back 
     the borrowed funds promptly during subsequent years. The 
     managers concur with the House direction regarding the 
     International Forestry program. The managers have included 
     the Senate provision authorizing use of Forest Service funds 
     to pay a certain employee for part of the cost of his house 
     and

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     possessions which were destroyed by arson because this arson 
     appears to be retaliation for him performing his official job 
     duties.
       The managers have included bill language directing that 
     $5,000,000 be allocated to the Alaska Region from fiscal year 
     1999 unobligated balances (excluding unobligated balances 
     from the Alaska region) in addition to the $20,600,000 
     appropriated to sell timber in the normal base program for 
     fiscal year 2000. The funds provided from unobligated 
     balances, plus $5,100,000 from the base program, shall be 
     used to prepare and make available timber sales to establish 
     a three year timber supply for operators on the Tongass 
     National Forest. Sales are to be prepared which have a high 
     probability of being sold in order to facilitate a reliable 
     Federal timber supply and transition to value added 
     processing for the forest products industry in Southeast 
     Alaska.
       The managers have also included bill language which 
     appropriates $22,000,000 to the Southeast Alaska economic 
     disaster fund to be distributed over three years to the 
     Ketchikan Gateway Borough, the City of Petersburg, the City 
     and Borough of Sitka and the Metlakatla Indian Community. 
     These funds are to be provided as direct lump sum payments 
     and are to be used to employ unemployed timber workers and 
     for related community redevelopment projects.
       The managers have received the report from the National 
     Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on the Forest Service 
     financial systems and budget structures. The managers are 
     currently reviewing this important study and have assurances 
     from the Secretary that he and the Forest Service will 
     provide, by October 31, 1999, a report outlining specific 
     steps, with deadlines, that the Forest Service will take to 
     evaluate and implement NAPA recommendations as appropriate. 
     The managers are concerned with the Academy's findings that 
     the Forest Service has shown a substantial lack of leadership 
     concerning managerial accountability. The managers expect the 
     Forest Service and the Secretary to continue consultation 
     with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     concerning changes required to respond to this NAPA study. 
     The managers remain concerned that the Forest Service budget 
     formulation and allocation processes do not provide 
     sufficient linkage between on-the-ground needs and funding 
     priority work. The Service must also address the consequences 
     of inadequate performance. Development and implementation of 
     sound performance measures will be needed before major budget 
     restructuring is likely to be accepted by the Committees. The 
     managers are also concerned about Forest Service granting 
     approval to expand greatly the chief financial officer's 
     staffing at headquarters: the Forest Service should pay close 
     attention to NAPA recommendations concerning this matter and 
     organizational structure.

                          Department of Energy


                         Clean Coal Technology

                               (Deferral)

       The conference agreement provides for the deferral of 
     $156,000,000 in previously appropriated funds for the clean 
     coal technology program as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     a deferral of $256,000,000 as proposed by the House. The 
     managers agree that up to $14,400,000 may be used for program 
     direction.


                 Fossil Energy Research and Development

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement provides $410,025,000 for fossil 
     energy research and development instead of $280,292,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $390,975,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of the amount provided, $24,000,000 is derived by 
     transfer from the biomass energy development account.
       Changes to the House position in advanced clean fuels 
     research include increases of $300,000 for coal preparation/
     carbon extraction from coal and $250,000 for indirect 
     liquefaction and a decrease of $1,475,000 for direct 
     liquefaction. For the advanced clean efficient power system 
     program there is a decrease of $1,000,000 for low emissions 
     boiler systems and an increase of $1,500,000 for Vision 21.
       For natural gas programs there are increases to the House 
     position in exploration and production of $375,000 for arctic 
     research and $1,000,000 for methane hydrates; increases in 
     advanced turbine systems of $800,000 for mid-size turbines, 
     $2,500,000 for ramgen technology (coalbed methane), and 
     $41,008,000 for the utility turbines program that the House 
     had proposed to transfer to the Energy Conservation account; 
     and increases in emerging process technology of $1,000,000 
     for gas-to-liquids/ITM Syngas and $2,000,000 for coal mine 
     methane.
       Changes to the House position in the oil technology program 
     include increases of $375,000 for arctic research and 
     $250,000 for reservoir characterization/northern mid-
     continent atlas in exploration and production; an increase of 
     $750,000 for risk based data management systems and a 
     decrease of $2,000,000 for preferred petroleum upstream 
     management in recovery field demonstrations; and an increase 
     of $3,500,000 for diesel biodesulfurization in Alaska.
       Other changes to the House position include increases of 
     $600,000 for cooperative research and development, $2,400,000 
     for federal energy technology center program direction, 
     $600,000 for general plant projects, and $79,000,000 which 
     eliminates a general reduction to fossil energy programs. 
     There is also a decrease of $4,000,000 which assumes the use 
     of prior year unobligated and uncosted balances.
       The managers agree to the following:
       1. The black liquor gasification program should include the 
     active involvement of the appropriate officials within the 
     industries of the future program in energy conservation.
       2. The funds provided for laser drilling may be used for 
     other innovative technologies in addition to laser drilling.
       3. Within the methane hydrate program, the Department is 
     encouraged to consider the expertise of the Gulf of Mexico 
     Hydrate Research Consortium in safety-related research.
       4. The managers are aware of a proposal to enhance the 
     quality of low-grade sub-bituminous coal from the Powder 
     River Basin by permanently removing moisture from the coal. 
     This proposal also would provide economic development 
     benefits for the Crow Nation. The managers urge the 
     Department to evaluate this proposal and to consider 
     providing technical assistance or other funding support to 
     the extent the project represents a significant advance in 
     coal dewatering technology, is consistent with the goals and 
     objectives of the fossil energy program, and involves an 
     appropriate degree of cost sharing.
       5. The Department's PM 2.5 monitoring and research efforts 
     should focus on developing data that respond to the fine 
     particulate research needs identified in the Congressionally-
     mandated ``National Research Council Priorities for Airborne 
     Particulate Matter.'' To the extent feasible, the Department 
     should coordinate with industry, State and university 
     research efforts to clarify the uncertainties in the current 
     understanding of fine particulate matter concentration, 
     chemical composition and the relationship between personal 
     exposure and ambient air quality. Research results should 
     help Federal and State environmental regulators design plans 
     that comply with the PM 2.5 ambient air standard and protect 
     the public health.


