[Senate Report 104-125]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 160
104th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE

   1st Session                                                  104-125
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 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  1996

                                _______


    July 28 (legislative day, July 10), 1995.--Ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Gorton, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1977]
    The Committee on Appropriations to which was referred the 
bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, reports the same to 
the Senate with amendments and recommends that the bill as 
amended do pass.


Amounts in new budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1996

Amount of bill passed by House.......................... $11,984,603,000
Amount of increase by Senate............................     +68,484,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
    Total of bill as reported to Senate.................  12,053,087,000
Estimates considered by House...........................  13,817,404,000
Estimates considered by Senate..........................  13,817,404,000
    Below the budget estimate, 1996.....................  -1,764,317,000
    Below appropriations, 1995..........................  -1,466,143,000


                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
Summary of bill..................................................     4
Revenue generated by agencies in bill............................     4
Major changes recommended in the bill............................     5
Overview.........................................................     6
Indian Programs..................................................     7
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program...........................     8
Title I--Department of the Interior:
    Land and water resources: Bureau of Land Management..........    11
    Fish and wildlife and parks:
        Fish and Wildlife Service................................    17
        Natural Resources Science Agency.........................    26
        National Park Service....................................    27
    Energy and minerals:
        U.S. Geological Survey...................................    35
        Minerals Management Service..............................    38
        Bureau of Mines..........................................    40
        Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.....    42
        Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund..........................    43
    Indian affairs: Bureau of Indian Affairs.....................    44
    Territorial affairs..........................................    52
    Departmental offices:
        Departmental management..................................    55
        Office of the Solicitor..................................    55
        Office of Inspector General..............................    56
        Office of Construction Management........................    56
        National Indian Gaming Commission........................    56
        Office of Special Trustee for American Indians...........    57
Title II--Related agencies:
    Department of Agriculture: Forest Service....................    64
    Department of Energy.........................................    78
    Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources and    91
      Services Administration.
    Department of Education: Office of Elementary and Secondary      96
      Education.
    Other related agencies:
        Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation..............    96
        Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture       96
          and Arts Development.
        Smithsonian Institution..................................    97
        National Gallery of Art..................................    99
        John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...........   100
        Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.........   100
        National Endowment on the Arts and the Humanities:
            National Endowment for the Arts......................   101
            National Endowment for the Humanities................   102
        Commission of Fine Arts..................................   103
        Advisory Council on Historic Preservation................   104
        National Capital Planning Commission.....................   104
        Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission............   104
        Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation..............   105
        Holocaust Memorial Council...............................   106
Title III--General provisions....................................   107
Limitations and legislative provisions...........................   113
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI of the Standing Rules of      113
  the Senate.
Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI of the Standing Rules     114
  of the Senate.
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of    114
  the Senate.
                            Summary of Bill

    For this bill, estimates totaling $13,817,404,000 in new 
obligational authority were considered by the Committee for the 
programs and activities of the agencies and bureaus of the 
Department of the Interior, except the Bureau of Reclamation, 
and the following related agencies:
    Department of Agriculture:
        Forest Service.
    Department of Energy:
        Clean coal technology.
        Fossil energy.
        Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves.
        Conservation (except energy storage systems).
        Economic Regulatory Administration.
        Emergency preparedness.
        Strategic petroleum reserve.
        SPR petroleum account.
        Energy Information Administration.
    Department of Health and Human Services:
        Indian Health Service.
    Department of Education:
        Indian education.
    Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and 
Arts Development.
    Smithsonian Institution.
    National Gallery of Art.
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
    National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities:
        National Endowment for the Arts.
        National Endowment for the Humanities.
    Institute of Museum Services.
    Commission of Fine Arts.
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    National Capital Planning Commission.
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.
    Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.
    Holocaust Memorial Council.

                 Revenue Generated by Agencies in Bill

    Oil and gas leasing and other mineral leasing activities, 
the timber and range programs, and oil production from the 
naval petroleum reserves will generate income to the Government 
in excess of $8,307,000,000 in fiscal year 1996. These 
estimated receipts, for agencies under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction, are tabulated below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Fiscal year--                   
       Item        -----------------------------------------------------
                          1994              1995              1996      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Department of the                                                       
 Interior.........    $5,741,677,000    $5,482,347,000    $6,898,968,000
Forest Service....       998,610,000       969,911,000       947,909,000
Naval petroleum                                                         
 reserves.........       402,000,000       461,000,000       461,000,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
      Total                                                             
 receipts.........     7,142,287,000     6,913,258,000     8,307,877,000
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                 Major Changes Recommended in the Bill

    In an effort to honor congressional spending limitations, 
the Committee has developed substantial revisions to both the 
budget estimate and House allowance for the 1996 fiscal year.
    A comparative summary of funding in the bill by agency is 
shown by agency or principal program in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Committee recommendation compared
                        Committee                   with--              
                     recommendation  -----------------------------------
                                       Budget estimate   House allowance
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title I--                                                               
 Department of the                                                      
 Interior:                                                              
    Bureau of Land                                                      
     Management...    $1,052,335,000     -$104,347,000       -$3,128,000
    Fish and                                                            
     Wildlife                                                           
     Service......       599,150,000      -103,667,000       +30,212,000
    Natural                                                             
     Resources                                                          
     Science                                                            
     Agency.......       145,965,000       -26,731,000      +145,965,000
    National Park                                                       
     Service......     1,298,338,000      -191,784,000       +37,262,000
    Geological                                                          
     Survey.......       577,503,000        -8,866,000      -109,441,000
    Minerals                                                            
     Management                                                         
     Service......       188,609,000       -12,631,000        -4,387,000
    Bureau of                                                           
     Mines........       132,507,000  ................       +45,507,000
    Office of                                                           
     Surface                                                            
     Mining                                                             
     Reclamation                                                        
     and                                                                
     Enforcement..       266,411,000       -26,362,000        -3,167,000
    Bureau of                                                           
     Indian                                                             
     Affairs......     1,065,909,000      -832,032,000      -616,897,000
    Territorial                                                         
     Affairs......        93,126,000        -1,044,000       +11,203,000
    Departmental                                                        
     offices......       528,184,000      +399,566,000      +414,718,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, title                                                      
       I--Departme                                                      
       nt of the                                                        
       Interior...     5,948,037,000      -907,898,000       -52,153,000
                   =====================================================
Title II--Related                                                       
 agencies:                                                              
    Forest Service     2,180,224,000      -236,315,000       +76,553,000
    Department of                                                       
     Energy.......     1,143,589,000      -273,186,000       -10,997,000
    Indian Health.     1,966,600,000       -92,422,000        +3,833,000
    Indian                                                              
     Education....        54,660,000       -30,125,000        +2,160,000
    Office of                                                           
     Navajo and                                                         
     Hopi Indian                                                        
     Relocation...        20,345,000        -6,000,000        -1,000,000
    Institute of                                                        
     American                                                           
     Indian and                                                         
     Alaska Native                                                      
     Culture and                                                        
     Arts                                                               
     Development..         5,500,000       -14,346,000  ................
    Smithsonian                                                         
     Institution..       372,892,000       -34,558,000       +22,517,000
    National                                                            
     Gallery of                                                         
     Art..........        59,229,000        -5,222,000        +2,414,000
    John F.                                                             
     Kennedy                                                            
     Center for                                                         
     the                                                                
     Performing                                                         
     Arts.........        19,306,000           -67,000          +523,000
    Woodrow Wilson                                                      
     International                                                      
     Center for                                                         
     Scholars.....         6,537,000        -3,533,000        +1,397,000
    National                                                            
     Endowment for                                                      
     the Arts.....        99,494,000       -72,906,000  ................
    National                                                            
     Endowment for                                                      
     the                                                                
     Humanities...       114,494,000       -67,506,000       +15,000,000
    Institute of                                                        
     Museum                                                             
     Services.....        21,000,000        -8,800,000  ................
    Commission of                                                       
     Fine Arts....           834,000           -45,000  ................
    National                                                            
     Capital Arts                                                       
     and Cultural                                                       
     Affairs......         6,000,000          -941,000  ................
    Advisory                                                            
     Council on                                                         
     Historic                                                           
     Preservation.         2,500,000          -563,000          -563,000
    National                                                            
     Capital                                                            
     Planning                                                           
     Commission...         5,090,000          -910,000  ................
    Franklin                                                            
     Delano                                                             
     Roosevelt                                                          
     Memorial                                                           
     Commission...           147,000  ................           +99,000
    Pennsylvania                                                        
     Avenue                                                             
     Development                                                        
     Corporation..  ................        -6,876,000        -2,000,000
    Holocaust                                                           
     Memorial                                                           
     Council......        26,609,000        -2,098,000        -2,098,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, title                                                      
       II--Related                                                      
       agencies...     6,105,050,000      -856,419,000      +107,838,000
                   =====================================================
      Grand total.    12,053,087,000    -1,764,317,000       +68,484,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


             SUMMARY TABLE--LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND            
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Budget           House            Senate    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Land                                                          
 Management..........      $24,473,000       $8,500,000      $10,550,000
Fish and Wildlife                                                       
 Service.............       62,912,000       14,100,000       32,031,000
National Park                                                           
 Service:                                                               
    State grants.....       28,000,000        1,500,000        1,500,000
    Federal                                                             
     acquisitions....       54,696,000       12,800,000       41,730,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal,                                                         
       National Park                                                    
       Service.......       82,696,000       14,300,000       43,230,000
Forest Service.......       65,311,000       14,600,000       41,167,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
      Total..........      235,392,000       51,500,000      126,978,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                Overview

                           general statement

    The Committee has provided recommendations with 
consideration toward meeting the highest priorities within the 
Interior appropriations bill. The budget constraints have 
impacted every agency funded through this appropriations bill. 
Agencies are expected to strive to meet their mission while 
facing many challenges as a result of the funding limitations. 
Fiscal year 1996 will begin many restructuring and 
consolidating efforts, comprehensive reviews of programs and 
projects, termination of activities, and many innovative 
approaches to meet agency missions with less available 
resources. As painful as this may be, we feel we are heading in 
the right direction. The Committee's funding allocations will 
contribute to achieving a balanced budget by the year 2002.
    In crafting this bill, many priority programs of importance 
to the administration and the American people have been funded. 
Funding is provided for natural resources management; energy 
conservation; fossil energy research and development; the arts 
and humanities; and many others. Important programs for 
American Indians and Alaska Natives have been funded to meet 
health, education, and self-governance needs. The Committee's 
funding allocations strive to achieve the delicate balance 
between wise resource use and protection of the basic soil, 
water, air, and vegetation resources. Funding is also provided 
to acquire mineral, geologic, and scientific data which is 
critical to many of the agencies in the interior bill as well 
as the general public.
    Although reduced considerably from previous years, land 
management agency budgets have been funded to include the 
highest priority land acquisition projects. Funding for crucial 
construction and maintenance projects has been provided and the 
operational accounts for the National Park Service have been 
funded approximately at the 1995 levels in order to address 
long-standing needs.
    In an attempt to spread Federal dollars as far as possible, 
the Committee has funded many cooperative research and resource 
management programs. Agencies are encouraged to further expand 
their efforts to enter into partnerships with private and State 
entities, which will assist in meeting important funding needs.

                            indian programs

    The Committee faces a significant reduction in funding 
available for programs funded through the Interior 
appropriations bill. The Committee attempted to protect the 
highest priorities within the funding available to Indian 
programs throughout the bill. The Committee's highest priority 
for Indian programs is to maintain the services provided 
through the Indian Health Service, which represents 
approximately 56 percent of the total funding provided through 
the bill for Indian programs. The Committee also places 
priority on the trust responsibilities of the Secretary of 
Interior and has sought to provide the resources necessarily to 
properly manage these activities.
    Also of high priority to the Committee is funding for 
Indian education activities. The Committee has provided a 
modest increase for Bureau of Indian Affairs funded elementary 
and secondary schools on tribal reservations, which is the 
Committee's top priority for education. The Committee has 
recommended funding for higher education scholarships, which is 
not funded by the House. The Committee has maintained funding 
for higher educational institutions funded through the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs. The grants to local education agencies 
funded through the Office of Indian Education have been 
maintained at a level slightly below the current level, in 
order to maintain the tribal schools funded through the BIA. Of 
lower priority within the funding constraints faced by the 
Committee is funding for the Institute of American and Alaska 
Native Culture and Arts Development. Given the significant 
budget constraints faced by the Committee, it recommends 
Federal funding be phased out for the Institute.
    The Committee notes that in addition to the funding 
provided through the Interior bill, tribal governments and 
individual Indians qualify for many other Federal programs. 
While the Bureau of Indian Affairs originally provided nearly 
all of the funding for Indian programs, funding for the Bureau 
currently represents approximately 33 percent of the total 
funds provided by the Federal Government for Indian programs.
    In order to protect the trust assets of the tribes, the 
Committee has recommended funding for the Office of Special 
Trustee for American Indians, and has transferred to that 
office trust and natural resource activities previously funded 
through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The activities that 
remain within the Bureau of Indian Affairs represent those 
programs normally associated with local governments.
    As previously discussed, the Committee has sought to 
protect educational activities to the extent possible. In 
addition, the Committee has partially restored funding for 
economic development activities proposed for elimination by the 
House. To the extent possible, the Committee has also 
maintained funding for contract support. As a result of 
protecting nearly one-half of the activities at the current 
level, it is necessary to significantly reduce the remaining 
activities. While the Committee is aware that these are large 
reductions, it notes that tribes are specifically eligible for 
other Federal programs that provide funding for road 
maintenance, housing, law enforcement, and other governmental 
services.

                 RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

    The Committee agrees with the direction initiated by the 
House to establish a recreational fee demonstration program. 
The goal of this program is to foster innovation and creativity 
among the land management agencies with the hope that cost-
effective methods will be developed for collecting recreation 
use fees. These fees will be returned to the agencies to 
improve the quality of visitor experience at public 
recreational areas, enhance the protection of natural 
resources, and offset fee collection costs. This program 
provides the mechanism to fund adequately resource protection 
and operation and maintenance costs by allowing those 
individuals who use and benefit from recreational areas to 
share in the costs.
    The Committee has recommended a pilot fee program designed 
to improve Federal lands by allowing 80 percent of additional 
fees generated through the demonstration program to stay with 
the parks, forests, refuges, and public lands where the fees 
are collected. The balance of additional fees collected will be 
available on an agencywide basis to enhance public recreation 
areas.
    The Committee has recommended language in title III--
General provisions, which allows the Bureau of Land Management, 
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the 
Forest Service to establish recreational fee collections at 10 
to 50 sites or management units. The number of sites or 
management units has been increased to allow for broader 
application of the demonstration program.
    The Committee recommends a 3-year demonstration program in 
place of the 1-year demonstration program recommended by the 
House. The Committee agrees with input received from the 
administration that additional time is required to select pilot 
sites and design collection methods, construct collection 
facilities, initiate contracts with private and nonprofit 
organizations to provide services, implement accounting 
procedures, and adequately evaluate the success of the various 
pilot programs. The Committee recommends the time period for 
expenditure of fee revenue be extended from 1 year following 
completion of the fee collection period to 3 years following 
completion of the fee collection period.
    The Committee recommends more latitude in selecting 
demonstration areas than provided by the House. Areas or sites 
selected should be feasible to administer, provide 
opportunities to enhance recreational experiences, and be 
expected to provide meaningful data. The Committee envisions 
that demonstration sites or areas could relate to a large 
campground or complex, visitor center, watershed or natural 
area; or, could include an entire administrative unit, such as 
a national park or national wildlife refuge where division into 
smaller units would be difficult to administer or where fee 
collections would adversely affect visitor use patterns. The 
Committee encourages the Secretaries to select and design 
demonstration projects, including fee-collection mechanisms, in 
a manner which will provide optimum opportunities to evaluate 
the broad spectrum of resource conditions and recreational 
opportunities on Federal lands.
    In concurrence with the House, the Committee recommends 
that the Secretaries exempt from fee charges persons engaged in 
conduct of official Federal, State, or local government 
business or others authorized by the Secretary to conduct 
administrative duties in the area, such as contractors. As 
incentives to enhance the distribution and availability of fee 
collection tools, vendors may charge a reasonable markup or 
commission to cover their costs and provide a profit. It is 
anticipated that volunteers may be used to collect user fees.
    The Committee has included provisions to simplify the 
accounting process on demonstration sites where fees were 
collected prior to implementation of a demonstration project. 
For National Park Service, Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management areas and sites, funds that are in excess of 104 
percent of those collected in fiscal year 1995, and annually 
adjusted upward by 4 percent, are to be deposited in a separate 
account for use in implementing provisions of the demonstration 
program. For these agencies, fees up to the base level 
collected on these fee sites in fiscal year 1995 and 
thereafter, are to be distributed as they were during fiscal 
year 1995. For Fish and Wildlife Service areas and sites, 
language has been provided which provides that all of the 
revenues collected from the sale of admission permits and the 
charge of entrance fees be made available to offset the cost of 
collection, for the operation and maintenance of refuges, and 
for implementing the demonstration program.
    The Committee expects that the agencies will provide a 
clear accounting of funds collected at each site or area as 
well as subsequent expenditures of those funds for the benefit 
of individual sites or areas and agencywide recreation site 
enhancement. In order to simplify accounting procedures from 
those outlined by the House, it is envisioned that receipts and 
disbursements from more than one demonstration project could be 
included in a single Treasury account established by each 
agency to handle fees and expenditures related to this 
demonstration program. Agency accounting mechanisms would be 
utilized to provide area/site specific detail.
    In response to a request by the administration, the 
Committee recommends that agencies be provided authority to 
impose a fine for violations of fee assessments. The Committee 
feels this provision will provide agencies an additional 
mechanism to ensure a successful demonstration program. The 
Committee expects the agencies to use this authority 
judiciously and consistent with the severity of the violations 
involved.
    The National Park Service has considerable experience with 
fee collection procedures throughout the park system and is 
encouraged to share this information with the other 
participating agencies. The Committee also encourages the 
Secretaries to work together in providing a unified monitoring 
and public education program. Because many of the demonstration 
areas and sites will be establishing fees which were not 
previously charged, the public education program needs to 
address the rationale for the fee program, how revenues will be 
used, and the benefits anticipated. In evaluating the success 
of the program, the agencies should measure overall public 
satisfaction with the services provided at these sites by both 
public and private providers.
    The Committee requests that each Secretary provide the 
Congress a brief report describing the selected sites and fee 
recovery methods to be used by March 31, 1996, and a report 
which evaluates the pilot demonstrations, including 
recommendations for further legislation, by March 31, 1999. The 
reports to Congress should include a discussion of the 
different sites selected and how they represent the broad 
spectrum of recreational sites and habitats managed by the 
agencies. The diversity of fee collection methods and fair 
market valuation methods should also be explained.
    The Committee encourages the Secretaries to implement 
several demonstration areas per agency that include cost 
recovery methods that serve multiagency purposes and customers. 
The Committee expects that fees collected from multiagency 
areas or sites will be divided in a manner agreed upon 
beforehand by the agencies involved and returned to the 
accounts of the sites or projects in question.
    The Committee, in concurrence with the House, recommends 
that agencies solicit and establish visitor services, including 
films, exhibits and other programs, which are sponsored by 
private and nonprofit organizations, providing the agreements 
do not extend beyond the term covered by this act. The 
Committee concurs that the limited use of private logos or 
symbols, if they do not distract from the presentation, be 
allowed as part of this demonstration.
    Also in concurrence with the House, the Committee 
recommends that the fee systems respect the purpose of the 
golden eagle passports, golden access passports, and Federal 
migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps although the 
Secretaries may limit the use of these passports and stamps 
during preestablished seasonal peak times or establish fee 
premiums to be assessed to holders of these passports and 
stamps when utilizing the demonstration sites established under 
this provision.
                  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                        LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

                       Bureau of Land Management

                    management of land and resources
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $597,236,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     616,547,000
House allowance.........................................     570,017,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             565,936,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $565,936,000, 
a decrease of $50,611,000 below the budget estimate and 
$4,081,000 below the House allowance. A comparison of the 
Committee recommendations with the budget estimate is as 
follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land resources:                                                                                                 
    Soil, water, and air management..................      $19,063,000          $17,384,000          -$1,679,000
    Range management.................................       49,983,000           49,983,000      ...............
    Forestry management..............................        5,872,000            6,253,000             +381,000
    Riparian management..............................       16,705,000           15,514,000           -1,191,000
    Cultural resources management....................       12,620,000           11,000,000           -1,620,000
    Wild horse and burro management..................       16,345,000           14,845,000           -1,500,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, land resources.......................      120,588,000          114,979,000           -5,609,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Wildlife and fisheries:                                                                                         
    Wildlife management..............................       20,073,000           19,000,000           -1,073,000
    Fisheries management.............................       10,146,000            6,100,000           -4,046,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, wildlife and fisheries...............       30,219,000           25,100,000           -5,119,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Threatened and endangered species....................       18,347,000           16,500,000           -1,847,000
Recreation management:                                                                                          
    Wilderness management............................       18,001,000           13,392,000           -4,609,000
    Recreation resources management..................       26,587,000           26,139,000             -448,000
    Recreation operations (fees).....................        3,997,000            4,000,000               +3,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, recreation management................       48,585,000           43,531,000           -5,054,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Energy and minerals:                                                                                            
    Oil and gas......................................       51,800,000           51,800,000      ...............
    Coal management..................................        8,013,000            6,819,000           -1,194,000
    Other mineral resources..........................        6,749,000            8,542,000           +1,793,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, energy and minerals..................       66,562,000           67,161,000             +599,000
Realty and ownership management:                                                                                
    Alaska conveyance................................       27,481,000           29,981,000           +2,500,000
    Cadastral survey.................................       12,554,000           11,831,000             -723,000
    Land and realty management.......................       28,917,000           28,386,000             -531,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, realty and ownership management......       68,952,000           70,198,000            1,246,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Resource protection and maintenance:                                                                            
    Resource management planning.....................        9,702,000            8,500,000           -1,202,000
    Facilities maintenance...........................       33,263,000           30,100,000           -3,163,000
    Resource protection and law enforcement..........       10,326,000           10,201,000             -125,000
    Hazardous materials management...................       16,908,000           15,000,000           -1,908,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, resource protection and maintenance..       70,199,000           63,801,000           -6,398,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Automated land and minerals records system...........       69,503,000           48,500,000          -21,003,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Mining law administration:                                                                                      
    Administration...................................       27,650,000           27,650,000      ...............
    Fee collection...................................        5,000,000            5,000,000      ...............
    Offsetting fees..................................      -32,650,000          -32,650,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, mining law administration............  ...............  .......................  ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
Work force and organizational support:                                                                          
    Information systems operations...................       16,254,000           14,500,000           -1,754,000
    Resource data acquisition........................  ...............  .......................  ...............
    Administrative support...........................       50,229,000           45,500,000           -4,729,000
    Bureauwide fixed costs...........................       57,109,000           56,166,000             -943,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, work force and organization..........      123,592,000          116,166,000           -7,426,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, management of lands and resource........      616,547,000          565,936,000          -50,611,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Land resources.--The Committee recommends $114,979,000 for 
land resources, which is $5,609,000 below the budget request 
and $200,000 above the fiscal year 1995 funding level. The net 
decrease below the budget request includes an increase of 
$381,000 for forestry management, and decreases of $1,679,000 
for soil, water, and air management, $1,191,000 for riparian 
management, and $1,620,000 for cultural resources management. 
Within the allocation for soil, water, and air management, the 
Committee recommends $300,000 to continue restoration efforts 
on the Rio Puerco Watershed Area in New Mexico. For wild horse 
and burro management, $14,845,000 is provided, which is a 
decrease of $1,500,000 below the budget request. Funding is not 
included for increased activities associated with implementing 
the North American Free Trade Act. Within the funds provided, 
the Committee recommends $75,000 to continue research and data 
acquisition at the Mesa archeological site in Alaska, which 
contains some of North America's oldest human remains.
    Wildlife and fisheries.--The Committee recommends 
$25,100,000 for wildlife and fisheries, which is $5,119,000 
below the requested level and an increase of $745,000 above the 
fiscal year 1995 funding level. Decreases include $1,073,000 
for wildlife management and $4,046,000 for fisheries 
management. Due to budget constraints, the Committee was unable 
to fund the new recreational fisheries initiative.
    Threatened and endangered species.--The Committee 
recommends $16,500,000 for threatened and endangered species, 
which is $1,847,000 below the requested level and a decrease of 
$1,546,000 below the fiscal year 1995 funding level.
    Recreation management.--The Committee recommends 
$43,531,000 for recreation management, a decrease of $5,054,000 
from the budget request and an increase of $2,794,000 above the 
fiscal year 1995 funding level. Bill language is included in 
Title III to establish a recreational fee demonstration 
program. This 3-year program will allow fees to be collected at 
10 to 50 sites with revenue returned to agencies to improve the 
quality of recreational experience, enhance natural resources, 
and to offset fee collection costs.
    Energy and minerals.--The Committee recommends $67,161,000 
for energy and minerals, which is an increase of $599,000 above 
the budget request and a decrease of $1,062,000 below the 
fiscal year 1995 funding level. The net increase of $599,000 
includes a decrease of $1,194,000 for coal management and an 
increase of $1,793,000 for other materials.
    Realty and ownership management.--The Committee recommends 
$70,198,000 for realty and ownership management, which is an 
increase of $1,246,000 above the budget request and a decrease 
of $2,399,000 below the fiscal year 1995 funding level. The net 
increase of $1,246,000 includes an increase of $2,500,000 for 
Alaska conveyance (which includes Alaska cadastral surveys) and 
a decrease of $723,000 for cadastral surveys and $531,000 for 
land and realty management.
    Resource protection and maintenance.--The Committee 
recommends $63,801,000 for resource protection and maintenance, 
which is a decrease of $6,398,000 below the budget request and 
a decrease of $5,797,000 below the fiscal year 1995 funding 
level. The reduction of $6,398,000 includes decreases of 
$1,202,000 for resource management planning, $3,163,000 for 
facilities maintenance, $125,000 for resource protection and 
law enforcement, and $1,908,000 for hazardous materials 
management. The Committee expects the reduction of $1,908,000 
to hazardous materials management be applied to the lowest 
priority activities.
    Automated land and minerals records system [ALMRS].--The 
Committee recommends $48,500,000, which is a decrease of 
$21,003,000 below the budget request and $20,681,000 below the 
fiscal year 1995 funding level. The Committee believes the 
funding schedule assumed in the budget request is overly 
optimistic and does not properly account for unexpected delays 
and to complete testing prior to implementation. The Committee 
expects the Bureau to submit a report to the Committee by March 
31, 1996, which details the Bureau's testing, verification, and 
validation efforts, as well as certification that ALMRS 
performs accurately and effectively, and provides the expected 
capabilities.
    Mining law administration.--The Committee recommends 
$32,650,000 for mining law administration, which is the same as 
the request and an increase of $6,051,000 over the fiscal year 
1995 funding level.
    The Committee is concerned about the backlog of unprocessed 
patent applications which exists within the Department of the 
Interior. The Committee expects the Department to provide a 
plan to the Committee which details how the Department of the 
Interior will process the currently pending patent 
applications. The plan should be submitted no later than March 
1, 1996.
    The Committee has not retained bill language included in 
the Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations Act, which placed a 
moratorium on accepting and processing applications for patents 
and on the patenting of Federal land to claimants. This issue 
should be resolved through the authorizing process.

                            fire protection
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $114,748,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     114,763,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee has eliminated this account and included 
funding for this activity under wildland fire management.

                  Emergency Department of the Interior

                           firefighting fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $121,176,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     131,482,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee has eliminated this account and included 
funding for this activity under wildland fire management.
                        wildland fire management
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................    $235,924,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             242,159,000

    The Committee recommends $242,159,000 for wildland fire 
management, a new, consolidated account, which combines fire 
protection and emergency Department of the Interior 
firefighting fund. The recommended funding level is $6,235,000 
above the fiscal year 1995 funding level for the two accounts, 
and $4,086,000 below the requested level. The new account 
includes all activities related to wildland fire management 
previously included in the two accounts, including management, 
planning, fire use, prescribed fire and hazard fuel reduction, 
preseason readiness and preparedness, operations, and emergency 
rehabilitation. The operations function includes activities 
related to monitoring and managing naturally occuring 
prescribed fires. High-priority renovation or construction of 
fire facilities to correct critical health and safety problems 
and to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of 
wildland fire management is permitted as proposed in the budget 
request.
    The Committee recommends $137,166,000 for preparedness and 
fire use and $104,993,000 for suppression operations. The 
Committee expects the Department to inform the Committee on the 
scope of each activity by December 1, 1995.
    The Committee supports the concept of using the most 
effecient level [MEL] to minimize total wildland fire costs 
over time. The fire use and management activity is funded at 88 
percent of the estimated 1996 MEL. Funding for the operations 
activity is set at 84 percent of the 10-year average actual 
actual costs for this activity. Should additional funding be 
required, the Department should first use the $50,200,000 
contingency fund appropriated in 1993.
                          central hazmat fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $13,409,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      14,024,000
House allowance.........................................      10,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              10,000,000


    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000 
for the central hazardous materials fund, which is a decrease 
of $4,024,000 below the budget estimate and the same as the 
House allowance. The Committee expects the Department to fund 
the highest priority, ongoing, or emergency projects within 
this funding level. The Department should not start any new 
nonemergency projects.

                        construction and access
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $12,068,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       3,019,000
House allowance.........................................       2,515,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               2,615,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,615,000, a 
decrease of $404,000 below the budget estimate and $100,000 
below the House allowance. The Committee expects the Bureau to 
fund the highest-priority contruction needs in the order stated 
in the budget justifications. The Committee has included 
$600,000 for completion of ongoing priority items at Flagstaff 
Hill. While the Committee is aware of additional projects 
identified for this site, budget constraints limit the 
additional amount that can be provided.

                       payments in lieu of taxes
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $101,409,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     113,911,000
House allowance.........................................     111,409,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             100,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $100,000,000, 
a decrease of $13,911,000 below the budget estimate and a 
decrease of $11,409,000 below the House allowance.
                            land acquisition
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $14,757,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      24,473,000
House allowance.........................................       8,500,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              10,550,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,550,000 
for land acquisition, a decrease of $13,923,000 below the 
budget estimate and an increase of $2,050,000 above the House 
allowance.
    The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:

                                                               Committee
                                                          recommendation

Criterion Ranch, OR.....................................      $2,100,000
St. George Desert Tortoise Habitat, UT..................       2,000,000
Idaho land exchanges....................................       1,950,000
Inholdings, emergencies, hardships......................       1,000,000
Acquisition management..................................       3,500,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________

      Total

                                                              10,550,000
                   oregon and california grant lands
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $97,364,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     112,752,000
House allowance.........................................      91,387,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              95,364,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $95,364,000, a 
decrease of $17,388,000 below the budget request and an 
increase of $3,977,000 when compared to the House allowance. 
The recommendation represents a decrease of $2,000,000 from the 
fiscal year 1995 enacted level. The decrease from the budget 
request consists of $6,260,000 for western Oregon resources 
management, $16,000 for the western Oregon information and 
resource data system, $53,000 for western Oregon facilities 
maintenance, $36,000 for western Oregon construction and 
acquisition, and $11,023,000 for the jobs in the woods 
initiative for watershed and ecosystem restoration. The forest 
plan is maintained at approximately the fiscal year 1995 level.
    The Committee is concerned about the many programs in the 
President's forest plan designed to provide assistance to 
timber dependent communities in the Pacific Northwest. The 
Committee is disturbed by the inability of the agencies 
involved to provide a detailed accounting of funds appropriated 
in previous fiscal years for the unemployed timber worker 
programs in the President's forest plan.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a detailed accounting and 
report of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 1995 for the 
President's forest plan. The report shall include a careful 
accounting of each appropriated dollar, including: funds 
appropriated for timber production; administrative expenses, 
including the number of Federal employees employed to 
administer the various aspects of the President's plan; funds 
appropriated for the various jobs programs allowed for under 
the President's plan, including but not limited to the Jobs in 
the Woods Program; the number of individuals employed by these 
programs; and the average length of each program. The Committee 
directs the Secretaries to submit the report to the Committee 
no later than March 31, 1996.