                      Alternative Fuels Production

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       The conference agreement provides, as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate, for the deposit of investment income 
     earned as of October 1, 1999, on principal amounts in a trust 
     fund established as part of the sale of the Great Plains 
     Gasification Plant in Beulah, ND, and immediate transfer of 
     the funds to the General Fund of the Treasury. The amount 
     available as of October 1, 1999, is estimated to be 
     $1,000,000.


                 Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

       The conference agreement provides no new funding for the 
     Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate. Unobligated funds from previous 
     fiscal years should be sufficient to continue necessary 
     operations in fiscal year 2000.


                      Elk Hills School Lands Fund

       The conference agreement provides $36,000,000 for the 
     second payment from the Elk Hills school lands fund as 
     proposed by the House instead of no funding as proposed by 
     the Senate. The managers have agreed to delay this payment 
     until October 1, 2000, and expect the payment to be made on 
     that date or as soon thereafter as possible.


                          Energy Conservation

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement includes $689,242,000 for energy 
     conservation instead of $731,822,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $684,817,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the amount 
     provided, $25,000,000 is derived by transfer from the biomass 
     energy development account.
       Changes to the House position in building research and 
     standards include an increase of $201,000 for building 
     America and a decrease of $300,000 for industrialized housing 
     in residential buildings; an increase of $200,000 for 
     commercial buildings research and development; and increases 
     of $470,000 for lighting research and development, $2,250,000 
     for space conditioning and refrigeration, $1,000,000 for 
     cogeneration/fuel cells and $297,000 for lighting and 
     appliance standards in equipment, materials and tools. For 
     the building technology and assistance program there is an 
     increase of $1,000,000 for the weatherization assistance 
     program. For management and planning there is a decrease of 
     $300,000 in support for State and local grants.
       Changes to the House position in industry programs include 
     increases of $2,000,000 for reciprocating engines and 
     $2,000,000 for characterization of oxidation behavior and a 
     decrease of $3,000,000 for industrial turbines in distributed 
     generation; an increase of $300,000 for technical assistance/
     integrated delivery; a decrease of $41,008,000 for utility 
     turbines that the House had proposed to transfer from the 
     fossil energy account; and decreases of $550,000 for NICE3, 
     $100,000 for inventions and innovations, $200,000 for 
     industrial assessment centers, $400,000 for motors and 
     compressed air, and $250,000 for steam challenge.
       Changes to the House position for transportation programs/
     vehicle technology include an increase of $3,000,000 for 
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     power electronics and a decrease of $2,900,000 in hybrid 
     systems; increases of $400,000 for fuel cell systems, 
     $1,600,000 for stock components, and $120,000 for fuel 
     processing and storage in fuel cell research and development; 
     decreases of $500,000 each for light truck engines and for 
     heavy truck engines in the advanced combustion engine 
     program; and increases of $800,000 each for CARAT and GATE in 
     cooperative research. For fuels utilization there are 
     increases of $600,000 for advanced petroleum fuels for heavy 
     trucks and $1,000,000 for alternative fuels for automobiles/
     light trucks. For technology deployment there is a decrease 
     of $10,000 for advanced vehicle competitions. In policy and 
     management there is an increase of $1,000,000 for a National 
     Academy of Sciences review of fossil fuel and conservation 
     research efforts as described below and decreases of $100,000 
     for the headquarters working capital fund, $300,000 for 
     international market development programs, and $200,000 for 
     information and communications. There is also a decrease of 
     $11,000,000 that assumes the use of prior year unobligated 
     and uncosted balances.
       Bill Language.--The managers have modified bill language 
     proposed by the House that requires a 25 percent State cost 
     share for the weatherization assistance program. The 
     modification delays the cost-sharing requirement until fiscal 
     year 2001 and thereafter to allow sufficient time for the 
     States to prepare for this new requirement. The managers also 
     agree that the cost share must be non-Federal for each State 
     or other qualified participant but is not strictly limited to 
     funds appropriated by each State or other qualified 
     participant.
       The managers agree to the following:
       1. While the managers have not included language in the 
     bill earmarking funds for grants to municipal governments as 
     proposed by the Senate, the managers urge the Department to 
     continue working closely with municipal governments and with 
     the States to address municipal and community energy 
     challenges. The managers encourage the Department to support 
     worthy project proposals that address these issues within the 
     amount provided for the buildings, industry and 
     transportation programs.
       2. The direction in the House report with respect to 
     continuing fiscal year 1999 programs does not preclude the 
     program eliminations and consolidations proposed in the 
     budget request unless expressly identified to the contrary.
       3. In addition to the development project identified in the 
     Senate report, the amount provided for fuel cells for 
     buildings includes $750,000 to continue the partnership 
     established with Materials and Electrochemical Research 
     Corporation to work on polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) 
     fuel cells in collaboration with the Oak Ridge National 
     Laboratory.
       4. Within the funds provided for the Industries of the 
     Future petroleum program, the managers encourage the 
     Department to continue support for research on the 
     biocatalytic desulfurization of gasoline.
       5. The reciprocating engine program should include the 
     active involvement of the appropriate officials within the 
     fossil energy program.
       6. The increase for characterization of oxidation behavior 
     is for rig testing in the turbine program, and the managers 
     suggest that the Oak Ridge National Laboratory should be 
     involved in this effort.
       7. The managers understand the high priority the Department 
     has placed on combustion and aftertreatment in the 
     transportation program and have provided an increase in that 
     program area. The managers are willing to consider a 
     reprogramming request for additional funds if acceptable 
     offsets are identified.
       8. The managers expect the Department to support hybrid-
     electric buses by funding integration and refinement of 
     advance hybrid-electric drive trains by bus makers and 
     propulsion teams that have demonstrated the successful 
     application of hybrid-electric drive trains in actual transit 
     programs.
       9. The managers encourage the Department to use the 
     expertise of the Consortium for Advanced Transportation 
     Technologies and its streamlined competitive, cost-shared 
     procurement process across the various transportation 
     programs.
       10. The managers are encouraged by continued industry 
     support for the hybrid lighting partnership and expect the 
     Department to continue the program in fiscal year 2000.
       11. The managers are concerned by reports that cost 
     accounting standards and cost principles in the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulations may be hindering contracting with 
     certain commercial entities and expect the Department to 
     submit a report by December 15, 1999 detailing problems in 
     this area and making recommendations for addressing these 
     problems in the future.
       12. The $1,000,000 provided for a National Academy of 
     Sciences study is for a retrospective examination of the 
     costs and benefits of Federal research and development 
     technologies in the areas of fossil energy and energy 
     efficiency. The study should identify improvements that have 
     occurred because of Federal funding for: (1) fossil energy 
     production with regard to performance aspects such as 
     efficiency of conversion into electricity, lower emissions to 
     the environment and cost reduction; and (2) energy efficiency 
     technologies with regard to more efficient use of energy, 
     reductions in emissions and cost impacts in the industrial, 
     transportation, commercial and residential sectors. If the 
     full amount provided is not needed for this study, the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations should be notified of 
     the available balance. None of these funds may be used to 
     fund overhead costs or other energy conservation programs. 
     The managers understand that the Department has an 
     arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences that will 
     streamline the procurement process and expect the Department 
     to expedite the necessary paperwork to get this study 
     underway within 30 days of enactment of this Act.


                          Economic Regulation

       The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for economic 
     regulation as proposed by both the House and the Senate.


                      Strategic Petroleum Reserve

       The conference agreement provides $159,000,000 for the 
     strategic petroleum reserve as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $146,000,000 as proposed by the House. The managers have 
     included bill language dealing with borrowing authority in 
     the event of an SPR drawdown under this account as proposed 
     by the Senate rather than addressing this provision under 
     Administrative Provisions, Department of Energy as proposed 
     by the House.


                   Energy Information Administration

       The conference agreement provides $72,644,000 for the 
     energy information administration as proposed by the House 
     instead of $70,500,000 as proposed by the Senate.


            Administrative Provisions, Department of Energy

       The managers have included bill language directing the 
     Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Administrator of 
     the General Services Administration, to transfer the site of 
     the former National Institute of Petroleum Energy Research to 
     the city of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The managers understand 
     that the Department agrees that this is an appropriate way to 
     dispose of this property that is no longer needed by the 
     Department because of the privatization of NIPER.

                Department of Health and Human Services

                         Indian Health Service


                         Indian Health Services

       The conference agreement provides $2,053,967,000 for Indian 
     health services instead of $2,085,407,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $2,138,001,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Changes to the House position in hospital and clinic 
     programs include increases of $2,440,000 for the operation of 
     Alaska facilities and $200,000 for epidemiology centers and 
     decreases of $1,000,000 for the health care improvement fund 
     and $110,000 for Shoalwater Bay infant mortality prevention.
       There are also increases of $1,500,000 for dental services 
     and $1,030,000 for public health nursing and a decrease of 
     $500,000 for mental health services. For contract support 
     costs, there are decreases of $5,000,000 for new and expanded 
     contracts and $30,000,000 for existing contracts.
       Bill Language.--The managers have included language 
     permitting the use of Indian Health Care Improvement Fund 
     monies for activities typically funded under the Indian 
     Health Facilities account. The managers expect the Service to 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on 
     the distribution and use of these funds. A total of 
     $10,000,000 has been provided.
       The managers agree to the following:
       1. The $4,000,000 provided for the Alaska telemedicine 
     project is for the Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network.
       2. The increase provided for epidemiology centers includes 
     a $100,000 increase for the Portland, OR center. The managers 
     are pleased with the state-of-the-art work done by this 
     center and encourage the Service to use the expertise at the 
     Portland center to assist the other epidemiology centers.
       3. At least $1,000,000 of the program increase for dental 
     health should be used to develop four clinical and preventive 
     dental support centers.
       4. Within the program increase for public health nursing, 
     the Service should hire a nurse for the Havasupai, AZ clinic.
       5. The managers continue to be concerned about the lack of 
     a resolution to the contract support costs distribution 
     disparity in IHS and the larger issue of whether tribes have 
     an entitlement to full funding of these costs. The managers 
     note the inherent conflict in the authorizing statute, which 
     implies a 100 percent funding requirement while, at the same 
     time, making these funds subject to appropriation. The 
     Service is strongly encouraged to continue its work with the 
     tribes and the legislative committees of jurisdiction in an 
     effort to resolve the legislative discrepancies that exist 
     currently and ensure that these costs can be funded fairly. 
     The managers agree that it is irresponsible to continue to 
     leave the Federal government vulnerable to litigation on this 
     issue. Further, the managers believe strongly that any 
     resolution to the issue should