                           range improvements
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $10,350,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       9,113,000
House allowance.........................................       9,113,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               9,113,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,113,000 for 
range improvements, the same as the budget estimate and the 
House allowance.

               service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $8,883,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       8,993,000
House allowance.........................................       8,993,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               8,993,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,993,000, 
the same as the budget estimate and the House allowance.

                       miscellaneous trust funds
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $7,605,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       7,605,000
House allowance.........................................       7,605,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               7,605,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,605,000, 
the same as the budget estimate and the House allowance.
                      FISH AND WILDLIFE AND PARKS

                       Fish and Wildlife Service

                          resource management
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $511,334,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     535,018,000
House allowance.........................................     497,150,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             496,978,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $496,978,000, 
a decrease of $38,040,000 from the budget estimate and a 
decrease of $172,000 below the House allowance.
    The following table compares Committee recommendations with 
the budget estimates.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fish and wildlife enhancement:                                                                                  
    Endangered species:                                                                                         
        Prelisting...................................       $4,529,000           $2,000,000          -$2,529,000
        Listing......................................        8,157,000              750,000           -7,407,000
        Consultation.................................       20,028,000           17,297,000           -2,731,000
        Recovery.....................................       44,956,000           34,800,000          -10,156,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, endangered species...............       77,670,000           54,847,000          -22,823,000
                                                      ==========================================================
    Habitat conservation.............................       59,691,000           56,050,000           -3,641,000
    Environmental contaminants.......................        9,168,000            8,821,000             -347,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, fish and wildlife enhancment.........      146,529,000          119,718,000          -26,811,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Refuges and wildlife:                                                                                           
    Refuge operations and maintenance................      169,558,000          169,558,000      ...............
    Law enforcement operations.......................       35,279,000           34,279,000           -1,000,000
    Migratory bird management........................       16,011,000           15,252,000             -759,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, refuges and wildlife.................      220,848,000          219,089,000           -1,759,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Fisheries:                                                                                                      
    Hatchery operations and maintenance..............       34,901,000           37,094,000           +2,193,000
    Lower Snake River compensation fund..............       11,557,000           11,557,000      ...............
    Fish and wildlife management.....................       22,312,000           15,100,000           -6,212,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, fisheries............................       68,770,000           64,751,000           -4,019,000
                                                      ==========================================================
General administration:                                                                                         
    Central office administration....................       14,171,000           13,628,000             -543,000
    International affairs............................        6,627,000            5,301,000           -1,326,000
    Regional office administration...................       23,644,000           21,000,000           -2,644,000
    National Education and Training Center...........        6,859,000            6,478,000             -381,000
    Servicewide administrative support...............       47,570,000           47,013,000              -57,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, general administration...............       99,871,000           93,420,000           -5,451,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, resource management.....................      535,018,000          496,978,000          -38,040,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Endangered species.--Within the fish and wildlife 
enhancement appropriation, the Committee recommends $54,847,000 
for endangered species activities. This amount is $14,100,000 
below the fiscal year 1995 level and $1,847,000 above the 
House. Authorization for the Endangered Species Act expired in 
1992. While the Committee is not under the illusion that 
defunding endangered species activities will address the need 
for ESA reform, the Committee feels strongly that a time out 
from additional listings is needed until the administration and 
Congress can enact legislation to reauthorize the act. As such, 
the Committee has included bill language prohibiting the Fish 
and Wildlife Service from listing additional species or making 
additional critical habitat designations pending 
reauthorization of the act.
    An amount of $2,000,000 is recommended for prelisting for 
candidate species conservation and other activities that will 
help prevent future listings of species as threatened or 
endangered; $750,000 is included in the listing program for 
reclassifications, downlistings, implementation of 4(d) rules 
and other nonlisting activities. Additional funds have been 
included in the habitat restoration subactivity to allow the 
Fish and Wildlife Service to retain core personnel from the 
listing program in anticipation of reauthorization of the act.
    In the recovery activity, funding is provided at the fiscal 
year 1995 level for endangered fish recovery in the Upper 
Colorado River basin and for The Peregrine Fund for continued 
activities related to the California condor and the peregrine 
falcon. The Committee is aware of research being done by the 
Honecker Institute on the interaction between mountain lions 
and the gray wolf. The Committee urges the Service to consider 
supporting this research within the funds provided.
    The Committee is concerned that as gray wolf populations in 
Idaho and Montana increase, both naturally and from the 
introduction of wolves from Canada, the incidence of livestock 
predation may also increase. The Committee expects the Service 
to continue the cooperative agreement with the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service to provide assistance to ranchers 
experiencing livestock losses to wolves. A reduction of 
$200,000 has been taken from wolf reintroduction.
    Habitat conservation.--The Committee recommends $56,050,000 
for habitat conservation, $3,641,000 below the request and 
$4,475,000 above the House level. The amount includes 
$20,954,000 for trust species habitats, including $15,825,000 
for habitat restoration, $1,225,000 for Upper Klamath basin 
restoration, and $1,500,000 for the Reno biodiversity 
initiative; $20,830,000 are included for project planning, 
including $300,000 for Portland greenspaces and $500,000 for 
the Rio Grande Bosque study. The Committee has provided 
$402,000 for environmental coordination and $6,351,000 for 
coastal ecosystems, the same as the fiscal year 1995 level.
    The Committee concurs with the House and the budget request 
in providing no funds for applied technology transfer to rural 
areas [ATTRA]; $4,000,000 are provided for the national 
wetlands inventory to allow for continued distribution of maps 
and data, as well as continued mapping at a reduced level of 
effort.
    Environmental contaminants.--The Committee recommends 
$8,821,000 for environmental contaminants, $347,000 below the 
request and $230,000 below the House level; $820,000 are 
provided for contaminant investigations, $5,464,000 are 
provided for contaminants prevention, and $1,417,000 are 
provided for the Patuxent analytical control facility that was 
funded in the National Biological Survey in fiscal year 1995.
    Refuges and wildlife.--The Committee recommends 
$219,089,000 for refuges and wildlife, $1,759,000 below the 
request and $6,040,000 less than the House level.
    The recommended amount includes the $169,558,000 requested 
for refuge operations and maintenance. The Committee has also 
included bill language providing that all of the revenues 
collected from the sale of admission permits and from entrance 
fees at units of the national wildlife refuge system be made 
available to offset the cost of collection and to support the 
operation and maintenance of refuges. Under the current fee 
structure established in the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act 
of 1986, refuges receive no benefit from fees and have to use 
some of their operating funds to cover the cost of collection. 
The Committee has adopted this provision for fiscal year 1996 
with the understanding that the Senate authorizing committee is 
likely to report legislation to make this change in the fee 
distribution formula permanent within the course of the fiscal 
year.
    The continuation of traditional uses on the lands composing 
the ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge was a principle 
justification for the creation of the refuge. The Committee 
directs the Secretary to ensure that such uses continue. 
Traditional uses shall include, but not be limited to, hunting, 
fishing, shellfishing, hiking, and other wildlife-related 
activities, provided such uses are compatible with the ACE 
basin management plan. In preparing the management plan and 
regulations regarding hunting and fishing, the Secretary shall 
consult with the State agency that has jurisdiction over fish 
and wildlife.
    The Committee has included $1,400,000 in land acquisition 
for the Back to the River project. The Committee urges the Fish 
and Wildlife Service to support a systematic natural areas 
inventory for counties within and adjacent to this project.
    The Committee directs the Department to reinstate its 1992 
policy regarding permit terms and conditions for hunting and 
fishing guides in Alaska providing permit terms of 5 years with 
one renewal period of 5 years, transferability under prescribed 
conditions, and a right of survivorship. It further directs the 
Department to reissue existing permits consistent with this 
policy. The Committee notes that the existing policy limiting 
terms to 1 year make it impossible to obtain financing for 
guiding operations while the limit on transferability and 
survivorship prevent long-time family businesses from 
continuing upon the death or illness of the permit holder.
    The Committee has included language in the bill restricting 
the application of the Department's pesticide policy on lands 
leased for farming within the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake 
National Wildlife Refuges because of the special status these 
lands were granted by the Kuchel Act, Public Law 88-567. This 
principle has been supported by the Klamath Basin Working 
Group, a consensus-based organization formed to help restore 
the basin's ecosystem and provide economic stability to area 
farms. It is the intent of the Committee that the contracts for 
leasing land for agricultural purposes within the Lower Klamath 
and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges comply with integrated 
pest management practices, but that such practices shall not be 
more restrictive than the requirements of applicable State and 
Federal laws related to the use of chemicals and pest 
management practices on non-Federal lands.
    In the interest of pursuing a nonregulatory approach for 
private land stewardship, the Committee supports the efforts of 
the Fish and Wildlife Service to provide voluntary 
opportunities for technical assistance, incentives, and local 
conservation initiatives through the Silvio O. Conte Refuge. 
The Committee encourages the Fish and Wildlife Service to view 
the National Park Service's Joint River Commission efforts in 
Vermont and New Hampshire as a valuable model for community-
based conservation in the Connecticut River Valley.
    Within funds available for the Challenge Grant Program, the 
Service is encouraged to consider an application for 
rehabiltation of the gatehouse at John Hay National Wildlife 
Refuge.
    An amount of $34,279,000 is recommended for law 
enforcement, including funding for the Clark R. Bavin National 
Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory. The Committee notes 
that over two-thirds of the laboratory's caseload is comprised 
of Federal and international cases, and that the laboratory's 
total caseload is well distributed across all Fish and Wildlife 
Service regions. Because the laboratory's mission is primarily 
national and international in scope, the Committee directs the 
Service to elevate budget development for the laboratory to the 
headquarters level.
    Migratory bird management includes the requested amount for 
the harvest information program and $889,000 to reflect 
transfer of migratory bird and eagle permit functions.
    Fisheries.--The Committee recommends $64,751,000 for 
fisheries, $4,019,000 below the request and $1,400,000 above 
the House level. The funding provided reflects workload 
reallocations included in the budget justification.
    The Committee has not approved the administration's request 
to transfer 11 fish hatcheries to the States and tribes, and 
has included an additional $3,000,000 to operate these 
hatcheries during fiscal year 1996. While the Committee 
strongly supports the goal of reducing Federal expenditures on 
hatcheries or fishery programs that do not support essential 
Federal missions, the Committee believes the States, tribes, 
sportfishing community, and fishery-related conservation groups 
should be involved in this process. The Committee directs the 
Fish and Wildlife Service to convene a working group on the 
fisheries program, including hatcheries, that includes 
representatives of the States, tribes, sportfishing community, 
and fishery-related conservation groups. The working group 
should develop a plan that will reduce Federal expenditures on 
hatcheries and other fisheries programs by an amount equal to 
or greater than the multiyear reduction proposed in the budget 
request. The Committee recognizes the Fish and Wildlife 
Service's fisheries mitigation responsibilities pursuant to 
existing law and expects the working group to take into account 
such responsibilities.
    The Fish and Wildlife Service is directed to report the 
findings of the working group to the Appropriations Committees 
by March 1, 1996. If the working group is unable to produce a 
consensus proposal or fails to achieve savings that equal or 
surpass the current administration proposal, the Committee will 
use the fiscal year 1997 appropriations bill to begin transfer 
or closure of the 11 hatcheries identified in the fiscal year 
1996 request.
    Nothing in the Committee report should be construed as 
preventing States or tribes from initiating hatchery transfers 
in fiscal year 1996. The Committee notes that the 
administration has proposed a generous phaseout of funding for 
hatcheries to be transferred. While the Committee will endeavor 
to provide adequate funding for hatchery transfers beginning in 
fiscal year 1997, budget constraints are such that there is no 
guarantee that funding for a 3-year transition program will be 
available. Should any States or tribes wish to initiate 
hatchery transfers in fiscal year 1996, the Committee does not 
object to the use of sport fish restoration administrative, 
nonproject moneys for this purpose. The Committee directs the 
Service to work with the States to establish State brood stock 
programs, and to provide brood stock, eggs, and fry to 
hatcheries being transferred that is 100 percent of the 1995 
level for 2 years beginning on April 1, 1996, and a phased down 
level over the succeeding several years. The Committee 
encourages the Service to consider the transfer of equipment 
associated with hatcheries if this will contribute toward more 
success in transfering these facilities to non-Federal parties.
    The Committee has included the request level for the Lower 
Snake River compensation plan, which is funded by revenues from 
power sales. Funding provided for fish and wildlife management 
assistance includes $150,000 for the Regional Mark Processing 
Center. Budget constraints have precluded the Committee from 
providing funding for the recreational fisheries initiative.
    Within fish and wildlife management, $200,000 is included 
for whirling disease research at Montana State University, and 
$600,000 is included for implementation of the United States-
Canada Yukon River Agreement.
    General administration.--The Committee recommends 
$93,420,000 for general administration, $5,451,000 below the 
request and $2,509,000 below the House level. The amount 
provided reflects the structural change included in the budget 
request, and includes $100,000 for the hatchery system working 
group and $4,000,000 for the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation.
    The Committee is concerned about certain grants that have 
been made by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to 
organizations involved in litigation against Federal agencies 
funded in this bill, and organizations known to be hostile to 
the interests of private landowners and those engaged in the 
productive and lawful use of public lands. The Committee has 
included funding for the foundation based upon the 
understanding that its grant award procedures have been 
considerably tightened, and that the foundation will make a 
concerted effort to avoid making further grants to the types of 
organizations described above. The foundation's performance in 
this regard will be closely monitored by the Committee during 
the coming year.
    General.--Bill language is included requiring Committee 
approval prior to the establishment of new refuge units using 
funds provided in this bill. This language was also included in 
the House bill. Within the funds provided, the Service is 
strongly encouraged to maintain the fiscal year 1995 level of 
effort for the south Florida initiative and forest plan.
    The Committee has not included language prohibiting Fish 
and Wildlife Service involement in a wetlands permit affecting 
a golf course in Texas.
    Bill language is included allowing for vehicle and aircraft 
replacement. The Committee encourages the Service to work 
cooperatively with local law enforcement officials in the 
conduct of official business. The Committee understands that 
hearings on this topic will be held prior to completion of 
action on this bill.
                              construction
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $53,768,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      34,095,000
House allowance.........................................      26,355,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              38,775,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $38,775,000, 
an increase of $4,680,000 above the budget estimate and 
$12,420,000 above the House allowance.
    The following table shows the projects included in budget 
estimate, the House allowance, and the Committee 
recommendation.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Site, State,                                           Committee   
     description        Budget request   Houseallowance   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear River Migratory                                                    
 Bird Refuge, UT,                                                       
 flood repair........  ...............       $1,000,000  ...............
Bosque del Apache                                                       
 National Wildlife                                                      
 Refuge, NM, repair..  ...............        1,820,000         $940,000
Hawaii captive                                                          
 propogation                                                            
 facility, HI........  ...............        1,000,000        1,000,000
Mississippi refuges,                                                    
 bridge repair and                                                      
 equipment...........  ...............  ...............        1,120,000
National Education                                                      
 and Training Center,                                                   
 WV, construction....      $28,000,000       15,580,000       28,000,000
Quivira National                                                        
 Wildlife Refuge, KS,                                                   
 water management....  ...............  ...............          760,000
Russian River, AK,                                                      
 rehabilitation......  ...............  ...............          400,000
Southeast Louisiana                                                     
 refuges,                                                               
 rehabilitation......  ...............        1,000,000  ...............
Wichita Mountains                                                       
 National Wildlife                                                      
 Refuge, OK, Grama                                                      
 Lake and Comanche                                                      
 Dams, repair........          700,000          700,000          700,000
Dam safety--                                                            
 servicewide,                                                           
 inspections.........          460,000          460,000          460,000
Bridge safety--                                                         
 servicewide,                                                           
 inspections.........          395,000          395,000          395,000
Emergency projects--                                                    
 servicewide.........  ...............  ...............        1,000,000
Construction                                                            
 management--servicew                                                   
 ide.................        4,540,000        4,400,000        4,000,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
      Total..........       34,095,000       26,355,000       38,775,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


        natural resource damage assessment and restoration fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $6,687,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       6,700,000
House allowance.........................................       6,019,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               4,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,000,000 for 
the natural resources damage assessment and restoration fund 
which is a reduction of $2,700,000 below the budget request and 
$2,019,000 below the House allowance.
                            land acquisition
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $67,141,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      62,912,000
House allowance.........................................      14,100,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              32,031,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,031,000, a 
decrease of $30,881,000 below the budget estimate and an 
increase of $17,931,000 above the House allowance.
    The following table shows the Committee's recommendations:

ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, SC..................      $3,000,000
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, AR..................       2,188,000
Back to the River, NE...................................       1,400,000
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, WV..............       2,000,000
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, NJ..........       3,000,000
Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ................       1,000,000
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, FL.............       1,450,000
Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge, RI........       1,000,000
Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, CT........       4,000,000
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, NV.................       1,500,000
Acquisition management..................................       8,000,000
Emergencies and hardships...............................       1,493,000
Inholdings..............................................       1,000,000
Land exchanges..........................................       1,000,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, land acquistion............................      32,031,000

    The Committee has made a conscious effort in its 
recommendations to contain land acquisitions to those projects 
that have already been undertaken in prior fiscal years. The 
Committee acknowledges that it was unable to provide specific 
funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service's top land 
acquisition priority, the Kona Forest unit of the Hakalau 
National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii. However, the Committee 
understands the rare opportunity presented to the Service to 
acquire this pristine native forest in Hawaii. The Kona Forest 
Unit provides the source of eggs as well as prime habitat for 
release of native endangered forest birds reared in the 
Service's Hawaii captive propagation facility, which the 
Committee has continued to support in this bill and in past 
fiscal years. The Secretary may transfer Fish and Wildlife 
Service funds for the acquisition of the Kona Forest unit, 
provided that any partial acquisition of this property shall 
not obligate the Department to any future acquisitions, and 
provided further that any transaction shall be subject to the 
reprogramming guidelines of the Committee.

            cooperative endangered species conservation fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $8,983,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      38,000,000
House allowance.........................................       8,085,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               8,085,000

    The Committee recommends $8,085,000 for the cooperative 
endangered species conservation fund, the same as the House and 
$898,000 below the fiscal year 1995 level. No funds are 
provided for grants to States for HCP land acquisitions. The 
Committee is not necessarily opposed to such a program, but is 
unable to provide the increase requested due to budget 
constraints and the lack of an authorization for the Endangered 
Species Act.
    Within the total provided, $200,000 is available for the 
Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program.

                     national wildlife refuge fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $11,977,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      11,371,000
House allowance.........................................      10,779,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              10,779,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,779,000 
for the national wildlife refuge fund, a decrease of $1,198,000 
below the fiscal year 1995 level and the same as the House 
allowance. These funds are used to make payments to counties in 
which Service lands are based, in order to compensate the local 
units of government for lost tax revenues.
                         rewards and operations
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $1,167,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       1,169,000
House allowance.........................................         600,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 600,000

    The Committee recommends $600,000 for African elephant 
conservation, which is the same as the House and $567,000 below 
the fiscal year 1995 level. The Committee concurs with the 
House that these funds should be matched by non-Federal funding 
to as great an extent possible.
               north american wetlands conservation fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $8,983,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      12,000,000
House allowance.........................................       4,500,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               6,750,000

    The Committee recommends $6,750,000 for the North American 
wetlands conservation fund, which is $2,250,000 above the House 
and $2,233,000 below the fiscal year 1995 level. The Committee 
notes that the fund has generated $2 in cost sharing for every 
one Federal dollar expended from the fund. Despite the fund's 
success in leveraging non-Federal dollars, budget constraints 
necessitate a reduction below the fiscal year 1995 level. The 
Committee notes that $17,875,000 will become available to the 
fund in fiscal year 1996 through permanent appropriations.
    Wetlands conservation projects are required to provide for 
long-term conservation of lands and waters. Long-term 
conservation shall be interpreted to include short-term 
conservation strategies that instill a strong conservation 
ethic among private landowners and are likely to lead to long-
term habitat conservation. Priority should be given to projects 
that encourage private landowners to engage in cost-effective, 
creative strategies such as rice projects in the lower 
Mississippi River Valley, the gulf coast region, and in 
California that provide food for overwintering and migrating 
waterfowl. Because of limited resources, cost-benefit analysis 
should be incorporated into the selection criteria of each 
proposal with priority given where possible to restoration and 
enhancement projects and acquisition projects with low cost per 
acre.

        lahontan valley and pyramid lake fish and wildlife fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................        $152,000
House allowance.........................................         152,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 152,000

    The Committee recommends $152,000 to establish the Lahontan 
Valley and Pyramid Lake fish and wildlife fund, the same as the 
request and the same as the House level. This fund was created 
by the Truckee-Carson Pyramid Lake Water Settlement Act to 
receive non-Federal revenues to support fisheries restoration 
in Pyramid Lake and wetlands restoration and enhancement in the 
Lahontan Valley.

                 rhinoceros and tiger conservation fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................        $400,000
House allowance.........................................         200,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 200,000

    The Committee recommends $200,000 to establish the 
rhinoceros and tiger conservation fund, which is the same as 
the House level and $200,000 below the budget request. The 
Committee concurs with the House that these funds should be 
matched by non-Federal funding to as great an extent possible.

              wildlife conservation and appreciation fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................        $998,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       1,000,000
House allowance.........................................         998,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 800,000

    The Committee recommends $800,000 for the wildlife 
conservation and appreciation fund, which is $198,000 below the 
House and the fiscal year 1995 level. Pursuant to 
reauthorization of the Partnerships for Wildlife Act, the 
Committee has deleted language included in the House bill 
regarding matching funds. Deletion of this language will give 
the Fish and Wildlife Service more flexibility in leveraging 
non-Federal funds, but will not eliminate the matching 
requirement.
                    Natural Resources Science Agency

                   research, inventories, and surveys
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $162,041,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     172,696,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                                             145,965,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $145,965,000, 
a decrease of $26,731,000 when compared to the budget estimate. 
A comparison of Committee recommendations with the budget 
estimate is as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research:                                                                                                       
    Species biology..................................      $18,326,000          $14,933,000          -$3,393,000
    Population dynamics..............................       13,874,000           13,094,000             -780,000
    Ecosystems.......................................       52,377,000           46,193,000           -6,184,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, research.............................       84,577,000           74,220,000          -10,357,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Inventory and monitoring.............................       22,736,000           18,682,000           -4,054,000
Information transfer.................................       16,536,000           10,868,000           -5,668,000
Cooperative research units...........................       15,827,000           14,517,000           -1,310,000
Facilities operations and maintenance................       15,725,000           12,820,000           -2,905,000
Administration.......................................       15,545,000           14,858,000             -687,000
Construction.........................................        1,750,000  .......................       -1,750,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, research, inventories, and surveys......      172,696,000          145,965,000          -26,731,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee has terminated the National Biological 
Service and consolidated the biological research activities for 
agencies within the Department of the Interior in this new 
agency. These science research programs have been established 
for many years and have supported the needs for the National 
Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Minerals 
Management Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and others. 
These programs were brought together to create a consolidated, 
coordinated, and nonduplicative agency for biological research.
    To remove the bureau further from agencies with regulatory 
and policy responsibilities, the Committee is transferring the 
Natural Resources Science Agency from the Assistant Secretary 
for Fish and Wildlife to the Assistant Secretary for Water and 
Science. The Committee is concerned that bureau priorities are 
not being met and that the agency is heading away from basic 
and applied research. The Committee urges the Assistant 
Secretary for Water and Science to involve the agencies in 
identifying their priority science needs and to assist the 
agencies depending on these research activities in meeting 
their land management needs on the ground.
    The Committee is concerned about reports that the research 
priorities being identified internally by the agency are not 
reflective of the critical issues confronting the land managers 
of the Department. The Committee expects the agency to realign 
itself so that the direct links between research and management 
are enhanced. Budgetary constraints preclude pursing areas of 
scientific research that may be important, but which are not 
directly relevant to current issues demanding the attention of 
the Department's field managers.
    The Committee expects the agency to establish as a priority 
the conduct of research and gathering and dissemination of 
research related to: fulfillment of the Department's land 
management missions; information related to wildlife resources 
entrusted to the stewardship of the Department; anadromous and 
Great Lakes fish; restoration of depleted fish stocks; fish 
propagation and riverine studies to assure passage of aquatic 
species of regional and national management significance; 
aquatic resources of large, interjurisdictional rivers; 
nonindigenous nuisance organisms that affect aquatic 
ecosystems; impacts and epidemiology of disease on fish and 
wildlife populations; chemical drug registration for acquatic 
species; and effective transfer of information to natural 
resources managers.
    The Committee has agreed to keep the biological research 
activities combined in one bureau to assist the Department of 
the Interior in making limited dollars go further. Efficiencies 
should be realized by working on similar problems and issues 
for the bureaus. Funds for the programs funded under this 
appropriation are to be used only for programs for which 
authorization existed prior to the establishment of the 
National Biological Survey.
    The Committee expects that the cooperative research units 
be funded to the extent possible.
    The Committee has retained the language included in the 
House bill concerning private property rights. In addition, the 
Committee has included language passed by the House regarding 
the use of volunteers, peer review, the conduct of an 
independent review by the National Academy of Sciences, and the 
need for compliance with any subsequent authorizing 
legislation.
                         National Park Service

                 operation of the national park system
Appropriations, 1995....................................  $1,077,900,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................   1,157,738,000
House allowance.........................................   1,088,249,000

Committee recommendation

                                                           1,092,265,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,092,265,000. This is a decrease of $65,473,000 below the 
budget estimate and $4,016,000 above the House allowance. While 
the needs of the parks are great, budget constraints limit the 
amount of growth attainable at this time. The following table 
provides a comparison of Committee recommendations to the 
budget estimate:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Park management:                                                                                                
    Resource stewardship.............................     $192,792,000         $172,251,000         -$20,541,000
    Visitor services.................................      267,590,000          250,323,000          -17,267,000
    Maintenance......................................      367,053,000          361,795,000           -5,258,000
    Park support.....................................      240,054,000          221,112,000          -18,942,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, park management......................    1,067,489,000        1,005,481,000          -62,008,000
                                                      ==========================================================
External administrative costs........................       90,249,000           86,784,000           -3,465,000
                                                      ==========================================================
      Total, operation of the National Park System...    1,157,738,000        1,092,265,000          -65,473,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee recognizes the importance of the National 
Park Service to the American public and is maintaining the 
fiscal year 1995 funding level for the park operations account. 
While the Committee understands the increasing pressures on the 
parks, budget constraints have limited the ability to increase 
the Park Service operations account above fiscal year 1995 
enacted level.
    The Committee appreciates fully the changing conditions of 
the national park units and the operations resources needed to 
address those changes. The Park Service should take into 
consideration the fluctuating needs when distributing the 
fiscal year 1996 funds to individual park units. There are many 
park units with increased visitation and changing conditions 
which may warrant additional resource attention. If it is 
necessary to shift funds between programs to meet higher 
priority needs, the Service is expected to comply with the 
established reprogramming guidelines.
    The Committee expects the National Park Service to provide 
a report within 45 days of enactment of this bill identifying 
its preliminary allocations for fiscal year 1996. This report 
will serve as the baseline for any reprogrammings in fiscal 
year 1996.
    In determining these allocations, none of the programmatic 
increases requested in the budget are to be considered in the 
distribution except where necessary to meet specific park 
operating needs. Any new initiatives, such as those related to 
training, reorganization, or national service, should be 
addressed through the reprogramming process.
    No additional funding is included for implementation of the 
Service's reorganization plan. The approval of the 
restructuring effort was given with the understanding that the 
Committee would be kept informed as the implementation plan 
progresses and that there be a gradual and thoughtful 
transition. The Committee continues to be concerned about the 
implementation costs of the reorganization. There seems to be 
an excess amount of meetings associated with the Service's 
reorganization efforts. The ability to hold managers 
accountable and the need for policy consistency between park 
units should not be lost in the effort to reorganize.
    The Committee agrees with the House on the Americorps 
provision and is including language which stipulates that none 
of the funds appropriated in this bill may be used for 
Americorps implementation. Increased demands on the park system 
and the limited funds dictate that the basic park needs should 
be met first.
    The Committee agrees with the House in establishing a 
recreational fee demonstration program but has made some modest 
modifications. Bill language is included in title III, general 
provisions, for a 3-year program that allows fees to be charged 
at 10 to 50 sites. Like the House, a portion of the collected 
fees would be returned to the agencies to improve the quality 
of visitor experience at public recreational areas, to enhance 
the protection of natural resources, and to offset fee 
collection costs. These amounts will be above the $72,000,000 
proposed in the bill to be returned to the parks from the 
existing fee program.
    The National Park Service should seek to maintain the on-
going level of effort for the south Florida ecosystem 
initiative and for the Pacific Northwest forest plan.
    Maintenance.--The Committee has determined that the 
``Operations of the National Park System'' appropriation is a 
more appropriate funding account for the equipment replacement 
program. Therefore, the equipment replacement program has been 
placed within the maintenance program.

                  national recreation and preservation
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $42,941,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      39,305,000
House allowance.........................................      35,725,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              38,051,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $38,051,000, a 
decrease of $1,254,000 below the budget request, an increase of 
$2,326,000 above the House allowance.
    The Committee's recommendations, which are outlined below, 
include a decrease of $500,000 in natural programs for the 
greenway initiative. Due to budget constraints, the 
international park affairs program and the grant administration 
program are held at the fiscal year 1995 level.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recreation programs..................................         $494,000             $494,000      ...............
Natural programs.....................................        9,029,000            8,529,000            -$500,000
Cultural programs....................................       18,519,000           18,519,000      ...............
International park affairs...........................        2,245,000            1,677,000             -568,000
Environmental and compliance review..................          338,000              338,000      ...............
Grant administration.................................        1,869,000            1,676,000             -193,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Statutory or contractual aid for other activities:                                                              
    Blackstone River corridor........................          344,000              324,000              -20,000
    Brown Foundation.................................          107,000              102,000               -5,000
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission..............           50,000               48,000               -2,000
    Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal.............          346,000              329,000              -17,000
    Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Orthodox                                                                 
     Church..........................................  ...............              200,000             +200,000
    Ice Age National Scientific Reserve..............          806,000              766,000              -40,000
    Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage                                                               
     Corridor Commission.............................          250,000              238,000              -12,000
    Jazz Commission..................................           70,000               67,000               -3,000
    Johnstown Area Heritage Association..............          110,000               50,000              -60,000
    Lowell Historic Preservation Canal Commission....  ...............  .......................  ...............
    Maine Acadian Cultural Preservation Commission...           25,000  .......................          -25,000
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Center...................          534,000              534,000      ...............
    Mississippi River Corridor Heritage Commission...          149,000              142,000               -7,000
    National Constitution Center.....................          248,000              236,000              -12,000
    Native Hawaiian culture and arts program.........        1,497,000            1,422,000              -75,000
    Quinebaug-Shetucket National Heritage Corridor                                                              
     Commission......................................  ...............              200,000             +200,000
    Roosevelt Campobello International Park                                                                     
     Commission......................................          650,000              607,000              -43,000
    Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation                                                             
     Commission......................................          798,000              758,000              -40,000
    Steel industry heritage..........................          399,000              379,000              -20,000
    Wheeling National Heritage Area..................          180,000              180,000      ...............
    William O. Douglas Outdoor Education Center......          248,000              236,000              -12,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, statutory or contractual aid.........        6,811,000            6,818,000               +7,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National recreation and preservation....       39,305,000           38,051,000           -1,254,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       historic preservation fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $41,421,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      43,000,000
House allowance.........................................      37,934,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              38,312,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $38,312,000 
for the historic preservation fund in fiscal year 1996, 
$4,688,000 below the budget estimate, and $378,000 above the 
House allowance.
    Within the appropriation, $32,712,000 is provided for the 
grants-in-aid program and $5,600,000 is provided for the 
National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Committee is 
supportive of the National Trust's program to expand its 
membership and its fundraising activities and to become self-
sufficient. The Committee has provided funding to begin a 5-
year period of transition to replace Federal funding with 
private funding.
                              construction
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $167,688,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     179,883,000
House allowance.........................................     114,868,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             116,480,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $116,480,000, 
a decrease of $63,403,000 below the budget estimate and an 
increase of $1,612,000 above the House allowance. The 
construction appropriation is $51,208,000 below last year's 
level.
    The following table shows projects contained in the budget 
estimate, the House allowance, and the Committee 
recommendation:

                   NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONSTRUCTION                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee   
                        Budgetrequest    Houseallowance   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alaska parks                                                            
 (employee housing)..       $6,000,000  ...............  ...............
Andersonville                                                           
 National Historic                                                      
 Site, GA (prisoner                                                     
 of war).............  ...............       $2,800,000       $2,800,000
Assateague National                                                     
 Seashore, MD                                                           
 (erosion control)...  ...............  ...............          300,000
Blackstone River                                                        
 Valley National                                                        
 Heritage Corridor MA/                                                  
 RI (interpretive                                                       
 project)............  ...............  ...............          760,000
Blue Ridge Parkway,                                                     
 Hemphill Knob, NC                                                      
 (administration                                                        
 building)...........  ...............        1,030,000  ...............
Cane River Creole                                                       
 National Historic                                                      
 Park, LA                                                               
 (preservation and                                                      
 stabilization.......  ...............  ...............        8,414,000
Chickasaw National                                                      
 Recreation Area, OK                                                    
 (campground                                                            
 rehabilitation).....  ...............  ...............        1,914,000
Chamizal National                                                       
 Monument, TX                                                           
 (rehabilitation)....  ...............        1,000,000  ...............
Crater Lake National                                                    
 Park, OR                                                               
 (dormitories                                                           
 construction).......       11,000,000  ...............       10,000,000
Cuyahoga National                                                       
 Recreation Area, OH                                                    
 (site and structure                                                    
 rehabilitation).....  ...............        2,500,000  ...............
Delaware Water Gap                                                      
 National Recreation                                                    
 Area, PA (trails                                                       
 rehabilitation).....  ...............        2,000,000  ...............
Denali National Park                                                    
 and Preserve, AK,                                                      
 (rehabilitation)....        5,200,000  ...............  ...............
Everglades National                                                     
 Park, FL (water                                                        
 delivery system                                                        
 modification).......        7,500,000        6,000,000        4,500,000
Fort Necessity                                                          
 National                                                               
 Battlefield, PA                                                        
 (rehabilitation)....  ...............          265,000  ...............
Fort Smith National                                                     
 Historic Site, AR                                                      
 (rehabilitation)....  ...............  ...............          500,000
Gateway National                                                        
 Recreation Area, NY                                                    
 (Jacob Riis Park                                                       
 rehabilitation).....        5,800,000  ...............        1,595,000
General Grant                                                           
 National Memorial,                                                     
 NY (rehabilitation).        2,800,000        2,800,000        1,600,000
Gettysburg National                                                     
 Military Park, PA                                                      
 (water and sewer                                                       
 lines)..............        2,550,000        2,550,000        2,550,000
Glacier National                                                        
 Park, MT                                                               
 (rehabilitate                                                          
 chalets)............  ...............  ...............          328,000
Grand Canyon National                                                   
 Park, AZ:                                                              
    Employee housing.        4,200,000        3,350,000  ...............
    Transportation...        1,700,000        1,000,000        1,000,000
Gulf Islands National                                                   
 Seashore, MS                                                           
 (erosion control)...  ...............  ...............          600,000
Harpers Ferry                                                           
 National Historical                                                    
 Park, WV (utilities                                                    
 and phone lines)....  ...............  ...............          455,000
Hot Springs National                                                    
 Park, AR                                                               
 (stabilization/lead                                                    
 paint)..............  ...............  ...............        1,000,000
James A. Garfield                                                       
 National Historic                                                      
 Site, OH                                                               
 (rehabilitation/                                                       
 development)........  ...............        3,600,000  ...............
Jean Lafitte National                                                   
 Park and Preserve,                                                     
 LA (complete                                                           
 repairs)............        2,100,000        2,100,000  ...............
Klondike Gold Rush                                                      
 National Historical                                                    
 Park, AK (restore                                                      
 Skagway historic                                                       
 district)...........          850,000          850,000          850,000
Lackawanna Valley, PA                                                   
 (technical                                                             
 assistance).........  ...............          400,000  ...............
Lake Chelan National                                                    
 Recreation Area, WA                                                    
 (repair of Company                                                     
 Creek road).........  ...............  ...............          585,000
Little River Canyon                                                     
 National Park, AL                                                      
 (health and safety).  ...............          460,000  ...............
Mount Rainier                                                           
 National Park, WA                                                      
 (replace employees                                                     
 dormitory)..........        6,050,000  ...............        6,050,000
Natchez Trace                                                           
 Parkway, MS.........  ...............  ...............        6,000,000
National Capital                                                        
 Parks--Central, DC                                                     
 (Lincoln/Jefferson                                                     
 memorials                                                              
 rehabilitation).....        4,000,000        4,000,000        4,000,000
New River Gorge                                                         
 National River, WV                                                     
 (trails, visitor                                                       
 access and hazardous                                                   
 materials)..........  ...............  ...............          825,000
President's Park, DC:                                                   
    Replace White                                                       
     House electrical                                                   
     system..........        1,100,000        1,100,000        1,100,000
    Replace White                                                       
     House sidewalks.        1,000,000  ...............  ...............
Sagamore Hill                                                           
 National Historic                                                      
 Site, NY (water and                                                    
 sewer lines)........          800,000          800,000          800,000
Salem Maritime                                                          
 National Historic                                                      
 Site, MA (vessel                                                       
 exhibit)............  ...............        2,200,000        2,200,000
Saratoga National                                                       
 Historical Park, NY                                                    
 (monument                                                              
 rehabilitation).....  ...............        2,000,000  ...............
Sequoia National                                                        
 Park, CA (replace                                                      
 Giant Sequoia                                                          
 facilities).........        8,900,000        3,700,000        3,700,000
Shenandoah National                                                     
 Park, VA (construct/                                                   
 rehabilitate park                                                      
 facilities).........        5,900,000  ...............  ...............
Southwestern                                                            
 Pennsylvania                                                           
 Commission (various                                                    
 projects)...........  ...............        2,000,000  ...............
Stones River National                                                   
 Battlefield, TN                                                        
 (stabilization).....  ...............          200,000  ...............
Thomas Stone Historic                                                   
 Site, MD                                                               
 (rehabilitation)....  ...............          250,000  ...............
Western Trails                                                          
 Center, IA..........  ...............        3,000,000        3,000,000
Wrangell-St. Elias                                                      
 National Park and                                                      
 Preserve, AK                                                           
 (Kennicott Mine site                                                   
 safety and                                                             
 rehabilitation).....  ...............  ...............        1,500,000
Yosemite National                                                       
 Park, CA (El Portal                                                    
 maintenance                                                            
 facilities).........        9,650,000        9,650,000        3,656,000
Zion National Park,                                                     
 UT (transportation                                                     
 system facilities)..        7,600,000        5,200,000        5,200,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, line                                                    
       item                                                             
       construction..       94,700,000       66,805,000       77,782,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
Emergency,                                                              
 unscheduled, housing       39,000,000       13,973,000       13,973,000
Planning.............       22,405,000       12,000,000       17,000,000
Equipment replacement       15,078,000       14,365,000  ...............
General management                                                      
 plans...............        7,100,000        6,600,000        6,600,000
Special resource                                                        
 studies.............        1,200,000          825,000          825,000
Strategic planning                                                      
 office..............          400,000          300,000          300,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
      Total..........      179,883,000      114,868,000      116,480,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The National Park Service is directed to follow the 
reprogramming procedures to address the White House directive 
of closing Pennsylvania Avenue area and converting it into a 
pedestrian mall. Since the primary reason for closing the 
avenue was security, those agencies responsible for the 
recommendation should pay for the long-term costs of the 
decision. No planning or construction funds for this effort 
should be spent without prior approval of the Appropriations 
Committees.
    The Committee has provided $2,800,000 for the Prisoner of 
War Museum in Andersonville, GA. The success of this project is 
attributable to the excellent fundraising effort, which matches 
the Federal dollars. The Committee has provided $10,000,000 for 
construction of dormitories at Crater Lake National Park, OR. 
This is a decrease of $1,000,000 from the budget request. The 
Committee urges the Park Service to achieve construction 
savings through value engineering and increased efficiencies.
    The funds provided for the phase II of the Salem Maritime 
National Historic Site vessel exhibit are required to have a 
25-percent cost sharing by non-Federal sources, as directed by 
the Congress in the fiscal year 1995 Interior appropriations 
bill.
    The National Park Service is encouraged to pursue 
opportunities for the restoration of the Mississippi monument.
    The Committee has determined that the ``Operations of the 
National Park System'' appropriation is a more appropriate 
funding account for the equipment replacement program. 
Therefore, the equipment replacement program has been placed 
within the maintenance program.
    The Committee directs the National Park Service to report 
to the Committee on the feasibility of transferring the 
federally owned highways in Maryland and Virginia to the State 
of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia. The report shall 
include a study of all costs associated with such a transfer 
and an analysis of the impact to each State.
    The Committee does not agree with the position taken by the 
House regarding the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
Corporation. The Committee expects the Pennsylvania Avenue 
Development Corporation to terminate its activities by 
September 30, 1997. The National Park Service should work with 
the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation and the General 
Services Administration to determine what responsibilities the 
Park Service should have in regard to Pennsylvania Avenue after 
September 30, 1997. These issues should be addressed by the 
administration in the fiscal year 1997 budget.
    In requiring non-Federal sponsorship of the operation of 
the Fisher Peak Mountain Music Interpretive Center facility in 
the report accompanying the fiscal year 1995 appropriations 
measure, it was not the intent of the Committee to limit the 
range of non-Federal cosponsors to the Commonwealth of 
Virginia. The Committee's intent would be met if, for example, 
the non-Federal cosponsorship is accomplished through an 
agreement between the National Park Service and the National 
Council for the Traditional Arts so long as Federal funds are 
not used.
    The construction funds provided for the Blackstone River 
Valley National Heritage Corridor are intended to be used for 
ongoing interpretive projects in Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island. At the discretion of the Blackstone River Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Commission, a portion of these funds 
may be designated to support the proposed labor and industrial 
museum in the corridor.
    The Committee's policy is to refrain from earmarking any of 
the National Park Service's share of the Federal Lands Highway 
Program. Consideration should be given to the road construction 
needs at the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park.
    Bill Language.--The Committee has included language to 
address visitor safety and to continue site stabilization of 
the Kennicott cooper mine located in Wrangell-St. Elias 
National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

                    urban parks and recreation fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................          $6,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       2,300,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    Due to budget constraints, no funds have been provided for 
the urban park and recreation fund.
                    land and water conservation fund

                              (rescission)

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $30,000,000 in 
annual contract authority provided by 16 U.S.C. 4601-10a. This 
authority has not been used in recent years and there are no 
plans to use it in fiscal year 1996.

                 land acquisition and state assistance
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $87,373,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      82,696,000
House allowance.........................................      14,300,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              43,230,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $43,230,000, a 
decrease of $39,466,000 below the budget estimate and an 
increase of $28,930,000 above the House allowance.
    The following table shows the Committee recommendation:
                                                               Committee
                                                          recommendation

Acadia National Park, ME................................      $1,000,000
Appalachian National Scenic Trail.......................       5,400,000
Assateague Island National Seashore, MD/VA..............         600,000
Aztec Ruins National Monument, NM.......................         650,000
Big Cypress National Preserve, FL.......................       3,000,000
City of Rocks National Reserve, ID......................         600,000
Colonial Parkway, Colonial National Historical Park, VA.         915,000
Cumberland Island National Seashore, GA.................       1,500,000
Everglades National Park, FL............................       5,000,000
Gettysburg National Military Park, PA...................       2,500,000
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, CA................       2,000,000
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, IL/MO............         350,000
Oakland Plantation, Cane River Creole National 
    Historical Park, LA.................................         560,000
Olympic National Park, WA...............................       4,000,000
Acquisition management..................................       7,600,000
Emergencies and hardships...............................       3,000,000
Inholdings..............................................       3,055,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Subtotal, Federal.................................      41,730,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Assistance to States: Administrative expenses...........       1,500,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, land acquistion............................      43,230,000

    The Committee has included $4,000,000 toward the purchase 
of the Elwha and Glines Dams as authorized by Public Law 102-
495, the Elwha Act. The Elwha Act authorizes the purchase of 
the two dams by the Secretary of the Interior at a total 
purchase price of $29,500,000. Recognizing the serious funding 
constraints under which the Committee is operating, bill 
language has been included which authorizes funding to be 
provided over a period of years, as necessary, in order to 
acquire the dams. The bill language specifies that the 
appropriated funds may only be used for acquisition. 
Appropriated funds cannot be expended until the total purchase 
price of $29,500,000 is appropriated.
    Under the Elwha Act, the Secretary is authorized to study 
the benefits of the removal of both dams, and to assess the 
costs of such a removal to restore fish runs in the Elwha 
River. The Committee continues to be disturbed greatly by the 
early projections from the administration of cost estimates 
that range from $80,000,000 to $300,000,000 for dam removal. 
Due to the lack of available funds, the Committee strongly 
discourages the administration and those parties supporting dam 
removal from continuing to support such a policy. Instead, the 
Committee encourages interested parties to pursue other, less 
costly alternatives to achieve fish restoration. The Committee 
urges parties interested in the Elwha Act to work to find, 
within the next year, a more fiscally responsible and 
achievable solution to fishery restoration in lieu of dam 
removal. If no conclusion can be reached on this issue, the 
Committee, working together with the authorizing committee, 
will be forced to work to find a legislative solution to the 
problem.

                       administrative provisions

    The Committee has included language, as in prior years, 
precluding redevelopment of the southern end of Ellis Island 
until Congress has an opportunity to renew the plan.
    Bill language is included precluding the expenditure of NPS 
funds for United Nations biodiversity initiatives.
                          ENERGY AND MINERALS

                         U.S. Geological Survey

                 surveys, investigations, and research
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $571,462,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     586,369,000
House allowance.........................................     686,944,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             577,503,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $577,503,000, 
a reduction of $8,866,000 below the budget estimate and 
$109,441,000 below the House allowance. The following table 
provides a comparison of the Committee's fiscal year 1996 
recommendations with the budget estimate:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National mapping, geography, and surveys:                                                                       
    National map and digital data production.........      $62,407,000          $61,416,000            -$991,000
    Information and data systems.....................       17,894,000           17,894,000      ...............
    Research and technology..........................       22,725,000           22,538,000             -187,000
    Advanced cartographic systems....................       24,364,000           24,364,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, national mapping, geography, and                                                                
       surveys.......................................      127,390,000          126,212,000           -1,178,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Geologic and mineral resource surveys and mapping:                                                              
    Earthquake hazards reduction.....................       50,842,000           46,122,000           -4,720,000
    Volcano hazards..................................       20,326,000           20,031,000             -295,000
    Landslide hazards................................        2,339,000            2,305,000              -34,000
    National geologic mapping........................       22,204,000           21,882,000             -322,000
    Deep continental studies.........................        2,888,000            2,848,000              -40,000
    Magnetic field monitoring and charting...........        1,808,000            1,784,000              -24,000
    Marine and coastal geologic surveys..............       39,689,000           38,619,000           -1,070,000
    Global change and climate history................        9,831,000            9,687,000             -144,000
    Mineral resource surveys.........................       43,792,000           43,136,000             -656,000
    Energy resource surveys..........................       25,623,000           25,252,000             -371,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, geologic and mineral resource surveys                                                           
       and mapping...................................      219,342,000          211,666,000           -7,676,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Water resources investigations:                                                                                 
    Federal program..................................      125,991,000          124,750,000           -1,241,000
    Federal-State program............................       64,478,000           62,130,000           -2,348,000
    Water resources research institutes..............  ...............            4,553,000            4,553,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, water resources investigations.......      190,469,000          191,433,000             +964,000
                                                      ==========================================================
General administration...............................       25,830,000           25,373,000             -457,000
Facilities...........................................       23,338,000           22,819,000             -519,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, surveys, investigations, and research...      586,369,000          577,503,000           -8,866,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee's recommendation includes an increase of 
$4,553,000 for the water resources research institutes program, 
and decreases of $4,000,000 for earthquake research grants to 
universities, $553,000 for the south Florida ecosystem 
restoration initiative, and $8,866,000 for the absorption of 
fixed costs increases. Reductions for fixed cost absorption 
includes $991,000 for national map and digital data production, 
$187,000 for research and technology, $720,000 for earthquake 
hazards reduction, $295,000 for volcano and geothermal 
investigations, $34,000 for landslide hazards, $322,000 for 
national cooperative geologic mapping, $40,000 for continental 
surveys, $24,000 for magnetic field monitoring and charting, 
$144,000 for global change and climate history, $517,000 for 
marine and coastal geologic surveys, $656,000 for mineral 
resource surveys, $371,000 for energy resource surveys, 
$1,241,000 for the Federal water resources program, $2,348,000 
for the Federal/State cooperative water resources program, 
$457,000 for general administration, and $519,000 for 
facilities. The Committee concurs with the budget request of 
$1,000,000 for activities related to the Middle Rio Grande 
Basin as a critical aquifer.
    The Committee recognizes and commends the efforts of the 
Survey to maintain the quality of its services with decreasing 
funding over the past few years. The Committee is aware that 
the Survey has been forced to reduce staffing during fiscal 
year 1995 and that full funding of the fiscal year 1996 budget 
request assumed further significant reductions in force. It is 
likely that further reductions will occur in fiscal year 1997.
    None of the funds provided for the marine and coastal 
program should be used for the proposed relocation of the 
Pacific Marine Geology Branch to the University of California 
at Santa Cruz. The Survey should keep the Committee informed as 
to the impact of the reduction of staffing levels on facilities 
requirements.
    The Committee supports strongly the national geologic 
mapping program, which provides geologic information regarding 
hazards, ground water, and mineral resources. The Committee 
expects the Survey to provide 20 percent of the funds available 
for the program to the States to be used for geologic mapping 
by the States. The Committee understands that university 
research plays a unique role in the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program, and has continued funding for university-
based earthquake research.
    The Committee has included $4,553,000 for the Water 
Resources Research Institute Program. This is an efficient and 
effective mechanism for focusing resources on water problems 
and issues through multidisciplinary research, education, 
training, and information transfer programs. The Department 
should continue to ensure the relevancy of this research to 
pressing State and national water resources issues. Research 
grants are to be awarded on a competitive basis. Efforts should 
continue to integrate the expertise of the water resources 
research institutes into the full range of the Department's 
water resources programs and those of other Federal agencies. A 
report on these efforts should be submitted with next year's 
budget request.
    The Committee expects the Survey to proceed, within 
available funds, to design and produce a new national atlas. 
The national atlas will include information made available in 
both printed and electronic form. The national atlas project 
will proceed incrementally, with a major release of computer 
and printed products by the end of fiscal year 1997 and with 
new or enhanced data sets and graphics being added each year 
thereafter.
    The Committee approves initiation of a coastal erosion 
study in the State of Washington as proposed within the funds 
requested for the marine coast program and encourages 
participation in this study by interested State and local 
governments.
    The Committee expects the Survey and the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs to provide for public release of all interpretations of 
data and reports (draft and final) completed under interagency 
agreement No. AGP00473.94 and all related amendments 
immediately upon completion of the water studies. Within 15 
days of enactment of this act, the Survey and the BIA shall 
report to the Committee their decision as to whether or not 
they will approve the public release of the information. If 
either the Survey or the BIA does not allow for the public 
release of the information, the Survey should immediately 
cancel the interagency agreement with the BIA.
    The Committee does not concur with the House proposal to 
assign responsibility for the natural resource research of the 
Interior Department to the Geological Survey. This activity is 
funded as a separate bureau, the Natural Resources Science 
Agency.
                      Minerals Management Service

                royalty and offshore minerals management
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $188,181,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     193,348,000
House allowance.........................................     186,556,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             182,169,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $182,169,000, 
a decrease of $11,179,000 from the budget estimate and 
$4,387,000 below the House allowance. The Committee 
recommendations compared to the budget estimates are shown in 
the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outer Continental Shelf lands:                                                                                  
    Leasing and environmental program................      $29,532,000          $26,967,000          -$2,565,000
    Resource evaluation..............................       17,636,000           17,310,000             -326,000
    Regulatory program...............................       34,520,000           32,286,000           -2,234,000
    Information management program...................        6,409,000            3,258,000           -3,151,000
    Office of Management Support.....................  ...............             -300,000             -300,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Outer Continental Shelf lands........       88,097,000           79,521,000           -8,576,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Royalty management:                                                                                             
    Valuation and operations.........................       36,162,000           35,644,000             -518,000
    Compliance.......................................       35,352,000           34,746,000             -606,000
    Indian allottee refunds..........................           15,000               15,000      ...............
    Program Services Office..........................  ...............             -300,000             -300,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, royalty management...................       71,529,000           70,105,000           -1,424,000
                                                      ==========================================================
General administration:                                                                                         
    Executive direction..............................        3,484,000            3,310,000             -174,000
    Policy and management improvement................        3,886,000            3,692,000             -194,000
    Administrative operations........................       11,671,000           11,065,000             -606,000
    General support services.........................       14,681,000           14,476,000             -205,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, general administration...............       33,722,000           32,543,000           -1,179,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, royalty and offshore minerals management      193,348,000          182,169,000          -11,179,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Leasing and Environmental Program.--The Committee 
recommends $26,967,000 for the Leasing and Environmental 
Program, the same as the House. The amount provided includes 
reductions of $325,000 for fixed cost absorption, $100,000 for 
OCS committees, $100,000 for the United States/Mexico 
initiative, and $2,040,000 to maintain the program at the 
fiscal year 1995 level.
    Resource valuation.--The Committee recommends $17,310,000 
for resource evaluation, which is $600,000 over the House level 
and $326,000 below the budget request. The amount provided 
includes a reduction of $326,000 for fixed cost absorption and 
an increase of $600,000 for the marine minerals program.
    Regulatory program.--The Committee recommends $32,286,000 
for the regulatory program, which is $1,199,000 below the House 
level and $2,234,000 below the budget request. The amount 
provided includes a reduction of $535,000 for fixed cost 
absorption, $500,000 for alternative dispute resolution, and a 
general reduction of $1,199,000.
    Information management.--The Committee recommends 
$3,258,000 for information management and related activities, a 
reduction of $3,151,000 below the House level and the budget 
request. This reduction includes a decrease of $151,000 for 
fixed cost absorption and a decrease of $3,000,000 to be offset 
by rental receipts, which are estimated to be higher than 
earlier projections. The Committee has included bill language 
reflecting this new estimate.
    Office of Management Support.--The Committee recommends a 
decrease of $300,000 for the Office of Management Support in 
the OCS lands activity. Like the House, the Committee has shown 
this office as a separate line in the budget table.
    Valuation and operations.--The Committee recommends 
$35,644,000 for the valuation and operations, which is the same 
as the House level and $518,000 below the budget request. The 
amount provided includes a reduction of $518,000 for fixed cost 
absorption.
    Compliance.--The Committee recommends $34,746,000 for 
compliance, which is the same as the House level and $606,000 
below the budget request. The amount provided includes a 
reduction of $606,000 for fixed cost absorption.
    Program Services Office.--The Committee recommends a 
decrease of $300,000 for the Program Services Office in the 
royalty management activity. Like the House, the Committee has 
shown this office as a separate line in the budget table.
    General administration.--The Committee recommends 
$32,543,000 for general administration, which is $637,000 below 
the House level and $1,179,000 below the budget request. The 
amount provided includes a reduction of $142,000 for fixed cost 
absorption and a general reduction of $1,037,000.
    General.--In the bill's general provisions, the Committee 
has included language prohibiting the use of funds for OCS 
leasing and development activities in several areas. This 
language is the same as language included in the fiscal year 
1995 bill, and covers the areas placed under moratoria by 
President Bush (northern, central, and southern California; the 
North Atlantic; Washington and Oregon; and the eastern Gulf of 
Mexico south of 26+ N. latitude and east of 86+ W. longitude), 
as well as the mid- and South Atlantic, the eastern Gulf of 
Mexico north of 26+, and the north Aleutian Basin off Alaska. 
While the Committee believes the issue of OCS development 
should ultimately be addressed either administratively or 
through the authorizing process, the Committee recognizes that 
public support for OCS development is insufficient to justify 
lifting the moratoria at this time.
    The Committee has not included House language repealing the 
Outer Banks Protection Act.
    The Committee notes that the House approved funding for an 
independent study of Federal onshore mineral leasing and 
royalty collection activities. While the Committee agrees with 
the goals of the study as stated in the House report, the 
Committee feels such a study would be premature until Congress 
determines whether there is a need for a Federal hard rock 
minerals royalty collection function.

                           oilspill research
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $6,440,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       7,892,000
House allowance.........................................       6,440,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               6,440,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,440,000, 
the same as the House allowance and $1,452,000 below the budget 
estimate.
                            Bureau of Mines

                           mines and minerals
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $152,427,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     132,507,000
House allowance.........................................      87,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             132,507,000

    The Committee recommends $132,507,000 for the Bureau of 
Mines, which is $45,507,000 above the House and the same as the 
budget request. The amount provided represents more than a 10-
percent reduction below the fiscal year 1995 level and more 
than a 20-percent reduction over 2 years.
    The distribution by activity is as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental remediation:                                                                                      
    Inactive/abandoned mine inventory/site                                                                      
     characterization................................       $4,458,000           $4,458,000      ...............
    Remediation of contaminated drainages............        6,586,000            6,586,000      ...............
    Restore/hazardous mineral sites..................        6,293,000            6,293,000      ...............
    Technology base/mining regulations...............        6,307,000            6,307,000      ...............
    Contaminated material treatment technology.......        5,672,000            5,672,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, environmental remediation............       29,316,000           29,316,000      ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
Pollution prevention and control.....................       12,344,000           12,344,000      ...............
Health and safety:                                                                                              
    Worker health....................................        7,412,000            7,412,000      ...............
    Worker safety....................................       20,456,000           20,456,000      ...............
    Disaster prevention..............................        8,372,000            8,372,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, health and safety....................       36,240,000           36,240,000      ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
Minerals research partnerships.......................        7,683,000            7,683,000      ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
Information:                                                                                                    
    Mineral information..............................       16,810,000           16,810,000      ...............
    Minerals issues analysis.........................        8,799,000            8,799,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, information..........................       25,609,000           25,609,000      ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
General administration:                                                                                         
    Executive direction..............................        2,187,000            2,187,000      ...............
    Finance and management...........................       19,128,000           19,128,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, general administration...............       21,315,000           21,315,000      ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
      Total, Bureau of Mines.........................      132,507,000          132,507,000      ...............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Contrary to action taken by the House, the Committee has 
not proposed termination of the Bureau of Mines. The Bureau 
performs valuable research in health and safety, environmental 
remediation, pollution prevention and control, materials 
research and minerals information. While a portion of the work 
performed by the Bureau benefits the $360,000,000,000 per year 
mining and minerals processing industry, much of the Bureau's 
research supports other Federal missions. Agencies as diverse 
as the U.S. Trade Representative, the Federal Aviation 
Administration, the Office of Surface Mining, and the 
Department of Energy have realized concrete savings as a result 
of Bureau research. The Department of Defense alone stands to 
save more than $80,000,000 over the next 2 years as a result of 
Bureau innovations and expertise in stockpile evaluation, lead 
cleanup, and metal casting for vehicle armoring.
    Research center closures.--The Bureau has successfully 
conducted its mission despite a more than 20 percent reduction 
in FTE's since the beginning of fiscal year 1994. On a 
percentage basis, the Bureau has the largest streamlining 
savings in the entire Department of the Interior. These 
reductions and consolidations are increasingly disrupting 
Bureau programs and impacting its ability to meet customer 
needs.
    This is particularly true in the West where the 
administration recommended a number of office closures in the 
fiscal year 1996 budget. The Committee does not support these 
closures, and expects the Bureau to maintain a presence in 
Alaska; Spokane, WA; Reno, NV; and Denver, CO, in addition to 
the locations considered centers of excellence. The Committee 
does, however, recognize the need for further consolidation of 
Bureau facilities. The Committee expects the Bureau to merge 
the Western Field Operations Center in Spokane with the Spokane 
Research Center and to limit total FTE's to 135, a 25-percent 
cut from fiscal year 1995. Reno, NV, staffing should not exceed 
55 FTE's, also a reduction of nearly 25 percent from the 
current year ceiling. In Denver, the Minerals Availability 
Field Office and the Intermountain Field Operations Center 
should be combined and reduced. The Denver Research Center 
should be closed, and total FTE's should not exceed 245, a 
reduction of over 25 percent from the beginning of 1994 and 10 
percent below the current ceiling. The Alaska Field Operations 
Office should be closed, but up to 10 FTE's should be 
collocated with another Federal agency to perform minerals 
assessments pursuant to section 1010 of ANILCA. The Washington, 
DC, offices, which include programmatic activities, should 
reduce FTE's to 355, a reduction of over 25 percent from the 
beginning of fiscal year 1994 and almost 15 percent from the 
current ceiling. FTE ceilings for the centers of excellence in 
Albany, OR, Salt Lake City, UT, Minneapolis, MN, and 
Pittsburgh, PA, should not exceed the 1995 ceilings. These 
ceilings are all below the fiscal year 1994 level. Overall FTE 
usage in the Bureau should not exceed the request level of 
1,950, but the Bureau is encouraged to continue reimburseable 
work within this amount.
    For facilities scheduled to be closed, the Committee has 
included bill language allowing the no cost transfer of Bureau 
properties to universities and State and local governments. To 
the extent justified by program needs and budget limitations, 
the Bureau is authorized to station limited personnel at such 
facilities to engage in cost-shared, cooperative research with 
the host entity.
    Within the funds provided, the Bureau of Mines is 
encouraged to work with the National Mine Land Reclamation 
Center and the Generic Technology Center for Respirable Dust in 
support of research efforts that complement the priority core 
programs of the Bureau.
    The Committee also encourages the Bureau to develop a 
proposal to offset a portion of the costs of its minerals 
information program. While budgetary, technical, and antitrust 
considerations preclude the private sector and other Government 
agencies from performing this function, the information 
compiled by the Bureau is of sufficient value to justify a user 
fee. The Committee expects the Bureau to include a proposal in 
the fiscal year 1997 budget justification.
          Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

                       regulation and technology
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $110,984,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     107,653,000
House allowance.........................................      93,251,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              95,970,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $95,970,000, a 
decrease of $11,683,000 below the budget estimate and 
$2,719,000 above the House allowance. A comparison of the 
budget estimates and the Committee recommendation is as 
follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State regulatory program grants......................      $51,661,000          $50,762,000            -$899,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Federal regulatory programs:                                                                                    
    Regulatory program operations....................       22,152,000           16,087,000           -6,065,000
    Technical services, training, and research.......       13,597,000           11,597,000           -2,000,000
    Assessments and collections......................        6,769,000            5,735,000           -1,034,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Federal regulatory programs..........       42,518,000           33,419,000           -9,099,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Civil penalties......................................          501,000              500,000               -1,000
General administration...............................       12,973,000           11,289,000           -1,684,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, regulation and technology...............      107,653,000           95,970,000          -11,683,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    While the Committee commends OSM for its efforts to 
downsize over the past several fiscal years, budget constraints 
necessitate additional reductions. These reductions are made 
primarily in the Federal regulatory program, where it is 
appropriate that OSM rely more heavily on primacy States to 
regulate coal operations. The Committee notes that 97 percent 
of coal production occurs in primacy States.
    Consistent with the House bill and the administration's 
request, the Committee has not included language in the bill 
prohibiting expenditure of funds to publish a national final 
rule defining valid existing rights for purposes of section 
522(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

                    Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

                         (Definite, Trust Fund)
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $182,423,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     185,120,000
House allowance.........................................     176,327,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             170,441,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $170,441,000, 
a decrease of $14,679,000 below the budget estimate and 
$5,886,000 below the House allowance. A comparsion of the 
Committee recommendation and the budget estimate is as follows:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State reclamation program grants.....................     $146,543,000         $142,000,000          -$4,543,000
Donations............................................          500,000  .......................         -500,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Federal reclamation programs:                                                                                   
    Fee compliance...................................        5,515,000            2,515,000           -3,000,000
    Reclamation program operations...................       26,739,000           21,039,000           -5,700,000
    Rural abandoned mine reclamation program.........  ...............  .......................  ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Federal reclamation programs.........       32,254,000           23,554,000           -8,700,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Small operator assistance............................  ...............  .......................  ...............
General administration...............................        5,823,000            4,887,000             -936,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, abandoned mine land fund................      185,120,000          170,441,000          -14,679,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee has not included any funding for the 
Appalachian clean streams initiative. While there is clearly a 
need to address the environmental threats posed by acid mine 
rock drainage, such an effort is senseless without the 
technological expertise necessary to conduct mitigation in an 
environmentally responsible and cost-effective manner. The 
House has effectively destroyed this technology base by 
terminating the Bureau of Mines and eliminating funding for its 
essential functions. The Committee will reconsider funding for 
the clean streams initiative at such time the Federal 
commitment to mine waste remediation is more clear.
    As part of its efforts to accommodate reductions in the fee 
compliance activity, the Committee urges OSM to reexamine 
whether this function could be more efficiently performed by 
the Internal Revenue Service. The Committee understands OSM has 
achieved a very high level of fee compliance, but notes that 
the IRS collects excise taxes on the same tonnage basis that 
determines AML fees. The Committee is skeptical of assertions 
that the IRS cannot achieve adequate compliance on its own.
    The Committee has provided no funds for the Rural Abandoned 
Mine Program [RAMP], the same as the House and the budget 
request. Despite the outstanding reclamation work that has been 
performed with RAMP funds, budget constraints preclude the 
Committee from funding alternative delivery systems.
    The Committee has provided no funds for the Small Operator 
Assistance Program [SOAP], the same as the House and the budget 
request. Prior-year carryovers will be sufficient to continue 
the program in fiscal year 1996.
    Language is included in the bill continuing the Federal 
emergency reclamation program at up to $18,000,000. However, 
the Committee has reduced the reclamation program operations 
activity within which the emergency program is funded. The 
Committee feels States should be encouraged to adopt their own 
emergency programs, consistent with the recommendations of the 
recommendations of the ``National Performance Review.'' 
Language is also included limiting emergency program 
expenditures to 25 percent for any one State, and providing 
that prior-year unobligated balances shall not be subject to 
the 25-percent limitation.
    Minimum program State grants are funded at $1,500,000 per 
State, the same as fiscal year 1995.
                             INDIAN AFFAIRS