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     not be made at the expense of funding for medical services 
     and facilities for non-contracting and non-compacting tribes.
       6. With respect to the House language on distribution of 
     funds, the managers agree that fixed cost increases should be 
     distributed equitably across all Service-operated and 
     tribally-operated programs. Other program increases should 
     not automatically be distributed on a pro-rata basis. For 
     example, a $1,000,000 program increase distributed across all 
     health programs would give each program an insignificant 
     amount of additional funding. In such a case, the managers 
     encourage the Service to select a very limited number of 
     projects so that demonstrable results can be achieved. The 
     managers suggest that the Service develop objective criteria 
     for evaluating project proposals prior to the distribution of 
     program-specific increases that are unrelated to fixed costs.
       7. The managers are concerned about fetal alcohol syndrome 
     and its impact on Indian families and Indian communities and 
     believe there is a need for more collaborative efforts to 
     address this important health problem. The managers suggest 
     that the University of Washington's fetal alcohol syndrome 
     research program should consider a partnership with the 
     Northwest Portland Indian Health Board to provide more direct 
     services to the American Indian and Alaska Native communities 
     through training and consultation and collaborative analysis 
     of the data surrounding fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal 
     alcohol effect.
       8. The managers encourage the Service to ensure that 
     adequate funding is provided to support IHS and tribal 
     epidemiological activities related to the surveillance and 
     monitoring of AIDS/HIV and other communicable and infectious 
     diseases.


                        Indian Health Facilities

       The conference agreement provides $318,580,000 for Indian 
     health facilities instead of $312,478,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $189,252,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Changes to the House position include increases of 
     $1,500,000 for sanitation construction, $2,942,000 for the 
     Parker, AZ clinic construction and $1,000,000 for Fort 
     Defiance, AZ hospital construction and a decrease of 
     $1,745,000 for the Pawnee, OK clinic design. There is also an 
     increase of $2,405,000 for facilities and environmental 
     health support.
       Bill Language.--The managers have included several 
     provisions to ensure that the facilities program is able to 
     take advantage of certain purchase opportunities from other 
     agencies and that construction projects can be successfully 
     completed.
       Language is included to assist the Hopi Tribe with the debt 
     associated with the construction of staff quarters that is 
     being financed with tribal funds.
       Language is included permitting the use of up to $500,000 
     to purchase equipment from the Department of Defense and 
     permitting the use of up to $500,000 to purchase ambulances, 
     including medical equipment, from the General Services 
     Administration.
       Language is included permitting the use of up to $500,000 
     for demolition of Federal facilities.
       Language is included permitting the purchase of up to 5 
     acres to expand the parking facilities at the IHS hospital in 
     Tahlequah, OK.
       The managers agree to the following:
       1. The funds provided for Fort Defiance, AZ, hospital 
     construction do not include staff quarters construction which 
     is subject to the guidance provided in item number five 
     below.
       2. The funds for staff quarters at Zuni are for uniform 
     building code approved modular housing.
       3. The program increase provided for facilities and 
     environmental health support is not specifically earmarked 
     for individual programs; however, it is the expectation of 
     the managers that a portion of the total increase will be 
     dedicated to injury prevention efforts. The Service should 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on 
     how the Service proposes to distribute these funds.
       4. Within the funds provided for maintenance and 
     improvement, $1,000,000 is to be used for environmental 
     remediation at Talihina, OK.
       5. The Service needs to develop a standardized methodology 
     for construction of staff quarters. That methodology should 
     assume the use of uniform building code approved modular 
     housing unless there is a compelling reason why such housing 
     is not appropriate. The methodology should be applied fairly 
     to all quarters projects on the priority list and should 
     encourage tribal funding and alternative financing. The 
     managers expect the Service to address the new methodology in 
     their 2001 budget request.
       6. The Service may use up to $5,000,000 in sanitation 
     funding for projects to clean up and replace open dumps on 
     Indian lands pursuant to the Indian Lands Open Dump Cleanup 
     Act of 1994.
       7. The managers expect the Service to work closely with the 
     tribes and the Administration to make needed revisions to the 
     facilities construction priority system. Given the extreme 
     need for new and replacement hospitals and clinics, there 
     should be a base funding amount, which serves as a minimum 
     annual amount in the budget request. Issues which need to be 
     examined in revising the current system include, but are not 
     limited to, projects funded primarily by the tribes, 
     anomalies such as extremely remote locations like Havasupai, 
     recognition of projects that involve no or minimal increases 
     in operational costs such as the Portland area pilot project, 
     and alternative financing and modular construction options. 
     It is the managers' intent that in asking the Service to re-
     examine the current system for construction of health 
     facilities, a more flexible and responsive program can be 
     developed that will more readily accommodate the wide 
     variances in tribal needs and capabilities.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $8,000,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian 
     Relocation as proposed by the Senate instead of $13,400,000 
     as proposed by the House.

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development


                        Payment to the Institute

       The conference agreement provides $2,125,000 for payment to 
     the institute instead of the $4,250,000 proposed by the 
     Senate and zero funding as proposed by the House.
       The managers have provided $2,125,000 to the institute with 
     the understanding that these funds are subject to a one-to-
     one match from non-Federal sources. In addition, the managers 
     note that this is the last year that Federal funding will be 
     provided for institute operations.

                        Smithsonian Institution


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $372,901,000 for salaries 
     and expenses instead of $371,501,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $367,062,000 as proposed by the Senate. Included in this 
     amount is $18,329,000 to fund fully the estimated cost 
     increases associated with pay and benefits, utilities, 
     communications and postage, rental space, and implementation 
     of the Panama Canal Treaty at the Tropical Research 
     Institute. A revised estimate of utilities costs by the 
     Smithsonian has resulted in a decrease of $1,100,000 from the 
     original budget submission and is reflected in the foregoing 
     total. In agreement with the House, an additional amount of 
     $5,000,000 is provided to the National Museum of the American 
     Indian to meet anticipated expenses that will be incurred in 
     moving staff and collections from New York City to the 
     Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland. An 
     additional amount of $2,500,000 is provided to the National 
     Museum of Natural History's Arctic Studies Center. A 
     provision included in the House bill that would allow federal 
     appropriations designated for lease or rent payments to be 
     used as rent payable to the Smithsonian and deposited in the 
     Institution's general trust fund account has been retained in 
     the conference report.