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs

                      operation of indian programs
Appropriations, 1995....................................  $1,519,012,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................   1,609,842,000
House allowance.........................................   1,509,628,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             997,221,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $997,221,000, 
a decrease of $612,621,000 below the budget estimate, a 
decrease of $512,407,000 below the House allowance, and 
$521,971,000 below the fiscal year 1995 level.
    As discussed in the front of the report, the Committee 
faces a significant reduction in funding available for programs 
funded through the Interior appropriations bill. The Committee 
has made an attempt to protect the highest priorities within 
the funding available to Indian programs across the bill. 
Tribal governments and individual Indians qualify for many 
Federal programs outside the Bureau. While the Bureau 
originally provided nearly all of the funding for Indian 
programs, funding for the Bureau now represents approximately 
33 percent of the total funds provided by the Federal 
Government for Indian programs. The Committee has sought to 
protect those programs where additional funding is not likely 
to be available outside the Bureau.
    In order to protect the trust assets of the tribes, the 
Committee has recommended funding for the Office of Special 
Trustee for American Indians, and has transferred to that 
office trust and natural resource activities previously funded 
through the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The activities which 
remain within the Bureau of Indian Affairs represent those 
programs normally associated with local governments.
    Within the funds available for the Bureau, the Committee 
has protected educational activities to the extent possible. 
The Committee notes that educational activities, which account 
for approximately 33 percent of the fiscal year 1995 funding 
for the ``Operation of Indian programs'' account, are 
maintained at approximately the current level of funding. In 
addition, the Committee has partially restored funding for 
economic development activities proposed for elimination by the 
House. To the extent possible, the Committee also protected 
contract support funding. As a result of protecting nearly one-
half of the activities at the current level, it was necessary 
to significantly reduce the remaining activities. While the 
Committee is aware that these are large reductions, it notes 
that tribes are specifically eligible for other Federal 
programs which provide funding for road maintenance, housing, 
law enforcement, and other governmental services.
    The following table provides a comparison of the budget 
estimate with the Committee recommendations:

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                              Budget estimate          Committeerecommendation       Change                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                
                                                                                                                
   TRIBAL BUDGET                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
Tribal priority                                                                                                 
 allocations:                                                                                                   
    Tribal                                                                                                      
     government....  $262,428,000....................          $215,407,000         -$47,021,000                
    Human services.  150,766,000.....................           149,790,000             -976,000                
    Education......  57,161,000......................            56,860,000             -301,000                
    Public safety                                                                                               
     and justice...  97,796,000......................            95,811,000           -1,985,000                
    Community                                                                                                   
     development...  69,608,000......................            68,692,000             -916,000                
    Resources                                                                                                   
     management....  68,377,000......................  .......................       -68,377,000                
    Other trust                                                                                                 
     services......  30,297,000......................  .......................       -30,297,000                
    General                                                                                                     
     administration  28,140,000......................            27,385,000             -755,000                
    Small tribes                                                                                                
     distribution..  2,000,000.......................  .......................        -2,000,000                
    General                                                                                                     
     reduction.....  ................................          -206,000,000         -206,000,000                
                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal,                                                                                                 
       tribal                                                                                                   
       priority                                                                                                 
       allocations.  766,573,000.....................           407,945,000         -343,843,000                
                    ============================================================================================
Other recurring                                                                                                 
 programs:                                                                                                      
    Tribal                                                                                                      
     government....  7,000,000.......................             5,000,000           -2,000,000                
    Human services.  5,000,000.......................  .......................        -5,000,000                
    Education:                                                                                                  
        School                                                                                                  
         operations                                                                                             
         :                                                                                                      
            Forward                                                                                             
             fundin                                                                                             
             g.....  356,045,000.....................           330,991,000          -25,054,000                
            Other                                                                                               
             school                                                                                             
             operat                                                                                             
             ions..  84,040,000......................            78,475,000           -5,565,000                
                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subto                                                                                             
               tal,                                                                                             
               scho                                                                                             
               ol                                                                                               
               oper                                                                                             
               atio                                                                                             
               ns..  440,085,000.....................           409,466,000          -30,619,000                
                    ============================================================================================
        Continuing                                                                                              
         education.  27,411,000......................            27,411,000     ................                
                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal,                                                                                             
           educatio                                                                                             
           n.......  467,496,000.....................           436,877,000          -30,619,000                
                    ============================================================================================
    Community                                                                                                   
     development...  17,750,000......................            15,049,000           -2,701,000                
    Public safety                                                                                               
     and justice...  5,000,000.......................  .......................        -5,000,000                
    Resources                                                                                                   
     management....  36,586,000......................  .......................       -36,586,000                
    Other trust                                                                                                 
     services......  3,186,000.......................  .......................        -3,186,000                
                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, other recurring programs...........       542,018,000           456,926,000          -85,092,000
                                                    ============================================================
Nonrecurring programs:                                                                                          
    Tribal government..............................         7,365,000             4,215,000           -3,150,000
    Public safety and justice......................           584,000               584,000     ................
    Community development..........................         9,716,000             3,500,000           -6,216,000
    Resources management...........................        31,823,000  .......................       -31,823,000
    Other trust services...........................        16,992,000  .......................       -16,992,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, nonrecurring programs..............        66,480,000             8,299,000          -58,181,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, tribal budget system..................     1,375,071,000           873,170,000         -501,901,000
                                                    ============================================================
                   BIA OPERATIONS                                                                               
                                                                                                                
Central office operations:                                                                                      
    Tribal government..............................         2,991,000             2,787,000             -204,000
    Human services.................................         1,290,000             1,276,000              -14,000
    Public safety and justice......................         3,624,000             3,581,000              -43,000
    Community development..........................         1,135,000             1,114,000              -21,000
    Resources management...........................         4,977,000  .......................        -4,977,000
    Other trust services...........................        24,714,000  .......................       -24,714,000
    General administration:                                                                                     
        Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.....           782,000             2,950,000           +2,168,000
        Education program management...............         4,104,000             2,036,000           -2,068,000
        Other general administration...............        44,382,000            33,405,000          -10,977,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, general administration.........        49,268,000            38,391,000          -10,877,000
                                                    ============================================================
General reduction..................................  ................  .......................       -24,700,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, central office operations......        87,999,000            22,449,000          -65,550,000
                                                    ============================================================
Area office operations:                                                                                         
    Tribal government..............................         1,689,000             1,644,000              -45,000
    Human services.................................         1,271,000             1,236,000              -35,000
    Public safety and justice......................           842,000               838,000               -4,000
    Community development..........................         4,452,000             4,328,000             -124,000
    Resources management...........................         4,501,000  .......................        -4,501,000
    Other trust services...........................        12,974,000  .......................       -12,974,000
    General administration.........................        29,265,000            28,486,000             -799,000
General reduction..................................  ................           -16,447,000          -16,447,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, area office operation..............        54,994,000            20,085,000          -34,909,000
                                                    ============================================================
Special programs and pooled overhead:                                                                           
    Human services.................................         1,732,000  .......................        -1,732,000
    Education......................................        14,732,000            14,406,000             -326,000
    Public safety and justice......................         2,662,000             2,144,000             -518,000
    Community development..........................         3,646,000             3,067,000             -579,000
    Resources management...........................         1,320,000  .......................        -1,320,000
    General administration.........................        67,686,000            61,900,000           -5,786,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, special programs...................        91,778,000            81,517,000          -10,261,000
                                                    ============================================================
      Total, BIA operations........................       234,771,000           124,051,000         -110,720,000
                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, operation of Indian programs..........     1,609,842,000           997,221,000         -612,621,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Tribal priority allocations.--The Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $407,945,000, including $64,626,000 for 
contract support. Of the amount requested in the budget, 
$40,000,000 has been transferred to the Office of Special 
Trustee for American Indians for contract support related to 
the activities of that office. It is the Committee's intent 
that contract support funding should be distributed in the same 
manner as in fiscal year 1995. The Bureau should provide the 
Committee with a plan for future distribution of contract 
support costs.
    The Committee has applied a general reduction to tribal 
priority allocations. The flexibility which the Committee has 
allowed the tribes in the past should apply to reprogramming 
funds provided for tribal priority allocations in fiscal year 
1996. Priority consideration should be given to new tribes and 
small and needy tribes. Due to funding constraints, the 
Committee has not provided an increase for small and needy 
tribes. Funding for these tribes and new tribes should be 
protected within the overall funding provided for tribal 
priority allocations.
    Other recurring programs.--The Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $456,926,000. Within the funding, the 
Committee has included up to $5,000,000 for the Indian self-
determination fund. The Committee has assumed reductions of 
$8,437,000 for pay costs absorption and $2,000,000 for 
facilities operations and maintenance.
    The Committee recommends $436,877,000 for education 
activities, including $409,466,000 for school operations, an 
increase of $2,212,000 above the fiscal year 1995 level, and 
$27,411,000 for continuing education, the same level as fiscal 
year 1995 and the budget request. For ISEP formula funds, the 
Committee recommends $263,113,000, which is an increase of 
$3,350,000 above the fiscal year 1995 level. Within the funds 
provided, the Committee assumes a net increase of $5,500,000, 
derived from a general increase of $4,280,000 and the transfer 
of $1,220,000 from ISEP program adjustments. Offsetting these 
increases is a reduction of $2,000,000 associated with the 
prohibition of use of funds for travel and training costs 
associated with national meetings as outlined in the general 
provisions section of the report. For ISEP program adjustments, 
the Committee recommends a total of $150,000 for law 
enforcement protection at Riverside and Chemewa Indian schools. 
No funding is provided for the effective schools program. Due 
to limited resources, the Committee has instead transferred 
that funding for distribution to all schools through the ISEP 
formula.
    For early childhood education, the Committee recommends 
$5,471,000, a reduction of $1,000,000 below the fiscal year 
1995 level of funding. The reduction represents the expected 
savings from the prohibition on travel and training expenses 
related to national conferences. The Committee recommends 
$25,697,000 for student transportation, which is an increase of 
$1,000,000 above the current level. The Committee has funded 
facilities operations and maintenance and administrative cost 
grants at the fiscal year 1995 level.
    The Committee has included $300,000 to begin implementation 
of the school statistical initiative. None of the funds should 
be expended until the Bureau has submitted and the Committee 
has approved a plan for the initiative, including the total 
estimated costs for the initiative, the schedule for 
implementation, and personnel required for implementing the 
initiative.
    The Committee has provided no funding for tribal 
departments of education. The funding constraints facing the 
Committee prohibit initiating funding for an activity that is 
expected to have significant out-year costs. The Committee 
encourages Bureau-funded schools to enter into cooperative 
agreements with public schools on or near reservations in order 
to share resources, such as special education teachers.
    The Committee understands that a portion of the funds 
provided for operations and maintenance of educational 
facilities has been used for personnel costs of the Office of 
Indian Education Programs. The Committee expects facilities 
operations and maintenance funds to be used to operate and 
maintain facilities and not for personnel costs.
    The Committee has retained bill language proposed by the 
House that would prohibit grade expansions in Bureau-funded 
schools and language which will allow Bureau-funded schools 
flexibility in setting salary schedules.
    Nonrecurring programs.--The Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $8,299,000, including $4,215,000 for self-
governance grants. No funding is provided for the Lummi 
education project. A reduction of $550,000 is included for 
absorption of pay costs. The Committee's recommendation 
includes $3,000,000 for community and economic development 
grants and $500,000 for technical assistance. The Committee 
expects the Bureau to phase funding for the community and 
reservation economic development grants in order to minimize 
the impacts of the reduced funding level.
    The Committee expects the Bureau to facilitate the changes 
in salary rates so that schools desiring to use different pay 
rates may do so beginning with school year 1996-97. Within 30 
days, the Bureau should provide the Committees with a work plan 
detailing the schedule the Bureau will follow in implementing 
the administrative changes that will allow schools to set their 
own salary schedules by school year 1996-97, including any 
necessary meetings with employee unions or other necessary 
groups.
    Central office operations.--The Committee recommends 
$22,449,000 for central office operations. Part of the 
reductions from current levels results from the transfer of 
funding for resource management and trust, as well as 
administrative support to the Office of Special Trustee for 
American Indians. The recommendation includes no funding for 
the Substance Abuse Coordination Office due to funding 
constraints and consistent with positions taken by the 
Committee in approving the reprogramming of funds for the 
office in fiscal year 1995. The Committee recommends a 
reduction of $500,000 for the Office of Indian Gaming.
    The Committee has included bill language which requires the 
Bureau to submit a plan for distributing tribal shares prior to 
any actual distribution. The Committee expects that such a plan 
will include provision of tribal shares to all compacting and 
contracting tribes.
    For education program management, the Committee recommends 
$2,036,000, including $297,000 for the Close-Up Program. The 
Committee recommendation includes a reduction of $2,000,000. A 
portion of the reduction is associated with savings to be 
realized from the travel and training provisions contained in 
the general provisions of the bill. The Bureau should examine 
carefully the costs and staffing levels associated with 
managing funds provided through the Department of Education to 
ensure that the Bureau is adequately reimbursed for these 
costs.
    The Committee has transferred $2,168,000 to the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs for the Office of 
Self-Governance and the Office of Audit and Evaluation. Because 
of the nature of the functions that these offices perform, the 
Committee expects that the offices will be part of the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary and will not report through the 
Deputy Commissioner for Indian Affairs. Because of the priority 
the Committee places on the responsibilities of these offices, 
none of the general reductions for central office operations 
should be applied against the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary.
    Area office operations.--The Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $20,085,000. Funding for resources management 
and trust services has been transferred to the Office of 
Special Trustee for American Indians.
    Special programs and pooled overhead.--The Committee 
recommends an appropriation of $81,517,000 for special programs 
and pooled overhead, including the fiscal year 1995 level of 
$14,433,000 for education programs. Funding is provided for the 
police academy at the fiscal year 1995 level. The Committee has 
provided $649,000 to phase out funding for the Indian Arts and 
Crafts Board. For employee displacement, the Committee 
recommends $2,314,000. The Committee recommends $8,619,000 for 
personnel consolidation. The Committee has provided no funding 
for central office relocation costs. No funding is provided for 
the Urban Indian Child Welfare Act grants.
    Bill language.--The Committee has included bill language 
which would extend the availability of up to $8,000,000 of 
unobligated balances in the ``Operation of Indian programs'' 
account to March 31, 1996. The funds are to be made available 
for employee severance, relocation, and related expenses that 
are necessary as part of the downsizing efforts at the central 
office.
                              construction
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $120,450,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     125,424,000
House allowance.........................................      98,033,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              60,088,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $60,088,000, a 
decrease of $65,336,000 below the budget estimate, a decrease 
of $37,945,000 below the House allowance, and a decrease of 
$60,362,000 below the fiscal year 1995 level.
    The following table provides a comparison of the budget 
estimate with the Committee recommendation:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tribal government....................................       $4,394,000           $3,000,000          -$1,394,000
Education............................................       69,173,000           45,539,000          -23,634,000
Public safety and justice............................       15,400,000            6,500,000           -8,900,000
Resources management.................................       32,908,000  .......................      -32,908,000
General administration...............................        3,549,000            3,549,000      ...............
Construction management..............................  ...............            1,500,000           +1,500,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, construction............................      125,424,000           60,088,000          -65,336,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    General.--The Committee has transferred funding for 
resources management construction to the special trustee for 
American Indians.
    Tribal government.--For contract support, the Committee 
recommends $3,000,000, which is a slight increase over the 
current level. The Committee expects that contract support 
costs associated with the activities transferred to the Office 
of the Special Trustee for Indian programs to be funded through 
this account in fiscal year 1996. For fiscal year 1997, funds 
for contract support associated with the resources management 
construction should be requested through the Office of Special 
Trustee.
    Education.--The Committee recommends $45,539,000 for 
education construction, including $21,500,000 to complete the 
Chief Leschi Indian School as requested in the budget. None of 
the funds available for the project should be used to construct 
a swimming pool. No funding is provided for the Many Farms High 
School. The Committee recommends a reduction of $134,000 for 
pay costs, and $10,000,000 for facilities improvement and 
repair. The Committee has continued the language related to 
implementing the process to award grants for construction of 
new schools or facilities improvement and repair in excess of 
$100,000.
    The Committee has included no funding for the pilot project 
for alternative financing for school construction. In nearly 
every alternative financing proposal that has been put forth, 
the Federal Government bears the entire burden of the cost of 
the school. While the proposals may result in cost savings in 
the short run, in the long run the Federal Government is still 
responsible for all or a significant part of the funding for 
the projects. As discretionary spending continues to decline, 
postponement of significant costs to a later time period when 
less funding is available would not appear to be prudent.
    Public safety and justice.--The Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $6,500,000 for public safety and justice, 
including $1,700,000 for facilities improvement and repair and 
$4,800,000 as requested for fire protection.
    Construction management.--The Committee has included a 
transfer of $1,500,000 to the Bureau's construction activity 
from the Office of the Secretary to accommodate the costs of 
the Office of Construction Management.
indian land and water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to 
                                indians
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $77,096,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     151,025,000
House allowance.........................................      75,145,000

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee has transferred funding for Indian land and 
water claims settlements and miscellaneous payments to Indians 
to the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians.

                    navajo rehabilitation trust fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $1,996,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for the 
Navajo rehabilitation trust fund.

               technical assistance of indian enterprises
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $1,966,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       1,966,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                                                 900,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $900,000, a 
decrease of $1,066,000 below the budget request and $900,000 
above the House allowance.

                   indian direct loan program account
Appropriations, 1995....................................        $779,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for the 
``Indian Direct Loan Program'' account.

                 indian guaranteed loan program account
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $9,671,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       9,684,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                                               7,700,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,700,000, a 
decrease of $1,984,000 below the budget request and an increase 
of $7,700,000 above the House allowance for the ``Indian 
Guaranteed Loan Program'' account.
    The funds recommended by the Committee should be used 
solely for guarantees of loans and allowable administrative 
expenses and not to guarantee bond issues. The Committee 
understands that guarantees of tribal bond issues significantly 
increase the Federal Government's risk of loss, and, 
accordingly, the level of subsidy required under the Credit 
Reform Act. The entire amount of a bond issue may need to be 
appropriated for a 90-percent bond issue guarantee. 
Guaranteeing bond issues would substantially reduce further the 
amount of funds available to tribes under this program. 
Therefore, no funds are provided for this purpose.
                          TERRITORIAL AFFAIRS

                       assistance to territories
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $78,201,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      69,232,000
House allowance.........................................      52,405,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              68,188,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $68,188,000, a 
decrease of $1,044,000 below the budget estimate and an 
increase of $15,783,000 over the House allowance.
    The amounts recommended by the Committee compared to the 
budget estimates are shown in the following table:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Samoa:                                                                                                 
    Operations grants................................      $24,090,000          $23,046,000          -$1,044,000
    Construction grants..............................  ...............  .......................  ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, American Samoa.......................       24,090,000           23,046,000           -1,044,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Northern Mariana Islands: Covenant grants............       27,720,000           27,720,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Northern Mariana Islands.............       27,720,000           27,720,000      ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
Territorial assistance:                                                                                         
    Office of Insular Affairs........................        3,527,000            3,527,000      ...............
    Technical assistance.............................        6,400,000            6,400,000      ...............
    Maintenance assistance fund......................        4,400,000            4,400,000      ...............
    Disaster fund....................................        1,000,000            1,000,000      ...............
    Brown tree snake.................................          595,000              595,000      ...............
    Insular management controls......................        1,500,000            1,500,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, territorial assistance...............       17,422,000           17,422,000      ...............
                                                      ==========================================================
      Total, assistance to territories...............       69,232,000           68,188,000           -1,044,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee is disappointed that the House has eliminated 
virtually all funding for the Office of Insular Affairs and its 
assistance programs. While the Committee has agreed to the 
administration's proposal to terminate the Office and move its 
functions into the Office of the Secretary, it is imperative 
that the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget 
be provided with adequate staff and resources to oversee the 
roughly $2,000,000,000 in Federal dollars that will be 
allocated to the territories and insular areas in fiscal year 
1996 and beyond. The Committee has, therefore, recommended the 
requested amount for territorial assistance, with an 
appropriate reduction to reflect savings from termination of 
the Office of Territorial and International Affairs.
    The Committee has also included bill language identical to 
Senate bill 638, the Insular Development Act. This legislation 
was reported by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on 
June 30, and was passed by the full Senate on July 20. The 
provisions included would authorize the reallocation of the 
$27,720,000 covenant grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in order to meet the capital infrastructure 
needs of the Northern Marianas, the other U.S. territories, and 
the freely associated states. Inclusion of this provision has 
enabled the Committee to reduce appropriations for assistance 
to territories by more than $10,000,000 from the fiscal year 
1995 level. The Committee also notes that failure to enact 
legislation implementing the 1992 agreement between the United 
States and the CNMI will, by law, result in continued annual 
appropriations to the CNMI of $27,720,000. The infrastructure 
needs of the other insular areas would not be met.
    Guam.--As requested in the budget, the Committee recommends 
no funds to compensate Guam for the impacts of the various 
Compacts of Free Association. Funding restraints are such that 
this likely must be addressed legislatively.
    American Samoa.--The Committee recommends $23,046,000 for 
American Samoa, the same as the fiscal year 1995 level. The 
funding provided does not include the increase requested for 
the joint working group. While gravely concerned about the pace 
of fiscal reform in American Samoa, the Committee is not 
convinced that additional funding for the working group is 
critical to the implementation of such reforms. The Committee 
notes that a financial planning contractor has already been 
hired using technical assistance funds, and that the contractor 
will continue to cooperate with the working group in developing 
a financial recovery plan.
    The Committee has not recommended any funds for 
construction grants for American Samoa, reflecting both the 
budget proposal and the inclusion of provisions from Senate 
bill 638.
    Virgin Islands.--As requested in the budget, the Committee 
recommends no funds for the Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands 
are eligible for existing territorial assistance grant 
programs, and would be eligible for infrastructure grants under 
the provisions of Senate bill 638.
    Northern Mariana Islands.--The Committee has included 
$27,720,000 for covenant grants to the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands under existing legislative authority. 
This is the same as the budget estimate and the funding level 
approved by the House. As noted above, the Committee has also 
included legislation that would reallocate CNMI funding to meet 
the infrastructure needs of all the insular areas. Of the funds 
provided for the CNMI, $3,000,000 may be allocated by the 
Secretary to Federal agencies and the CNMI to address the very 
serious immigration and labor issues outlined in the 
Department's April 24, 1995, report to Congress.
    Territorial assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$17,422,000 for territorial assistance, the same as the amended 
budget request and $1,028,000 below the fiscal year 1995 
funding level. This amount reflects the administration's 
proposal to terminate the Office of Territorial and 
International Affairs and move its functions under the Office 
of the Secretary. The Committee reiterates the importance of 
maintaining adequate staff and resources to oversee insular 
programs, and urges the Department to make provisions for such 
oversight in future budget requests.
    Within technical assistance, up to $1,000,000 may be used 
for the grants to the Closeup Foundation.

                 trust territory of the pacific islands
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $19,800,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ceased to exist 
with implementation of the Compact of Free Association with the 
Republic of Palau. As such, the Committee has provided no 
funding for the trust territory appropriation consistent with 
the House bill and the budget request.

                      compact of free association
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $23,574,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      24,938,000
House allowance.........................................      29,518,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              24,938,000

    Federal services assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$6,964,000 for Federal services assistance, the same as the 
House and the budget request. To the extent there are any 
unobligated balances in this account found to be in excess of 
program needs, the Secretary is authorized, following 
notification of the Appropriations Committees, to reprogram 
such funds as are necessary for the resettlement of Rongelap 
Atoll, provided such funds are expended in a manner consistent 
with the relevant provisions of Senate bill 638 included in 
this bill.
    Program grant assistance.--The Committee recommends 
$14,900,000 for program grant assistance, the same as the 
budget request and the same as the House. The increase of 
$4,900,000 over fiscal year 1995 is due to the implementation 
of the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of Palau.
    Enewetak support.--The Committee recommends $1,091,000 to 
continue the Enewetak agricultural and food support program, 
the same as the budget request and the same as the House. The 
Committee recognizes that while substantial progress has been 
made, current agricultural production remains insufficient to 
sustain the population of Enewetak. Nevertheless, the Committee 
notes that the program was established on an interim, not 
permanent basis.
    Rongelap Atoll.--The Committee recommends $1,983,000 for 
Rongelap resettlement, the same as the budget request and the 
same as the House. The Committee concurs with the House in 
recognizing U.S. responsibility to contribute to the 
resettlement of Rongelap Atoll. However, it is not clear that 
sufficient progress toward resettlement can be made with the 
incremental funding necessitated by current budget constraints. 
The Committee urges the Department to work with the people of 
Rongelap to agree upon a final resettlement plan and cost 
estimate, and to work with Congress to develop a prudent 
funding alternative that resolves the Rongelap resettlement 
issue. Subsection (d) of Senate bill 638 authorizes a portion 
of the infrastructure moneys provided to be used for Rongelap 
resettlement.
    Palau Road.--The Committee has included language in the 
bill that would allow the Secretary to negotiate with the Palau 
Government as to changes in the engineering specifications for 
the Palau Road. This provision ensures that any such changes 
will not result in increased costs to the United States.
                          DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES

                        Departmental Management

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $62,479,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      64,772,000
House allowance.........................................      53,919,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              58,109,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $58,109,000 
for fiscal year 1996. This is $6,663,000 below the budget 
request and $4,190,000 above the House allowance.
    The Committee recommendations compared to the budget 
estimates are displayed in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Departmental direction...............................      $13,872,000          $11,116,000          -$2,756,000
Policy, management, and budget.......................       24,520,000           21,420,000           -3,100,000
Hearings and appeals.................................        7,399,000            7,039,000             -360,000
Central services.....................................       18,981,000           18,534,000             -447,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, departmental management.................       64,772,000           58,109,000           -6,663,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The President's Office of Forestry and Economic Development 
[OFED] in Portland, OR, has performed important and useful work 
in coordinating the activities of the various Federal agencies 
involved in developing and implementing the President's Pacific 
Northwest forest plan. While not everyone agrees, the Committee 
has several concerns with the outputs that have resulted from 
the plan, clearly the OFED has performed a vital role in 
ensuring interagency coordination. This role was important 
during plan development and the early stages of implementation. 
However, now the plan is final, through judicial review, and 
operational. Therefore, the Committee believes the OFED should 
sunset, as originally planned, no later than December 31, 1995.
    Bill language is included which requires filing of the 
charter for the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission 
and the appointment of commission members.
                        Office of the Solicitor

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $34,608,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      35,361,000
House allowance.........................................      34,608,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              34,608,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $34,608,000 
for fiscal year 1996. This is a decrease of $753,000 below the 
budget request and the same as the House allowance.
    The Committee does not object to continuation of the policy 
provided in fiscal year 1995 allowing limited client 
reimbursement of Solicitor's office expenses, when activities 
are undertaken at the request of the client bureaus.

                      Office of Inspector General

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $23,939,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      25,485,000
House allowance.........................................      23,939,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              23,939,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $23,939,000 
for fiscal year 1996. This is a decrease of $1,546,000 below 
the budget request and the same as the House allowance.
                   Office of Construction Management
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $1,996,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       2,000,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                                                 500,000

    Funding for the Office of Construction Management has been 
transferred to the Bureau of Indian Affairs ``Construction'' 
account. A small core policy group from the Office of 
Construction Management has been retained in the policy, 
management, and budget activity. In an effort to bring 
management closer to the program, management responsibility for 
oversight of construction and facilities operations and 
maintenance policy for BIA schools and other Bureau facilities 
will be transferred to the BIA over the next 3 years. The 
Committee expects the Department to keep the Committee informed 
on the progress of the transition.
                   National Indian Gaming Commission

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       1,000,000
House allowance.........................................       1,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               1,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,000,000, 
the same as the House allowance and the budget estimate.
    The Committee has included bill language for the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and the National Indian Gaming Commission to 
address the Committee's concerns about tribes who are engaged 
in gaming operations that are not in full compliance with the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Commissioner is directed to 
provide the Secretary of the Interior with a report of Indian 
tribes or tribal organizations who engage in gaming operations 
and whether those tribes or tribal organizations are in full 
compliance, partial compliance, or noncompliance with the 
requirements of the Indian Graming Regulatory Act. 
Noncompliance would include those Indian tribes or tribal 
organizations which are known to have class II or class III 
gaming operations without having obtained the requisite Federal 
approval.

             Office of Special Trustee for American Indians

                            FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                                            $280,038,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $280,038,000 
for a new account for the Office of Special Trustee for 
American Indians, an increase of $280,038,000 above the budget 
request and the House allowance. The following table provides a 
comparison of the budget estimate with the Committee 
recommendations:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                
                   FEDERAL PROGRAMS                                                                             
                                                                                                                
Financial trust services:                                                                                       
    Program operations...............................  ...............          $14,451,000         +$14,451,000
    Program policy and direction.....................  ...............            1,440,000           +1,440,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, financial trust services.............  ...............           15,891,000          +15,891,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Trust asset management and protection:                                                                          
    Program operations...............................  ...............           68,854,000          +68,854,000
    Program policy and direction.....................  ...............            4,930,000           +4,930,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, trust asset management and protection  ...............           73,784,000          +73,784,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Resource management and protection:                                                                             
    Program operations...............................  ...............          137,774,000         +137,774,000
    Program policy and direction.....................  ...............            4,697,000           +4,697,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, resources management and protection..  ...............          142,471,000         +142,471,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Executive direction..................................  ...............            1,492,000           +1,492,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Administrative support:                                                                                         
    Tribal...........................................  ...............           40,000,000          +40,000,000
    Federal..........................................  ...............            6,400,000           +6,400,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, administrative support...............  ...............           46,400,000           46,400,000
                                                      ==========================================================
      Total, Federal programs........................  ...............          280,038,000         +280,038,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee recommendation includes the transfer of all 
funds and FTE's for natural resources and trust programs from 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office of the Special 
Trustee. The Committee recommendation also transfers all 
functions which were proposed within the Office of the 
Secretary for the Office of the Special Trustee.
    Following more than a decade of critical reports issued by 
the General Accounting Office and the Office of Inspector 
General, and numerous oversight hearings by the authorizing 
committees, last year Congress passed the American Indian Trust 
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994. Among the proactive actions 
required of the Secretary for the proper discharge of the 
Federal trust responsibility are: adequate accounting systems 
and controls over receipts and disbursements of trust funds; 
development of consistent policies and procedures; provision of 
adequate staffing, supervision, and training; and appropriate 
management of natural resources located within the boundaries 
of Indian reservations and trust lands.
    The legislation established the Office of the Special 
Trustee for American Indians. The responsibilities of the 
office include: development of a comprehensive strategic plan; 
oversight of all trust reform efforts; ensuring the development 
of systems, policies, and procedures for trust fund investment 
and accounting, and for ownership and lease data for Indian 
lands; certification of the adequacy of annual budget requests 
for trust programs; and approval of reprogramming of any funds 
appropriated for trust or natural resources programs.
    The Committee believes that the special trustee will be 
effective in effecting reforms in the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
only to the extent that the trustee has authority over the 
human and financial resources supporting trust and natural 
resource programs. Lacking such authority, the trustee cannot 
be held accountable and the likely result will be simply one 
more office pointing out the shortcomings of the BIA.
    Furthermore, under the current financial constraints facing 
the Committee and the various downsizing activities taking 
place in the Department, it is essential that the Committee 
have a clear understanding of the organizational structure 
supporting trust programs and an assurance that the significant 
general reductions proposed to be taken against the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs do not impair the Secretary's ability to manage 
trust assets. It is the Committee's belief that this division 
would improve the delivery of services for both trust and 
nontrust programs as the organizations would have a much more 
narrow and coherent focus than is now possible with all 
responsibilities resident in the BIA.
    Consistent with the intent of the legislation, at such time 
as all of the reforms are implemented, the special trustee may 
recommend transferring responsibilities back to BIA, or the 
continuation of this office as a permanent establishment 
necessary for the efficient discharge of the Secretary's trust 
responsibilities.
    The Committee has recommended funding in a simplified 
budget structure to allow the special trustee some flexibility 
in establishing the office and the budget structure. Prior to 
submission of the fiscal year 1997 budget request, the 
Committee expects the special trustee to work with the 
Committee to establish an appropriate budget structure for the 
office.
    Financial trust services.--The Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $14,451,000 for program operations and 
$1,440,000 for program policy and direction. None of the funds 
provided are for reconciliation efforts related to individual 
Indian money accounts. The Committee's recommendation assumes a 
reduction of $2,000,000 associated with the use of prior-year 
unobligated balances.
    The Committee is very concerned about reconciliation 
efforts currently undertaken by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and its contractors and the ability of the BIA to produce 
meaningful statements on the balances of tribal accounts as of 
September 30, 1995, as required by the American Indian Trust 
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994. The Committee has not 
included language that would extend the deadlines set forth in 
the act. However, the Committee expects the special trustee to 
work closely with the contractors, the tribes, the General 
Accounting Office, the Department of Justice, the Committee, 
and the authorizing committees to ensure that the significant 
resources devoted to this effort in the past are not 
jeopardized by an effort to meet an arbitrary deadline for 
producing the statements. The Committee expects the special 
trustee to work closely with all the parties to ensure efforts 
to produce statements for the tribes result in the best 
possible product.
    The Committee expects the special trustee to provide the 
Committee by December 1, 1996 a detailed operating plan for 
financial trust services for fiscal year 1996. The plan should 
detail what specific activities relating to the reconciliation 
effort will be undertaken, both directly by the Office of 
Special Trustee and by its contractors. The plan should detail 
what products will be provided to the tribes and the Congress 
and when such products will be submitted. The plan should 
include staffing for financial trust services, including the 
number of vacant positions and when the positions are expected 
to be filled. The Committee is deeply troubled by the high 
turnover rate within the office and its effect on the ability 
of the organization to operate properly.
    The special trustee shall consult with tribes during 
culmination of the tribal reconciliation process, using the 
Inter-Tribal Monitoring Association [ITMA] and other groups as 
deemed appropriate to maintain an effective liaison with the 
tribes. The appointment of the advisory group authorized in the 
American Indian Trust Funds Management Reform Act of 1994, is 
expected to replace ITMA as a mechanism for receiving advice on 
all matters pertaining to trust funds.
    Within the funds available, support should be provided to 
the Inter-Tribal Monitoring Association [ITMA]. The Committee 
expects ITMA to provide the special trustee with any 
information that is provided to the Committee or any of the 
authorizing committees. If the Office of the Special Trustee 
plans to continue funding ITMA in fiscal year 1997, the 
Committee expects the special trustee to identify the funds to 
be available for ITMA in the fiscal year 1997 budget request.
    Trust asset management and protection.--The Committee 
recommends $73,854,000 for trust asset management and 
protection, including $13,472,000 for water rights negotiation 
and litigation, $1,996,000 for litigation support, and 
$2,328,000 for attorney fees. Consistent with other programs, 
trust asset management and protection activities which have 
been transferred from the Bureau of Indian Affairs include a 
reduction of $1,437,000 for pay cost absorption.
    Of the funds provided for litigation support and attorney 
fees, the Service should provide assistance to native allotment 
applicants affected by Aguilar v. United States.
    Resource management and protection.--The Committee 
recommends $142,471,000 for resource management and protection, 
which includes the transfer of all resource management 
activities previously funded through the ``Operation of Indians 
programs'' account in the Bureau of Indian Affairs. A reduction 
of $3,463,000 has been assumed in the recommended level for pay 
costs absorption.
    Within the funds provided, an increase of $100,000 is 
assumed for the timber-fish-wildlife program, $73,000 for the 
Lake Roosevelt management program, to be provided directly to 
the Lake Roosevelt Water Quality Management Council, $250,000 
for the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, and $150,000 
for the last year of funding for the Intertribal Agriculture 
Council. The Committee expects future funding for the council 
to be provided by participating tribes. The Jobs in the Woods 
Program is continued at $3,000,000. Funding for water 
management and planning should be continued for the Muckleshoot 
Tribe at a level of $350,000. Within the $3,000,000 provided 
for the jobs in the woods initiative, $400,000 should continue 
to be used by the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission for the 
wildstock restoration initiative.
    The Committee is deeply concerned with the proposal by the 
Makah Indian Tribe to initiate the whaling of gray whales in 
the Pacific Ocean and strongly encourages the Makah Tribe not 
to proceed with any whaling activities until they receive 
authorization from the International Whaling Commission.
    The funds provided to continue assessment of salmon 
population declines in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region should 
be provided to the Bering Sea Fishermen's Association [BSFA], a 
regional native entity, to direct and implement this program. 
BSFA should work closely with individual tribes and other 
native associations to reverse recent salmon declines. BSFA 
should give particular consideration to those villages in the 
Arctic, Kuskokwim, and Yukon areas which were not able to 
participate in the program last year.
    Executive direction.--The Committee recommends a total of 
$1,492,000, including $447,000 for the Office of Special 
Trustee, $795,000 for the Office of American Indian Trust, and 
$250,000 for emergency management improvements.
    Administrative support.--The Committee recommends 
$46,400,000 for administrative support, including $40,000,000 
transferred from the ``Operation of Indian programs'' account 
for contract support. The Committee recommends $6,400,000 and 
79 FTE's for initial administrative support for the programs 
transferred from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office of 
Special Trustee. The recommendation provides a full complement 
of staff for external affairs, budget, and personnel. The 
allowance for acquisition management assumes that for fiscal 
year 1996, virtually all of the Indian self-determination 
contracts will already have been negotiated and awarded by the 
BIA. Future adjustments in this area will be considered.
    In the areas of property management, information resources 
management, and administrative accounting, the Committee 
intends for those services to be provided by the BIA to the 
special trustee during fiscal year 1996. Minimal staffing 
resources are provided to work with the BIA to provide a 
transition from the BIA to the new office. Additional transfers 
of staff and resources should be included in the fiscal year 
1997 budget.
    The Committee has not included any funds for overhead 
costs, such as GSA rent, postage, FTS-2000, PAY/PERS, or 
workers' compensation. These costs should be paid from the 
``Operation of Indian programs'' account during fiscal year 
1996. The fiscal year 1997 budget should include appropriate 
overhead amounts in the Office of the Special Trustee.

                              CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                                             $47,245,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $47,245,000 
for resources management construction activities transferred 
from the construction program within the BIA, including 
$27,000,000 for irrigation project construction, $1,751,000 for 
engineering and supervision, $499,000 for survey and design, 
and $17,995,000 for safety of dams. Within the funds provided 
for irrigation project construction, $25,500,000 is provided 
for the Navajo Indian irrigation project and $1,500,000 is 
provided for the southern Arizona project.

 INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS TO 
                                INDIANS
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                                             $82,745,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $82,745,000 
for Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous 
payments to Indians, transferred from the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs. Within the recommended funding level, $78,600,000 is 
for the following settlements: $8,000,000 for the Catawba 
Indian settlement; $8,000,000 for the Fallon water rights 
settlement; $2,000,000 for the Jicarilla Settlement Act; 
$25,600,000 for the Northern Cheyenne settlement; $10,000,000 
for the Pyramid Lake water rights settlement; and $25,000,000 
for the Ute Indian rights settlement. For miscellaneous 
payments, $1,045,000 is provided. For trust fund deficiencies, 
$3,100,000 is provided.

                 TRANSFER OF BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS

    Bill language has been included which transfers the 
obligated and unobligated balances of the following 
appropriations from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office 
of Special Trustee for American Indians: Navajo rehabilitation 
trust fund; claims and treaty obligations; O&M Indian 
irrigation systems; power systems, Indian irrigation projects; 
White Earth settlement fund; cooperative fund (Papago); tribal 
trust funds; funds contributed for the advancement of the 
Indian race; bequest of George C. Edgeter; Northern Cheyenne, 
payment to tribal economic recovery fund; Crow Boundary 
Settlement Act; and tribal economic recovery fund.

                           General Provisions

                       department of the interior

    The Committee has included in ``General Provisions, 
Department of the Interior'' a number of provisions carried in 
previous years in the appropriations act for the Department of 
the Interior and Related Agencies. Included among these are the 
following:
    Sec. 101. Provides secretarial authority to transfer 
program funds for expenditures in cases of emergency when all 
other emergency funds are exhausted.
    Sec. 102. Provides for expenditure or transfer of funds by 
the Secretary to help suppress or prevent forest or range 
fires, take emergency action in case of earthquake and volcano 
eruption, action related to oilspills, and provide assistance 
in case of a surface mine reclamation emergency.
    Sec. 103. Provides for use of appropriated funds for 
operation of garages, shops, warehouses, and similar 
facilities.
    Sec. 104. Provides for use of appropriated funds for 
contracts, rental cars and aircraft, certain library 
memberships, and certain telephone expenses.
    Sec. 105. Provides for the use of appropriated funds to 
purchase uniforms or to provide a uniform allowance.
    Sec. 106. Provides that contracts issued by the General 
Services Administration for services and rentals are in effect 
for a period not to exceed 12 months.
    Sec. 107. Deletes House language regarding the transfer of 
funds between the Department of the Interior land acquisition 
accounts. Specific projects are delineated for each account, 
thus obviating the need for transfers.
    Sec. 108. Strikes House language regarding the transfer of 
funds to the Presidio Trust, if authorized. The Committee urges 
the authorizing committees to provide for an orderly transfer 
of functions and funding between the National Park Service and 
the Presidio Trust in any legislation regarding the future of 
the Presidio.
    Sec. 109. Strikes language included in the House bill 
repealing the Outer Banks Protection Act. Further discussion of 
this issue is contained under the minerals management section 
of this report.
    Sec. 110. Prohibits the use of funds for developing, 
promulgating, and implementing a rule concerning rights-of-way 
under section 2477 of the revised statutes.
    Secs. 111-114. Restricts use of funds provided in the act 
for offshore leasing and certain preleasing and leasing 
activities as proposed by the administration in the budget.
    Sec. 115. Prohibits more than 50 percent of any self-
governance funds for tribes in the State of Washington from 
being allocated if access is restricted.
    This section is recommended in order to discourage Indian 
tribes in the State of Washington from taking actions that 
would affect adversely the ability of nonmember and non-Indian 
owners of fee simple lands on those reservations to use 
existing or potential water, electricity, or other utilities 
necessary for residential use. The Committee understands that 
education program funding is currently not included in tribal 
self-governance compacts. Therefore, education funding will not 
be affected by this provision. Only tribal self-governance 
funds will be reduced by 50 percent for any tribe that takes or 
threatens to take these actions, from and after the date of 
those actions. For several years, nonmember and non-Indian 
owners of fee simple lands on the Lummi Reservation in the 
State of Washington have been in conflict with the tribal 
government over the use of and access to water resources. In 
June 1995, the water level of one of the wells located on 
nonmember fee simple lands dropped to a dangerous level by 
reason of unilateral actions of the tribe.
    The Committee encourages cooperative negotiation processes 
that protect an adequate water supply for nonmembers and non-
Indians on reservations. Until a fair and equitable resolution 
for all parties residing on the reservation is achieved, 
however, the Lummi Indian Tribe and other Washington State 
tribes similarly situated are strongly encouraged not to affect 
adversely the present users of utilities and other necessities 
for the homes of the non-Indian and nonmember owners of fee 
simple lands on the reservation or their access to those 
utilities or necessities.
    Sec. 116. Directs the Department of the Interior to issue a 
specific schedule for completion of a land exchange at Lake 
Cushman.
    Sec. 117. Provides authority for the National Park Service 
to expend appropriated funds for the maintenance and repair of 
the Company Creek Road at Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. 
The National Park Service has identified the 2.4-mile Company 
Creek Road as a flood prone area and a high-priority project.
    Sec. 118. Provides direction and authority for certain 
activities associated with development of the insular areas. 
This legislation was passed by the Senate on July 20, 1995.
                       TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service
                            forest research
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $193,748,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     203,796,000
House allowance.........................................     182,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             177,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $177,000,000, 
a decrease of $26,796,000 below the budget estimate and 
$5,000,000 below the House allowance.
    The following table provides a comparison of the budget 
estimate with the Committee recommendations:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest resources and management research.............      $78,000,000  .......................     -$78,000,000
Research Foundation Program..........................      115,796,000  .......................     -115,796,000
Ecosystems research..................................       10,000,000  .......................      -10,000,000
Forest and rangeland research........................  ...............         $177,000,000         +177,000,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, forest research.........................      203,796,000          177,000,000          -26,796,000
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    The Committee has agreed to consolidate the remaining three 
budget line items providing the Forest Service with more 
capability and flexibility to accomplish better its forest 
research mission. Administrative efficiencies and cost savings 
are expected to be gained through the budget structure 
consolidation. It is the Committee's intention that this change 
will simplify the management of funds. However, the Forest 
Service must continue to present its research budget 
justification and other budget materials to the same detail 
level as in the past, including the State sheets. The budget 
restructuring is not intended to take funding away from core 
research activities.
    Due to the extreme budget constraints that the Committee 
faces, the forest research budget is reduced by 9 percent from 
the fiscal year 1995 level. The Committee believes no forest 
and range experiment station, research program, or research 
project should be protected from decreases. If fiscal year 1995 
funding levels for specific items are mandated, it would result 
in disproportionate decreases to other stations, programs, or 
projects. Although the Committee has eliminated the 
``International forestry'' appropriation account, funding is 
included to continue the International Institute of Tropical 
Forestry and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. As with 
other programs, it may be necessary to reduce program funding 
for these institutes due to budget constraints.
    The Committee is concerned that the recent Forest Service 
research efforts have failed to address the needs of the land 
managers. Considering the limited resources, the Forest Service 
should involve the land managers in identifying Forest Service 
research priorities and move toward implementation of adaptive 
management.
    The Committee is concerned about the pace of the inventory 
of old-growth forest stands and urges the Forest Service to 
promptly complete this inventory.
    The Committee recognizes that an opportunity exists to 
highlight songbird habitat on the Shawnee National Forest. The 
Forest Service should consider actions to protect songbirds 
within the context of the approved forest plan. If further 
modifications to allowed uses on the Shawnee National Forest 
are desired in order to enhance songbirds on the forest, they 
should be pursued in the framework of forest plan revision and/
or amendment.

                       state and private forestry
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $154,268,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     187,459,000
House allowance.........................................     129,551,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             128,294,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $128,294,000, 
a decrease of $59,165,000 below the budget estimate, $1,257,000 
below the House allowance, and $25,974,000 below the fiscal 
year 1995 level.
    The following table provides a comparison of the budget 
estimate with the Committee recommendations:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Forest health management:                                                                                       
    Federal lands forest health management...........      $29,631,000          $25,124,000          -$4,507,000
    Cooperative lands forest health management.......        8,777,000            7,806,000             -971,000
    Cooperative lands fire management................       17,621,000           15,100,000           -2,521,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, forest health management.............       56,029,000           48,030,000           -7,999,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Cooperative forestry:                                                                                           
    Forest stewardship...............................       37,000,000           23,328,000          -13,672,000
    Stewardship Incentive Program....................       28,000,000  .......................      -28,000,000
    Forest Legacy Program............................       10,000,000            5,000,000           -5,000,000
    Natural resource conservation education..........        1,500,000  .......................       -1,500,000
    Urban and community forestry.....................       28,930,000           18,483,000          -10,447,000
    Economic action programs.........................       13,000,000           17,453,000           +4,453,000
    Pacific Northwest assistance programs............       13,000,000           16,000,000           +3,000,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, cooperative forestry.................      131,430,000           80,264,000          -51,166,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, State and private forestry..............      187,459,000          128,294,000          -59,165,000
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    Forest health management.--The Committee recommends 
$48,030,000 for forest health management, which is $7,999,000 
below the request, and $594,000 below the fiscal year 1995 
funding level.
    Cooperative forestry.--The Committee recommends $80,264,000 
for cooperative forestry, which is $25,380,000 below the fiscal 
year 1995 enacted level and $3,264,000 above the House 
allowance. Included at this level is a decrease of $13,672,000 
for the forest stewardship program, which is a 10-percent 
reduction from the fiscal year 1995 funding level. Due to the 
severe funding constraints, no funds have been provided for the 
stewardship incentives program. Within the total provided, the 
Forest Service is to continue technical assistance at a reduced 
level for the Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration initiative 
($135,000). Funding of $5,000,000 is included for the forest 
legacy program. As in prior years, no funding is provided for 
the administration's request for the new natural resource 
conservation education program.
    The Committee has not provided funding for the stewardship 
incentives program, keeping dollars focused on the technical 
assistance provided in the base stewardship programs. While the 
objectives of the incentives program, which involves direct 
financial assistance for multiresource management, are 
commendable, budgetary constraints preclude continued funding 
for this program. The Committee notes that at a time when 
timber supply on public lands is constrained, and continued 
high demand for wood products benefits private landowners, 
those who gain the benefit from harvesting timber on private 
land should use the associated profits to engage in 
multiresource management.
    The Committee urges the Forest Service to continue funding 
for agroforestry research at the National Agroforestry Center 
at Lincoln, NE.
    The Committee recommends $18,483,000 for the urban and 
community forestry program. No earmarks are included as in past 
years. It is expected that all urban areas and communities 
would compete through the Forest Service's established grants 
process.
    Funding of $17,453,000 is included for the economic action 
programs. This funding level includes $3,000,000 for the 
continuation of economic grants to counties as authorized in 
the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Act. The economic 
development grants have been a key incentive to the counties in 
adopting land use ordinances in support of the National Scenic 
Act. Funding is included for the forests products conservation 
and recovery program, the timber bridge initiative, the 
economic recovery program, the economic diversification studies 
program, and the rural development program. The Committee is 
aware of the importance of the rural development through 
forestry program to the Northeast-Midwest region.
    For Pacific Northwest assistance programs, the bill 
includes $13,000,000 for rural community assistance and 
$3,000,000 for old growth diversification.

                         international forestry
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $4,987,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      10,000,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    Due to the budget constraints faced by this Committee, no 
funds have been provided for the ``International forestry'' 
account. The budget request of $10,000,000 included sustainable 
forest management; technical cooperation, training, and 
research in focus countries with major forest ecosystems; the 
flexible cooperation program; the sister forest program; the 
International Institute for Tropical Forestry; and the 
Institute for Pacific Islands Forestry.
    The Committee is agreeable to the use of up to $4,000,000 
within other Forest Service appropriations to continue the 
agency's role in international forestry activities. It is the 
Committee's expectation that foreign travel expenditures 
decrease substantially. Agreeing with the House, the Committee 
does not support the continuation of the deputy chief position 
for international forestry.
                         national forest system
Appropriations, 1995....................................  $1,328,893,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................   1,348,755,000
House allowance.........................................   1,266,688,000

Committee recommendation

                                                           1,256,043,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,256,043,000, a decrease of $92,712,000 from the budget and 
$10,645,000 below the House allowance.
    The distribution of the Committee's recommendations are as 
follows:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ecosystem planning, inventory, and monitoring........     $148,675,000         $130,000,000         -$18,675,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Recreation use:                                                                                                 
    Recreation management............................      175,317,000          158,500,000          -16,817,000
    Wilderness management............................       35,115,000           31,500,000           -3,615,000
    Heritage resources...............................       18,527,000           13,130,000           -5,397,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, recreation use.......................      228,959,000          203,130,000          -25,829,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Wildlife and fish management:........................                                                           
    Wildlife habitat management......................       28,448,000           26,500,000           -1,948,000
    Inland fish habitat management...................       18,625,000           13,500,000           -5,125,000
    Anadromous fish habitat management...............       21,693,000           21,000,000             -693,000
    Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species                                                               
     habitat management..............................       30,992,000           20,000,000          -10,992,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, wildlife and fish management.......       99,758,000           81,000,000          -18,758,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Rangeland management:                                                                                           
    Grazing management...............................       24,064,000           16,000,000           -8,064,000
    Rangeland vegetation management..................       19,386,000           11,000,000           -8,386,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, rangeland management.................       43,450,000           27,000,000          -16,450,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Forest land management:                                                                                         
    Timber sales management..........................      157,614,000          188,582,000          +30,968,000
    Forest land vegetation management................       56,740,000           51,740,000           -5,000,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, forestland management................      214,354,000          240,322,000          +25,968,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Soil, water, and air management:                                                                                
    Soil, water, and air operations..................       24,339,000           22,000,000           -2,339,000
    Watershed improvements...........................       23,957,000           20,000,000           -3,957,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, soil, water, and air management......       48,296,000           42,000,000           -6,296,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Minerals and geology management......................       37,392,000           35,000,000           -2,392,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Land ownership management:                                                                                      
    Real estate management...........................       45,276,000           43,000,000           -2,276,000
    Landline location................................       20,370,000           14,000,000           -6,370,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, land ownership management............       65,646,000           57,000,000           -8,646,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Infrastructure management:                                                                                      
    Road maintenance.................................       84,289,000           82,000,000           -2,289,000
    Facility maintenance.............................       25,202,000           24,000,000           -1,202,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, infrastructure management............      109,491,000          106,000,000           -3,491,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Law enforcement operations...........................       59,591,000           59,591,000      ...............
General administration...............................      293,143,000          275,000,000          -18,143,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Forest System..................    1,348,755,000        1,256,043,000          -92,712,000
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    Ecosystem planning, inventory, and monitoring.--The 
Committee recommends $130,000,000 for ecosystem planning, 
inventory, and monitoring, which is a decrease of $18,675,000 
below the request. Within the total, $380,000 is provided to 
continue the ongoing ecosystem demonstration efforts on the 
Ouachita National Forest, AR.
    The Committee agrees with the House language expressing 
concern about the expansion of ecoregion assessments. The 
Forest Service is to provide a report summarizing the purpose; 
the scope; the benefits; and the costs for past years, the 
current year, and future years. The report is to include each 
ongoing or planned assessment and is due to the Committee by 
January 1, 1996.
    Recreation use.--The Committee recommends $203,130,000 for 
recreation use, which is a decrease of $25,829,000 below the 
request and $17,223,000 below the fiscal year 1995 funding 
level.
    It is the Committee's understanding that the Forest Service 
has withdrawn its proposal to create a single administrative 
unit for the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. 
Appropriations requested by the Forest Service for planning and 
startup costs of the proposed new administrative unit should be 
made available instead to field units for needed operation and 
maintenance activities.
    Within the available funds, the Committee urges the Forest 
Service to complete the Spring Mountain National Recreation 
Area management plan.
    The Committee agrees with the House in establishing a 
recreational fee demonstration program but has made some modest 
modifications. Bill language is included in title III, general 
provisions, for a 3-year program that allows fees to be charged 
at 10 to 50 sites. Like the House, a portion of the collected 
fees would be returned to the agencies to improve the quality 
of visitor experience at public recreational areas, to enhance 
the protection of natural resources, and to offset fee 
collection costs.
    Wildlife and fish management.--The Committee recommends 
$81,000,000 for wildlife and fish management, which is a 
decrease of $18,758,000 below the request and $12,256,000 below 
the fiscal year 1995 funding level. In distributing the reduced 
level of funding for the wildlife and fish program, the 
Committee expects the Forest Service to apply the reductions 
not just to direct Forest Service programs but to include a pro 
rata share of the reduction to cooperative partner programs.
    Forestland management.--The Committee recommends 
$240,322,000 for forestland management, which is $25,968,000 
above the request and $27,468,000 below the fiscal year 1995 
funding level. Within forestland management, the Committee 
provides $188,582,000 for timber sales management. This level 
of funding will produce an estimated total green sales volume 
of 2.6 BBF in fiscal year 1996. This represents the maximum 
capacity of green volume that the Forest Service can produce in 
fiscal year 1996. The Committee has provided an increase of 
$5,000,000 in road construction funding to support the 2.6 BBF 
program. The Forest Service estimated salvage sale volume is 
1.5 BBF.
    The Committee continues to be concerned that the agency has 
not been able to meet the annual timber targets in the Pacific 
Northwest forest plan. The Forest Service should seek to 
maintain the ongoing level of effort for the Pacific Northwest 
forest plan activities.
    The Committee expects the Forest Service to use the most 
cost-effective method of estimating timber volume. The agency 
has the discretion to offer salvage sales on a scaled basis, 
which is the most accurate method to determine net merchantable 
volume in rapidly deteriorating timber and which is often more 
cost efficient than tree measurement with large volume sales. 
In addition to considering what may be the most cost-effective 
method to measure timber sales volume, the Forest Service 
should also take into consideration the skills and expertise 
available to conduct tree measurement, and whether the expected 
outcome is likely to be as accurate as scaling.
    In providing the increased timber sales preparation funds, 
the Committee has not allocated these resources by region. The 
Committee expects the Forest Service to allocate funding in a 
manner which will optimize forest plan outputs. Funding should 
be allocated to those forests which have the highest likelihood 
of attaining current forest plan goals, objectives, and 
targets. Forests which meet the forest plan goals and 
objectives shall be allowed to carry over into fiscal year 1997 
any savings they have been able to realize in fiscal year 1996. 
The Committee directs the Forest Service to report all 
accomplishments on a region-by-region basis. Outputs are to be 
reported by the same convention utilized to set forest plan 
goals. Timber accomplishments are to be reported on a net 
sawtimber sold and awarded basis. In addition to these 
appropriated funds, additional resources for timber sales 
preparation, and other purposes, will become available as a 
result of a pipeline initiative. This effort is described 
further in the title III (sec. 327) portion of this report.
    The fiscal year 1995 rescission bill provided additional 
funds to salvage dead and diseased timber. The Committee 
continued funding for timber salvage and the forest health 
program. The Service has entered into a cooperative agreement 
with the State of Alaska to control bark beetle infestation 
which threatens the viability of the Chugach National Forest. 
The Committee urges the Service to work closely with this 
cooperative partnership to implement cost-effective solutions 
to bark beetle infestation in Alaska.
    The President's Office of Forestry and Economic Development 
[OEED] in Portland, OR, has performed important and useful work 
in coordinating the activities of the various Federal agencies 
involved in developing and implementing the President's Pacific 
Northwest forest plan. While not everyone agrees, the Committee 
has several concerns with the outputs that have resulted from 
the plan, clearly the OFED has performed a vital role in 
ensuring interagency coordination. This role was important 
during plan development and the early stages of implementation. 
However, now the plan is final, through judicial review, and 
operational. Therefore, the Committee believes the OFED should 
sunset, as originally planned, no later than December 31, 1995.
    The Committee has been advised that the Delta National 
Forest, the largest single tract of southern bottomland 
hardwoods in the State of Mississippi, is experiencing a 
disastrous level of timber mortality due to unseasonal flooding 
caused by unmanageable beaver populations. In order to reverse 
the extensive losses being sustained at this federally managed 
property, and also, to avoid further damages which are 
extending to adjoining private property, the Committee directs 
the agency to take action to reduce beaver damages in the Delta 
National Forest.
    Soil, water, and air management.--The Committee recommends 
$42,000,000 for soil, water, and air management, which is a 
decrease of $6,296,000 below the request. The Forest Service is 
encouraged to continue the Walker Lake, NV, project.
    Prior to the adoption of the President's forest plan for 
the Pacific Northwest (option 9, record of decision signed 
April 13, 1994), several small hydroelectric projects had 
received preliminary permits for study issued by FERC, or had 
license applications filed with FERC, and met the terms of the 
requirements of the specific forest plan(s) for the forest in 
which the project would be located. The developers of these 
hydroelectric projects have already made a significant 
financial investment based upon compliance with the forest plan 
in place prior to option 9. The Committee is concerned by the 
Forest Service changing the terms and conditions for agency 
approval of these small hydroelectric projects in the region of 
option 9, and urges the Forest Service to resolve the 
inconsistencies and work with the appropriate individuals to 
conduct an expeditious review of the projects.
    Land ownership management.--The Committee recommends 
$57,000,000 for land ownership management, which is a decrease 
of $8,646,000 below the request and $4,612,000 below the fiscal 
year 1995 funding level. The Committee encourages the use of 
land exchanges as a way in which to protect important 
recreational or environmentally significant lands, in lieu of 
the Federal Government acquiring lands. The Committee believes 
that land exchanges represent a more cost-effective way in 
which to do business and encourages the Forest Service to give 
high priority to the Plum Creek land exchange along the 
Interstate 90 corridor in the State of Washington. The I-90 
corridor is among the most sensitive areas in the region for 
recovery of the northern spotted owl. These lands are 
biologically significant and have great recreational potential. 
The pattern of checkerboard ownership has created many 
challenges in managing these lands and, therefore, would help 
reduce public-private conflicts and rationalize policies for 
this area. The Committee directs the Forest Service to expedite 
this exchange.
    Infrastructure management.--The Committee recommends 
$106,000,000 for infrastructure management, which is a decrease 
of $3,491,000 below the budget estimate.
    The Committee has continued bill language to allow the use 
of up to $5,000,000 for the obliteration of forest roads. The 
Forest Service should be careful not to obliterate roads which 
may be necessary to access the forest to fight fires or to 
address pest infestation and/or treatment requirements.
    Law enforcement.--The Committee recommends $59,591,000 for 
law enforcement, the same as the budget estimate. The Committee 
is troubled about the growing law enforcement workload on the 
national forests and the ability of the on-the-ground managers 
to obtain law enforcement support where the greatest needs are. 
While the Committee has concerns about the stove-piped law 
enforcement structure within the Forest Service, the agency is 
expected to continue this structure through fiscal year 1996 
and report to the Committee on the relative effectiveness of 
the law enforcement structure. The Forest Service is directed 
to contract with an outside consultant to look at the current 
arrangement and to explore other alternatives for meeting law 
enforcement needs such as an increased cooperative law 
enforcement program or block grants. The study should be 
completed by June 1, 1996, and should address: (1) the 
effectiveness of the current organization structure; (2) the 
effectiveness of the current cooperative law enforcement 
program; (3) the establishment of block grants to local law 
enforcement agencies, its merits, and whether or not cost 
savings would be realized; and (4) other alternatives which 
would ensure full law enforcement coverage while reducing costs 
and FTE's. Funding for this study should be paid out of law 
enforcement funds.
    Given the declining budget, the Committee encourages the 
Forest Service to use cooperative law enforcement agreements 
more extensively during fiscal year 1996. The ties between 
Federal and local law enforcement agencies should be 
strengthen. As FTE numbers are reduced, an increased 
cooperative law enforcement program should be considered to 
address the Forest Service law enforcement needs.
    Other.--The Committee has included bill language 
prohibiting the Forest Service from proceeding with reinvention 
and reorganization activities before review and approval of the 
committees of legislative jurisdiction and the Appropriations 
Committees. The Committee remains concerned about the agency's 
ongoing reexamination of its mission. The Committee notes the 
large amount of agency personnel time and expenditure of 
resources devoted to reorganizational planning and the shift in 
focus of the agency away from a multiple-use orientation. The 
Committee is concerned that restructuring efforts may have the 
effect of dismantling the agency's ability to respond to the 
needs of actively managed forests and public lands to sustain 
healthy habitat using multiple-use and sustained-yield 
principles as required by law.
    At the direction of the Secretary, the Forest Service is 
presently preparing an analysis of conflicting environmental 
laws and regulations to assess where they can be modified 
either administratively or legislatively to streamline or 
modify agency management processes. On its own, the Forest 
Service is currently revising its land management planning 
regulations to achieve streamlining objectives. Simplification 
and streamlining of management processes should precede, not 
follow, agency reorganization proposals. Only after management 
processes are streamlined is it clear if and where 
organizational structure should be changed and responsibility 
delegated. Therefore, the Committee is not inclined to approve 
any reorganization requests until the report ordered by the 
Secretary is submitted for review. Similarly, the revisions to 
the land management planning regulations should be preceded, 
not followed, by the report ordered by the Secretary since the 
regulations are bound by all existing statutory requirements.
    The Committee is aware of the Forest Service's proposal to 
relocate the region 5 regional office from San Francisco to 
Mare Island/Vallejo where excess military property is 
available. With declining budgets, it is impossible to provide 
supplemental funding for this move. Furthermore, if the Forest 
Service wishes to proceed with moving the regional office to a 
new location, the agency is directed to take the moving costs 
from the normal region 5 allocations. The allocations of other 
regions are not to be reduced in order to finance the move.
    When considering such a major move, the Forest Service 
should consider its mission, what is good for the agency, and 
how the move fits into the declining budget situation. The new 
location should place the regional office closer to other 
Forest Service offices and the interested publics. The agency 
should take into consideration the impacts on the organization 
and on its employees. For example, relocation alternatives 
should reflect attention to the agency's employee relocation 
costs, the ability to attract and retain a competent, seasoned, 
and skilled work force, increased housing and transportation 
costs for employees, and the proximity to State and Federal 
partners.
    The Committee is concerned about the many programs in the 
President's forest plan designed to provide assistance to 
timber dependent communities in the Pacific Northwest. The 
Committee is disturbed by the inability of the agencies 
involved to provide a detailed accounting of funds appropriated 
in previous fiscal years for the unemployed timber worker 
programs in the President's forest plan.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a detailed accounting and 
report of the funds appropriated in fiscal year 1995 for the 
President's forest plan. The report shall include a careful 
accounting of each appropriated dollar, including: funds 
appropriated for timber production; administrative expenses, 
including the number of Federal employees employed to 
administer the various aspects of the President's plan; funds 
appropriated for the various jobs programs allowed for under 
the President's plan, including but not limited to the Jobs in 
the Woods Program, the number of individuals employed by these 
programs, and the average length of each job. The Committee 
directs the Secretaries to submit the report to the Committee 
no later than March 31, 1996.
    The Committee concurs with the House language regarding the 
Jobs in the Woods Program and the goal of hiring dislocated 
timber and forest workers from forest dependent communities and 
to provide job training in support of those workers.
    The Committee agrees with the House on the Americorps 
provision and is including language which stipulates that none 
of the funds appropriated in this bill may be used for 
Americorps implementation. The Committee notes that the Forest 
Service disregarded guidance provided in fiscal year 1995 about 
Americorps.
    Language is included under title III, general provisions 
(sec. 308) protecting giant sequoias found on Forest Service, 
Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service lands. The 
Committee is concerned about fuel loading in adjacent areas 
which may pose a threat to the giant sequoias. Natural resource 
experts in the agencies have indicated the value and/or 
appropriateness of some controlled burns in order to protect 
the giant sequoias. The agencies should also consider the 
appropriateness of removing dense understory species which have 
the potential to carry fire into the crowns of sequoia trees.
    As dollars and personnel ceilings become more constrained, 
the Forest Service should engage in greater amounts of 
contracting for those activities where it is not essential for 
a Federal employee to conduct the work. The Committee expects 
the Forest Service to develop a plan, in conjunction with the 
fiscal year 1997 budget submission, and identify where such 
contracting would be possible, and if not possible, why not. 
The plan should include one demonstration forest per region. 
Activities to be contracted might include projects such as 
environmental assessments, resource field work, and forest plan 
monitoring. Opportunities to engage in such contracting may be 
prevalent in areas that have been affected adversely by the 
decreased Federal timber sales program in recent years. If 
additional legislative authority is necessary to conduct such a 
program, suggested language should be included in the plan.

                     forest service fire protection
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $159,285,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     164,285,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee has eliminated this account and included 
funding for this activity under wildland fire management.
               emergency forest service firefighting fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $226,200,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     239,000,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee has eliminated this account and included 
funding for this activity under wildland fire management.