          Repair, Rehabilitation and Alteration of Facilities

                     (Including Transfers of Funds)

       The conference agreement provides an amount of $47,900,000 
     to fund activities in this account, as proposed by the House 
     and agreed to by the Senate. Within this total, $6,000,000 is 
     provided specifically for repairs and improvements at the 
     National Zoological Park. The managers have agreed to the 
     proposal put forward by the Smithsonian to consolidate their 
     previous budget structure, whereby separate accounts for Zoo 
     Construction and Improvements, Repair and Restoration of 
     Buildings, as well as the Alterations and Modifications 
     portion of the Construction account, have been merged to one 
     broad account designated as Repair, Rehabilitation and 
     Alteration of Facilities. In agreeing to the proposal, the 
     managers want to underscore the Institution's responsibility 
     for ensuring that future budget estimates provided to the 
     Committees on Appropriations contain sufficiently detailed 
     information for the various activities covered by this new 
     account. In addition, the managers direct the Smithsonian 
     Institution to provide the Committees on Appropriations with 
     a report to be submitted annually by December 1, which 
     details expenditures, obligations and remaining balances for 
     this account from the previous fiscal year.


                              Construction

       The conference agreement provides $19,000,000 for 
     construction as proposed by both the House and the Senate. 
     With this appropriation, the Congress has fulfilled its 
     commitment to provide Federal funding for construction of the 
     National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall 
     in Washington, D.C.


           Administrative Provisions, Smithsonian Institution

       The conference agreement includes a modification of 
     language included in the House bill that will permit the 
     Smithsonian to make minimal necessary repairs to the Holt 
     House.

                        National Gallery of Art


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $61,538,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the National Gallery of Art as proposed by 
     the House instead of $61,438,000 as proposed by the Senate.

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            Repair, Restoration and Renovation of Buildings

       The conference agreement provides $6,311,000 for repair, 
     restoration and renovation of buildings as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                       Operations and Maintenance

       The conference agreement provides $14,000,000 for 
     operations and maintenance as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $12,441,000 as proposed by the House.


                              Construction

       The conference agreement provides $20,000,000 for 
     construction as proposed by both the House and Senate.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $6,790,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the Wilson Center instead of $7,040,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $6,040,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Funds should be distributed as follows:

Fellowship program.............................................$983,000
Scholar support.................................................705,000
Public service................................................1,897,000
Administration................................................1,796,000
Smithsonian fee.................................................135,000
Conference/Outreach...........................................1,109,000
Building requirements...........................................165,000

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       Grants and Administration

       The conference agreement provides $85,000,000 for grants 
     and administration instead of $83,500,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $90,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers 
     have agreed to the Senate proposal to redirect $1,500,000 
     from matching grants to program grants.


                            Matching Grants

       The conference agreement provides $13,000,000 for matching 
     grants as proposed by the Senate instead of $14,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The managers have agreed to the Senate 
     proposal to redirect $1,500,000 from matching grants to 
     program grants.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       Grants and Administration

       The conference agreement provides $101,000,000 for grants 
     and administration as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $96,800,000 as proposed by the House. The managers note the 
     National Endowment for the Humanities has for several years 
     supported important efforts to preserve disintegrating books, 
     periodicals and other published materials. While the 
     Endowment acknowledges that other elements of our culture and 
     heritage--such as films and sound recordings-are also at 
     risk, its efforts in these areas have been considerably less. 
     The managers are concerned that much of the musical heritage 
     of the nation-as represented by early sound recordings-is 
     irrevocably lost with each passing year. Consequently, the 
     managers strongly encourage the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities to strengthen and expand its support of efforts to 
     preserve the rich and important heritage of early sound 
     recordings. Within this effort, the NEH is encouraged to 
     place emphasis on such traditional music forms as folk, jazz 
     and the blues. The managers request that the National 
     Endowment for the Humanities provide a report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 30, 2000, 
     detailing the state by state distribution of the various 
     grants and other NEH funding.


                            Matching Grants

       The conference agreement provides $14,700,000 for matching 
     grants as proposed by the Senate instead of $13,900,000 as 
     proposed by the House.

                Institute of Museum and Library Services


                       Office of Museum Services

                       Grants and Administration

       The conference agreement provides $24,400,000 for the 
     Office of Museum Services as proposed by the House instead of 
     $23,905,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers agree to 
     the funding proposed by the House for program administration 
     and agree that the remaining funding increase above that 
     provided in fiscal year 1999 should be designated for 
     national leadership grants for museums.

                        Commission of Fine Arts


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $1,005,000 for the 
     Commission of Fine Arts instead of $935,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $1,078,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     managers have agreed to the House proposal to provide one-
     year authority for the Commission to charge fees to cover 
     publication costs and use the fees without subsequent 
     appropriation. The managers agree to all House report 
     language.

               National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs

       The conference agreement provides $7,000,000 for National 
     Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate.

               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $2,906,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                  National Capital Planning Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $6,312,000 as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. The managers have agreed to 
     the Senate proposal to provide one-year authority for 
     appointed members of the Commission to be compensated in a 
     manner similar to other Federal boards and commissions.

                United States Holocaust Memorial Council


                       Holocaust Memorial Council

       The conference agreement provides $33,286,000 for the 
     Holocaust Memorial Council as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.
       The United States Holocaust Memorial Council was 
     established in 1980 to support the planning and construction 
     of a permanent, living memorial museum to the victims of the 
     Holocaust. Having opened in 1993, the United States Holocaust 
     Memorial Museum has achieved remarkable success. Following 
     these first six years of operation, the House Appropriations 
     Committee requested the National Academy of Public 
     Administration (NAPA) to conduct a review of the Council and 
     the Museum. NAPA has completed its report and included a 
     number of recommendations to improve the operation and 
     management of the two entities that will set them on a strong 
     course to ensure future success. The managers strongly 
     support the NAPA findings and recommendations and urge the 
     entities to include those reforms that require statutory 
     changes in a reauthorization bill to the Congress by the 
     opening of the second session of the 106th Congress. Further, 
     the managers expect the organizations to implement fully the 
     administrative changes recommended in the report by February 
     15, 2000 and to report to the Committees on Appropriations on 
     the completion of their implementation by March 1, 2000.