                        wildland fire management
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................................
House allowance.........................................    $385,485,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             385,485,000

    The Committee recommends $385,485,000 for a new ``Fire 
protection and emergency suppression'' account, which includes 
presuppression and suppression activities. This account 
replaces the ``Forest Service fire protection and emergency 
forest service firefighting fund'' accounts.
    Within the account, $295,315,000 is provided for 
preparedness and fire use and $90,170,000 is provided for 
suppression operations. The presuppression activity includes 
management, planning, prevention, prescribed fire and hazard 
fuel reduction, preseason readiness, and preparedness. The 
suppression activity includes fire suppression, increased 
presuppression activities due to emergencies (seasonal 
severity), and emergency rehabilitation.
    The Committee has provided resources to fund the 
preparedness and fire use subactivity at a level comparable to 
the 88 percent most efficient level, which is a methodology 
designed to minimize total wildland fire costs over time.
    The Committee concurs with the House regarding the 
management of the fire program, and efforts to manage the 
forests in a manner that contribute to a healthier forest and 
lower the probability of massive wildfires. The Committee notes 
that approximately $300,000,000 is owed to Forest Service 
accounts from which funds were transferred to fight fires in 
prior years. With the present approach to emergencies, 
requiring offsetting reductions in order to avoid increasing 
the deficit, it will become increasingly difficult for the 
Committee to appropriate additional resources to repay accounts 
when severe fire years occur. Thus, the Forest Service is 
encouraged to review its fire management program in a manner 
that provides for public and firefighter safety and a 
suppression program commensurate with the resources and other 
values at risk.

                              construction
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $199,215,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     192,338,000
House allowance.........................................     120,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             186,888,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $186,888,000, 
a decrease of $5,450,000 from the budget and a decrease of 
$12,327,000 below the fiscal year 1995 funding level. The 
budget estimate and the Committee recommendation are compared 
in the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Facilities...........................................     $62,888,000          $59,888,000           -$3,000,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Roads and trails:                                                                                               
    Direct road construction.........................     103,081,000          102,000,000            -1,081,000
    Trail construction...............................      26,369,000           25,000,000            -1,369,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, roads and trails.....................     129,450,000          127,000,000            -2,450,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Timber receipts transfer to general fund.............    (-44,548,000)        (-44,548,000)      ...............
Timber purchaser credits.............................     (50,000,000)         (50,000,000)      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, construction............................     192,338,000          186,888,000            -5,450,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Facilities.--The Committee has included $3,000,000 for 
research construction.
    The Committee has included $11,250,000 for fire, 
administration, and other [FA&O] facilities. Within the funds 
provided, funding of $351,000 is included for the Salt Lake 
District Office/Interagency Fire Office, Wasatch-Cache National 
Forest, UT.
    The Committee has included $45,638,000 for recreation 
facilities. The Committee is providing $2,700,000 for 
completion of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center; 
$1,400,000 to complete the replacement visitor center at Seneca 
Rocks; $2,500,000 to complete the Columbia River Gorge 
Discovery Center; $190,000 to complete the Multnomah Falls 
sewer system; $60,000 for the Bead Lake boating access with 
$176,000 in road construction; $750,000 for the Timberline 
Lodge water storage tank; $400,000 for phase II of the Gum 
Springs Recreation Area rehabilitation project; $500,000 for 
Johnston Ridge Observatory with $550,000 under road 
construction; and $682,000 for improvements at the Winding 
Stair Mountain National Recreation and Wilderness Area.
    The Committee is concerned about the Forest Service's 
ambitious plans for restoring Grey Towers. It is estimated that 
$17,000,000 would be needed during the next 5 years to restore 
and rehabilitate the facility and grounds. With declining 
budgets, it is unlikely that full funding for such an 
undertaking will be available. The Forest Service should 
explore other avenues to assist with restoration of the unit, 
such as cost sharing with non-Federal partners. The Forest 
Service should work with the Committee to provide a better 
understanding of the needs at Grey Towers.
    Bill language is included to allow the Forest Service to 
make a construction grant to the Non-Profit Citizens for the 
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. Under this arrangement, it is 
expected that the responsibility for operation and maintenance 
of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center would transfer to the 
grantee as well. Thus, appropriated funds from the Forest 
Service will not be necessary once construction is completed, 
except for a minimal Forest Service presence at the center. The 
non-Federal ownership would afford the opportunity for the 
grantee to charge an entry fee to assist with the operation and 
maintenance costs. The new arrangement will provide 
considerable cost savings for the agency in future years.
    Bill language is included to provide the authority for 
issuing a Federal grant to provide construction funds which 
were earmarked in the fiscal year 1991 Interior appropriations 
bill for the Forest Service share of the research facility at 
the University of Missouri.
    Roads and trails.--The Committee has provided $102,000,000 
for roads, including $57,000,000 for timber, $33,000,000 for 
recreation, and $12,000,000 for general purpose. The Committee 
has provided $25,000,000 for trail construction.
    Recently the Taft Tunnel Trail was closed for safety 
reasons. The Committee encourages the Forest Service to provide 
funding for the Taft Tunnel Trail to address the safety 
concerns, such as the guardrails, and reopen the trail to the 
public.
                            land acquisition
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $63,882,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      65,311,000
House allowance.........................................      14,600,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              41,167,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $41,167,000, a 
decrease of $24,144,000 below the budget estimate and 
$26,567,000 above the House allowance.
    The Committee recommendation is shown in the following 
table:

                                                               Committee
                                                          recommendation

Appalachian Trail.......................................      $2,000,000
Aquisition management...................................       7,500,000
Arapaho National Forest, CO.............................         550,000
Cash equalization.......................................       2,000,000
Cibola National Forest/Tres Pistoles, NM................       1,350,000
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, OR-WA........       4,392,000
Emergency acquisitions..................................       2,000,000
Finger Lakes National Forest, NY........................       1,000,000
Francis Marion National Forest, SC......................       1,500,000
Gallatin National Forest, MT............................       6,000,000
Green Mountain National Forest, VT......................       3,000,000
Mark Twain National Forest, MO..........................         725,000
Olympic National Forest, WA.............................       2,800,000
San Bernadino National Forest, CA.......................       2,000,000
Tahoe National Forest, CA...............................       1,000,000
Wenatchee National Forest, WA...........................         350,000
White Mountain Scenic Area, NH..........................       2,000,000
Wilderness protection...................................       1,000,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, land acquistion............................      41,167,000

    The Committee encourages the use of land exchanges as a way 
in which to protect important recreational or environmentally 
significant lands in lieu of the Federal Government acquiring 
lands. The Committee believes that land exchanges represent a 
more cost effective way in which to do business and encourages 
the Forest Service to give high priority to the Plum Creek land 
exchange along the Interstate 90 corridor in Washington State.
    The land exchange along the I-90 corridor is among the most 
sensitive areas in the region for recovery of the northern 
spotted owl. These lands are biologically significant and have 
great recreational potential. The pattern of checkerboard 
ownership has created many challenges in managing these lands. 
Therefore, the Committee believes that a comprehensive land 
exchange would help reduce public-private conflicts and 
rationalize policies for this area. The Committee directs the 
Forest Service to expedite this exchange, and has appropriated 
$350,000 toward this end.
    Acquisition in the Olympic National Forest, WA, is for the 
Anderson-Middleton property.

        acquisition of lands for national forests, special acts
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $1,250,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       1,317,000
House allowance.........................................       1,069,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               1,069,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,069,000, 
the same as the House allowance and $248,000 from the estimate.
    Congress has enacted several special laws which authorize 
appropriations from the receipts of specified national forests 
for the purchase of lands to minimize erosion and flood damage 
to critical watersheds needing soil stabilization and 
vegetative cover within these national forests.

            acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges
Appropriations, 1995....................................        $210,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................         210,000
House allowance.........................................         210,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 210,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $210,000, the 
same as the budget estimate and the House allowance. These 
funds are to be used for acquisition of lands to complete land 
exchanges under the act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 484a). 
Under the act, deposits made by public school districts or 
public school authorities to provide for cash equalization of 
certain land exchanges can be appropriated to acquire similar 
lands suitable for National Forest System purposes in the same 
State as the national forest lands conveyed in the exchanges.

                         range betterment fund

                       (Special Fund, Indefinite)
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $4,575,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       3,976,000
House allowance.........................................       3,976,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               3,976,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,976,000, 
the same as the budget estimate and the House allowance. These 
funds are to be derived from grazing receipts from the national 
forest (Public Law 94-579, as amended) and to be used for range 
rehabilitation, protection, and improvements including seeding, 
reseeding, fence construction, weed control, water development 
and fish and wildlife habitat enhancement in 16 Western States.

    gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
Appropriations, 1995....................................         $89,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................          92,000
House allowance.........................................          92,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                  92,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $92,000, the 
same as the budget estimate and the House allowance.

                       Administrative Provisions

    The Committee has continued many of the same administrative 
provisions as provided in prior years. New provisions are added 
regarding approval of reorganization proposals and restoration 
of language regarding appropriations structure changes.
    A new provision is added regarding the prohibition of the 
use of funds in this act for a new Tongass land management 
plan. The Committee understands that authorizing actions may be 
taken regarding the Tongass National Forest and seeks to save 
the taxpayers dollars by precluding action on a planning 
process that may be changed by law.
    Language is included prohibiting the expenditure of funds 
on the Tongass National Forest except in compliance with 
alternative P identified in the Tongass land management plan 
revision supplement to the draft environmental impact 
statement, dated August 1991.
                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                         clean coal technology

    The Committee has recommended no new budget authority for 
the clean coal technology program, the same as the House. 
Pursuant to previous appropriations acts, $200,000,000 in 
advance appropriations was to become available in fiscal year 
1996 for ongoing clean coal projects. Rescissions included in 
Public Law 104-6 reduced this amount to $150,000,000. This 
amount is consistent with the provisions of Public Law 104-6, 
which assumed no new project starts and the orderly completion 
of projects already approved. An additional rescission of 
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 was also included in Public 
Law 104-6.
                 fossil energy research and development

                     (including transfer of funds)
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $423,701,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     436,508,000
House allowance.........................................     379,524,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             376,181,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $376,181,000, 
a decrease of $60,327,000 below the budget estimate and 
$3,343,000 below the House allowance. The Committee 
recommendations compared to the budget estimates and the 1995 
appropriation are shown in the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Committee                     
                     Budgetestimate    recommendation        Change     
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coal:                                                                   
    Advanced clean                                                      
     fuels                                                              
     research:                                                          
        Coal                                                            
         preparati                                                      
         on.......        $4,910,000        $4,666,000         -$244,000
        Direct                                                          
         liquefact                                                      
         ion......         5,080,000         5,580,000          +500,000
        Indirect                                                        
         liquefact                                                      
         ion......         5,836,000         5,836,000  ................
        Advanced                                                        
         research                                                       
         and                                                            
         environme                                                      
         ntal                                                           
         technolog                                                      
         y........           746,000         1,396,000          +650,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
            Subtot                                                      
             al,                                                        
             advan                                                      
             ced                                                        
             clean                                                      
             fuels                                                      
             resea                                                      
             rch..        16,572,000        17,478,000          +906,000
                   =====================================================
    Advanced clean/                                                     
     efficient                                                          
     power                                                              
     systems:                                                           
        Advanced                                                        
         pulverize                                                      
         d coal-                                                        
         fired                                                          
         powerplan                                                      
         t........         5,000,000         6,000,000        +1,000,000
        Indirect                                                        
         fired                                                          
         cycle....        11,900,000        11,900,000  ................
        High                                                            
         efficienc                                                      
         y:                                                             
            Integr                                                      
             ated                                                       
             gasif                                                      
             ied                                                        
             combi                                                      
             ned                                                        
             cycle        24,500,000        22,200,000        -2,300,000
            Pressu                                                      
             rized                                                      
             fluid                                                      
             ized                                                       
             bed..        19,500,000        19,500,000  ................
        Advanced                                                        
         research                                                       
         and                                                            
         environme                                                      
         ntal                                                           
         technolog                                                      
         y........        12,484,000        11,984,000          -500,000
        Kalina                                                          
         Cycle....  ................         2,000,000        +2,000,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal                                                      
           ,                                                            
           advance                                                      
           d clean/                                                     
           efficie                                                      
           nt                                                           
           power                                                        
           systems        73,384,000        73,584,000          +200,000
                   =====================================================
    Advanced                                                            
     research and                                                       
     technology                                                         
     development..        24,925,000        21,953,000        -2,972,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal,                                                       
         coal.....       114,881,000       113,015,000        -1,866,000
                   =====================================================
Oil technology:                                                         
    Exploration                                                         
     and                                                                
     production                                                         
     supporting                                                         
     research.....        41,348,000        37,833,000        -3,515,000
    Recovery field                                                      
     demonstration        28,369,000        12,575,000       -15,794,000
    Exploration                                                         
     and                                                                
     production                                                         
     environmental                                                      
     research.....         7,056,000         5,456,000        -1,600,000
    Processing                                                          
     research and                                                       
     downstream                                                         
     operations...        10,000,000  ................       -10,000,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal,                                                       
         oil                                                            
         technolog                                                      
         y........        86,773,000        55,864,000       -30,909,000
                   =====================================================
Gas:                                                                    
    Natural gas                                                         
     research:                                                          
        Resource                                                        
         and                                                            
         extractio                                                      
         n........        33,001,000        17,074,000       -15,927,000
        Delivery                                                        
         and                                                            
         storage..         3,071,000         1,071,000        -2,000,000
        Advanced                                                        
         turbine                                                        
         systems..        43,970,000        40,970,000        -3,000,000
        Utilizatio                                                      
         n........         4,934,000         4,774,000          -160,000
        Environmen                                                      
         tal                                                            
         research/                                                      
         regulator                                                      
         y impact                                                       
         analysis.         5,405,000         2,945,000        -2,460,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
            Subtot                                                      
             al,                                                        
             natur                                                      
             al                                                         
             gas                                                        
             resea                                                      
             rch..        90,381,000        66,834,000       -23,547,000
                   =====================================================
    Fuel cells:                                                         
        Advanced                                                        
         research.         1,317,000         1,317,000  ................
        Global                                                          
         climate                                                        
         initiativ                                                      
         e........         8,000,000  ................        -8,000,000
        Molten                                                          
         carbonate                                                      
         systems..        30,067,000        38,067,000        +8,000,000
        Advanced                                                        
         concepts.        16,080,000        12,080,000        -4,000,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal                                                      
           , fuel                                                       
           cells..        55,464,000        51,464,000        -4,000,000
                   -----------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal                                                      
           , gas..       145,845,000       118,298,000       -27,547,000
                   =====================================================
Cooperative                                                             
 research and                                                           
 development......  ................         6,295,000        +6,295,000
Fossil energy                                                           
 environmental                                                          
 restoration......        18,919,000        14,919,000        -4,000,000
Fuels conversion,                                                       
 natural gas, and                                                       
 electricity......         2,687,000         2,687,000  ................
Headquarters                                                            
 program direction        13,621,000        11,321,000        -2,300,000
Energy Technology                                                       
 Center program                                                         
 direction........        56,276,000        56,276,000  ................
Equipment not                                                           
 related to                                                             
 construction.....         1,701,000         1,701,000  ................
General plant                                                           
 projects.........         2,304,000         2,304,000  ................
Use of prior-year                                                       
 funds and other                                                        
 adjustments......        -6,499,000        -6,499,000  ................
                   -----------------------------------------------------
      Total,                                                            
       fossil                                                           
       energy                                                           
       research                                                         
       and                                                              
       development       436,508,000       376,181,000       -60,327,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee has reduced fossil energy research and 
development by about 11 percent below the fiscal year 1995 
level, and generally agrees with the House that similar 
reductions will occur in each of the next several fiscal years. 
Declining budgets will preclude most new project starts. 
Emphasis will be placed on completing multiyear projects 
already in progress and maintaining the Department's core 
research capabilities. In cases where multiple contractors have 
been selected to pursue the same programmatic objective, the 
Committee urges the Department to make contractor 
downselections as early as possible.
    Coal.--The Committee recommends $113,015,000 for coal 
research, $13,200,000 below the House level and $1,866,000 
below the budget request. The sum of $2,000,000 is provided for 
Kalina cycle testing for fossil applications at the ETEC 
facility. Such funds are provided for 1 year of testing only 
and on the condition that industry partners will finance any 
costs beyond the $2,000,000 provided and the Department's 
estimated landlord costs for ETEC for fiscal year 1996. The 
change from the budget request is shown in the following table.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Program                       Project                    Change   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coal preparation...  BCBF characterization................     -$744,000
                     Other coal preparation research......      +500,000
Direct liquefaction  Bench scale research.................      +500,000
Advanced research    In-house research [PETC].............      +450,000
 and environmental   Bench scale research.................      +200,000
 technology.                                                            
Advanced pulverized  Complete hospital waste project......    +1,000,000
 coal-fired                                                             
 powerplant.                                                            
High efficiency      Advanced sorbent devlopment..........      +500,000
 integrated          Gasifier improvement facility........    -3,905,000
 gasification        Fixed-bed gasifier/hot gas cleanup         +200,000
 combined cycle.      testing.                                  +905,000
                     In-house research [METC].............              
Advanced research    Air toxics emissions facility........      -500,000
 and environmental                                                      
 technology.                                                            
Advanced research    Materials and components.............      +200,000
 technology          International program support........      -300,000
 development.        Coal technology export...............      -372,000
                     Instrumentation and diagnostics......      -500,000
                     University coal research.............    -1,000,000
                     HBCU's, education and training.......    -1,000,000
Kalina cycle.......  Fossil applications, ETEC............    +2,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Oil technology.--The Committee recommends $55,864,000 for 
oil technology research, $2,950,000 below the House level and 
$30,909,000 below the budget request. Of the amounts provided 
for reservoir characterization, $1,500,000 is for the data 
repository, $250,000 is to continue the gypsy field project and 
$250,000 is to continue work on the northern midcontinent 
digital petroleum atlas. The sum of $3,000,000 is included for 
the advanced computational technology initiative.
    The change from the budget request is shown in the 
following table.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   Program                                          Project                           Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exploration and production supporting         Reservoir characterization........................       +$250,000
 research.                                    Technology transfer...............................        -650,000
                                              Exploration and drilling..........................      -1,000,000
                                              National laboratory/industry partnership..........      -1,000,000
                                              Advanced computational technology initiative            -1,115,000
                                               [ACTI].                                                          
Recovery field demonstrations...............  Class 4...........................................      -6,050,000
                                              Modified class 5 (feasibility study)..............         -50,000
                                              Assess and transfer field results.................      -1,500,000
                                              Increase production from marginal wells...........      -4,214,000
                                              Class HO (unconsolidated gulf coast)..............      -2,000,000
                                              Rocky Mountain Oilfield Test Center [RMOTC].......      -1,980,000
Exploration and production environmental      Risk assessment...................................      -1,600,000
 research.                                                                                                      
Processing research and downstream            Pollution prevention..............................      -5,305,000
 operations.                                  Environmental compliance..........................      -2,670,000
                                              Technology development............................      -1,945,000
                                              Technical and program support.....................         -80,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee recognizes the accomplishments and the 
important ongoing research being performed at the National 
Institute for Petroleum Energy Research [NIPER] at 
Bartlesville, OK. To the extent the program level funded herein 
allows, the Department of Energy is encouraged to maintain as 
much of the program at NIPER as possible.
    Natural gas.--The Committee recommends $118,298,000 for 
natural gas research, $4,512,000 over the House level and 
$27,547,000 below the budget request. The change from the 
budget request is shown in the following table.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Program                                          Project                            Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resource and extraction....................  Resources and reserves.............................     -$1,500,000
                                             Coalbed methane....................................      -1,984,000
                                             Advanced computational technology initiative [ACTI]     -12,443,000
Delivery and storage.......................  Deliverability/State reporting (new)...............      -1,000,000
                                             Deliverability.....................................      -1,000,000
Advanced turbine systems utilization.......  Advanced turbine systems development...............      -3,000,000
                                             International gas technology information center            -130,000
                                              [GTI].                                                     -30,000
                                             Low-quality gas upgrading..........................                
Environmental and regulatory analysis......  Program planning data analysis.....................        -400,000
                                             Outreach and technology transfer...................        -500,000
                                             NORM treatment and disposal........................        -920,000
                                             Gas processing.....................................        -640,000
Fuel Cells.................................  Near-term commercialization........................      -8,000,000
                                             Molten carbonate systems...........................      +8,000,000
                                             Advanced concepts/tubular solid oxide..............      -4,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Program direction.--The Committee recommends $11,321,000 
for headquarters program direction, the same as the House level 
and $2,300,000 below the budget request. For program direction 
at the energy technology centers, the Committee recommends 
$56,276,000, which is $6,000,000 over the House and the same as 
the budget request. The Committee expects the distribution 
ratio of program direction dollars to the field technology 
centers and project offices to be the same in fiscal year 1996 
as has been used in fiscal year 1995. The allocations should 
reflect programmatic requirements commensurate with the actions 
in this bill.

                      alternative fuels production

                     (including transfer of funds)
Appropriations, 1995....................................     -$3,900,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      -2,400,000
House allowance.........................................      -2,400,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              -2,400,000

    The Committee concurs with the House proposal to transfer 
$2,400,000 from this account to the general funds of the 
Treasury. The funds to be transferred represent investment 
income earned as of October 1, 1995, on principal amounts that 
are in a trust fund established as part of the sale of the 
Great Plains Gasification Plant in Beulah, ND.
                 naval petroleum and oil shale reserves
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $187,048,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     101,028,000
House allowance.........................................     151,028,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             136,028,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $136,028,000 
for the naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, the same as the 
House level and an increase of $35,000,000 over the budget 
request. The amounts recommended by the Committee are shown in 
the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oil reserves:                                                                                                   
    Naval Petroleum Reserves Nos. 1 and 2............      $78,828,000         $113,828,000         +$35,000,000
    Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3....................       15,600,000           15,600,000      ...............
    Program direction (headquarters).................        6,600,000            6,600,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, oil reserves.........................      101,028,000          136,028,000          +35,000,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Shale oil development program: Shale reserves                                                                   
 development.........................................  ...............  .......................  ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, naval petroleum and oil shale reserves..      101,028,000          136,028,000          +35,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee agrees with the House that reserves Nos. 1 
and 2 are Federal assets that must be maintained at an adequate 
level, regardless of whether or not the reserves are eventually 
sold. The President's caretaker budget would have significantly 
and imprudently reduced the value of those assets. Though 
funding provided by the Committee is still $51,020,000 below 
the fiscal year 1995 level, the use of uncosted program 
balances and continued improvements in operational efficiency 
should enable the Department to operate the reserves 
adequately.
    Because funds are not provided for the purchase of oil for 
the strategic petroleum reserve, the Committee has included 
bill language waiving the statutory requirement that oil from 
NPR-1 be sold at prices equivalent to SPR purchase prices. 
Identical language is included in the House bill.
    The Committee has also included bill language to repeal 
section 501 of Public Law 101-45, a provision that prohibits 
appropriated funds from being used by the executive branch to 
contract with organizations outside the Department of Energy to 
perform studies of the sale or divestiture of the naval 
petroleum reserves. Operation of a commercial oil field is not 
an appropriate function of the Federal Government. The budget 
resolution assumes the sale of the reserves, and the Committee 
does not wish to prohibit any studies necessary to ensure that 
such sale is well structured.
                          energy conservation
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $755,751,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     923,561,000
House allowance.........................................     556,371,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             576,976,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $576,976,000, 
a decrease of $178,775,000 below the 1995 level, a decrease of 
$346,585,000 below the budget estimate, and an increase of 
$20,605,000 above the House allowance. A comparison of the 
Committee recommendations with the 1995 enacted level and the 
budget estimates is shown on the following table:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buildings:                                                                                                      
    Building systems.................................      $46,998,000          $18,959,000         -$28,039,000
    Building envelope................................       11,999,000            7,407,000           -4,592,000
    Building equipment...............................       27,542,000           17,167,000          -10,375,000
    Codes and standards..............................       24,599,000           17,699,000           -6,900,000
    Federal Energy Management Program................       25,408,000           18,968,000           -6,440,000
    Implementation and deployment....................        6,032,000            1,355,000           -4,677,000
    Management and planning..........................       10,300,000            8,425,000           -1,875,000
    Capital equipment................................        1,924,000            1,424,000             -500,000
    Review of uncosted balances......................       -2,256,000           -2,256,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, buildings sector.....................      152,546,000           89,148,000          -63,398,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Industrial:                                                                                                     
    Cogeneration.....................................       34,488,000           28,377,000           -6,111,000
    Electric drives..................................        8,882,000            4,332,000           -4,550,000
    Process heating and cooling......................        4,588,000            1,800,000           -2,788,000
    Industrial wastes................................       29,660,000           15,840,000          -13,820,000
    Municipal solid wastes...........................        2,680,000              200,000           -2,480,000
    Materials and metals processing..................       25,070,000           17,220,000           -7,850,000
    Other process efficiency.........................       27,757,000           17,042,000          -10,715,000
    Implementation and deployment....................       29,722,000           13,679,000          -16,043,000
    Management.......................................        8,000,000            6,400,000           -1,600,000
    Capital equipment................................        2,020,000  .......................       -2,020,000
    Review of uncosted balances......................       -2,518,000           -2,518,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, industrial...........................      170,349,000          102,372,000          -67,977,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Transportation:                                                                                                 
    Alternative fuels utilization....................       55,578,000           27,083,000          -28,495,000
    Materials development............................       39,147,000           31,607,000           -7,540,000
    Heat engine development..........................       24,066,000           17,104,000           -6,962,000
    Electric and hybrid propulsion development.......      129,395,000           90,132,000          -39,263,000
    Implementation and deployment....................        3,375,000            2,200,000           -1,175,000
    Management.......................................        9,200,000            7,870,000           -1,330,000
    Capital equipment................................        1,547,000            1,547,000      ...............
    Review of uncosted balances......................       -3,825,000           -3,825,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, transportation.......................      258,483,000          173,718,000          -84,765,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Utility: Integrated resource planning................        9,786,000            4,926,000           -4,860,000
Technical and financial assistance:                                                                             
    International market development.................        5,134,000            2,907,000           -2,227,000
    Inventions and innovation........................        8,762,000            5,504,000           -3,258,000
    Municipal energy management......................        1,843,000            1,843,000      ...............
    Information and communications...................        1,640,000            1,640,000      ...............
    Weatherization assistance program................      229,046,000          137,446,000          -91,600,000
    State energy conservation program................       24,651,000           31,500,000           +6,849,000
    Institutional conservation progra................       26,849,000  .......................      -26,849,000
    Management.......................................       28,056,000           23,056,000           -5,000,000
    Review of uncosted balances......................       -4,750,000           -4,750,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, technical and financial assistance...      321,231,000          199,146,000         -122,085,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Policy and management................................       11,166,000            7,666,000           -3,500,000
                                                      ==========================================================
      Total, energy conservation.....................      923,561,000          576,976,000         -346,585,000
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    The Committee recommendation reduces energy conservation 
activities by approximately 27 percent below the fiscal year 
1995 level. It is anticipated that funding constraints will 
result in further reductions to the program in future years. At 
the funding level provided by the Committee, it is assumed that 
many programs and projects will be terminated or refocussed in 
order to permit termination over the next few years. Over the 
past few years, the Committee has included language in the 
report in an effort to limit expansion of the program in 
anticipation of the current funding constraints. The Committee 
reiterates the concerns expressed previously and renews the 
requirement that the Department clearly articulate in their 
budget requests the long-term scope and costs for those 
projects for which funding is requested.
    Over the past few years, the Energy Conservation Program 
has consistently requested funding for large, expensive 
initiatives that included funding both for new projects as well 
as ongoing efforts. The Committee strongly encourages the 
Department to avoid requesting funds for energy conservation in 
the context of these large initiatives, but rather, the 
Department should justify programs on the merits of individual 
programs and projects. To the extent that a particular program 
supports a larger programmatic effort, it should be clearly 
identified in the budget justifications. Given that funding 
levels are expected to decline over the next few years, efforts 
should be spent on finding the most effective way to transition 
programs to the private sector. Any new program starts will 
require offsetting funding from terminating or downsizing 
projects.
    While the Committee has permitted some flexibility in how 
reductions are taken, this flexibility should not be construed 
as support for maintaining a number of projects at reduced 
levels in anticipation of future funding increases. To the 
extent possible, the Committee expects the Department to work 
closely with industry to refocus the energy conservation budget 
in context of the declining resources that will be available to 
the program. The Committee expects the program to focus on 
areas where significant energy savings can be realized in a 
cost-effective manner. Wherever possible, cost-sharing should 
be increased to leverage scarce Federal dollars. Emphasis 
should be placed on technology development and not on 
technology commercialization.
    Buildings.--The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$89,148,000 for the buildings sector. For residential 
buildings, $4,074,000 is provided for the building America 
initiative and $2,791,000 is provided for the residential 
efficiency program. No funding is provided for the commercial 
buildings program. For retrofit technologies, a total of 
$9,411,000 is provided, including $8,328,000 for the Rebuild 
America Program. For best practices, the Committee recommends a 
funding level of $2,683,000.
    Within the building envelope program, the Committee 
recommends $2,528,000 for materials and structures and 
$3,614,000 for windows and glazing. Within materials and 
structures, $150,000 is provided to continue the joint program 
with EPA on foam insulation. No funding is provided for the 
superwindow collaborative. For indoor air quality, $1,265,000 
is provided. For heating and cooling, $6,248,000 is provided 
for thermally activated heat pumps, $994,000 for space 
conditioning equipment, $3,023,000 for refrigeration systems, 
and $2,992,000 for technology introduction. No funding is 
provided for the microgeneration initiative. The Committee 
expects the Department to encourage private industry to develop 
and market this technology.
    For the lighting program, $2,002,000 is provided. No 
funding is provided for the lighting collaboratives. The 
Committee recommends $1,908,000 for the partnerships for 
technology introduction within the appliances program.
    The Committee recommends $17,699,000 for the codes and 
standards program, including $6,420,000 for State code updates 
and $1,000,000 for the home energy rating systems/energy 
efficient mortgage program. The Committee is aware of the 
concerns regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking, published 
on March 4, 1994, with respect to energy conservation standards 
of eight types of products, including fluorescent lamp 
ballasts, television sets, room air conditioners, water 
heaters, direct heating equipment, mobile home furnaces, 
kitchen ranges and ovens, and pool heaters. The Committee 
understands that the proposed rulemaking with respect to 
fluorescent lamp ballasts, television sets, and electric water 
heaters was withdrawn and is in the process of being 
reformulated for fluorescent lamp ballasts and electric water 
heaters. The Committee further understands that on June 23, 
1995, the rulemaking for television sets was terminated. The 
bill language that has been included prohibits the Department 
from implementing any new or amended standards for fluorescent 
lamp ballasts.
    The Committee directs that of the funding for the Home 
Energy Rating Systems Program, no less than $1,000,000 will be 
provided to operating home energy rating systems in the States 
of Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Mississippi, and 
Vermont. Furthermore, the Committee expects that the remaining 
funding provided for Home Energy Rating Systems Program will be 
programmed through the State Energy Conservation Program to the 
States to hasten the development of additional rating systems 
through public/private partnerships.
    The Committee expects the Department to consider carefully 
the economic consequences of its recommendations, in addition 
to the issue of technological feasibility. The Committee 
understands that as part of the rulemaking process, the 
Department has a series of meetings with industry and other 
interested parties to develop its technical analyses, including 
the life-cycle cost analysis. The Committee expects the 
Department to make these analyses available for public review 
prior to issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking. Prior to 
issuance of any final rule, the Department shall provide the 
Committee with a summary of the comments submitted to the 
Department on the proposal and brief the Committee on the 
Department's response to the comments received.
    The Committee recommends $18,968,000 for the Federal Energy 
Management Program, including $2,000,000 for the Federal energy 
efficiency fund. The Committee expects the Department to work 
with other agencies to ensure future funding for activities 
supported through the fund is requested through the individual 
agencies.
    The Committee is encouraged by recent efforts by Federal 
agencies to capture the energy cost savings available through 
utility demand-side management and other cost-effective energy 
conservation incentive programs. However, the Committee 
believes that greater emphasis must be placed on seeking the 
most comprehensive and cost-effective energy conservation 
services available in the marketplace. To ensure that 
competition is promoted in the growing energy services 
industry, the Committee expects the Department to review and 
revise its regulations as necessary to guarantee that the use 
of sole source contracting by Federal agencies to procure 
energy conservation services is extended equally to all 
providers of such services.
    For implementation and deployment, $1,355,000 is provided. 
No funding is included for the cool communities program or for 
training commercial building operators. The Committee 
recommends $8,425,000 for management and planning. For capital 
equipment, $500,000 is provided.
    Industry.--The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$102,372,000 for industry programs. Within cogeneration, 
$20,775,000 is provided for advanced topping cycles and 
$7,602,000 is provided for continuous fiber ceramic composites. 
For electric drives, $4,332,000 is provided, including 
$3,148,000 for motor challenge and $750,000 for market 
transformation activities.
    Within the industrial wastes program, $13,516,000 is 
provided for waste reduction, including the ongoing level of 
$6,000,000 for the NICE3 program. For waste utilization and 
conversion, $2,324,000 is provided, including $1,200,000 for 
the vehicle recycling program. Within the municipal solid waste 
program, no funding is provided for municipal solid waste 
combustion and $200,000 is provided for municipal solid waste 
data collection and analysis. Funding has not been included to 
continue the joint EPA/DOE life cycle assessment [LCA] program.
    For materials and metals processing, $17,220,000 is 
provided, including $5,369,000 for the metals initiative, 
$885,000 for process electrolysis, $2,242,000 for foundries and 
glass, and $8,724,000 for advanced materials. No funding is 
provided for the aluminum spray forming project or the 
neodymium program.
    The Committee recommends $17,042,000 for other process 
efficiency, including $4,526,000 for alternative feedstocks, 
$1,900,000 for bioprocessing, $2,800,000 for process 
development, and $7,816,000 for pulp and paper. No funding is 
provided for the refining initiative or the food, textiles, and 
agriculture activity.
    For implementation and deployment, the Committee recommends 
$13,679,000, including $3,000,000 for the environmental 
technology partnerships and $2,000,000 for the climate-wise 
program. No funding is provided for expansion industrial 
assessment centers due to budgetary constraints.
    For management activities, $6,400,000 is recommended. No 
funding is provided for capital equipment.
    Transportation.--Over the past few years, the Committee has 
recommended significant increases for development of advanced 
transportation technologies. Unfortunately, it is likely that 
funding constraints faced by the Committee will require 
reductions in the overall appropriations provided for these 
programs. The Committee expects the Department to work with its 
industrial partners to refocus the program to reflect a 
rational program at a significantly reduced level. The 
Committee has provided funding on the basis of specific 
technology development rather than in support of the 
partnership for a new generation of vehicles initiative. While 
the Committee is supportive of the goals of the program, it 
remains concerned about the availability of funds to support 
the current schedule and scope of the program. The Department 
should provide the Committee with an updated 5-year program 
plan for the transportation program that reflects current 
authorization levels and identifies specific projects and 
associated funding.
    The Committee recommends $27,083,000 for alternative fuels 
utilization, including $6,344,000 for engine optimization, 
$994,000 for atmospheric reactions, $11,235,000 for AFV data 
acquisition, and $8,510,000 for AFV deployment. No funding is 
provided for natural gas adsorbent research or for acquisition 
of alternative-fueled vehicles for the Federal fleet. The 
Committee notes that significant unobligated balances remain 
available for acquisition of vehicles during fiscal year 1996 
as the program transitions from being funded by the Department 
to being funded by the various agencies. The Committee notes 
that the DOE has funded the alternative fueled vehicle fleet 
program through its early years for the fleets of all 
departments and agencies participating in the program. As the 
program matures it is appropriate that the costs of this 
program be covered by the departments and agencies operating 
those fleets. The Committee understands that original equipment 
manufacturer alternative fuel vehicles are now becoming more 
widely available and that the necessary infrastructure to 
support alternative fuel vehicle fleets also is being installed 
at a strong and steady pace. The Committee, therefore, believes 
that the costs of the alternative fueled vehicles Federal fleet 
program be funded in fiscal year 1997 and subsequent years 
through the departments and agencies operating the fleets 
affected by this program, and directs OMB and GSA to work with 
affected departments and agencies to meet the purchase 
requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 for fiscal year 
1996 with funds available to these agencies in addition to any 
unobligated prior year funds from the Department. The current 
level of funding is provided for electric vehicle field 
operations.
    For materials technology, the Committee recommends 
$31,607,000, including $14,614,000 for propulsion systems 
materials, $12,330,000 for vehicle systems materials, and 
$4,663,000 for the High Temperature Materials Laboratory. No 
funding is provided for the fuel cells/battery materials 
initiative.
    The Committee recommends $17,104,000 for the heat engine 
development program, including $11,650,000 for light duty 
engine development and $5,454,000 for heavy duty engine 
development.
    For the electric and hybrid propulsion development program, 
the Committee recommends $90,132,000, including $26,692,000 for 
battery development, $23,000,000 for fuel cell development, and 
$40,440,000 for systems development. No funding is provided to 
continue the phosphoric acid fuel cell bus program, the 
locomotive fuel cell program, or the hybrid electric vehicle 
student competition. The Committee does not object to the 
addition of another team within the hybrid program, with the 
understanding that an additional team would be funded within 
the current funds provided to the program.
    The Committee recommends $2,200,000 for implementation and 
deployment, $7,870,000 for management, and $1,547,000 for 
capital equipment.
    Utility.--The Committee recommends $4,926,000 for the 
utility program, including $1,000,000 for demand-side 
management, $626,000 for regulatory analysis, $3,000,000 for 
planning process, and $300,000 for program direction.
    Technical and financial assistance.--The Committee 
recommends $199,146,000 for technical and financial assistance, 
including $2,907,000 for international market development, 
$5,504,000 for inventions and innovations, $1,843,000 for 
municipal energy management, $1,640,000 for information and 
communications, $137,446,000 for weatherization assistance 
grants, $31,500,000 for the State energy block grants, and 
$23,056,000 for program direction.
    The Committee recommends a consolidation of the State 
energy conservation program and institution conservation 
program into a more flexible State grant program. The Committee 
has no objection to the Department combining funding for the 
State building codes program, the State alternative fuels 
program, and the Rebuild America Program into the block grant 
program as well, which have been funded within the programs 
they were requested. Funding requested for the State energy 
grant program should be consolidated in the fiscal year 1997 
budget request.
    Policy and management.--The Committee recommends $7,666,000 
for policy and management activities, including $2,995,000 for 
contractual services and $2,187,000 for the Golden Field 
Office.

                          economic regulation
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $12,413,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      10,500,000
House allowance.........................................       6,297,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               8,038,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,038,000, 
which is $2,462,000 below the budget estimate and an increase 
of $1,741,000 above the House allowance.
    The Committee is concerned about the additional 
responsibilities which the Office of Hearings and Appeals has 
taken on over the past few years. The Committee believes that 
these activities are more appropriately funded through 
Departmental overhead accounts, similar to other such 
activities within the Department. Overall funding for the 
Office of Hearing and Appeals has been reduced accordingly. The 
Committee expects the Department to submit a report to the 
Committee within 30 days detailing the plan for funding 
activities within the Office of Hearings and Appeals in fiscal 
year 1996.

                         emergency preparedness
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $8,233,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       8,219,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee recommends no funding for emergency 
preparedness in fiscal year 1996. Consistent with the 
Secretary's strategic alignment initiative, emergency 
preparedness activities are being consolidated and funded in 
the energy and water appropriations bill.
                      strategic petroleum reserve

    The Committee recommends $287,000,000 for the strategic 
petroleum reserve, the same as the House level and a decrease 
of $25,689,000 below the budget request. The amounts 
recommended by the Committee are shown in the following table:

Appropriations, 1995....................................    $243,718,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     312,689,000
House allowance.........................................     287,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             287,000,000

    Of the funds provided, $187,000,000 is to be derived by 
transfer of unobligated balances in the ``SPR petroleum'' 
account, and $100,000,000 is to be derived by transfer from the 
SPR decommissioning fund.
    Though the funding provided is significantly below the 
request level, the Department should be able to operate the 
reserves at an adequate level using uncosted balances and 
savings from management efficiencies such as those recommended 
by the inspector general in report IG-0370.
    The Committee has included bill language providing for the 
sale of a portion of the oil from the Weeks Island, LA, site, 
and allowing $100,000,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the 
oil to be used for the decommissioning of Weeks Island and 
other priority SPR operations. This language was requested by 
the President, and has been approved by the Committee, in 
recognition of the severe safety and environmental risks posed 
by the Weeks Island site. Water intrusion threatens the 
structural integrity of the facility, necessitating its 
immediate closure.

                         SPR PETROLEUM ACCOUNT

    No funds are provided for additional purchases of petroleum 
for the strategic petroleum reserve. The Committee has instead 
recommended transferring $187,000,000 in unobligated balances 
from the ``Petroleum'' account to the ``Operations'' account, 
consistent with the House bill and the budget request. An 
amount of $23,000,000 will remain in the ``Petroleum'' account 
to cover terminal contracts necessary for drawdown readiness.
    The Committee has again included language in the bill that 
allows normal operations at NPR-1 even though the fill rate of 
the strategic petroleum reserve is less than 75,000 barrels per 
day. Identical language was included in the House bill. The 
Committee has also included language from the House bill 
capping outlays from the ``Petroleum'' account at $5,000,000.
                   energy information administration

                     (including transfer of funds)
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $84,566,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      84,689,000
House allowance.........................................      79,766,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              64,766,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $64,766,000, a 
decrease of $19,923,000 below the budget estimate and 
$15,000,000 below the House allowance.
    The reduction from the budget request includes $333,000 for 
the manufacturing energy consumption survey, $750,000 for 
midterm forecasting model development, $1,000,000 for oil and 
gas surveys, $1,540,000 for administrative overhead expenses 
paid to the Department's Office of Human Resources, $1,300,000 
for pay and other administrative cost savings, and a 
$15,000,000 reduction to reduce duplication of effort and 
contribute toward a refocusing of the program on those 
functions and/or information not available elsewhere.
    Bill language.--The Committee has included bill language to 
require that the manufacturing energy consumption survey be 
conducted once every 3 years, rather than the mandated 2-year 
cycle. Language has also been included which makes permanent 
the authority to enter into 8-year contracts for end-use 
consumption surveys.
                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                         Indian Health Service

                         indian health services
Appropriations, 1995....................................  $1,709,780,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................   1,816,350,000
House allowance.........................................   1,725,792,000

Committee recommendation

                                                           1,815,373,000

    The Committee has provided $1,815,373,000 for Indian Health 
Services, which is $89,581,000 above the House, $105,593,000 
above the fiscal year 1995 level, and $977,000 below the fiscal 
year 1996 request. The Committee has not provided increases for 
fixed costs, but has included small increases for priority 
initiatives requested by the IHS. The Committee has also 
provided the increases requested to staff new facilities at 
Kotzebue, AK, Anchorage, AK, Shiprock, NM, and Hays, MT. The 
Committee concurs with the House that any reductions from the 
budget request should be applied equitably to all tribes, 
regardless of self-governance status.
    Due to the nature of programs conducted in facilities and 
environmental health support, the Committee has chosen to fund 
this activity in the ``Indian health services'' account. In 
fiscal year 1995, FEHS was funded in the ``Indian health 
facilities'' account.
    With respect to funds provided to the Indian Health Service 
for facilities and environmental health support, because of the 
fluctuating nature of the workload in this program, the funds 
should be distributed in accordance with a methodology which 
addresses overall workload annually and maintains parity among 
the areas and tribes as the workload shifts.
    The amounts recommended by the Committee are shown in the 
table below:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hospitals and clinics................................     $871,597,000         $835,457,000         -$36,140,000
Dental health........................................       60,831,000           58,285,000           -2,546,000
Mental health........................................       38,749,000           36,824,000           -1,925,000
Alcohol and substance abuse..........................       96,046,000           91,352,000           -4,694,000
Contract care........................................      384,704,000          362,564,000          -22,140,000
Public health nursing................................       24,771,000           23,734,000           -1,037,000
Health education.....................................        8,698,000            8,313,000             -385,000
Community health representatives.....................       46,273,000           43,955,000           -2,318,000
Immunization.........................................        1,397,000            1,328,000              -69,000
Urban health programs................................       25,780,000           23,349,000           -2,431,000
Indian health professions............................       29,519,000           26,044,000           -3,475,000
Tribal management....................................        5,509,000            2,348,000           -3,161,000
Direct operations....................................       51,733,000           49,709,000           -2,024,000
Self-governance......................................        9,569,000            9,090,000             -479,000
Contract support.....................................      161,174,000          153,040,000           -8,134,000
Facilities and environmental health support..........  ...............           89,981,000          +89,981,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Indian Health Services..................    1,816,350,000        1,815,373,000             -977,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Hospitals and health clinics.--The Committee recommends 
$835,457,000 for hospitals and health clinics. Reductions from 
the request include $35,990,000 for pay and fixed costs, 
$250,000 for women's health, and $250,000 for elder health. The 
sum of $400,000 has also been transferred from the hospitals 
and clinics appropriation to the Office of Environmental Health 
and Engineering Support. These funds are for staff previously 
transferred from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health and recently assigned to OEHE.
    The Committee has provided increases of $8,991,000 for 
staffing and operations at new facilities; $1,500,000 to 
improve collections and billing systems; $750,000 for an 
information system initiative to support improvements in 
management systems, telemedicine, and electronic commerce; and 
$750,000 for epidemiology centers, to be located at sites where 
there is technical expertise and historical support for 
epidemiology work among local tribes and regional tribal 
organizations.
    The Committee notes that within the Navajo area there are 
six hospitals and 18 outpatient facilities, none of which are 
in Utah. The Committee is concerned about the adequacy of 
health care service available to the Utah Navajo population, 
and urges the IHS to work with the Navajo Nation, State and 
local governments, and the local health care community to 
ensure that the health care needs of the Utah Navajo's are 
being met. The IHS should carefully consider those needs in 
designing a replacement facility for the Montezuma Creek Health 
Center.
    Dental health.--The Committee recommends $58,285,000 for 
dental health, the same as the House. This amount includes a 
decrease of $2,546,000 for pay and fixed costs and an increase 
of $767,000 for the staffing and operations at new facilities.
    Mental health.--The Committee recommends $36,824,000 for 
mental health, the same as the House and the budget request. 
This amount includes decreases of $1,675,000 for pay and fixed 
costs and $250,000 for child abuse prevention, and an increase 
of $376,000 for staffing and operations at new facilities.
    Alcohol and substance abuse.--The Committee recommends 
$91,352,000 for alcohol and substance abuse, the same as the 
House. This amount includes a decrease of $4,694,000 for pay 
and fixed costs.
    Contract health services.--The Committee recommends 
$362,564,000 for contract health services, the same as the 
House. The amount provided includes reductions of $19,640,000 
for built-in increases and $2,500,000 for the contract health 
care initiative.
    Public health nursing.--The Committee recommends 
$23,734,000 for public health nursing, the same as the House. 
This amount includes a decrease of $1,037,000 for pay and fixed 
costs and an increase of $229,000 for the staffing and 
operations at new facilities.
    Health education.--The Committee recommends $8,313,000 for 
health education, the same as the House. This amount includes a 
decrease of $385,000 for pay and fixed costs and an increase of 
$69,000 for staffing and operations at new facilities.
    Community health representatives.--The Committee recommends 
$43,955,000 for community health representatives, the same as 
the House. This amount includes a decrease of $2,318,000 for 
pay and fixed costs.
    Alaska immunization.--The Committee recommends $1,328,000 
for Alaska immunization, the same as the House. This amount 
includes a decrease of $69,000 for pay and fixed costs. The 
Committee also directs the IHS, in consultation with the 
Centers for Disease Control and the State of Alaska, to 
evaluate program needs and assess whether State participation 
is adequate and appropriate as compared to other Federal 
immunization programs. The IHS should report to the Committee 
by January 1, 1996.
    Urban health.--The Committee recommends $23,349,000 for 
urban health, the same as the House. This amount includes 
decreases of $1,231,000 for pay and fixed costs and $1,200,000 
for additional urban health services.
    Indian health professions.--The Committee recommends 
$26,044,000 for Indian health professions, $2,000,000 below the 
House and the fiscal year 1995 level. The amount provided 
includes decreases from the request of $1,475,000 for pay and 
fixed costs and $2,0000,000 for lapsed positions. The sum of 
$500,000 is also included for the Indians Into Psychology 
Progam.
    Tribal management.--The Committee recommends $2,348,000 for 
tribal management, $3,000,000 below the House and the fiscal 
year 1995 level. This amount includes decreases of $161,000 for 
pay and fixed costs and a general reduction of $3,000,000. The 
Committee feels that self-determination has reached a stage 
where both the tribes and the IHS have sufficient experience 
and models to warrant a reduction in tribal management grants.
    Direct operations.--The Committee recommends $49,709,000 
for direct operations, $2,000,000 above the House and the same 
as the fiscal year 1995 level. This amount includes a decrease 
of $2,024,000 for pay and fixed costs. The Committee notes the 
significant improvements in management made by the IHS over the 
past 2 years, and desires this progress to continue even as the 
growth of self-governance increases management pressures.
    Self-governance.--The Committee recommends $9,090,000 for 
self-governance, the same as the House and the fiscal year 1995 
level. This amount includes a decrease of $479,000 for pay and 
fixed costs, but should be enable the IHS to accommodate 
additional compacts with tribes in fiscal year 1996.
    Contract support costs.--The Committee recommends 
$153,040,000 for contract support, the same as the House and 
$7,580,000 above the fiscal year 1995 level. This amount 
includes decreases of $11,864,000 for pay and fixed costs and 
$3,770,000 for support cost shortfalls. The requested increase 
of $80,000 is included for the staffing and operations of new 
facilities.
    The Committee has provided $7,500,000 for the Indian self-
determination fund, the same as the House.
    Facilities and environmental health support.--The Committee 
recommends $89,981,000 for facilities and environmental health 
support, which when compared to the levels provided in the 
facilities account is $1,900,000 above the House and $2,201,000 
above the fiscal year 1995 level. This amount includes a 
decrease of $1,150,000 for pay and fixed costs and an increase 
of $301,000 for the staffing and operations of new facilities. 
Other increases include $500,000 for injury prevention and 
$400,000 transferred from the hospitals and clinics 
appropriation to the Office of Environmental Health and 
Engineering Support.
                        indian health facilities
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $253,282,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     242,672,000
House allowance.........................................     236,975,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             151,227,000

    The Committee has provided $151,227,000 for Indian health 
care facilities, which is $102,055,000 below the fiscal year 
1995 level, $91,445,000 below the request, and $85,748,000 
below the House level. Part of the decrease reflects a transfer 
of facilities and environmental health support to the services 
account. The amounts provided are shown in the table below:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance and improvement..........................      $39,484,000          $38,334,000          -$1,150,000
Construction facilities..............................       11,214,000           14,547,000           +3,333,000
Equipment............................................       13,663,000           12,975,000             -688,000
Sanitation facilities................................       85,081,000           84,889,000             -192,000
Facilities and environmental health support..........       92,734,000  .......................      -92,734,000
Contract support.....................................          496,000              482,000              -14,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Indian health facilities................      242,672,000          151,227,000          -91,445,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Maintenance and improvement.--The Committee recommends 
$38,334,000 for maintenance and improvement, the same as the 
House and the fiscal year 1995 level. This amount includes a 
decrease of $1,150,000 for pay and fixed costs.
    Construction of facilities.--The Committee recommends 
$14,547,000 for construction of facilities, which is 
$13,275,000 below the fiscal year 1995 level and $3,333,000 
above the House and the budget request. Included in the amount 
provided are $8,998,000 for the White Earth, MN, health center 
and $2,216,000 for the Hays, MT, health center, the same as the 
budget request and the same as the House level. Also included 
are $750,000 for moving costs at the Alaska Native Medical 
Center, $2,000,000 for competitive small ambulatory care 
facility grants authorized under section 306 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act, $1,000,000 for modular dental 
units, and $1,900,000 to maintain the current construction 
priority system, including completion of partially funded 
health care facilities designs. Section 306 grants should be 
awarded in a manner that provides the greatest possible 
increase in health care services to the most needy populations. 
The IHS should also seek to maximize non-Federal cost sharing, 
and may give special consideration to projects already on the 
health care facility priority list. The funds for modular 
dental units continue the program to replace and purchase 
mobile dental units. These funds should be built into the base.
    These increases are to be partially offset by $2,317,000 
reprogrammed from stalled or lapsed projects. Of this amount, 
$667,000 is from funds appropriated in fiscal year 1989 for the 
Fort Yuma, AZ, health center, and $1,650,000 is from funds 
appropriated for the Winnebago, NE, hospital.
    The Committee is pleased that the Department of Health and 
Human Services has established a working group to identify 
alternative construction methods for IHS health care 
facilities. Budget constraints are such that new and creative 
approaches to facility construction must be pursued.
    The Talahina, OK, hospital is ranked sixth on the IHS 
health facilities construction priority list for inpatient 
facilities. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has developed a plan 
for construction of a replacement facility in accordance with 
the approved program justification document. The Choctaw Nation 
proposes to use various non-IHS (direct or indirect) funding 
sources, including tribal moneys, to construct a community 
based medical services hospital. The Committee directs the 
Indian Health Service to work with the Choctaw Nation to 
identify resources necessary to staff, equip, and operate the 
newly constructed facility. The Committee will consider these 
operational needs in the context of current budget constraints.
    Sanitation facilities.--The Committee recommends 
$84,889,000 for sanitation facilities, the same as the House 
and the fiscal year 1995 level. This amount includes a decrease 
of $192,000 for pay and fixed costs.
    The Committee understands the IHS is working with the Makah 
Tribe to determine the most cost-effective method to close 
permanently the landfill located on the Makah Reservation, and 
to examine potential solutions to the long-term waste disposal 
problem at the reservation consistent with applicable Federal 
standards. The Committee supports this effort, and directs the 
IHS to report to the Committee upon completion of the study.
    Equipment.--The Committee recommends $12,975,000 for 
equipment, the same as the House and the fiscal year 1995 
level. This amount include a decrease of $688,000 for pay and 
fixed costs.
    Contract support costs.--The Committee recommends $482,000 
for contract support costs, the same as the House and the 
fiscal year 1995 level. This amount include a decrease of 
$14,000 for pay and fixed costs.
                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

              Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

                            indian education
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $81,341,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      84,785,000
House allowance.........................................      52,500,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              54,660,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $54,660,000 
which is a decrease of $30,125,000 from the budget request and 
an increase of $2,160,000 above the House allowance.
    The following table represents the distribution of funds 
for the Department of Education's portion of Indian education 
funding:

Grants to local education agencies......................     $52,500,000
Administration..........................................       2,160,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total.............................................      54,660,000

    The Committee has provided funding for grants to local 
education agencies and has provided a proportionate share of 
administrative expenses for the Office of Indian Education to 
distribute the grants. Due to funding constraints, the 
Committee is unable to provide funding for the National 
Advisory Council on Indian Education. If tribes and Indian 
education interests wish to continue the Council, it should be 
funded through non-Federal sources.
                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

              Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $24,888,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      26,345,000
House allowance.........................................      21,345,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              20,345,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,345,000, a 
decrease of $6,000,000 from the budget estimate and $1,000,000 
below the House allowance.
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
                              Development

                       payments to the institute
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $11,213,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      19,846,000
House allowance.........................................       5,500,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               5,500,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,500,000, a 
decrease of $14,346,000 below the budget estimate the same as 
the House allowance.
    Funding is provided with the understanding that Federal 
funding will be phased out for the Institute.
                        Smithsonian Institution

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $313,853,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     329,800,000
House allowance.........................................     309,471,000

Committee recommendation

                                                             307,988,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $307,988,000, 
a decrease of $21,812,000 below the budget estimate and 
$1,483,000 below the House allowance. The following table 
provides a comparison of the budget estimates with the 
Committee recommendation:

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                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sciences.............................................     $110,254,000         $105,081,000          -$5,173,000
Arts and humanities..................................       89,027,000           79,907,000           -9,120,000
Public service and external affairs..................        4,516,000            4,346,000             -170,000
Administration.......................................       30,210,000           29,163,000           -1,047,000
Facilities services..................................       91,060,000           84,758,000           -6,302,000
Institutionwide programs.............................        4,733,000            4,733,000      ...............
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Total..........................................      329,800,000          307,988,000          -21,812,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    This total includes an increase of $650,000 for the 
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory to complete the staffing 
requirements for operation of the submillimeter array and fund 
the startup operations at the Hilo Field station.
    Reductions from the fiscal year 1995 level reflect a 
$6,425,000 savings associated with Federal work force 
reduction, and fiscal year 1996 nonrecurring costs of $40,000 
for the return of funds associated with the Museum Support 
Center claim to the judgment fund, and $50,000 for the Mpala 
Research Center equipment.
    The Smithsonian is the Nation's curator and, as such, has 
had a tradition of free and open access to the public it 
serves. However, in the face of current economic realities, the 
Committee cannot overlook the potential that charging admission 
could provide in terms of relieving growing budgetary 
pressures. Currently, the Institution has a $250,000,000 
maintenance backlog. An active construction program includes 
plans for the National Museum of the American Indian and the 
Air and Space Museum extension. Upon their completion, both 
facilities will require the Federal Government to absorb 
additional operating costs. At the same time, the Smithsonian's 
program base is being eroded by the Committee's inability to 
provide the resources for agencies funded through this bill to 
meet the uncontrollable annual costs of legislated pay raises, 
increased health insurance premiums, utilities increases, and 
the like. Therefore, the Committee believes that it would be 
remiss in not requesting that the Board of Regents review the 
issue of charging admission fees and report back to the 
Appropriations Committee and the authorizing committee by June 
1, 1996, on the feasibility and cost effectiveness of such a 
proposal.
    As part of this effort, the Smithsonian should consider the 
feasibility of a program that involves a weekly type of pass 
valid for all of its facilities in the Nation's Capitol, as 
well as an annual type of fee comparable to the golden passport 
program of the National Park Service. The report should 
consider appropriate pricing strategies that would be 
reasonable, yet responsive to the variety of visitors who 
patronize the Smithsonian's facilities every year.

        construction and improvements, national zoological park
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $3,042,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       4,950,000
House allowance.........................................       3,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               3,250,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,250,000 for 
construction and improvements at the National Zoological Park, 
a decrease of $1,700,000 below the budget estimate and $250,000 
above the House allowance.
    This amount fully funds the zoo's request for renovation, 
repair, and improvements at both the Rock Creek and Front Royal 
facilities. Because of the limitations of the Committee's 
allocation, no funding is provided in the coming fiscal year 
for further construction of the grasslands exhibit.

                  repair and restoration of buildings
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $23,954,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      34,000,000
House allowance.........................................      24,954,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              33,954,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $33,954,000, a 
reduction of $46,000 below the budget estimate and $9,000,000 
above the House allowance.
    The Committee recognizes the Institution's need for 
additional Federal funding to address the critical repair work 
required in its older buildings, as well as essential 
maintenance and repair of its other facilities. Because many of 
the conditions identified by the Smithsonian threaten to pose a 
danger to its collections and to the visiting public, the 
Committee has attempted, within its severe budgetary 
constraints, to meet the Institution's request for a minimum 
appropriation of $34,000,000 in the coming fiscal year. It is 
the Committee's understanding that the Smithsonian will be able 
to put the additional moneys appropriated within this account 
to effective use without the additional staff requested to 
complement the increased repair funding.

                              construction
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $21,857,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      38,700,000
House allowance.........................................      12,950,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              27,700,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $27,700,000, a 
decrease of $11,000,000 below the budget estimate and an 
incease of $14,750,000 above the House allowance.
    As requested by the Smithsonian in its fiscal year 1996 
estimate, $8,700,000 is included to complete the construction 
and equipping of the Natural History East Court Building, and 
$3,000,000 for minor construction, alterations and 
modifications. This last amount includes $200,000 for planning 
and design.
    The Committee also recommends $15,000,000 for continued 
construction of the National Museum of the American Indian 
Cultural Resources Center. This amount will bring the Federal 
contribution to date for this project to a total of 
$40,900,000, including all planning and design costs. It 
remains the expectation of the Committee that the Smithsonian 
will encourage non-Federal funding to assist with the 
completion of the Suitland facility.
    In concurrence with the House recommendation, the Committee 
recommends $1,000,000 to complete a proposed master plan and 
initiate detailed planning and design to allow for the 
development of a financing plan for the proposed National Air 
and Space Museum extension at Dulles Airport. The detailed 
financing plan for the facility should clearly outline the 
phasing of the project and commitments that have been made by 
the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Smithsonian toward both 
its construction and operation.
    The Committee has not provided requested funding of 
$500,000 for construction planning. Given the anticipated 
reductions in domestic discretionary spending in future years, 
the Committee does not expect that it will have the resources 
to fund the variety of capital expansion projects that would 
require these planning funds. Planning and design dollars are 
available within the ``Construction'' account for minor 
construction, alterations and modifications and also within the 
``Repair and restoration'' account for projects in that 
category.
                        National Gallery of Art

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $52,902,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      54,566,000
House allowance.........................................      51,315,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              51,844,000

    The Committee recommends $51,844,000, a decrease of 
$2,722,000 below the budget estimate and $529,000 above the 
House allowance.

            repair, restoration, and renovation of buildings
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $4,016,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       9,885,000
House allowance.........................................       5,500,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               7,385,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,385,000, 
$2,500,000 below the budget estimate and $1,885,000 above the 
House allowance.
    An increase of $3,369,000 above the fiscal year 1995 
funding level is provided to meet the gallery's need for 
critical repair work on the west building skylights and their 
fire protection system. The Committee concurs with the House 
recommendation that none of the funds appropriated be used for 
the proposed sculpture garden, other than those necessary for 
maintenance of the site.
             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                       operations and maintenance
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $10,323,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      10,373,000
House allowance.........................................       9,800,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              10,323,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,323,000, 
$50,000 below the budget estimate and $523,000 above the House 
allowance, for operation and maintenance of the Kennedy Center. 
The ``Operations and maintenance'' account consists of day-to-
day upkeep activities for the Kennedy Center's building and the 
surrounding grounds. These activities include maintenance, 
security, visitor information about the memorial, 
interpretation, janitorial services, and repair of the physical 
plant.
    The Committee recommends bill language which amends the 
relevant sections of 40 U.S.C. 193 to provide the trustees of 
the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with the 
same police authority as exists for the Smithsonian Institution 
and the National Galley of Art. This authority will allow the 
Kennedy Center noncontract security staff to maximize the 
effectiveness of security operations, including protection of 
the Federal facility, employees, patrons, and visitors, as well 
as allow for full participation with other law enforcement 
officials.

                              construction
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $8,983,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       9,000,000
House allowance.........................................       8,983,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               8,983,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,983,000, 
$17,000 below the budget estimate and the same as the House 
allowance, for repair, restoration, and renovation projects at 
the Kennedy Center. This amount will be used for restoration of 
the building's exterior; for fire alarm and security systems; 
for interior repairs, including theater access projects for 
persons with disabilities and exhaust and ventilation problems; 
and for repair of basic building systems.
            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $8,878,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      10,070,000
House allowance.........................................       5,140,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               6,537,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,537,000, 
$3,533,000 below the budget estimate and $1,397,000 above the 
House allowance.
    The table below shows the Committee recommendation and the 
budget estimate.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Committee                    
                       Budget estimate   recommendation       Change    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fellowship program...       $1,924,000       $1,846,000         -$78,000
Scholar support......          787,000          761,000          -26,000
Public service.......          988,000          948,000          -40,000
General                                                                 
 administration......        1,335,000        1,300,000          -35,000
Smithsonian fee......          130,000          130,000  ...............
Conference planning/                                                    
 outreach............        1,101,000        1,088,000          -13,000
Space................        3,805,000          464,000       -3,341,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
      Total..........       10,070,000        6,537,000       -3,533,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Earlier this year, during consideration of the rescissions 
legislation, the Committee expressed its concern over the 
excessive rental costs associated with the Wilson Center's 
projected move to the Federal Triangle Building. As agreed by 
all parties at that time, until the financial issues 
surrounding the move are resolved to the satisfaction of both 
the Wilson Center, and the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees, no further funds will be appropriated for this 
purpose.
           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts

                       grants and administration
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $133,846,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     143,675,000
House allowance.........................................      82,259,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              82,259,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $82,259,000, a 
decrease of $61,416,000 below the budget estimate.
    The following table provides a comparison of the budget 
estimates and the Committee recommendations:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Budget estimate  Committeerecommendation       Change    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grants: Program grants...............................      $75,770,000          $37,435,000         -$38,335,000
                                                      ==========================================================
State programs:                                                                                                 
    State grants.....................................       32,060,000           22,442,000           -9,618,000
    State set-aside..................................        8,745,000            6,122,000           -2,623,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, State programs.......................       40,805,000           28,564,000          -12,241,000
                                                      ==========================================================
      Subtotal, grants...............................      116,575,000           65,999,000          -50,576,000
                                                      ==========================================================
Administrative areas:                                                                                           
    Policy planning and research.....................          700,000              420,000             -280,000
    Administration...................................       24,900,000           14,940,000           -9,960,000
    Computer replacement.............................        1,500,000              900,000             -600,000
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, administrative areas.................       27,100,000           16,260,000          -10,840,000
                                                      ==========================================================
      Total, grants and administration...............      143,675,000           82,259,000          -61,416,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    While the Committee recognizes that the Senate authorizing 
committee has proposed a 25-percent reduction in National 
Endowment for the Arts funding over 5 years, budget constraints 
require the Committee to take bolder action. Within the funds 
provided, no grants are to be awarded to individuals (except 
for literature). No funds shall be awarded for seasonal support 
unless the application is specific to the contents of the 
season, including identified programs and/or projects. Bill 
language is included restricting funds from being used for 
these purposes as well as to restrict subgrants.
    Within the funds provided for program grants, arts in 
education should remain as a priority.
    The Committee recognizes that the recommended funding 
reductions will result in reductions in force. The National 
Endowment for the Arts may use up to $4,400,000 of program 
funds to accommodate these necessary personnel actions.