                             Presidio Trust


                          Presidio Trust Fund

       The conference agreement provides $44,400,000 for the 
     Presidio Trust as proposed by both the House and the Senate.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The conference agreement includes sections 301 through 306, 
     sections 308 through 319, section 321 and section 325 from 
     the Senate bill, which continue provisions carried in past 
     years. Section 314 adds a reference to Alaska for the Jobs-
     in-the-Woods program as proposed by the Senate.
       Section 307 makes permanent the provision on compliance 
     with the Buy American Act, which was included in the House 
     bill as section 306. The Senate had extended the provision 
     for one year.
       Section 320 continues the provision contained in the bill 
     in previous years regarding outreach efforts to rural and 
     underserved communities by the NEA, as amended by the House 
     to include urban minorities.
       Section 322 continues the limitation on funding for 
     completion and issuance of the five-year program under the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 323 prohibits the use of funds to support 
     government-wide administrative functions unless they are in 
     the budget justification and approved by the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate had no similar provision.
       Section 324 modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     prohibiting the use of funds for certain programs. The 
     modification retains the limitation on the use of funds for 
     General Services Administration Telecommunications Centers 
     and for the President's Council on Sustainable Development 
     and deletes the limitation dealing with the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration. The Senate 
     had no similar provision.
       Section 326 continues the moratorium on new or expanded 
     Indian self-determination and self-governance contracts and 
     compacts with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health 
     Service as proposed by the Senate in section 324. The House 
     had no similar provision.
       Section 327 retains the text of section 324 as proposed by 
     the House and section 325 as proposed by the Senate which 
     permits the Forest Service to use the roads and trails fund 
     for backlog maintenance and priority forest health 
     treatments.
       Section 328 prohibits the establishment of a national 
     wildlife refuge in the Kankakee watershed in northwestern 
     Indiana and northeastern Illinois as proposed by the House in 
     section 325. The Senate had no similar provision.
       Section 329 modifies language proposed by the House in 
     Section 326 concerning the American Heritage Rivers 
     initiative. The modified language still specifically prevents 
     funds from being transferred or used to support the Council 
     on Environmental Quality

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     for purposes related to this program, but the language no 
     longer prevents headquarters or departmental activities for 
     these purposes. The managers note that the Council on 
     Environmental Quality, as part of the Executive Office of the 
     President, is funded through a different appropriations bill 
     to cover all of its program needs, including those associated 
     with the American Heritage Rivers initiative. The managers do 
     not object to the agencies covered by this bill from 
     participating in this initiative if it is a normal part of 
     their programs. In fact, the technical assistance programs 
     funded in this bill are intended to help respond to local 
     initiatives and needs. The managers encourage maximum cost-
     sharing and expect the agencies to emphasize field-level 
     accomplishments rather than headquarters or regional office 
     bureaucratic efforts.
       Section 330 modifies language proposed by the House in 
     section 327 restricting the use of answering machines during 
     core business hours except in case of emergency. The 
     modification requires that there be an option that permits 
     the caller to reach immediately another individual. The 
     American taxpayer deserves to receive personal attention from 
     public servants. The Senate had no similar provision.
       Section 331 modifies a provision proposed by the House 
     concerning Forest Service administration of rights-of-way and 
     land uses. The Senate had no similar provision. The 
     modification retains most of the language proposed by the 
     House, with technical modifications, but the provision now 
     makes this a five-year pilot program and requires annual 
     reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     summarizing activities and funds involved during the previous 
     year. The managers direct the Forest Service to follow the 
     instructions proposed by the House regarding this provision. 
     The managers and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction 
     will review this pilot program and determine subsequently if 
     it warrants permanent authority.
       Section 332 modifies a provision included in the fiscal 
     year 1999 act regarding the Institute of Hardwood Technology 
     Transfer and Applied Research to make the related authorities 
     permanent as proposed by the Senate in section 326. The House 
     had no similar provision.
       Section 333 continues a program by which Alaska's surplus 
     western red cedar is made available preferentially to U.S. 
     domestic mills outside Alaska, prior to export abroad as 
     proposed by the Senate in section 327. The House had no 
     similar provision.
       Section 334 modifies the Senate-proposed section 328 
     concerning Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management 
     inventorying, monitoring and surveying requirements. The 
     House had no similar provision. The modification makes it 
     clear that the extent of inventory, monitoring and surveying 
     required for the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 
     Management to comply with their planning regulations is 
     solely at the discretion of the respective Secretaries. The 
     modified language does not require either agency to engage in 
     any particular activities. The modified language concerning 
     the definition of record-of-decision implementation is 
     consistent with the arguments made by this Administration in 
     recent litigation.
       Section 335 includes language regarding reports on the 
     feasibility and cost of implementing the Interior Columbia 
     Basin Ecosystem Management Project as proposed by the House 
     in section 329. The Senate proposed similar language in 
     section 330.
       The conference agreement does not include section 330 as 
     proposed by the House which would have provided authority for 
     breastfeeding in the National Park Service, the Smithsonian, 
     the John F. Kennedy Center, the Holocaust Memorial Museum and 
     the National Gallery of Art. A separate appropriations bill 
     funding general government programs includes a similar 
     provision, but one that is broader in its application. The 
     Senate bill had no similar provision.
       Section 336 prohibits the use of funds to propose or issue 
     rules, regulations, decrees or orders for implementing the 
     Kyoto Protocol prior to Senate ratification as proposed by 
     the House in section 331. The Senate had no similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement does not include House proposed 
     bill language included under section 333 prohibiting the use 
     of funds to directly construct timber access roads in the 
     National Forest System. The Senate had no similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not include either the across 
     the board cut proposed by the House in section 333 or the 
     across the board cut proposed by the Senate in section 348.
       Section 337 modifies language proposed by the House in 
     section 334 and the Senate in section 335 regarding patent 
     applications. The modification exempts from the Solicitor's 
     opinion of November 7, 1997 grandfathered patent 
     applications, mining operations with approved plans of 
     operation, and operations with approved plans that are 
     seeking modifications or amendment to those plans. The 
     managers strongly feel that it is inequitable to apply the 
     Solicitor's millsite opinion to those properties since the 
     Department of the Interior and the Forest Service have been 
     approving and modifying plans of operations routinely for 
     years without raising an issue with operators about the ratio 
     of millsites to claims. The Departments of the Interior and 
     Agriculture may not implement the millsite opinion for 
     existing or planned operations that need to amend or modify 
     their plans of operation. Further, the managers direct that 
     the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture not reopen 
     decisions already made and relied upon by stakeholders when 
     approving these plans. Lastly, for clarity, the managers note 
     that the term property as used in this section is intended to 
     encompass the specific geographic area included within a plan 
     of operation that has been approved on, or submitted prior to 
     May 21, 1999, regardless of the type of claim or millsite.
       The managers have not included language proposed by the 
     House in section 335 prohibiting certain uses of leghold 
     traps and neck snares within the National Wildlife Refuge 
     system.
       The managers have not included language as proposed by the 
     House in section 336 that would prohibit implementation of 
     certain portions of the Gettysburg NMP general management 
     plan.
       Section 338 modifies a Senate provision in section 330 
     concerning consistency among federal land managing agencies 
     for the exemption to the Service Contract Act for concession 
     contracts. The modified language deals only with the Forest 
     Service and applies only in fiscal year 2000. The House had 
     no similar provision.
       Section 339 modifies section 331 as proposed by the Senate 
     regarding the establishment of a five-year pilot program for 
     the Forest Service to collect fair market value for forest 
     botanical products. The House had no similar provision. The 
     provision is modified to clarify the definition of forest 
     botanical products, to ensure that the harvest of such 
     products will be sustainable, to exempt some personal use 
     harvest from fee collection at the discretion of the agency, 
     and to return a portion of the funds collected to the 
     national forest unit at which they are generated. The 
     managers want to encourage the development of appropriate 
     small-scale industries but also ensure that the Forest 
     Service carefully manages this program so that plants and 
     fungi are not over-collected. This provision has been 
     modified so that the funds which exceed the level collected 
     in fiscal year 1999 can be used right away rather than 
     delaying expenditure of the funds until fiscal year 2001 as 
     proposed by the Administration and the Senate. Fees will be 
     returned to the forest unit where they are generated and will 
     be used to provide for program administration, inventory, 
     monitoring, sustainable harvest level and impact of harvest 
     determination and restoration activities. The Forest Service 
     is encouraged to develop harvest guidelines that cover 
     species ranges so sharing of fees among units may be required 
     to properly deal with wide-ranging species.
       Section 340 includes the Senate-proposed section extending 
     the authorization for the Forest Service to provide funds to 
     Auburn University, AL, for construction of a non-federal 
     building. The House bill had no similar provision.
       Section 341 modifies the Senate-proposed section 333 
     dealing with Forest Service stewardship end-results 
     contracting. The modification retains the Senate proposal to 
     provide the Northern region with nine additional projects. 
     The modified provision also includes technical changes to the 
     language which authorized the pilot program. These changes 
     make it clear that the Forest Service can enter into a 
     contract or agreement with either a public or private entity; 
     that an agreement as opposed to a contract can be the primary 
     vehicle for implementing a pilot project; and there is a 
     national limit on projects, as opposed to contracts. This 
     will allow, if necessary, use of more than one contract to 
     implement a project. The House bill had no similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate proposed 
     bill language included under section 335 that provides that 
     residents living within the boundaries of the White Mountain 
     National Forest are exempt from certain user fees. The House 
     bill had no similar provision.
       Section 342 modifies the Senate-proposed section 336 
     dealing with special use fees paid for recreation residences 
     on Forest Service managed lands. This provision supersedes 
     section 343 of P.L. 105-83 and limits fee increases during 
     fiscal year 2000 to $2,000 per permit. The House had no 
     similar provision.
       Section 343 modifies language in section 337 of the Senate 
     bill to provide a protocol designed to facilitate the 
     acquisition of lands within the Columbia River Gorge National 
     Scenic Area by encouraging the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     consummate certain land acquisitions that have been delayed 
     by issues other than disagreement over fair market value. On 
     potential acquisitions that have been delayed because of a 
     disagreement over fair market value, the Secretary shall 
     engage willing landowners in an arbitration process that is 
     designed to be completed before July 15, 2000.
       Section 344 provides that the Forest Service may not use 
     the Recreation Fee Demonstration program to supplant existing 
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     as proposed by the Senate in section 338. The House bill had 
     no similar provision.
       Section 345 amends the National Forest-Dependent Rural 
     Communities Economic Diversification Act, as proposed by the 
     Senate in section 339, to make Forest Service grasslands 
     eligible for economic recovery funding. The House bill had no 
     similar provision.
       Section 346 amends the Interstate 90 Land Exchange Act of 
     1998 to place the title to certain lands in Plum Creek, 
     Washington, in escrow for a three-year period pending the 
     outcome of an appraisal process as proposed by the Senate in 
     section 340. The House had no similar provision.
       Section 347 adjusts the boundary of the Snoqualmie National 
     Forest as proposed by the Senate in section 341. The House 
     had no similar provision.
       Section 348 amends the Food Security Act to protect the 
     confidentiality of Forest Inventory and Analysis data on 
     private lands as proposed by the Senate in section 342. The 
     House bill had no similar provision.
       Section 349 provides, as proposed by the Senate in section 
     343, that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce any 
     provision in Presidential Executive Order 13123 regarding the 
     Federal Energy Management Program which circumvents or 
     contradicts any statutes relevant to Federal energy use and 
     the measurement thereof. The managers expect the Department 
     to adhere to existing law governing energy conservation and 
     efficiency in implementing the Federal Energy Management 
     Program. The House had no similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate proposed 
     bill language included under section 344 directing the Forest 
     Service to use funds to improve the control or eradication of 
     pine beetles in the Rocky Mountain region of the United 
     States. The managers have provided direction on this matter 
     under the Forest Service heading.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate proposed 
     bill language included under section 346 prohibiting the use 
     of funds for certain activities on the Shawnee National 
     Forest, IL.
       Section 350 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
     the act for the physical relocation of grizzly bears into the 
     Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of Idaho and Montana as proposed 
     by the Senate in section 345. The House bill had no similar 
     provision. The managers understand that this provision will 
     not interfere with the Fish and Wildlife Service's plans for 
     the program in fiscal year 2000.
       Section 351 directs that up to $1,000,000 of Bureau of Land 
     Management funds be used to fund high priority projects to be 
     conducted by the Youth Conservation Corps as proposed by the 
     Senate in section 347. The House bill had no similar 
     provision.
       Section 352 makes a permanent appropriation for the North 
     Pacific Research Board. To date, these funds have been 
     subject to appropriation.
       Section 353 prohibits the withdrawal of certain lands on 
     the Mark Twain NF, MO, from mining activities and prohibits 
     the issuance of new prospecting permits. The House had no 
     similar provision.
       Section 354 makes a minor technical modification to a 
     previously established pilot program; this modification 
     authorizes the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
     Service to establish transfer appropriation accounts in order 
     to facilitate efficient inter-agency fund transfers. The 
     managers support the pilot effort of the two agencies to 
     accomplish mutually beneficial management of respective lands 
     and request that the agencies provide a combined report to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the use 
     of these accounts by June 30, 2000.
       Section 355 provides for an extension of the public comment 
     period for the White River National Forest, CO, forest plan 
     revision for ninety days past the February 9, 2000, deadline 
     currently in place.
       Section 356 provides direction to the National Capital 
     Planning Commission concerning a certain easement and other 
     matters regarding the National Harbor project, MD.
       Section 357 directs the Department of the Interior to 
     provide a detailed plan for implementation of the National 
     Academy of Sciences report on hard rock mining regulations, 
     and continues the moratorium on issuing final hard rock 
     mining regulations through fiscal year 2000.