                            matching grants
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $28,512,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      28,725,000
House allowance.........................................      17,235,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              17,235,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,235,000, a 
decrease of $11,490,000 below the budget estimate. Of this 
amount, $9,735,000 is for matching grants and $7,500,000 is for 
challenge grants.
                 National Endowment for the Humanities

                       grants and administration
Appropriations, 1995....................................    $146,131,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................     156,087,000
House allowance.........................................      82,469,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              96,494,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $96,494,000, 
$59,593,000 below the budget request and $14,025,000 above the 
House allowance. The following table provides a comparison of 
the budget estimate and the Committee recommendation:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Committee                    
                       Budget estimate   recommendation       Change    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Grants:                                                                 
    Program grants...      $76,650,000      $36,000,000     -$40,650,000
    State programs...       27,911,000       28,000,000           89,000
    Office of                                                           
     Preservation....       24,416,000       17,041,000       -7,375,000
    Technology and                                                      
     the humanities..        4,000,000  ...............       -4,000,000
                      --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal,                                                         
       grants........      132,977,000       81,041,000      -51,936,000
                      ==================================================
Administrative areas:                                                   
 Administration......       23,110,000       15,453,000       -7,657,000
                      ==================================================
      Total, grants                                                     
       and                                                              
       administration      156,087,000       96,494,000      -59,593,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


    The Committee recognizes that the proposed decreases in the 
Endowment's budget for fiscal year 1996 are significant and 
will result in corresponding staff reductions. Therefore, in 
accordance with the House, the Committee anticipates that up to 
$4,000,000 in program funds will be available to the NEH to 
accommodate necessary personnel actions. Further, unlike in 
previous years, the Committee has not distributed funds within 
the programs grants division, in order to provide flexibility 
to the NEH in defining a program structure to meet its 
diminished appropriation.

                            matching grants
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $25,913,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      25,913,000
House allowance.........................................      17,025,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              18,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,000,000, 
$7,913,000 below the budget request and $975,000 above the 
House allowance. Included in this mark is $10,000,000 for 
challenge grants and $8,000,000 in Treasury funds for matching 
grants.

                      institute of museum services
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $28,715,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      29,800,000
House allowance.........................................      21,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              21,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,000,000, 
$8,800,000 below the budget request and the same as the House 
allowance.
                        Commission of Fine Arts

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995..........................................  $834,000
Budget estimate, 1996.........................................   879,000
House allowance...............................................   834,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 834,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $834,000, 
$45,000 below the budget estimate and the same as the House 
allowance.

               national capital arts and cultural affairs
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $7,500,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       6,941,000
House allowance.........................................       6,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               6,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000,000, 
$941,000 below the budget estimate and the same as the House 
allowance.
               Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $2,947,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       3,063,000
House allowance.........................................       3,063,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               2,500,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,500,000, 
$563,000 below the budget estimate and the House allowance.
    The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation provides 
review, coordination, mediation, education, and advice on 
historic preservation matters. It does not have responsibility 
for designating historic properties, providing financial 
assistance, overriding other Federal agencies' decisions, or 
controlling actions taken by property actions. The Advisory 
Council works closely with Federal agencies and State historic 
preservation officers. The Committee is concerned that some of 
the Advisory Council's work is duplicative of preservation 
activities conducted by other entities.
    Approximately 10 percent of the work performed by the 
Advisory Council benefits agencies funded out of the Interior 
appropriations bill. The Committee expects that the services 
performed by the Council should be paid by the benefiting 
departments and agencies through reimbursable agreements. The 
funding level provided relates to the gradual reduction of the 
dependency on the Interior appropriations bill.
                  National Capital Planning Commission

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $5,655,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       6,000,000
House allowance.........................................       5,090,000

Committee recommendation

                                                               5,090,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,090,000, a 
decrease of $910,000 below the budget estimate and the same as 
the House allowance.
             Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1994..........................................   $48,000
Budget estimate, 1995.........................................   147,000
House allowance...............................................    48,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 147,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $147,000 the 
same as the budget estimate and $99,000 above the House 
allowance.
    The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission is 
responsible for oversight on all aspects of the Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt Memorial project and for private fundraising efforts. 
The Commission is at the critical stage of completing its 
$10,000,000 fundraising goal. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
Memorial construction is to be finished by the spring of 1997.
              Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $2,738,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       3,043,000
House allowance.........................................       2,000,000

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for 
salaries and expenses, which is $2,000,000 below the House 
allowance and $3,043,000 below the budget estimate. Salaries 
and expenses for the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
Corporation are to be provided through unobligated balances 
available in the ``Public development'' account from prior-year 
appropriations. The Committee expects the Corporation to 
prepare for an orderly termination of its activities on 
September 30, 1997, to minimize personnel impacts. To the 
extent possible, the Corporation should work with private 
interests along Pennsylvania Avenue, as well as the General 
Services Administration, the National Park Service, and the 
National Capital Planning Commission to establish a plan for 
maintaining the improvements which the Corporation has made. 
The Committee strongly supports the Corporation's efforts to 
encourage extensive involvement of private interests in any 
formal organization which exists after the Corporation 
terminates its activities on September 30, 1997.

                           public development
Appropriations, 1995....................................      $4,084,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................       2,445,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for 
public development activities, a decrease of $2,445,000 below 
the budget estimate and the same as the House allowance. The 
Committee has provided no new funding for public development 
activities. Funds available through previous appropriations are 
available to continue these activities and provide funding for 
salaries and expenses of the Corporation. The Committee expects 
the Federal Triangle project to continue at the current level. 
The Committee is very concerned that appropriate oversight be 
provided by the Corporation for this project in order to 
protect the Federal Government's significant investment in the 
project. The Committee expects the Corporation to continue to 
work closely with GSA in oversight activities.

                 land acquisition and development fund
Appropriations, 1995....................................................
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      $1,388,000
House allowance.........................................................

Committee recommendation

                                             ...........................

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for land 
acquisition, a decrease of $1,388,000 below the budget estimate 
and the same as the House allowance.
                       Holocaust Memorial Council

                         salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 1995....................................     $26,609,000
Budget estimate, 1996...................................      28,707,000
House allowance.........................................      28,707,000

Committee recommendation

                                                              26,609,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,609,000, 
the same level as fiscal year 1995 and $2,098,000 below the 
budget estimate and the House allowance.
                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    The Committee has recommended inclusion of several general 
provisions in the bill including the following:
    Sec. 301. Provides that contracts which provide consulting 
services are a matter of public record and available for public 
review, except where otherwise provided by law.
    Sec. 302. Provides a restriction on noncompetitive bidding 
in the Shawnee National Forest, IL.
    Sec. 303. Provides that appropriations available in the 
bill shall not be used to produce literature or otherwise 
promote public support of a legislative proposal on which 
legislative action is not complete.
    Sec. 304. Provides that appropriations made available in 
this bill will not remain available beyond the current fiscal 
year unless otherwise provided.
    Sec. 305. Provides that appropriations made available in 
this bill cannot be used to provide a cook, chauffeur, or other 
personal servants.
    Sec. 306. Provides for a restriction on departmental 
assessments unless approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations.
    Sec. 307. Continues Buy American provisions and 
requirements included in previous years.
    Sec. 308. Limits the sale of giant sequoia trees by the 
Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Any sales are to 
be conducted in the same manner as used in fiscal year 1994.
    Sec. 309. Prohibits the National Park Service from 
implementing a concession contract which permits or requires 
the removal of the underground lunchroom at Carlsbad Caverns 
National Park.
    Sec. 310. Provides that when construction projects which 
are managed pursuant to specified laws are completed at a lower 
cost than estimated, the difference shall be expended in a 
manner determined by the appropriate Secretary after 
consultation with the tribes.
    Sec. 311. Provides that quarterly payments to tribes under 
annual funding agreements pursuant to Public Law 93-638, as 
amended, may be made on the first business day following the 
first day of a fiscal quarter.
    Sec. 312. Prohibits the use of any funds in the bill for 
the Americorps program. Failure to comply with the Committee's 
reprogramming guidelines in fiscal year 1995 necessitates this 
legislative provision.
    Sec. 313. Strikes House language regarding the transfer of 
functions of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 
[PADC]. The Committee has made provisions for PADC to continue 
its operations in fiscal year 1996.
    Sec. 314. Relates to the Columbia River basin ecoregion 
management project. The Committee recommends different language 
than was approved by the House.
    The Committee believes that the Interior Columbia basin 
ecosystem management project (the project) has collected 
important scientific information on forest health conditions 
that is relevant to forest management. Despite this 
accomplishment, the project has grown too large and too costly 
to sustain in a time of fiscal crisis, and is drawing away both 
personnel and funding that the Committee believes should be 
used for on-the-ground management. Additionally, the massive 
nature of the undertaking, and the broad geographic scope of 
the decisions to be made as part of a single project, have 
raised concerns about potential vulnerability to litigation and 
court injunctions with a regionwide impact. Consequently, the 
Committee has included a level of funding less than the amount 
requested by the administration.
    The Committee has included bill language that directs the 
line officials assigned to the Walla Walla, WA, office of the 
project to publish a final environmental impact statement for 
the Federal lands subject to the project in Oregon and 
Washington, and line officials assigned to the Boise, ID, 
office of the project to publish an Upper Columbia Basin final 
environmental impact statement for the Federal lands subject to 
the project in Idaho and Montana and other affected States. The 
language directs the publication of the final environmental 
impact statements [FEIS's] by April 30, 1996. After the 
publication of the two FEIS's, the project will end. The 
Committee expects the Forest Service to provide $1,150,000 and 
the Bureau of Land Management to provide $450,000 of the 
$1,600,000 allocated for the FEIS completions.
    The language directs the responsible line officials of the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a 
site specific review to amend each forest plan and BLM district 
plan. Undertaking this review, the responsible line official is 
to use the scientific data and analysis included in the 
applicable final environmental impact statements and any broad 
policies (such as PACFISH, INFISH, and Eastside Screens) 
applicable to such plan. The Committee does not agree with the 
approach of adopting generic policies setting aside large 
tracts of land from use across the board. Consequently, the 
Committee has included language directing the responsible line 
officials upon completion of the review to determine whether 
modifications of, or alternatives to these policies, tailored 
to the specific conditions of each national forest and BLM 
district plan, shall be adopted as amendments. The language 
grants the authority for the agencies to modify the policies 
and the FEIS's to meet the needs of individual forests or BLM 
districts. Any amendments are to emphasize procedures to 
develop site specific standards instead of imposing general 
standards applicable to broad areas.
    To ensure local participation, when preparing amendments to 
the national forest or BLM district plans, the agencies are 
directed to consult with the Governor of the State and the 
county commissioners of the county in which the national forest 
or BLM district is located.
    To reduce the likelihood for costly duplication and 
excessive delays, the bill language states that any amendment 
to a forest plan, which adopts a policy that is a modification 
of a policy upon which consultation or conferencing pursuant to 
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act has already occurred, 
shall not again be subject to the consultation or conferencing 
provisions of such section 7. Nor do projects consistent with 
the plan amendments need additional consultation or 
conferencing under section 7.
    The amendments must be adopted on or before July 31, 1996, 
however, a significant amendment shall be adopted on or before 
December 31, 1996. None of the existing broad scale policies 
(such as PACFISH, INFISH, and Eastside Screens) shall remain in 
effect on December 31, 1996, or after an amendment is 
promulgated, whichever occurs first. In addition, the Committee 
has prohibited the application of the broad-scale policies or 
the FEIS's to non-Federal lands in the affected States.
    Sec. 315. Provides authority for a demonstration fee 
program for the public land agencies. More description of this 
provision can be found at the front of this report.
    Sec. 316. Strikes language regarding the salvage of timber 
in the Pacific Northwest. Comprehensive language addressing an 
emergency salvage program was included in the recently passed 
rescissions legislation (House of Representatives bill 1944).
    Sec. 317. Provides that none of the funds in this act can 
be used for a program, project, or activity that is not in 
compliance with any applicable Federal law relating to risk 
assessment, the protection of private property rights, or 
unfunded mandates.
    Sec. 318. Strikes House provision specifying that none of 
the funds in the bill can be used for the Mississippi River 
Corridor Heritage Commission.
    Sec. 319. Strikes House language prohibiting funds from 
being used to implement the codes and standards program of the 
Department of Energy.
    Sec. 320. Strikes House language prohibiting the Department 
of Energy from planning, proposing, issuing, or prescribing new 
or amended standards for fluorescent lamps ballasts. The Senate 
added different language regarding fluorescent lamp ballasts.
    Sec. 321. Prohibits the use of funds to demolish the bridge 
between Jersey City, NJ, and Ellis Island or prevent the 
pedestrian use of such bridge when it is made known that such 
use is consistent with generally accepted safety standards.
    Sec. 322. Strikes House language imposing a moratorium on 
the issuance of patents for mining claims.
    Sec. 323. Prohibits the use of funds for the acquisition of 
lands in the counties of Lawrence, Monroe, or Washington, OH, 
for the Wayne National Forest.
    Sec. 324. Provides that none of the funds in this act or 
any other act can be used for the Office of Forestry and 
Economic Development after December 31, 1995.
    Sec. 325. Prohibits the use of funds in this or any other 
act to redefine the definition of an area where a marbled 
murrelet is known to be nesting from the existing definition or 
to modify the protocol for surveying for marbled murrelets in 
effect on July 21, 1995.
    Sec. 326. Provides for a land exchange in the Columbia 
basin.
    Sec. 327. Provides authority for the use of excess timber 
receipts for the preparation of timber sales to refill the 
sales preparation pipeline and for some of the receipts to be 
used for backlogged recreation maintenance and/or 
rehabilitation projects.
    Section 2001(k) of the Fiscal Year 1995 Supplemental 
Appropriations for Disaster Assistance and Rescissions Act, 
Congress directed the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to release for harvest certain timber 
sales in any unit of the National Forest System or district of 
the Bureau of Land Management subject to section 318 of Public 
Law 101-121 (103 Stat 745). The Congress directed that every 
such sale affected by section 2001(k) would be released for 
harvest. The sole exception from this directive is sale units 
where an endangered marbled murrelet is known to be nesting 
within the acreage that is subject of the sale unit. The 
language in section 2001(k) requires physical evidence of a 
nest site. The managers considered, but rejected, broader 
exceptions to the directed release of sales during discussions 
with the administration. Even where a sales unit is not 
released, section 2001(k)(3) directs the Secretary concerned to 
provide substitute timber volume.
    During House consideration of section 2001(k), the 
Congressional Budget Office [CBO] scored the measure as 
bringing in $37,500,000 to the U.S. Treasury. The Senate 
measure was provided an identical budget score.
    Because the timber sales have not yet been released and 
harvested pursuant to section 2001(k)(2), it is not yet certain 
what level of revenues will flow to the Treasury. This depends 
upon the implementation of section 2001(k)(2) by the Secretary 
concerned, as well as the timing of the release and harvest of 
the sales involved. It is possible that the receipts will be 
higher than the level estimated by CBO.
    On the assumption that there will be receipts in excess of 
the level assumed by CBO, this section directs the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish 
timber sales pipeline restoration funds with any excess 
receipts, exclusive of the amounts necessary for State and 
local government payments and other necessary deposits. The 
purpose of these newly created revolving funds is to restore 
the green timber sale preparation pipelines of the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management and to deal with the 
backlog of unfunded recreation projects from both agencies. 
Information submitted to the Committee from both agencies shows 
that they have very little pipeline volume prepared and 
available for sale, as well as large recreation project 
backlogs.
    Subsection (a) establishes the funds and divides the 
initial receipts based upon each agencies percentage of sales 
affected by section 2001(k). Subsection (b)(1) directs that 75 
percent of the excess receipts shall be used for timber sale 
preparation, and 25 percent shall be expended on the backlog of 
recreation projects on national forest or BLM lands. Subsection 
(b)(2) defines Forest Service timber sale preparation 
expenditures as those Forest Service expenditures associated 
the forest land management budget line item and associated 
timber roads. For the Bureau of Land Management, the 
expenditures must be from the ``Oregon and California grant 
lands'' account and the ``Forestry management area'' account to 
assist in timber sale pipeline restoration for the public 
domain forestry program. The Committee intends that justified 
expenditures be very narrowly limited by the Secretary 
concerned to only those expenditures that directly assist in 
timber sale pipeline restoration.
    Subsection (c) directs that receipts from timber sales 
prepared, sold and harvested under the authority of this 
section--minus the amounts necessary for State and local 
government payments and other necessary deposits--shall be 
returned to the pipeline restoration funds for use to prepare 
additional sales and to fund additional recreation projects in 
accordance with the 75/25 formula in subsection (b)(1). Through 
these revolving funds the Committee hopes to replenish the 
timber sale preparation pipeline and reduce the backlog of 
recreation projects.
    Subsection (d) directs the termination of each fund 
whenever the Secretary concerned makes a finding that sales 
sufficient to achieve the total allowable sale quantity of the 
National Forest System or the allowable sales level for the 
Oregon and California grant lands for the Bureau of Land 
Management have been prepared. Subsection (e) specifies that 
timber sales prepared, or recreation projects completed, under 
this section shall comply with all applicable environmental and 
natural resources laws and regulation.
    Subsection (f) contains important reporting requirements to 
help keep the Appropriations Committees apprised of agency 
progress in implementing this section. Past efforts to invest 
in pipeline restoration have met with mixed success. Therefore, 
the Committee directs the Secretary concerned to keep Congress 
apprised of expenditures made from and revenues received into 
the funds, as well as timber sale preparation and recreation 
project work undertaken during the previous year and proposed 
for the coming year. The Committee intends to review closely 
progress made in replenishing the timber sale pipeline, as well 
as the agencies' priority list for recreation project work to 
be funded. The Committee will reserve the right to adjust the 
recreation priority list for the coming year's work.
    Subsection (g) makes it clear that the authority of this 
section extends until each of the Funds is terminated in 
accordance with the provisions of subsection (d).
    Sec. 328. Prohibits the use of funds for travel and 
training expenses of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Office of Indian Education for education conferences or 
training activities.
    The Committee has included language which prohibits the use 
of Bureau of Indian Affairs or Office of Indian Education 
funding for travel or training expenses related to education 
conferences. The Committee is troubled by the continued 
excessive costs associated with multiple national conferences 
each year. During a time of declining budgets, it is imperative 
that scarce resources are spent on classroom activities. The 
Committee notes that over $900,000, or about 15 percent of the 
funding for early childhood education, has been spent on travel 
and training for staff at 21 sites where the program is 
operated. The Committee also notes that Indian School 
Equalization Program funds have been spent on travel to places 
such as Hawaii during periods of time where schools were at 
risk of closing early due to lack of funding. The Committee 
also notes that school monitoring reports have reported each 
year over the past few years that libraries at BIA funded 
schools experience deficiencies in library materials at the 
same time that schools are spending scarce resources for travel 
to conferences. While the Committee is aware of efforts by the 
Office of Indian Education to limit travel, the Committee 
believes that it is necessary to include bill language to 
prevent any funds from being spent on travel and conferences 
during a period of extreme budget constraints.
    Sec. 329. Includes language restricting the types of grant 
awards that can be made by the National Endowment for the Arts.

                        BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL                        
 PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT 
              TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS AMENDED             
                        [In millions of dollars]                        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Budget authority               Outlays        
                     ---------------------------------------------------
                       Committee    Amount of    Committee    Amount of 
                       allocation      bill      allocation      bill   
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of                                                           
 amounts in the bill                                                    
 with Committee                                                         
 allocations to its                                                     
 subcommittees of                                                       
 amounts in the                                                         
 First Concurrent                                                       
 Resolution for                                                         
 1996: Subcommittee                                                     
 on Interior and                                                        
 Related Agencies:                                                      
    Defense                                                             
     discretionary..  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
    Nondefense                                                          
     discretionary..       12,123       12,123       13,174   \1\ 13,168
    Violent crime                                                       
     reduction fund.  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
    Mandatory.......           65           59           55       \1\ 49
Projections of                                                          
 outlays associated                                                     
 with the                                                               
 recommendation:                                                        
    1996............  ...........  ...........  ...........    \2\ 8,191
    1997............  ...........  ...........  ...........        2,843
    1998............  ...........  ...........  ...........          758
    1999............  ...........  ...........  ...........          208
    2000 and future                                                     
     year...........  ...........  ...........  ...........           66
Financial assistance                                                    
 to State and local                                                     
 governments for                                                        
 1996 in bill.......           NA          902           NA          395
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.                  
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.                  
                                                                        
NA: Not applicable.                                                     

                 LIMITATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS

  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a 
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify 
each recommended amendment which proposes an item of 
appropriation which is not made to carry out the provisions of 
an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution 
previously passed by the Senate during that session.
    Those items are as follows:
  --$567,436,000 for management of lands and resources, Bureau 
        of Land Management;
  --$2,015,000 for construction and access, Bureau of Land 
        Management;
  --$100,000,000 for payments in lieu of taxes, Bureau of Land 
        Management;
  --$243,717,000 for wildland fire management, Department of 
        the Interior, Bureau of Land Management;
  --$9,113,000 for range improvements, Bureau of Land 
        Management;
  --Such amounts as may be collected in service charges, 
        deposits, and forfeitures, Bureau of Land Management;
  --Such amounts as may be contributed in miscellaneous trust 
        funds, Bureau of Land Management;
  --Unspecified amounts for the Bureau of Land Management to 
        assist in the protection of lands in Alaska, on a 
        reimbursable basis;
  --$55,047,000 for endangered species program functions, Fish 
        and Wildlife Service;
  --$4,553,000 for the water resources research institutes, 
        U.S. geological Survey;
  --$27,411,000 for tribally controlled community colleges, 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs;
  --Such sums as become available in alternative fuels 
        production, Department of Energy;
  --$151,028,000 for naval petroleum reserve, Department of 
        Energy;
  --$287,000,000 for strategic petroleum reserve, Department of 
        Energy;
  --$8,038,000 for economic regulation, Department of Energy;
  --$79,766,000 for Energy Information Administration, 
        Department of Energy;
  --$99,494,000 for the National Endowment for the Arts;
  --$99,494,000 for the National Endowment for the Humanities;
  --$21,000,000 for the Institute of Museum Services.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, the accompanying 
bill was ordered reported from the Committee, subject to 
amendment and subject to the subcommittee allocation, by 
recorded vote of 28-0.
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Hatfield                     
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Gramm
Mr. Bond
Mr. Gorton
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Mack
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Jeffords
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Johnston
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Bumpers
Mr. Lautenberg
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kerrey
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee report on 
a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or 
part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or 
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof 
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and 
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical 
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the 
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by 
the committee.''
    In compliance with this rule, the following changes in 
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as 
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black 
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in 
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
    Section 501 of Public Law 101-45 is repealed.

    [Sec. 501. No funds appropriated or made available 
heretofore or hereafter under this or any other Act may be used 
by the executive branch to contract with organizations outside 
the Department of Energy to perform studies of the potential 
transfer out of Federal ownership, management or control by 
sale, lease, or other disposition, in whole or in part, the 
facilities and functions of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 
(Elk Hills), located in Kern County, California, established by 
Executive order of the President, dated September 2, 1912, and 
Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 3 (Teapot Dome), located in 
Wyoming, established by Executive order of the President, dated 
April 30, 1915: Provided, That the negotiation of changes to 
the unit plan contract with Chevron which governs operation of 
Elk Hills, where the purpose of the changes is to prepare for 
the divestiture of the Reserve, is prohibited.]

    40 U.S.C. 193n is amended as follows:

    Subject to section 5375 of Title 5, the Secretary of the 
Smithsonian Institution [and], the Trustees of the National 
Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center 
for the Performing Arts, or their authorized representatives, 
may designate employees of their respective agencies as special 
policemen, without additional compensation for duty in 
connection with the policing of the respective buildings and 
grounds specified in section 193v of this title.

    The enacting clause and section (d)(1) and section (2)(a) 
and section (2)(c) of Public Law 93-435 are amended in the 
following manner:

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) 
subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in lands permanently or 
periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the 
line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical 
miles distant from the coastlines of the territories of [Guam, 
the Virgin Islands] Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, 
heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and 
reliction, and in artificially made, filled in, or reclaimed 
lands which were formerly permanently or periodically covered 
by tidal waters, are hereby conveyed to the governments of 
[Guam, the Virgin Islands] Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and American 
Samoa, as the case may be, to be administered in trust for the 
benefit of the people thereof.
          * * * * * * *
    (d)(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall, not later than 
sixty days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
convey to the governments of [Guam, the Virgin Islands] Guam, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin 
Islands, and American Samoa, as the case may be, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in deposits of oil, 
gas, and other minerals in the submerged lands conveyed to the 
government of such territory by subsection (a) of this section.
    (2) The conveyance of mineral deposits under paragraph (1) 
of this subsection shall be subject to any existing lease, 
permit, or other interest granted by the United States prior to 
the date of such conveyance. All rentals, royalties, or fees 
which accrue after such date of conveyance in connection with 
any such lease, permit, or other interest shall be payable to 
the government of the territory to which such mineral deposits 
are conveyed.
    Sec. 2. (a) Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of 
the President to establish naval defensive sea areas and naval 
airspace reservations around and over the islands of [Guam, 
American Samoa] Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands when deemed 
necessary for national defense.
    (b) Nothing in this Act shall affect the use, development, 
improvement, or control by or under the constitutional 
authority of the United States of the lands transferred by the 
first section of this Act, and the navigable waters overlying 
such lands, for the purposes of navigation or flood control or 
the production of power, or be construed as the release or 
relinquishment of any rights of the United States arising under 
the constitutional authority of Congress to regulate or improve 
navigation, or to provide for flood control or the production 
of power.
    (c) The United States retains all of its navigational 
servitude and rights in the powers of regulation and control of 
the lands conveyed by the first section of this Act, and the 
navigable waters overlying such lands, for the constitutional 
purposes of commerce, navigation, national defense, and 
international affairs, all of which shall be paramount to, but 
shall not be deemed to include, proprietary rights of 
ownership, or the rights of management, administration, 
leasing, use, and development of the lands and natural 
resources which are specifically conveyed to the government of 
[Guam, the Virgin Islands] Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, or American 
Samoa, as the case may be, by the first section of this Act.
    (d) Nothing in this Act shall affect the status of lands 
beyond the three-mile limit described in section 1 of this Act.

    Section 4 of Public Law 94-241, as amended, is amended as 
follows:

    Sec. 4. (a) Section 704(c) of the foregoing Covenant shall 
not apply to the Federal financial assistance which is provided 
to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to 
section 3 of this Act.
    (b) Upon the expiration of the period of Federal financial 
assistance which is provided to the Government of the Northern 
Mariana Islands pursuant to section 3 of this Act, payments of 
direct grant assistance shall continue at the annual level 
provided for the last fiscal year of the additional period of 
seven fiscal years [until Congress otherwise provides by law.] 
except that, for fiscal years 1996 and thereafter, payments to 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to 
the multi-year funding agreements contemplated under the 
Covenant shall be limited to the amounts set forth in the 
Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future Federal 
Financial Assistance of the Northern Mariana Islands, executed 
on December 17, 1992 between the special representative of the 
President of the United States and special representatives of 
the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands and shall be 
subject to all the requirements of such Agreement with any 
additional amounts otherwise made available under this section 
in any fiscal year and not required to meet the schedule of 
payments set forth in the Agreement to be provided as set forth 
in subsection (c) until Congress otherwise provides by law.
    (c) The additional amounts referred to in subsection (b) 
shall be made available to the Secretary for obligation as 
follows:
          (1) for fiscal year 1996, all such amounts shall be 
        provided for capital infrastructure projects in 
        American Samoa;
          (2) for fiscal years 1997 and thereafter, all such 
        amounts shall be available solely for capital 
        infrastructure projects in Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
        American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated 
        States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall 
        Islands: Provided, That, in fiscal year 1997, $3 
        million of such amounts shall be made available to the 
        College of the Northern Marianas and beginning in 
        fiscal year 1997, and in each year thereafter, not to 
        exceed $3 million may be allocated, as provided in 
        Appropriation Acts, to the Secretary of the Interior 
        for use by Federal agencies or the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands to address immigration, labor, 
        and law enforcement issues in the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, including, but not limited to detention and 
        corrections needs. The specific projects to be funded 
        shall be set forth in a five-year plan for 
        infrastructure assistance developed by the Secretary of 
        the Interior in consultation with each of the island 
        governments and updated annually and submitted to the 
        Congress concurrent with the budget justifications for 
        the Department of the Interior. In developing and 
        updating the five year plan for capital infrastructure 
        needs, the Secretary shall indicate the highest 
        priority projects, consider the extent to which 
        particular projects are part of an overall master plan, 
        whether such project has been reviewed by the Corps of 
        Engineers and any recommendations made as a result of 
        such review, the extent to which a set aside for 
        maintenance would enhance the life of the project, the 
        degree to which a local cost-share requirement would be 
        consistent with local economic and fiscal capabilities, 
        and may propose an incremental set aside, not to exceed 
        $2 million per year, to remain available without fiscal 
        year limitation, as an emergency fund in the event of 
        natural or other disasters to supplement other 
        assistance in the repair, replacement, or hardening of 
        essential facilities: Provided, That the cumulative 
        amount set aside for such emergency fund may not exceed 
        $10 million at any time.
    (d) Within the amounts allocated for infrastructure 
pursuant to this section, and subject to the specific 
allocations made in subsection (c), additional contributions 
may be made, as set forth in Appropriation Acts, to assist in 
the resettlement of Rongelap Atoll: Provided, That the total of 
all contributions from any Federal source after January 1, 1995 
may not exceed $32 million and shall be contingent upon an 
agreement, satisfactory to the President, that such 
contributions are a full and final settlement of all 
obligations of the United States to assist in the resettlement 
of Rongelap Atoll and that such funds will be expended solely 
on resettlement activities and will be properly audited and 
accounted for. In order to provide such contributions in a 
timely manner, each Federal agency providing assistance or 
services, or conducting activities, in the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, is authorized to make funds available, 
through the Secretary of the Interior, to assist in the 
resettlement of Rongelap. Nothing in this subsection shall be 
construed to limit the provision of ex gratia assistance 
pursuant to section 105(c)(2) of the Compact of Free 
Association Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-239, 99 Stat. 1770, 1792) 
including for individuals choosing not to resettle at Rongelap, 
except that no such assistance for such individuals may be 
provided until the Secretary notifies the Congress that the 
full amount of all funds necessary for resettlement at Rongelap 
has been provided.

    Section 501 of Public Law 95-134 is amended as follows:

    Sec. 501. In order to minimize the burden caused by 
existing application and reporting procedures for certain 
grant-in-aid programs available to the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, [the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,] 
the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Government of the 
Northern Mariana Islands (hereafter referred to as ``Insular 
Areas'') it is hereby declared to be the policy of the 
Congress, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
that:

    Chapter 81, section 8103 of title 46 U.S.C is amended as 
follows:

Sec. 8103. Citizenship and Naval Reserve requirements

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    (i)(1) Except as provided in [paragraph (3) of this 
subsection,] paragraph (4) of this subsection, each unlicensed 
seaman on a fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel 
that is engaged in the fisheries in the navigable waters of the 
United States or the exclusive economic zone must be--
          (A) a citizen of the United States;
          (B) an alien lawfully admitted to the United States 
        for permanent residence; or
          (C) any other alien allowed to be employed under the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
        seq.).
    (2) Not more than 25 percent of the unlicensed seamen on a 
vessel subject to paragraph (1) of this subsection may be 
aliens referred to in clause (C) of that paragraph.
    (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 
any alien allowed to be employed under the immigration laws of 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) may 
serve as an unlicensed seaman on a fishing, fish processing, or 
fish tender vessel that is operated exclusively from a port 
within the CNMI and within the navigable waters and exclusive 
economic zone of the United States surrounding the CNMI. 
Pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 8704, such persons are deemed to be 
employed in the United States and are considered to have the 
permission of the Attorney General of the United States to 
accept such employment: Provided, That paragraph (2) of this 
subsection shall not apply to persons allowed to be employed 
under this paragraph.
    [(3)] (4) This subsection does not apply to a fishing 
vessel fishing exclusively for highly migratory species (as 
that term is defined in section 3 of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)).

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