                                TITLE IV

       The conference agreement includes the Mississippi National 
     Forest Improvement Act of 1999. This new bill language 
     provides for the sale of surplus Forest Service research 
     property and other surplus administrative sites in 
     Mississippi; facilitates a cooperative agreement between the 
     Forest Service and the University of Mississippi; and 
     facilitates a land exchange on the Homochitto National Forest 
     for the Franklin County Dam.

                                TITLE V

          United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund

       Title V provides an emergency transfer of interest earned 
     by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to the United Mine 
     Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund. The Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund was established by the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231). The 
     Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Act of 1990 provides for the 
     investment of the unappropriated balances of the fund and the 
     crediting of earned interest to the Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund. The Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit 
     Act of 1992 (26 U.S.C. 9701-9722) was included as part of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 and provides for an annual transfer 
     of part of the interest earned by the Abandoned Mine 
     Reclamation Fund to the United Mine Workers of America 
     Combined Benefit Fund.
       The transfer of funds provided by this title is in response 
     to rising health care costs and recent court decisions which 
     have combined to seriously erode the solvency of the United 
     Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund. Consequently, 
     the Trustees of the Fund have determined that without the 
     relief provided by this section, cuts in health care benefits 
     to the more than 66,000 retired miners and their dependents 
     throughout the nation are imminent.
       The managers recognize that the emergency transfer provided 
     by this title is not the long-term answer to the financial 
     problems associated with the United Mine Workers of America 
     Combined Benefit Fund. The managers expect that the 
     legislation necessary to remedy the financial problems of the 
     United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund will be 
     taken up by the legislative committees of jurisdiction and 
     will be enacted into law in a timely manner. The managers 
     urge the committees of jurisdiction to work with miners and 
     the contributing companies in ensuring the long-term solvency 
     of the fund. The managers firmly believe that the best long-
     term solution to the financial problems associated with the 
     fund must include a review of and action on appropriate 
     adjustments to private sector contributions to the fund, 
     including contributions currently being made by the so-called 
     ``reach back'' companies. At the same time, the managers also 
     recognize that the long-term solution for the fund should 
     cover all eligible retired miners and their dependents, 
     including the unassigned beneficiaries, as provided for in 
     current law.
       The more than 66,000 elderly retired miners and their 
     dependents should not again be brought to the precipice, not 
     knowing whether the Federal Government will continue to meet 
     fully its commitment to provide their health care benefits, 
     as provided in the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefits Act 
     of 1992.

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                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2000 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 amount, the 2000 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2000 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999.......$14,297,803
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year15,266,137
House bill, fiscal year 2000.................................13,934,609
Senate bill, fiscal year 2000................................14,055,710
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2000.......................14,533,911
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999........+236,108
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-732,226
  House bill, fiscal year 2000.................................+599,302
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2000................................+478,201

     Ralph Regula,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Joe Skeen,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Zach Wamp,
     Jack Kingston,
     John E. Peterson,
     Bill Young,
     John P. Murtha
       (Except for NEA funding, Sec. 337 (millsites) and Sec. 357 
     (hard rock mining),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Slade Gorton,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Conrad Burns,
     R.F. Bennett,
     Judd Gregg,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     Harry Reid,
     Byron L. Dorgan,
     Herb Kohl,
     Dianne Feinstein,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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